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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-04
La FOllette's Starvation Program

CALLED by Governor La Toilette the poll
ticlans big and small are meeting in Madi-
son at the special session Of the legislature to
fool the unemployed, by dropping them few
measly sopS that they call relief Governor La
Toilette clever politician that he Is proposed
more" than the Interim Committee which has
been holding public hearings throughout the
state for the past few months
What are the proposals of La Toilette? Ac-
cording to the papers, he proposed to spend
s1T00O,0OO ito help the unemployed" How Is
this "help" to be given out? % $6000,000 will
help reduce property taxes throughout the state
in other words this help will go to the prop
erty owners who ought to be taxed even higher
to feed the unemployed. This move, fully ap-
proved by the socialists is to help the small
capitalists, landlords etc. whom both the pro-
gressiVes and socialists are trying to base them
selves on.
The rest of the appropriations will be to IL
nance public works which is the forced labor
scheme of Hoover, VOL, Hoan and company
100000 will be divided among the counties and
cities to give work" to the nearly 100000 IIneua-
ployed for little relief, 100000 for emergency
fund where it is mostly needed" (?), and
100000 to be used in forestry work in Northern
Wisconsin, where, besides the conYicts of Wall
paun, unemployed young men are to be given
Jail work
This is the great relief program of La Toilette
VIII it be passed? The legislature has been or
ganized in such a way that the ajority in the
senate belong to the Hoover republicans, who viii
reject most of these sham recommendations
This will save La Follette's face. They are also
talking about compulsory Unemployment In
surance" which, even if it is passed will go into
effect July l. 1888. In the meantime the IN
employed can wait. Even this Groves bill will
not become effective if it is passed. until private
industries have established satisfactory volun-
tary systems by that time"
The bourgeois papers, regardless OF Their polit-
ical affiliations, including the milwaukee
Leader" which calls itself Socialist" present La
Follettes proposals something revolutionary
something novel. something unique in the United
States of America. 1t is possible that a Toilette
may ask for more than the other politicians
but this is due to the pressure of the mem-
ployed workers who invaded the public hearings
of the Interim Committee, and who through
dsinonstrstiors forced these capitalists TO talk
relief.
We workers win not be fooled by La psoElette'g
special Legislature proposals IN place Of these
public works-torced labor schemes-o1 fake
Unemployment Insurance Bill which may go
into effect two years from today-Ve endorse
the demands of the National Hunger March
UNEMPLOYMENT Insurance at the full expense of
The RICH $3.50 winter emergency relief, $50 addi-
tonaI for each dependent ON TO WAsHINCs-
TON. D. C.i DEMONSTRATE FOR UNHM-
prOyMENr INSURANCE ON DECrAxHEH N
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-04
Who Joined Whom?

On page 3, of the NJ Y. Times of Nov So there
is a dispatch from Chicago supposedly telling
what happened at Hammond, Indiana, when the
police attacked the National Hunger March del
egates. Listen to this portion:
THE police charged, using their clubs freely,
Some of the citizens Joined the Communists
(!) In the fight but the majority sided with
the police"
Now read an account of the same affair sent
by the International News Service (Hearst) and
published in the N, Y American Of Nov 30.
page 1:
Hammond townspeople who had Joined the
marchers Joined in the general disturbance,
some siding with police and many more with
the invaders"
The question that arises, is: which capitalist
press service is lying?
The answer is: Both.
This is evident on the face of things Even
the Hearst press which is the nearest the truth
in regards to who Joined whom starts of BY
admitting that the Hammond "townpeople" had
coined the marchers." Then 1t expects readers
to believe that some Of these same identical
"townspeople" turned about face and fought the
marchers AS to the Times account-yyen, what
do you expect of the Times?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-04
Vets Support the Demand for
Unemployment Insurance

thousand OF the million and a quarter disabled
veterans are getting any compensation, "disabil-
ity pension at all The Workers Ex-Service-
mems League declares that the figures OF both
the American Legion and Babcock are mini
mixed and that at least two million veterans are
unemployed and disabled.
Veterans Charged Interest.
The veterans are charged AZ per cent interest
by the Wall Street bankers through the govern
ment to get much-needed money from their own
back pay. The plight of the veterans today is
terrible Disabled veterans have been sentenced
to prison, because they are unable to work, even
when there is work
Graft In Compensation.
In Virginia Legion official has been recently
sent to prison for charging veteran $40 for
getting the veterans pension In New York
City wholesale scandal has been exposed as a
result OF the criminal activities of welfare bodies
The Workers Ex-Servicemen's League recently
organized a demonstration of fifteen hundred
veterans at City Hall against discrimination
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-04
The Path OF Negro Reformism

