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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02

NEW YORK. Squads of police
surrounded and filled the building in
which the hearings on the Mooney
case we're opened up Tuesday morn
ing before Governor Rolph, under q
pre-arranged plan between the Cali
fornia governor and Mayor Walker
Of New York.
A mass demonstration had been ar
ranged to demand the immediate and
unconditional release of Tom Moonoy,
According to capitalist press reports.
police finally gave permission for this
demonstration arranged BY the In
ternational Labor Defense and the
Trade Union Unity League. because
they knew great masses Of workers
would participate anyway.
Outside of the building where a
group of lawyers, supported by bank
ers and other capitalists. will stage
a plea for Moneys freedom
very same men who ordered the beat
ing Up Of demonstrators who were
demanding MONEYS release in many
cities throughout the United States
was strong Gordon of police.
Governor Rolph, who is trying hard
to give the impression that he in
tends to give Mooney a fair" hear
ing, and that he is a friend of
labor" not long ago voted to impose
forced labor on unemployed workers,
and to use the state militia to do it.
At a meeting Of the mayors and
governor of California, held in the
Los Angeles City Hall on Nov. %, a
proposal was made by Governor
Rolph that 1.-THE National Guard
should be called out to patrol all
highways and that they be ordered
to arrest on sight all unemployed
workers and put them to work on
roads and fire breaks without pay"
Frank P. Walsh, who arranged for
Mayor Walkers participation in the
present proceedings, opened up the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
Crash of British Pound Hits
World Capitalist Finances

French bankers similar to the drive against the dol
lar previous to Iayars visit to Hoover
Just before the pound began its new downward
course M Flandin French Minister Of Finance, made
a hurried trip to London In order to get the British
to see matters the French wanted them TO in re-
gard to German reparaon5 and tariffs against French
goods. The day after this visit, the pound began TO
shoot downward
The capitalist press says the whole financial world
is disturbed" by the events as they show the
instability not only of British currency but Of the
whole world financial structure Of capitalism Further
more, they point out the drop in all probability will
become This will result in still lower living
standards for the British workers in sharper clash
for markets, with sharper attack against the Amer
lean workers by the American bosses in the struggle
for world markets
The drop in the pound will have its echoes in
Wall Street where the weakening of the whole finan~
cial structure Of American capitalism is being felt
more and more, and where Hoovers promise Of
Sterilization through the credit pool Is breaking
down
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02

pitalist America, The workers give
the machines the utmost care. This
is due to the fact that the workers
understand that the machines be-
long to them and not the capitalists,
In the morning the workers come to
their machines often half hour be-
fore starting time
300 Bubbles Per Month
My pay is the same as the Russian
workers get-300 rubleS month. !
also get free room with all modern
improvements. We get excellent
three course meals at the factory for
so kopecs. We work 7 hours day
with every fifth day off for rest.
Tell the American workers that
the workers over here are looking
to them to raise their struggle to a
higher level, to smash the wage-cuts
and the capitalist terror and pave
the way for a Soviet America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02

each Party member CThis total OF
1z-month in subs can be divided
into two, three, or six months subs
EDITOR.
THAT each Unit Daily Worker
agents receive a copy OF Directives
for the Drive.
THAT the Units be modified
on three Red Sundays, Dec. 9Th,
l-lah and Goth for special drive
after expirations. and door to door
canyassing for new subscribers.
"That a list Of names OF all
Party members who are working
steadily be handed into the Sec
retariat for permission to instruct
them that they subscribe for one
year to the Daily Worker.
THAT all unemployed members
be instructed to subscribe to the
Daily Worker through selling Is to
50 Daily Workers at cents direct
from the District Office and OBJ
tanning monthly or two monthly
subscriptions.
That the Red Builders Club be
modified for tbs Drive.
THAT the premiums to be given
by the National Office to the sub
scribers be populariged.
That each Unit receive =
bundle of special Daily Worker
leaflets for distribution in their
territory"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
MOONEY REJECTS PAROLE; WORKERS
MUST FIGHT FOR HIS RELEASE

