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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03
SOCIALIST" COPS
IN GERMANYSHOOT
WORKERS AUG. |
Demonstration Against
War World Wide
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BERLIN, Aug. 2.-Anti-war DEM
onstrations were held yesterday
noon and evening, despite the $50
cialist" police chiefs prohibition. A
large number of armed police were
concentrated at all likely meeting
places. Police in tenders patrolled
the streets continuously. The first
serious collision occurred at Frank
furter Alice where a big demonstra
ton was being held. When the po-
lice met with resistance, they drew
revolvers and fired. Two workers
were wounded and one policeman
shot through the back, obviously by
one of his own companions, as the
workers we're in front of the police
during the entire occurrence. The
police then retired to await REIN
forcements. A huge force of police
later cleared the streets, batoning
brutally, chasing the workers like
rabbits even into houses. Big DEM
onstrations we're also held in Moabit,
Wedding, Neukoellen and Alexander
Platz where the windows Of the po-
lice preSidium we're broken.
A surprise demonstration of one
thousand workers was held within
the banned mile at the corner OF
Friedrich and Leipziger SITS. Later
the wounded policeman and worker
both died in the hospital.
The Nurembeg police occupied
the Party offices hoping to prevent
demonstrations. However many &C.
CURED, with much batoning and
much literature distributed.
A big demonstration was held In
Leipzig despite the police batoning.
Several arrests we're made.
The Halle demonstration was at
tackled. The police fired, wounding
several The police we're also in
jured. Illegal demonstrations we're
held in Hamburg and the police fired
wounding two workers, also ten
year old boy and old lady.
Demonstrations we're held In all
big towns throughout Germany. To-
days Rote Fahne has been confis-
Gated, the reason being unknown.
PRAGUE, Aug. demonstration
and meetings we're held throughout
Czechoslovakia, despite their prohi-
bition and occurred in all industrial
towns. The mass meeting at Bru-
enn was dispersed by police batoning
and nine workers were arrested. A
large demonstration was held at ST.
lesia.
BUCHAREST, Aug. 1.-THE police
attacked all demonstrations yester-
day making 1900 arrests.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03

The demonstration was marked
with the utmost militancy and en-
thusiasm and with, many colorfuf
banners and slogans. Some of the
slogans read: Fight the Destruction
of the Workers Fatherland"; "All
War Funds for the Unemployed" /;
I'VE Fight for Bread and Against
Armaments" Smash Hoover's War
Plot Against the Soviet Union;
Fight Agai INST Discrimination
Against Negroes; Save the Scots
boro Boys; Smash the Scottsboro-
Camp Hill Frame Ups; Death to
Lynchers" Smash Doak's Deporta-
ton Terror; Help the Striking
Miners; Smash Stagger- Wage Cut
System; Down With Wall Street
Terror in China; Free Haiti and
the Philippines"
One particularly graphic poster
depicted the news item of few
days ago of a starving woman found
eating grass in Central Park, and
carried the legend: "Hoover's Pros
perity-Starving Woman Found Eat
ing Grass in Park" Another de-
picted a representative of the church
with the slogan, 81 am for god for
capitalism and for sale"
Numerous rank and file speakers
and district leaders addressed the
huge crowd. They spoke from a
large main platform which had been
specially erected for the occasion. A
loud speaker magnified their voices.
Its effectiveness was marred to some
extent, however, by several factors,
one of these being the massing OF
the banners and placards directly in
front of the loud speaker.
Pete Slomsky, miner from West
ern Pennsylvania told about the her
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demonstration gave strong promise
of solidarity with the strikers.
1--WE are proud to say that the
Communist Party has supported
this strike in the coal fields" Carl
Price, district organizer of the Com
munist Party, said. ANY party that
doesn't support the strike and throw
all of its forces into the struggle to
help win 1t, is not workers party"
"Many of the leading organizers
ere Communists. Members of our
Party are active on the picket lines,
in organizational work and are in
the jails,p he continued. IF we have
q steel Strike here, it will be the
Communist Party that will again
play leading part in helping the
workers win their struggle. In every
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03
Worlds Workers Hit
Scottsboro-Camp
Hill Terror

