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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12

lutionsry competition among party
and non-Psrty comrades, two free
trips to the State Nominating Con-
vention are offered to the comrades
getting the most signatures and sell
ling the most literature up to June
18th. A very close check-up will be
made this year, by giving our vol
unteer collectors activity cards
which will record the comrades eff
forts and degree of success as regards
literature sales and signature collec-
tons. Weekly reports will be fur
nished to the units and mass or
CARNATIONS so that they may check
up on the activity of their member
ship and activize them.
Technical arrangements have been
satisfactorily made, and as I write
this article a battery of typwriters
is pounding away, recording contacts
made by the comrades in the last
few months, which will be used in
the signature collection. This year,
instead Of giving the comrades a
section of map when they go can
wasting, we will give them cards con-
tanning a single name on each. These
cards will show how the worker voted
last year, and If he signed the I'M
employment insurance petition, or in
any other way was reached by a pre-
vious Party campaign, this informs-
ton will he recorded, In this way,
,ws hone, 10 eliminate the, anpoyances
ln>-a .-luu-ssssurNu-l l-~-~a->>~u<i - 1900
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
Reverse Decision to
Keep Division at
Shanghai

Giving further sinister significance
to the admissions in American and
European military circles that Japan
will attack the Soviet Union within
the next few weeks" the Japanese
government yesterday suddenly de-
cided to Withdraw all of its troops
from Shanghai, South China. A To-
kio dispatch to the New York Post
reports that the decision was made
'with unexpected suddenness"
TWenty-four thousand troops with
drawn during the past few days have
been landed at the Manchurian port
of Darien and are being rushed to
the Soviet border. In addition, three
japanese columns started out from
3Arbin about ten days ago for points
directly on the Soviet borders. The
japanese have seized all available
craft on the Sungari River for the
transport of troops and heavy artil-
lery to the Soviet frontier. The Sum
gari River flows into the Amur River,
which is the boundary between Kirin
Province, Manchuria, and the Soviet
Union. Troops are also being rushed
over the Chinese Eastern Railway to-
wards the Soviet frontier.
The withdrawal of the japanese
trops from Shanghai is reported to
be completed within a month A
Shanghai dispatch TO the New York
Post reports that the sudden de-
cision has caused considerable sur
prise in the local Japanese commu-
nifty and even among the military
authorities
A Hardin dispatch to the New
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12

old; also dependent upon him is his
mother in-lsw with two children,
living under the same roof, For q
year he was on the payroll of the mu-
nicipal water works, working on the
stagger system during the rainy
season, His wages were scarcely
enough TO support the family of six,
and then to make things worse he
got sick for some weeks.
Fired From Job
About February he started TO
work again. He had only worked four
days when he was given a piece OF
paper to sign to donate "a to the fake
local charities. Since he was not
allowed to read the paper and didn't
want to sign blindly, he offered to
pay $4 cash. His offer was refused
and he was fired He appealed to
the charities organization but was re-
fused, After two months he was at
the end of his rope and again sp-
pealed to the charities. But they had
not forgotten him and again refused
him.
Refused Relief
By this time the family was facing
starvation; the gas, light and water
had been shut off and he had signed
his car over to his landlord for $40
back rent. His mother-in-law went
to the charities organization and
after some time he was given a
monthly allowance of $l2, a grocery
order. But she was warned that if
she gave any to her own daughter,
five months pregnant, her son-in-law
or f1ve-year-old grandchild her relief
would be stopped.
Workers Storm Council
1t was at this time that he called
at the Unemployed Council. We i'm
mediately took up the case of John
Hagen. Refusing to take mo" for an
answer, we stormed the city council,
demanding aid for Hagen and the
other starving workers of Richmond.
We threatened to tear open the ware
houses if relief was not given. We
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
How Section One,
Dist. 2 Prepares
for EIec tion S
Dear Comrades:

