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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
MASS TRIAL OF s.
PHILA, CLUBBERS =
TOBE HELD TODAY

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May H.
Philadelphia workers will hold a
mass public trial of the brutal city
administration responsible for the
May Day bloodshed and jaiIings of
workers on Friday, May Is, at 3
pm, at the Broadway Arena, Broad
and Christian SITS.
Philadelphia workers, led by The
International Labor Defense, aG-
Cuse Mayor Moore and Safety Di-
rector Dodge and Magistrate O,Hara
of being responsible for the splitting
Of workers blood on May Day and
for the failing of over 80 workers
during the month of April and
challenge them to defend them
selves at the trial before a workers
jury of white and Negro workers
elected by workers organizations.
The International Labor Defense
calls upon Philadelphia workers %
turn out to this trial in thousands
and help strike a blow to end tbs
bosses terror in this city.
H. NJ. Wicks, who was candidate
for Governor on the Communist
ticket in 1924 and 1926, will conduct
the prosecution. The workers who
were beaten up and Jailed will be
the witnesses and, should Mayor
Moore, Dodge and O'Hara not show
up to defend themselves, motifs
Powers, local organizer Of the Trade
Union Unity League. will present
the views of the Ware Moore bose
controlled city administration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13

That free medical service will bs
rendered to the industrial workers
as well as to the farmers. And bos
wind up such platform this Cont~
munist Party should present TO gs,el
toilers the guaranty of fulflnenb SoSl
such program by reorgsnizing tbs
navy and army To make both serve
the workers and farmers Of thstcosn.s
try,
There are MANY details that on,Ss
ted here. but this vould he a revoltl-
tionary platform for The masses, w1<o
are looking for such a platform. 7
know one Communist Party that
works this way-the Communist
Party OF Chile and the masses ars
following il because it is exactly
what the masses want and need
That would be something Concreess
You may say that it was not dons
this way in Russia Lenin was never
confronted with an election IN that
country. The workers we're armed
there and the peasants took the land
themselves. All he had to say was:
Now you have the land, hold it."
Here we must arm the peasant not
with rifles and cartridges but q,
strong revolutionary platform N
they will see any need for rifles TO
do TIE Job they viii get them.
All the Communist Party Of Amer
lea needs 70 do now, is, TO electrifv
the masses with an deal they are
ready to respond It's UP to tbs
Party,
Comradely YOURS.
- FREDERICK sIR0BEL iii
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
BUILDING TRADES
STRIKE IN CONN.
Greenwich Union Head
Is Strike-Breaker

GREENWICH, Conn May ia
strike of the Building Trade Work
ers is taking place here. The bosses
who have already cut the wages by
so per cent since last year now have
given another cut. Some Of the jobs
we're picketed this morning and the
breakers were unable to go
to work.
The president Of Local SO Of the
Hod aCrries and Common aborers of
America, whose name is Joseph
Smeriglio, is working as a strike
breaker with ron-union men. He
has called meeting with Mr.. De
Falco of the Central Building Trades
as speaker to try TO convince the
workers to give up the strike and
go back to work as good Christian
slaves.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
1000 Postal Workers
Lose Jobs in n. ].

NEWARK, N. 1.-The local papers
announced the laying off of over 200
workers by the Standard Oil Co. i'll
Linden, N, j., and more than 1000
postal employees will lose their jobs
in the state OF New jersey as the
result Of the so-called economy drive
now going on by the city and state
officials. The state officials stated
that the Senate decision to cut 10
per cent from the state appropria-
tions for the postal department will
result in the dismissal of 48 assistant
po5tmasters, 1856 clerks, $40 city mail
carriers, So village carriers, 81 rail-
road mail clerks and 81 rural carriers,
A total of Loaf workers will swell
the ranks of the 100000 unemployed
of this state.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13