arguments while Governor Rolph,
flanked by Supreme Court judges and
other advisers" listened.
Every indication and report In the
capitalist press shows that trernen-
dous pressure was brought against
Mooney by Mayor Walker and Cab
sor71is capitalists to get him 10 &c-
cept parole and thereby TO defeat
the growing mass demands for
MONEYS release. Mooney refused 70
do this and Just before the hearing
opened he issued a statement, saying:
Being innocent, under no circwn-
stances can I apply for or accept .
parole" I would infinitely rather
end my life in prison than do So
The prison warden at San Qusn~
tin. where Mooney has spent Is year,
OF his life, at The order Of the Cali
fornia bosses Who framed up the
charges against him, expressed h'f
dislike Of Mooney because bfooreJ re-
fused to ask for pardon. Warden
Holohan said:
Il doubt very much t'lat n.
CNdooney) has changed his attitudA
regarding Communism and the Res
Cause"
An Associated Press report from
Atlanta, Ca, quotes the socialist,
Paul Blanchard, who has been csTTy-
ing on sham fight against Tam
many Hall and Mayor Walker, az
saying that the socialists would very
gladly forgive him Cwater) fds
minor sinC," for his part in the
Mooney case.
Walker is achieving one Of his OBJ
jects in taking part in the MooDag
case, namely, fortifying his graftire
position With the aid Of the socialists
and other reformers who feel that
Walkers task In using the Mooney
case against the unemployed vnckers
is sufficient to wipe out all hh Esc-
ord Of wholesale grating.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02

pressure of the Unemployed Council
the city government of Pittsburgh has
agreed to arrange through the Help
ing Hand Organization to furnish
food and lodging with gas and oil
for trucks the night of Dec. 4 to $50
to 400 National Hunger Marchers Of
Column from st. Louis and Col
unln 3 from Chicago. Both Columns
arrive Dec. 4. The same provisions
are promised for the marchers on
their return.
Today the committee OF the I'm
employed Councils and the Allegheny
County Hunger March appeared for
the third time before the city council
for It's final answer, and the demands
we're granted. The committee is
headed by Harry Harvey, Trade
Union Unity League district organ
izer.
Yesterday the city government of
dAtCl w
feed and house the National Hunger
Marchers, withdrew the promise on
the plea that such action was oil
legal"
In Pittsburgh, the National Hunger
Marchers will be greeted at 1880 on
Friday night at Croatian Hall. 800
North Canal ST., Northside, and given
North Canal ST., Northside at Work
ers Center, 2157 Center ST., and at
Polish Falcon Hall, South 18th st..
and given mass send-off the follow
ing morning at the same place.
The committee Of the unemployed
has also served demands on the city
council for local relief.
These demands include SIS for
every unemployed worker, weekly,
and an additional SO for each de-
pendant. Ten dollars for single I'M
employed workers. No evictions OF
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
Steubenville Police
] all War Veterans
Going to Washington

STEUBENvILLE, Ohio, Dec. /.
Forty five men, about half OF
themNegroes, surrounded by po-
lice, were herded into the Steu-
benville jail Sunday night.
1.-THE Hunger Marchers! They're
arersting the Hunger Marchers!"
spread through the crowds watch
ing them. Many tried to speak
to the men showed along by the
police, but the police threatened
to shove them into line, too, If
they didn't get away.
But soon it was learned that
they we're ex-servicemen, on their
way to Washington to demand OF
Congress their full bonuses to
keep them from starvation. They
had come this far across the con-
tinent In q box car, but railroad
detectives and police bounded
them out Of the box car and into
the Jail.
They are to come up for hearing
in the morning.
The police admitted to capitalist
press reporters that they were act
ing on a telegram from the U. S.
secret service agent in Columbus,
who thought this was chance to
interfere with the National Hun
ger March.
The WORKERS Elk Servicemen's
League national office in New
York has called on all these vet
Grams to support the National
Hunger March.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
JONES, FRAMED.
KY. MINER, HITS
COAL co. LIES

NEW YORK.-W. B. Jones, Evarts,
KY, miner, vino is now on trial for
his life at Mt. Sterling, KY, denied
all Of the framed-up testimony of
the company gunner who declared
he instigatsd the killing of three
deputized company gun thugs last
spring.
Over 80 miners await trial on SIM
liar framed-up charges growing out
Of an attack against Evarts miners
by the Black Mountain Coal Co. paid
gunner in which a miner was muir
dered in cold blood, and in defense
the miners killed three gunner who
started the shooting.
Sheriff Blair of Harlan County
who testified for the prosecution, adj
mitted he deputized at least 236
company-paid gunner.
In his testimony, Jones said he did
not conspire to kill anybody but that
the miners were preparing to strike
against wage cuts. He denied he had
anything to do with the whipping OF
a scab who was beaten up by a group
of miners because he tried to get the
men to go back for starvation wages.
Though the charges were first
brought in Harlan County, the Har-
Ian county judges and sheriffs could
not hide the fact that they were all
hired and paid by the coal operators.
Hence the case was transferred to
the reactionary Blue Grass County
in Kentucky.
A large number Of miners will tes-
tify and refute the lies Of the coal
operators witnesses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
rapidly in every section of the Goa,
industry.
Convention VIII Set Strike Vote

