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The daily worker., 1932-12-06

''The struggle against miIitarism
must not be postponed until the
moment when war breaks out,
Then it will be too late. The
struggle against war must be car
ried on now. daily, hourly"
LENIN.
The daily worker., 1932-12-06

Build . workers correspondence
group m your factory, shop ov
neighborhood- Send regular letters
10 the Daily Wovkee
The daily worker., 1932-12-06
Japanese Massacre 200
Peasants in NeevAdvance
Toward Borders OF USSR
General Su Pingwen Relinquishes Strategic
Pass Without Struggle, Facilitating Advance
Children, Women and Men Lined Up in Ditch
and Moved Down by Machine Gun Fire;
Infants Skewered on Bayonets
1000 Shoe Workers Protest.

japanese
drive toward alar North the
Soviet borders - - ~ ~ '
General su Pingwen, commander nsmsen
troops the under attack
The daily worker., 1932-12-06
From FraternaI Orders

NEW YORK.-The Fraternal Fed
Grafton for Social Insurance COM
posed Of representatives of is work.
ers' fraternal organizations, has sent
the following telegram to the D C..
Commissioners, to Garner and Cur
tis:
I'VE protest against holding under
armed guard the Hunger Marchers
and demand their right to enter the
city in a body and present their de-
mands to congress-"
The daily worker., 1932-12-06
civil Liberties Offer Ala

NEW YORK-The American Civil
Liberties Union wrote the District of
Columbia Commissioners:
I'VE had thought that the right Of
citizens to assemble publicly and move
in an organized body to the Capitol
had been thoroughly established by
past experience"
The daily worker., 1932-12-06
Pan Cyprians wire Protest

NEW YORK.-The Pan Cyprian
Brotherhood, mutual fraternal or
ganization of workers, collected $3.50
from its membership yesterday and
sent two kilograms. One wire was to
the National Hunger Marchers in
Washington, pledging full solidarity
and support, and the other was to
Speaker Garner of the House of Rep
resentatives, demanding the marchers
be allowed to go in a body to con-
gress.
The daily worker., 1932-12-06
Metal Workers Union Aroused

NEW YORK.-The Metal Workers
Industrial Union, New York branches,
with 400 members, declared:
I'VE are protesting against the
treatment that the National Hunger
Marchers are receiving in Washing
ton. We demand that the marchers
have free admittance to Washington
and be permitted to demonstrate in
front of the capitol and to present
the demands of 16 million unempIoy-
ed and their dependents"
The daily worker., 1932-12-06

wholehearted support morally, and
will express it in action by mobliiz-
ing masses of working women to
come out in demonstrations in Chi
cago in support Of the National
Hunger March.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
Hunsakers To
SerUe err11S

LOS ANGELES, Nov. 18.-tUPN-
Alonzo o. Hunsaker, go, millionaire
sportsman, and his son, Ogden K.
Hunsaker, "a, financiers who as
sertedly defrauded their investors
out of S1,0OO,OO0, today were under
sentence to San Quentin prison.
The elder Hunsaker, who plead
ed guilty to two counts of grand
theft, was sentenced to serve from
2 to 10 years. His son, who pleaded
guilty to two counts of violating
the corporate securities act, re-
ceived the same length sentence.
Branding the two men as wi
cious criminals, playing upon the
credulity Of blind men and widows, -
Superior Judge Charles S. Burnell
denied their plea for leniency.
The men were officials of the
defunct Hunsacker Finance company
and the Consolidated Finance and
Holding corporation.
Both Hunsaker az.d his son were
sought on bench warrants as fugi-
tives yesterday upon their failure
to appear for probation hearing.
They later appeared and were SEN
fenced by Judge Burnell.
The men fled LOS Angeles after
their financial fiasco but later were
apprehended and returned for trial.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
HUGE DEFICIT
CONFRONTING
GOVERNMENT
Democratic Leaders Estimate
Total For Fiscal Year Will
Reach Close To Two Billion.
DRASTIC ECONOMY URGED
Revenues From New Tax Law
Not Up To Expectations Of
Administration,
BY RAYMOND CLAPPER
United Press Staff COrresponden

