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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01
PARTY LIFE
Conducted by the Org. Dept Central Com
mittee, Communist Party, U. S. A.
The United Front in Our Anti.
War Campaign
BY N. SPARKS.

II our august campaign is to be successful in
moblllzlng hundreds of thousands of workers
IN gigantic demonstration against imperialist
war drawing the most active elements pern,a
nently into our organizations it is essential that
the comrades carrying out the campaign under
stand and really apply the tactics of the United
Front
Inc United Front is really very simple tao
uc. It's purpose is to enable the Party to s,1pplv
HlH1anC leadership to masses of workers outside
u It's own RANKS, and to mobilize them for
united action on the most basic issues that af-
1ect the whole working population such as I'M
employment, Scottsboro and the war danger.
Ihls is effected by appealing directly to the
workers in the shops and to the rank-and.file of
the workers organizations with the help of the
leaders II they support the appeal, and in spite
OF them If they are against IT'D.
FOR a united Front to be successful it must
not be composed Of unorganized individuals but
OF organizations and organized groups In this
respect our United Fronts have been showing
regular improvement. But in a situation like the
present, with the splendid miners strike (for
eXampe) showing the rapid development of the
mlhtancy of the masses and their readiness to
struggle regular" improvement is far from
meeting the needs and may still indicate most
dangerous tagging behind the masses. Nor can
NN~~I OO@~-A"NN
proach Of the war means that the broadening
OF our base and the tempo of our preparations
must increase at a really extraordinary pace if
we are to prove equal to our tasks when the at
tack on the Soviet Union begins
But as matter of fact, the character of some
OF our United Front conferences shows that
some comrades still merely make gesture to-
wards forming a United Front, or else do not
understand how to use these conferences to de-
velop the initiative Of the masses outside the
Party and to get organizational results
Let us take an example from recent August
l United Front Conference. A large number of
delegates are present, representing number of
organizations. Yet the whole gathering, instead
of having the character of conference of dele
gates gathered to exchange experiences and pro-
posals on how to mobilize the workers in their
field has the character of a mass meeting or a
lecture. The main speaker delivers an agtational
speech for about an hour and a half. The chair
man then makes an agitational speech for an
other half-hour. The next hour is taken I'D by
speeches on miners relief. Next, collection-cor-
rectly for the purpose of distributing war pam
phlets After order is restored, the floor is
thrown open for discussion. But it is now IL pm
Five delegates take the floor, but since the main
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01
BY HARRY CANNES.