imperialism. There he shameessIy announced
that in his opinion CHS masters, as welD the
withdrawal of armed forces of British imperial
ism from Africa would be disastrous to the ma
tive masses. The internationalism of Negro
reformism and its value to world imperialism is
clear The African Negro reformists echo Mr..
Pickens
Now he sinks to lower levels. In order to bet
ter befool those elements who retain faith in the
struggles" of the NAACP in the interests of the
Negro masses, he endorsed the defense of the
Scottsboro boys by the International Labor De-
Tense. He moved then to the position that al
though the action of the LID was good the Ma
ACP is the logical organization to lead such
defense From there to a vicious Slanderous at
tack upon the lid was the next logical step
he took 1t it any wonder that even the Ku
Klux Khan class can recognize this friend" Of
the Negro masses as one of its own,
His next step was to hold that the Commm-
lists are seeking the death of the Scottsboro
boys in order to make of it new Sacco and Van
zetti case. This running dog" Of the bloody
landlords and the mill bosses has taken this step
gracefully" Truly this servant is worthy of
his masters hire
The Negro misleaders can no longer turn the
tide of the emancipatory struggles of the Negro
masses into reactlonary channels by cries OF
racial solidarity" and SANDER of the revou-
tionary leadership The power of mass pressure
was concretely demonstrated to them in, Chicago
when Mayor Cermak, tool of the power interests
was forced to stop the issuance OF eviction or
ders of unemployed workers. 1t was further DEM
onstrated when the city manager OF Cleveland
after the massacre there granted many OF the
immediate demands Of the united Negro and
white, employed and unemployed workers
The Negro masses are being set In motion
They are the main reserves of the American rev.
olution. The preaching of preparation for mass
economic and political struggles, of preparation
and organization of strikes, of mass action by
the unemployed is particularly important and
urgent The Negro masses must be drawn into
the ranks Of the Unemployed Councils, the rev.
dictionary Trade Union. the League Of Struggle
Tor Negro Rights. and most important OF all
into the ranks OF the Communist Party.
We demand the right Of self-determination for
the Negro masses in the Black Belt where they
constitute the majority of the populationl
Down with the Jim Grow lynch policy OF the
bosses and their government
Equal pay for equal work for Negro workers.
These slogans must and can mobilize the Ne
gro masses under the leadership OF the Negro
and white proletariat for the revolutionary over
throw Of American CAPITALISM. .-.4.-.r-sy {.
~vyl,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-04

On Oct. 90, in Washington the League and
committee of veterans, consisting OF former
members of the American Legion distributed
four thousand leaflets exposing the boss veteran
organizations and demanded the immediate pay
ment of their bonus and demanded Unemploy-
ment Insurance for all workers, native and for
eign-bor1l, Negro and white
A special demand was made for the immedi-
ate release of Willie Peterson disabled Negro
tubercular veteran, from prison in Birn1ing-.
ham. Ala.
White House Delegation.
delegation of three veterans, representing
the enlarged delegation, outmaneuvered the
Washington police and succeeded in getting into
the White House, where they demanded in the
name of all unemployed worker veterans, the
immediate payment of the bonus, and supported
the demands for Unemployed Insurance.
Conference Dec. 6.
The leaders of this delegation pledged other
veterans that they would return to Washington
on Dec and carry on the fight for immediate
relief for the unemployed and for the immediate
payment of the bonus. On Dec g. in conjunc-
ton with and in support of, as well as part OF
the National Hunger March delegation, there
will be special conference held to work out the
demands of the World War Veterans in sup
port of Unemployment Insurance and disability
compensation for disabled war veterans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-04
You Must Support the Gov
errmentt

