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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
BOSSES AND TOOLS in DRIVE
SCOTTSBORO MASS PROTEST

ing this done, yet we will go just
as far in seeing that no harm
comes to an innocent Negro"
This is nothing less than an open
threat of lynch terror against the
Negro masses, coming from the ruling
class element of the South which
traitors like Oscar De Priest, Walter
White, and William Pickens try to
pass off on the Negro masses as
their best friends" 1t is an open
threat of lynch law against all Ne
groes who dare to resent the brutal
treatment of Negro workers at the
hands of the white ruling class 1t
is a promise Of protection for the
servile Negro reformists who are
hamstringing the mass defense move
ment.
But the Negro masses are not being
intimidated. In spite of the threats
of the bloody Alabama bosses and
the traitorous attacks on the mass
defense movement by the Negro re-
fornlists, Negro workers are rallying,
side by side with white workers, to
the defense of the Scottsboro boys
and to the relentless struggle for un-
conditional equal rights for the Negro
masses.
Negro and white workers.! An
swer the threats of the Alabama
lynch bosses with increased organ
ization! Build the United Front
Scottsboro committees! Organize
block defense committees in your
neighborhoods! Support the mass
defense initiated and lead by the
International Labor Defense and the
League of Struggle for Negro Rights.
Collect money for the Scottsboro de-
Tense in your shops and neighbour
hoods and rush funds to the Inter-
national Labor Defense at 80 E. 18th
ST., New York City. On with the
mass fight to free the nine Scots
bore boys and smash the lynch ter
ror of the white ruling class!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
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comes not only from the central gov
eminent but is being carried on 81
simultaneously by the municipal gov
ernments. The New York Times of
Thursday reports that the policy of
economies has started mass move
ment in that direction. Municipal
councils in the past few days have
abandoned many costly schemes for
roads and other improvements orig
inally designed for the relief of the
unemployed this winter"
Hence there will be more unem-
ployed, with the capitalist saving
greater sums by stopping public
works and cutting down on unem-
pIoyment insurance.
More evidence of the close link of
the present National government,
which is leading the heavy attack
against the workers, and the so-called
Labor Party opposition, is shown in
the statement of Ishbel Macdonald,
daughter of the prime minister.
"As the present crisis is only an
other, proof of the failure of CAPT
talism," she said-forgetting to add
that her father said that all sacri-
fees must be made to save this "fail-
ure"-"and the need for genuine So
cialist propaganda, I feel can sup
port my father and at the same time
continue my socialist propaganda.
In short, she sees nothing incon-
sistent between the Labor Partys
socialist" propaganda and the &C
ton of Macdonald in leading the
attack Of the inperialists against the
workers.
Realizing that the Henderson Top
position" may not be able to hold on
to the workers, as the bond between
Macdonald and the Opposition" is
becoming more visible to the British
workers, James Maxton, one of the
leaders of the cleft wing" Of the La
borites in Parliament (Which never
kept him from voting with MacDon-
Odd now opens up an attack on Hen
derson. Maston senses that the
workers will be driven to militant
struggles. In order to get at the head
of this movement, and IL possible
keep it within the strangling con-
fines of the British Labor Party
Maxton writes as follows in the New
Leader, "left" British Labor Party
organ:
"Do the Labor Party and the new
leaders now reject the revolution
airy view? That new revolution
airy outlook will have TO be obtained
and new revolutionary tactics
adopted Is obvious, but thus far I
have seen no realization Of this on
their part"
To mention Henderson, or any OF
the other leaders Of the Opposition
and revolution in the same breath, is
the kind Of fakery in which the Max
ton group is especially skillful. The
only party in England which is car
rying on agitation and organization
for revolution and the overthrow OF
British capitalism is the Communist
Party which has consistently ex-
posed the role Of Macdonald and
Henderson as well as Maxton g. Co.
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Gable by Inprecorr)

