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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
Worker Affdavits to Labor
Defense Score Melrose Cops

CHICAGO, Ill, May s.--The In
ternstionsl Labor Defense and the
Unemployed Council here have issued
q statement to the press giving the
facts about the shooting down of
nine workers and unemployed work
ers by city police Friday in Melrose
Park. The statement denomces the
lies in the capitalist papers by which
the police and city and county Off
cials seek to excuse this assault ON
unarned workers.
The statement has been sent to
all capitalist newspapers in the vicin-
ity, and tells the straight story of
the shooting as it appears in the
Daily Worker. 1t points out that the
majority of those shot are ex-service
men. The statement then goes on to
say:
"The police arrested not those res
ponsible for the massacre but some
sixty workers who we're being fired
upon. This massacre of the workers
is the answer of the American Can
Co. and local politicians and gang
sters TO the protest of the unem-
ployed and part-time employed work
ers against unemployment and the
hunger and misery imposed upon
them. Unable to provide jobs for the
unemployed and refusing TO give
them relief, the bosses through the
means OF terror and murder are try
ing TO keep the workers in subniis-
unr Seeing the growing militancy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
JAPAN BUYS HUGE
WAR SUPPLIES
IN EUROPE
Order 100000 Rifles in
England, Tanks and
Chemicals

Coincident with the large
scale movement of Japanese
troops to the Soviet border, a
London dispatch to the New
York Herald Tribune reports
huge Japanese purchases of arms
and mmition in England, Germany
and the French vassal state, Czech
oslovakia.
The dispatch says that Japan was
ordering arms and ammunition from
British factories on an immense
scale. Factories are making 100000
rifles, hundreds of torpedoes, etc,
the report said, while Germany is
shipping chemicals in crates lab
elled as pianos. The Skoda factories
in Czecholsoyakia have sent $4,000
bombs, and the Schneider and Creu-
sot interests are making twenty navy
tanks, the report said"
The Skoda factories and the
Creusot firms are controlled by the
French bourgeoisie, who have built
up a chain of munition factories in
the French vassal states on the
western frontiers of the Soviet Union.
The Inprecorr Press Service of APP
ril 10, sent the following dispatch
from Hamburg, Germany:
"There was great unrest among
the population of Hamburg (near
Hamburg) yesterday owing to the
fact that distinct traces Of poison
gas were noticed in the harbor. On
the vessel 'Kurier" passengers and
crew suffered from palpitation of the
heart. difficulties with their breath
ing, coughing and sneezing. The
brass and copper rails, ETC., Of the
steamer were discolored by a white
layer of some unknown substance.
The bourgeois press reports that .ae
police are investigating the matter.
The lockers are convinced that poi
son gas is being loaded in the har-
Dor and that "a container is leaking"
In addition to the huge purchases
of munitions in Europe, the Japan
ese are admittedly buying large
quantities of war supplies in the
United States. The entire imperial
list world is helping to arm the Jap
snese for their criminal adventures
in Manchuris and their planned at
tack on the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10

with the knowledge and protection
of the government and the police.
Tardieu was lying when he de-
clared that Gorgulov. was con-
nected in any way with the Com
munist Party"
81 Humanite" points out that the
French Government has always en-
couraged the White Guards, permit
ting them on various occasions t
march through the streets armed snt
defiling through the Arch de Tri.
omphe. The Communist Party, or
the other hand, has repeatedly ano
consistently demanded the expuI-
sion Of the White Guards. The
French Government bears full res
possibility for this White Guard
terrorist act.
'The murderer of Doumer," "L'-
Humanite continues, SIS a. White
Guardist armed by the anti-Soyiet
French Government"
The Inprecorr correspondent al
Prague reports that the assassin lived
several years in Prague where he
studied at the University. In 1929 he
published a book called Child Of
Nun" which he dedicated to Presi-
dent Masaryk, an enemy of the Sow
let Union. He presented copies OF
the book to numerous government
ministers and other prominent per-
sons. He received autographed let
tiers from Foreign Minister Benesch
the Minister of Justice and other
high Czech officials.
LONDON, May s.-The British inn
perialist press is publishing with
screaming headlines the lying anti
Soviet version of the assassination
of the French president Doumer.
The Daily Mail appeared on the
streets yesterday with flaring head
line, French President Shot by
Communist Bullet"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
Communists Gain 2 Seats in
French "Run>O6" Elections