will be done for them
A similar campaign Of shameless
deception was conducted during the
early part of last winter, Immediately
following the great National Hunger
March. The capitalist press through
out the country, then as now, carried
headlined stories in which they re-
ported that Unemployment Relief by
Government is Held Certain
1T is no surprise, that the A. r
OF L.leaders again appear upon the
scene to join in this cruel deception
The A, F. of L. leaders who since
the beginning of the crisis have CO.
operated in every scheme of the boss
es and government for putting over
their hunger policy, now join in this
latest scheme. Only few days ago
Bill Green, president of the A. F.
of L. launched a bitter attack upon
an A, F. of l.. rank and file COM
mittee which is conducting a cam
paign for unemployment insurance
Now, the despicable creature, Nc
Grady, legislative agent of the A
F. of L., appears for the second time
before Senate Committee, to pray
that something shall be wone' tc
stem the growing revolt of the starv-
ing masses.
"McGrady, in behalf Of the A. F
of l.. blreaucrats, pleads for an in
significant appropriation. that will
deceive the masses into believing that
they need not organize and fight
Otherwise, says this faithful watch
dog of the ruling class. the doors 10
revolution will be thrown wids open
What most concerns McGrady is not
the mass misery, which he admits
will increase McCirady and the high
salarled agents of the bosses, whom
he represents. are concerned because
of a number OF uprisings in indus
trial cities led by Communists.
Because. the workers who want
bread are realizing that they can win
the right to live only by conducting
militant mass struggle.
"The National Committee OF the
Unemployed Councils denounces all
these fake proposals and schemes Of
Senators Costigan, Bellingham, Wag-
ner and Co. We warn the Who'll,
working class against being deceived
by these sly demagogues. There must
be n olet-up in the local struggles
for relief, against evictions and for
unemployment insurance, equal to
full wages, at the expense of the en-
ployers and government.
1--WE particularly call upon the
members Of the A. F. of L., who by
their struggles, against the trcacher-
Gus policy Of Green, Vol and Nc
Grady are forcing these enemies of
the working class into the open. TO
continue to support the A. r. Of L.
referendum for this Workers Urssn-
ployrlent Insurance BILL" hs..a
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13

list murderer Of the French president,
with the Communist International,
and at the same time TO divert pub
lie indignation from the White
Guard allies of French imperialism,
In their war Indictment activities
against the Soviet Union. the police
gave out statement declaring that
a Soviet passport ISSUED to Debrou-
are" was found in the baggage Of
Gorgulov. Then then attempted to
show that Debrousre was Soviet
spy, who they further claimer, had
been IN Close communication with
Gorgulov They further attempted
to strengthen this tissue Of anti
Soviet lies with the claim that they
had found documents in Gorguloy's
baggage proving" that he had been
"a Soviet spy in Persia
Gorgulov himself, when questioned
yesterday by Paris magistrate was
alternately numbling prayers and
shouting 'yiYe la France!' He ad-
mitted under questioning that he
was connected with the White Guard
terrorist organization which is seek
ing the assassination of foreign
statesmen in an effort to involve the
Soviet Union in war. He said that
this terrorist organization had
named several Soviet officials for as
sasination. His admissions fully con-
f1rn1ed the exposure a few weeks ago
by the French Communist paper
"L'Hunanite" of the widespread ac-
tivities of the White Guard terrorist
organization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
Strike Forces Boss to Take Part of Cut

girls we're asked into the plant and
we're threatened with a lockout un~
less they returned at once. III doubt,
they decided to accept, A few min
utes later, however, Comrsde Batter
appeared outside the mill and began
to speak. The girls came to the win
doWs, listened and on the following
morning all but few were back on
the picket line. Following his speech
Batter was assaulted, taken to jail
and ordered to leave town, This he
refused to do.
The girls finally returned TO work,
accepting only a per cent cut. The
TUU.L. has laid basis for future
work in the mill. 1t has developed a
spirit of class consciousness in the
girls. H, p,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
BY a Worker Corrcgpondent)

