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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
n. Oak. Farmers
Appreciate Workers
Support on March

SYRACUSE, Ind-The caravan Of
farm delegates stayed over in Chicago
as we were one day ahead Of schedule
on the march to Washington. We
spent the day in going to different
parts of Chicago and talking with the
different people and finding out
conditions for ourselves.
We were also to Hooversville, at the
city dump grounds, and saw how the
poor people lived in houses made of
old tin and boards, and how they
lived on the garbage Of the dump
grounds. Families also lived there
in small hutS, living worse than IN
civilized people.
That evening the Unemployed
Counnicl got us the auditorium to
hold a mass meeting. The delegates
all lined up double file and marched
about ten blocks up the street to the
auditorium, where we were cheered
by an audience of nine hundred.
Many speakers were there to address
the crowd, all nationalitieS and colors
Songs were sung and we were enter
tanned by the young folks, the string
band and piano duet played by a
young lady of Chicago
The farmer delegates of the North
west highly appreciated the hearty
welcome we had to their city and the
arrangements that we're made for
meals and the people that took the
delegates into their homes to sleep.
And the arrangements for the Colise-
UNI meeting.
We left the city this morning, go
ing to Indiana, where we held meet
ing. Mr.. Oge of Montana, AL Sundby
OF Ruso, N. D., member Of the N. D.
Legislature, and Charles Taylor of
Montana spoke. Charley Mosely the
true American Indian from Montana,
a delegate representing 1000 Indians,
talked on their conditions.
We also thank the Indiana farmers
for the preparations they have made
for us. And will continue our journey
to Ohio.
MinOt N. Dakota Delegates,
Walter Witty, Reporter.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
Brazil Orders New
Troops to Enter
Peru. Colombia War

The Brazilian Government yester-
day ordered additional troops to the
Peruvian border as part Of its prep
arations to enter the undeclared war
now raging between Peru and Col
ombia. Reports persist of a recent
naval engagement between Peruvian
and Brazilian warships on the upper
reaches Of the Amazon River.
Meanwhile a move is under way in
the United States to organize the
American holders of Peruvian bonds
for Joint action against the bank
rupt Peruvian government through
the Wall Street Government, which
is secretly directing and actively sup
porting its Colombian puppets in the
undeclared war. The move is
headed by A. o. Stanley, former
Governor of Kentucky.
In the other undeclared war In
South America, both Bolivia and
Paraguay yesterday claimed a VIC
tory at Fort Cuatro VientoS, Para
quay, claiming the capture of the
fort while the Bolivian claim the re-
pulse Of q Paraglayan attack.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
IRON DISCIPLINE
OF MARCHERS IN
WASHINGTON
First Hand Account of
Police Provocations

WASHINGTON, D. C.--The police
Of Washington have become hyster-
ically affected by their own terror
ism and the hunger marchers,
against whom it has been directed,
have full control Of themselves. Just
as federal provocateurs and dicks at
tackled the marchers at Cumberland,
Md, and cities like Philadelphia or
Baltimore, where thousands Of work.
ers would have risen in protest had
the marchers been attacked there, so
the Washington police today molested
the marchers in sneaky ways, and
after they had passed through the
busy parts Of the town, where the
sidewalks were crowded with spec
tators to see what was going on.
Kick Marchers.
AS the marchers were returning
and getting close to their camp, the
police who escorted them began to
stick out their feet to trip the march
ers, women as well as men. A num-
Der Of the men we're kicked by the
police, who moved close, slightly be-
hind, then quickly janmed their
knees up, all done so that others
could not see.
A cop said Of a white girl and a
Negro girl marching side by side:
'"They must be sisters" The white
girl comrade had a strong Impulse to
reply as such a sneer should be re-
piled to- but kept up the fine dis
nipIiyoe ShouyY, h1r t1a ,,,o~oJ,ot-e oil
the time they've been here, and did
not allow herself to be provoked.
The cop continued his Southern
chivalry by more insulting remarks.
Others of "Washington's finest" made
very obscene remarks to the girls in
the march
When a marcher shouted: "We'n
be back!" cop said: IF you do we'll
shoot you down like dogs" The
marcher repeated: wen be back. u
A Swinging Nightstick.
Monday night Washington COM
rades and sympathizers came to the
camp with seventeen taxis to take
to their homes as many as possible of
the women and sick comrades. /
policeman drew the attention of all
by swinging his nightstick, calling
the marchers rats" and saying
This is new club. If it don't draw
blood, the first time I use it, it's nc
good"
When the marchers and their SYM
pathizers turned around, they found
the tires Of the taXicabs had been
punctured with ice picks or screw
drivers. The only ones in the vicin-
ity who could possibly have done
this ratty job was a group of police
This evening, as the first depart
ing contingent Of the marchers was
getting ready to leave, a policeman
Of the gas squad stationed on a cliff
overhanging the camp said to his
mate: I'D like to throw this grenade
into them before they CO." He took
a second glance at the other, kept
lingering his gas bomb, and con-
tinued: What do you say?" The
second cop shrugged his shoulders
and said: "You know what the regu-
lations say about using your judg-
ment." His tone told the first cop:
Well, 1t might be fun-but-it might
start too much"
Just then they were called away by
a superior. Had they not been called,
there would probably have been a
repetition of the accidental discharge
of gas bomb that happened yes
terday.
These are only few of dozens of
provocative acts and words with
which the police Call four Of the
Washington departments-the Met
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
WORKER CORRESPONDENTS
Chats with Our
WOrCOrrS