Dear Comrades
From the very beginning of the
Election Campaign in Section One,
there is every indication that our
Party is not slow in utilizing past
experiences, adapting itself TO new
methods Of work, and progressing.
The very selection of the tentative
nominees itself, is case in point.
Where in former years candidates
were designated who we're not known
in the territory and were too busy
to carry on campaign, this year it
is entirely different. Ten of the
twelve candidates, in Section One are
workers, known locally, who have led
demonstration sand activized them
selves in the organization of the IN
employed. of Negro workers, Of ex-
servicemen. On April %, % and "a,
our Section ran Red Bazaar, for
mally opening the Election Campaign
on the East Side. On Sunday, the
oath the local slate was announced,
and several of our candidates spoke
briefly, on local issues, and on the
impending war.
At the Section Membership Meet
ing, held last week, with 80 per
cent attendance) the discussion on
the Campaign was lively, free of
phrase mongering, constructive and
critical The organization of Agit-
prop troops, plans for involving the
mass organizations in the campaign,
the utilization of local experiences
and exposure of the social-fascists,
utilizing the resolution of the Com
intern, all of these all of these prob
lens received major attention.
New Methods Of Work.
Entering the first phase Of the
campaign, signature COLLECTIONS, some
new methods Of work shaue been sds-.
s4frqu8S Suss1 srssensssssssl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12

hands, Moore was received BE- tas
socialist" bureauerats with stormy
applause.
Not only did the socialists" sis~
Nifty their solidarity with the head
cracking terror Of the capitalists by
inviting Moore 10 speak but by hay-
ing two Of their national leaders Hil-
quit and Thomas speak on the same
platform on different days with
Moore and the lickspittle Of the cap
itslist class Mathew Wall.
Mayor Moore spoke before the con-
yention on May 2, two days after his
police had spilled the blood Of work.
ers in pools over the streets of Phil
adelphia, Thomas and Hilquit spoke
on succeeding days.
The speech of Vol containing the
usual vicious TRADE against the
workers fatherland was received with
stormy applause by the socialist
gratfers.
The concern Of the Schlesinger-
socialist crew for the 'terror" IN
the Soviet Union is revealed afresh
in its true light by the criminal re-
sponsibility of the socialists" for
the preparation of the armed May
Day attack on the marching workers.
The off1cisldom of the socialist"
Full Fashioned Hosiery
Workers Union fought a resolution
by the rank and file OF
that union demanding that Mayor
Moore revoke the prohibition of ths
use of City Hall Plaza for the May
Day meeting.
To further heighten this act &c
black treachery to the working class
and support to the corrupt vare-
Moore political machine, the officials
Of the Union seconded the poles
prohibition by declaring that Labor
Day was the workers holiday and
not May First.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
Metal League Calls for
Fight Against General
Paycut in Youngstown

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, May TO-
The U, S. Steel Corporation, Re
public Steel and Sharon Steel and
other companies have already
posted notices Of Is per cent
wage-cut May Is. 1.-THE others will
follow. The capitalist newspapers,
announcing the cut in the U. S.
Steel Corporation wages a few days
ago, did not mention the fact which
every steel worker knows, that this
means a general wage-cut in all
companies.
The Metal Workers Industrial
League headquarters at S34 E. Fed
ersl ST., Youngstown, Ohio, is lead
ing campaign Of mill meetings
and Ieaflet distribution calling for
organization and struggle against
this cut. Send donations TO their
Organization Fund.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
AGENT OF STATE
DEPT. SEES WAR
ON USSR SHORTLY
Close Says US.
Bankers Want
War

Upton Close. direct agent of
American imperialism in China. last
Monday repeated the opinion of
ported in yesterdays Daily Worker
that Japan will attack the Soviet
Union within the next few weeks"
Close, addressing meeting in the
Public Service Auditorium in Newark,
N. j., admitted that American bank
,ers were supporting the criminal
plans of the Japanese militarists 10
plunge the world into another bloody
slaughter The Newark Ledger, re-
porting his speech, says:
"CloSe reported a conversation he
had yesterday with prominent
man employed by an international
banking company with headauar-
ters in New York. The banker sux-
gested that "a war right now would
bring back prosperity TO the world
and seemed pleased with The idea.
Japan may precipftate, he con-
cluded, the most bloody era in the
worlds history"
This lying propaganda that war
would bring back prosperity is a
variation Of the lying propaganda
during the last war that the war was
being fought ito make the world safe
for democracy" The best proof Of
the falseness Of this argument is the
terrible mass misery, unemployment
and military suppression in Japan,
where the ruling class has already
turned to war Ton China as the
capitalist way out" of the crisis,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
1000 AT DETROIT |
SCOT TSBO r @
DEMONSTRATION
Protest Attempts to
Legally Lynch
Negro Boys

