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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
II SHOT AT
SCOTTSBORO
GERMAN MEET
One Worker Dead, Two
Are Critically
Wounded
BULLETIN

CHEMNTTZ, Germany, May o.
One Of the workers shot down by
police at the Scottsboro demon
stration last Saturday died this
morning. Two others are critically
wounded. Twelve workers were
wounded by the police, when the
latter fired into a peaceful demon
stration protesting the frame-up of
the Scottsboro Negro boys and de-
manding their release.
The United States Embassy in
Berlin, and United Stataes Con-
sulates throughout Germany, were
guarded day and night on Saturday
by German police. In spite of the
police attacks, huge demonstrations
were held throughout Germany.
NEW YORK.-A Hamburg
cable to the International
Labor Defense reports that the
Socialist officials of Hamburg,
Germany, prohibited Mrs. Ada
Wright, mother of two of the Scots
boro Negro boys, and j. Louis Eng
6cottsboro demonstration in that city.
dahl from addressing the May Z
BY this act the German Socialists"
inc themselves up with the American
Socialists" and the Negro reformists
in support of the attempt of the
American ruling class to burn the
nine Scottsboro Negro boys in the
electric chair on June "a.
But the social-fascist prohibition
against Mrs. Wright and IEngdahl
could not obliterate the fact of the
mighty gathering of workers which
met Mrs. Wright and Engdahl when
they arrived inHamburg on May 5.
Nor could theprohibition obliterate
the fact that thousands of Hamburg
workers demonstrated on May 7 in
the presence of Mrs. Wright and
Engdahl, ~
The cable to the I. L. D. stataes
that Mrs. Wright and Engdahl were
scheduled to speak in various places
in the Ruhr industrial district over
the weekend, along with prominent
German revolutionary leaders. Whe-
Their the socialist" politicians dared
to deny the right of free speech at
these meetings has not yet been
learned. It's certain that the work.
ers Of Germany are militantly sup
porting the mass fight to free the
Scottsboro boys, and that they will
demand that the mother of two of
these boys, and the I. L. D. official,
be allowed to address the immense
crowds turning out in their honor.
Mrs. Wright was invited to Ger
many by the German Red Aid. a sec
ton of the International Red Aid
with which the International Labor
Defense is affiliated. She will speak,
along with Comrade Engdahl, in all
the principal cities of Germany, Aus
tria, Czechoslovakia. Switzerland,
France and England In connection
with the international mass defense
or the Scottsboro boys.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
All Arms Factories Aid Jaban's
Thrust at Soviet Union

The munitions and arms
firms of the whole a0orId are
helping Japan in her War
preparations against the So
viet Union. Following on
the heels of neaos of Jap
nnese purchase in America
of 1Udr material and chem
icdls used IN making military
explosives, q London dis
patch to the NeU York Her
aid Tribune states:
Japan 11as ordering arms
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10

and ammunition from Brit
ish factories on an immense
scale. Factories are making
100000 rifles, hundreds of
torpedoes, ETC., the report
said, aoktIe Germany is ship
ping chemicals in crates lab
eIled as pianos. The Sdoda
factories IN Czcchoslovakid
haze sent $4,000 bombs, and
the Schneider and Creusot
interests are making t1Denty
nary tanks, the report said"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
Youth At Once Rally
Mass Protest. Against
MelrOse Park Massacre

NEW YORK.--Five hundred work
ers meeting at Seventh st. and Ave.
B Sunday at the cali OF the Ronald
Edwards Youth Branch Of the In
ternational Labor Defense adopted
and wired TO Mayor Cermak OF
Chicago the following protest resolu-
shooting:
1--WE vigorously protest the bloody
massacre OF the unemployed workers
in Melrose Park, a Chicago suburb.
We demand immediate release OF all
arrested in the demoustSation, We
hold YOU reSpous,e,s.'. :. ,..,.....,
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held for Federal investigation.
The nine wounded men are in
Cook County hospital. Three of
them are in a very serious condi-
ton. Those most severely injured
are Yves Swanson, Otto Schultz
and Miller. Swanson is lowering
between life and death. Miller has
three machine gun bullets in his leg
and the leg bones are completely
shattered.
ADDITIONAL NEWS ON PAGE ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10

CHICAGO, ILL.,, May 9.-Last week,
just preceding the massacre in Mel
rose Park for the first time the Com
munist Party was placed on the bal
lot in Elmwood Park. Out of 1880
votes the Party received $50 votes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10

