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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
OKLAHOMA GOVEDN0R ORDERS
ALL JOBLESS MEETS SMASHED

article in the Daily Worker, open
the Warehouses for the Unemployed"
outlined a practical organizational
form for putting this into practice,
so that the workers will not be misled
by those who desire 10 capture and
betray the movement.
The reports of the seizure of food
in Oklahoma City on Tuesday by
1000 hungry men and women show
that the workers Of Oklahoma are
putting these organizational proposals
into effect and that under the leader
ship of the Unemployed Councils they
are demanding and getting the food
which the city and state governments
refuse to give them.
Organize Everywhere
This movement is not confined to
Oklahoma City,. Everywhere in the
state the workers are organizing to
demand and secure relief. In Dun
can, a spontaneous gathering Of more
than 500 workers and farmers took
place and formed an organization
under the name OF "Workingmen's
Army Their leader. who was mis-
guided and under reformist illusions
refused to line up with the Unem-
ployed Council and the United Farm
ers League. The revolutionary work.
ers approached the workers, explained
the national campaign for unempioy,
ment insurance, and showed them the
Daily Worker. which they read with
great eagerness. The overwhelming
majority of the workers in this town
have lined up with the Unemployed
Council in the fight for unemploy-
ment insurance.
In Webb City and IN Little ROCK
the workers are also organizing. IN
employed Councils have been formed
Wand mass meetings held in both
these towns, and the Daily Worker
is now in receipt Of information that
the England, Ark, action of the
farmers was led by members of the
oklahoma City Unemployed Council.
The workers and farmers Of Okla
holra know that only through organ
ization can they get relief, and they
are organizing at 'breathless speed
under the revolutionary leadership Of
the Unemployed Council.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23

/ see in the Soviet Union, where So
cialism is being constructed, that a
convict is looked upon as one who
has not as yet lost the heritage of
the past, as one who still retains
bourgeois theology.
Here q worker when he Is forced
to steal takes from an individual only
or from some exploiter or group of
expleiters. There, the robber takes
from the masses of the people. For
this reason the prisons are In reality
schools where workers can be turned
out better members of society. The
prison is an educational institution
so that those retained for correction
and not for punishment may be de-
veloped into useful members or the
new social order.
No Convict Labor.
No convict labor In the sense that
it is known In the United States ex-
lists in the Soviet Union. The pris-
ons there are not run for punishment
or private profit. The workers in the
prisons are paid for their labor on
the same scale as union workers.
Their hours and conditions are also
the same.
Walter puranty, In Mondays Jan.
ls) issue Of the New York Times, says
on this question:
Criminals, in the ordinary sense
Of the word, are better treated I'm
the Soviet Union than in any other
country-with dse allowance for
the universal shortage of living
quarters and commodities. Thev
work. but they GET TRADE
UNION RATES FOR THEIR La
ROR, the produce of which is sold
EXCLUSIVELY WITHIN THE
SOVIET UNION, and they have
parole HOLIDAYS yearly, which they
almost never break
"Up to now the Treasury and La
Dor Departments have been unable
to prove the use of convict labor in
connection with any specific carr
goes" Even Fish. the loudest enemy
Of the workers, must make this adj
mission. and he requests that the
government send inspectors or
agents" to investigate.
Social Fascist Macdonald told Com
mander Bellairs, member of parlia-
ment, that there was no valid proof
brought forth anywhere showing that
any Soviet exports were produced by
forced or convict labor.
Boss Doesn't Care II American
Workers Stayve.
The lying hypocrites who make the
laws Of "oIr country" don't worry
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
''ISVESTIA" RAPS BOSS PRESS FOR
LIES ABOUT FORCED LABOR" IN JISSR
Is Preliminary to the Boycott Against Soviet
Goods; Imperialists Make Slaves
Of Colonial Masses