Now you workers who have been wonderinh
what to eat, should be comforted The U. 8.
Government has settled it. In one OF the press
services sent out from Washington and published
in the N. Y. Times of Sunday, Nov. 90, there
is an ofdcial statement by the U. S. Department.
OF Agriculture that tells you what to eat
Unemployed workers and part-tirne workers
should take great care in seeing that they get
this menu Of foods recommended by the govern
ment. In fact jobless workers should insist
vigorously that the so-called relief" handed
out to them should come up to this minimum
living condition specified by the government:
"At every meal: milk for children, bread for
all
Every day: Cereal in porridge, potatoes,
oranges or tomatoes for children, green or
yellow vegetable, fruit or additional vexe-
table; milk for all.
1.-TWO to four times week: Tomatoes for
especially for children; lean meat, fish or pouI-
try cheese"
All that remains to do is to GET TIT Figure
out the amount necessary to furnish all these
very reasonable foods to your family for week.
Then insist on getting it, you jobless workers.
Organize Block Committees to see that local
charity" organizations furnish this Government
ration to every unemployed family. Take this
menu up in the Unemployed Council and see
that the u s. Government standard is main
tanned.
We've gotta support the Government, and this
Is swell place to start!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-04
2A@s..&-
A BUSY Bunch

Is the Federal Council of Churches m aes
recent bulletin It announces that It has takeaA
up Unemployment Relief" and then dives head
long into the following:
"A few emergency undertakings of the Couma
ell IN ADDITION to its regular work In Com.
ity, Evangelism, Research, Education, Social
Service, Race Relations, Religious Publicity, Ina
ternationaI Justice, World Friendship, Mercy
and Relief and Goodwill between Races and
Creeds."
Really, we think that this is too much for tine
good brethren. Such Atlas load would Be
better removed from their shoulders by overs
throwing capitalism SO they might not HAYS
to rush hither and yon applying plasters to the
scrofulous loins of capitalism
What good, for example would Federal
Council of Churches campaign for Comfy do
in the Soviet Union? The workers and peasants
even if they knew what Comfy" is, would have
no special use for it. They have barrels and
barrels their own brand Out Of ordinary pity
for the overworked preachers of America wen
have to overthrow capitalism
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-04
BY WILLIAM L. PATTERSON
PART III (Conclusion),

In the wave of terror against the Negro mas
SEES, the Negro reformists particularly the bour-
geois wing in the leadership of the NAACP has
waged bitter attack, not upon the bloody boss
meters to mob violence and lynching but against
the militant leadership that guides the liberation
struggles of the Negro masses. The class nature
OF the Negro bosses nationalsm is becoming ever
clearer Despite the long record of Negroes done
to death in the bosses determination to hold
the Negro masses ensaved these treacherous
Negro lackeys try now to place the blame for
Scottsboro, Camp Hill, Chicago and the >intensi-
flying terror at the door of the Communist Party
1t is not by accident that the press Of the Ku
Klux Khan Jackson County SentineD comment
ing on the Charleston speech of William Pickens
field secretary of the NAACP, against the Com
munists, cannot disguise its satisfaction with his
position. 1t says that the NAACP has no prin-
ciple difference with the bloody Southern land
lord and mill Bosses On the contrary common
interests inevitably forces them to openly dis
play their unholy alliance. On the basis of this
common force, Walter White, secretary of the
NAACP, and Pickens have freedom Of entrance
into Kilby prison where the Innocent Scots
boro sit facing the electric chair while the chill
drens parents and their legally designated rep
resentatives are barred. The NAACP gets grants
OF money from the white millionaires and the
u
discrimination"
Viewed In the light Of a defense OF their
common interests the treacherous role played by
the leadership Of the NAACP In Scottsboro Camp
Hi, Chicago and in the case OF Willie Peterson
Is not dificult to understand. In the Peterson
case, 1t even Joined with the white bosses in
creating reward for the capture of the Negro
worker when all evidence pointed to the com
mission OF the crime by white man.
The crisis and the upsurge OF the liberation
struggle OF the Negro masses has exposed the
role OF the Negro bourgeois inteectuals They
seek to head the struggle of the Negro masses
only to behead 1t. revolutionary struggle means
Tor the Negro and white workers struggle
against Negro ghetto natioualism." But the
ghetto Is the only source OF profits for the Negro
bourgeoisie. 1t Is absurd to think that they can
lead struggle against their own interests Their
shameless double-dealng in support Of Jim Grow
YMCAs, Jim Crow apartments, hotels hospitals
ETC., can leave no doubt as to their position
Theirs Is shameless path but a logical one
and historically determined to save their profits.
there Is no depth to which they will not sink
Already In 1929, in Frankfort on Main, at the
and Congress OF the Anu-I mperiaIist League,
WIN. Pickens had shown himself tho tool Of world
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-04
A Very Pleasant Gentleman

