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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28

ard in The North.
BY wholesale secret and open murder, by or
ganiZed lynching the capitalists, landlords, and
their hanCers -on, hope to smash the growing
unity of the Negro and white masses shown in
the National Hunger March the heroic struggles
of the Negro and white miners of Kentucky,
Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia, etc. The
responsibility for defeating these attacks and
defending the Negro masses rests first of all
upon the Communists. the militant white workers,
and the working class a whole
The wave OF open terror and legal lynching
requires not only guns, rope and electric chairs,
but also Negro and vS--te renegades to betray
those who would organize resistance The Ma
tonal Association for the Advancement Of Col
ored People is performing this function in the
ranks Of the Negro masses: the leadership of the
American Federation of Labor and the Socialist
Party, render the valuable service for the lynchers
in the ranks of the white workers.
These assistant lynchers are openly calling for
police suppression of all efforts OF the Negro
masses to hold meetings or TO organize in the
South, and endorsing American institutions OF
which, Of course, lynching and frame-up OF Ne
groes is the most characteristic and best. Walter
White William Pickens. w E. B. Dubois, with
shamelessness never before equalled are now
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28
HAIL BIRTH DATE
OF N. T.W. l. U:
Big Affair Jan. LIST on
Third Anniversary

NEW YORK.-January First the
militant workers of New York will
celebrate at Central Opera House, the
third anniversary of the founding of
the Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union.
Three years is short period in the
life characterization Nevertheless,
the Needle Trades Union, despite all
obstacles, can already show consider
able achievements. The needle trades
workers today, both those who are
members of the A. F. of L. union and
the unorganized workers, as well as
those in the Industrial Union recog-
nize the Industrial Union as the only
champion of the interests of the
needle trades workers.
In the course CT tire past six months
especially, the union has conducted
successful struggles, winning improve
ments in the conditions of the work
ers in the flu trade. leading the
struggle against wage cuts in all the
other branches of the trade.
At the Bird anniversary in Central
Opera House, leaders and rank and
file members Of the union will re-
view the achievements and shortcom-
ings of the past three years and lay
down plans for greater mass strug-
giles.
An interesting program, which will
include a concert and Chopper, the
Proletbuehne, Freiheit Gesangs-Ver-
Elm, Mandolin Orchestra, Artef artists,
Gandel, Edith Siegel, who will give
appropriate songs and recitations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28
lite to Free Innocent Scottsboo Boys Smash Murder Terror the South

TlNEWED and determined mass protest and
organization are necessary now to save the lives
Of and FREE the nine innocent Scottsboro boys.
On January Is at Montgomery, Alabama, the
Supreme Court of that state will go through the
form OF hearing the appeal of the nine Negro
boys who we're framed up and condemned last
spring.
The Supreme Court which represents the ruling
class OF landlords and capitalists of Alabama
directly, and American capitalism and its Hoo
ver-Wall Street government, will have only one
purpose-the purpose to justify the CHASTITY crime
& the ruling class In legally numbering these
innocent Negro children.
" What can be expected from the Alabama SUI
p.erle Court has already been indicated in
recent uttorance of the Governor of another
southern state Governor Sterling of Texas, who
said in reference to somewhat similar outrage.
lit may be that this Negro is innocent, but
sometimes it is necessary to burn house to save
village"
The meaning of this is quite clear-that Me-
groes must be lynched and the terror against
them maintained in order to keep the Negro
masses from fighting against the growing OPP
preston and starvation
The attempt to murder the Scottsoboro boys
Is a part OF the class terror which is now being
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28
SHOWS UP BOSS
WARS; PA. COURT
UPHOLDS FALLING

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. q. -
Opening the way for wider attack
against the workers to enforce the
Hoover hunger program, the State
Superior Court here upheld the con-
viction against Israel Lazaar, speaker
for the Communist Party, on criminal
syndicalist charges. Lazar was ar
rested in 1928 during an election CAM
paign while he was speaking on be-
half Of Foster, Communist presi-
Dental candidate. Under the PENN
sylvania sedition act Lazar was con-
victed and given term of from two
to four years. His crime was say
ing the following:
This government murdered Sac
CO and Vanzetti. This is a strike
breaking government. Let us teach
our young workers in time of war
to shoot down people who ordered
as to shoot other people"
Judge Thomas j. Baldridge, who
wrote the opinion, though he could
not say anything about the speech
being designed to overthrow the gov
eminent" now, stated that at some
future date it may undermine the
stability" of the government, and for
that reason Lazar should be Jailed.
The Judge declared:
''The language was clear abuse
of the inestimable privilege of free
speech and was inimical TO public
welfare. The effect of such language
may not be Immediately manifested,
but his ranting utterances had for
their ultimate purpose the under-
mining of the stability and the up
rising of the power, by force, of the
constituted authority. This is suf-
ficient to warrant conviction"
Every worker should protest against
this fascist move Of the Pinchot gov
eminent in the state owned by An.
drew Mellon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28