a new government. Following upon
the assassination Of DoumIer, q new
President must be elected by the
senators and deputies assembled
together, and the most likely TO be
elected IS -Prinlette who is known TO
be a cosc friend Of Herriot.
Notwithstanding the feeble at
tempt to describe as calamitous the
new Left" cartel which will probably
supersede the present right block
headed by Tardieu the prevailing
opinion in official circles here is that
substantially nothing is expected TO
change.
All that is expected from a new
government with HerTiott as its chief
is an easier relationship with other
capitalist countries, which viii maks
it possible for these countries TO reach
certain compromises on international
matters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
ON TASKS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY
TRADE UNION ORGANIZATIONS IN
WORK AT THE FACTORIES
Resolution of Eighth Session of Central Council
of the Red International of Labor Unions
THE TRADE UNION PRESS

devoted to the liquidation of bu-
reaucratic administrative methods
Of leadership (circles, etc. and a
transition to a live and as far as
possible, day to day instructions;
81 the structure Of the local dds
trict) leading organs of the revolu-
tionary trade union movement
must provide for it that the best
functionaries from the most i'm
portant factories should enter into
their composition without fail; a.
a system OF the most determined
lf-criticism from below in con-
nection with an sll-around live in
struction from above must be car
ried throughout the revolutionary
trade union movement with the
realization of responsibility for the
fulf1llment Of the decisions of the
congresses and dircctives of the
higher leading organs,
The With Session of the Cen
trail Council of the RILU insis-
tentIy stresses the whole impor-
lance of reconstructing the rank
and file work with the maximum
speed in all countries, without =
radical change in this sphere, the
sections Of the RILu will be un-
able to muster the growing dis
content Of the masses and to d.
rect this discomfort IN the chan
mel Of the revolutionary class
struggle, without radical
change In the work In the facto-
ries, the RILU sections VIII all
the time lag behind the events
and the rehabilitation of the
masses. The penetration into the
factories and the creation in
them Of a durable footing, is not
technical or narrow organlza-
ton question, but one Of great
political importance for the en-
tire revolutionary trade union
movement. To win the factories
Is to dislodge social fsscism from
its positions, and to dislodge So
ciaI-fascism from the factories
signifies the preparation Of the
masses for the struggle for tho
dictatorship Of the proIetariat.
The Central Council, therefore,
calls upon all sections Of the RILU
to enter upon. Immediately and
with the greatest energy the re-
construction Of the whole work
with the object of the speediest
fulfillment, in practice, Of the fun
damental strategic slogan Of the
RMU-THE WINNING OF A MA
JoRrry OF THE WORKING
gAes
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
Hold Cook County Officials
Responsible In Shooting

''Melrcse Fark authorities and
volunteer aid PLAYED into the hands
Of the Communists BY breaking up
the parade and firing on the dem
enstraters. They should consult
Commissioner Altman on the art Of
handling such demonstrations ard
return 10 constitutional procedure
in the defense of American iris*itue
tons"
This editorial was headed 'Eow
Not to Treat Radicals" On the day
when the massacre took place the
Daily News was most bra5en In its
cry for the blood Of workers and
shifting the responsibility on the
workers. stated that the shots were
fired by demonstrators and that
knives we're welded and the fs..cc
fred in self-defense by accidentally
discharging machine guns.
Under pressure Of the delegation
the Cook County Commissioners
promised that they would take up the
question at their board meeting.
Commissioners Responsible
Bill Browder, secretary Of the !.
L. D., pointed out that in spite Of the
assertions Of the County Commission
ers, Miller and Mrs. Blume, that they
have no jurisdiction over Melrose
Park, which is in cook County, it is
the responsibility OF the oficisls.
since Cook County polioe were in
atendanoe together sith oths hugs
and gun men on May sh.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10