WASHINGTON, Nov. IL. A
deficit which Democratic leaders
estimate will run to $4,000, ,00O 900
for this fiscal year stares the gov
ernment in the face as work on
the new budget swings into the
final lap.
Conferences which h President
Hoover is holding with his cabinet
members are expected to produce
the most drastic economy program
of this administration.
1.-THE President wants every de-
partment cut to the bone," Secre-
tary of War Hurley said after an
axe-swinging session in the Presi-
dents office.
Members of the house appro-
priations committee now meeting
share that feeling.
The country is running into debt
at the rate of nearly $1,000 a min
ute, if Democratic estimates of the
situation are correct.
This fiscal year began July l.
Expenses have outrun revenues by
$700, 100000 up to now. At the
same ratio, the deficit will be
81, 900, 100000 by June 80 next, in
the opinion of Chairman Byrns of
the house appropriations commit
tee.
This is due to two things. One,
the disappointing revenues from
the new tax law. The treasury
last night reported October reve-
nueS exceeding September'S by
more than $30,000,000, but they are
still running far below expecta-
tions. Total collections for the
first four months of the fiscal
year were $79 ,452, 1893 less than last
year, despite the new taxes. The
only new tax which outruns ex-
pectations is that on safety deposit
boxes. This has produced about
three times as much as was esti-
mated. There will be a drive in
congress for new taxes, but few
believe they could be increased
enough to wipe out the deficit.
The second reason is the failure
of congress to economic as much
as was necessary. Congress talked
at great length about economy.
But not a bureau or commission
of any size has been Scrapped.
Cheese-paring accomplished some
saving.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
TROTSKY WILL
STAY EXILED

LONDON, Nov. Is. U.P) = Leon
Trotsky, former head of the red
army now enroute to Copenhagen
on his first. leave from Prinkipo Is
land since his exile from Russia
in 1929, said in wireless message
to the United Press today that he
would return to exile after COM
pleting certain literary work and
lecturing in Copenhagen.
Trotsky's message was the first
statement he had made since he
embarked for Copenhagen. 1t was
in reply to a message from the
London bureau of the United Press
asking the reasons for his "trip, and
his future plans.
Trotsky's message said: After
finishing the history of the October
revolution now appearing simul-
taneously in New York and Ber-
lin, 1 propose to make public the
results of my researches IN lee
lures at Copenhagen and perhaps
other cities, and then return TO
Prinkipo.
(Signed) Trotsky."
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
POU WILL AID
BEER BAIT TIE
Chairman OF House Rules Com
mittee Expects Legalization AT
Short Session.
By WILLIAM F. KERRY
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Nov. 18.-Chair-
man Pou of the powerful house
rules committee today announced
his intention to do all in his power
to force modification of the Vol
stead act at the coming short ses-
sion of congress.
Pou, leader among southern
Democrats in the house, heads the
committee which under house
rules is empowered to give legis-
lative right of way to any bill re-
ported by an ordinary committee
Il hope for beer legislation al
the short session, Pou said. "And
I hope to put the matter behind
us. I will be glad to go ahead and
dc all I can to cooperate in con-
formity with the pledges of the
Democratic platform"
In the event the house ways and
means committee reports a beer
for taxation bill, it would, under
house regulations, have a privileg-
ed status and could be called up
for action by the speaker at any
Illilc. I1OWcFCI, IL IllC lliOOlllCdOlOll
measure should come from the
judiciary committee Pou's aid would
be vital.
The North Carolina Democrat
recalled today that he had voteo
both against the 18th amendment
and the Volstead act as ''unen-
forceable." However, since that
time he has voted for all approx
imation bills carrying enforcement
funds He also was active in his
home state in urging state prohibi-
tion
Representative Bulwinkle Dem.)
North Carolina, previously known
as a prohibitionist, today added his
name to the list of southern Dem
ocrats who now predict passage OF
beer legislation at the short ses-
sion.
Beer will go through the next
congress- he said, land it might
as we'll be passed at the short ses-
SION"
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
N 'kEE HEADS
REFORM|STS
Acting Mayor OF New York To
Head Movement Against Tam
many Domination,
By SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE
United Press Staff Correspondent