proceeding with the open aid OF the prosecutors
and courts who conapred to lynch these boys, to
attempt to step in and deprive the boys of any
legal representation by pretending themselves to
be the representatives Of the boys against the
vehement protest of the boys and their parents
These capitalist agents 9re attempting to
demorslze the mass movement which is based
upon the solid demand for the release of these
innocent boys, by broadcasting the propaganda
that there is doubt about the innocence or
guilt of the boys and that this doubt" must be
settled by fair trial. in an Alabama lynch
court.
The Alabama Supreme Court will meet upon
this case, not to decide some fancy legal point
that is supposed to concern their guilt or inno-
cence--for everybody knows that these BOYS are
innocent-but only to find the best means to
give the legal murder of these children the APP
pearance Of punishment OF social crime, or at
least that there is some doubt of their innocence
(which in the case of Negroes is considered suf-
ficient for their condemnation to DEATH and to
enable the state to proceed with their legal muir
der without arousing further the anger OF the
masses
In short, the court will 60 through certain
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28
lMPERIALISTS ADMIT
JAPAN'S aim IS TO
ATTACK SOVIET UNION
Fear Expressed Communism Will Sweep China
By Spring: Japanese Call for Immediate
Partition

Identity of the imperialist diplomat who
directed the plot to assassinate the japanese
Ambassador to Moscow in order to afford
Japan preteXt to make war on the Soviet
Union was revealed in a Prague dispatch as
Carl Wanek secretary of the Czechosovaan Diplomatic Mis-
sion to Moscow Czecchosova is of the puppet states
of French Imperialism in Eastern Europe French imperial
ism playing leading role beside American imperialism in
the drive for against the Soviet Union
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28
Hunger Strike Declared by Political
Prisoners in Polish Bastiles

ried on to the prisons. The cries and
groans of the tortured comrades in
Grodno are being drowned out by a
special orchestra, brought into the
prison for that purpose by the ban
dit prison administration. The living
conditions OF the political prisoners
in Grodno are terrible; they are
completely deprived of their food and
newspaper communications, the Ii
brary has been confiscated, beatings
and torture are the order of the day.
The system of continuous punish
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28
GET BEHIND KENTUCKY
MINERS WITH RECORD
WEEK IN SUB CAMPAIGN!

THIS the third week of the campaign for 5000 r. month
subscriptions to the Daily Worker, and about 500 70
month sbs have been received far only 10 per cent of the
goal.
The big Kentucky strike of $4,000 miners led by the Ma
ona Miners Union will burst forth in less than week The
mine bosses gunner have already launched reign of
terror in the Harlan district Only the solid ranks of work
behind the Kentucky miners will smash the terror and
win the strike!
Keep the workers ranks solid with subscriptions the
Daily Worker!
Last Saturday $3.50 in in subscriptions The drive
has great spurts and then We must slide back
Once we have set fast pace must maintain it.
What the districts doing about plans for the Daily
Worker Eighth Anniversary Jubee The Jubilee should be
held by January 10TH
Get the organizations active. Form more Friends
of the Daily Worker groups Turn this week. the week of
preparation for the big Kentucky strike into the biggest
week of the Daily Worker subscription campaign.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28

Wanek, whose recall was forced
by the Soviet Union, is a specialist
in military. affairs. He numbers
among his associates the diplomatic
attaches of several imperiaIist
countries.
A Tokyo dispatch reports that the
plot TO assassinate the japanese Am
bassador has been confirmed by the
japanese government. The Japanese
Foreign Office is quoted in the sig
nificant statement that too much
fuss is being made about plot which
has failed" Had the plot succeeded,
however, the Japanese imperialists
would have seized on the opportunity
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE}
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28