Frequently some of the worst liars about TIM
Soviet Union, usually some White Guard refugee
invents hair-raisng yarns about how the awful
Gaypayoo gets a personal enjoyment out OF ex-
ecuting somebody. This is getting TO be old
stuff and nobody uses this much any more but
the Trotzkyists who customarily introduce the
subject by addressing Comrade Stain with the
question: Where is My Wandering Boy? Or:
What Have You Done With Comrade x-? Fol-
lowed by terrifying differences
But for downright mercenary cold bloodedness
we introduce a character written up in the Trib-
une Of New Orleans Nov. 20), which shows that
only capitalism can produce such exquisite per-
sona1ities:
"A small, weakened old man, attired in neat
blue suit and white shirt, walked into police
headquarters last night, his green eyes peering
anxousy about him. Finally he found three or
four police heads and went to them with
business-1ike air.
This depression Is awful he said, I'm hard
up now, and I'd like to earn some money for
Christmas. sure would appreciate it II yus
boys would help me OUT
"'How?'
We'll, there's about six or eight men sem
fenced to be hanged in the Parish prison n
you could get them hanged before Christmas
1t would surely help me out
THE old man shook his head I got a. bad
break the other day when the Supreme Court
gave Peter Rodosta a new trial. I thought sure
I'd get him Then his face lighted up: But
got good break when the jury convicted
that Negro for killing Chief Of Detective Shoe
maker Of the Baton Rouge force. They're going
to sentence him Friday to hang
HE smiled, and became boastful as he thouptt
OF his part:
'Hangmen ought TO be grateful to me. I'm
responsible for the high price for hanging
It's up to $125.
He coughed; We'll, I'll be going, but don't
forget Do me that favor, boysp
And the hangman walked out, with his gentle
business-nke air. to the Parish prison. wT,ere
IA the nsas building the sallows stauds--he drank
D Ql1aeaM CUP II oofteee -~,4As4ltsF4esa,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-04
By SOL HARPER,

Member of Workers Ex-Servicemen's League.
ACCORDING to reports from many sections of
"a the United States the rank and file mem
bers Of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign
Wars and American Disabled Veterans are in
revolt against the gag resolution denying them
the payment of the balance of their bonus
At Columbus, Ohio, at the old soldiers home,
some fifteen hundred veterans have held mass
meetings, demanding the immediate payment of
the bonus" Hundreds of these veterans have
torn up their membership cards In the American
Legion. In Oregon Seattle, Washington, Mime
apohs, Buffalo, Detroit and Chicago the veterans
have organized special meetings and sent dele
gates and delegations to Washington.
Hunger March Delegates.
In Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, New Jer-
sey and New York, branches Of the Workers
Ex-Servicemen's League have elected many dele
gates to the Unemployed Conferences, from
which many delegates have been elected, sup
porting the National Hunger March to Wash
tngton The veterans understand clearly the
Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill means
relief for all worker veterans
For years, the leadership Of the American
Legion has betrayed the worker veterans. BY
all kinds of red-tape laws with all kinds of trick
PAo'AoAA', Ciio ooSS-fe1e1 ali ORGANIZATIONS nave
caused tens Of thousands of veterans to be dis
qualified from getting adequate disability pen
Sions.
Big Percentage JObless Veterans
More than Is per cent Of all unemployed
workers are veterans, according to the statement
Of even the Past Commander of the American
Legion.
BY the figures OF Z. @. Babcock capitalist
agent, at the head Of the American Disabled
Veterans Association, less than four hundred
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-04
DISTRICT, SECTION AND UNIT
LITERATURE AGENTS

See that you are supplied with the following
literature:
For Unemployment Work and the
National Hunger March
Unemployment Relief and Social Insurance 2
Fight Against Hunger. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 8
Work or Wages, by Grace M. Durham. 80. 10
soci& Insurance, by Grace M Burnham. 10
Communist Call to the Toling Farmers. ..... 3
Race Hatred on Trial .............. 10
Why Every Worker Should Join the Com
munist Party 10
Those who cannot otherwise supply them
selves should write direct to Workers Library
Publishers. P. o. Box 148, Station D, New York
City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-12-04

Funds are still needed for the
National Hunger March! Has
your organization made a
donation? See that It does!
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-24
MacOrnber
BY ALICE M. WALKER