UNITED Press Staff Correspondent
NEW YORK, Nov. 18.-Mayor
Joseph v. Mckee, whose college
chums used to call him Holy Joe"
found himself today the leader of
reform movement that has
thrown the greatest fear into the
Tammany jungle since the days
when William j. Gaynor and John
Purroy Mitchell went cunning for
the Tigers skin-and got it.
Within SO hours of the dramatic
moment when, with almost inco-
herent indignation, the young may
or renounced his association with
Tammany and denounced the or
ganization and its political system,
every -Tammany force in the
city-including the Republican Or
ganization-rallied to his support
and urged his choice as fusion
mayoralty candidate in 1888.
McKee's outburst did more than
stimulate the Tiger hunters. 1t
brought protestations from Tam
many chieftains that economy will
be the watchword of next years
administration. 1t brought Comp
troller Charles w. Berry out of his
clustered seclusion on an upstate
farm with the announcement that
for weeks he has been working on
"a comprehensive financial plan"
to pull the city out of its economic
slough.
1t also caused hurried consulta-
tions behind closed doors of Tam
many leaders who, alarmed by the
public acclaim given Mckee, ap-
peared convinced that the 1888 bud
get will have to be slashed or the
hall will face a real revolt.
Meanwhile, the finance commit
tee of the board of aldermen, over
which Mayor Mckee will preside
when he relinquishes the mayors
office to John P. O'Brien, Tam
many's gift to the people of New
York, met secretly at the office of
the acting president of the board,
Dennis j. Mahon. After the meet
ing it was indicated that further
economy measures would be or
dered.' -
The board of aldermen is the on
ly body having the right to reduce
the budget after it has been passed
by the board of estimate.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
BY LYLE C. WILSON
Tnited Press Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. = The
western progressive campaign to
defeat a general sales tax this win
ter was begun today by Senator
Borah (Rep) Idaho, who said he
would support an alternative to
that method of balancing the bud
get.
Borah suggested bond issue of
$500 100000 and cuts in army and
navy appropriations would be pre-
ferable to a general tax on sales.
with millions of persons in this
country down to their last cent"
he said, "it would be outrageous
for the government to come and
take that last penny.
"If we must find some revenue,
let's cut $3O0,OOO,OO0 off the army
and navy. We would be better off
if we did that.
"I am against the sales taZ un-
der any circumstances. I would
prefer a bond issue or any other
alternative
The fate of the general sales
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
TOPROSECUTE
: kLAN RAIDERS
Authorities Pledge Fullest In
vestigation Of Attack At
Long Beach.

LONG BEACH, Calf, Nov. 18.-
W,P)HKidnaping conspiracy char
ges impended today against 16 re-
puted Ku Klux Klansmen who
stormed an asserted Communist
meeting, precipitaing a riot in
which nine persons were injured.
Pressing one of three separate
Investigations, Deputy District At
torney w. H. Brayton said he would
confer first with the nine victims
of the raiders attack before filing
the conspiracy charges. He said
they would be based on purported
evidence that three of the victims
securely trussed and gagged, were
placed in the raiders automobiles.
From another quarter came a
demand for a complete investiga-
tion" into the part police played
in breaking up the raid. City Mana
ger E. S. Dobbins demanded an
immediate inquiry into circumstan-
ces under which police released all
but four of the self f-styled Klans-
men after questioning them. The
four were held on charges of fell
onious assault while the others, four
of whom repeatedly were armed,
were allowed to depart after Off
GERS obtained their names. Police
explained their action on grounds
the four armed rioters carried gun
permits, issued in Orange county.
Sheriff Logan Jackson of that
county, however, denied they were
his deputies and said only one,
c. H. Brooks of Costa Mesa, held
a firearm permit. He promised an
immediate investigation.
The attack was made while q
group was meeting at the home of
David Milder Arriving in automo-
biles, the raiders planted fiery
cross in the front yard and swarm
ed inside, attacking the occupants
with rubber hose and blackjacks,
victims said. The most seriously
injured was Carl Kirschner of San
Pedro, who, after being assault -
ed, was bound and gagged and
thrown into a car.
Others injured we're Milder, his
wife and son, Sam, Ben j. Citron,
Ben Isgur, Ted Watson, Mildred
Watson and Sophie Dreyfus, the
last two former students of Uni
versity of California. They denied
they were Communists.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
Center Reflects
All Officers

Rose-Mesquite farm center re-
elected its present officers at the
meeting held last night in the Mes
quite school.
j. H. Butler is director, Richard
Brandenburg, alternate, and Leslie
Mcconnell, secretary-treasurer.
H. Lee Landerman, assistant
farm advisor, spoke on wheat VS..
Barley" and Evan T. Hewes, pres
ident of the farm bureau, discussed
the topic, Membership and Co.
operation.
Mrs. Lena Belle Thompson gave
a piano solo and also played the
accompaniments for the commun-
ity singing, alternating with Mrs.
Butler. Landerman led the sing
ing. Children of the center pre-
sented music and dance numbers.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
District Case Set
For December 18th

