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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24

claimed to be against wage-cuts, a.
the same moment when his poles
thugs we're arresting and beating up
piekets at the Ford Dam strike.
While the thousands of workeu
were waiting outside the Court house.
other speakers addressed them and
resolutions were adopted in support
of the National Hunger March, de-
nouncing the Hoover-Laval secret
war pact and pledging 10 defend the
Soviet Union, and pledging support
to the Ford Dam strikers and de-
manding withdrawal of police from
the strike area. When the delega-
ton returned and reported the May
or's refusal to grant any of the de-
mands, there was tremendous indig-
nation in the Grove, and a pledge was
taken to continue the struggle for
relief. A collection was taken for the
National Hunger March delegation.
March to Halls.
After standing and marching in
the rain for two years, the enthusi-
asm and militancy of the crowd was
still at high pitch, and two marches
were organized to two halls, where
crowded organizational m eetings
we're held. Eighty applications were
received for the Unemployed Coun-
Gil Long after the meetings, hun
dreds of workers stood around in
groups discussing the demonstration,
which was one Of the best ever held
here.
-Four workers were arrested the day
before the Hunger March, after the
battle with police and scabs at the
Ford Dam strike, and one worker was
beaten up so badly he is now in the
hospital. Their trial is set for Tues
day. Two of them are members of
the Unemployed Council, one of the
international Labor Defense and one
of the Lathers Union. The Trade
Union Unity League is giving active
support to the strike, which is made
up of A. F. of L. and unorganized
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24
OK.
1OP.C. PAY CUT
ON RAILROADS
Rail Workers Urged
to Build Committees
and Strike

NEW YORK. Although the capital
list press reports on the conference be-
tween the committee Of nine railroad
presidents and the takers of the Rail
way Labor Executives Association
state that no agreement was reached
on the ten per cent wage cut that was
proposed by the railroad heads, it
was disclosed through letter from
D. B. Robertson, president OF the
Railway Labor Executives Associa-
ton, to Daniel Willard of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, spokesman
for the railroad bosses, that the fake
union heads were ready to agree with
the bosses on the cut.
Robertson, in agreeing to help the
bosses put over the cut, used the
usual demobogy of warning" the
railroad capitalists that every dollar
taken from the workers through the
cut must be used to stabilize or in
crease employment" And as a fur
ther signal of the coming cut the
spokesman for the railroad bosses has
stated that "a better understanding
had been arrived at concerning many
matters of "r1utual inte1Sst" the
mutual interest" being the interest
Of the bosses and the rail union heads
to cut the wages of the railroad work
ers in the U. S..
at is expected" says the Jour
nal of Comm cree, chat the various
individual railroads will serve no
tice on their employees forthwith
that they propose to cut wages 10
per cent for the coming year, and
they will call a conference within
the prescribed thirty days to nego-
tiate the reductions"
The rail heads report that the ia
Dor" groups on the various lines al
ready have been sounded out and lit
tie delay is expected in putting over
the cut.
The railroad workers must organize
to stop this cut and defeat the be-
trayal of the labor takers who stand
at the head of the unions and on the
side of the bosses.
Organize committees of action In
every department. Get in touch with
the Railroad Workers Industrial
League, TT East 63rd St, Chicago,
for leadership in your struggles. Take
the matter into your own hands and
strike against wage cuts.
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Anti-War Meets ~
Demand War Funds
for JObless Relief
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE)