The real program is that the unemployed shall
die, either by starvation or by bullets. Because
of Melrose Park, their deeds speak louder now
than their many promises of relief made only
in words. The Communists will call on the
workers to get back of the national and state campaigns of
the Communist Party, to fight for unemployment insurance
They will call all workers to rally their unions, clubs
other organizations to send delegates to the "a Illinois
preceding the National Nominating Convention of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10

CHICAGO I'LL, May Stems Of thousands of leaflets and
number of preliminary meetings Chicago workers
to the huge protest meeting the Coliseum, 18th and Wabash
St Friday May l3 at 1880 denOunce the Mer0se Park
and to organize for the fight for the right Among
the speakers will be Communist Party leaders who will point
that when the Merose Park city officials and their allies
lined $50 unemployed workers last Friday and shot down
them in cold blood they giving the capitalist political
and captass the problem unemployment relief
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
BULLETIN

BOSTON, Mass. Msy S.-Edith
Berkman continued her hunger
strike on the second day with de-
termination to 90 on until released.
DIR. Henry Polack, the superinten-
dent has issued lying statement
in Boston papers that she Is on
liquid diet" and not hunger strik-
ing. Pollock threatens TO plsce her
in the psychopathic ward. There
will be . picket demonstration
today at East Boston Immigration
Station led by the National Textile
Workers Union, 1. L. D. ana Un-
employed Councils.
BOSTON, Mass. - Edit h
Berkman, organizer of the Ma
tional Textile Workers Union
who is being held by the i'm
migration officials for deporta-
ton to fascist Poland, started on a
hunger strike here today. She de-
clared that she will remain on strike
until she Is freed.
The fight to free Edith Berlmar
from the hands Of the capitalist hang
men, which is being carried on thru
out the country by the International
Labor Defense and the Protection OF
Born Committee was in
tensified in mass protest meeting
held at Irving Plaza Hall
last night. At this meeting a
from the trade unions and
mass organizations. which will leave
for Washington to demand the free
dom Of Berknau. waa Giysn .
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10

Worker is charged with endeavor-
ing to crowd the Russians out of
the Chinese Eastern Railway man
agement."
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BIG MASS MEETINGS
DEMAND JOBLESS
BE FED, NOT SHOT

COMMUNIST PARTY ISSUES $4,000 LEAFLETS URGING STRUG-
GLE FOR RIGHT TO ASSEMBLE, INSURANCE INSTEAD OF
MACHINE GUNS; 81 ARRESTED HELD TO GRAND JURY;
NINE IN HOSPITAI ONE CRITICALLY WOUNDED
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10

Prepare for the Straw Vote
on the Bonus!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-10
BULLETIN

ADDITIONAL NEWS ON PAGE 81
Evening star., 1932-12-29
ARMY ORDERS

Col Robert F. Woods. Coast Artil-
lery Corps, Presi0io of San Francisco
ordered to await retirement en- Decem-
Der 81 He will sail from San Francisco
February 4 for New York.
Master Sergt. William Trolinger
Ordnance. will be placed on retired list
at Fort Hoyle, Md, December 81.
Staff Sergt. Charles H. Prince, Quar-
termaster Corps, and Master Sergt
Eugene Lancaster. both at Fort Ben
ming, Ga. will be retired December 81.
Capt. Charles L. Carpenter, Quarter
master Corps, will be retired December
81 by reason of disability incident to
the service.
First Sergt. George A. DIETRICH, Com
pany E, 34th Infantry is placed or
retired list at Fort George G. Meade
Md. effective December 81.
Capt. George w. McEntire, Air Corps
Boston, will proceed to his home Janu-
ary to await retirement.
Maj. Joseph H. Dent, Quartermastel
Corps. will be placed on retired list
December 81 for disability.
Col. Franklin.F. Wing. Dental Corps
will be placed on retired list December
81 for disability
Capt. George S. Mccullough. Infan-
try. from Fort Jay. N. Y, to Hawaiian
Department. sailing February %.
Evening star., 1932-12-29
The Unemployed Woman
Increase Is Shown in Los Angeles-Business Fields
Furnish Largest Number of Jobless- -Unemploy-
able Offer Greatest Problem.