ABERDEEN, Wash--Aberdeen and
the Graya Harbor district are in the
rlidsc OF a series of activities on the
pQrJ OF the police. This place has
been free from police persecution, but
if seems as though they are trying
to make a clean sweep of things now.
During the trial of three of the
comrades who had been charged with
turning the water back on at the
kitchen of the w, I. R. the police
raids began. There was large
crowd of workers at the trial to back
up the accused comrades. All of the
available police of the city, county
and state was there. Many OF the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
N.M.U. Local Grows 100 PC. Since May Day
by a Worker Correspondent

by Worker Correspondent
IRONWOOD, Mich.-The May Day
demonstration here was great sue
cess. The crowd that took part in
the demonstration was estimated to
be 1000 strong.
While our meeting was going on
the fire truck arrived and turned
water on us. The police tried I'M
successfully to pull down our speak
ers. But the workers defended the
speakers in such an efficient manner
that the police we're forced to retreat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13

Icy " uEAEf nEEean ustHSNAl
NEW ORLEANS, La,-FolloWing
the announcement OF a 10 per cent
Wage-cut, the sixth successive reduc~
ticn they have received, rs girl work
e., tnitters Of the National Hosiery
lis, walked out on spontaneous
2.."i,-- which listed from April 10 10
april q,
Lho local Trade Union Unity
Lceguo at once Offered It's assistance,
Which was accepted, Mass meetings
vcro held, leaflets distributed and
- Dolly Workers introduced. The bosses
called in the police and thugs of the
A. r. of l.. to break the strike, with
cut success. The strike was going on
with good chances of being won.
On the afternoon OF April 81, the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
Police Terror Spreads In Northwest

forcign-born were held for question
ing, but in the end there were only
two or three who were held for fur
ther questioning.
The Aberdeen Daily World tried TO
convey the impression that the raid
was a complete surprise, but the
workers there and the comrades dia
not evince any surprise. This was
something that was rather expected
at any time, as the same thing is
happening all over the land.
The local Chamber of ComicalS Gas
we have grown used to calling them)
dominates the city, as they do else
where, but by our ridicule we have
brought them into general disrepute.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
by a Worker Correspondent

NEW York; seems that the
laws of this republic are joke. And
Mr.. Clarence DarroW is the joker.
The facts have proved that Mr.. Oar
row is a great liar, He can and will
find q good lie for money enough,
This is proved in his last case. He
knew damn we'll that Mr. Masslc
was, and still is. guilty of helping q
lynching.
But why will barrow refuse TO take
the case of the nine Scottsboro boys?
He would not have been compelled
TO manufacture a lie, The case vas
and is plain But justice in the
United States of America is joks
These boys must die according to
law for q crime they did not commit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
CBy a Worker Correspondent.

PORTLAND, Ore.-A squad of fas-
cist American Legion men swooped
down upon the Workers Center last
Friday afternoon, demanding of the
Unittd Front Committee that the red
streamers, which we're to be displayed
at the coming May First demonstra-
ton, but turned into either white or
green colors.
These fascists also objected to a
streamer demanding the full pay
melt of the soldiers bonus being
carried on the parade. The United
Front Committee informed the fas-
cistS that the red streamers were the
viii and the wishes of thousands Of
workers representing eight organiza-
ito is.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
Fascists Fail to Smash May Day Meeting

Under threats of taking the stream
ers away from the marcherS, the
committee informed the fascists that
they would be held responsible for
any disorder that may occur.
Speaking before workers, and par
ticularly the world war veterans at
the May Day demonstration, Com
rade DeJonge, war veteran, de-
clared that the Communist Party, de-
spite the increasing terrorism, would
smash the chains that bind the rank
and file of war veterans to the CAPT
talist leadership of the fascist vet
Grams organizations.
The speaker further declared that
he and many of his fellow buddies
will continue the struggles for the
war veterans.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13

that their opinion of the latter was
that he no longer enjoyed the conf
dence of the Reichswehr. The gem
erals violently opposed the dissolu-
ton of the fascist storm attachments
and systematically intrigued against
Groener. Bruening intends to hold
Groener as Minister of the Interior
The position of the Bruening cabi-
net is shaky.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
What Our Readers Say on the Election Cambaignl

