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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01

ct Chandon champagne, they have
just sent an SOS to the U. S. i'm
ploring their own press not to tell
the public" in their own cities that
they have been lousy drunk for days.
Mayor Baker of Portland, Ore,
leads the northumberland where
unemployed workers are given years
in Jail for fighting for food for their
starving families. Mayor Porter of
Los Angeles cables to these shores
that he is dry. He raises his glass
to his lips so as not to insult the
French bourgeoisie, but never drinks
a drop. But this mayor is extra fond
of drinking the blood of workers
whom he clubs and terrorizezs mer-
cilessly in his home town. Why
drink wine in France when the blood
of workers has Frances richest claret
wine beat a mile?
In all the 25 towns these Is little
mayors come from, babies are dy-
ing, no milk; suicides are increasing.
no hope; sickness multiplies, NAL
nutrition. Whole families are SLOW
ly starving to death, whole sections
Of the unemployed suffer hunger
daily And the mayors, in France
dance and gut themselves until dead
dizzy. And if you will excuse Us
for being a little concrete - they
dance in France on the sick bodies
the tubercular breasts, the empt!
stomachs, Of all the unemployed il
this richest country on gods earth
the U. S. A. A baby holds out it,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01

he welcomed the delegates in the
name of humanity. He quoted lynch
ing figures and said the Negroes
were still enslaved The expenses of
the delegates were paid by pennies
and nickels collected by local block
committees and neighbors
Telegram greetings were received
from many workers organizations,
including the Communist Party,
League of Struggle for Negro Rights,
International Red Aid and 241 New
York organizations. A cablegram
from the mayor of Maurenne, Iviry,
France, with fifty thousand popula-
ton, demanded death to lynchers. A
letter from Roy Wright was read to
the conference stating: "Fakers
can't fool me. I'm for the I. l.. D.
Twenty-Five Birmingham official
delegates failed to arrive because
their truck broke down in Birming-
ham. Delegates represent churches,
Masonic Order. fraternal organiza-
tons, trade unions, and Y.M.CA.s,
workers clubs, etc. Reverend Bowen
of Atlanta made last minute speech
es to the boys relatives and church
congregations Threatening them if
they attended the conference. AS a
result sixty per cent of the Atlanta
delegation alone were coerced away,
although the boys relatives defied
threats and arrived. Bowen is the
Atlanta NAACP chief and leader in
Ministers Alliance.
j. Louis Engdahl exposed the Min
listers Alliance and the Chattanooga
Veterans of Foreign Wars. He also
put forward the record of the In
ternational Labor Defense in the
south and showed that the Is in
dicted in Gastonia, none electrocuted,
for an example. He also said the
conference proves the I. L. d. has
not been chased out of the south.
He contrasted the polite treacherous
NAACP with the League of Strug-
gle for Negro Rights and the fearless
fighting l, L. D.
Robert Minor, representing the
New York Scottsboro Conference was
wildly applauded for stating there
can be no fair trial for a Negro. He
stated only the power of the masses
will sway the Court. He exposed
the frame-up in detail and mention
ed the huge demonstration against
the frame-up. He proved that the
Communist Party was the first in the
case.
Comrade Haywood as the Com
munist Party representative briefly
showed the role of the Party gener-
ally and IN scottsboro at LENGTH
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
Seattle Stores Make Big Cut in Working Force

work are on a decrease
Altho the lumber industry is sup
posed to be picking up and reaching
its best season, the mills are all run
ming part time or still closed down.
Nettleton Mill has been closed for
three weeks, for instance, and Seattle
Cedar runs the saw mill three days
and the shingle mill five days a
week. There is some increase in the
number of jobs going thru the en-
ployment agencies, but they are
mostly jobs for a few hours fixing
gardens, waiting table at banquets,
etc. Real, steady jobs" are almost
non-existent. Tho there may be a
little seasonal improvement in some
lines, workers are beginning to talk
about what is going to happen next
winter.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
Clinton, Ind.

