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The daily worker., 1931-05-18

ornment who have spent time in
prison or exile. They have served
total of 1884 years in convict pris-
ons, and 4,883 years in exile.
Their resolution on the Mooney case
declares: These workers were framed
up and have spent Is years in pris-
on" The Association "calls for in
ternational protest against this typi-
cal case of American capitalist jus
tice, so similar also to the more re-
cent railroading to Jail on 42-year
sentences of organizers in the Imper-
ial Valley, California of the Agricul-
tural Workers Industrial League of
the Trade Union Unity League"
Defend Soviet Union!
The resolution on the war and sab
otage plots is entitled an appeal to
the Workers and Peasants of All
Countries" 1t states that the trial
of the Industrial Party" (the Ramsin
triaD and the trial Gin Moscow of
the Union Bureau" of the Central
Committee of the Mensheviks proved
that these organizations carried on
The daily worker., 1931-05-18
Negro Workers Raise Demands in Organizations,
Newspapers for United Front to SAGE Nine Bows

NEW YORK. - Increasingly the
Negro masses are rallying to the sup
port of the International Labor De-
fense and the League of Struggle for
Negro Rights in the fight to save
the lives of the 8 innocent Scottsboro
Negro boys. In their organizations
and in the Negro newspapers they
are raising the demand for firm
united front, fighting alliance Of
Negro and white workers and all 9TH
er forces interested in saving the
lives of the boys and smashing the
fightful frame-up concocted by the
Alabama capitalists and landlords.
That the traitorous policy of the
Pittsburgh Courier in openly coop
Grating with the southern boss lynch
ers does not have the approval of
the Negro workers who read that pa
per, is seen in the letters from Ne
gro workers published in the same is
sue which contains vicious edito-
rial attack on the International La
Dor Defense and the Communist Ne
gro and white workers who rushed
to the defense of the Scottsboro VIC
tins at time ~nen the Pittsburgh
Courier was treacherously supporting
the rape charges of the bosses with
such headlines as "9 Indicted for
Rape in Alabama" tissue of April
II, 1931.
One letter, written by Mrs. Viola
Courtney, OF % Kansas ST. Pitts
The daily worker., 1931-05-18

the support and congratuIation of
every intelligent Negro for his
stand. Why can't we present
united front to injustice in compa-
ny with Communists and other
radicals and thus save human lives?
The ScottsbOro case, if won or not,
will, through the publicity given to
it, cast doubt on the guilt of the
accused and by extension upon ev-
cry case of alleged rape in which
Negroes are involved?
"In closing 1 will say that 1 can
not see any valid reason for the
attitude Of the N. A. A. C. P. in
disassociating itself from the Com
munists on the ground of their rad
icalism.
Instead of being conservative the
Negro should be radical - as red
as the blood In the veins Of hui
manity and the glowing hue Of The
rising SUM-
Another worker writes the editor
of the Pittsburgh Courier to suggest
organization for self defense.
Wade in blood and fight to our
last breath and probably there will
be little check In Iynching.'
The daily worker., 1931-05-18
DAILY WORKER NEEDED
IN STRIKE CITIES: MANS
HARLAN, DULUTH

District page which we expect to put
into effect as soon as we have all ar
rangements completed" Inactivity
outside Pittsburgh to be wiped out.
"All units with the exception of
three, are outside the city. Very few
active comrades use their own initia-
tive when it comes to such pFopo-
sition. However, will put in a little
work and overcome these difficulties"
concludes Mankin We hope Pitts
bugh's month of postponement
won't drag into a second month.
New Bundles, Orders.
M. P, active in Columbus, O.,
sends new order for 10 a day. From
Pontiac, Mich, comes a request from
a Hungarian worker, G. P, for five
daily, showing understanding Of ne
cessity to use the Daily Worker in
making contact with native-born.
S, r., Long Beach, Cal, increases to
7, with 10 on Saturday.
Mel WermbIad in Kansas City. Mo-,
reports 490 sold on streets, as before
factories, 40 distributed during week
ending April rs. In addition, secured
one six-month, one three month, one
One-month subscriptions. "Send 100
for Sunday, May 10, as the miners
are having a conference here" writes
c. S. of BelleviIIe, ILL.,, sending ad-
vance payment plus So donation.
A. M, Santa Rosa, Cal, writes:
Am 70 years young, but for the past
40 years have worked for the op-
pressed class, have been in jail sew
eral times for defending the rights of
my class. think am the only one
in this county who registers as Com
munist." We hope Comrade M. will
break the lone Communist situation
in Santa Rosa before the next elec-
tionsl
The daily worker., 1931-05-18