was approved by the meetings. A
protest telegram against the police
raid on the Chicago Party headquar-
tiers was sent to Mayor Cermak and
Governor Emmerson.
A. f. of L. Breaks Meeting.
The first meeting called in Fond
Dulac, Wis. was broken up by the
A. r. of L. officials and police and
legionaires. The Trades and Labor
Hall was secured for the meeting but
three hundred workers who came for
the meeting were driven out by
Becker, president Of the Central
Trades and Labor Council and the
police, Blair and Richards, speakers
from Milwaukee and Preus, a local
worker, we're arrested and charged
with illegal entrance to private prop
erty. The case is coming up Dec. l.
There is great indignation against
this high handed act in breaking up
workers meeting and trying to
break the Hunger March campaign
in this section. An Unemployed
Council will be established in Fond
Dulac'
Legion Burns Workers Center
Following the successful anti-war
demonstration in Kenosha the Work
ers Center was set on fire with gaso-
line early Sunday by Legionaires.
The American Legion in KenoSha,
led by Alexander, the employment
manager of the American Brass Co.
have tried, since the November End
Hunger March, to terrorize the local
workers by breaking windows, hang
ing around the hall when meetings
were held to scare away the workers,
who later organized Defense Corps
The front of the building was badly
burned, a desk broken and few
leaflets in the building taken away.
The Hunger March Committee is
sued a statement holding the police
and the American Legion jointly res
ponsible for the incendiary work
against the workers and pointing out
that this was an effort to stop the
preparations for the hunger march
and getting relief for the jobless
from the city.
A protest demonstration against
police and legion terrorism and to
welcome the hunger marchers from
western points will be held Saturday,
November 18th.
Telegram to the Daily Worker)
OAKLAND, Cal, Nov. 22.-Seven
anti-war demonstrations were held
in the Oakland district November 81.
Hundreds of steel and sugar re-
finery workers of Pittsburg, Cal, and
Crockett listened to the speakers,
bought the Daily Worker and con-
tributed to the collection.
About thousand workers attended
the demonstration at 10th and
Broaway here and many attended
the other demonstrations in East
Oakland, West Oakland, Berkley and
Richmond
Then thousand leaflets were dis
tributed and many signs and pla-
cards were displayed
A Young Communist League Unit
was formed in Columbia Steel plant
and other applications for the Party
and League were received.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24
Postal Workers
Hit i'm Labor"
Bank Crash

1t seems it is the plan of capitalist
economy to rob yearly the hard
earned savings of the postal workers,
Last year the U. S. Bank took away
10 per cent OF the postal workers life
savings. And now they are to re-
tire to a life with no way of meeting
ends. The cooperative cafeteria OF
the vehicle workers in the postal
service was wrecked by the failure of
the U. S. Bank.
The Federation Bank is situated in
the heart of postal activities. Peter
Brady, with bunch of super-sales-
men, induced the postal workers to
put their savings in the American
Federation of Labor Bank. All the
sick funds and union funds we're kept
in the Federation Bank. Now all is
gone.
Industrial accidents are everyday
occurrences in the days work of a
postal worker. And the sick fund
provided first aid and also a few
dollars for continued sickness.
The collapse of the Federation
Bank came at the same time that the
u. S. government, with the help Of
the union officials, are holding up
our salaries for the fake lmemploy-
ment relief. II seems they want to
kt,ock ne dead for uopd
The letter carriers we're the hard
est hit by the collapse of the Fed
Grafton Bank. They must understand
that only mass action will win. The
way for lis TO recover our funds Is
through united mass action. Let the
postal workers join in the struggle
with all the workers, That is the
only way we will win
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24

TORNTON, Canada.-Reports of
the continued government terror
against the revolutionary organiza-
tons of the workers and farmers of
Canada have been received by the
Canadian Labor Defense
Words has been received from
Winnipeg that Dominion, Provincial
and city police raided the Workers
Center and the Ulrainian Labor
Farmer Temple on November 10th,
seizing large quantities of materials,
and arrested Charles Marriott.
Press reports state that while the
raid was madeon information re-
ceived through the Toronto Com
munist trials, that the arrest of Mar
riott was made on a warrant sworn
out by A. A. Heaps, Labor M p. for
Winnipeg, charging Marriott with
having published in the Workers
Vanguard" that the labor member
(A.A. Heaps) had caused working
men to be put in jail He is out on
bail. The doors Of both the Ukrain-
ian Hall and the Workers Center
were padlocked by the police.
Masses of workers outside demon
strated and sang the Red Flag"
The raids were carried out by 20 Of
ficers in two squads Mayor Webb
is active in the prosecutions which
have followed in less than week
after the conviction of the eight Com
munist leaders in Toronto. Press
dispatches state that more arrests
out West are expected.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24
Warn Framed Miners on
Trial Against SelLOnt Defense
|. l. D. Offers All Legal Counsel and Aid to the Miners
and Maintains Right of Defense

