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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-06
COPS TRY BREAK
UP Vel MEETING
Police Fear To Jail
Two Youth Speakers

BOSTON, Mass, Aug. 5.-Attempts
Of the Boston police to break up an
August First Youth rally were stop
ped by the workers who had gathered
to hear speakers Of the YCLA The
Socialist Party was holding meeting
across the street from the Y.CL
meeting, but the police did not in
terfere with them. However, when
they saw the enthusiastic crowd
around the YCL truck covered with
militant slogans demanding the re-
lease of the nine Scottsboro boys,
that all war funds be turned over to
the unemployed, ETC., they inmedi-
ately began insisting on a permit.
When our speaker stated that he had
a right to speak, the cops pulled him
down from the truck but that was
as far as they got.
The angry workers demanded that
he be allowed to continue and another
speaker Immediately began TO expose
the role Of the police. The cops we're
afraid to make an arrest and skunk
away. The meeting continued with
much enthusiasm, Swelled by the
workers who came over from the S.P,
meeting. This meeting was part Of
one Of the first real youth rallies held
in Boston
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ught they can handle. Their tactics
when raiding mining towns (an AL
most nightly occurrence) Is TO set
UP on the hills heavy machine guns
commanding the whole town, so that
If fight starts they can simply
wipe it out men, women and chill
dren. Then they charge into the
town with their rifles and light ma
chine guns, and search house after
house. They smash all weapons
found i'll the houses, look for ntsra~
ture MONDAY all the application
blanks and union cards sent down
Sunday for the growing N.M.U. were
found and sie5ed) and in some cases,
II they think the miners car Will
be used in the strike. they blow it
up with dynamite. On one occasion
they blew up the miners house also
The miners are determined that
this looting and raiding must stop.
They are not nearly as well armed
as the thugs, but they know the
country and they have courage. They
are holding their own. They are car
rying on their organization those
who have returned TO work did so
under duress, and will revolt. Tbs
hunted leaders hide In the hills,
and keep in touch by couriers as
best they can New leadership Is be-
ing developed. The strike will spread
through Kentucky, Virginia and
Tennessee. The women are being or
gained into the Women's Auxiliary
Of the National Miners Union by an
organizer from the National Office
Of the N.MU., whom the Harlan
miners have taken to their hearts.
They hide her in te hills. pass her
along from family to family, and
in a senli-secret way she Is doing the
work.
The Harlan miners give an ex-
ample IN courage and determination
TO the working class OF the world.
There are two things the working
class OF the world can do for the
Harlan miners. They can give food.
clothing and money. Remember
these peoples babies are dying Of
starvation disease at the rate Of two
a day now, and the rate will Jump
soon to five, ten or dozen q day II
they don't get food. The working
class can rally 10 the defense of
those slated for the electric chair
after the trial In Harlan county
court house. Do this for them. and
they will do their share,
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5000 Negro and White Workers In
Second Huge Protest at Massacre

/ the inquest would be held yesterday,
over three hundred workers packed
the hall where the inquest was to
take place. while more than 1000
stood outside.
The International Labor Defense
has engaged 5 attorneys to defend the
arrested workers and is gathering
material against the police murder
ers.
Definite arrangements have been
made with the families of two of
the murdered workers, Gray and
O'Neil for a mass funeral under the
auspices of the. Communist Party.
Gray was a member Of the Party,
while O'Neil was active in the IN
employed Council. The third muir
dered worker has not as yet been
identified. Neither has it been pos
sible to establish the exact number
of wounded workers as many we're
taken away by white and colored
workers in the neighborhood.
All meetings are going through with
great success. The campaign to rally
the white and Negro workers in joint
defense is proceeding with great en-
ergy. The headquarters of all the
class struggle organizations are open
and functioning as usual in spite of
police threats against the colored and
white leaders in these organizations
A delegation of representatives
from working class organizations are
open and functioning as usual in spite
Of police threats against the colored
and white leaders in these organiza-
tons
A delegation OF representatives
from working class organizations,
with several prominent sympathizers,
is appearing today at City Hall to
protest the massacre of Negro work.
ers and present the demands of the
working class.
In an attempt 10 crush the resist
ance Of the workers and justify the
police massacre, Police Commissioner
Alcock has issued statement threat
ening arrest to every white and Ne
gro Communist leader in the city
il further distri and as AMI ar m as
if further disturbances occur. This
is a deliberate retreat from the first
threat Of immediate arrest Of all mil
liant leaders. This retreat has been
forced on the police by the splendid
militant attitude and working class
unity Of Negro and white workers.
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District 2 Daily Worker Picnic Sun. Aug.
18th at Pleasant Bay Park! Great Time
Promised! Tickets 5th Floor Daily Office
$500 Needed To Reach $4,000 Goal in Drive!
Meeting of Perth Amboy Readers Club
Saturday August 9th!