ranges from 26 to 40 years of age, 81
per cent are Al to so, II per cent are
13 to Is, II per cent are 81 to 60, and
per cent are 81 to 20 years old
The greatest number of women out of
work comes from the business fields.
including clerical workers, stenograph-
ers, typists, salesWcmen and the like.
Other fairly large groups include domes-
tic and personal service groups and fac
tory workers.
The unemployable woman offers the
greatest problem, it is said and many
of them are breaking under the strain
OF failure to return to industry, while
younger women are getting what jobs
! there are. Welfare workers feel there
| is Generalization growing among unem-
| ployed women, with mounting despair
and h0peleSSness.
| Procedure for rendering aid includes
| investigation of all cases, working out
of living plan with budget allow
ance to fit in with it, effort to find
work for the unemployed or in some
way to have service returned for the
allowance received. and help in read
| justing the womans attitude to changed
conditions which may include an en-
tirely new type of work.
| Copyright, 193" bv North American News
paper Alliance. Inc)
Evening star., 1932-12-29
PARAGUAY TROOPS HELD
DRIVEN FROM POSITIONS
Bolivian War Office Announces
Latest Development in Gran
Chaco Area.

BY the Associated Press
LA PAZ. Bolivia, December 29.-The
Bolivian war Office announced officially
last night that Paraguayan troops had
been driven from "solidly intrenched
positions" along kilometer 7, scene of
stubborn fighting the last fortnight in
the Gran Chaco.
Heavy losses had been incurred by
the enemy, the war Office statement
said, and fighting is continuing on other
fronts.
Reports Tuesday that Paraguay was
Withdrawing troops from the Gran
Chaco were believed to indicate an
indefinite postponement OF the unde-
clared war between Paraguay and
Bolivia. The rainy season has started
in the Gran Chaco jungle and will seri-
ously hamper troop movements.
In the 50-year boundary dispute be-
tween the two nations Bolivian forces
have this month suffered $4,000 casual
ties either killed or incapacitated and
Paraguay has had $4,000 in the same
status. A dispatch from La Paz Tues
day said that Bolivian troops claimed
a complete victory and Paraguayan
forces were retreating.
Evening star., 1932-12-29

This is the eleventh Of a series of
stories The Star is presenting on the
problem of the unemployed women in
other cities throughout the country.
since the lone woman has only emerged
from her obScurity real relief issue
after Winters without a Job.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LOS ANGELES, December 90 (N.AN.
A).-According to the most recent sur
vey made of II free employment bureaus
in Los Angeles almost 10000 urgently
needy unemployed girls and women have
been registered. Community Chest fig
ures this Fall indicate a two-thirds in
crease in unemployment, which means
an increase in unemployed women.
Most of those registered for employ
ment are entirely self-dependent and
more than half of them are support
ing other members of the family.
These women are being helped
through three principal organizations,
the county welfare department, the
Associated Womens Committee, which
was formed in answer to President Hoo
ver's appeal. and the local community
chest, of which about - agencies de-
vote all or part of their effort to CIV
ing relief to women.
Surveys show the greatest proportion
-46 per cent-of unemployed women
Evening star., 1932-12-29

BY the Associated Press.
EVANSTON, Ill, December 29.-The
Herald and Examiner today said there
was considerable mystery about the
matrimonial intentions of 18-year-
Virginia Dawes, adopted daughter OF
former Vice President Charles G. Dawes
Report had it, the paper said. that
Miss Dawes would visit Comdr. and
Mrs. E. Hunter Tenant in Washington
She was formally reported engaged to
their son, Ensign John Gardner Ten
nant, last June.
But, the Herald and Examiner said
Mrs. Dawes gave denial to the report
declaring Virginia was not going out
of town over the holidays" She also
made it clear, it was said, that she con-
sidered the engagement thing Of the
past
Some time ago Miss Dawes created
furore at Northwestern University
where she is a freshman, by wearing
the fraternity pin of James Martin, who
was working at gasoline filling sta.
ton to earn his college expenses. She
returned the pin. she said.
Evening star., 1932-12-29
REPUBLICANS DENY |
ROBINSON CLAIM
Democrats Have No Program
to Block, Say Smell
and TreadWay.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Aroused by the claim Of Senator
Robinson of Arkansas, Senate Demo-
cratic leader, that the Republicans are
blocking the Democratic program, two
prominent Republicans yesterday
charged that the Democrats have no
program to offer the country.
Representative Smell, Republican
leader of the House, said "the truth Of
the matter is that the Democrats
haven't a program a&pever have had
AiR Representative present tive i |sy SD,af Of Massa-
chusetts, high ranking member Of the
Republican side of the House Ways
and Means Committee, in a statement
said that Robi'son. the Senate Demo
cratic leader, was quite facetious" in
prospect of special session next Spring
or Summer on the Republicans
"The Democrats are marching UP the
hill and marching down again" he said
their wires are crossed and there is
no team play"
Both maintained that the Democrats
have control now Of both branches OF
Congress TreadWay said:
1.-The Democratic party controls the
House and with its coalition vote also
controls the Senate In what way
therefore, can it be said that the Re
publican party is today defeating legis-
lation? Since the night Of November
8, it has been known that the next
administration will be Democratic. Has
any announcement come either through
the President-elect or the Democratic
leaders of Congress of any fixed pro-
gram which that party has in prospect
President Hoover has shown his good
offices in endeavoring to cooperate
with President-elect Roosevelt in the
question of international debts. but his
efforts toward cooperation have been
declined"
Evening star., 1932-12-29
DEMOCRATIC LAWYERS
PLAN JACKSON DINNER
Roosevelt Club to Have
Barkley, Harrison and Rainey
as Banquet Speak ers.