MoSCOW.-~"Isvestia" deals With
latest SANDER of those who are fight
Ing against the import Of Soviet tim
Der into Great Britain. the allega-
ton that compulsory labor exists In
the Soviet Union. The newspaper
declares that this new SANDER has
been brought into currency by these
circles which seek to bring about an
economic boycott of the Soviet Uaion.
Based on the statements" OF mys-
FERROUS "eyewitnesses," 'fugitives" aAd
others who all prefer to rsmain
anonymous, the conservative press
demands the prohibition of the i'm
port Of Soviet timber into Great
Britain. The Daily Telegraph does
not content itself with this, but de-
mands also the prohibition Of the
import of Soviet coal, oil and wheat,
on the ground that these conmodi-
ties are produced by slave labor.
"Isvestia' points out that the Sow
let Union is the only country in the
world where labor is really free and
where the exploitation of the work
ing masses by the capitalists has been
abolished. In the capitalist coun-
tries the freedom to work" meant
simply the freedom to work or starve,
and even this freedom ceased to ex-
ist during times of great unenaployr
ment like the present. In the Soviet
Union all workers had the right 10
work. and, further, the duty. The
overthrow of capitalism had made an
increasingly improved standard for
the workers possible.
Not even the most progressive capt.
talist countries could compare With
the Soviet Union with regard to the
amounts expended by the state on
education, culture and social services.
Real freedom exists Ia the Soviet
Union and it is this fact which causes
the fury of the bourgeoisie and pro-
duces such Satirical scenes as the
conservative diehards, the represeR-
tatives of British colenialism. ttR Ia
ternationally notorious slave hoiders
and oppressorS Of the colonial peo-
pies, as the defenders of the workers
Last summer in Geneva the 18th sss-
sion OF the International Labor Office
of the League of Nations dealt with
the question of slavery and forced
labor in the colonies, Ala exhaustive
report was made concerning the yar-
Gus forms OF compulsory labor still
in operation in the colonies, Great
Britain was in tina lead as slave mas
ter. These facts, however. did not
prevent the hypoeritical tories from
shedding crocodile tears at the "ter-
rihle" conditions of labor existing in
the Soviet Union,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
Those in GLASS Houses Shouldn't THROW Stones

are quivering in sympathy with the
poor Russian convict,
Now the Treasury Department has
installed regulations prohibiting I'M
portations into the United States Of
Convict Made Goods" This is di-
rectly an attack upon the Soviet
Union. 1t is not aimed at any OF
the colonial impertations where real
slave labor is enforced, and is used
by such as Hamilton Fish and Vol
of the American Federation of La
Dor to spread lying propaganda
against the Workers land.
The general line of attack began
with convict labor, then the enemies
of the Soviet land tried to insinuate
that all labor in the Workers' Father
land was forced that a worker
was constantly threatened with the
loss Of his privileges if he did any,
thing contrary to the 'dictator's de-
sires.'
No Such Thing As Forced Labor.
In the Soviet Republic those in the
shops work under the best Of union
conditions. The only principle in
volved is the maxim of HE who works
shall eat There, a worker realizes
that he must do his share In the
construction and the soclalization OF
the country. He realizes that the
benefits of his labor go to society
as a whole, and thus back to him.
1t is a matter of proletarian discip-
line, of socialist ethics, for worker
to do all in his power for the better
ment of society. Here, on the other
hand, a worker slaves his life away
and makes some manufacturer rich.
He reaps no benefit from his labor
he sees another. the boss, grow
fat from the urplus that he Gre
ated.
: The means. of the workers existence
are owned by the capitalist class
Capitalist society Is based upon pri-
vate property and criminals" are
made BY the capitalist system itself
Poverty will force workers to steal
A gnawing stomach must be salts
fled. Ninety per cent of all laws deal
with the perpetuation of private
property rights and its relations. A
worker must be punished for desir-
ing what belongs to another" and
therefore, the principle on which the
American prisons are run is one OF
punishment.
In Communist society this prob
lem of private property is removed.
and it is not necessary to become
criminals in order to attain the
means of existence. Therefore, we
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
AETTR u -
dkkaKH - I'll o - - 49,
Ford, Press Fool
I h O II "a n d S
About Take On
Detroit, Mich.