The bosses attempt to enforce
more wage cuts on workers who are
already living on starvation wages is
being met with strikes. Harlan, KY,
and Eldorado, Ill (mine); Mansfield,
o. (steeD Allentown, Pa. (silk);
Cudahy, Wis forge; Lawrence,
Mass. (teXtile); Duluth, MINI. dong
shoremen), are just a few of the
many cities where workers have
shown fine militahcy. In view of the
rising tide of workers who refuse to
be stopped by false promises, it is
necessary now, more than ever be-
fore, to see that the Daily Worker is
given wide circulation in sections of
the country where strikes are occur
ring. Workers in the vicinity of the
above cities should Immediately send
in orders for bundles of the Daily for
distribution among the strikers. In
Mansfield, o., particularly, where
several thousand steel workers
walked out on May 13 in opposition
TO the Is per cent wage cut of the
Empire Steel Corp opportunities for
acquainting the strikers with the
workers paper are plentiful. We
would like to hear from Mansfield,
East Liverpool, Niles, Massillon, and
Marion with increases in their bundle
orders as well as from workers in
other points with new orders. A
strong net Of Dailies should be cast
over the affected regions so that
workers may,learn of our support in
their struggles.
Sparks from the Smoky City.
Pittsburgh slowly seeing light, II
am finally released now from all
other work, to devote most of my
time to the Daily Worker" writes j.
Mankin, rep, "and am now covering
various sections to organize for the
The daily worker., 1931-05-18
ScOttsbOrO Defense
Conferences

May Is.
Bridgeport, Conn, at the Work
ers Center, 81 Cannon st.
May %.
Erie, Pa.-Hall to be announced.
May 49,
Buffalo. N. Y, at the Michigan
Avenue "Y."
May "a.
Chicago-Forum Hall, 1913 E.
43rd st.
New Orleans, La.--Hall to be
announced. an
Charlotte, N. G. Hall to be an
nounced.
Rockford, Ill. Hall to be an
nounced.
Youngstown, o., at 334 E. Fed
eral ST., at 2.3O p., m.
Rockford. Ill. at Viking Hall.
704-7th st at p. m.
May rs.
Philadelphia, Pa. At the knights
of Pythias Hall, 18th and LON
bard Sts.
May &c.
Washington. D, c., Galilean
Fishermen's Hall, 320 F. ST., S.
w at $3.50 p. m.
May 21.
Pittsburg, Pa.--At the Pythian
Temple, 2011 Center Ave.
May 2S
Minneapolis, MINI. Hall to be
announced. orc
Boston, Mass. Hall to be an
bounced.
May 20.
Cleveland, Ohio, at Spiro Hall,
1904 Scoville Ave.
st. Paul, MINI. Hall to be an
nounced.
Duluth-superior, MINI. Hall to
be announced.
May 81"
Chattanooga, Tenn.-Hall to be
announced.
Newark-At 80 Ferry ST., at t2:3o
p. m.
Elizabeth, N. j. Hall to be an
nounced. a..s5-4e
st Louis, Mo, at Hibernian Hall,
3619 Finney Ave, at p. M
june 5.
indianapolis, Ind.-At 536 IL
Indiana Ave, at T:30 p. m.
Baltimore, Md.ZAt fGalilean
Fishermen's Hall, All w. Biddle
ST., at 8 p. m.
Gary, Ind-At 2 pm. Hall to be
announced.
June 6
Chester, Pa, at Lithuanian
Hall, 4th and Upland Streets.
The daily worker., 1931-05-18
Letters From Workers in Pittsburgh Courier in
Sharp Contrast to That Papers Open
Cooperation With Boss Lynchers
burgh, declares in part:

burgh, declares in part:
After reading in last weeks is
sue of that terrible case of those
young boys in Alabama, have shed
tears. Is 1t possible that the N. A.
A. c. p. is going to stand by and
see our children killed as beasts?"
In the same issue, Joseph Sunday,
Negro worker of New York City,
sharply criticizes the leaders of the
N. A. A. G.. P. for their refusal to
cooperate with the revolutionary Ne
gro and white workers in their fight
to save the nine boys. Mr.. Sunday
declares, in part:
Praises Pickens for His Support of
LID.
For the life of me cannot see
what we stand to lose by accepting
help from any source, provided II is
sincere, and when white people are
willing to defend Negroes in Amer
lea when charged with rape and ex-
pose themselves to all sorts of ridi-
cule and taunts, not forgetting
physical injury from the minions
of the state, would be less than
an migrate to challenge their sin
cerity. Professor Pickcns deserves
The daily worker., 1931-05-18
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

night the A. F. L. bureaucrats
threatened the moulders' local with
having its charter lifted if it did not
go back to work. They also told the
laborers that their strike did not
have much chance as the company
was determined to fight to a finish.
Mike Pell, representing the Metal
Workers Industrial League of the T.
u. U. L., and Patrick Pafundi, of
the council of the unemployed we're
not admitted to the hall until rank
and file strikers who had noticed
their activity on the picket line de-
manded that they be brought in and
given the floor.
Pel spoke. showing that the strike
could be won and pledging full sup
port of the Trade Union Unity Lea
que, urging the men to take over con-
troll of the strike. There was great
enthusiasm by the strikers, especial
ly when PelI told the moulders not
to worry about the charter. as they
could join the #. U. U. L. if they
were expelled by the A. F. L.
Pafundi pledged the support of
the unemployed council of Troy not
to scab and to help with picketing.
The next morning, Pafundi, and
others were on the picket line, in
conference with the strike commit
tee, and the A. F. L. officials and the
bosses, seeing the game was up, sur
rendered. The strike is won.
The strike is won, But speed up
must be fought against and depart
mental committees built up.
The daily worker., 1931-05-18
N. Y. YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE
PREPARES NATIONAL YOUTH DAY

NEW YORK-A membership meet
| ing of the Young Communist League
held May IA, attended by over 300
members, endorsed enthusiastically
all the preparations for the First Ma
tional Youth Day and made final
preparations for the day-t day act
ivity up till May 80. This member
ship meeting raised as tthe key slo-
gans for mobilization of the thous-
ands of young workers in this city
and throuout New Jersey, the strug-
gle against the war danger and the
freeing of the nine Scottsboro boys.
1t was decided to send telegram
to the Sect .5,cro boys assuring them
that all OF our efforts will be put
/, forward for their release, and also
! send telegram to the governor of
Alabama demanding freedom for
these boys.
Winners Go to Germany
The meeting endorsed the confer
| ence of Youth organizations held
April 80, and tthe final Conference
held May Is, with the following plan
+, for May 80. Arrangements are made
to transport hundreds Of young work.
| ers to PaSsaic. There will be a great
parade throughout city, beginning at
| 3 p. m, and with a huge rally at
, Ward Park at P. M. Then in the
evening at Belmont Park at Garfield,
N. j., there will be an entertainment,
! dance, and a boxing tournament.
When it was reported that the A.A.U.
the professional boxing organization
supported by the government, wants
to force the young workers to take
out a permit from them for a tour
nament and get one. of their referees,
the membership expressed its COM
plete defiance of these requirements
and determined to continue with the
plans for the tournament.
! On Sunday. May 81. the Spartaki-
ade Finals will be held in Ulmer
Park in New York. The winners will
be sent % the international SPARTA
kiade in Germany during this Sum-
/, mer.
Tickets for all these events and
| the trip to PaSsaic are only rs cents
This is being made possible because
of the affairs that are being run to
raise funds, and the Tag Days that
are being held this weekend Satur-
day and Sunday. The following are
the stations
14o0 Boston Road,
500 Prospect Avenue,
1853 Lenox Avenue,
35 East 12tth Street,
70 Myrtle Avenue,
81 Graham Avenue,
All League members are to parti-
cipate in the collections. Besides the
F.. other expenses the funds will be used
| to bring down to these events young
unemployed workers who cannot af-
ford to go otherwise. Come to these
stations to help with collections. Buy
your ticket at the District Office Of
the Young Communist League, 35 E.
IL Street 5th floor.
The daily worker., 1931-05-18
SHOOT DOWN Sin
SWEDISH STRIKE
Soldiers Fire At the
Strikers
Gable BY Inprecorr)

