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unconditional release for these
victims of class justice.

Flaxton, N. Oak, April IAN
Anti-War demonstration was held
in the Larson Hall on, April 6
with about $50 people present.
Comrade Frank Witty acted as
chairman. Mabel Husa spoke on
behalf of the Young Communist
League, Fletcher Ingerson ON be-
half of the United Farmers Lea
que, and Russell Jensen.
Lewis Newgard gave a very
fine talk on Christianity and War,
Comrade E. J. Marks, who spoke
for the Communist Party, pointed
out the danger of war at the pres
ent time. He told the audience
that anyone who believed in kill
ing the workers across the pond
should be showed into the front
line trenches and used for cannon
fodder. The Young Communist
League members sang some OF
their songs.
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YOUNG WORKER TELLS HOW SOCIALISM
is BEING BUILT in SOVIET KARELIA

The following letter from Sow
ct Karelia is from a young Com
rade, twenty-five years old. The
magnificent progress in the Sow
ct Union which is reflected in this
enthusiasm stands in sharp con-
trast to the decay of capitalism
which we see about us.-Editor.
PETROZAVODSK, March g.
Dear Comrade: A word from
the Soviet Union, which should be
recognized by the proletariat OF
the world as their fatherland.
In my short sojourn here have
seen such a vast difference be-
tween the capitalistic system anc
the communistic system that mr.
enthusiasm knows no bounds. A
person sure notices the difference
between here and there immediate.
ly on reaching a Russian port.
left country of old men and des
pair, I landed into a country o.
youth and hope in the future.
/ landed in Leningrad. Th'
first thing that attracted my at
tention was the lumber. Piles, pile
and more piles. A person won
ders where it all goes too. Boat
of many different lands were load
ing and unloading cargoes.
! In the city itself construction
work of all kinds was going o.
night and day. You may compar
Russia to bee hive and just a
busy.
The Soviet government has bee
in existence fourteen years. It j
} marvellous to think of what ha
. been accomplished in that tins
what it has taken other countrie
decades to accomplish. The Ru:
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start is the basis provided by Gin
stitutions holding these lands"-a
basis of increased exploitation.
In order to make the program
sound reasonable. eleven commit
tees have been set up ITO report
on these phases of the land use
problem:
"Adjustment in submarginal
areas; adjustment and reorga
nization in better farming
areas; land inventories and
land classification; agricultural
outlook; forest, park, recrea,
ton, and wild life preserva,
ton areas; agricultural credit
adjustment and reorganization
in taxation In relation to lanC
use; public range policy; recla
nation, drainage and irrigation
policies; control and direction
of land settlement land values
These eleven committees ar,
only hypocritical veil for th'
-obbing of the tens of thousand
of farmers who are trying to fin,
relief from the miseries of tn
capitalist crisis in the back-to-the
land movement. The rest of tn
hypocritical program will be mad
public at the conferences whic
will be held on May PA and late
| on June 20.
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PROTEST
WAR PREPARATIONS
DEMAND SCOTTSBORO BOYS
BE RELEASED AT ONCE

Wilhston, N. OAK, April T.
Anti-war meetings were held in
Williston, April 6, in the open air
in the afternoon and in the court
house in the evening, which were
well attended by workers and far
mers of Williams county. The
speakers represented the Young
Communist League and the Com
munist party, and brought out war
will not solve the crisis, do away
with unemployment or raise the
price of wheat and so forth. They
brought out the inevftability OF
war under capitalism, the fallacy
of the disarmament conferences
and peace pacts and the necessity
of doing away with the capitalist
system, which is the breeder Of
wars. The crowd listened very at
tentively and enthusiastically.
Lots of literature was sold in
Guiding Producers News, Daily
Worker, Young Worker, New Pho.
neer, and the Labor Defender
containing the story and pictures
of the Ford massacre, and tbs
pamphlets "Who are the YounS
Communist" and "Life in the u
S. Army" A number of applica
lions were turned in for tn
Young Communist League. Thi
shows what the young worker
especially are beginning to realiz
the necessity of organizing a
gainst war. These applicants wer
unemployed workers of the cit,
of Williston.
A resolution was unanimousl
passed condemning the decision
of the Alabama Courts in sent
encing the Scottsboro boys to cleo
trio chair. The resolution is a
follows:
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:, 1907 signed
HANS RASMUSSEN
HANS HARDERSEN
A. N. WANKEL
Resolutions Committee1