Brust, he told them: "Our workers
are starving; our workers are in mis-
cry and hungry and you Commu-
nists want to come here TO exploit
this hunger and misery. We viii
not allow you to step into MelroSe
Park"
DR.. Brust does not like the Com
munist way of solving the problem Of
life or death for the unemployed
workers; DR.. Brust does not like un.
employment insurance; he is for ma
chine guns.
The day preceding the Friday DEM
onstration, Brust went with his
henchmen from house to house warn
ing the workers that they must not
attend the demonstration and he
went so far as to hand brides of IS
or $40 to those he considered influ-
entail to try and get them to oppose
the demonstration.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
FREE EDITH BERKMAN!

to give support to the striking steel
workers. Doak's promotion to Sec
Rotary Of Labor was not only in order
to carry on his present reactonsry
tasks but reward for a long life
of treachery TO the class from which
he sprang.
All trade unions and working class
organizations should rally to the de-
Tense of Edith Berkman. Native born
Negro and white as well as foreign
born workers, must deliver smash
in the face of the arch traitor TO
labor, Doak. Adopt resolutions Of
protest demanding Edihe Berknnan s
immediate release. Send these reeo-
lutions to Secretary of Labor Doak.
Elect delegates to the Protest Wash
ington Delegation on May 10th.
Come to the mass send-off Of the
delegates on May 9th, at Irving
Plaza.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10

PARIS, France.-The Communists
gained two seats in parliament as a
result of Sundays "run-off' cleo
tons here. Marched Cachin, however,
was defeated IN the Paris district as
result Of the socialists and radical
socialists block against the leader of
the Communist Party. The Socialists
got 129 seats and the Radical So
Cialists 1856.
The main Parties supporting Tar
deus government in parliament lost
Al seats which were gained by the
Radical socialists. The socialists
gained II Of the seats lost by other
conservative parties.
The fate Of Tardieu's government
will be decided Tuesday when, ac-
cording to custom, he will have to
offer hia resignation to the New
President. 1t seems probable that
his resignation win be accetped and
that Herriott will be called to form
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10

of the workers as expressed last week
in the huge vote for the Commun-
list Party In the elections of Elm
wood Park, . l1eighboring town, the
bosses Of the west Side towns have
resorted to open attacks and MUIR
ders.
1.-THE International Labor Defense
and Unemployed Councils will an
swer this numerous attack by cal
lying upon the workers OF the East
Side towns and of Chicago to voice
their deepest indignation by attend
ing one of the largest mass meetings
ever staged in Chicago, TO be held
in the Coliseum, Friday, May 10, at
8 p. m.
"Other meetings will be held in
Elmwood Park, Belmont Heights,
haywood and Melrose Park to show
that the workers will not surrender
their rights to assemble and voice
their grievances.
Already many workers organiss-
tons have sent protest wires to Mel
rose Village President E. Brust, Pres
ident Whealan of the Cook County
Board, and Governor Emerson of II
linois. The Communist Party has is
sued statement and leaflets on
these events.
THE I, L. D. legal staff has Sc
cured testimony from scores OF eye
witnesses and will proceed to file
criminal suits agsinst all those res
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10

Yesterday, "L'Humanite" published
g reply, asserting that the COM
munique OF the Ministry of the In
terror was a web of deliberate lies
aiming to clear the White Guardists
and fix responsibility for the assas-
sination on the Communists and the
Soviet Union. 'L'Humanite" points
out that the statements it has pub
lisned were made by Gorgulov in the
presence OF numerous bourgeoi:
journalists and published in nuner-
Gus Paris evening newspapers
The Communist organ brands the
Minister Of Interior as deliberate
liar and continues:
"Gorgulov is a White Guardist ac-
cording to his own admission he is
"a An ex-oficer of Cossack troops
under Deniken and Wrsngel.
(2) He is z white emigrant who
has lived since 1919 in France, Switz-
erlsnd and Czechosloyakia.
(Sj He is president of the Pan
Russian Fascist Peasant Party
founded in 1880 at Prague, which
aims to overthrow the Soviet Union
by force of arms according to its pro-
gram.
"a He is an anti-Soviet author
well known in white circles by the
pen name of Paul Brede, and has
published several works furiously at
lacking the Soviet Union.
(5) He is holder of a so-called
hansen passport granted exclusively
to White Russian Immigrants.
co He is protege Of Strive,
leader Of the Russian Monarchist AL
lance Of which Saborski is chair
man, and which is an organization
of White Russian intellectuals
CD He maintains relations with all
leaders of the White Russian move
ment.
"GorEuIov remained in France
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10

