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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
[ DEAD AS SCAF-
FOLD COLLAPSES
Other Badly Injured;
Victims to Speed-Up

NEW YORK. - Another working
class victim to speed-up. John Ruhl
80 years old, of 495 East 152nd Street
Bronx, died last night in the Hospital
for the Crippled and Ruptured, two
hours after he had fallen 10 feet tc
the sidewalk when a scaffold or
which he and another worker were
working at And Street and 5th Ave
collapsed.
Rerier Slip, 35, of 852 East 163rd
Street, managed to save himself by
making a desperate grab at the iron
railing along the top of the sign at
which they had been working. He
severely sprained his back, however
and is in the hospital. Bull, who was
working on the end of the scaffold
which collapsed had absolutely nc
chance of saving himself.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
BOSS SYSTEM
IS ON TRIAL
FISH ADMITS
But Asks Jail, Terror
to End Fight on
Starvation

NEW YORK.-Making his first
report against the Communist move
ment to the leading fascist organiza-
tons in the United States, whose
representatives were at Carnegie
Hall Friday night, Hamilton Fish
launched into vicious attack
against the Soviet Union. Among
the fascistS present were Matthew
Vol. who pledged the aid of the
leaders of the A. F. of L. in the same
fashion as the dozens of strikebreak-
ing organizations who were repre-
scented.
Admitting that Capitalism was on
trial." Fish stated that Communism
must be rooted out if the workers
were to be kept content within the
present system of starvation. He ad-
vocated sterner deportation laws; Sc
cret police against all revolutionary
working class organizations; a ban
on Soviet imports, as a prelude to
actual war, and the outlawing of the
Communist Party.
Carnegie Hall was surrounded by
hundreds of police. Every leading
enemy of the American workers was
present and most of them spoke. The
list of organizations present at the
mass meeting inclade the foremost
groups in the United States urging
more vicious oppression of the work.
ers here and war against the Soviet
Union.
While saying that Capitalism must
clean its house of some of its abuses, -
Fish proposed this should be begun
by reign of terror against the mill
tant workers who lead the fight
against wage cuts and starvation.
He took especial occasion to praise
the socialists, saying that the social
lists were among the worst enemies
of the Communists, and therefore
we're good friends of Fish and those
who stood behind him. Fish praised
the New York police for smuggling and
numbering workers who were on
strike or who demanded unemploy-
ment relief. Eve owe a debt of
gratitude to the police of New York
City" exclaimed Fish. He urged
more brutality against workers who
organized for relief.
The meeting at Carnegie Hall was
the first big mobilization of the fas-
cist forces to back up the Fish pro-
posals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12

psychologists rather than economists"
w. w. Nichols of the Allis- Chalmers
Manufacturing Co., in special ar
ticle in the Sunday New York Times
points out that instead of reporting
the facts of the crisis the boss press
should spread optimism"
This is already being followed out
in all of the capitalist papers. The
financial organs are taking part.
When 10000 Ford workers are laid
off temporarily" and only half Of
them taken back, the capitalist papers
who deliberately hid the original news
talk about this as proof of increas-
ing prosperity.
During December, steel mill opera
tons dropped over 10 per cent. some
plants completely closing down, and
when there is slight upspurt--stin
far below last years crisis level-the
capitalist press use this In their ly-
ing campaign as proof Of returning
prosperity.
However. the New York Times
latest index is unable to hide the
fact that the crisis Is worsening. For
the week ended Jan. 3rd the index
was at 1873 as against 78.s the pre-
vious week. Compared to last jan
uary, when the crisis was severe the
Times index shows q drop Of 20
points in freight car loadings; a drop
OF 10 points in electric power pro-
duction; drop Of 20 points in steel
mill activity, and a decline Of IA in
automobile output.
There will soon be another wave
Of "optimism" propaganda to keep
tho workers from organizing against
hunger and tpz inmsdleAa .nnGnpiog,
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
VOL Admits Wages Cut Over
$7OO,OOO,OOO-With His Aid
Tells Bosses Dividends Went Up While Wages
Went Down, and Wants Recognition for
His Strike Breaking Service