The Roosevelt-G Garner Lawyers Club
of the District will hold a Jackson day
dinner at the University Club January
g it was announced today.
The speakers are to be Senator Aloen
w Barkley of Kentucky, temporary
chairman Of the Democratic National
Convention which nominated the Presi-
dent-elect and Vice President-elect;
Senator Pat Harrison of Mississippi
Senator James F.. Byrnes OF South
Carolina and Representative Henry T.
Rainey, Democratic floor leader OF the
House. There will be other guests from
both houses Of Congress.
The Committee on Arrangements is
composed of Charles A. Douglas. presi-
dent of the club; Robert w. Woolley'
vice president; Joe v. Morgan, seere- e,
tary: Rice Hooe and Seton Darr. Each
member of the club will be allowed 10
invite one guest.
Evening star., 1932-12-29
MORSE GRANDDAUGHTER
TO LECTURE IN GERMANY
DR.. Rowena Mann of Chicago Is
First American Invited to
Discuss Philosophy.

BY the Associated Press
CHICAGO, December 29.-A woman,
the granddaughter of Samuel Morse,
inventor of the telegraph, was selected
yesterday as the first American invited
to lecture on philosophy at German
university.
The invitation has been extended to
Dr. RoWena Mann of Chicago, writer,
lecturer and Unitarian minister. Dr.
Mann said she was to participate in
dedication of tablet to her at Jena
University January 81. where she en-
rolled as the first woman student, in
1901 DR.. Mann will lecture at Jena,
the University of Halle at Warsaw and
at oxford in England.
Evening star., 1932-12-29
Ensign Tennent Silent.

Ensign John Gardner Tennent said
today regarding the report of possible
broken engagement between himself and
Virginia Dawes. THAT all will have to
come from Evanston"
The rumor of a rift surprised friends
and relatives of the couple here, who
had thought that the Christmas time
had brought rekindling of the
romance, even though Miss Dawes had
failed to arrive in Washington for her
scheduled holiday visit at the Tennent
hcme.
Ensign Tennent spent four days visit
ing Miss Dawes in Chicago before COM
ing on to Washington from the West
Coast, where he is stationed.
Evening star., 1932-12-29
u. S. S. BUSHNELL SAILS
Submarine Tender Leaves Navy
Yard to Continue Inspections.

The submarine tender U. S. S. Bush
nell, which has been at the Washington
Navy Yard for nearly three weeks, left
this morning for the Canal Zone.
Flying the flag of Rear Admiral John
w. Greenslade, commander of the SUBJ
marine force, the vessel will continue
her inspection tour of submarine activi-
ties that will take her to Honolulu
shortly. The ship came here from New
port R. l.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-16
New Health Center
Cafeteria Opens With
1919 Proceeds Going to
The Daily Worker

Today signalizes the opening of the
Health Center Cafeteria on the
ground floor of the Workers Center,
so East 18th Street, with 10 per cent
of the proceeds going to the Daily
Worker and another 10 per cent
going to the Morning Freiheit,
The Health Center Cafeteria is
being run under the supervision of
several comrades who felt that the
Workers Center needed such a place
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-16