THIS is the fifth Of discussion letters the eSss
ton platform and campaign Of the Communist PaFvaS
sent in bg readers of the Daily Worker Articles 0 bs
qOrte By comrades from the Central Committee on ths
uarious suggestions and proposals the discussion p
crosses An article is being prepared 0tlcb wdj disease
the proposals IN todayS edition. Ill
ALL READERS ARE URGED TO AGAIN REA0N
THE PLATFORM AS PUBLISHED IN THE DAIERHs
WORKER OF APRIL 28TH AND SEND IN THEIBSA
OPINIONS AND PROPOSALS..
The special supplement- containing the platform coH
be secured IN the office of your district
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13

BALTIMORE, Md-A state con-
ference for the election of delegates
to the National Nominating Conven-
ton is being arranged Sunday, May
%, 2 p. m. at the Musical Hall, 847
Hamilton Terrace This conference
will also arrange for the transporta-
ton OF the delegates and nominate
candidates for Congress in this state.
banquet is also being arranged
fer Saturday evening May 81, to help
raise finances in order to defray the
expenses of the transportation, OR
the same day and Sunday there will
be a tag day and house TO house
collection Of finances for this pur-
pose.
Ali workers organizations are be-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13


The whole convention is directed
toward one aim-trying to hold back
by deception, the mass movement for
unemployment and social insurance
Ware Machine President
The convention is under the chair
manship of John A. Phillips Of Phila-
delphia, who is one of the chief lieu-
tenants Of the VIGOROUSLY corrupt
Ware republican machine of that city
Phillips is also known as one of the
old-tinle "wahnetasy the secret, oath
bound bosses organization inside the
International Typographical Union
Pinchots Demagogic Speech.
The convention heard the dena-
goglC governor of Pennsylvania. Glf-
ford Pinchot whose cossacks shoot
and brain workers with bludgeons
and whose jailers torture to death
worklng-class fighters, as they did
Pete Muselin because he dared fight
against the steel trust PinChot said
1t is not enough to wait for
someone 30 give you charity, Amer
lean workers do not need charity
They must fight for their rights
which means security for them
selves and their families. Bosses
and capitalists are organized against
the interests of the working peo-
pie. Two billion dollars to the mil
lionaires and not cent TO the
workers. You gentlemen took a
back seat i'll the labor movement;
you accept resolutions but never
carry them out, . /" l promise to
give full freedom to organize the
workers in the state of Pennsylva-
mia into trade unions. /, the gov
ernOr, cannot fight for You. You
must do ii yourselves"
Pinchot, strike breaking governor
and murderer and jailer Of working
class fighters, has long ago proved
by his actions that he is one of the
most vicious of capitalist despots in
suppression of real working class
struggles. Beneath his demagogic
talk to the takers of the PennSylva-
MIA Federation of Labor is an APP
peal to the strike breakers like Phil
lips to be more aggressive in placing
themselves at the head of the grow
ing movement for unemployment re-
lief and against wage-cuts so they
can behead it.
Pinchot appeals to the henchmen
of John L. Lewis and assures them
protection of the state power if only
they will get busy and help him in
the drive against the fighting union
of the miners. the National Miners
Union.
Scab-Herder Mcmahon Speaks.
Another speaker was the infamous
Mcmahon, president of the United
Textile Workers, who has for years
been one of the foremost strike
breakers for ten bosses. Mcmahon
admitted that out of 100000 textile
workers only 100000 to 100000 are
employed and their average wage is
less than $12 for a fifty-hour week.
He warned against revolution and
said: THE thing we are so much
afraid of is coming, but there is no
other way out" Mcmahon did not
add that he and his associated takers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
French Police Persist in
Attempt to Pass Off White
GudrdiSt Assassin AS Red
Continue War melting Activities Against the
Soviet Union; Gorgulov in Court Admits
Tsarst Terrorist Campaign

The French police yesterday car
ried out extensive raids against the
foreign born workers in Nice South
ern France, Many arrests we're
made. The raids and arrests were
in connection with the police at
tcmpts link Gorgulov, White Guard
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
Detroit Worker
Disagrees; Says
He Is Surprised
Detroit. Mich.