Fresh from his collaboration with
Hamilton Fish to strengthen the
hunger-system, Matthew Vol made
a speech Saturday night before the
National Republican Club, admitting
that wages were cut S7O7,0OO,OOO in
1880 while dividends increased by
$35o,00O,OOO,
Vol, however did not reveal his
part in the wage-cutting drive. He
did not tell his bosses that he, to-
gether with Green, and other A. =. of
L. fascist leaders signed the mo
strike" agreement with Hoover and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12

the Council of the Unemployed the
jobless here are demanding food in
unmistakable terms. The council and
a large crowd of starving jobless
marched into a restaurant here and
declared they would stay until they
had something to eat.
The police came down in force, and
made II arrests, charging them with
making a disturbance"
There will be mass protest meet
ing against this forcible starvation
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
YONKERS JOBLESS
MOBILIZE TODAY;
PROTEST POLICE
Demonstration Jan. 10
Attacked; 2 Jailed

YONKERS, N. Y, Jan. 1.-THE
first of the series of demonstrations
of local jobless in the towns up to
Albany, along the line of the hunger
march on the state capitol at Albany
is under way in Yonkers.
An unemployment mass meeting is
called by the Yonkers Council of the
Unemployed, in De Regis Hall, 272
Main st. for today at 8 p. m.
This is also a protest meeting
against the action of the city authori-
ties in mobilizing the whole police
force and breaking up the mass meet
ing Saturday.
1000 At Meeting.
Over 1000 Yonkers workers and
jobless gathered around Panoiva
Hall, $40 Ashburton Ave, at 3 p. m.
yesterday. The Yonkers Committee
for Unemployment Insurance and Re-
lief and the Unemployed Councils had
called meeting in the hall, with the
announced intention of leading a
march of the jobless on the city hall
afterwards to demand immediate re-
lief.
When Milton WEIGH began to speak
to the crowd outside, the police
rushed him and roughly placed him
under arrest. Nathan Liss then
started to speak, and was arrested,
and the meeting outside was dis
persed. Trial of the two jobless lead
ers is set for this morning.
The Yonkers jobless are calling for
another hunger march on Thursday.
Will Starve.
In Yonkers the mayor J. J. Fog
arty, has issued a public statement
declaring that s15O,o00 will be enough
for all the jobless because there will
not be so many by April" If they
CONTINUED ON PAGE Tw0l
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
Fight Against the Fish
Proposals!

HAMILTON FISH chairman Congressional Committee
IA Communist activities in the United States Friday
Hall in York. his official assembled
ton. The outstanding points of his report
Committee Congress outawtng
of the Communist Party.
The Fish Committee will recommend Congress the passage of
anti-aIn which will permit the Of
foreign born worker who da to object audb starvation and
refuses to let Morgan Vol and Fish do the thinking for him
Fish Committee will the granting
appropriation which will enable the Department of Justice establish
labor spy section.
Committee
and complete prohibition import all Soviet goods
proposals surprise 1t the
purpose Fish Committee anabor
laws always clear that its aim to feed the ansov
OF American and world capital Inc lack OF intelligence OF
the chairman the committee prevented attempt with
committee contemplate forgery The work of the committee
shallow pretense The recommendations the committee
attacks the working class
ouawing Party attempt hogtie
working class To fight against capitalist unemployment and starvation
shall
capitalism
last word in social development shall become high treason
designed working
worker shall be reduced the of heot
head shall suspended the threat
organizing, from fighting and even from thinking.
The demand for special appropriation from Congress establish
labor agency within step
working
The American worker shall not only sell his labor the profit
making being governmental pigeon
every escaping
subject this breath the scrutiny of the Should the
any ingredients in this breath the worker shall be sub
ed not only to discharge but shall be liable criminal
by capitalist judge incarceration capitalist
In the proposal to outlaw the importation Of sovmade goods the
Fish Committee not only performs the job of but
also reveals its connections with the anSove forgees
organizations in the United States.
Fish
appreciate this honor think that
establish procata
the socialists working
by the socialists
struggle with the blood thousands proletaian victims
caist Teachery.
able anything
absot of tried
the proletarian revolutionary that
depored
by the revolution
The revolutionary proaa is irrepessb capitalism
sealed by the fact that exist without
of revolutionary ideas revolutionary
long there working At revolutionary
workers must keep mind capitalism
its 1t just such proposals
Committee which endeavor maintain the capitalist
is the mobilization of the
home them the class
Therefore the task of the mobilize
States for struggle against the proposals the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
BIG UNEMPLOYED CONFERENCE TONIGHT
Unemployed Seize Fo0d, Beds IN
Youngstown, Toledo, Cleveland