Detroit, Mich.
T Dear Editor
Just few lines to inform you in
regards to a lot of boloney, A friend
of mine went out to the Ford plant
after reading the news in the papers
to report for work. So when he got
there, there were so many people, one
could hardly bulge, but was told to
wait.
In the meantime the newspapers
were notified to come out to take a
picture of the crowd. After taking
a picture Of the crowd they hired a
few perhaps for a few days or weeks
and told the rest of the gang to 60
home. And that same day the pap
ers came out with pictures on the
front page announcing that Ford took
on over 100000 men which is a lie.
Nc Job No Home.
Now to get back to this friend of
mine. He belongs to the same lodge
as one of the officials, he is as high
as one can go, Sind degree. Think
ing he could get on at FordS drove
him up to this fellows home and af-
ter talking wor awhile he said it was
impossible to get him job and what
the papers had said was paper talk
just to kid the public along.
Here is another instance where a
workers served his master very well
only to be fired. Altho he tells me he
is republican he talks nothing but
Bolshevik. This fellow invented
machine he said to take the place
of 35 girls. After he got though with
it, his masters rirn't give him any
thing and told him he could have
his job and after he insisted on being
paid for his invention they gave him
the air. That was his reward, he is
close to fifty.
Conditions are rotten. Lots of sui
sides. hold up murders The MUIR
NnrerS c--A '-.t tho nv,
lployed are jailed and bIackjacked
-A.C.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
Workers Unemployment Insurance Bi

I The Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill proposes
1-Unempoyment the rate for each
worker S. additional for each dependant.
2The creation National Unemployment Fund to
using unemployment
N levy all capital and property Of s0OO (c tax
all incomes of $4,000 a
SThat Unemployment thus created shall
be administered Workers Commission elected solely by employed
and unemployed workers.
sign being Workers
ona Campaign Committee it's
dary organizations that shall BILL Its
final possibly meetings
and elect the delegation present
bly) amended by the delegation itself
general points printed
All workers called help collect signatures this
bill. Get the cooperation of all workers the
organizations
signatures. Write National Campaign
Committee for Unemployment 18th
York City, for signature blanks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
INTERNATIONAL
. - EVVS4 q
FL Salvador
Dictator hlLs
-Four Workers

The movement to organize unions
to fight for better conditions in Sal
vador has been met by brutal persecu-
tons by Romero Bosque, the agent Of
Yankee imperialism in power. Many
organizers and leaders of the attempt
to hberate the workers from the mis-
cradle conditions to which they are
subjected have been arrested. The
Red Aid QL.D) organized protest
and the masses responded. More
than 200 were rescued from the pris-
orls. -Four are still in Jail.
Petitions for better conditions, de-
scribing the feudal system by which
the workers are exploited, were sent
to the government, The answer OF
Romero Bosque was to describe the
workers conditions as seen from the
comfortable position of the bour-
geoisie, The Communist Party re-
| Sponded with an accurate descrip-
ton of the real suffering of the
masses. This was ignored by Romero
Bosque,
On the day Of the trial OF the four
comrades still in prison, detnonstra-
tons for their freedom took place
all over Salvador. This brought forth
more severe prosecutions of the work
ers. Many more were arrested, revo-
lutionary organizations were attacked
and the leaders imprisoned.
1t is struggle of class against
class. Workers the world over mus.
unite against the white terror of Sal
vador and the conditions which the
fascist Romero Bosque and his gov
ernment impose on the masses.
Help free our imprisoned com
radeS!
BUENOS AIRES.-The death sem
tence imposed by the fascist Uriburu
and his tribunal on the three chauf-
feurs, Ares, Montero and Callso, for
attacking a scab during a recent
Ike, was committed to life impris-
-
----LcllJ.
This was the reaction of the fas-
cist dictator to the protests of the
proletariat. Demonstrations we're dis
persed by the armed henchmen Of
the government. 1t was, however,
working-clasS solidarity which forced
the wolild-be executioners to COM
mute the death sentence.
Such cowardly kindness" and
"clemency'' must be fought against,
Ares, Montero and Gallso must be
liberated from the living death to
which they have been condemned,
Workers the world over must. unite
to free the victims of capitalist jus
tice.' Particularly the American
workers, since Uriburu is a "friend"
of Wall Street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
ScrantOn Officials
Bar Showing Sovkiro
Film, "Old and New"

officiala of Scranton were worried
recently that the workers Of that
city might learn about life in the U.
S.S.R. So they confiscated odd and
New the tsovkino epic of collective
cation, which was TO be shown there,
and had the crowd that had gathered
to see the picture, dispersed by police.
The film, which is directed by Els
-enstein. Is the greatest picture of
Russial reconstruction ever made,
having been called previously THE
General Line" In moving scenes. the
film, gives the Soviet line in regard
to the peasants.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
Crisis in Arkansas Worsens AS
Stores Close and Farmers Starye
Boss Press Keeps Up Endless Flood of Lies
About "Upturn"