EVERY time the picket lines move up the road,
turn and march back past the mine, the ma
chine guns follow on their swivels. The ewes of
the deputy sheriffs yellow dogs the coal and
iron police and the state troopers follow The
yellow dogs finger their revolvers nervousIy twirl
their sticks
At nearly every struck mine you see the three
types Of company killers. The coal and iron no.
lice have double authority. Up to July they are
still officially coal and iron police To make no
mistake about their right to kill striking miners.
however the sherffs have deputized them
Hence they have double blessing of the state
to MAIN, terrorize and murder strikers The
hired company thugs, who are also deputized,
are picked for their looks, for their past gang
overs and racketeers who can slug and shoot
and for their hatred of striking miners. They
glover at the pickets Every once in a while
they point out some particularly active picketer
or strike leader. That's the son of a bitch we're
geing to get!"
One woman at RicheWlle picketing at Vesta
me No. 4, with year-old child at her breast
d four-year-old boy tagging along at her
e, calls one of the gunner by name "Yeh
you tried to make us think you were our
No. you rat! I'm an American born and
,e fighting for our rights. You get paid by
company for killing men you tried to make
ok were your friends
Her furniture has been evicted She doesn't
ow where she'll sleep. Her husband has run
gauntlet of the company guards who watch
streets in Richeyville when the mine tippe
en- tries to get the men to work. Now he's in
H. She and her kids are taking his place on
ie picket line, facing the menacing machine
ms, clubs pistols and the terrorizing yellow
ogs
The state troopers, Governor Pinchot's favorite
lurveyors Of law and order arrive on the
scene just about the time the pickets get there.
They ride up Slowly with majestic swing to
awe the strikers. Soon renforcements come lp.
There is a hard fought battle at this mine.
Look at their saddles bristling with weapons.
Here's what they carry. On the right side slung
over the saddle is a regulation U. S. army rifle.
On the left at the waist they carry As calibre
pistol with two rows Of bullets in their belts. In
the back pocket, with the strap hanging down.
they have blackjack In their hands they tWirl
long, vicious-looking club Then, to be up-to-
date on the saddle-bow is hung a white-metal
tear gas bomb about two inches long The handle
for setting 1t off is conveniently placed All they
have to do is grab it, rip it off the saddle push
the handle and throw it and the gas begins to
steam out. Over in Ohio the miners report the
strikers pick them right up and throw them
back Several times they have forced the yellow
dogs to scatter as result of the bombs they had
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sons, could afford to send a greeting to the MA.
A.CP. conference and could express, in the fol-
lowing words his confidence in the willingness
of these toadies of Imperialism to cooperate
with the white ruling class Of this country:
"The many problems of our country require .
breadth Of vision and willingness to cooper
ate which I have no doubt will be the spirit of
of your association
We also, have no doubt that these toades Of
the master class are willing both in spirit and
in the flesh to cooperate with the boss lynch
ers in their effort to legally lynch the nine
Scottsboro boys Facts speak louder than ordsi
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speech was purely agitationa they also make
only agltational speeches. A good broad COM
mlttee is then elected, the delegates are told To
go back to the field and mobilize, and the con-
ference is adjourned
Now is it not clear that such procedure
makes the whole conference quite useless? The
war danger is not the private concern of the
communist Party 1t is question affecting the
NE ana conditions OF every worker; it is ter
TIC menace to the whole working class and to
their fatherand the Soviet Union How can we
prlng this home to the delegates if the PARTY
merely hands everything down to them? We
must encourage the delegates to examine orr
Anti-War campaign most critically, to criticize
our methods and our slogans to suggest new
ones and to voice their objections. to saw what
is wrong with our work. to help us TO find out
why we have failed hitherto to really mobilize
the workers in the shops, to help us learn how to
light pacifisn among the workers
Two-thirds of the time of these conferences
snouiq be LETT for discussion. The whole object
OF the Leading committee should be to encourage
the Initiative of the worker delegates. Particu-
iarly on the vital question of organization, we
should encourage each delegate to bring forward
specific proposals how to mobilize the workers
IN his type OF shop or organization. The crgan-
Rational proposals prepared by the leading COM
mlttee (Which were quite good in this case)
should be discussed in detail by the delegates
Inc leading comrades will be surprised by the
number and value of the proposals that will be
made from the floor if this is done. But what
is the use of calling all these delegates together
II we do not give ourselves the chance to learn
anything from them? If we do not draw them
into the planning of the campaign, so that their
participation as delegates from their organiza-
ton does not involve them any more than If
they had merely gone to lecturer
Our August l United Front Conferences must
be live affairs real, broad channels through
which the initiative of the masses can flow Gull
minating in mighty organized demonstrations
and an increasing organized struggle against
imperialist war
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01
FIGHT STEADILY FOR RELIEF!

Organize Unemployed Councils to Fight
for Unemployment Relief. Organize the
Employed Workers Into Fighting
Unions. Mobilize the Employed and
Unemployed for Common Strug-
giles Under the Leadership of
the Trade Union Unity League
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01
By CYRIL BRIGGS

WHEN the mother of two of the Scottsboro VIC
tins is denied the floor at a meeting sup
posedly called for "the defense of the boys" and
by leaders of an organization loudly claiming.
even against the objections of the boys and their
parents, to have charge of the defense of the
nine boys, it is high time for the Negro People
to demand show down.
On Sunday, June %, the NAAcP. held a
mass meeting in Salem Church in Harlem. Ad-
vertisements for this meeting declared that Will
liam Pickens would give the facts in the Scots
ooro defense. Mr.. Pickens spoke His qfacts"
were the usual lies peddled by the leaders of the
N.A.ACP and repeatedly denied by the parents
and the boys
One OF Mr.. Pickens' facts was the SANDER
That ''the parents are ignorant"-plainly in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-01
abor Fakers and Socialists sgator of and Intervention

This the fifth
randnt ention
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AUGUST l!
Workers Republic Melons police shoot
Funds be turned for
AlMM XsaaEG4 faaAAM2~
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
HEAVY SUPPLY
SENDS PORKER
MARKET DOWN
All Slaughter Class Cattle
Dull; Tendency Is
Lower.