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Jan. IL
,Jobless and part time workers, all of
whom are either suffering from wage
cuts now or will suffer in the gen
eral cuts announced by the steel
mills. seized the city flop house yes
terday, and established a Workers
Council to administer the relief.
The city officials had put the Sal
walton Army in charge. When the
we'll paid Sallies came down to oper-
ate the affair Saturday morning, they
were astonished and terrified to find
the workers in control Of their
Friendly Inn" and ready to give
some real relief instead of make a
pretense at it as the Salvation Army
does.
Alfred Walton, head of the Work
ers Council, refused to let the Sally
Captain" James Hepburn, into the
place.
The mayor and the chief of police
came down and finally the police
succeeded in ousting the workers.
The city authorities then placed on
guard an individual named N. E.
Wilson. a former marine.
Demand Restaurant Feed.
=
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12

Brooklyn In police being
modified in regular military
to drop bombs n
Comrades the
Daily Worker must the
them
bosses is the building the Daily
the life Of the Daily Ami
Celebrations be rushed DELAY
This next week crucial week for the DaaH seA ~ s y te
Daily worass, w 1sa a. Mew Ypgs ch~ $40 : M
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
Call Daily Worker Readers to Editorial Meet

Every reader Of the Daily Work.
v who is interested in lettering
the paper is invited to participate
In a meeting called by the editor
lal staff to discuss the editorial
problems Of the Daily Worker.
This meeting will be held Satur-
day, January II, at $50 p. m. on
the second floor of the Workers
Center. IS East 18th Street. A.
endy VAN report for The editor.
M - Nccq ~ tlssp q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
TAKE A LIST TO WORK
WITH YOU FOR JOBLESS
INSURANCE!

the leading "59" exploiters in No
venber, 1929, under which these
wage-cuts were made.
In pointing out these facts, VOL
did not complain but told the Ma
tional Republican Club that this was
making the workers more discon-
tented, especially at this time of
worsening crisis, and his job of strike
breaker was getting more difficult.
Undoubtedly VOL expects greatr rec
ognition from the capitalists and
their politicians of his great service
in saving them $7O700O,OOO by fore
ing hunger ON the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
Big Bosses Say Facts of Crisis
Must Be Stopped; Favor Lying

A campaign of conscious and de-
liberate lying to hide the facts Of
the crisis is now being carried on by
all capitalist papers. Paul Warburg,
one of the initiators of the Federal
Reserve System, through which more
bank crashes have been reported
than ever before in the United
States, takes the lead in this cam
paign of lies.
In statement just issued he says
that economic crisis is "study for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
Over 1000 Workers Celebrate Seventh
Anniversary of Daily Worker in N. Y.


Mr. Fish launched his campaign against the
its official Daily
special meeting in New York City attended
marks the beginning
On the next Saturday evening
7th Anniversary of
VOL and the agents
country Tho bosses against
The standard Of living for the workers but agas
elap " Msker vp dase resist nuEjps Me HmeE Messh
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12