An attack against the legality of
the Imperial Irrigation Districts
water toll and gate service charge
will be taken into superior court
December 16, the date set by Judge
Vaughn N. Thompson this morn
ing when he granted the districts
request for a postponement of the
trial from tomorrow.
The suit filed by Roy Westmor-
land and a group of district tax
payers was continued because of the
absense of Charles l.. Childers,
chief counsel for the district, NJ
j. Dowd, chief engineer, and j. L..
Dubois, choirman of the board of
directors. They are in Washington
for a conference regarding the ALI
American canal.
D. B. Roberts represented the
irrigation district in the absence of
Childers. No objection was made to
the continuance.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
BORAH PLANS To LEAD FIGHT
AGAINST GENERAL SALES TAX

tax appears to depend as do most
other major federal policies, upon
the attitude of Prtsident-elect
Franklin d. Roosevelt.
The Democratic house leadership
brought in a sales tax measure
last session. 1t was defeated in a
back-bench coalition rebellion led
by Representative La Guardia
(Rep) New York, and Representa-
tive Doughton (Dem) North Car
olina
A series of special excise taxes,
increased income, inheritance and
similar levies were submitted but
these are falling far short of bal
ancing the budget.
Senator Reed (Rep0 Pensylvan-
la, and others who championed
the sales tax last session believe
congress can not avoid resorting
to that form of taxation. House
Majority Leader Rainey, although
ordinarily opposed to sales tax,
says now that he believes the en-
ergency justifies and demands
such legislation.
western progreSSlVeS and Dem
ocratic insurgents complained last
session that the general sales tax
was levy on the poor man. They
contended enactment of such a
tax program would be the begin
ming of the end of the income tax.
But Democratic leaders now are
believed to have come to the con-
clusion that no further revenue can
be expected in times of depression
from an increase in income tax
rates.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
Six. Cases Before
Superior Court

Five cases were continued ano
one set for trial when six defend
ants appeared before Judge Vaughn
N. Thompson this morning on the
weekly law and motion calendar
in superior court.
Because of the illness of c. E
Garner, a probation hearing in his
case was continued for three weeks
He pleaded guilty to issuing a
check on insufficient funds.
George Scott, Negro, pleaded not
guilty to non-support. Trial was
set for December 5. Alfred Blais-
dell was appointed his attorney.
Cases of E. Lopez, charged with
possession of a blackjack, Aubrey
McCollum, forgery, Edmund Lo-
roma, burglary, and Roy Grant, for
gerry, were continued until Tues
day morning, when the defendants
will enter pleas. An attorney was
appointed for each,
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
HOOVER TALKS
|. DEBTS CRISIS
WITH CABINET
Impending Meeting With Roose-
welt Most Important Topic At
White House Conference.
COURSE STILL UNCERTAIN
President May Turn Question
Of Payments Over To Con-
gress Without Comment.
BY HENRY F. MISSELWITZ
United Press Staff Correspondent

BY HENRY F. MISSELWITZ
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. 18. = The
forthcoming war debt conference
between President Hoover and
President-elect Roosevelt oversha-
dowed all else at the White House
today.
The President discussed budget
matters with cabinet members and
other high administration officials
but even those highly important
conversations frequently diverted
to the debt crisis.
The chief executive hopes to
gain direct cooperation with his
Democratic successor and the con-
gress as result of the conversa-
tions next Tuesday which for the
first time in American history will
bring President-elect to the
White House to confer with the
man he will succeed.
Whether Hoover will recommend
that the congress agree to a post
ponement of the payments due
December Is. which European ma
tions now ask to be held off until
the whole debt question can be re-
opened, was believed to depend
largely on Mr.. RooSevelts attitude
The President also will be guided
by conference Wednesday with
ranking Republican and Democrs -
tic members of the finance COM
nlittee of the senate and the way
and means committee of the house.
President-elect Roosevelt person.
ally telephoned the President that
he would arrive by train in Wash
ington at $3.50 p. m. next Tuesday
and proceed at once to the execu-
tive offices.
The conversations probably will
not last over an hour or SO, it was
believed at the White House. The
New York governor has accepted
an invitation to be guest of honor
Tuesday evening at the National
pected to leave for Warm Springs.
Ga.
Secretary of Treasury Mills will
sit in with the President at the
meeting. Prof. Raymond Moley,
long a close adviser of Roosevelt,
will be at the President-elect's ell
blow.
The chief executives point of
view, on the debt situation, as far
as anyone outside the inner circle
has been able to discern, is this:
1t would be better to accede par
TALLY to the demands of debtor
nations for the moment, and pos
sibly let their December Is pay
lnents slide for the time being,
in order to get them to talk debt
payments after that date
This, in effect if not name, would
be continuation of the morator-
ium.
But if Roosevelt and the senate
and house leaders feel that con-
gress would not approve such a
deal, the President may decide to
turn the case over to congress with
a simple recitation of the facts of
the crisis, and permit that body to
act as it sees fit. All he could do
in any case would be to submit a
recommendation for under the law
the final responsibility for any
changes in the debt agreements
rests with congress.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
AVIATION ROW
ENDS IN DRAW