The Daily Worker appreciates the
assistance given by the Worker Cor
respondence in reporting on the pro-
gress Of the various columns of the
hunger march. 1t was impossible to
publish everything in full because of
lack of space, but the gist of all news
was incorporated in the general re-
ports of the hunger march day by
day.
The section today is devoted to re-
ports which came too late to be
used in this way. The accounts of
the activities of the workers along
the line Of march, make valuable
reading at any time.
Now that the march has come to
such successful conclusion, we urge
our Worker Correspondence to con-
tinue sending reports on activities
along the way tslck; and on how the
delegates reports are being received
by the workers who eletced them.
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workers by the authorities in the
capital city and on the way to Wash
ington, and bitterly assailed the
treatment of the marchers by the
police.
"AS farmer, I had never known
that such things were poSsible!" he
declared.
Many of the delegates told how
farmers facing starvation and evic-
ton were advised by the bankers who
held their mortgages to accept lower
living standards, scrimp and save and
pay the bankers their interest. The
bankers cheerfully propose to put the
American farmers on the lowest pos
s1ble peasant economy scale with
very limited diet, but the farmers are
aroused and will not accept such
proposal without a fight.
The delegates brought out the fact
that the same government authori-
ties who are granting big funds, mil
lions of dollars, to the bankers, are
issuing foreclosure writes to the
farmers.
Ella Reeve Bloor representing the
United Farmers League, herself the
wife of a North Western faremr, re-
ceived a great ovation as she spoke,
describing with wealth of detail the
strike of the Iowa farmers. Mother"
Bloor spoke at the great demonstra-
ton of fifteen thousand farmers in
Sioux City, Sept. and it was this
mass meeting which first proposed
the National Farm Conference now
in session here.
The conference organized itself by
electing Tony Rosenbrg, chairman,
and three vice presidents; Louis
Bentley, Pa; Strong of Nebraska
and Stephen Stafford, Fla.
The delegates were grouped in seven
main sections, representing the farm
ers Of that many different parts of
the country. The sections are: New
England, Middle Atlantic and Middle
West, South, Southwest, Nebraska
and Kansas, the Dakotas, and the
Far West which includes Montana,
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, wyoming
and Colorado.
Each section nominated a repre-
sentative for the resolutions commit
tee, and the whole conference elected
them. The resolutions committee has
the important task Of formulating the
statement to congress, embodying the
J demands for moratorium and relief
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
MOSCOW PUBLIC LIBRARY SEC
OND LARGEST IN WORLD