We are now communicating with
the State Highway Commission of
South Dakota in order to get some
more definite information regaru
ing the way they go about it there
snd viii let our readers know
from time to time what progress
we are making.
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way Commissions office, that a
of the Commissioners will
be held in Helena April 1928,
where our letter will be presented.
Governor Erickson's letter is
printed below:
STATE OF MONTANA
OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR
Helena
April 6. 1882.
Mr.. Hans Rasmussen,
Plentywood, Montana.
Dear Mr.. Rasmussen:
/ have your letter with enclos.
ures concerning State highway
work in your county. 1 shall be
glad to take this matter up with
the Commission the first time they
meet at the Capitol and see il
something cannot be done for the
people in your county along the
line suggested by you, and viii
advise you if anything can bt
done.
Yours very truly,
Signed: j. E. ERICKSON
Governor.
At the United Farmers Leagu,
mass meeting last Saturday in tn,
Farmer-I abor Temple where hun
dreds of farmers and worker,
were present, the following resolu
ton was passed without a singh
objecting vote:
RESOLUTION
Whereas, farmers and worker
OF Sheridan County have had prac
tlcally no income during the las
few years of economic crisi:
drought and unemployment, an
have for that reason not been abb
to meet their taxes and other OF
legations, and
Whereas, it is understood thu
several miles of Federal Al
roads are to be built in Sherida
County during this year, and
Whereas, we are informed ths
road work of that nature is dor
by counties in other states, be
therefore
Resolved, that we, farmers an
workers in mass meeting assemb
ed under the auspices of Unite
Farmers League, demand of OF
State Highway Commission tn;
this proposed road work be give
to Sheridan county at estimate
cost with the understanding tn,
only local machinery, men al
horses be employed and fair wag,
paid. Be it further
Resolved, that copy of til
resolution be sent to our Sta
Highway Commission as well as
Governor Erickson and our Cou-
tv Commissioners demanding TIL
: all of these parties cooperate Wi
the people of Sheridan County
. this our demand.
Plentywood, Mont.
April 9, 1892 Signed
HANS RASMUSSEN
!. HANS HARDERSEN
A. N. WANKEL
Resolutions Commute,
r We are now communicating wi
3 the State Highway Commission
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Gov. B. M. Miller,
Montgomery, Alabama.

We. farmers and workers
gathered at a mass meeting in
Williston, NJ. Dakota protest
against the decision of the Su-
preme Court of your state in
upholding the decision of your
lower courts to execute. seven
innocent Negro boys. on the
basis of the flirnsiest evidence.
We demand new trial for all
Of the boys with. Negro land
white workers on the jury anG
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FIGHT THE GROWING FAS.
CTST TERROR
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ROAD WORK

Continued from Front Pagel
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-14
War Veterans Are
 Still Hopeful
(continued from Page D