DETROIT, May II Delayed -
-Four thousand Negro and white wos.>e
ers demonstrated here on May 7.
International Scottsboro Day, against
the Scotsboro lynch verdicts and for
the freedom of the Scottsboro Negro
boys and Tom Mooneq The demon-
stration was held al Perrien Park
Fifteen street meetings were held
before the main meeting These
meetings we're held in the Negro sec
ton and lasted from $50 to 730 p m,
From these meetings the workers
marched with banners and torches
to Perrien Park. Here they were
addressed by Conrsds James Ford,
proposed. candidate for vice-Presi=
dent on the Communist ticket; r
Baker, District Organizer Of the Com
munist Party, and other speaker
Resolutions OF protest were adopted
at all the street corner meetings and
at the main meeting. They we're
sent to the Governor Of Alabama and
to the Supreme Court Of Alabama
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
What Our Readers Say ON the Election CampaignI

THIS is the fourth series of discussion letters the cleo
ton platform and campaign of the Communist Party
sent in By the readers of the Daily Worker.
ALL READERS ARE URGED TO AGAIN READ THE
PLATFORM AS PUBLISHED IN THE DAILY WORKER
OF APRIL 28TH AND SEND IN THEIR OPINIONS AND
PROPOSALS.
All districts should send in their orders at for
bundles Of the special supplement containing the election
platform. The second edition Of the supplement is of
the press, The cost is $3.50 thousand copies.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
Miners Revolt Against UMWA Betrayers

fused the support of the 1nterna-
tional Labor Defense, but rank and
file members are joining the I. L. D.
In vast numbers.
AS a result OF intimidation and
threats of federal activity in uphold
ing injunctions against the miners,
the mines of the district are being
opened on a non-union basis and the
officials Of the union have tried to
bluff the militant workers into mac
tivity, but the bosses tactics have
only unified the solidarity of the
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
UNIV Officials Campaign for
Capitalist Parties in w. Va.

FAIRMoNT, W. Va, May H.
Yesterday was the primary election
day here, and workers found the
United Mine Workers of America
busy campaigning for various Re-
publican and Democratic party can
didates. The fact that these have
no proposal 10 feed the jobless
miners, and that the Communist
Party Is in the field with an un-
employment insurance program,
means nothing 10 the U. M. w.
organizers. In fact, the U. M. w.
by its Strike-breaking and wage
cutting program in West Virginia
has added to the ranks Of the ,Ln-
employed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
Says Campaign Is
A Great Historic
Political Event
Bronx, N Y.
Dear Comrades =

PiViIA5 n. L.
Dear Comrades
In my opinion the Comnunist
Party's intention 10 nominate on the
ticket a Negro worker as candidate
for vice president is undoubtedly the
most important historic developments
of this era. This Is a developments
the American workers can well be
proud Of.
Never since the time Of william
Lloyd Garrison has there been such
determination been shown to leas
the Negro masses to break the chalns
that bind them.
Let the old but mighty ehallani,
resound throughout the nation uni
the oppressors tremble with fear:
"ns will be as harsh as trut
and as stern as justice. We are
earnest; We will not equivocate
we viii not excuse; we will not re
treat a single inch; and we viii /
heard" Fl.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12

Last year, in the PursegIore mines
the U. M. w. made a contract to
cut the wages from IS cents a ton
to ~ cents, and has continued that
policy ever since in other mines.
Miners who brought che demands
Of the Communist Party to the at
tention of the groups arguing on
their way TO vote found sentiment
favorable as soon as the Communist
program was explained. The Com
munist Party does not take part
in the primaries, and is already on
the ballot in West Virginia through
collection of signatures.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
April Shows Greatest
Increase of JObless
of Any Month So Far

NEW YORK.-Employment fell
off SO per cent In the factories
of the state during last month,
according to figures given out yes
terday by Frances Perkins, state
industrial commissioner. This is
the greatest drop in any one
month since 1914. In New York
City, itself. factory employment
decreased AZ per cent In April.
This means that there are $4,000
fewer Jobs In April than in March
in new York state alone,
Wage-cUss were greater than the
increase in unemployment. Fac
tory payrolls fell off 81 per cent
in the state during April.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
by a Worker Correspondent