LONDON, Sept. 3.-Pariiament mas
been summoned for Tuesday when
Macdonald, on behalf Of the Nation
al government, will outline the gov
eminent plans against the working
class and will move for vote of con-
fidence. The statement Of Philip
Snowden, socialist chancellor for the
exchequer, on proposed means of
raising revenue to overcome the defi-
cit will be issued Thursday.
The revolt against the government
is growing. There is daily flow OF
hostile resolutions from union
branches and mass meetings Of work.
ers. The Communist Party recruiting
campaign is strengthening. The
Hamrnersmith local gained 40 new
members since the formation of the
government. This is typical OF other
Communist Party units throughout
the country.
NEW YORK.--As the program OF
the new National government, head
ed by the Socialist" Macdonald I'M
folds, it completely skaters the n.y.
pocritical declarations Of Macdonald
Of equal burdens" to overcome the
financial crisis and save national
interests" Preliminary announce
ments Of how the British capitalists
propose to save s6oo,ooo,ooo, show
clearly that this will be done by at
lacking the entire working class
through driving down unemploy-
ment insurance payments, increasing
Unemployment, wage cuts, and taxes
on beer, tobacco, and such other
commodities consumed by the work.
ers.
So far as the promised taxation
against the exploiting class which
Macdonald promised, an official an
nouncement made through govern
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
Parasites Joyous At
News They Will
Be Favored

ment channels declares that the cap
italists owning fixed interest bearing
securities and war loan bonds will
not be touched.
This announcement was received
joyously throughout the stock ex-
changes Of the world, says the Jour-
nal of Commerce. which writes: 1T
is not proposed to levy tax ON fixed
interest bearing securities (that is,
fixed profits squeezed out Of the
workers. and that no attempt will
be made to impose a forced conven-
ton of war loan bonds upon the
holders Of these Government oblig-
atoms"
That this is a complete victory Of
finance capital, which the Social
lists" in the Macdonald government
are now openly serving. is likewise
admitted by the Journal of Com
merce, which goes on to say:
Forced conversion Of high in
tcrest bearing war loan securities
for Government obligations carry
ing . lower rate Of interest had
been suggested even before the re-
signation Of the Labor Govern
ment, but the proposal has met
with a decidedly unfavorable re-
ception in financial circles. 1t Is
now apparent that Chancellor
Snowden's new Conservative COLI
leagues have dissuaded him from
making such an attempt, had he
ever seriously considered it,
Every new announcement shows
that heavier burdens are being pro-
posed for tho workers. Instead of
offering any resistance. Henderson,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
BUILD METAL LEAGUE
TO FIGHT WAGE-CUTS
IN SPARROWS POINT
Many Grievances Have Been Fought Out and
Won by MW.IL. in Bethlehem Steel Plant
Many Speed Organization to Smash Attacks of
Profit-Mad BarOns

ization. This defeat gave the bosses
a better opportunity to come out
more openly and attack the workers
with their wage-cuts. This led to
another strike development in the
tin mill in 1880, but this was also
defeated because the workers lacked
organization. Many of the workers
still believed in the moses and their
schemes.
During both of these struggles the
bosses had to change their tune, but
the attacks on the workers continued.
william Doak gave the steel bosses
some assistance by deporting six
workers that worked in the tin mill.
The immigration officials went right
to the job to get the workers.
The Metal Workers Industrial
League agitated the workers through
their shop papers and leaflets to
fight back every attack of the bosses,
Through this work of the M. w. I. l.
many grievances nave Deen 1ougnC oul
and won by the workers. We carried
on agitation for better sanitary con-
ditions and won them. This and
many other demands have been won
since the NJ w. I. L. came into the
mill.
All the workers are beginning to
learn the necessity of organizing to
fight against the terrible conditions
in the mill. We are all facing star
walton and unless we all get together
in the Metal Workers Industrial
League soon and put up deter
mined fight the conditions will be SC
bad here that we will not be able to
live.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
Speed the Election Campaign, Says Worker

hind the Communist Party in the
coming election campaign.
We can give these Hoovers and
Giffords and all the fat bankers a
real swat in the eye if we poll big
Communist vote this fall What the
workers in America need is some
Communists in congress and the
state assemblies to fight right in
side of the bosses political machin-
cry. While the workers are on the
picket line and fighting on the streets
for bread we must not forget that it
is very important for us to have
fighters in the halls of the bosses
government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
tRz q Worker Correspondent