(Continued from Page D
 Watchmen there took no notice of
 the. veterans.
 Mrs Edward B. Mclean. prom
 inent Washington society woman,
 bought 1000 sandwiches for the weary and hungry. men. These were saved for breakfast. At a.
 m. Police Superintendent Pelham Glassford gave them coffee and doughnuts.
 Roy Robertson, crippled leader of, the 450 California bonus march CTS who started the capitol dem- onstration. scurried around to help keep the men on the move. But he encouraged them to stay. He told the men to wash up tn the capitol washrooms so they would present as fresh an appear ance as possible in their ragged, soiled clothes and frayed uniforms. "Shave and get the sleep out of your eyes. We'll not leave con gress until congress leaves us" he l told them.
 Congress prepared to leave today or tomorrow, with every intention of ignoring the new bill of Rep Patman, democrat, Tex, foE pay ment of the bonus to veterans who
 are destitute. 4 -s
 The capitol demonstration was | begun Tuesday afternoon. Tuesday night they slept on the lawn. All day Wednesday they occupied the lawn and plaza. Vice President Curtis last night ordered the lawns | and capitol steps cleared. The showdown came at the close of a. marine band concert which combined with the demon- stration to draw thousands of city folk to Capitol Hill.
 As the last strains of the .Star Spangled Banner" lifted toward 1 the hot stars. veterans and spec tators were thrown tgoether in vast | pot t-pourri. Police motorcycles | charged up and down, trying. to separate the onlookers and vet erans. Police whistles shrilled. Red
 and green traffic lights blinked 1 eerily. A straggly- haired woman heckled police. Two patrolmen, one negro
 seized her by the arms and hustled l her out of the crowd. Men broke through guard lines and rushed
 toward the captors.
 ''Take your hands off her." one
 screamed, punching at the negro. l A volcano of camera fiashlight
 flares spurted from the steps.
 Glassford ran up and freed the woman.
 1 When ordered to keep moving,
 the veterans. began a. single file parade at 8 dog-trot. Except for
 the ragged uniforms and clothes of the marchers 1t looked then like a
 college football victory dance. Tired, stubborn veterans sang Hail, Hail, The Gangs All Here"
 in hoarse voices without much l harmony. The tune changed to
 t'Made- -moiseIle from Armentieres."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-14
DEM0CRATS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN MONDAY
Crary And Other Leaders To Attend
 Hartford Session
Local Strategy to Be Planned Following State Gather.
 ing City Prepared to Follow Line of Attack E Devised By Connecticut Board

called upon to enlist their aid In perfecting the local program of attack on the 6. o. ?. organization.
 At Mondays meeting. which, It is expected, will be held at the Hotel Bond, reports will be made on the national convention in Chi- cago, the results of the victory fund drive to date and the plans laid down by the central commit tee towards bringing about the re- election of Governor Wilbur l.. Cross and the election of Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York to the presidency.
 waterbury is prepared to CO., operate in every way" said Chair man Crary to-day. Any instruc- tions given us by the central com mittee will be readily needed and, in addition, the local town commit- tee will meet to set out the pro- gram for the Waterbury campaign which is designed to keep the Brass City within the democratic column"
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was one month old. testified he was
 sdisgusted" with his wife's actions
 at the Tuesday nights party pre- ceding his death.
 'I noticed down there that he
 didn't just exactly like the way
 things were going" she said.
 Q. When you talk about the
 way things were going. you are talking about the fact that his wife was drinking?
 A. We'll, they were just cutting up, and he happened to look up that Is when I happened to notice him.
 Q. What was she doing? A. She was standing up on the block there, and she said to Mrs Taught, Let's do something; let's sing" and she said, Well, what shall we sing?" Mr Smith was at the table eating. and she stepped up on this block, and in some way she stumbled, 8 bottle Of pop fell
 over, and she fell because a1ae was up on a high thing. MF Smith looked up and I looked at him. He
 looked like he was disgusted. So finally he got up and went over to
 her and went to talking to her.
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Smith Reynolds
 Much Worried
lContinued from Page |,