Clinton, Ind.
Daily WoFker:
The conditions are very bad around
here. The miners are working part
tirne-as low as one day week. The
charity has been cut off and the
workers IRE now threatened with
evictions. Also the bosses are fore
closing lonns.
We are actually starving to death
here. But we are organizing the
workers into the Unemployed Council
in order that it will be able to fight
against such conditions.
Our Unemployed Council meets
every Tuesday night at 730 P. M. at
1926 North Eight Street. Our men,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01

went challenge to faScism, in the
form of a demand for unremitting
hostility to the point of war against
all commercial and other enterprises
Of the Soviet Union. 1t is well
known that the Italian fascist gov
eminent has been forced, under pain
Of an otherwise terrific deepening of
the economic crisis and probable re-
volt of the masses, to conclude trade
agreements with the Soviet Union
commercial organizations, and to
trade with the Soviet Union.
The Pope here has also direct
interest in war on the Soviet Union.
He Is a heavy stockholder in Shell
Oil, whose main head, Sir Henri
Deterding, has within the last few
years never ceased his vehement
propaganda for such war, and
wants it for the same reason that
the Pope wants it, in order to get
the Russian oil fields, or at least
get rid of their present successful
competition.
Connected directly with this Is the
papal crusade against the u. s. S. r.
and the attempts made openly by
international bankers TO force Mus
solini into the united front of i'm
perialist nations for war against the
Soviet Union.
Building Party.
Then, little later, In the same
encyclical, the Pope proposed the
establishment of lay organization
of both workers and business men,
to be built up by the bishops and
clergy, to bring about such society.
The encyclical, as its sole new pro-
posaI gave orders for a new fascist
society and an organization to bring
it about which should be controlled
by the Pope and Cotholic priests, and
with Mussolini and the present fas-
cist hierarchy obviously displaced by
the Catholic clergy. 1t was prop
osition to take fascism away from
Mussolni and the fascist attack on
the Catholic Church followed within
few days.
Catholic Action, an organization of
some half million members, strong
est in Italy but with branches in
Poland, Hungary, Argentine and re-
Gently established in Mexico was ex
actly such an organization as indi-
Gated in the encyclical. 1t has sec
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01

ciated Press from Simla, India, also
reveals that martial law has been
declared by the British Labor gov
eminent In it's effort to bolster up
imperialist domination in Burma.
The AP, cable reports the mis-
sionaries as saying:
"They said the rebellion was much
more serious than earlier dispatches
had indicated and that recently more
than 100 rebels we're killed by the
government forces in the Theyetmo
district. Losses on the government
side were reported to be relatively
small.
Martial law has not yet been de-
clared, 1t was said, but business Is
in a serious condition, with rice, the
national staple, selling at half what
1t formerly brought.
THE revolt heretofore had beer
confined to Southern Burma, but
the government is now proceeding
to occupy important centres in Up.
per Burma as we'll, to prevent the
conflict spreading.
Fresh battahons are being rushed
from India and additional police are
being recruited.
"One of the governments creates
difficulties, it was said, is that i
cannot discover who are the rea
! leaders of the rebellion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
Worked to Help Her
Sick Mother: Could
Not Attend School

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio.--Because
John Felicky, 1919 Florence Street,
told Judge Frank L. Baldwin, that he
refused TO send his 16 year old
daughter to school, the judge sent
enced him to five days in the county
Jail for contempt.
Felieky was cited for keeping his
daughter out of school She told the
Judge that her mother was i'll, and
she had to help with the homework
For this crime the girl was sent to
the detention home until she agreed
to attend school again, and the
father was held for contempt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
EAST BAY WATER
CO. CUTS WAGES
Shut Off Water of the
Unemployed
by a Worker Correspondent

OAKLAND, Cal.--East Bay NUM-
cipal Utility water company who
have been turning off water con-
tinuously from the unemployed, that
are not able to pay their bills, has a
cunning way about cutting its en-
ployes' wages. The employees are
being paid a sliding scale, dependant
on their influence in some sections
and varying as much as 81 to $3.50
per day on the same jobs. In many
departments wages are paid below
the set scale, yet we workers have
nowhere to voice our grievances and
are shut up upon mention Of it, with
a threat of being tired Especially
the foreign born workers are being
intimidated more and more.
Hit Foreign Born.
The city council Of Oakland head
ed by 100 percenter Commissioner
Wilhelm introduced a resolution de-
handing abolition of employment OF
foreign born workers and a cry Is
raised to hire faithful citizen, This
division of working class is being
done purposely to make the foreign
born workers keep their mouths shut
when they are handed wage the
boss feels like giving them.
California has many foreign born
workers. numerous cross section
of the working class-and TO keep
them in subsection this cry is needed
and practiced.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
by a Worker Correspondent