Negro troopers at Camp Hill, Alaba-
ma. 1t was the first day Of interna-
tional protest against this outrage
against the Negro people. 1t was
the third instance of nationwide pro-
tests in the United States.
In the mass fight to free the Scots
boro-Camp Hill victims of Alabama
boss justice there can be no let-up,
no period OF trustful waiting on the
class justice of the Alabama Supreme
Court or any other boss court 1t
was the bosses courts which IN the
first place framed up the nine inno-
cent Scottsboro boys and railroaded
them to the electric chair in a fare
ical trial in early April. 1t is the
bosses courts that are now busily
helping the Tallapoosa County, Ala
bama, landowners in their efforts to
smash the Share Choppers Union by
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03
wages Must Be Cut Quick"
SAYS Hoover Sheet i'm n. Y.C.
Owen D. Young, American Wooden Head, and Armour and
Co. President for Wage SIashing to Keep Up Profits

NEW YORK.-"Wages will have to come
down" cries the Hoover-supporting New York
Evening Post, and, what is more, they will have
to come down quickly. This paper, whose edi-
torial policy comedies with the wishes Of the
Washington and Wall Street administration I'VE all
know that wages will have to down. The only fly in
the ointment is that reduction may be too slow"
However, Rockefeller responded the next day with 20
per cent cut for the miners in Colorado.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03

had plenty practice how to
stretch a little a long way, but
we need more food.
with more relief we could
have everything hereabouts
out solid and not a load of coal
coming to the tipple, and win
sure, I thought maybe if I
wrote and told how it is with
US, you'd print it and more
would know to help us to win.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03
"SoViet Only Govt of
the People" Says ShaW
Was A Communist Before But Is Better
Communist Now, Noted Writer Says

the Western countries where workers
give UP the product of their labor
to others, while in the Soviet Union
the workers personally use the prod
uct of their labor. The greatest sue
cessful experiment is being carried
out in the USSR, I mean COLLECTIVE
cation which turned a chessboard
consisting of small private impover-
ished households into an enormous
complete area and it is bringing
colossal results. The USSR went
even further. The class of backward
peasants is disappearing, giving room
to the organized labor collective, The
Soviet government is the only gov
eminent working in the name of an
ideal chosen by the nation and the
nation works for its country, while
Western rulers chiefly work for fill
ing up their own pockets"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03

mines get together and alto
gether picket one mine, then
the next after that ore is pulled
solid, and so on 70 the next. 1t
sure looks like Business. | go
on the picket line all the time
and cook IN the relief kitchen.
You see we also got the job Of
feeding our own and them
that's coming out, too. We
stretch the vitles and we've
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03

struggle for the workers you will
find the Communists playing lead
ing role
Dan Lane, striking Negro coal
miner of Cedar Grove, was chair
man. Tom Myerscough, secretary OF
the United Front Miners Movement,
was given big ovation. Myerscough
is out on heavy bond and charged
with "manslaughter' in connection
with the murder Of striking miner
at wildwood by deputy sheriff.
Cheer Soviet Union.
When the Soviet Union was mem
toned, tremendous applause broke
loose and one worker shouted out?
Three cheers for the Soviets,' and
the hurrahs rang through the park
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03
Striking Miners Protest War Danger
in 16 Meets; Steel Workers Take Part
Solidarity Of Negro and White Workers In Anti-War
Fight Shown In Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH Aug. Pittsburgh, cen
trail headquarters of the coal strike, saw 1850
workers gather in West Park to add their
toices to the protest against war Here the
demonstration was called by the Communist
Party with the National Miners Union Metal Workers In
dustra League the international Labor Defense and the I'm
employed Councils participating.
The coal miners did not into Pittsburgh, sixteen
demonstrations being held throughout the strike The
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MOSCOW, Aug. BERNARD Shaw,
the world famous writer on his re-
turn from Moscow, stated to Polish
foreign journalists that he was de-
lighted with the Soviet Union and
that he was a Communist before but
after his stay in the USSR he be-
came a still better Communist. So
Wet Russia is the greatest actual
fact, Shaw said. The Five Year Plan
will be absolutely realized if even
belated but this is not important at
all in view of the colossal schemes.
In answer to a question Of an
American journalist on forced labor,
Shaw said that talk about forced
labor was nonsense. There's no
forced labor in Soviet Russia" he
replied '"There's forced labor only in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03