rapidly in every section of the coal
industry.
Convention VIII Set Strike Vote
Having all Of these factors in view,
we, the members OF the National
Miners Union, at special conference
decided to call q District Convention
Of our union In Kentucky. The plr-
pose OF the convention Is to discuss
the situation in the mining industry,
to formulate demands and set the
date for a statewide strike. The con-
vention will develop an extensive plan
of work In order to mobilize all min
ers OF Kentucky to join the strike
1t will also take up the question Of
defending our arrested and prosecuted
miners.
"This Convention must be the big
gest event In the history Of the Ken
lucky miners. Every local of the Ma
tiopal Miners Union shall elect three
to five delegates to the Convention.
Every Women's Branch shall also
send Its delegates to the Convention.
In the mines where we have no local
unions as yet. they will be established
at once and delegates elected. We
also invite tho miners Of Alabana,
Tennessee and Virginia to send del
egateS to the Convention. We invite
every miner to visit the Convention.
1--WE will not be alone In this strike
against starvation. The National
Miners Union as a whole is being
modified for the support Of our
strike. Miners all over the country
and the workers generally will give US
their fullest support. With the sup
port Of the wcskirg.class we will
achieEe xictogy. -. '--4 = 2-i-4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
Detroit Maps Complete
Subscription Drive Plans

A COMPLETE program for the campaign for 5000 Daily
EAWorker 12-month subscriptions, for the 10000 new
readers and for permanent sxpage Daily Worker was
mapped out at the meeting of the Daily Worker Committee
of the Detroit District District Seven This program should
be studied by all other Daily Worker Committees Other
districts wake up lay the foundation for your own snare
in the drive.
Minutes of District D w. Committee, District 4
Tho following decisions made:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02

call a subStn1ch1-that Is, all those
sho have some spare time organize
TO go into the factory during this
time and work to help in the carry
ing out of the Five Year Plan. 1t
Is characteristic to see on these days
students, young girls, Office workers
and school teachers shoveling gravel
or pushing the wheel-barrow. The
Red Army helps on these days too.
They do much of the heavy work,
unloading the heavy machinery from
the cars. You should see them, never
firing, singing as they work, enthus-
iaStic all the time about building
Socialism and the Five-Year Plan.
The life Of the workers and the
conditions here can only be fully re-
allied after one sees with his own
eyes. The great respect that that the
Soviet workers have for machinery
Is amazing to one coming from ca
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02

The column leaves this morning for
Binghampton.
BINGHAMPTON, N. Y, Dec. L.
Unemployed shoe workers and others
on part time are ready to give the
hunger marchers of Column 2 a big
reception when they arrive today.
The column will stop over tonight
and proceed in the morning to
Scranton, Pa, on It's way to Wash
ington.
Overcane Difficulties
Column No. 2 Of the National
Hunger March left Buffalo Sunday,
with IL delegates and spent Sunday
night In Rochester and Monday night
in Syracuse, receiving mass greeting
of the workers and unemployed work
ers In both cities.
The marchers encountered many
difficulties, and overcame them all.
They proceeded in a disciplined man
ner In spite OF all provocations by
the city officials OF manufacturing
towns on the way, who were anxious
to do everything possible to inter-
fere, and were particularly anxious to
avoid the jobless in their own towns
catching some Of the fighting spirit
Of the marchers. In every case, the
threats of the officials were offset by
the enthusiastic greetings Of the
workers and unemployed workers.
The Lackawanns steel workers held
a large mass reception for the
marchers. as the delegation from
Buffalo and Jamestown arrived
In Tonawanda, Mayor seyer adj
dressed tn emarchers, and claimed
that there wer emo starving persons
In that place. This statement was
proven false by Manning johnson,
Negro unemployed worker and leader
Of the hunger march column. John
son spoke also, and cited cases in
Tonawanda Of starvation.
Threaten To Arrest
At Lockport, the mayor threatened
to arrest the entire delegation If it
marched through the city. This &C
ton was sharply attacked by a spe-
cial statement OF the District Hunger
March Committee.
The fine mass reception In Roch-
ester, at which Bill Dunno and john
son and others were speakers, was
followed by an overnight rest, and
a total Of so marchers then proceeded
through Palmyra, Newark and Au-
burn and on to Syracuse.
Charles Bronson, Hunger March
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02