NEW YORK, Nov. 23.-The inter-
national Labor Defense yesterday
wired the Harlan County, KY, min
ers who are standing trial for their
lives on framed charges Of murder
ing coal company thugs, warning
them against "sell-outs and deals
with coal operators by pretended
friends" and upholding the right Of
self-defense by all workers against
murderous thugs and deputies" The
LID. also offers "as from the We
ginning, all legal counsel and aid"
The telegram follows:
To Otto Mills and all Harlan Miner
Defendants, Mt. Sterling, KY:
We hail the release of William
Burnett, caused largely by work
ers' mass protest, by exposure OF
frame-up and by the Dresser COM
mittee investigation. We extend
fullest solidarity. pledge increased
protest and offer as from the be-
ginning all legal cOunsel ana alu.
We will continue our fight against
the use Of PICTURED evidence by
coal operators, all attempts to rail-
road you innocent miners and
against vicious anti-union attitude
of the courts, the prosecution and
local newspapers.
Guard against sell-outs or deals
with coal operators or by pretended
friends. The LID. upholds the
right of self-defense by all work.
ers against the murderous attacks
by coal thugs and deputies. The
issue is your right to be free TO
organize and strike. We will ex-
pose and fight any attempt to claim
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a conspiracy was formed by you.
We are joining the National Min
erS' Union in urging the entire
working class to get behind the
Harlan prisoners and in pledging
full support of all Kentucky min
ers fighting against terror, unem-
ployment and starvation conditions.
THE INTERNATIONAL
LABOR DEFENSE
The miners who went on trial on
charges in the Mt Sterling
Court yesterday are Asa Cusick, W,B.
Jones, Al Benson, william High
tower, Jim Reynolds, Floyd Murphy,
Bill T'urpin, F. M. Bratcher and Otto
Mills. All are charged with killing
three deputized thugs in the battle
Of EyartS" on May 5, when several
carloads of deputies blazed away at
with machine guns on an open
highway.
Ex-senator j. M. Robson of Ken
lucky, Klansman, is announced as at
torney for the defense under the
I.W.W. and UM'W.A. control OF
the defendants all are out under
SIS 1000 bond except Mills and Rey-
holds, still held in Mt. Sterling Jail
William Turnblazer and William
Childers, organizers for the U.M.W.A.,
went into Straight Creek last week
according to reports received by the
International Labor Defense here, 10
form U.M.W.A' locals following the
victory Of the NMU. in the Straight
Creek mine strike. A mass meeting
was called, but not single miner
joined what they call the "sell-out
U.M.W.A. union" the report states
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24
Report Your Trucks.
Cars. Vans. to WIR!

NEW YoRK.-All who own
trucks, moving vans or autos are
requested to report TO Burns, at
Workers International Relief
headquarters, 16 w. 21st St., as
soon as possible, for the support
of the hunger march.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24

growingly distrustful Of the traitor
GUS Kuomintang. All indications show
that rapidly developing turn to the
revolutionary movement led by the
Chinese Soviets and their Red Army.
A dispatch to the New York Times
from Shanghai gives the lie to Chi
ang Kai-Shek's windy pledge to Man
churia to fight against the Japanese
invaders. The dispatch states:
Despite his announced intention
of proceeding northward immedi-
ately to handle the Manchurian
situation, General Chang Kai-Shek
remains at Marking. giving no indi-
cation of the date Of his departure"
The dispatch reports that he is still
indulging in his windy talk, and also
adds:
But General Chiang's failure to
start north is causing certain bit
Of skepticism in some quarters as TO
whether he is able to Leave Marking
at this iuncture."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24