is estimated that at least 1000 stores
and business establishments have
closed shop during the past months
and that scores of closing out-sales
are now taking place. Some streets
are actually empty and deserted.
This terrific collapse in business is
due to the drought and the general
weakening of United States and
world capitalism.
The chamber fcommerce here is
engineering the business blooms re-
ferred to above. Anyone disagreeing
with it is a red of course.
Incidentally we can report another
bank closed its doors in Little Rock
today (Jan, I'D.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
Canadian Locomotive Workers Laid Off

them of the good soup to be had
across the street at the kitchen.
Prosecute Jebless.
A presbyterian minister ffrom
China on pension) makes his head
quarters in the kitchen lecturing
about pie in the sky.
It is common talk they intend
fingerprinting all transients.
In Toronto any one seen applying
for keep at police station is 'yagged'
6 months and then deported.
Fifty thousand acres of bush land
is to be cleared in the Province of
Ontario by 'vags' The place is al
ready nicknamed "Beulah Land"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
Kingston, ont, Canada.

Kingston, Ont, Canada.
Editor
Dear Sir
just a line from here reporting on
conditions.
The Canadian Locomotive Works in
this town laid off 400 and will lay
off another 100 in two weeks, then
q complete shut down. No more or
ders, making a total Of LOO out Of
work in Kingston.
The free employment bureau here
10 run by a parasite by the name of
Stroud who carries a union printers
card. All transients In search of
food are sent by Stroud (who tells
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
Springdale, Pa.

Dear Comrades
It Is not often that I write to the
worker correspondence but today l
witnessed something which I think
is worth mentioning.
The Valley Daily News came out
Saturday, January ~ with blazing
headlines giving information TO the
effect that the Arnold Window Glass
Company had hired two hundred and
nifty men and that they would hire
many more on Monday 18th. On that
date there were about one thousand
workers gathered between midnight
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
Arnold Window Glass Fools Workers

and 7 a. m. and not a solitary man
was hired.
Shows Up Bosses.
Well, comrades I don't see where
it is hurting our movement because
it only shows the workers how much
truth there is in our program and
what the capitalist press really is.
In other words we don't need to ex-
pose the bunk the bosses hand out.
They are actually dumb enough to
expose themselves and workers every
where are looking for leadership.
UNEMPLOYED
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
Little Rock, Ark, Active in
Section of Militant Farmers;
Bundle Increased to SO Dali,

Comrades in Little Rock, Ark, are
quick to understand the need Of the
Daily Worker in the area where re-
Gently starving farmers OF England,
Ark, armed themselves and marched
in a body, demanding food from the
England storekeepers. From F. B. we
received the following letter:
"Comrade d. Y. Is now getting
IS copies every day. We want to
order for our unit here so copies
of the Daily Worker. Enclosed is
money for one week. We will in
crease size of bundle as quickly as
forces are developed for efficient
distribution of the papers"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23

HHlpieyHlept Ishci, dtlu Jiidt murray
is trying to smash this growing move
raent.
The entire capitalist press carries
stories Of 9 meh" Of hungry men and
women In oklahorna City. who with
shouts that they were hungry and
jobless Faided q grocery and seized
food, The bourgeois papers would
,lave the workers believe that these
hungry men and women were an IT.
responsible mob engaged in plumber.
The Truth About Oklahoma
The Daily Worker Is in receipt of
reports from that district which give
the true picture of events in Okla
hcma, The report states that events
there ARE developing with breatlless
speed. In Oklahoma City alone 1000
workers are signed as members of the
Unemployed Councils
On january IA, according to the
Daily Gklahemap % capitalist news
paper the Unemployed Council went
to the city hall and demanded that
the public funds be turned over to
the workers to be administered as re-
lef for the hungry workers and their
families, and that empty buildings
hf thrown open to shelter the job
less" Mayor Dean handed to the
Council q typewritten statement he
citing that the city would cooperate
With the Salvation Army and the
Emitted Provident Association in Re-
Net Measures, Owens, the leader
OF the Unemployed Council shouted
the answer Of the workers: THE I'm
employed Ceurcil protests against
this action. Wen zee that the city
gets some pational adveytising out of
IT, Owens is now In jail awaiting
trial.
How They Did II.
At . District Convention in Kansas
City a delegate fthe Unemployed
Council In Oklahonaa City reported
the following naethod Of organization!
I'VE divided the city In four parts.
For each part we established re-,
spcrsibls committee, with every rem-
Der Of the eonsnittee living In = block
respenslble Tor that bleak. With this
nethad We are able 70 paopiliye be-
tween 1000 and 2,ooo unemployed
workers In the city and We are BY this
means stopping evictions. turning on
90 that has been shut off. ETC."
Another delegate. referring to "a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
ALBANY BUILDERS
INCREASE BUNDLE