Wy a NNO4ACA NO4A NcHOAANtSA4W
BALTIMORE, Md.-In the Beth
lehem plant at Sparrows Point there
were between $4,000 and 10000 work.
ers working in the so-called pros
porous days. And because this plant
was close to the South the workers
in this plant were getting the lowest
wages in the whole steel industry
During the crisis, however, with
Charlie Schwab driving for profits,
the attacks on the steel workers here
increased day by day. We have had
our wage-cuts, our speed-up and
plenty OF mass lay-offs. And now
we find that today there are only
5000 or 1000 workers working in the
plant at the most vicious speed, and,
to add to this, the plant is extended
twice as much as it was when there
were $4,000 to 10000 workers work.
ing.
Today, in some departments, for
instance, in the sheet mill, where
month ago the workers were pro-
ducing 5000 tons a week, they get
orders for only 300 to 500 week.
In the tin mill department., which
a month ago was working full speed,
the men are now working only two
or three days week In the tube
mill and other departments it is
the same.
The workers from the beginning
were trying to get their forces to-
gether to struggle and find some
way out. There was strike in 1929
in the sheet mill for a couple of
hours, but the strike was defeated
because the workers had no organ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
10000 SEIZE ARMS
IN ECUADOR FIGHT
Report Mass Conflicts
In Colombia

NEW YORK.-Reports in Guaya-
quill, Ecuador, the port for Quito,
the capital of Ecuador, state that
there was hard fighting in the
streets of Quito" on Wednesday. This
mass uprising, the termination of
which is not yet reported, started as
the result of a demonstration of TO-
600 persons which capitalist cables
say was led by Communists" in
front of the residence Of former Pres
ident Tyora, a tool of Wall Street.
There have been many demonstra-
tons of unemployed workers and
peasants in Ecuador demanding I'M
employment relief and land for the
peasants.
None have yet reached the proper
tons of the present demonstration,
The capitalist press agencies say that
one of the incidents which brought
about the demonstration was the
turning over Of the match monopoly
of the country to the Swedish Match
Co., but this is just one of many Sc
ries Of turning over the country to
foreign bankers.
The masses overwhelmed the po-
lice sent against them and marched
on the arnories where they seized
arms. Soldiers were then sent against
tn demonstrators. Thus far seven are
reported killed and 30 wounded.
On the same day reports from b.
gotta, Columbia, tell of mass conflicts
with the police in which seven were
killed and many wounded. Due to
the growing political discomfort OF
the masses, the Colombian govern
ment proposes the institution of a
new political police and greater ter
ror against the workers in the form
of exile to a special penal colony.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04

r..4 .@.. Omaha, Neb.
Dear Comrade Editor:
In the Armour OVAL" factory
paper printed by and in the inter-
est Of the Armour Packing Co., ap-
peared an article on the activities of
the Community Chest, to which the
employees are now giving 50 per year.
Now this wel-worded article is
printed so as to fool the workers
into giving more. This can be seen
from one paragraph, which reads:
Realizing that the problem that we
are facing is an acute one and that
it will take the best of efforts in
Omaha to help solve it, the campaign
committee feels that the time is at
hand for those who have assured in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
Police Continue to Use
Terror Against TOilers
Turnout All Germany
Gable by Inprecorr)

BERLIN, Sept. 3,-The police con-
tinue to prosecute Communist work
ers. Further searches for weapons
are going on in Berlin. The premises
OF the Hamburger Volkszeitung in
Hamburg was raided. The Altoona
Communist Party and the Red Trade
Union opposition offices were
searched.
Spontaneous workers protest DEM
onstrations were brutally suppressed
by the police with their clubs, In
Hechtsheim, near Mayence, houses of
Communist workers were searched,
and the whole town was occupied by
the police.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
Armour BIeeds Workers for Fake Charity

comes and steady employment to be-
come acquainted with the conditions
as they actually exist"
Yes, the workers should readily
see that the company, not content
with the wage-cuts and speed-up
and various other schemes of ex-
ploitation, wants the few employed
to give more money to the Commu-
nifty Chest. Yes, workers, that is the
actual condition. The company wants
to use the jobless to further exploit
and rob those that do work.
NOW, for the benefit of those who
can see through this company
scheme, they should get in touch
with the Trade Union Unity League,
Room $40 Leflang Building, Omaha.
L. H
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04

