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antagonisms and brin gin G
nearer their catastrophe out
come.
-Four Conference Results
IN penetrative article appearing
in today's "Pravda", Ludwig Madyar
summarizes conferences results as
follows:
when translated into language of
international politics. the Lausanne
agreement exposes that first between
France and England is made an
agreement against the United States
en- one hand and on the other against
Germany. The former entente be-
tween France and England is in sig
nificant part established. Second
ENGLAND and France succeeded al
though not very substantially in Gre
sting bloc Of these two powers with
Japan, Italy, Belgium and others on
the questions of reparations and al
led debts aimed partly against Ger
f1ar1v, partly against the United
States: United European Front"
AGAINST America. Third, France and
England in spite of serious contra
dictions existing between them pre-
s7ntsd joint opposition to the United
States, actually defeating Hoover's
proposals. Fourth. it is necessary to
take into account that in the Far
East Japan is leaing on an agreement
with France which is fargoing if not
actually bent on military and political
union.
Meanwhile, the Japanese and
English imperialists IN spite of sharp
differences are tending to re-establish
the Anglo-Japanese Alliance.
Maneuvers Against U. S.
The English and French maneuver-
ing at Lausanne was aimed at Great
ing connection between PREPARATIONS
and war debts, which very thing the
United States has always opposed
There were counter maneuvers by the
UnaSed States ana protests against
this connection of reparations and
war debts. The United States has
limited at willingness to negotiate on
war debts, but not with groups of ma
tions but with each individually, thus
aiming to split European United
Front" and utilize imperialist con-
tradietions to advance own aims
making own political combinations
Especially by connecting war debts
with ornaments question, the United
States hopes to attract Germany and
Italy. Italy supports the Hoover
armament proposal because it is di-
rected against France. Germany, left
by the Lausanne Conference as an
imperialist country without colonies
ana militarily handicapped, will sup
port the United States against the
most highly armed European powers.
"It is clear" concludes Madyar,
"that Lausanne greatly increased the
antagonisfns already existing between
the powers and utterly failed to bring
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
FOLLOW ST. LOUIS
SAYS FOSTER
Demonstration Sent
Shivers Thru Bosses
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employed. Under the pressure of the
first demonstration the city agreed
to put the $4,000 families back upon
the relief lists, even though just a
few days before the capitalist poll
ticians had said that this was to-
tally impossible. Under the pressure
of the second demonstration the city
government, within two days, appro-
priated 100000 for emergency relief
and then went on record to raise
$6,400,000 more. The whole struggle
was graphic demonstration of the
power of the masses, led by the IN
employed Councils and the Party, to
force concessions from the reluctant
government, without organization
the concessions" will vanish into
thin air. Advantage must be taken
of the victorious struggle to build a
solid movement of the unemployed,
to establish the T.U.U.L., to recruit
for the Party.
oISdhAnc NkOfcHiCuts
Now the problem is to organize this
mass movement. Block committees
must be set up all over the city and
they must take up detailed defense
of the interests of the unemployed
The Unemployed Councils must be
built up and come forward upon ev-
cry occasion with its demands as the
champion and leader of the unem-
ployed. The opportunity is now here
for us to really lead and refreshing
the vast mass of the jobless. A big
united front defense movement must
be launched, intensive building of the
Party must be initiated, large num-
bers of workers are now making APP
plications. Failure to carry out these
elementary tasks would, of course,
soon result in dissipating this SPLEEN
did movement of the workers.
Largest Meeting Held.
It happened that in the midst of
this movement my scheduled st.
Louis meeting tooka place. 1t was the
largest ever held by us In this terri
tory, 1900 being present, of whom 80
per cent were, Negroes The workers
displayed a wonderful spirit, SO join
ing the Party and the YCL. at the
meeting.
In many cities our Party stands
idly by While the city governments
ruthlessl cut unemployment relief.
This big movement now developing
in st. Louis shows the possibilities
for us where essential the right line
is followed In st. Louis our Party
forces are very small, but despite
this hardship the Party was able to
lead this big movement. The District
8 is now reinforcing these forces by
efficient workers in the unemployed
work from Chicago. Other cities
would do well to pattern after st.
Louis and really take the lead of the
unemployed. The lessons OF the st.
Louis movement must be studied and
popularized at once. 1t Is high time
that our Party should really go into
action in this unemployed issue. st.
Louis shows what can be done with
the most meagre forces.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
VETS STORM i. 5.
CAPITOL BUILDING
Pace Leads Picketing
Demonstration
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Ex-Servieemen's League, was with the
men all during the demonstration
urging them to keep up the picket
ing.
In an attempt to bolster the vain
ing prestige of Waters and Doak Car
ter, the two leaders" who have done
their utmost to betray the bonus
marchers, police took them in "cus-
tody during the demonstration. This
trick OF arresting stool pigeons to
build up their prestige as leaders is
an old stunt of the police often used to
crush workers movements.