The District Committee of the
Communist Party requests that
no other affairs be arranged on
April Soth, in view of the fact
the Trade Union Unity Council
Council is arranging its May Day
affair that night
This affair Of the TUUC is of
extreme Importance and must be
given the support of every re-
evolutionary workers and organi-
sstoin other affairs on that night
10 of small character, can only
anterfere with the success Of the
TUUC affair, and this will only
hamper cthe development of our
evolutionary unions.
District Committee
Communist Party Of U. S. A.
District No. 2
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-16
ScOttsbOro Protest
Meet In Ossining
Tonight, April 10Th

OSSINNG, N. Y, April 14.-Jo-
seph BrodsEy, one of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense attorneys de-
Tending the Scottsboro boys will be
the main speaker at a meeting
Saturday night, April Is, at theWash-
ington School, Croton Avenue, to
protest against the recent decision
of the Alabama Supreme Court up
holding the lynch verdicts against
the boys. other speakers include
Forrest Bailey of the American Civil
Liberties Union. The meeting is
under the auspices of the National
Committee for the Defense of Poll
teal Prisoners, which includes among
its membership Theodore Dresser,
Floyd Dwell, Sherwood Anderson.
John Dos Passos and other noted
American writer's.
A feature of the meeting will be
the presentation of the Hall johnson
Sextet in Negro work songs, and of
the play by Langston Hughes Scots
boro Limited
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-16
MRS. ADA WRIGHT
ARRIVES IN CITY
To Leave Soon for
European Tour

NEW YORK. - Mrs. Ada Wright
mother of Andy and Roy, two of the
Scottsboro boys, arrived in NEv
York. yesterday in preparation for
her departure for Europe for a tour
in defense of the Scottsboro boys at
the invitation of the German Red
Aid.
Mrs. Wright was greeted at the
Pennsylvania Station by a delegation
of eight Negro and white workers,
including F. E. A. Welsh, Kingston,
Harold Williams, two representa- u
Adie Van Veen, Pauline Rogers,
Harold Williams, two representa-
tives from the district Office of the
International Labor Defense and the
young sister of the late Comrade
Ronald Edwards.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-16

The Emergency Unemployment
Relief Committee announced yester-
day that $4,000 workers on the 2-day
a week relief jobs would be kicked
out to starve by May First.
This and other relief agencies OF
the city which are closing their
doors are pretending that they are
helpless to supply the necessary
funds for the unemployed The heads
of these agencies and Tammany Hall
are placing the whole responsibility
on the socalled Block Aid to- squeeze
more funds out Of the workers.
The press announced yesterday
that after two weeks Of high pressure
campaign the fake Block Aiders were
only able to raise $274,435 out of the
last pennies of the workers. This
amount of money is not enough to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-16
CHARGE WORKERS
AT RELIEF BURO
WITH RIOT GUNS
3 Demonstrations In
Midtown to De
mand Relief

Three demonstrations took place
simultaneously in the midtown area
Friday before home relief bureaus at
West 35th Street, West 44th Street
and East 41st Street.
The 10th Street Block Committee
began its parade at West seth Street
and 9th Avenue with so workers. BY
the time the march had reached the
bureau so we're in line. More than
half of them we're Negroes,
An openair meeting was held in
front of the relief bureau, After
exposing the lies of Tammany, a
delegation Of so was elected to go
inside. Immediately Is police with
riot guns rushed across the street
from a hiding place. Ten workers
were dubbed to the sidewalk, five of
them women. Children were tram
pied by the uniformed thugs. The
workers retreated with their wounded
TO the headquarters at 436 West seth
0JfCcty~ W14CIC at q A4A41JdllO 4lACCGA4t5
the workers pledged to return next
week I'm larger numbers, bitter able
TO defend themselves.
Under the leadership Of the West
ssrd Street Block Committee, the
workers OF the street marched to
relief bureau at West 44th Street,
where police attacked them. Five
workers we're beaten, one of them
having his hand cut severely, and
others being brutally dubbed about
the head.
The newly formed block committee
of East 18th Street and ist Avenue
marched with eight needy families
and guard of workers from Lexing-
Son Avenue and 9th Street to 41st
Street and LIST Avenue. Their dele
CATION was refused aid and referred
10 the Block Aid. The Block Aid
referred them to the Charity Organ
izstion Society, where aid was prom
Used for ON. Saturday. The work
ers declared their intention of re-
turning with increased numbers to
get this aid or if refused to force
relief.