and cars. The meeting was in
preparation for the mine strike
on January l.
A week ago, Sheriff Blair
declared there would be no
meetings of miners in Harlan Coun-
ty. The spirit of the miners was
so militant that there was no in
reference from, the thugs of the
coal operators.
The day before, Vergin Hutton, a
member of the District Board of the
NMU., was attacked by gunner in
Chevrolet, KY, while distributing
leaflets for today's meeting. The
thugs, one of whom is Owen Size
more, brother-in-law of Prosecuting
Attorney W. A. Brock, pounced upon
Hutton and pounded him on the
head whit the butt of their pistols
and twisted his arm. In the scuffle,
there was shooting and Sizemore
was killed. In the scuffle, no one
could see who did the shooting. No
details are known.
Hutton is held for court on Tues
day. His father-in-law has also been
arrested, but was later released on
$1,000 bond. Kyla Hall, who was
with Hutton at the time of the at
tack was thrown into jail.
At today's meeting, q resolution
frnNTTNTTxrn nv DAGE rrnRuru,N
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28
Call Mooney Conference
in San Francisco Jan. 10

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27. - The
International Labor Defense with Of
fee at 1179 Market Street, has issued
a call for -Scottsboro- Har-
Ian Convention" in San Francisco on
January 10th, 1882.
Frank Spector, district organizer
Of this organization announces that
over 1000 union, fraternal and Negro
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28
Hunger March Gives Impetus
to Organization of Jobless

but now they got in, and got some TT
suits. Eyictions are slowing down, in
the face of the energetic opposition
workers now put up whenever the
landlord tries to dispossess a tenant.
Block meetings and block organization
are developing. Similar reports come
sfrom Terre Haute, Anderson and
Evansville"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28

ment by isolation is being applied;
the number of Systematically isolated
comrades sometimes reaching forty.
The punished comrades are thrown
into damp bull-pens, their hair is
clipped like that of criminal pris-
oners. The fascist prison regulations
have been put into force almost
completely. The last prison admins
tration wanted to place the political
prisoners in criminals rags. The
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREEl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28
$50 Political Prisoners on Hunger

$50 Political Prisoners on Hunger
Strike
The $50 political prisoners in
Grodno are on hunger strike! This
is the second large prison in western
White Russia in which the prisoners
were compelled to initiate the strug-
gle before the united struggle on a
national scale of all the political
prisoners.
The "pacification," being carried
out by fascism by the special force
in Western White Russia, was car
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28

with at least quart day for each
child ard at least a pint for adults
but it doesn't tell the workers where
the money for this milk is to come
from.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28
600 Miners Hold First Open Meet Kentucky Terror Zone
Company Thug Killed
in Attack on Miner
Try to Prevent Distribution of Leaflets Calling
for Strike On January First

WALLINS CREEK, KY, Dec. 27.-Six hundred miners
today defed the coal operators terror and attended the "
meeting of the National Miners Union in Harlan
County The meeting big victory for the NMU. Hun
dreds of miners from outside of Wans Creek in trucks
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28

Pierce through stone walls of cap,
italist press with 5000 Daily Worker
subscriptions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-28

Daniel WilIard-A member of the
Clifford Unemployment Relief Com
mittee is president of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, director
of the American Telephone and
Telegraph, and several large banks.
Willard was the sponsor of the B.
g.. o. union management coop
Grafton" plan which was supposed
to raise wages and improve the
rail workers conditions. Now VIII
lard is the leader of the movement
for wage cuts.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE,
The Washington times., 1931-04-11
HELD AID
FOR HOMES

Approximately $250,O0O,O00 has
been distributed since the spring
of 1880, in the form of persona.
credits, for the purpose of financ
ing home building, home improve
ments and home maintenance
throughout the country, accord
ing to Charles H. Watts, presi
dent of the Beneficial Industrial
Loan Corporation. He added:
"BaSed on the increase in
volume Of such loans made
thus far this year, over $780,
100000 of credit has been ex-
tended during the past IL
months, by the licensed lenders,
operating under the uniform
smalI-lOan law, sponsored by
the Russell Sage Foundation,
or similar laws.
From an analysis of over
100000 individual Small.IOan
transactions in our own COM
pany, it has been estimated,
that approximately IS per cent
of this credit goes toward
fostering home ownership"
In the case of his company
which operates 800 offices in %
industrial States, Mr.. Watts said
total loans made last year were
$66, 100000.
The Washington times., 1931-04-11
WASHINGTON STOCK EXCHANGE