A new building to hold 11,0O0 900
volumes will soon be added to the
Lenin Public Library in Moscow. The
L2nin Public Library is now the sec
ond largest in the world, with over
100000 books. 1t is outranked only
by the British Museum in London,
but the latter surpasses the Lenin
Library in the rarity of many Of its
books.
The growth of the Moscow Public
Library is striking instance Of the
unprecedented diffusion of culture
throughout the Soviet Union. The
most valuable material in the library
has been added since the Russian
Revolution The project for the new
building includes a number of read
ing rooms, rooms for scientific work,
and special quarters for the research
work of the Library Institute.
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two workers jointly. The men here
refused to work with the women.
They claimed that the women work
less and thus cut down the pay. The
men fought for this stand in deter
mined manner. No agitation, no APP
peal to the principles of Communism
or to Party and Government resolu-
tons was of any avail
Socialist Lies
AT this time I interrupted the
worker who was describing this case
to me and asked how many workers
in the rolling mill were arrested,
fined or banished without trial on
this account. I was given a blank
look. I pulled out of my pocket a
copy of the Vienna "Arbeiterzeitung"
Ca Socialist Party paper Of October
% and translated the following part
of Otto Bauer's leading article:
when I see how every Russian
worker, peasant and employe who
dares an opinion objection to the
gOyernmEnt, can De Immediately
arrested without court procedure
and subjected to the severest PEN
atty then feel: II can't stomach
this!"
'Kakoy DirakI (What fooD, the
workers cried, and I had to read the
above quotation over again for their
benefit.
In this case it was question Of
open opposition against the unanim-
Gus stand Of the management as well
as the factory committee and the
Party nucleus. What was the reac-
ton? Was the question settled with
a few strong commands?
theological Guidance
Oh no! 1t isn't by commands or
barrack methods that the Commu-
mist Party carries through its policy,
not even when the fundamental issue
involved is so clear as it is in the
above case. The Party carries through
its policy by means of political and
theological guidance and convincing
the masses on the basis of practice.
The workers are told: Alright, you
don't want to have 1t this way. But
perhaps you will let us make an
experiment. which will not cost you
anything. Men who agree to this
will let their wives or their daugh-
tiers practice on their machines. If
the earnings are less. the loss will
remain In the family" and this is
the way 1t was actually done. The
women who worked in the enterprise
were either employed for the first
time or were transferred to the
rolling mill from less skilled jobs
which therefore brought In less pay,
so that even when they worked
slower while they were practicing
they managed after fashion to keep
up their earnings. They were taught
by their husbands, their fathers or
their brothers, and within q few
weeks the astonishing fact came to
light that the earnings not only were
not less, but In many cases were still
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
International
Notes
By PETER HENRY.
1870 ON HUNGER STRIKE

BELGRADE, Nov. % (By MaiD.-
One hundred thirty political prison.
er5 in the notorious Mitrovitza Prison
have been on hunger strike since
November 14th. Most Of the pris-
oners are Communists, the rest being
Croat, Slovahan, Macedonian, and
Magyar Observation-Disclosures. The
strikers demand binding guarantees
against the murder and torture Of
political prisoners, the abolition Of
corporal punishment, permission to
read books and other reading mater
ial, heated cells and decent food. The
Jugoslav censorship has suppressed
all news of the hunger strike. This
is the fourth hunger strike in the
Mitrovitza Prison since 1929.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
GENERAL STAFF CONFERENCE
IN BELGRADE

VIENNA, Nov. 20 (By MaiD The
general staff of the Czechoslovakian,
Roumanian, and Jugoslayian armies
are holding a conference in Belgrade.
Among the conferees are the heads
Of the scouting and intelligence (spy)
services. according to information re-
ceived here from Belgrade.
The meeting of the general staffs
of three Of the most militarist ma
tons in Europe can have but one
significance-plans for war against
the Soviet Union. This is borne out
by the fact that this conference CO.
incides with Roumania's sabotage Of
the Soviet's efforts for the negotia-
tons of non-aggression pact with
Roumania.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
U. S. Delegation Sails
With Engdahl Ashes

BREMERHAVEN, Germany, Dec. 8.
Bearing the ashes of ]. Louis Eng
dahl, late national chairman of the
International Labor Defense. the
American delegation to the World
Congress of the International Red
Aid which was recently held in Mos
COW, U. S. S. r. set sail for New
York on the Bremen. The delegation
includes Mrs. Ada Wright, mother Of
Roy and Andy Wright, two of the
Scottsboro boys, Mrs. Mary Mooney,
mother Of Tom Mooney, Carl Hacker,
national organizer Of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense, William Taylor,
Negro delegate from New Haven,
Conn, and Marian Brooks, youth
delegate from California.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
Fight Ban Put
on Labor Defender"
Sales in the Capitol