SEATTLE, Wash. - This last week
the three largest stores in Seattle
have made further largs reductions
in the working force The Bon Marche,
Frederick g. Nelson (the Seattle
Marshal Field store), and Rhodes
store all laid off large numbers of
clerks. The Bon Marche in normal
times has employed from 1900 to
1000 workers, but now has less than
a thousand. Many of them are on
part time. Several stores have al
ready closed own, and many others
that have been here for many years
are about to close. Sears Roebuck
has had further lsy-offs. tho there
are so few working there it is hard
to see how they can lay off any more.
Clerking, office work, and factory
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
Relief Stopped in Clinton: Bakers Get Pay Cut

bership is increasing every meeting
night The workers realize that they
have organize.
Bakers Get Cut
The bakers are having their wages
cut SO per cent. The mines are in
stalling new machinery, which means
that the unemployed army will in
crease.
We are sending two delegates to
the protest conference to be held in
Indianapolis on June 5th and 9Th
for the defense of the nine Negro
boys who are sentenced to die in
Scottsboro, Ala.
Workers Correspondence League,
Clinton, Ind.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
Warm Weather Starvation and American Mayors in France

skeletoned hand for swallow OF
milk, there is none-instead Is may
ors step on this little hand-danclng
and guzzling in France.
Will the workers, unemployed and
employed, give these "hot mamma"
mayors hot reception when they
return to their home towns? Is
your mayor missing? If so, you can
take it for granted that he's in
France or some place, stepping high,
while at home thousands are with
out food. We are not sticklers for
conventional things, etiquette and
the like, but we do feel strongly that
all these mayors should be received"
by the workers when they return.
With Scottsboro, Paterson, wage
cuts, deportation of foreign born,
war danger, attack on the Soviet
Union, the millions Of unemployed
and their misery in mind. to
strengthen your city convention to
fight Unemployment and starvation,
give these big boys welcome"
they'll never forget.
This swordthrust at the "happy
mayors" in France and this plea
for action In behalf Of the mil
lions of unemployed, sees the light
of day, is made available to you
because we have Daily Worker.
We've got to keep on having our
Daily, our fighter and organizer.
Swell the $4,000 fund with every
dollar and dime you can collect
and give.-Ed.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01

placed in charge Of the government
raids on the Bridgeman convention
of the Communist Party in Michigan
in 1922. He is now employed as the
red hunter" and chief Of stool pig
cons, Of the National Metal Trades
Association, which is largely led by
Michigan auto companies, General
Motors, Chrysler, and others.
The chairman Of the advisory
council Of the United League is
Charles B. Warren, former ambassa-
dor to Japan and so publicly involved
in the best sugar industry's graft
scandals and lobbying that even the
U. S. Senate did not dare to confirm
his appointment for the post Of at
torney general.
Both Fisher, Of General Motors, and
Governor Wilbur M Brucker, are
members Of this advisory council.
John Schrnies, district secretry of
the TUUL and Alfred Goetz secre-
tary of the Unemployed Councils Of
Michigan, have issued in the name
Of these two organizations the fol-
lowing statement on the hunger
march and next steps.
Governor Brucker did not hesitate
for minute to show his part as the
most outstanding agent of the auto
mobile manufacturers in the State
of Michigan.
In spite of his fascist program the
hunger marchers in the State of
Michigan did not surrender, but ar
rived from Lansing to their respect
i've cities in the state with much
greater determination and increased
willingness to build up much more
powerful movement than ever before.
THE attitude of Governor Brucker
surely exposed many of the illusions
of democracy, etc. which were in the
minds of some of the marcherS prior
othe Lansing March.
THE full report on the result of
the Hunger March will be given at
an open air affair in the Workers
Camp of the Detroit Section of the
Marchers on Sunday June 7, 2 pm
81. All Marchers are requested to
be at the Ferry House on Sunday
June 7, at a. m. Trucks will take
them to the Workers Camp.
20. At the camp the Marchers will
form into their respective companies
and will give demonstration of our
State Hunger March to Lansing
80 All the squad and company
captains are urged to be at the TUUL
Office, 1884 Woodward Room IL, on
Wednesday, June 3, at 2 p. m.
a. All workers are urged to at
tend the regular weekly meeting o.
the Unemployed Council Branches ir
the various halls.
IS. All unemployed workers are
admitted free into the camp.
"6. The Workers International Re.
lief will feed the Hunger Marchers
Report at the camp will include
not only the tremendous success
which we had accomplished through
the Hunger March, but the delegates
and the leading committee will also
report on the immediate tasks in Or
der to stabilize the state movement
and build additional Unemployed
Councils and Unemployed Branche;
all over Michigan"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
Workers and Farmers in Northwest Hold
Meeting of Protest Against Fierce Conditions