the Unemployed of New York,
delegates of unions, including
ALL. locals, and every variety
of workers defense, sports, fra
ternal, educational organiza-
tons will take up the amendment of
the Workers Unemployment Insur-
ance Bill, the direction of next steps
in the campaign for more signatures
for it, the holding of 200 open air
mass meetings during the next three
days, the holding of six indoor mass
meetings to ratify the bill on Jan.
16, and the demonstrations to be held
here on Feb. 10, when the bill and
signatures are presented to Congress
in Washington.
The second large AFL. carpenters
union to support the bill is Local 1164.
They were the more interested in in
surance because of the fact that so
to rs per cent of the carpenters here
are unemployed.
A drive is being made to enlist still
more ALL. locals in the unemploy-
ment campaign, especially by COM
mittees from those which have al
ready endorsed the bill
Stop Another Eviction.
Though the unemployment offices
were closed yesterday and the usual
daily meeting at Lafayette and
Leonard at 10 a. m. was not held. the
Down Town Council of the Unem-
ployed kept right on fighting for the
jobless.
Committees from the council came
down to 226 Clinton ST., where Paul
Novak had been evicted because he
hasn't had a job for a long time and
can not pay his rent.
The Down Town Council put the
furniture back in the house. There
upon the landlord had a summons
issued for NoVak to appear in the
magistrates court at Second st. and
Second Ave. today at ten a. m. on a
charge of malicious mischief"
The Down Town Council calls all
workers and jobless to be there at
the trial in support of the evicted
unemployed worker.
Walker for Eviction.
Yesterday Mayor Walker gave a
public interview to the press in which
he highly praised Justice Cotillo's
ruling Saturday that when a magis-
trate issues an eviction order, tbs
marshall must serve it and throw out
the unemployed man. The case
across cut of instructions to the mar
shall by the Mayors own unemploy-
ment relief committee not to evict
family of eight because the man was
unemployed for months and the
family would become public charges
if put out of their home. Walker said
this was the best reason for eviction,
and added:
Judge Cotillo's decision is good
law. After all, we cannot expect q
landlord to pay taxes on property if
we tie his hands in the matter Of
renting his apartments"
Thus Walker, as well as the city
manager of Cleveland express openly
and frankly the business Of capitalist
government--to always aid the rich
against the poor. the landlords and
capitalists against the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12

thrown open for discussion, and
every reader who has suggestions
to make will be given an oppor-
tunity to speak.
This is the first meeting of its
kind ond is not called for the
collection of funds. All working
class organizatlc-s are urged to
send representatives to take up
the problem OF establishing better
connections with the editWiel
- s. U na12 MA1A ~.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
Angeles Cops Smash Up Party
Office; Revenge for Protest

Los ANGELES CAL JAM lin against successful
demonstration the Plaza yesterday the Angeles police aded
Communist headquarters office
destroyed literature cOnscatd other literature destroyed
There arrests
The demonstration against the
calm agricultural
periaI Valley given AZ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
United Front Conf.
At Perth AmbOy

PERTH AdBOY, N, J, Jan. g.
The council of the unemployed here
calls for a city wide united front
conference at l pm, January Is al
Colombia Hall. Plans viii be MADE
for q hunger march.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12

WOrcorrs are the eyes of the
workers press. Join your local
WorcOrr group and help fight the
bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
WORKER ORGANIZATIONS
SEND DELEGATES AT 7::3O
TO IRVING PLAZA HALL
Another A. F. L. Carpenters Local Endorses
Insurance; Drive for Signatures
Unemployed Council Blocks Eviction and VIII
Support Evicted Man In Court

NEW YORK-Tonight in Irving Plaza Hail. at 80 D. m.
what is expected to be the largest and representative
united front conference of workers organizations unempoy
ment will be held
After reports by Sam Nesin ecreary Of the Councils
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12
Cleveland Protest.

Cleveland Protest.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Jan. 11.-Three
women and eight men, leaders of the
jobless who marched on the Wood
land Ave. market Friday and seized
the food they needed to prevent
themselves from starving to death
are still held by the police. 1t took
three squads of police to disperse
the unemployed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12

Demand Restaurant Feed.
TOLEDO. Ohio. Jan. Lied by
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-12

Build a United Front of thou
sands of Workers to collect
signatures for Unemploy-
ment Insur ance. How
many did you collect
today?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-14
WATER TOWN
Events of the Week

Monday-Girl Scouts will meet in the lower Community hall at 6:30 o'clock with Capt Mary Cos grove. The Parent Teachers asso- citation will hold their monthly meeting at 8 o'clock in the high school auritorium
 Tuesday, Seidu Delphian so- ciety will meet at 3 o'clock at the home of Mrs Eugene Lamphier of Main street. Troop 2 Boy Scouts Methodist church parlors with Scautmaster George Moseley. The school board will hold their month- ly meeting in the high school. The weekly reading group will meet at o'clock at the Congregational parsonage.
 Wednesday-The Ladies' Aid so- ciety of the Methodist church will meet at 2:30 o'clock in the church parlors. The Junior Athletic club will meet at 9 o'colck in the Com- munity building, with Coach Al Schwenterley.
 Thursday-Tre League of Women Viters will meet at 2:45 o'clock at Miss Lucy Cowaps apartment at Taft school. The Lions club will hold a semi-monthly meeting at 6:15 o'clock at the Salt Box. A con- vention of Columbus lodge, K. of F. will be held at s o'clock at Colum- bus hall.
 Friday---Santa Ferra will meet al 8 o'clock. Thoop 2, Girl Scouts will meet in St Johns school hall at ' o'clock with Capt Mary Cos grove.
 Leo Tanning and Joseph Han ming Of New York have been spend- ing a few da"s with their parents Mir and Mrs James Planning oi Highland avenue.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-14