to compete for only three field
events ana three novelty races.
The field events Will include high
jump, broad jump, shot put, Jave-
lin throw, discus throw; the novel
~ races will include the potato
race chicken hop, three legged
race, wheelbarroW race, obstacle
race. a silver cup will be awarded
to the highest scorer. SILK banners
will also be presented to the most
successful sections and mass or
ganisatiOns in the Finance Drive.
Prominent speakers Will make ad-
d1esses. A dance orchestra will
play all through the day.
Comrades! Plenty of food and re-
your palate! The Hupgarians are
preparing goulash extraordinary!
The Armenians have promised plenty
Of "shoshlick'. Everyone is invited!
Tickets are S5 cents! Come and bring
your friends and fellow workers!
August l6 is the day!
CireuIation Figures Include Special
Orders!
Tables show gain of 2,e7s In CTR
culation for the week. notwithstand-
ing several large decreases on ac-
count of temporary August / Inter-
national Red Day orders being taken
off. Special orders not yet deducted
of S,225 from New York City; 470
from Astoria, L. l.; $50 from New
ark; 1873 from Yonkers, ETC., make
up the gain of 4.122 credited to Dis
trict 2. Most of this will be taken
off next week. District shows In
crease of S39 on strength of tempo
rary order of 546 from Philadelphia,
1877 from Baltimore; SO from Miners.
vile, at from Luzerne, Trenton and
Baltimore each cut so. District 4
Buffalo is represented with 597
which also includes special orders
from Buffalo, Schenectady, Niagara
Falls and Lebanon.
District is shown with loss OF
1916; included in this is a gain of
100 from Detroit and loss Of 1850
temporary August / edition orders.
District 8 MINI. shows loss OF 700
also on account of deduction of tenn
porary orders plus increase Of SO
from st. Paul. Seattle is credited
with decrease of 800 which includes
from Tacoma
Daily Worker Club Meeting.
The second meeting of the Newark
Daily Worker Readers Club will be
held at Belmont st. Saturday eve
ming August s. A splendid program
is being arranged and all workers
are invited to attend. A report of
the first meeting will be read and
suggestions Invited as to how best
to develop club activity. The report
will also include a resume of Work
ers' Correspondence Group activity
also Subscription Drive Committee
progress. Come prepared to have an
enjoyable time!
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Workers Greet Frank spector in Big Meets