long as they find anybody who needs
to be indicted.
No indictments have been returned
for terrorizing the miners, such as
two distinctions Of property and two
non-fatal shootings. These are the
blowing up Of the miners relief kit
chen in Evarts and the auto Of Mrs.
Jessie Wakefield head Of the Inter
national Labor Defense relief work;
and the shooting in the legs Of Bruce
Crawford, editor Of Crawford's
Weekly, Norton, Va, and Boris Is
rael, Federated Press correspondent.
Sheriff John Henry Blair told me
that in some cases he was not no
titled directly at all and in others
notified so late that he could not
trace any suspects.
Although Commemorative Attor-
ney w. A. Brock has asked and re-
ceived transfer of cases Of murder
and banding and confederating to
other counties, he has not requested
the transfer of the numerous Grim
inal syndicalism cases, eight OF which
ar eset for immediate trial
Among the eight defendants are
Arnold Johnson, American Civil Lib
critics Union representative, and Mrs
| Jessie Wakefield, of the Interns-
tional Labor Defense, now in jail be-
cause they refused to make $1,000
peace bond in addition to bail Of
5000 One Of the six local defend
ants is Jason Afford village preacher
who after being arrested and eau
toned once, according to Common
wealth's Attorney Brock, went right
out and addressed another union
| meeting" This time Brock refuSed
to release him without a 5000 peace
bond for good behavior Judge D.
G. Jones cautioned him in court that
he could not serve both God and
the devil and he was now at the
| crossroads.
The case of William Burnett, held
on the framed-up charge of killing
Deputy Jesse Pace, has been set for
November 5 at Mt. Stirling. Two of
| Burnett's chief witnesses, Hager Lane
and Woody Emery, we're indicted
August Is for the same killing, al
though up to the last few days no.
body had claimed they were sus-
poets.
HARLAN, KY, Sept. 3.--The AM
erican Legion in Harlan and Middle
sboro, KY, have openly declared war
against the miners on the issue, as
| they put it, of "Americanism vs..
Communism"
They have issued an Identical lea
flet in which they manufacture what
is purported to be quotation from
the official organ of the Commun-
ist Party of the Soviet Union, PRAY
da"-the leaflet spells it "Provada"-
telling about a bloody revolution as
the immediate obligation on all sec
tons Of the Communist Interna-
| tional.
The Legion then calls on all the
fascist elements "for god and coun-
try" to band together to help the
deputy sheriffs, under the guise of
an anti-red drive, to force the min
ers into accepting starvation without
resistance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
tBy q Worker Correspondent.

10Y WUIKTf OUTItSp0HUcI1tJ
CANTO, Ohio.-The election cam
paign should be used to the utmost
by the workers against the boss gov
eminent and the lackeys who repre-
sent it. This Is the time not only to
put forward the program Of the Com
munist Party, q program of organ
ization and struggle of the working
class, but we workers should all get
on the job and Try to elect Commu-
nists to office.
Every worker who had wage-cut,
all those working part time, all the
unemployed, all the Negro workers,
In fact, every worker, should get be-
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to the extent Of trying to blackjack
the Negro press into silence on the
Scottsboro case and on the addi-
tionaI acts of terror constantly &C.
curing throughout Alabama. In a
letter to the Negro editors on Aug.
20, Walter White attempts to muzzle
the Negro papers, stating:
MAY 1 sincerely urge that the
news and editorial columns of the
Negro press be carefully guarded
50 that they may not directly or
indirectly be responsible for the flu
tile sacrificing of the lives Of col
ored men and women"
The Southern Labor Review, pa
per controlled by the labor takers
in Birmingham, Ala, last week re-
printed with approval, vicious edi-
torial from the Ft. Payne (Alabama)
Journal.
The FIT. Payne Journal begins by
attacking the Communists who, 1t
declares ARE working overtime here,
due TO the Scottsboro .cose, and are
having more or less success in Great
ing unholy sentiment among the law
less element Of Negroes. :" 1t then
proceeds to make clear that 1t is
the demand for equal rights for the
Negro masses which is considers as
~ a,,pJ,nIv continent
1t expresses great confidence in the
servile nature of the reformist mis-
leaders and in their ability to con-
tinue to fool the Negro masses and
betray their struggles.
1t says:
a.. the race as whole will re-
main true and loyal to law and order,
and will remain in their places" 1t
can be clearly seen here that the
TT. Payne Journal makes no bones
shout the fact that capitalist Flaw
and order" is aimed at the suppress
sion and continued enslavement of
the Negro masses.
The Ft.. Payne journal then calls
for an intensification Of the fascist
terror against the mass movement
for the defense Of the Scottsboro boys
and the struggle for Negro rights.
It says:
I'VE believe that any move Of a
Communistic nature should be put
down with an iron hand, and stand
2rsaAy = personally assist In ser
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
Wilkes-Barre Picnic
For Miners Relief