TTRRE HAUTE, Ind-United Mine
Workers of America officials have
entered into sell-out negotiations
with state officials and Coy. Leslie,
open champion of starvation and
slavery. Seventy-five thousand rank
and file members are in open revolt
against their betrayers, Willie Mitch
and Abe Wales, who led 275 miners,
framed on a riot charge and were
thrown to the mercy of "Flunky"
Wllitlock's court in Vigo County.
Leaders of the u. M. w. A. have re-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
NOTICE TO ALL DISTRICT
ORGANIZATIONS

The May Issue Of The Commu-
mist has been sold out in the first
printing A limited reprint is now
being ordered. after which the
type viii be destroyed. Consider
ing the urgent need Of the May
issue Of The Communist in popu-
larizing the decisions of the Cen
trail Committee Plenum, all dis
tricts are urged to wire in at once
whatever additional orders they
may require.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12

York Herald Tribune reports that
Soviet employees of the Chinese
Eastern Railway have been "evicted
from their homes by japanese
troops who have taken over the
buildings as barracks The work
ers are reported TO have gone on
strike in protest against this aC-
ton.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
Workers Storm City Council;
Force Relief for War Vet

RICHMOND Va.-Recently worker, John Hagen, living
in Richmond Anne called at the Unemployed Council and told
ptfu story He American citizen veteran, who
served twenty-five months He has wife, who is
expecting another child in four MONTHS also child five years
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
Socialist Garment Unjot-
in Bitter Attack on USSF
Chooses Moment Of Sharpening War Danger
~>, to Show Solidarity With Bosses

PHILADELPHIA. -- The plenum
OF the General Executive Board Of
the Needle Trades Workers Indus
trial Union which is in session here
unanimously passed a motion yes
terday to send rank and file del
egation Of needle trades workers to
the Soviet Union next November on
the 18th anniversary of the Rus
sian Revolution. The delegates will
be eletced from the shops, from
among the unorganized workers,
from the left wing union and from
the ranks of the international
Ladies Garment Workers Union
and other unions affiliated with the
A. f. of L.
A resolution was adopted against
imperialist war and for the defense
Of the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12

Prepare for the Straw Vote
on the Bonus!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12
Suggests Demand fol
Election PlatfOrf
Detroit, Mic

Detroit, Mic
Dear Comrades
In regard to the election eeL
paign. think that slogan
should be; In case any worker A
laid off or fired from his job. thAA
a weeks pay he paid him add
tionsl 10 his regular wages.
A Friend Of the Soviet Hussia.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12


PHILADELPHIA, MAY 10.
Riding roughshod over the
opposition of the rank and file
delegates from New York To-
cal No. 9, the convention of the
socialist" controlled International
Ladies Garment Workers Union
passed a resolution containing the
most bitter attack on the Soviet IN
ion and condemning it for "repres-
sion Of civil liberties and the falling
and exiting of political opponents"
The rank and file opposition led
by Nathan Kaplan, Ieft-wing dele
gate Of New York, lical 9, exposed
this reactionary motion and pointed
out that in actual fact the prisoners
in the Soviet Union were counter
revolutionaries.
The bureaucratic, corrupt Schles-
niger machine steamrolled the reso-
luton through and SquelchedI the
motion of the rank and file opposi-
ton calling for a delegation Of shop
workers to be sent to the Soviet I'm
ion,
Unable TO meet the arguments of
the rank and file opposition, the
Schlesineer grafters eyaded the
QUESTION by claiming that the fnsn-
ciai state of the union made the
sending Of the delegation t the So
Wet Union O. luxury. They kept sig
nificantly quiet, however, about the
enormuos salaries that are paid out
yearly, officially and In graft, to the
officersf1 of this socialist" union.
The sinking hypocrisy Of the reso-
luton attacking the Soviet Union for
terror against political opponents"
is made more glazing by the fact that
not a sigle word was mentioned at
the convention about the whole cam
psign of mwderous terror directed
against the working class and partic-
ulsrly about the bloody attack car
ried out on the Philadelphia workers
by the Vare-Moore police during the
May Day parade.
The fact that the socialists are
in full agreement With the use of
terror against militant workers by
the capitalist police but try to cover
this terror up by lying declarations
Of Red terror" in the Soviet in line
with the policy Of the capitalist class
is shown by their solidarity with the
butcher Mayor Moore of Philadel-
pfia whose police carried out the
murderous assault on the May Day
n1archers.
Moore was of1cially invited by the
Schlesinger socialist" machine to
address the opening OF the Interna-
tional Ladies Garment Workers
Union convention.
With the hot blood of the Phila
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-12