the states capital The workers re-
sponded eagerly to tbs message that
Spector delivered to them. They
passed resolutions demanding the re-
lease OF the seven Imperial Valley
Prisoners, Mooney and Billings and
for general amnesty for all class war
prisoners.
In the Stockton meeting were pres
ent number Of the river-boatmer
of whom so had struck last Monday
against a cut in pay. Led BY tbs
NJ W. I. o. they forced the bosses TO
withdraw the cut, but few hours
after the walkout ..
Spector spoke Aug. list at the San
Francisco Anti-War Demonstration,
also in Oakland Aug. 4th and In San
Francisco Aug. 5th. He VIII shortly
begin a nationwide tour under the
arrangement Of the international
Labor Defense.
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urned in By districts as Of August
3, This does not include miseella-
reous contributions. This leaves
about $2,500 necessary to carry the
drive over the $4,000 mark defi-
end the campaign. During the past
week only S76l.02 was received from
all districts with practically nothing
from Districts 10, IL. 16. II and 10.
District l, Boston, lacks sl.es to
attain 100 per cent Of it's quote OF
trict 8 since last "Wednesday. Phila-
delphia now stands at &c per cent
with ssss.52 left to reach Its goal.
Districts and gained little during
the week. Both these districts re-
quire about $500 to attain 100 per
cent quotas, District s Cleveland is
short $134.04 towards it's quota of
sa,s5o; Chicago has arrived at 81 per
cent; District is at 70 per cent; De-
troit has attained only IS.
Hold Affairs to Complete Quotas
Every District must fulfill itv quo
tai The Daily Worker Is not yet out
Of danger! the enormous RESPONSE
bilities of the coal strike, Scottsboro
case, Paterson textile and Rhode Is
land silk strikes etc, Is an added
burden on the finances of the Daily
EVLNCAs IhV &4OAslOHAA YoBuUV arc
headed to carry US over August and
September.
This amount could easily be
raised II Districts, Sections. Units
and fEnteFnal organizations would
only hold affairs and picnics for
the benefit of the Daily! During
the holidays of August there should
be an open air affair at least
once week In every section of
the country. Expenses can be kept
low IL the affair is properly man
agedj advertising II not muehS
prepare simple entertainment
light refreshments, and let the
rest take care of itself
The biggest event of the New
York season is not many days off.
On August 10th the annual District 2
Daily Worker Picnic for the benefit
of the Daily will take place at
Pleasant Bay Park, Westchester, N.
T.. not far from the city. A remark
able program is planned for the oc-
CASTOR with John Reed Club artists
performing with crayon all day, as
we'll as members of the Daily Work
err staff. The W.IR. Chorus will sing
revolutionary songs and the Work
ers' Laboratory Theatre will present
several plays.
UNUSUAL FIELD EVENTS.
All workers who want to enter
the Field Events sponsored by the
Labor Sports Union should imme-
diately get in touch with the Of
flee of the L.S.U., Room 800, 2 w.
10Th 81. No entries will be consid-
cred after August IL. Send In your
name, address, age and affiIiation
at once. Workers will be permitted
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by trees, and both commanded the
bridge, so that cross fire could be
concentrated on the bridge. The
scheme did not work. There were
thirty miners waiting above the en-
placements TO SEQ that it failed
Some stool pigeon evidently tipped
off the gunner that their stunt was
discovered, and the road patrol was
substituted for the massacre.
So far most Of the gunmen's
schemes for actually wiping out the
leadership of the strike have failed.
Most Of the deaths have been on
the side of the gunner. There were
two fights at verda, Harlan county,
the night befors the conference. I'm
known persons, who we're not cap
tured, defeated a company gunmsn
who had a long record of murders TO
his credit In previous escapades.
Some say he had killed six men.
some say seven. He was wearing
armor which covered his whole body,
but he got a charge Of buckshot in
the face. Another gunman without
arrnor started his last battle in a
restaurant, and could not digest the
buckshot he took into. his stomach.
These little struggles are so COM
mon in Harlan county that Ken
lucky and Tennessee papers give the
demise of these two killers only a
few lines of space. 1t Just isn't
news.
The wearing of armor by the
company thugs, is, so far as known,
something rather new in the way
Of such warfare. The armor is very
heavy, is made Of steel plates over
breast and back, of steel mesh or
scales on other parts, has universal
joints to allow freedom Of movement,
and covers the whole body from the
neck to the higs. 1t Is usually worn
under cost, 1t Is supposed to stop
q rifle bullet. TIE Harlan miners
have one OF these coats OF mail which
guninan used TO wear, They are
little vague as 10 why the fellow
turned it over to the miners, but
they say he will not need it any more,
A picture will be made OF 1t soon, for
the press.
The company thugs are equipped
with army rifles and with the latest
model Savage rifle. They also carry
revolvers or automatic pistols, bombs.
and bring with them In their cars all
this machine guns both heavy and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-06
STRIKERS REFUSE WAGE CUT
COMPROMISE OF ROYAL MILL
Solidarity Meet for General Fabrics Strikers
Attended by 900 Workers