moned to Reynolda, the family
 estate. after the shooting, related to the jury q conversation he had
 with walker in which Walker told
 of his fear which chsessed Rey- holds.
 Did Walker make any state ment to you that he wasn't sur. prised. he had been expecting
 Smith to kill himself ?" Assistant solicitor Erie McAichael inquired. A. He said Smith had talked about 1t before.
 Q. He didn't tell you where or when? M A. He said he intended. doing it last Sunday night when they went to the hotel and that he talked him out of 1t. 4. o. Did he say why smith want- ed to kill himself?
 A. No he didn't. We'll. I beg your pardon, he gave his ideas about Smiths condition and why
 he felt that way.
 2. Did he say he was insanely jealous?
 A. He didn't say he was insane ly jealous, but he said he thought he was Jealous.
 Q. What reason did MT Walker describe as to why he wanted to kill himself?
 A. He said he loved Mrs Rev. holds so deeply that he watched every move she made, and worried about 1t a great deal. Q. What do you mean by that I A. Well. that is just the words he gave me, as well as I can re memb6r; and he eaid what built 1t up in 9fnitia'g mind was the fact that he was expecting to 60 back Co New York and she was going on the stage and would be out until l o'clock. and he going to scllccl at 6 o'clock in the morning, and De gone all day. and he would never | get to see her.
 Q. Did he make any statement
 in regard to Smith objectlns to
 his wife being on the etaee7 | A. He eaid that Smith didn't feel like aaIking her to diacontinpe that because he felt it was the biEs
 gest thing in her life. Another witntss, Plus1mey walker. . maid who had been with
 the RsynoI9s family sincs Smith
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ton looms. Will 1t not mean that s35O. GOO 900 more or less annually, Is to be subtracted from the Amer ican public's buying power and added to German buying power?
 "Are two men any richer if one assumes the others debts? The bur- den of debt remains, owed to the holders of United states govern ment bonds, many of them abroad.
 Mellon Quotcs History
 Sulgrave, England. July 14--(.U. P.)-George Washington Abhofred the repudiation of debts, Andrew w. Mellon, United States ambassa- dor, told a pilgrimmage of Amer lean W0mens Patriotic Societies to- day to Sulgrave Manor, the Wash inEton ancestral home..
 In view of the current agitation over cancellation of the European war debts to the United States, the ambassadors statement was receiv- ed here with the deepest interest
 He said of Washington:
 "He constantly urged on his countrymen, it is folly in one ma ton to look for disinterested fav- ors from anothef.' He said 1t must pay for them and yet be repfoach- ed with ingratitude for not givine more.
 "Washington saw things in theii larger aspects and their true rela. tion with each other. He based hii public as well as his private life on the simple principle that honesty is the best policy for a nation, nt less than for an individual French Papers Talk Paris, July 14-(U. P.) News. papers to-day predicted generally that the new French British agree ment would help maihtain Flu ropean peace, with at least one em. phasizing that it prevents Engiant from making another war deb payment to the United States with out first consulting France. "It seems that one of the resulti will be that England cannot, as II 1924, undertake in the future t make payments to the United States for war debts settlement without first consulting France Petit Journal said. "The pact Is { capital contribution to peace.".
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Secret Blows Being
 Aimed At U. 5.
(Continued from Page 1)

ton on the question of war debts to the United States. British officials were in tele-
 phonic communication throughout the morning with Sir John simon,
 foreign secretary, at Geneva, and
 with the British embassy at Paris. The British held to their state-
 ment that the agreement with
 France was not connected with war
 debts. The foreign office hoped
 the situation would be clarified be-
 fore night.
 Despite the categorical assertion by the London Times that the United States government had been
 assured that the agreement mot in any way bears upon the question of war debts." it was learned that actually the foreign office conn municated to the United States em- bassy the text of the agreement and summary of the government
 statement in the house of conn mons.
 No explanatory details were giv. en. The United States was merely allowed to infer that the agree ment with France was not connect ed with war debts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-14

Democrats of the state will fcr- maIly launch their campaign for victory in the November election on Monday at a special meeting of the party's state central committee in Hartford on Monday. Notice Of the coming session in Hartford was issued to-day by ]. Francis Smith of this city. secretary Of the central committee.
 Town Chairman John H. Crary, Senator Joseph H. I.awior, Town Clerk Dora A. Egan and Mrs Ger frude c. Corden, local members Of the state central committee, Will attend the Hartford gathering.
 Directly after Mondays session, Chairman Crary said to-day, q meeting of the local democratic town committee will be called to launch the Waterbury campaign. In connection with the latter pro- gram, Mayor Frank Hayes, ex- Mayor William E. Thoms and Con- < Ifroiler Daniel J. Leary will be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-07-14
BY MORRIS DE HAVEN TRACY United Press Stan Correspondent.