Heavy receipts this morning tend
ed to force hog prices down Is cents
at the Union Stock Yards. The
bulk, 100 to 800 pounds, sold for
$435 to $3.50; early top holding at
the $3.50 figure. Receipts were esti-
mated at 10000; holdovers were Isl.
In the cattle market all slaughter
classes were dull with an inclina-
ton to lower levels. Receipts were
1900. Vealers were steady at So
down. Calf receipts numbered 800.
Sheep were weak, lambs selling
% cents under Mondays average.
Early sales generally were $3.50 to
$575. Top price was Sc.
Chicago hog market opened slow,
with asking steady at Mondays av-
erage this morning, few bids and
sales held around 5 to 10 cents lower.
Hogs weighing from 200 to 270
pounds were bid at $4.25 to S4.35,
while choice of 220-pound weights
sold at $4.35 and best kinds held at
$40 and above. Receipts were
$4,000, including 10000 direct. Hold
overs, 5000. Cattle receipts we're
10000; calves, 5000; market steady
to Is cents lower. Sheep receipts
were 1900; market steady.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
NOtre Dame Off |. Z. Grid
Card for 1882 Campaign

with Ohio U. at Bloomington on
Oct. l. Iowa and Michigan furnish
the home Big Ten attractions, with
the wolverines coming to Bloom
ington for the first time in history
on Nov 5. Iowa will pay its first
visit in many years on Oct. Is.
Northwestern is displaced by I'LL
nois on the Big Ter schedule, mark
ing the first time in several years
the Wildcats and Hoosiers have not
met. Other Big Ten games include
Ohio State at Columbus on Oct. 8,
Chicago at Chicago on Oct. %, I'LL
nois at Urbana on Nov. II and Pur-
due at Lafayette on Nov. 10. One
other nonconference game will be
signed
Notre Dame, Hoosier rival, will be
missing from the Crimson program
for the first time in several seasons.
The absence Of the Irish will tighten
the schedule, as the Crimson, in the
past, have been battered in early
season games by the South Bend
erS
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
In the Cotton Markets
lRv Thomson 8 McKinnonl

NEW YORK, Nov. 30-Although
English cables were better today.
the decline in sterling was supposed
to offset it. Those who expected
lower prices, however, were mis-
taken. The market opened about
unchanged and after advancing II
or IS points, was still points above
Saturdays close at midday
The south was selling little or
nothing. Prices in outside markets
seemed to have lost their influence
to a certain extent, and the fact
that most of the strength was in
the near months gave the market
an air of security that has been
missing during most of the time
since the last bureau day.
News was neither here nor there,
as far as freshness goes. The south
is holding its cotton and undoubted-
ly expects some helpful legislation
from congress. Our opinion is the
same. We think we'll of the staple
and rely solely on the price, which
looks cheap to us.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
Deaths

Joseph Maude Kienzle. 10, city hospital,
Saran Jane Brown, 56, 919 Eastern,
hypostatic pneumonia.
Edward Shireman, 81, Methodist hos
pital, diabetes mellitus.
Edna Moran, 49, Central Indiana hos
pital, pulmonary tuberculosis.
Clara Louise Beers, 81, 2lS6 Station, car
Patrick H. Stewart, 81, St. vincents
hospital straptococcic septicaemia.
Mary Eta Deer, 81, Long hospital,
chronic nephritis.
Jean Adele Maron, 6 mos. 1881 Martin
dale. lobar pneumonia.
Alice Blanch Derry. 40, 1921 Central,
lobar pneumonia.
pital broncho pneumonia.
Katherine O'Neill, IS, Ambulance, acct
Mary Wyatt, So. Central Indiana hos
Rebecca E. starlin, II. $40 South Ry-
bold, cirrhosis of liver.
Eva Allen, 81, So North Denny, chronic
catherine sxank. So. 1929 West Ray.
chronic nephritis.
Johnnie Mae Coleman, 40, city hospital,
myocarditis.
Annis Miller. 81, city hospital, concus-
sion Of brain.
Mary l. Brocies, II, 43s North Sherman
drive, angina pectoris.
Minerva Valentine, 56, 4l9 Blake, hypo-
static pneumonia.
Margaret Joan ZoIler. 2, st. vincent's
Anna Frances Lorig. 81. 1916 Union,
arteriosclerosis.
oscar G. Fry, 70, Christian hospital,
arteriosclerosiS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
BY ELMER c. WALLER
United Press Financial Editor