NEW YORK. - The Washington
boss terror against the workers and
against unity Of Negro and white
workers has struck out at the Labor
Defender, fighting magazine of the
International Labor Defense. The
Washington police have ordered the
magazine taken of the news stands
The International Labor Defense
is organizing a strong fight against
this attack on the workers press.
An injunction against the Washing
ton police will be sued out this week,
it was announced by william L, Pat
terson, national secretary Of the I.
l.. D., to force them to permit open
sales Of the Labor Defender. At the
same time, mass pressure is being
modified in Washington, and all over
the country, to back up this fight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
Mock Trials Expose
~
Capitalist Justice

KOKOMO, Ind.-The Unemployed
Council Branch 2 had public hearings
on hunger at the Monday night meet
ings. They also had two mock trials.
One OF them was a workers trial, the
other was a capitalist trial, in which
John Doe was on trial for juggling
funds of the commissary. In this
trial the capitalist was acquitted but
the worker received six months and
S.. fine for store breaking.
Everybody was interested and came
back for the next meeting, and the
Council is growing with leaps and
bounds.
We also made a strong effort to
have our delegation in Washington
December S.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
Boston Workers Meet on
Common; Demonstrate in
Solidarity With March
Demand Release of Anna Block, Captain of
Marchers, from Deportation Charges
Score Governor Ely for Calling for Wage
Cuts in New England Textile Mills
BULLETIN.

BOSTON, Mass 3D. England delegation the
honaI Hunger a when
into Boston Common Saturday
to greet them at the Charles St mall The main will
Refine secretary Unemployed
Of the Boston iobIess
The Unemployed Council prepared welcoming reception and
banquet for them after the meeting the
que
bury
BOSTON
to In Washington.
demonstration against
cist elements here, who had the of the police
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
GREET TINE DAILY WORKER
To All Workers e Organizations!


SUNDAY, JAN. 8, 1898, MARKS THE
NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DAILY
WORKER. These we're nine years of
hard struggle in the life of our paper.
During these years, the Daily Worker has
made itself indispensable in the various
struggles of the American working class.
AS the central organ of the Commu-
mist Party, II has rallied the workers for
the support and defense of the Soviet
Union.
IL has constantly carried on the fight
to mobilize the workers in the struggle for
better living conditions, against wage cuts,
for unemployment insurance and for the
support of the Hunger March.
II fights against the oppression Of the
foreign-bor workers, against deporta-
tions for equal rights Of the Negro mas
ses, and for the freedom of all class war
prisoners-Tom Mooney and the Nine
Scottsboro Boys, etc.
This celebration Is great event for
all workers. We ask you to express your
solidarity and support the Daily Worker
by sending Greetings to the only Revo-
lutionary Daily In the English language.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
Marcher Pledges
Plenty Activity on
Returning Home

PHILADELPHIA-We are getting
along fine up to now, in spite of all
the difficulties that are placed before
us. But it is our determination to get
there, which, as you know, with the
strength Of this movement, we will
get there and accomplish what we
set out for. I hope that you all will
do your best and build more block
committees. I am going to do plenty
to aid the movement when I get
back.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09

and against evictions of farmers for
debt or their inability to pay taxes.
The resolutions committee consists of:
Fred B. Chase, N. H.; Louis Bentley,
Pa; James Flower, MINI; jess
Green, Nebr,; Andrew Oily, Dakotas;
Paul Dale, Oregon. The representa-
tive from the South will be NOM
mated when the rest of the Southern
delegation comes in this morning.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09
"Sallies' Have New
Scheme for Graft
BY a Worker Correspondent