Winston-Salem, N. C., July 14.- (UP)-The Smith Reynolds shoot ing case was believed to have drift ed to-day into a long investigation which may or may not reveal how the 20-year old heir to the R.. J. Reynolds millions was shot to death last Wednesday.
 The grand jury was discharged late yesterday without acting on the case. It will be several weeks before a new grand jury Is con- vened. The jury discharged yes- terday gave the matter no constd- eration whatever.
 It was considered certain that unless more evidence is developed. authorities will not ask the grand jury to act. It can act of It's own accord, however, or there may be developments which will change the situation.
 Albert Walker Is the only major character in the drama which has centered around the mysterious shooting of Libby Holman's hus- band, who remains in Winston Salem. He is at the home of his parents here, in seclusion. No one except members of the family and intimate friends see him. He is re- ported to be badly shaken by the death of Reynolds who was his close friend, and by the ordeal through which himself has gone.
 Through his attorney, Walker has made 1t known that he has said in his evidence all that he has to say on the case and that he can. not add more.
 Investigation was impeded but not stopped to-day by the fact that an important case is on trial in court here requiring the presence of the solicitor. his assistant and members of the sheriffs stan. Strangely enough the Reynolds family enters into 1t.
 A youth named Wallace Scales, son of a prominent family, is ac- cused of holding up a bridge party at the home of A. F. Galloway last March and getting away with jewels variously valued at from $1O,0O0 to $40,000. One of the four guests around the bridge table was Mrs James Dunn, aunt of the dead Smith Reynolds.
 The sheriff yesterday devoted several hours to a study of numer- ous clues. Attention was directed particularly to tracing the course of the bullet which mortaily wounded young Reynolds.
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Democrat Women
 Not to Attend
(continued from Page D

2 Sfrcipline the Waterbury dem- 6cratic women by withholding the sfuitation to this late date for their opposition to her and the ! spresidential nominee, Governor sEranklin D. Roosevelt of New York, was the question being de. fbated here to-day.
 ss Mrs welch's summer home at sColumbia, known as "Noxid," Will be a busy place next Tuesday. The affair Is being conducted under the Auspices of the Connecticut Fed- 34ration of Women's Democratic clubs. of which Mrs Welch Is the state president.
 Governor Wilbur l.. Cross,' Ma sfional Committeeman Archibald sMcNeil. Dr E. G. Dolan of Man. chester. State Chairman David A. Wilson of Hartford, Labor Com srrlissioner Joseph M. Tone of New Haven, Representative William M. sCitron of Middletown and ex-May- Or Angelo Paonessa of New Britain are among the men especially in- yited to attend the huge gathering.
 Bridge swimming, boating and an auction to raise money for the democratic victory fund will make up a large part of the program, with adresses by several of the party leaders.
 The Waterbury Women's Dem- ocratic club is part of the Connec- ticut federation. Mrs Hayden. lo- cal president. could not recall to- day any instance in the past when an invitation to such a state gath ering came at such late date. Mrs Hayden was dropped as vice pres- ident of the state federation at the biennial convention of the organi. zation some time ago in Bridgeport because of her support of ex-Gov- ernor Alfred D. Smiths candidacy for the presidential nomination.
 Other New Haven and Hartford county women backing ex-Gov- ernor Smith also felt the lash wieIded by Mrs Welch who. her. self, was reelected state president of the federation.
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tfserman.conscious. She was born
 May 23. 1904, 2S years ago.

German.conscious. She was born
 May 23, 1904, 2s years ago.
 Her mental agility was revealed
 at the inquest over the body of her
 youthfuI husband. Smith Reynolds.
 at Winston-Salem, N. z. Tier friends were not surprised at that. She inclined to romance languages and writing in school, fanciful es- says with humorous touches. She was graduated from high school ,dn two years less than the normal term. and from Cincinnati univer- sity, with A. B. A. degree In l9ZS. \ Tupper Greenwald, later promin- ent in short story writing, con- her first vehicles. In musical thows she sang in husky, but pleas. ing voice. A story that a throat operation accidentally, caused the lauskiness in her voice is regard