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-The stock
market was given vigorous shake
out today, losses ranging to more
than 5 points. Short covering
brought the list up somewhat.
The whole market plunged to new
lows on the present decline and a
long list of issues, including United
States Steel, made new lows for the
major bear movement.
Fair resistance was shown after
another wide break in sterling, but
when wheat opened sharply lower at
Chicago, the stock list crumpled un-
der moderate offerings.
Steel touched Sis ex-dividend off
43s, and new low since 1915. Amer
lean Can was driven to 6534, off AS;
American Telephone 1245s, off Az;
Case 81, off 3; New York Central
269s, off 2s; Allied Chemical 7215,
off 5, and Auburn Auto 103H, off
IA.
Heavy selling in Paramount broke
that issue to IA, off 25s and a rec
ord low. Radio-Keith-O rpheum hit
a record low at IA, off 3s and Radio
Corporation equaled its low at rs,
off u. Paramount rallied to 9.
Several wide breaks occurred in
the railroad section in inactive is
sues. Rensselaer, e. Saratoga shot
down Is points to lis and Colorado
& Southern dropped 80 1-3 points
and rallied partially from the lows
around noon.
Trading turned quiet on the re-
covery with the bears apparently
afraid of trying further selling.
Bonds f1rmed up from their lows
after further reactions in the rail-
road sector Cotton sold off about
so cents bale.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
In the Stock Market
tRy Thomson 4 McKinnonl

NEW YORK, Nov. 30.-The better
tone of the grain and cotton mar
kets, and lessened pressure on the
railroad shares, contributed to the
improved feeling reflected in the
somewhat irregular recovery of
stocks. The fact that the market
developed resistance at a point
where several leading composite
stock averages duplicated the lows
of Oct. 5, attracted attention.
While it would be premature to
assume that this action had any
unusual significance beyond reflect
ing an oversold condition, neverthe-
less, it favorably influenced Senti-
ment. The news was more or less
a secondary factor. Another sharp
decline of sterling to a new low
since England abandoned gold pay
ments was diSregarded.
Nor was the lack Of response in
the bond market, where German
governments were at new lows and
domestic railroad bonds easier,
given much consideration. The
market appeared to be more con-
cerned with the evidence that
liquidation of the railroad shares
had subsidized. Reports were cur
rent, although unsubstantiated that
the Canadian arbitration board
would make a favorable decision for
the railroads on the question of
wage reductions.
Naturally such an event would
have some influence in shaping
opinion at the meeting of the union
leaders at Chicago Dec. 8. The
railroad securities have been the
real sore spot in the market, and
if it established that pressure there
has definitely ceased, it would
materially improve financial and
commercial sentiment.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
Monday Fight Results

Charles Badami 1874. Yorkville, defeated
Fulsm, 1907. Yorkville, defeated Kimmy
Abbey, l5s, New York to-.
AT SAGINAW. Mich.-Orrie Mosher, De-
troit, defeated Eddie Koppy, Detroit l0l;
Eddie Heinz, Saginaw, defeated Leo
Schneider. Detroit (l0l.
AT GRAND RAPIDS. Mich.-Jack
O'Dowd 2o3 Detroit. won a technical
Knockout over Jack Dillon, 1872 Oklahoma
City 40: Stanley Wellise. 1859. Muskegon.
Knocked out Charles Long, 1853, Detroit
t5l
AT BOSTON-Billy Jones. Negro light
heavyweight from Pittsburgh, trounced
Tony Shucco OF Boston in a ten-round
Suggest.
AT ANDERSON. Ind.-Muggs Kerr. In
dianapolis light heavyweight, knocked out
George Walsh Of Chicago in the second
round; Johnny Fagg. Clinton. scored a
technical knockout over Eddie FisZSimmons
Of Indianapolis in the fourth.
AT SIDNEY. O.-Freddy Miller, Cincin-
natl. junior lightweight. outpointed Billy
Shaw of Detroit in ten rounds.
AT TORONTO. Ont.-Billy Townsend,
VancouEaf welter Knocked out Henry Per-
lick. Kmamazoo. Mich, in the fourth
round.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
BrightSpots
of Business
BY United Press