DtITUIVl NTIUII.
Dear Comrades.
Having gone over or rather read
the contents Of the election platform
of the Communist Party Of America,
! wish to state that beside the fact
that the Party is for the complete
freedom of the Negro race, which, OF
course lis . great thing in itself,
there Is nothing concrete IN that
platform
! was not only surprised but
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13

and rely on the Tire hose,
The Piekands MatherS Co. has
closed down the following mines:
Newport, Garry, Anvil and Sunday
Lake. The Republic Iron and Steel
Co. has closed down the ToWnsite
Mine. The Montreal Mine is to
close down next week The Oliver
Iron Mining Co. is trying to put over
a 10 per cent wage-cut.
The National Miners Union has
grown 100 per cent since the first
of May.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
Demagogtc Strike>Breakers
Address Pa. Labor Fed. Meet

READING Pa, May 12,-The Pennsylvania Federation
Of Labor convention is meeting here at the Berkshire Hotel
1t from which the floods of demagogy have bsep
turned loose to fool the workers into believing that the rb
can politicians and the labor takers will do something for the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13
Workers Asked to
Pray for Removal of
Unemployment

LOCKWOOD, Tenn.-To divert
the unemployed and part time work
ers from the path of struggle for
social and unemployment insurance
at the expense of the bosses and
the government, q, day of prayer for
the removal Of want" was proclaimed
herey esterday in all the city chur-
ches.
The day OF prayer was sponsored
by the lockwood Ministerial ASso-
citation of sky pilots who issued an
appeal TO visit the churches and
proffer, silently or audibly de-
r1land for the return Of men to god. "
sale and In Bergen Counties are cal
led upon to send their delegates
without fail
Wilmington Prepares Sendoff.
WILMINGTON Del.-On Wednes-
day May 18th at p m. the Workers
international Relief of Wilmington
Is presenting two plays to finance the
delegates to the Communist Party
Nominating Convention in Chicago,
May 2S-29. The plays: what Hour
Will the Clock Strike and "Gertie"
will be given at the headquarters of
the John Reed Club, sol Tatnall st.,
End floor. Admission Is rs cents and
all workers are urged toattend.
On Sunday exening May 22nd
spaghetti party will be given to bid
farewell to the delegates going to
the National Nominating Convention
Of the Communist Party Chicago.
May as-29 The party will be held at
the headquarters Of the John Reed
Club, eol Tstnall st., Ind floor. A
program has been arranged.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-13

sale and IN Bergen Counties are cal
led upon to send their delegates
without fail.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-14
Closing Courtroom Doors

FrOm Baltimore
An unusual ISSUE involving freedom of the press
has arisen in a murder in Kentucky. Because
Of criticism of the conduct of the trial by news
paper published in Tennessee a circuit judge prohib-
tied any Of the papers representatives from enter
ing the courtroom to report the proceedings His
right to do challenged before the states court
Of appeals
In defense of the newspaper, Newton D. Baker de-
scribed the danger of establishing such precedent
by asserting that, it upheld it would rest with
the discretion Of any judge to exclude from court
room not only the representatives of a particular
newspaper but of all newspapers
And declaring "that from the time of the Declara-
ton of Independence to now the greatest safeguard
Of the American people is informed public opinion
nodded by vigorous and alert press he said that to
lodge the aforesaid power in judge would mean
of judicial abuse.
The right of judge to punish for contempt of
court is conceded fully is his right to protection
against libel other wrong for which the laws of
the state afford adequate remedy. But newspapers
have rights in the gathering and dispensing of news
which not be encroached upon by arbitrary iu-
dicial procedure
No graver injury could be inflicted upon the press
of his courtroom and pick and choose which repre-
sentative of the press could enter and which could
not