PAWTUCKET, r. /. Aug. 5.-Ihe
strikers of the Royal Mill decided
TO reject the offer Of Joe OFT, owner,
compromising on " Of cent re-
turn on the proposed l cent wage
cut for the box loom weavers. This
cut would have meant loss Of S.
to So in the weekly wages Of the
workers.
The strike is still effective. The
box loom weayers (the most inpor-
tant department in the mill) are
still standing solidly together with
groups of plain loom weavers and
workers from other departments.
The shutdown In the box loom
weavers department directly affects
the Wrappers, wnders, twisters and
box loom fixers.
The box loom weavers demanded
the return OF the entire wage-cut.
The plain loom weavers demanded
a 10 per cent increase. These, TO-
gether with the demand of no dis
elimination and recognition Of the
mill committee, are the main issues
at this stage OF the struggle.
The last statement OF Joe OFT that
he "is not yet ready to meet the
strike committee" indicates that he
may move for settlement Of the
strike soon. Meanwhile the Royal
strikers are mobilizing all the work.
ers here to participate in the send
ing OF mass strikers delegation on
Friday, Aug. 7. to Governor Case TO
demand that the rights Of the strik-
ers to picket. assemble, etc. be rec
ognized and that all funds now be-
ing used for strikebreaking activities
shall be turned over for strike and
unemployment relief.
The n. I. strikes are having . pro-
found effect on the workers In the
other silk mills In this section Ac-
cording to the reports Of Royal
striker, the workers In the Chelsea
Silk Mill, employing $50 workers, set
up Joint committee representing
the day and night shifts Of the mill
and demanded 1o-cent raise per
100000 picks on Georgette work and
Is cents per 100000 picks on flat
crepe work. The report received by
the N T. w. U. organizers. who were
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Must Work Like Machines At Sparrows Point
Steel Plant
Steel Plant

ing Is the order, but there Is no con-
sideration given whether the workers
get enough wages to live on. Tbs
bosses don't care about that; all they
are interested in is to keep the mill
going to pile up the profits.
In the Soviet Union the workers
own and control the industries. Hot
mill workers work only hours
day and on extremely unhealthy Jobs
they work only four hours. Every
worker gets fun wages when sick and
one month vacation each year with
pay.
We workers In prosperous" Amer
lea could have the same conditions
in the steel milk II we got together
and organised.
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(By . Worker Correspondentl

(By a Worker Correspondent
SPARROWS POINT, Md.-In one
OF the steel mills here the catchers
were changed 6 times in one shift
Figure out how much these workers
nnade-oSly few cents. Production
goes on just the same, with the steel
bosses making all kinds Of big prof.
its at the expense Of the workers.
All for Profits.
Many OF the workers working like
this cannot figure their pay out. The
result Is that many do not get paid
for their tonnage. We work like ma
chimes and II one worker falls over
exhausted from the heat and speed
up, and another one is right there
TO take his place. Keep the mill go
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both white and Negro leaders Of the
Party will speak. These meetings
will unite the white and Negro work
ers in struggle against unemployment,
evctions, wage cuts, discrimination
against Negro workers, against the
police terror and for full uncondi-
tionai equal rights of the Negro
masses.
Fifty thousand leaflets we're dis
tributed throughout the city today
by the Communist Party. Leaflets are
also being issued by the Information
al Labor Defense, the League of
Struggle for Negro Rights and the
Unemployed Councils calling upon
the white workers to defend the Ne
gro masses against the brutal police
attacks and the mob terror which the
bosses are melting.
The mass movement among the Ne
gro and white workers has assumed
such tremendous proportions that
the police do not dare to make fur
ther attacks on the meetings Of the
workers. In spite of the threat to
prevent all meetings in Washington
Park, yesterdays huge demonstra-
ton was held without interference.
Before this tremendous mass move
ment, the city authorities have been
forced to order stop to eWctions
of unemployed workers "for the
present"
Numerous emergency conferences
have been held in City Hall in a
futile attempt to break the move
ment. Every effort is being made
by the bosses to utilize especially the
Negro refornist traitors, De Priest
and others, for this purpose In spite
of this attempt at betrayal, the Ne
gro masses are solidly behind the
Party in its militant fight against
eviction, for unemployment relief and
for full Negro rights.
Organizational steps are being taken
to consolidate the movement thru
the building of Unemployed Councils,
block committees, groups OF the LID,
the LSNR and the Party.
Twenty-one Negro and white work.
ers arrested Monday are held on
charges of melting to riot and con-
tempt of court in resisting the court
order of eviction against unemployed
workers. The coroner's inquest start
ed this morning. On the rumor that
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-08-06
in touch with this situation, Is that
the workers received their raise.