THAT a conference be called Of
all the Unit Daily Worker agents
and delegates from the Unsmploy-
rent Councils and fraternal or
sanizations. Date to be decided
upon by the District Secretariato
''That the Daily Worker readers
meetings be called at the following
halls during this week: North De-
troit, Ferry Hall and Martin Hall.
THAT the Drive be conducted In
the District on the basis OF revolu-
tionary between Sections and
Units.
THAT the quotas for the various
Sections In the District be as fol-
lows: Section A--l2o yearly subs.
Section B--140 yearly subs. Sec
ton Geo yearly subs, Outlying
cities and sections-5o yearly subs.
Each Unit receive drive quota
and entire Unit membership be
mobilized to visit expired readers.
to CANVASS house to house, and
visit sympathisers and supporters
for new subscriptions.
THAT charts Showing progress
Of the revolutionary competition
be placed In all principal halls,
and that each unit receive similar
charts for their respective meeting
places.
That the Drive be conducted
around the slogan OF Not les thsn
one 17-month sub 10 b secured BY
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
North Side Br. FSU to
Hear About War in
M a n c h uria Area

CHICAGO, Ill.-The North Side
Branch Of the Friends Of the Soviet
Union will hold a mass meeting on
Wednesday, Dec. 8. at Belmont Hall,
3205 North Clark Street, with Com
rade Albert Goldman as the main
speaker on What Does Japan Want
In Manchuria?"
The North Side Branch realizing
the Importance of the activities Of the
National Hunger March donated $3.50
towards food for the marchers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02

scout and four unemployed workers
with him we're arrested in Rochester
and held on eday in an attempt to
cripple the march. but the mass pro-
test Of Rochester workers released
them.
Demonstrations at the city halls Of
Buffalo. jamestown and Rochester
and other cities are being held to
support the demands Of the hunger
marchers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
US. AUTO WORKER IN
UoSR TELLS OF LIFE
IN NEW AUTO PLANT
Workers Give Spare Time To Building Up
Socialism And Five Year Plan
Good Wages, Modern Homes And Excellent
Meals Part of Five Year Plan
Nighni Novgorod, U.S.S.R.

Dear Comrades:
am in the Soviet Union about month and working
in automobile factory of the biggest in the USSR
which produces 100000 automobiles every year.
At the present time there working in this factory
$4,000 workers We need workers and is hard to find
them everyone is employed in the Soviet Union.
Singing Workers
Here the comrades got together and organized what they
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
Plan Trenton Greeting.

TRENTON, N. j., Dec. /. - Thou
sands of Trenton workers and unem-
ployed workers Will greet the Ma
tional Hunger Marchers when they
arrive here Dec. 4, on their way to
Philadelphia and on to washington,
D. G.
The Trenton masses will meet the
marchers at Mulberry and Brunswick
Ave, and parade with them down
Mulberry ST., to North Clinton and
to Perry, and Stockton and on to
the City Hall, Plaza, where a mass
demonstration will be held.
The Trenton United Front Confer
ence on Unemployment had % dele
gates, representing II organizations
including the Girl Reserves OF the
Y. w. G. A., Negro branch.
All the delegates pledged to help
prepare for the march and to carry
on a struggle here for real relief and
unemployment insurance.
Fifteen delegates on the Trenton
unemployed will Join the National
Hunger March Column No. when II
comes through Trenton. They were
elected at the conference, ON noinins-
lions BY the organizations repre-
sented.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
HOLIDAY WITHOUT PAY

CHICAGO, Ill-A committee OF
the Chicago Federation Of Labor has
a proposal for the mayor to issue a
proclamation declaring Monday a
legal holiday for a period of 80 days.
They feel that this plan will help re-
neve the unemployment situation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
CORRECTION.