Mrs. Mary Ollenburger and sons,
Richard and Archie, moved to Wilton
Monday to be nearer school.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. G. Gerow returned
Monday from Minneapolis where they
spent the weekend.
Mrs. Otto Larson motored to Bis
marck Wednesday to see her aunt,
Mrs. William Nicholson, who is re-
covering from an operation at q Bis
marck hospital. Mrs. Meta Jones and
Mrs. Richard Polzin accompanied her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Flavin have
moved into the house formerly occu-
pied by the Ted Hence family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Pfau, sons
Raymond and Clemens and daughter,
Katherine, returned Saturday from
Yakama, WASH, where they spent the
summer.
The following persons were Capital
City shoppers Saturday: Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Danielson and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. william Ollenburger and sons,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ollenburger and
family. Mrs. Ben Ollenburger and
SON Allen, and Mr.. and Mrs. H. H.
Walker and children.
The Macomber Homemakers' club
met Friday afternoon with Mrs. John
Kronick. Mrs. Pauline Thorsness gave
the lesson. The first meeting of the
new club-year will be october IL.
Mrs. Walter Leben will be hostess and
the project leaders, Mrs. O. J. Olson
and Mrs. William Ollenburger. will
have charge Of the lesson hour.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Lambert Of
Minneapolis were guests during the
week at the Ed Morgan home. Mrs.
Lambert is q sister Of Mr.. Morgan.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-24
the Ulfers school, was a guest at the
Mcintyre home Friday.
Lein
By OLGA M. RISE

Catherine Lein has been i'll for the
past week, but is improving.
Mrs. j. O. Rise spent Thursday aft
ernoon at the John Birkeland home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Arneson, Mr..
and Mrs. Helmer Arneson. Ole Spilde
and sons and Oscar and Opoien were
in Tuttle Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Hanson and
daughter Ruth visited at the A. O.
AmberS home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour Arneson at
tended to business matters at Sterling
Thursday.
j. o. Rise. Clara Glenwood and Ev-
erett spent Thursday evening at John
Birkeland's.
Arnold Christianson spent Satur-
day afternoon and Sunday with
friends near Mandan.
Mrs. J. o. Rise and daughter Olga
and Dallas Barkman motored to Bis
marck Friday.
Faye Harvey spent the week END at
her home in Wing.
Mrs. j. 0. Rise, daughter Olga, son
Helmer HelgeSOn, Mrs Dallas
Barkman and daughter Dorothy mo-
tored to Bismarck Monday.
G. p. Kopplin and son Of Bismarck
were callers in this vicinity Friday.
Art Bjorhus, B. N. Lein and son
and Ed Nygaard notored
TO Driscoll Saturday.
Arnold Christianson and Arthur
Rise motored to Wing Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Barkman and Ed N.Y.
gard attended q party at Mr.. and
Mrs. George Quale's Saturday eve
ming at Driscoll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Derrick Larson and
Mrs. Aria Albro and children were
linner guests at the Alfred Arneson |
nome Sunday.
The capture of q porcupine In this !
,icinity Saturday has excited much |
comment. It was the first time an
lnimal of the species had ever been
een here.
The Bismarck tribune., 1931-09-24
AT THE MOVIES
CAPITOL THEATRE


East OF Borneo" is one of the most
remarkable motion pictures ever
shown in Bismarck.
This unusual drama opens an en-
gagement at the Capitol Theatre to-
day, and at once impressed as a
picture which has something to Of
fer in addition to highly interest
ing story. The story is laid in the
wild jungle country of the Malay
Peninsula, and many of its scenes
were actually made there by an ex-
pedition which travelled half way
around the world from the studios in
Hollywood Thus the authenticity of
the scenes is unquestioned, and the
picture as a whole constitutes a valu-
able record of life and customs in
that far-off land.
The story concerns an Oriental ra-
jah, an American woman and her
former husband. The latter, embit-
tered by his unsuccessful marital
venture, has chosen literally to bury
himself in the Malay jungles where
he is the only white man. and where
he acts as personal physician to the
rajah of the district. The wife, feel
ing the return of her old love for her
former husband, follows him to this
tropical outpost, and it is after her
arrival that the story takes or1san ur-
usual quality of tense drama. With
the indignant husband repulsing his
former wife, and the rajah casting
covetous eyes on her, a situation Is
created which leads to exciting events
and most thrilling climax.