CHICAGO, III, May "A workers
delegation went today to interview
the Cook County Commissioners.
A statement which was issued and
left with them and given to the press
pointed out that the American Can
Company, Capone eanesters, Ameri-
can Legion thugs. together with Or.
Brist. village president of Melrose
Park, and county officials we're re-
sponsible for this attack.
One Commissioner, Mrs. Blume,
dernagogically and cleverly expressed
her horror at what she termed vo-
lation of constitutional rights. but in
thesame breath stated that the coru-
ty board could do nothing and that
the leadership Of the workers was
responsible, sin these trying times
when the county board was doing all
possible 10 feed the hungry in Chi
cago."
Demagogy
The delegation expressed itself as
knowing beforehand of the. shifting
Of responsibility by these so-called
public officials and stated it knew the
only way to break the terror and
fight for the release OF the arrested
workers WAS the united action OF The
working class.
Mrs BnInn'S statement * IN bpr
with the editorial which appeared in
the Chicago Daily News on May 9th
in which capitalist demagoey ia clev-
erly brought forward by stating,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
aS92
SEATTLE MEET |
SENDS PROTEST !:
ON SCOTTSBORO

SEATTLE. wash.-An enthusiast
cslly attended mass meeting in pro-
test against the ScottSboro decision
was held at the Masonic Hall here
under the joint auspices of the Inter
national Labor Defense and the
League Of Struggle for Negro Rights.
Alex Moral, district organizer for the
Communist Party, was the principal
speaker at the meeting
A resolution was passed to send :
letter of protest to Governor 3. NJ.
Miller at Montgomery, Alabama, The
letter reads in part:
we, the workers, gathered IN
mas protest meeting at Masonic
Hall in Seattle, Washington. vigor-
ousIy condemn the upholding Of the
lynch decision Of the Alabama Su-
preme Court against the innocent
Scottsboro boys. We recognize
that the true reason why these boys
are being prosecuted is because they
belong TO the working class, and
the bosses by using them as an
example intend to terroriZe the
workers, both black and white, into
passive acceptance Of their miser-
able conditions.
"In recognition OF these facts, va
demand that these innocent chill
dren be released at once. We
pledge ourselves to help the Inter
national Labor Defense in its fight
TO free the Scottsboro boys by mo-
biIizing the widest masses OF work
ers, both Negro and white
The following telegram protesting
the Mooney frame-up was also
drafted, and sent to Governor jaime,
Rolph Of California:
I'VE protest against your vicious
ruling in the Mooney case. Your
decision is the decision Of the cap
itaIist class. We workers pledge
ourselves 10 carry on the struggle
for his release in intensified and
organized form and will not rest
until Mooney and Billings are re-
leased"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
ILLINOIS WORKERS
PREPARE MAY e
MASS CONVENTION
"a Local Conferences
Rally Forces

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 8.-The
National Nominating Conven-
ton of the Communist Party
is being actively prepared for.
When the delegates arrive
here May % from Communist Party,
unions, workers fraternal and UNI
employed and ex-servicemen's clubs,
councils and leagues, and from all
other real workers organizations,
they will find arrangements made.
Plans for feeding and housing the
large number of delegates are going
forward Registration cards are be-
ing printed.
A whole series of local conferences
preliminary to the main convention
are being dated and meeting places
are being secured.
There will be "a Of these local
conferences in Illinois alone, in the
main industrial towns. The Chi
cago LOGAN conference is to be May
%, in Peoples Auditorium. A call
has been issued to and visiting
committees are being arranged for
local unions of the A. F. Of L., fra
ternaI organizations. and especially
Negro workers organizations. A
call to send delegates 10 the local
conference is going out to workers
in the shops and neighborhoods.
Similar action will be taken for the
other local conferences,
Newton Against DePriest.
The campaign will be particularly
sharp in senatorial and congressional
districts, and especially in territory
where there are many Negro work.
ers. Herbert Newton, Negro worker,
will run on the Communist ticket
against De Priest, Negro business
mems congressman, who is trying for
reelection.
The Illinois State Nominating Con-
vention of the Communist Party will
be held June rs. 1t will put the Com
munist candidates for President and
Vice President on the ballot in Hi
nois, and will nominate for state Of
fices. The Communist Party pro-
poses to the state nominating con-
vention, made up Of delegates from
workers mass organizations, unions
etc. the following candidates (ir
addition to Newman; William e
Browder for state Senator. Leslie
Raymond Hurt for Congressman al
large, Anthony Pslkowski for Con
gresham at large, Mcdonald fol
Governor. A. Hershey for Lieutenant
Governor, r. E, Stohr for Secretary
of State. Samuel r. HsmmersmarE
for State Treasurer, Mrs osby fol
Auditor of Public Accounts and Al
bert Goldman for Attorney General
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
600 IN ST. LOUIS
TSBORO
DEMONSTRATION
Telegram Also Sent
Protesting Mooney
Imprisonment