A report just issued by the De-
partment of Labor in Washington
says that payrolls in manufacturing
industries dropped 25.7 per cent since
last June.
An induction of what the workers
have to face is given by a report of
the famous German capitalist, DR..
Herbert Mayer, who said that the
present world economic crisis would
last until 1910 DR.. Meyer also said
that wages are dropping twice as
fast as prices, loading heavier and
heavier burdens onthe back Of the
working-class.
That new wage cuts may be ex-
pected in all Of the leading indus
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03

cts right to take into the mine.
That's why we're striking.
81 got a special reason for
sending this to the Daily
Worker to write it in the
paper, because it's the Commu-
nists that print it. The other
papers write lies about our
strike.
Now we're having lots of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03

help, so if you'll stick with us
and send what you can to help
in our big fight now, send u
to the OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Virginia-Kentucky Strik ing
Miners Relief Committee. It's
address is 799 Broadway, New
York City. The word the
speaker says is Solidarity.
That's what we want"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03

My mister says we might
just as well jump in the AL
legheny River if we don't win.
It would mean a killing hunger
to go back. But we're not say
ing we won't win. We're aim
ing to not stop fighting until
we do. That why we need
help so bad.
"The bosses papers say
the Communists are running
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03

tries is shown by a survey of leading
capitalists made by the World
Telegram.
This paper tried to get them to
come out against wage cuts. How
ever, owen D. Young, chairman of
the General Electric Co. board, re-
fused to say anything about it. He
is for wage cuts and would not make
a statement against them.
T. G. Lee, president Of Armour g.
Co., stated that cutting wages is the
exclusive business of each company.
L. j. Nash, president of the Am
erican Wooden Co., said: Have no
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03
THOUSANDS DEMONSTRATE
IN UNION SQUARE IN
MASS ANTI-WAR MEET
WORKERS PLEDGE TO DEFEND THE SOVIET UNION
AGAINST ARMED ATTACK OF IMPERIALISTS
NEW YORK.-Fiftean t.

NEW YORK-Fifteen TIC ---l, workers
demonstrated for three hours Saturday after
noon, August First, in Union Square against
imperialist war preparations and the war OF
terror now raging in the United States against
the working class unanimous to defend the first
workers republic the Soviet Union against the Intervention
plans the mperat passed by accamaon the
huge crowd laundering of approval for resolution
calling for the defense of the Soviet Union
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03
1elb Us in Our Fight Against Hunger Pleads Miners Wi

low dogs on your neck and the
kids crying and hungry. Of
course most of us would fight
and die before going scabbing
even if there is not a bite Of re-
lief. But many amt like that
way, they got sick ones and
lots of kids or something.
We're going to win this
strike. And I'm writing for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03

our strike. If the Commu-
nists that read this all get
to helping with relief, you'll
run us to victory.
I'm writing to you to help
US win our strike, and if we
have more relief it's easy to
get the mines shut down. It's
just knowing that the minute
the strike begins in another
mine, it's evicting, and the yell
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03
A miners wife writes:

my father, grandfather
and now my mister and two
boys are all miners. My
grandfather don't work any
more, but all the rest were
working until the strike and
together they didn't earn
enough so l could feed the fam
lily decent and fix dinner buck
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03
HUGE ANTI-WAR Meets
THROUGHOUT COUNTRY;
FOR DEFENSE OF USR
Cops In Some Cities Slug Women and Children May
jailed; Strikers at Protests
Many Negro Workers Take Part In Pledge Against
Bosses War, Against Hunger and Wage Cuts