1t was wrongly stated in the bull
letin in yesterdays edition that the
ALL. of South Bend fed and lodged
the hunger marchers. This should be-
Kalamazoo.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02

One way TO help the Soviet
Union Is to spread among the
workers Soviet forced Labor"
by Max Bedacht, 10 cents per copy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
5000 IN BOSTON
MASS SEND OFF
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police threaten to disrupt the parade,
but the marchers are determined to
start on schedule.
Speakers at last nights meeting in
cluded delegates and representatives
Of the labor organizations who back
up the National Hunger March and
the demands for unemployment in
slIrance and immediate relief.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Dec. AR
rangements for the Hunger March in
Connecticut have been completed
Mayor PATTERSON Of Hartford on his
last day in office, threatens the
hunger march while huge demonstrs-
tons of greetings are being arranged
at Windsor and Main Streets at
1890 noon on Wednesday.
The marchers are to be greeted by
the New Britain workers at Paradise
Park at 2 u. m. on Wednesday. The
New Haven workers are arranging q
fine reception and have secured o
permit for the parade from the city
limits to the central green where the
demonstration will be held at p. m
Nearby farmers have donated food
for feeding the marchers and supper
is being arranged by the Working
Women's Council to be followed by a
mass meeting at Labor Lyceum at
36 Howe Street, at s O'Clock.
Thirty marchers will be greeted in
Bridgeport by a demonstration al
Washington Park at $50 p. m. on
Thursday. The local press have been
compelled to give publicity to state
ments ofthe hunger march answering
the Department of Justice lies.
The line of march through New
Haven tomorrow will be from Hanil-
ton and State, down Hamilton, Chap
Ell, Franklin, Grand, Elm to Central
Green. Twelve thousand leaflets ad-
vertising the Hunger March and the
mass meetings have been distributed
in New Haven. Five will join the
march in New Haven.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-02
COL. 2PERCES
POLICE GORDON

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FEED ANDL0DGE

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War in North Man
churia Bellies Paris
peace" Talk

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The Washington times., 1931-09-30
NBC Execs'
Get Gala
Sendoff
By STANLEY BIGELOw

The National Broadcasting Com
pany has the incest time these
days creating its Grand Army OF
Vice Presidents.
Newest among the recruits in
this far.flung organization are
John Royal, who becomes Vice
President in Charge of Programs,
and Roy Wilmer, who will man,
age the equally difficult matter
of selling time to prospective
sponsors.
Step up, Messieurs Royal ct
Wilmer, and receive the blue rib
bon of the Grand Army Of Vice
Presidents.
We will know the new vice
presidents are on the Job when
we hear the Black and Gold
Room unit, the Ballad Singers,
Breen and de Rose and other
features bobbing up where yes
terday we listened to soup, fish,
diatribes on household efficiency,
bathos or what have you.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
Don't Miss These

1880 p. m. CWOL)-Paul
DeLOng Gable.
7:45 p. m. (WRC).-The
Quarter Hour.
Sp. m. (WNIAL)-PryOr's
Band.
$3.50 D. m. (WBAL)--Mel-
Ody Moments.
$500 p. m. (-WRC)-The
Old Counselor.
$3.50 p. m. (WJSV)-The
Pen Speaks.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
Costello Will
Broadcast

Harry Costello, football
expert of The Washington
Times sports department
staff and famous backfield
star Of the Georgetown foot
ball team, will discuss the
Georgetown Western Mary.
land football game over sta
ton VOL tomorrow at 5:45
o'clock. If you want to get
the complete advance dope
on GeorgetOwn'S first i'm.
pOrtant game Of the 1881
season, tune in on Costello
tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
Sorry, Arthur!

Vincent Callahan, over at WRC,
relays the news that Arthur M.
Godfrey, the red-headed an
nOuncer of the Washington N.B.C.
outfit, is counting the dots on the
ceiling in local hospital. Arthur
The Washington times., 1931-09-30
Stop the Presses!

Joseph '. Connolly, new preSi-
dent Of International News Ser
vice, will make a ladio debut
when he speaks in Bill Schudt'S
Going to Press Program" Octo-
ber 7, over a Columbia hookup.
Mr.. Connolly is one Of the young
est influential newspaper execu-
tives in the country. He con-
feSses to thirty,five summers.
The Washington times., 1931-09-30

known yachtsman, hOrSeman,
globe trOtter and author. Begin
ming October 6, he is to give
culinary advice over an N.B.C..
WIZ network, which is the only
thing al out the program that
doesn't remain part Of the mys-
terry.