Potomac Electric Power 512s
pfd, SOLO.
Federal American Banking and
Trust Co., 1O@50, 1O@5O, 1O@5O,
10@50, 10@5O.
Union Trust Co., 5@210.
Mergenthaler Linotype, 100
812, 1O@3112, 10@81, 10@81.
Carpet Corp, 25@245s, $50
2424.
AFTER CALL
Washington Gas IS '36 B.,
$1,OOO@1O5A, $1OO@1O514.
Capital Traction, 10@33.
Capital Traction IS 1947, ST. 900
@771s, $1,000@77.
Correction-Sale as of yester-
day Federal American Co. COM
mon 25@22 was made in error.
Public Utility Bonds Bid Ask
Am T & 7 Cti IF 5s...:. 1861 " 49,.
Anacostia G Pot r R...... 78 811a
Ana & Pot Guar 6s......... "a .....
c & P Tel of Va 5s........ 1O3 ....
Cap Traction r r 5s....... 77s 1871
City & Suburban 5s ...... rs 81
GEORGETOWN Gas list 5s..... 1O4 l1O5h
Potomac Elec Cons 5s...... 103h .....
Potomac Elec IS '53...... 1881 .....
Wash Alex G. Mt Ctf.... : .....
Wash BALTIC & An 5s...... IL %
Washington Gas 41as....... 99% l1OO%
Washington Gas 5s ........I105 l106
Wash Gas 6s Series A...... 102 1929
The Washington times., 1931-04-11
WESTINGHOUSE
REPORT HITS
OPT|M|STS
Johns ManviIIe Statement
on Earnings Also Is Seen
As Warning to Spectators
By THE SPECTATOR

NEW YORK, April 11.-Those
who have been insisting that the
recent setback had fully taken
into account all of the adverse
tidings which income reports for
the first quarter would show are
in for somewhat Of a surprise, If
the markets reception of the
Westinghouse earnings estimate
is any indication Of what the
future holds in store for other
companies.
While, at the most, little more
than nominal earnings had been
expected for this important elec-
trical equipment company, the
report that it was likely to show
deficit of close to $2,000,000 in
the initial three-month period was
sufficient to throw a damper on
rallying tendencies in the general
list, and force this bull market
favorite to its lowest levels since
1926.
Need For Caution
Another industrial leader, Johns
Manville, issued its statement at
the close of the market yesterday,
showing 13 cents per share earn
ings against dividend require
ments of IS cents, and it Is
hardly likely that this u1favor-
able statement had been looked
for, although this will be more
clearly evident in today's dealings.
The point to be stressed by the
foregoing recital is the extreme
need for caution at this stage Of
the market. While intermediate
moves on the upside will I'M
dOubtedly be witnessed from time
to time as the market becomes
OverSOld, it is too much to expect
even the hardest bull to attempt
to bid up stocks in the face Of
such an array of diScOuraging
tidingS.
Slow Upward Climb
In the opinion of a number of
investment institutions, the
financial strength of business in
this period has been a factor
lengthening the depression. The
drastic curtailments and adjust
ments necessary were not forced
as early as would have been the
case had industry been more de-
pendent upon banking support.
In their belief, If business re-
covery is to start from this point,
the prospect is that it will be
distinctly slow in it's upward
climb. The months Immediately
ahead hold promise Of no more
than seasonal improvement, and
that from a very low level.
At a time when the Govern
ment is striving to effect some
semblance of sterilization in the
oil industry, it is interesting to
note that crude oil prices in east
Texas have fallen as low as 20
cents a barrel. Because of pipe
line charges of S cents a barrel,
the IS cents netted to the pro-
ducers does not cover the cost
of raising the oil, even in the
new flush pools.
The Washington times., 1931-04-11
AUBURN SHOWS
PROFIT GAIN

Auburn Automobile Company
and its subsidiaries for the
months Of December, January,
and February, earned consoli-
dated net profits of $202, 400 .78.
equal to $1.o6 per share on the
1922 shares outstanding at
that date.
This compares with the net
profits of $96,623.88 for the cor
responding period in 1880 of 81
cents per share on the same num-
ber of shares.
The consolidated balance sheet
of the company and its sub
salaries as of February %, 1881,
reflects current assets amount
ing to $13.021,752, and current
liabilities Of only $3,aS1,269.
The Washington times., 1931-04-11
COTTON BUYING
T|LTSPR|CE