The Miners Relief Committee of
Wilkes Barre, is making arrange
nents for picnic for miners relief
be held on Labor Day, September
l. at Inman Park, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
The picnic will begin at II am.
The need for relief is greater now
than ever before. Every worker is
urged to come to this picnic and
thereby help to raise funds for the
starving miners and their families
in the soft coal mines. Prominent
speakers from the soft coal district
will be there.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
5000 Sailors In Chile
SieZe Navy
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNEl

general strike tomorrow in support
Of the mutiny.
1.-THE sailors received many tele-
grams of support from Communists
throughout Chile.
AS we go to press reports state
that the sailors are still holding out
for their demands, maintaining con-
troll of nearly the entire navy con-
sisting Of the following ships:
The 28,OOO-ton battleship Ami
rante Latorre; the 8,5OO-ton cruiser
O'Higgins; the torpedo boats Hyatt
Lynch and Serrano; the submarine
depot ship Araunaco, and two sub
marines. These vessels make up vir-
tually the entire navy except for
submarines at Talcahuano, in South
ern Chile.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
FIRE sHoPMEN PERMANENTLY

Seventy-one shopmen of the Sc
caucus, N. j. Erie Railroad shops
were laid off permanently and re-
pair work shifted to the Erie shops
at Hornell, N. Y. The company made
no provision for these workers, now
left to shift for. themselves with no
livelihood In sight .-------- ---------.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04

2. Gadman and j. Adams, all Of
Grand Rapids, Mich. Daily Worker
Week at Unity Camp N. Y, netted
the Daily Worker, $7774. Let's have
more Daily Worker affairs through
out the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04

Workers Correspondence is the
backbone of the revolutionary press.
Build your press by writing for n
about your day-to-day struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
Ranks of Communist Party GROW AS
M'DOnald Pushes Drive on Workers

leader of the Labor Party "opposi-
tion," and the general executive of
the Trade Union Council, are keep
ing the workers quiet, waiting for
Macdonald and the bankers to per-
feet their plans, and then merely Of
fer a harmless vote against it in
Parliament.
Out of the $6o0,0oo,ooo said TO be
necessary to balance the budget, the
Mac Donald government proposes
equality of burdens" as follows:
To come out of unemploy-
ment insurance directly $65,oo0,00o
BY cutting down period Of
benefits Of unemploy-
nent insurance $4,000, 900
Cuts in expenditures for
educating working class
children, including 10
percent cut for teachers SIS, o00, 900
Pay cuts for soldiers with
out reduc. armaments) $4,000, 00C
Road expenditure savings
(meaning less work. s42O0o,ooO
Cutting down Of Health
Minister expendit. Qess
med. help for workers. $4,000, 900
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
$36T,ooo,ooo

Thus the only specifis amount OF
$3.50, 100000 Saving" comes directly
out Of the workers. Furthermore,
Macdonald proposes taxation on
commodities like beer, tobacco, and
other things used by the workers,
which will raise the greater portion
left uncovered. And with the def
mite announcement that stocks,
bonds and war funds held by the
bosses are not to be touched, the pro-
gram fthe Macdonald government
is thus clearly exposed.
That the workers are being hit on
all sides is shown by the fact that
the cuts In unemploy ment rehei
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-04
Boss Courts Return
% New Indictments
In Harlan Case

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