ST. LOUIS, May Six hundred
st. Louis workers demonstrated on
Saturday, International Scottsboro
Day. for the release of the nine
Scottsboro Negro boys. A committee
Of workers, Negro and white, repre-
senting the International Labor De-
Tense, Trade Union Unity League,
Unemployed Council, International
Workers Order, Communist Party,
Workers International Relief. Young
Communist League and the Workers
Ex-Servicemen's League protested to
the Cook County Commissioners, de-
manding criminal procedure against
those responsible for the butchery
and immediate release of all those
arrested on May 9th in Melrose Park.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10

-SSSGDcIB, d1lU Dy QUIET dIIIIcQ thugs.
American Legionnaires and gangster
allies of the city administration.
Try TO Pick Leaders
The police began to select their
victims to line up against the wall.
They we're trying to pick out the
leaders Ben Brown was grabbed by
Chief Leeseberg and other gunner
and hit over the head With q revolt
yer. the gun simultaneously firing,
and the bullet going through Browns
cap
The workers snatched Brown away
from his assailants, and drew him
6eeply into their own ranks.
After this, more police and thugs
arrived with machine guns, and drove
part of the workers at the point
Of the guns into line.
At that moment the fire depart
tnent turned hoses on them, but the
hose burst. and the water instead Of
roing on the workers went on the
Firemen.
Signal To Shoot
Then someone shouted. Lets go!
Give it to themp
At this signal the machine guns
began to rattle, and the workers
began to fall, wounded.
1t was plain. cold FLOODED attempt
Mt murder. remarkably similar to the
famous gangster murder on st. VAL
entines Day several years ago, and
It was carried out through by the
some Capone gangsters, under or
kers now from the Melrose Park
village officials.
Blood Money
And the public officials take their
orders from the American Can Co.,
J. huge concern which makes about
Eslf the tin cans used in the coun-
Try. It has plants in 10 states, and
in 1880 reported $23 ,000o 900 profit.
A typical plant, which operated a
souple of Gears ago with 1890 work
srs, now gets out more cans than
er, with only no workers. In the
trerose Park plants, ~here couple
years ago $4,000 units were pro-
fuced daily a couple of years ago
changes in machinery and Speed-up
now produce 100000 units, with no
Increase in the working force, when
HE factories are working full time.
But at present the majority of the
fmerican Can Co. workers in Mel
lose Park are unemployed I'D the
Test on part time Starvation is the
Usual thing there.
Brust Fights Relief
The workers have been fighting for
relief under the leadership OF the
Unemployed Council FOR the past few
Feeks. Last week. when delegation
81 jobless visited Village President
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
Murderer Of DOumer Had Ticket for
Exhibition from White Guard Body
AAasssys u skNr
.-...----.h-s.. ,...- -
'(Cable BY Inprecorr)

PARIS, May 8.-The Ministry of the IN
terror has issued a conlmunique which seeks to
represent the murderer of President DoUmer
as a member of group under Bolshevist
influence and exploited by the Third Interna-
tona for provocative purposes The communque attacks
"LHumante" the official organ of the French Communist
Party pretends that the statements by the
Goruof and published in the bourgeois invented
by "LHumante and threatens inquiry against LEu-