rally outside the white house to DEM
on5trate their support of the demands
that will be placed before Hoover by
the delegation.
Tag Days Nov. 2S and 20
Plans to raise fund of $4,000 were
made by the committee. All work
ing class organizations in Washington
will be visited and asked to endorse
and participate in the March. In
dividual sympathizers who can make
Substantial contributions will also be
visited. Collection lists were issued
and arrangements to mobilize a large
force OF collectors for tag days on
Nov. % and 20 we're discussed and
acted upon at the committee meeting.
A delegation of five Negro and
white workers was elected to repre-
sent the Washington Arrangements
Committee in the Hunger March
other organizations in this city will
also be urged to elect delegates and
participate in the conference which
will be held on Dec. and 7.
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov. 23.-Thirty-
six delegates to the National Hunger
March were selected at a city con-
ference of the Unemployed Councils
OF Chicago at an enthusiastic meet
ing of delegates representing Unem-
ployed Councils, fraternal organiza-
lions, and American Federation of
Labor.
D. Mates, secretary of the Councils
in Chicago rendered report in which
he pointed out that the government
officials employers and other reac-
tionaries were still forming a solid
front with the A. F. Of L. leaders
in opposition to the passage of any
unemployment insurance measures.
Evictions have been almost wholly
stopped and the relief activities Of
the charitable organizations much i'm
proved because of the activities of
the workers in the various branches
of the councils and the Cook County
Hunger March held on Oct 81.
He asked the body to make the
National Hunger March something
more than spectacular dramatic
event and to see that the demands
presented to the convening congress
we're backed up by action of the work.
ers throughout the nation on Dec. z.
A mass meeting was announced at
which the delegates selected to repre-
sent the unemployed workers OF Chi
cago will be ratified and given a
great sepd-off. The mass meeting is
to be held at the Coliseum at 14th
st. and Wabash Ave. on Saturday,
Nov. % at p. m.
While the nominations committee
was busy selecting the delegates who
e to make the march, pledges OF
money, cars, trucks and food we're
made by the representatives of many
organizations.
Detroit Tag Days
\ DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 23.-This
! city OF autos and unemployment is to
have tag days, Nov. "a, Nov. 81 and
Nov. %. to collect funds for the Ma
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24
EDITOR WORRIED BY
DRESSER COMMITTEE;
MINER TELLS REASON
Louisville Editor Who Maligns Dresser Is the
Banker for Coal Operators
General Wage-cut Hits All Garrett Mines; the
Miners Are Desperate; Prepare to Strike
Harlan, Ky.
Daily Worker:

Daily Worker:
have just noted few brazen remarks made in the Louis
vile Times about the Dresser Investigating Committee in Har
LAM Permit to advise why the Times "belittles such
honest, fearless Theodore Dresser.
Mr. Robert W. Bingham is president and publisher of the
Times also the Courier Journal and is connected with at least
three banks and trust companies of Louisville KY And don't
forget that his dpositos be found many of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24

Workers Correspondence is the
backbone of the revolutionary press.
Build your press by writing for it.
about your day-to-day struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24
Springfield Demonstration

SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Nov. 23.-ln
preparation for the National Hunger
March and with demands for imme-
diate local relief, the Unemployed
Councils of Springfield are arranging
a mass demonstration Nov. 26th
Thanksgiving Day. at 2 p. m. at
Reservoir Park. While the rulers Of
this country call on the .joblesS to be
thankful they are still alive, these
jobless here will BIZ making demands
for the right to keep on living, and
will be organizing to make their de-
mands felt.
At this mass meeting the delegation
that we elected at the Nov. Is con-
ference to go to the city hall and
present demands, will report. The
mass meeting will also ratify the del
egate to the National Hunger March
elected at the conference.
The mass meeting is part Of the
preparation for the County Hunger
March that will be held Nov. 80.
The workers Of Springfield have
learned a lesson. They know they
are daily betrayed by the officialdom
of the A. F. OF L. and especially by
the officials of the United Mine
Workers of America, as we'll as by
the city government and various
charity institutions. At this meeting
they are going to expose all the fax
ers. This will be mobilization of
forces in a struggle for immediate
cash relief and unemployment insur-
ance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24
Detroit Tag Days

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. 23.-This
city OF autos and unemployment is to
have tag days, Nov. "a, Nov. 27 and
Nov. %. to collect funds for the Ma
liona] Hunger March,
The Unemployed Council and the
Women's Hunger March Committee
at their conference held on Nov.
10 at BIT Frederick ST., outlined the
following plans in the struggle for
food and clothing for the thousands
of starving children of Detroit:
A Children's Public Trial of Mayor
Murphy's child starvation schemes
will be held at the Moore School,
Alger and Cameron on Nov. rs at
1880 p. m.
On Saturday morning, Nov. 20 at
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24

HOLD OPEN HEARINGS AND
LET THE JOBLESS EAfOSE
HUNGER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24

PEORIA, ILL.,, Nov. 23.--There will
be mass meeting on unemployment
here Nov. rs. The mass meeting
scheduled for Nov. was stopped by
police, but sentiment has grown
against this handed act, and
good meeting is expected this time,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24
Women, Children March