bf OuikSd NEtSs
NEW YORK. Dec. i.-Re-employment of
lean Telephone and Telegraph Company
on its new teletype service.
PITTSBURGH - The best operating
schedules in several months are looked
for in December by steel mills in the
Pittsburgh district.
ALBANY, N. Y.-Almost 1900 men have
been employed in construction OF the
81. $50. 900 Albany to New York power line
development Of the Niagara Hudson Cor
poration and New York Edison Company.
NILES. o.-The Republic Steel Company
resumed operations at the Niles plant at
capacity operations, which are expected
to be maintained for several weeks be-
cause Of a food Of new orders.
NEW YORK-Departmen store sales in
the second federal reserve district during
October showed the smallest decline from
a year ago since July. according to the
New York federal reserve.
DENVER. Colorado Fue! and Iron Com
pany received an order for 1900 tons of
rail fastenings for the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe railway.
LOS ANGELES gasoline situation
tinct improvement in the last few days,
with prices rising about cents gallon.
NEW YORK.-Seaboard Public Service
Company declared a special dividend of 40
cents share for the year 1881.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn.-The Page steel
and Wire Company was expected to start
work shortly on a SIS 600 600 wire order for
the Golden Gate bridge at San Francisco.
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evidence of any trouble with his
lungs"
Medical authorities admit, unoffi-
cially that for Booth to engage in
violent exercise for long period
years perhaps, depending upon the
rapidity of his recuperation-would
be tempting permanent disability.
The versatility that made Booth
a star at football, basketball, base
ball and hockey conspired to strike
him down in his hour of triumph
after Yales victory over Harvard
which he had won by his drop
kicked field goal in his last year as
a Yale PLAYER.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01

To be consistent in the Citizens Gas
League. bowler just remains away from
the alleys AS an example Mr. Blank has
an average OF ITS. and can not roll. his
team instead of using a blind score uses
Mr.. Blanks average and the result appears
Blank IT'S. IT'S. ITS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01

But two teams the Baxter and Mason
were able to win three games in te XII
wants League, Baines and Meyer being the
victims. Woodman. Kellar Bockstahler
Clark and McGaughey won two from Rob
erts, Erik. Fecthman, Cox and Selmier dur
ing the other sets. These games were
rolled on the indiana alleys.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
RECENT GAINS
LOST AS sales
HIT GRAIN PITS
Failure of Liverpool to
Hold Upturn Turns
Futures Off.
BY HAROLD E. RAINVILLE
United Press stan Correspondent

CHICAGO, Dec. Wheat re-
acted sharply as the Board of
Trade opened today with Mondays
gains all but wiped out. The early
strength at Liverpool due to the
lower exchange and continued bad
weather in Argentina, faded toward
the late afternoon.
Weakness in stocks at the open
ing was another depressing factor.
Corn followed wheat downward with
December weakest on liquidation.
Oats was easy with the major
grains.
At the opening wheat was s to
ia cents lower, corn was q to rs
cent off, oats Is to IS cents down
and rye was rs cents lower. Pro-
visions were weak.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01
Births

Earl and Mildred Jones, 1868 South Har-
Arvin and Kathleen Wilder. $40 North
George and Anna Rush, 1888 Miller
Paul and Alice Mitchell. 1872 North Elder.
willard and Oybena Coggins, 537 West
Morris.
Walter and Adelyn Price, Coleman hos
Raleigh and Dorothy Lockridge. Coleman
Edgar and Wilma Grabhorn, Coleman
hospital.
Charles and Martha Toler, lO11 South
Charles and Matte Hines, Methodist
Roy and Thirza Waltz, Methodist hos
Carl and Olive Mcfarland, Methodist
Robert and Gertrude shearer, 2O4a
Roy and Ruby McAuley. 21s' North Oak
Herbert and Katherine Hodge, 1850
John and Carrie Gilbert, city hospital.
Harold and Alma Mears. 1850 West
Michigan.
Edward and Mary Bowles, slS South
George and Eta clidienst. 1920 North
Riley and Helen Richards. 4915 scoheld.
Robert and Helen Akers, 2345 Mas
John and Marian Norris. Coleman hos
pital
Clarence and Marie Lafara 72o East
Walnut.
William and Mary Shots. ISL Morgan.
Horace and Grace Spencer. 1913 Grant.
Chester and Dorothea Ballard, Methodist
Fred and Sophia Kober, Methodist hos
pital.
JOY and Ruth Miles. Methodist hos
George and Rosa Jackson city hos
pital
Virgil and Charlotte Willoughby city
Herbert and Bertha shambaugh, city
'V Charles and Bridget o'Donnell. aOs North
Temple.
Twins
Everett and Alice Nobley. s2l Chase.
Roland and Helen Roll, Methodist hos
pital, girls.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-12-01

VIOII OF Cases.
Able will be transferred shortly
to the Gaylord Farms sanatorium
at Wallingford.
Yale authorities issued the fol-
owing statement Monday night:
The health department Of Yale
university realizing the general in
terest in the condition of Albert j.
Booth Jr, with his consent wishes
TO make it known that Booth devel-
oped pleurisy with efIusion on Nov.
Is. 1t seems wise to treat him con-
seryatively and within short time
he will go to the Gaylord Farms
sanatorium in Wallingford, Conn,
for a period of rest. There is no