Ralying against imperialist war prerara-
tions, thousands upon thousands Of workers
throughout the United States in scores of dem
onstrations from coast to coast, in the North
and South massed under the leadership of the
Communist Party Oh August 1st demanding
the war funds spent by the government be
turned to the millions of unemployed for relief and peds
ing their support for the defense of the Soviet Union
The demonstrations took place the day when wage
cuts and loss of jobs the lot of workers
nfcan feature of the demonstrations every city the
Of workers ate
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03

dren. Dozens OF arrests were made
In Los Angeles, the arrested workers
were beaten in jail.
The workers pledged themselves TO
rally their fellow workers in a mill
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-03
1900 Cannery Workers Resist
Police Attack at San Jose, Cal.
Pickets Stop Scabs; Police, Legion and Depu-
ties Organize Terror Reign

The strikers retreated and Their
marched forward again. Police drew
guns and shot in the air.
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tending
Many Beaten, Jailed
In Boston, Los Angeles, and other
centers, the police made vicious at
tacks against the demonstrations
beating down men. women and chill
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The Washington times., 1931-01-29
Mr.. CramtOn on Washington
Bi-Centennial Commission

Representative Cramton, when he becomes associate
director of the George Washington BCentenna Commission
will be dominating factor his history the House truly
represents the personality and policies of the
The fact that MIR. Cramton becomes after March
Congressional lame duck does not make his appointment
to $4,000 position Objectionable He vigorous nteli
gent though of forcb and frequently prejudiced
opinions
His attitude toward the District of Columbia fiscal
on has been biased but in the parking and roadway
ure he put through Congress he exhibited broader view
to the National Capital
Before going the BiCentennal Commission and after
ward Mr.. Cramton will have opportunity display gener-
attitude toward Washington truly Federal city.
It is to this Congress provide for several big national
events in this city next overshadowng all other events
of the bcenennal year. and truly expressive of national
patriotism in honorng the memory Of George Washington
In addition this Congress should provide funds for nfor
nation headquarters here for the thousands Of patriotic Ame
who will flock to this city next year to visit every point
connected with the life of Washington.
Mr. Cramton still is in position to that funds not
lacking for bi-centennial needs.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
A Brave Letter From
A Soldier Wife

Editor, Times
I have been reading with in
terest articles appearing in
your paper concerning this
bonus situation. I would like
to say just a few words as to
how I feel about it.
I am the wife of a soldier
and as such I know of the
terrible hardships the family
of soldier has to contend
with as they are paid mere eX-
istence wages which do not
cover the bare necessities of
life, so, of course, 1 am COM
PEELED to go out to work every
day, leaving my dear little
baby at home, to earn money
for things we need. l am not
murmuring or pulling any sob
stuff for I have come to learn
that a soldiers wife must in
reality be a soldier in life, too,
and meet the world with a
smile no matter how hard it is.
I think the bonus should be
paid the soldier. The Govern
ment employees get paid upon
the completion of their tasks
and the soldier should get paid
upon the completion Of his.
How well he did his task is
shown by the results Of the
war and it was by no means a
pleasant or easy task. He Of
fered his life for his country
and endured unspeakable hor-
rors and hardships at the
front. Paying the soldier the
bonus is only paying him
money which he honestly
earned by the most hideous
service-service which he gladly
offered at a time when our
country needed protection from
enemies.
Thousands of those war
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
Uncle Sam Dead Beat
A deadbeat is one who refuses to pay his bills.
Let S Hope Not.

deadbeat is one who refuses to pay his bills.
Uncle Sam is deadbeat but he bill that he
ought to pay if he wants to keep his credit good.
We his credit for fair play.
And by the BILL his bill to veterans of the Great
War for back wages.
Uncle Sam can pay this bill and SHOULD PAY IT
He should square up his debt his veterans with cash.
Some don't need cash and won't ask for it.
Others need it badly and will ask for it.
To those that need it and ask for it, check payable IN
1945 is not payment
received from Uncle SAM after the adjusted
service certificates Some people tried to call this bonus
It not bonus It statement of indebtedness for
service performed It slight return to the who had
offered everything the nation when the nation needed them
It was halfway promise-not full adequate promise,
but still somehngto square things with those who answered
call death dollar day. instead OF staying nome
and loafng at five dollars hour.
But this halfway promise is not worth the paper
written TODAY to veterans out OF work and starving
They promise due in 1945 Many will be dead IN
1945 will be dead in 1881 unless they get more nour
ishment than handsomely engraved certificate with gures
on it.
Congress should pay the certificates in cash at full value
NOW to veterans who need it. The money will be spent tor
necessities 1t will help business But that is incidental
The point is that the nation this money and owes
to men who did not hagge wages in 1917.
those days nothing you remember was ZOO goou
for them They to be forever ensrned IN the hea
of their fellow countrymen, something.
The veterans appreciated that then And from their postS
in the breadne how fully they appreciate it now Nonmg
still considered good for them-nothng but PROMISES
that is!
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
Lower Fares for Washington
School Children