New York. Dec 14-OUP)-Win- ston Churchill, noted British states man and former chancellor of the exchequer is in danger of develop ing pleural hemorrhage, it was learned today at Lenox Hill hospi- tai where he was taken last night after being struck by taxicab.
 He was at first thought to be suffering only from strained shoulder. and cuts and bruises. La- ter, however, hospital attaches ex- pressed fear hemorrhage might develop. Nevertheless they said, Churchill was holding his own" this morning.
 Dr Otto PGkhardt, summoned to attend Churchill, has arranged to make X-rays to-day and consult with Dr Foster Kennedy.
 Churchill, who momentarily for got that traffic in New York does not move on the left, as in London, stepped in front of cab driven by Mario Constasino, 300 Yonkers avenue, Yonkers, as he started across a street to call at the apart ment of Bernard M. Baruch, inter- national banker, Fifth avenue and 57th street. The British political leader exonerated the driver of the blame. It was said at the hospital that even if Churchills' injuries did not develop into anything more serious, he would not be permit ted to return to his suite in the Waldorf Astoria to-day.
 Churchill was forced to cancel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-14

Christmas, Kentucky, Dec h. (UP)-Christmas every day in the year!
 The dozen families residing in this Hamlet which is hidden in the trees of Lawrence county foothills of eastern Kentucky, tell how its name once "almost made 1t fa- mous."
 Letters came from far places, some of them beyond the seas, to be mailed out under a Christmas" post-mark at the holiday season.
 It was hard work, for each letter must be stamped by hand. But people of Christmas enjoyed the growing feeling that "the world
 Farmers living out along the lit- tie creeks and roadways were the undoing of the hamlet's day of fame.
 More and more they came to the village store and post office with comments that it would be a big help to have rural free delivery hereabouts; 'twould save us many a mile."
 In July of 1880. the government investigated and the vicinity of Christmas got rural delivery. The little mail windows was closed. The store-keeper and postmaster was only a store keeper.
 Letters still are trickling into the hill town for the Christmas post mark. But they are returned to the senders.
 Christmas people take the longer view of the thing.
 After all," they say, i've have
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-12-14
Break In The Bank
 Stocks From One
 To p Points To-day
DefnOralized Bond Market With U s. Govt Issues al
 New Lows and an Erratic Wheat Market

low for the present shares at 23 3-4, off 5-S. Pennsylvania made a record low in the rails at IS IA, off 1 7-8.
 While the leading railroads aside from Pennsylvania held fairly well, the low priced shares continued their march toward zero. Among this group which made new lows were Alleghany corporation, Chi cago & Northwestern, Missouri Pa- cific, and Missouri i-Kansas-Texas preferred.
 Utilities met heavy selling that sent long list to new low ground. This group heretofore had held fairly we'll while industrials and rails were under pressure. Since congress assembled, however, hold CTS have been liquidating in the fear of adverse legislation and long drawn out inquiries.
 The selling which followed the early rise induced by short cover- ing, was purely liquidation, accord ing to market observers.
 Stock Comparison
 New York, December IA - (UP) - With value of all listed stocks on the New York Stock Exchange shrinking steadily since the first of the month, the figure today was down to around $2S,260,000,000. approximately the amount of all savings deposits in United States banks. Stock market valuation of December 1 was placed at $1,105,- 167,133 by the New York Stock Exchange. Since then, the Dow Jones industrial average has shrunk 14.94 points, apparently more than enough to bring the valuation of | listed shares down to the total sav- ings of the nation.
 This comparison is only theo- retical one.
 Circulation of money in the United States is slightly above 5000, 100000 and per capita about SAP.
 At this rate each man, woman and child could buy two shares of stock on the Stock Exchange out of his pocket money since they are selling at an average of around 1 $22..