SAN ANTONIA, Texas.-The Sal
walton Army has discovered a new
way of making money in the name
of helping the unemployed. Tick
cts which are supposed to provide
for 10 meals aer sold to merchants
for 81. These tickets are then given
by the businessmen in return for
work done by the jobless, actually a
form of forced labor.
After three or four meals, con-
sisting of bread and milk, the Sal
walton Army throws the holders of
the tickets out, telling them they've
been back too often. OF course, the
old trick of offering food first to
those who pray is still adhered to.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09

more than when two men were work.
ing together.
Out Of the Kitchens
Unemployment The only idea that
the workers in the Soviet Union have
OF unemployment is what they get
from the foreign news in the papers.
Their problem is how to provide
enough labor power for the increasing
demands Of production and for the
huge new factories.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09

Build o workers correspondence
group In your factory. shop or
neighborhood. Send regular letters
to the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09

ropolitan police, park police, capital
police and White House police have
been goading the hunger marchers.
Only the fine, the splendid discip-
line Of the marchers prevented
trouble. ]. Nj,
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Hunger Marcher,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-09

more than when two men were work.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-01

Stunning dressy
styles and sport
models. Materials
include S m a + t
t w Q e d S. Polo
cloth, 7 a | Y h o
and S p o n z v
crepes-AH sizes
including Stouts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-04-01
C. 0, P. LEADERS
SHY FROM JOB
OF KEYNOTER
Watson, Dawes and Sena-
tor Reed BaIk at Conven-
ton Invitations.

BIZ Scripps-HOlcGrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, April 1.-The
temporary chairmanship-the key
note job-of the Republican nation
al convention is going begging.
While the Democrats virtually
have agreed upon Senator Barley
of Kentucky as their keynoter, the
Republicans have had three rejec-
lions thus far and a selection is
unlikely during the next two weeks
James E. Watson, senate Repub-
lican leader, has declined sugges-
tons of national committee officials
that he make the opening speech.
Previously, committee chairman
Simeon D. Tess invited Charles G.
Dawes, president of the reconstruc-
ton finance corporation. Dawes de-
clined.
Fellow senators advised Watson
that it would be beneath the dignity
of the Republican leader to accept
a second-choice invitation.
Senator David A. Reed of Penn
sylvania, one Of the Presidents most
consistent supporters, has also been
approached, but Reed declined, on
the theory that he is not a political
speaker.
Two of the most effective speak
ers among Republican senators are
Borah Of Idaho and Johnson of
California, but neither would. &C
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said, already can be counted in the
Democratic column.
Although he declined to indicate
pis preference as between Governor
Franklin D. Roosevelt and Alfred
e. Smith, Governor and ex-Gov-
ernor of his home state, the Tam
many boss indicated that, barring
unforeseen happenings, the delega-
tons ninety-four votes would be
cast for Roosevelt.
He also made clear that. under
= the unit rule, Tammany and Long
Island delegates would determine
the states choice for the presidency.
Curry Likes Garner
Curry also showed a great liking
and admiration for Speaker John
N. Garner, speaking of the courage
and skill shown by his old friend
in rising in the tax fight at Che
dramatic and critical moment.
Some think the friendship be-
tween these strangely contrasting
men may have great effect on de-
velopments if it appears that neithe~
Smith nor Roosevelt can make the
presidential grade.
AS TO the revelations of alleged
graft on the part of Tammany men
by the Seabury inquiry, Curry oe-
clared the disclosures would not
make particle of difference i'll
New Yorks vote next November. >
ut is too obviously partisan, po-
htical investigationS' he said.
The Tammany boss, whose news
paper interview was part of his pro-
gram to have his organization play
a more important role in national
affairs, met the press in his suite
at local hotel
Talks With Frenchmen
After the ice had been broken
with cigars and cigarets, he en-
tered into serious, humorous and
diplomatic discussion with the eager
questioners, including reporters who
never had before seen a Tammany
leader and ATTENDED solely to sat
isfy their curiosity.
Thew saw a smiling, pleasant
faced man over SO, who wore ex-
pensive but tasteful clothes-dark
suit, dark tie, handkerchief in his
breast pocket.
Thew saw a white-hair easy
going figure who parted or declined
to answer when he thought it wise,
but who discussed national and To-
cal politics and personalities with
disarming frankness.
They met Mrs. Curry, a cultured,
convent-bred woman, who soon dis
appeared to entertain friends of her
daughter, an alumnae of local
Catholic university. Curry's son
attends Georgetown university here.