BERLIN, May l7-Five workers
we're killed today when soldiers fired
into the, ranks of striking cellulose
workers at Adalen, North Sweden
The workers went out against wage
cuts. The bosses brought in scabs
who we're entering the factory. The
police were helpless in the face of
the militancy of the strikers. The
government then dispatched soldiers
to the scene. When the soldiers ar
rived they attacked the workers with
gas bombs. Defending themselves,
the strikers retaliated with a shower
of stones. Then the troops fired a
volley of shots into the ranks of the
strikers killing five and wounding
many.
A fierce wave of indignation is
spreading throughout the country.
Protest strikes and demonstrations
are occurring everywhere.
The daily worker., 1931-05-18
Demand Amnesty !
st. Louis Worker Demands United
Front

st. Louis Worker Demands United
Front
A Negro worker of st. Louis writes
the Daily Worker.
"As member of the Negro race
and concerned in its advancement
i feel that il is my duty to de-
nounce the policy of the leadership
OF the N. A. A. G. p. in failing to
lend a helping hand to the fight to
save the Black Americans who are
condemned to die in the electric
chair ON July 10 in Alabama.
Il want TO praise the work of the
International Labor Defense. 1
think II is most wonderful the way
they are working for those boys.
am not at present able to send
any cash to help as have not
worked for one year. But you have
my best wishes and whole hearted
prayers
~. Y. Paper Exposes N. A. A. C. p.
Attorney
In New York City the New York
News and Harlem Home journal. an
influential Negro paper, carries an
article in its current issue, sharply
attacking the refusal of the N. A.
A. G. p. leadership to join the nation
wide united front campaign to save
the boys. The article is given front
page scream head: IN. A. A. G. p.
Hires Insane Klan Lawyer"
The daily worker., 1931-05-18
DEFENDER" AIDS
FIGHT TO SAVE 9
Supports LID Policy of
United Front

NEW YORK.-"0ne hundred per
cent cooperation" in the united front
fight to save the nine innocent SCOTS
boro Negro boys, is pledged by the
Spokesman. a leading Negro paper
of Philadelphia, in letter to Cyril
7riggs, a Negro member of the edi-
ial staff of the Daily Worker.
! its latest issue, the Chicago
ender, the most influential Negro
per in the country, continues its
oport of the united front policy in
news article, captioned Nation
rds to Save 9 Boys From Chair"
ne article points out the initial vic
ories won by the International La
Dor Defense in gaining the right of
a hearing. on the motions for new
trials for all nine boys, and in getting
a change of venue for this hearing.
The article says, in part:
Lied by the International Labor
Defense and the League of Struggle
for Negro Rights, the nation has
aroused itself over this case as it
has not been stirred for many yeavs.
In almost every city in the country
large mass meetings are being held
and the facts of this case are being
made public. For the first time it
is being made public that the women
who accused these boys of raping
them are of questionable character
and that they were known to be
such at the time they appeared in
court to testify against the youths.
"All OF these facts are being broad
cast by the International Labor De-
fense. leading militant organization
composed of workers of both races,
and no effort is being made to gloss
them over n any sense This league,
in its sincerity. has drawn to It's sup
yort some Of the leading thinkers Of
The daily worker., 1931-05-18