The new Red Builders News Club
IN Albany is already showing action
We received the following:
please increase order from 10 to
20 daily. RUSH. Send us son,o
more calendars and sub blanks
also"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
7VST. 4 SCORES
INDIFFERENCE

I'm regards to your statement
that you are in the wark about
Tuffalo, you are right, as am also
In the dark" writes Leo S. Wood,
Daily Worker agent. This district
has been so loose that the comrades
do not realize the value Of the
Daily Worker. COmrade Chaunt
has given us good plans how to
carry on the drive, The sections
feel that they don't have to CO.
operate with the district"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
CRy . Worker Correspondent


LITTLE ROCK, Ark.--The "Arkarlr
sas Democrat" every day carries on
its front rage right under the mast
head o news item usually captioned
business ttaprcving," giving isolated,
snail examples about how industry
is yeviving, jebless getting weFk, etc,
This is whistling to keep UP ones
courage. Anything to fool the people
10 maintain business psychology"
Facts however tell a different story.
Streets Desolatc.
As ere walks Through the streets
Of this town one finds scores upon
scores Of empty business places. It
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
sPREA \ IS DAILY
IN THE SOUTH

Enclosed find So for the Daily
Workers for the. next two months. /
received the copies you sent me and
every worker that saw them was en-
tirely carried away. I think inside
of five years you may have a million
subscribers, that is, if you can run
your paper that long. eve Willard
longefD You may send your paper
to me each day I'D. E. c., Durham,
NC.
Enclosed find 81 for contribu-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
Genial Rolph Gives More Breadlines

Now that our smiling faker Gov
erpor Rolph) has taken over the du-
the poor ignorant taxpayers are re.
lying on him alone to give us back
that myth called, ah that is pros
perity."
Yes the breadlines are stretching
out yonder and day by day it is
coming near. BY that l mean the
inevitable crash of imperialism and
the dictatorship of the masses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
San Francisco, Cal.

San F'faiiciseo, Cal.
Editor Daily WORKER
] know should get kicked for not
writing in more often but every day
read the Daily Worker and scan
the letters from the shop for no ether
reason than 80 90 wi,nt the comrades
from IT, Wealth and
shion" are doing towards building
up the o.,.a go. .J..ary paper in
the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-23
READS FRIENDS
DAILY; SENDS so CENTS

i have read the Daily Worker
several times from my friend and
found that this is the only paper
which really defends the interest of
the workers. Therefore, enclose
so cents to save the Daily Worker"
--E. n, Lincoln, Nebraska.
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FINDS DAILY FOR
WORKING CLASS

Il enclose Sc with which please
renew my subscription fer one year.
Long life to the Daily Worker. The
Daily Worker is the only paper for
the working class."-Henry earlier,
Ohio.
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SENDS $40 FOR
SUB, DONATION

II. Isaacs of Wilkes Barre, Pa,
writes;
Please find enclosed check of SIC
for renewal OF my sub ana balance
for the fund"
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ton to the Daily Worker. This is
all ! can do as am still crippled
up and don't know If l will ever
be able to work. Kiefer, Den
yer, Cole.
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BUNDLE RAISED
FOR DETROIT

After q cut Of 500 in bundles, De-
troit increased its order by 200. ac-
cording to a wire from Sarah Victor,
Daily Worker representative. -. -.
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BOISE, IDAHO,
ON IT'S TOES

From Theodore Pierce we receive 9
not requesting an increase in bundle
order to Is.
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Enclosed find 81 for contribu-