NEW YORK, April II G.N.SO.
The New York cotton market
was quite active and higher dur
ing the early trading today de-
spite a sharp and unexpected de-
cline in Liverpool. There were
good buying orders around the
ring, and shorts were evidently
inclined to cover.
Liverpool and the continent
sent buying orders into the mar.
kets and offerings proved small.
At the start of the final hour,
May sold at 1923, up 8, July at
10.49, up 6, October at 1894, up
8, December at 1106, up 7, and
March at 11.35, up Z. The favo.
rite idea as to acreage now ap,
pears to be an average decrease
of II per cent.
Sales of fertilizers continued
to be we'll behind last year. We
are now approaching the time
when crop news will have a great
effect upon the market. and any
unfavorable news might easily
give rise to greater steadiness.
Traders are maintaining the
opinion that prices are cheap, and
that, although prices might 60
lower, all the bearish factors are
known, and anything of a bullish
nature should cause an advance
The Washington times., 1931-04-11
METAL MARKETS

NEW YORK, April II 0.N.SO.
Copper buying was small today
with little copper available under
the 10-cent level. All of the pro-
ducers and most of the custom
smelters were out of the market,
while some custom smelters were
selling at 934 cents a pound de-
liver. Electrolytic for foreign ship
ment was at 1890 cents a pound
elf Hamburg, Havre and London.
Zinc buying was small with prime
Western zinc selling at 3.85 cents
pound East st. Louis. Lead buy.
ing was small and the price was
unchanged at 4.50 cents a pound
New York, and 4.25 cents a pound
st. Louis.
The Washington times., 1931-04-11
Phone Change Rate
Raped bY Citizens

Opposition to the practice of
the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company in making
an additional charge Of Is cents
for changing from party lines to
unlimited lines was voiced in a
resolution adopted by the Bright
wood Citizens Association, meet.
ing at the Paul Junior High
school last night.
A resolution was also adopted
by the association asking the
District Commissioners to name
the new school being erected in
Manor Park after William V.
Cox.
The Washington times., 1931-04-11
OIL AND COPPER
STOCKS SINK
LOWER
Auburn Auto Stages Another
Spectacular Exhibition, Up
1112 Points for a New High
w. S. COUSINS

NEW YORK, April IL Q.N.S0.
Dizziness and irregularity ruled in
the weekend stock market. Most
Of the favorites dropped off to
slightly lower prices, with a 4E2-
point drop in JohnS-Manville as
the outstanding reaction in the in
duStrialS.
Auburn Auto was primed for
another spectacular exhibition Of
its climbing capacity, moving 11H2
points to a new high at 286Ea
Oil and copper stocks were slightly
lower.
Reviews Favorable
The weekend business surveys
were generally favorable, though
retail trade in some sections Of
the country are not holding up as
well as expected.
Reports from the steel industry
indicated that mill operations
have not yet reached the peak
for the present season and fur
ther improvement is expected.
Automobile manufacturers are also
preparing to step up production,
The drop in Johns-Manville to
577s followed directly the isSu-
ance of the first quarterly state
ment, showing net income of 13
cents a share on the common
stock. Selling was heaviest at
the start of the session and the
stock rallied moderately as the
day advanced.
Standard of New Jersey led the
reaction in the oils and lost about
O point.
Steel and amusement stocks
attempted with little success to
continue the rallies staged near
the close of Fridays market.
The Washington times., 1931-04-11
CLOTH MARKET

NEW YORK, April II GNSO.
Demand for coarse gray cotton
cloths picked up a little today
with slightly better sales reported
both in standard and odd con-
structions. Interest, however, re-
manned light and the market was
better only in comparison with
previous dullneSs. Prices con-
tinued to soften, with some
further declines reached on print
cloth, broadcloth. Sheeting and
other fabrics.
The Washington times., 1931-04-11
SPLITDORF MERGER

Stockholders of Splitdorf Bethle-
hem Electrical Company, at a
special meeting, approved the
merger with Splitdorf Electrical
Company into a new company to
be known as Splitdorf Electrical
Company. The capital stock Of
the new company will be $4,000
shares Of no par common stock.
The Washington times., 1931-04-11
ROYAL BAKING POWDER

At the annual meeting of stock
holders of Royal Baking Powder
Co., Thomas L. Smith was
elected a director to succeed
e. B. Filsinger.
The Washington times., 1931-04-11

New York funds in Montreal, OHh
premium at $1,000.
Montreal funds in New York. SoISE
discount at $1,000