shot himself. He was a. carpenter. as
years old. The age limit in industry
is 40 years now.
Mrs. Myrtle Robertson of Durham,
N. C., 33 year old wife of carpenter,
five children, no income, lay down
on the floor Of a bare room and
turned on the gas. She was found
dead.
John Lubic. textile worker for
Is years in Passaic,- N, j.. was thrown
out of his job during the depression
and tried to recoup. his losses by
opening a small candy and pencil
store. That failed, and he killed his
three sons and himself. Police take
a cheerful attitude.
The daily worker., 1931-05-18
Win at Albany.

ALBANY, N. Y, May II. - The
building trades workers on the Ar
Dor Hill Junior High School and the
filtration plant went back with a
victory against the attempt to pay
them less than the prevailing wage.
The settlement went through the
formality of conference between
Finn, the contractor, Mayor Thacher
and Thomas McGraw, chairman of
the Tri-City Business Agents Asso-
citation. With McGraw at the con-
ference were Anthony Sara, Will
am M Crowley from the construc-
ton laborers' bureaucracy, and other
union officials,
The local capitalist press is try
ing to give the impression that the
mayor settled the strike, but it is q
fact that the thing which turned the
trick was the spreading among the
strikers of leaflets and copies of the
Daily Worker editorial, Take the
Initiative, and strikers had asked
the T. U. U. L. to help. McGraw
Sara and Crowley were well aware
of this growing influence of the T.
U. U. L. and knew that arrangements
were being made to give the T. U.
U. L. committee the floor at Fridays
meeting
So they settled the strike Thurs
day, with victory for the strikers.
The daily worker., 1931-05-18
| 500 SEIZE PHIL LADELPHIA
CITY RELIEF OFFICE
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oSE,

headquarters of the Emergency Re-
lief Committee, pushing aside chairs
and desks and forcing the four clerks
to vacate their places. They then
proceeded to hold meeting and ex-
posed the role of the Lloyd commit
tee. Speaker after speaker made use
of the various documents, seized by
the unemployed workers in the
Emergency Relief offices to expose
how the Lloyd committee used the
general registration Of workers as a
means of blacklisting them.
The meeting was one of the most
enthusiastic ever held IN the city.
The cops present, who had been
summoned by the clerks, when the
unemployed captured the offices, were
afraid to interfere, because of the
spirit of the workers.
The Unemployed Councils are In
volving hundreds of Negro and white
workers in the day to day struggles
Of the unemployed. Eviction and
furniture sales are being stopped and
food collections are proceeding rapid
ly in all parts of the town.
An analysis of the documents
found in the Lloyd Committee off,
ceS, giving instructions for discrimi-
nation in relief" and admitting that
there are thousands applying for
every job at the Zone Work office is
promised soon.
The daily worker., 1931-05-18

the nation, among whom are Theo-
dore Dresser noted novelist, and Will
liam Pickens, field secretary of the
National Association for the Advance
ment Of Colored People
The daily worker., 1931-05-18

Workers Correspondence is the
backbone of the revolutionary press.
Build your press by writing for IL
about your day to day struggles.
The daily worker., 1931-05-18

GIVE YOUR ANSWER TO HOO
VER'S PROGRAM OF HUNGER,
WAGE CUTS AND PERSECUTION
The daily worker., 1931-05-18
1000 Steel Strikers Chase AFL
Organizers Out; End Cut

In Albany. the r. U. U. L. com
mittee picketed the employment ag-
encies to keep scabs from being ship
ped to Troy by truck.
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