in touch with this situation, Is that
the workers received their raise.
CENTRAL FALLS, r. l., Aug. S.
Despite the police ban over 600 work.
ers from number of mills gathered
in a solidarity meeting for the Cen
eral Fabrics strikers last night. This
meeting followed on the heels of the
successful picketing of the struck
mill on Monday morning The re-
ports in the local capitalist press
that the picket line was broken up
was inaccurate. The cops arrived
after the picketing had been COM
pleted and the line was moving away
from the mill.
The meeting last night was first
scheduled to take place on a lot on
Hunt and Lake Sts., but a big gang
OF cops, under the direction Of
George M. Mackenzie, chairman Of
the police commission, and Police
Chief Daniel Healy, threatened to
smash up the meeting. The pretext
used was that no written permit
from the owner had been given to
the N. r. w. u. and the owner was
out OF town.
The workers, not to be outwitted,
Immediately secured another lot from
a mill worker named Joseph Ackavy
on Lincoln Ave. Then, led by Anna
Buriak and Manuel Perry, N.T.WU.
organizers, about 500 workers and 100
workers children paraded from the
Hunt Ave. lot to Ackavy's lot. The
cops dragged along at the tail Of the
procession, looking quite sick.
Anna Burlak, Manuel Perry and
Nat Kaplan addressed the meeting
while the police were trying to third
degree Joseph Ackavy to order the
meeting off his lot. The police used
all kinds Of lying threats. A capt.
talist newspaper In Providence re-
ports this phase as follows: 1.-THE
police commission chairman was
heard 10 say: You're the only man
In Central Falls who is allowing this
and You don't want to get your
taxes raised, do you?'" Later Police
Commissioner Mackenzie made the
following public statement on his
lying threats; Nov. I tried to talk
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tsy a Worker correspondent)


SACRAMENTO, Cal.-Frank Spec
tor, one Of the Imperial Valleys Pris-
oners, has been released from San
Quentin July 18th and at once set
forth TO address mass meetings in
the entire state in behalf Of the
campaign conducted by the I. L. D.
to repeal the Criminal SyndicaHst
Law and for the release of the seven
remaining Imperial Valley Prisoners.
Spector has already spoken 10 big
crowds in Los Angeles, who gathered
at a banquet and at a mass meet
ing to greet the class fighters in the
person of Spector.
He is now touring the northern
portion OF California. On July 18th
he addressed about ITS workers in
Stockton. Next day he addressed
over 400 workers in Sacramentos
Plaza Park-within the shadow of
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to the fellow q. e., Ackavy, the lot
owner) the same as I did to that
man on Central Ave. and Elm st.
tried to scare him in way, but
we have nothing to do with taxes.
But when his tax bill comes In Sat-
urday, he might think we had. You
know all the bills are being raised.
The only thing we're trying To do is
keep these fellows quiet. They're
preaching sedition." James J. Doyle,
member OF the Board Of Tax AS
SCISSORS, scored the policy Of the po-
Ice in threatening taxpayers.
The meeting was very enthusiastic,
cheering the speakers and booing the
police
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SIOUX CITY WORKERS
RALLY AGAINST BOSS
WAR AND STARVATION
First Ant.War Demonstration In Sioux City
Brings New Workers to Movement :.
Unemployed Council Organizing for B g
Struggles Ahead
by a Worker Correspondent

SIOUX CITY, Iowa-We held the first anti-war dem
held in this town last Saturday The most
courageous of the workers came out and marched with Red
banners FLYING large banner with the nscrpon it,
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