Warning given by the street railway and bus lines Of
Washington reduced fares here for school children will
lessen the earnings of these utilities to extent that will
compel them ask the Public Utilities Commission for
pensaon kind presumably higher fares for adults
The extent from lower fares for children
will depend upon what the fares to be- Congress does
authorize reductions There those who think that there
will not be losses.
In the fact that their earnings already far below
the reasonable returns intended by law the transit lines
do little else than attempt to protect themselves against
further financial losses.
Any proposition that will not be necessary to apply the
reduction all school children will not be tolerated There
be discrimination Of class in this matter Citizens of
this country found many years ago that in public schools
there could not be pay pupils and free pupils 1t led to the
woundng of the feelings of those who could not >and
naughty attitude the part of those children whose parents
did pay tuition. Reduced fares must apply to all.
The sentiment back Of lower fares that will help poor
children The sentiment existed free school books
and supplies The things ought give thousands of boys
and girls better chance go through high schools Too
many Of them have been deprived of this opportunity in the
past because parents unable to meet the increasing
as their children went higher.
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
Wooden Ships
Iron Men.

Days when American ships ruled the seas are recalled oy w
dispatch from Honolulu
James p of the fullrigged ship TGSltsa anu
Thomas Hughes firStm summoned De1Ore u
missioner Steiner to answer charges Drougnt OS
As ships carpenter /.
had failed to say sir to the mate" .,
The Tusaa is the few square rggers still In service
James Farrell president of the u s. Steel Corporanon
shipped aboard boy Later he bought her. ana now
keeps her afoat matter Of sentiment not profit sne Is
ren of the Seas others that carried the flag to the tour
of the world before np steamers came to ROB the
ocean of romance. III e.. oS ho
min drove their vessels long hemp and canvas would
hold together got results Stories are still told OF some OF n
most eminent-how they dubbed men into lnsensOny' OF
ncked them off the yard with rifles -
Those golden days gone but the little furry on ne u
taawhatever wasis cutback to the time OF Woooen sn
and iron men, It vastly different from the present era OF
hotels night clubs where the crew look IKE nao
walters and skipper takes tea in his cabin as the " oOs
watch is set
The Washington times., 1931-01-29
Letters to the Editor From Readers of The Times

boys, taking their word for it
that the animals were their
property, as reported in the
Sunday newspapers. Was it
probable that two boys would
own that many pets? A collie,
it was proved, was stolen from
Miss Mary Slade Of MasonVille,
Va, and the boys have been ar
rested. But to whom do the
other dogs belong? Who else
has lost a devoted pal?
To prove ownership, whV do
not medical colleges require H.
cense tags on the dogs they
buy? This would prevent &C
quiring stolen pets. And why
are not these same colleges re-
Quired to purchase license tags
for the dogs they use? This
would place on record a de-
scription of the animals and
aid owners in tracing their lost
pets.
The II dogs purchased are
being used in the making OF in
sulin-a drug condemned IN
Germany. In Toronto, where it
is given free, mortality from
diabetes has increased.
The torture to which these
helpless animals are subjected
is described in the May, 1927,
American Journal of PhySiol-
ogy. The dogs liver is removed
and he is kept alive in this
agony for many hours, pleading,
whimpering, staggering, going
into convulsions, tormented by
huge needles thrust into him
Tor blood samples. Do you
want your pet subjected to this?
If not, help pass the bill to ex-
empt dogs from vivisection.
MRS. H. D. ALBIN.
Takoma Park, Md.