TOLEDO, Ohio, Nov, ga Hun
ger March Of women, children and
young workers will come down on the
city hall here Nov. 81 at 2:3o p. m,
for relief of child starvation and in
preparation for the National Hun
ger March.
The capitalist press admits there
are thousands of children here hun
cry because their parents are unem-
ployed. The only suggestion these
papers can make is that families
around the various schools take in a
few children for breakfast each day.
The marchers will demand free hot
meals at the expense of the city treas
ury in all the schools, free shoes and
clothing and transportation for chill
dren of the jobless.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-24
Committee Of s. in Washington Prepares
For Arrival Of Hunger MarChers; Dec. 6
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNEp

10 a. m. women's and childrers
demonstration will be held at Grand
Circus Park to expose Murphy's fake
child relief schemes and demand that
all Murphy's childrens tag day funds
be handed over to the Unemployed
Councils. A committee of women and
children will present special demands
of food and clothing for the starving
children of detroit, which include the
demand of two hot meals day for
every school child.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-20
1 NAUCATUCK New Charity Dept.
 Head May Be Named
Supt Johnson Likely Not to Accept Job -Fremen
 Answer Three Calls

egates are Stanley Dibble and Henry Vogeli.
 Players Entertained
 | Mrs Wilfred Davis entertained the members of the Valley Players at her home on Cherry street last night. Card playing, and an enter !, tainment program were enjoyed. A luncheon was served. Some time ago the players staged benefit show for St Francis guild and the entertainment last night was in ap- preciation of their efforts. Mrs Da- wis is a member of the guild. Naugatuck aerie of Eagles will i hold a smoker Saturday night in Eagles home on South Main street. | Card playing, entertainment and for. Robert Stevenson of Waterbury was the speaker at the weekly luncheon of the Naugatuck Rotary club held this noon hour at Halls | Tavern. MT Stevenson spoke on Sinclair Lewis. Red Gross House Decorated | Naugatuck chapter of the Amer ican Red Cross is taking an active part in the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the American Red Cross. The Red Cross house has 1 been decorated in the national and Red Cross colors by Decorator John Sullivan. The Red Cross flag is also ! being flown from the staff on the tower of the municipal building. Auxiliary Card Party The auxiliary of Crusader post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars conducted a card party last night at the home of Mrs A. Holmes of I John street. Following the card playing a Dutch supper was served. To Stage Festival
 | A benefit festival will be held to- night in the Salem Lutheran church under the auspices of the Women's Missionary society of the church. The program will be rendered by the junior choir. A sketch entitled also feature. The cast follows:
 Mrs Richard Groton, wife of an American consul to Japan, Genhild Freding; Miss Eselyn Tower, an American heiress, Doris Tausend-
 freundt; Hoshi, villager, Birger Johnson; Mura, wife of Hoshi, Gladys Nelson; Mito, 8 student, Conrad Rohs.
 Piano selections will be rendered by Jane Gisslander and Eleanor
 Houseknecht, a trumpet solo by
 Conrad Rohs and vocal duet by Anna Erickson and Ruth Anderson will complete the program.
 Topples to Go on Sale | Buddy peoples will go on sale
 shortly in the borough. The sale
 will be sponsored jointly by the
 American Legion post and the Vet
 erans of Foreign Wars. The pro-
 ceeds of the sale will go to a fund
 for the relief of local needy veter- ans and their families. The com
 mittee in charge of the sale appeal to the residents of the borough to
 purchase their poppies in Nauga-
 tuck so that local service men in
 need may receive the benefits of the proceeds.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-05-20
Calls On Public
 To Support Sale
 Of Soldier Flower
Cities Work Done By Veteran Organizations From Pros ceeds of Annual Campaign Points to Significance
 OfPoppy, Which ImnOrtalizes Sacrifices of War

Mayor Frank Hayes has ofiiciall. named Saturday of this week d Poppy, Day and has called upon tn people of Waterbury to support tn, ,ale in a proclamation issued today It follows:
 The soldiers of the American < Expeditionary Forces. fighting in France during the World War, impressed with thc sig niflcance of tic Rcd Poppy. adopted this blossom as their emblem.
 As long us this great rcpub- 7. lie endures, the Red Poppy will always recall to mind the sacri- fices and hardships endured by our soldiers.
 The Veterans of Waterbury in accord with an annual custom arc appealing to the people of Waterbury to support the sale of peoples on Saturday, May 2srd.
 The proceeds derived from this sale are devoted to welfare work for the disabled veterans