tras5-ng the conditions there where
tina wages are rising and conditions
getting better for the workers with
the extremity low prices the farmers
are getting here.
Much interest was shown by the
assembled farmers and workers. The
Lumber Workers Union and the
United Farmers are growing fast in
this locality. Another meeting for
workers of two counties is being ad-
vertised to be held at Lake San1ish
June 14th.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
Friday Totals in Daily Worker
Drive Drop; Need More Action

s6sl Friday drop of nearly $500 from the previous
this trend Instead of going
up campaign the Daily is going down
with contribution S.
California is heard ronbut it's whisper only ST.
minnesota raises by IS It's previous contribution of ST.
faster comrades District (Deo,
third largest quota, slowly waking but slowly
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
sedro-W oollev. Wash.

O6uTO- WOOII6y, WdSIl,
Daily Worker;
With the burden of the economic
depression thru wage cuts, unemploy-
ment, lo1f price for farm products
taxation, etc, being shifted more and
more on 1.-THE backs of the producers,
about 400 workers gathered here to
express their determination to fight
for the right to live.
Alex Nbral reported on his two
years stay in the Soviet Union, con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
CARPENTERS URGED TO
VOTE FOR RANK & FILE
LOCAL UNION LEADERS
Corrupt Officials ExpelI Militant Workers
Who Oppose ReactiOnary Rule
Carpenters Now At the Mercy of Bosses; No
Wnion Conditions-Wage Scale Lowered
(By Worker Correspondent

NEW YORK, N. Y.-This coming June, union car
pers will be called to nominate and elect union officials
and also delegates to the district council
Iany rank and file members have not realized in the past
the Importance of eecng officials Their difference created
clique of job seekers the elected and thy secured the rule
of thu union easily These job seeking reactonary officials
from e local unions the Hutchinson machine rule has kept
up the general policy of supporting each other Those who had
the gs oppose them terrorzed into silence
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
BRITISH LABOR GOVT KILLS 500
BURMESE PEASANTS in EFFORT TO
CRUSH REVOLT AGAINST IMPERIALISM
Missionaries Returning Say Uprising Is Much
Wider Than Previously Reported; M'Donald
Rushes More Troops to Kill Masses