NEW YORK, rsov. 16. U.P)-T'he
fight for control of the fast grow
ing countrywide air line network
of Aviation Corporation apparently
ended today in draw just as
business giants were mastering
their millions for the scheduled
proxy battle at the stockholders
meeting December 81.
A statement telling of a proposed
settlement was issued jointly early
today by La Motto T. Cohu, pres
ident of the corporation, and L. B..
Manning, executive vice president
of the Cord Corporation, represent
ing E. l.. Cord, the young automo-
bile manufacturer who declared
war on the present management
and announced his intention of
wrestling control for himself.
The agreement was made known
within a few hours after Cohu had
filed a million dollar libel suit
against a Core supporter and Cord
had boarded a fast trans-contin-
entail express train at Los Angeles,
enroute east to take personal
charge of the proxy fight.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
Accused Contractor
To Appeal Verdict

After a heated justice court trial
before Judge S. M. Smyser at Holt
vile yesterday afternoon, a jury
found w. A. Redden, hay baling
contractor, guilty of failing to
maintain regular paydays and of
failing to post notices of the time
and place of paydayS.
Don G. Bitler, attorney for Red
den, Immediately gave notice Of
appeal, obtaining stay of 10 days
on the sentence which would con-
fine Redden to 80 days in the
county Jail on each of the counts,
with the sentences running con-
currently.
D. H. Wolford represented the
district attorneys office at the
hearing. Ross Bentley was the COM
planning witness, charging that
Redden owed him approximately
1920.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
Red Cross Work
Told To RotarianS

Extensive work of the American
Red Cross was vividly described
yesterday to Ell Centro Rotarians
by Douglas H. Moore, assistant
Pacific coast manager for the ma
tional organization, who gave an
interesting account of its relief
work locally and nationally.
Entertainment for the occasion
was provided by Mr.. and Mrs. E.
C. Mills, who have been at the
Baptist church this week. Their
whistling duet and numbers on
the mysterious Victor theremin
were greatly enjoyed.
President R. P. Moore, who pre-
sided, made numerous announce
mentS of interest to the club mem
berS. There will be no meeting
next week on account of the
Thanksgiving holiday.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-11-18
Nd COMMENT
BY ROOSEVELT.
BY FREDERICK A. STORM

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. l8.-Pre-
sident-elect Roosevelt worked at
his desk today disposing of press
ing state matters preparatory to
his departure for Washington where
he and his economic adviser, Prof.
Raymond Moley of Columbia uni
versity, will discuss the war debts
situation with President Hoover
and Ogden l.. Mills, secretary of the
treasury.
Other than the brief statement
II am taking Ray Moley with me, "
Roosevelt would not comment on
the telephone conversation with
President Hoover in which they
fixed the time of their meeting at
4 p. m. Tuesday at the White
House.
Moley, head of the department
of business law, Columbia univer-
sity, has been one of the close ad-
visers of Roosevelt during and af-
ter the campaign.
do you anticipate the confer
ence lasting more than a day|'
the governor was asked.
"I cannot say" he replied. ANY
thing further will have to come
from Mr.. Hoover"
The governor revealed he plan
ned to entrain from Washington
Wednesday for Warm Springs, Ga,
for a two weeks stay where he Will
confer with Democratic congress
sional leaders including Speaker
John N. Garner, Vice President
elect; u. S. Senator Joe Robinson
of Arkansas and U. S. Senator Carl
Hayden of Arizona.
Another caller will be Gov. Max
Gardiner of North Carolina.
Roosevelt was asked concerning
the possibility of the nation get
ting a high power beer within a
short time, but declined to COM
ment.
"You will have to read my
speeches for quotations on the beer
situation" he said.
A discussion of the general eco
nomic situation between Roosevelt
and three experts, Professors Regi-
nald Tugwell of Columbia; Lind
say Rogers of Yale and H. Parker
Williams.
"Is it safe to assume that You
talked over the debts question:" he
was asked.
"It would be a very poor guess,
was his reply.
The governor, fully recovered
from his attack of influenza that
kept him in bed nearly week, was
iovial as he met the newspapermen
in conference.