viii You Help the War We
$50 .s.srn,gA
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-01
They Will Support
 Old Guard Choice On
 Floor Of Convention
of Refusal to Run By Governor Does Not Scare Them Off-Even the Action of New Guard Regime at Last Nights Gathering Holds No In- fluence
LOYAL ALSO TO
 DANIEL J. LEARY,

Action last night upon the part of the new guard leaders in New Haven in endorsing an entirely new slate of candidates for the demo- cratic tciket to be nominated at the state convention next week In New London did not excite the To- cal old guard leaders to-day. The old guard chieftains gathered last night in New Haven and endorsed Professor Harry Morgan Ayres of Westport for U. S. senator, Repre- sentative William M. Citron of Middletown for congressman-at- large, ex-Senator Alton T. Miner of New London for secretary-of-state and favored Dr E. G. Dolan Of Manchester for lieutenant-gov- ernor.
 This slate was adopted in direct opposition to the slate endorsed the night previous in Hartford by the old guard which called for Mayor Francis Maloney of Meriden for U. s. senator, ex-Mayor Alfred N. Phillips Jr of Stamford for con. gressman-at-large and Controller Daniel J. Leary of this city for lieutenant-governor. While the old guard did not take any action on the nomination for secretary-of. state, it is likely that Mayor Joseph Dutton of Bristol will be favored by that faction for the post.
 Mayor Frank Hayes of this citys one of the old guard chieftains, de- clared that he was not concerned with the action of the new guard last night. He said that he is will- ing to have the question of repre- sentation on the ticket go on to the floor of the state convention in New London if the new guard
 (Continued on Page Al
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-01
GEORGE WALKER BROTHER OF THE
 MAYOR BURIED
Many Notables in the Life of New York City Were Present at Services in the Cathedral

New York, September 1-(UP) = A high requiem mass was cele- brated today in St Patrick's Ca- thedral for George F. Walker, younger brother of Mayor James J. Walker. who died at Sarandc Lake last Monday. Many notables in the life of the city were among the 5000 who filled the great nave of the Cathedral. Mayor Walker left a sick bed to attend. With him was his wife, Mrs Janet Allen Walker. Dr and Mrs William H. Walker, Mrs Nan Walker Burke and other relatives completed the family group, with the widow and two daughters.
 The Rev William J. Guinan, of Newburgh, celebrated the mass, assisted by Monsignor John J. Hic- key. of St Joseph's church, and Father Graham and Father Ham, mer. Alfred E. Smith was among those who visited the Walker home last night. Those who attended the services today included: U. S. Sem ator Robert F. Wagner, John F. Curry, Tammany leader, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Rosenman, James J. Farley, democratic na- tional chairman, Borough Presi- dent Samuel Levy of Manhattan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-09-01
VETERANS HAVE CONDEMNED THE
 EVICTION ACTS
Convention of V. F. w. Wildly Cheered as Res- Olution Was Passed Patman Took Up Bonus Fight Again

Sacramento, Calf, Sept 1.--(UP) Veterans of Foreign Wars who wildly cheered adoption last night of a resloution condemning evic- tion of bonus marchers as brutal" and indefensible," met today to vote on a demand for immediate payment of the soldiers bonus.
 Passage Of the bonus resolution was considered a certainty.
 The resolution passed last night described actions of federal troops as "indefensible" and criticized high governmental officials" for declaring a majority of the evicted veterans were communists.
 The resolution, written by Joseph Carl Thompson, New York attorney and past state commander of the New York department of the American Legion. said:
 ''The use of the army with charging cavalry, drawn sabers, fix ed bayonets. with guns loaded and (Continued on Page 4.)