American missionaries returning from the interior Of
Burma report that the British labor troops have
slaughtered 500 Burmese revolutionary peasants but that the
revolt against British imperialism is unconquered and still
spreading This news, contained in dispatch Of the Asso
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONEl
Ward Park, where a meeting was
scheduled,
Speakers from platforms covered
with slogans explained the immediate
danger of war, and the purpose Of
National Youth Day.
One thousand young workers came
in from New York on a. special train.
Delegates from Massachusetts, Ver-
mont. Connecticut, Pennsylvania
Maryland Virginia. New Jersey and
New York arrived in autos and in
trucks
The parade stretched for blocks
Young workers from Connecticut in
blue and red uniforms, members of
the Young Communist League in
the khaki and red outfits, the Yeung
Pioneers with their red kerchiefs, the
Labor Sports Union in sport buds.
banners, placards, slogans, cartoons
and posters, all lent colorful and
eventful atmosphere.
The Pioneer section of the parade
was headed by three buglers, fol-
lowed by drummers who marched in
a "Y" formation. In spite Of the
sweltering heat the spirit was over
whelmingly high.
The New York section marched
from the station to the First Ward
Park, where all delegations were to
meet. The empty park soon became
abuzz with life and color Soon
trucks began to enter from all side
streets. Cheers rent the air with the
arrival of each new delegation.
After the march and the meeting
a sports match of baseball and Soc
Ger games we're held. In the evening
dance took place in Belmont Park
The delegates came into New York
for the night. On Sunday an out
ing was held at Ulmer Park, where
the finals for the international meets
in Berlin we're selected and given a
send-off.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
Big Demonstration In Milwaukee.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis.--Three thou
sand young workers concluded the
Saturday evening events of National
Youth Day here when the Pioneers
were given an ovation as they
marched into the park
The evening meeting was packed
with more than 800 present and
many turned away for lack of space.
Many present Joined the Young
Communist League.
Many members Of the National
Guard on the sidewalk expressed
sympathy as the parade went past,
while groups of Young Peoples So
cialist League members tried to pro-
woke the marchers.
The Milwaukee Press carried a
provocative story, saying: ut is a
disgrace that Reds be permitted to
March" Forty-two fascist organiza-
.tions protested against National
Youth Day Parade.
The spirit of the young workers
throughout the parade and indoor
meeting was excellent.
The young worker delegations from
st. Louis and Waukegan, Wis, had
not yet arrived Saturday night.
The nter-demonstration ar
ranged by the patriotic organizations
was a flop, with the capitalist press
claiming that $500 turned out.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
Michigan Workers
Rally Again: Score
Governors Attack

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
200 Negro, White
Delegates In Chatta.
Scottsboro Confer

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
Youngstown Cops .
Attack Marchers

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-01
March In Duluth, MINI.

DULUTH. Minn.--Despite the re-
fusal Of the city officials to grant
permit, $500 young workers partici-
pated in a militant and successful
National Youth Day parade, With
delegations of young workees fvor,
al parts Of: al1sanasotA %
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
HALF TON OF
BEEF COOKED
Bloomington Legion Post
Plans Barbecue Event.
By Times Special

By Times Special
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, June 49,
A half ton of baby beef is being
cooked barbecued style over an open
pit in Memorial stadium for several
thousand guests who will assemble
at 6 this evening. The event, which
is given each year by the Blooming
ton American Legion post is for
members Of the Indiana university
graduating class, alumni, and COM
mencement visitors. William Brown
is chairman of the barbecue COM
mittee.
In addition to the beef, there will
be 200 pounds Of beans, which are
being baked by a local bakery; 1000
buns for sandwiches, several hun
dred pounds of sliced onions, ap-
proximately twenty-five gallons of
coffee, barbecue sauce and relish.
The beef will be barbecued in the
southern fashion and will be cooked
IN one piece and sliced as needed.
Brown is aided by a committee
composed Of Ben Wallace, Frank
Faris, Norvel Johnson, Floyd South
ern, G. E. Garter, Hugh Campbell.
w. w. Williams, Ralph Lowe, w. D.
Burroughs, E. G. Wray, Clyde Wag-
ner, Alvin Gerhard, Vern Ruble.
Clyde Snoddy, Lon Gourley, Walter
Bell, Bud Funk, Mat Carpenter,
Star Brown, Harry Quinn and
George Smith.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-06-13
HUSBAND IN ATTACK ON
$4,000 WILL OF WIFE
Trial at NobIesville Shows Writ
Used to Move Sick Woman.

Trial at NobIesville Shows Writ
Used to Move Sick Woman.
BIZ Times Special
NOBLESVILLE, Ind, June 49,
It has developed during the progress
of the Sidney Doggett will trial in
this city that a WTit Of habeas
corpus was used to remove Mrs.
Doggett from her own home to the
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Bishop while she was i'll. The case
was brought here on a change of
venue from Upton county and
Arthur D. Doggett, the husband. is
asking a jury to set aside the will
which gives all of the property of
his wife, valued at $4,000, to Nor
man s. Webb, her son-in-law, and
her sister, Mrs. Grace Lancaster.
Testimony was to the effect that
Mrs. Doggett was by the writ moved
from the home of her husband and
Stepson, where the will was ex-
ecuted, and a few days later she
died. The husband asks that the
will be set aside and that he be
given q share of the estate. The
general accusations that Mrs. Dog
gett was Of unsound mind when the
instrument was executed and that
the will was made under undue in
fiuence and duress are also alleged.