Almost 5000 out of the 10000 bonus
marchers billeted in Anacostia had
marched up to Capitol Hill to join
the rank and file men from Calf
ornia and the followers of the rank
and file program in picketing the
Capitol
Waters, almost thoroughly discred-
tied, had decided that the must make
a grandstand play to keep all of the
veterans from deserving him.
Forced by Rank and File
All day Friday, by fives and tens,
the veterans at Anacostia, disgrun-
tied at being kept in the Anacostia
flats by Waters, had been struggling
UP the Capitol Hill to join in the
picketing. Due to the mass pressure
raised by the Workers Ex-Service-
mems League and the Rank and File
Committee (of which Eicher, De-
troit veteran is chairman), Robert
son, whom police chief Glassford has
been booming to take Waters place
as commander, started the mass pick
citing of the Capitol. Waters, seeing
his dictatorship threatened, and yield
ing to the pressure of the rank and
file in Anacostia, also decided to call
for mass picketing.
On Saturday morning Waters, with
almost all the veterans in Washing
ton on Capitol Hill, announced to the
men that he was going in to present
petition to Garner.
Fake Petition
Unlike the method of the Rank and
File Committee, Waters, in usual Mus
solini style, did not either submit the
petition tothe veterans for approval
or even tell them what the petition
was. He came out soon after and told
the vets that Garner had promised to
take up the petition" He also tried
to kid the vets into thinking that he
had gotten a promise that Congress
would not adjourn.
Waters BoOed
All the time that Waters spoke vet
Grams, both in the long picket line and
on the capitol steps KEEP booing him.
Not only was Waters boosd, but
the more dangerous and skillful mis-
leaders, Robertson OF California, was
jekered also.
Applaud Rank and File
This was contrast to the recep-
ton given by the vets to the seakers
on Caitol Hill on Friday at the Rank
and File parade and mass meeting.
Pace, Mckinley, Levine, johnson Ia
Negro vet from New York; received
steady applause. On Friday Robert
son had tried to keep the vets under
his command away from the rank
and file mass meeting on the Hill,
but they came over despite this and
approved and aplauded the rank and
file committees rogram
Late on Saturday afternoon and
evening, the usual sauvity of the very
slick General Glassford gave way. The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
Communist Party
Calls on Vets to Push
Fight in Capitol
Denounce Capitalist Parties for Bonus
Defeat
Demonstrate Throughout Country on August
First Against Hunger and War

Washington. One of the members OF
this committee was James w. Ford
candidate of the Communist Party
for president of the United
States. Only the Communist Party
helped to organize the various detach1
ments of the Bonus ExpeditionarY
Force, assisted them in their struggled
against the vicious police attacks, and
supported them when they arrived in
Washington, organizing mass support
all over the country.
The veterans in Washington are at
this moment serving as shock troops
of the starving masses fighting for
bread. That is the reason the Com
munist Party has unhesitatingly sup
ported them at all stages of their
fight. That is the reason all other
political organizations have fought
against them and sabotaged their
struggle. The Communist Party has
pointed out to the workers of the
whole country that the fight for the
bonus is part of the whole STRUGGLED
of the unemployed millions for relief
and insurance at the expense of thei
government and employers. The fight
for the bonus and for social insur-
ance is in the forefront of the elec-l
ton struggle of the Communist Party
in the national elections.
Prepares New War
The veterans must be warned thatI
the same government which so in
solently refuses their demands andl
let's them starve, is at the same time
preparing a NEW WAR in which thel
workers will be again conscripted toll
make the world safe for Wall Street
profits and investments. The fightI
for the bonus and social insurance.
must be at the same time a fight
against the NEW WORLD WAR. Onl
August LIST, when the masses come
into the streets against WAR and for
DEFENSE OF THE SOVIET UNION,
they will at the same time be fight
ing for the bonus and for unemploy-
ment relief and insurance. The vet
Grams must call upon the soldiers,
sailors and marines, in active service,
not to allow themselves to be used
against their buddies in the B.EF,
but to join the fight against starva-
ton.
Now at this moment the demand
must be raised in Washington and
all over the country, in every city and
neighborhood, with the backing Of
millions of workers.
Congress must be called into special
session for the immediate adoption of
the Bonus Bill and the Workers I'm
employment Insurance Bill
Veteransi w or rs! Farmersl
Stay in washington, those who are
there, and those who are in the thou
sand other cities and towns organize
and demonstrate to support the de-
mands upon Washington. Send out
groups of organizers to rally support
at home. Combine the struggle In
Washington and in every city and
neighborhood into one fighting unit.
Send additional recruits and delega-
tons to strengthen the forces In
Washington, of both veterans and i'm
employed workers!
CENTRAL COMMITTEE, COM
MUNIST PARTY. U.S.A,
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Jack Stewart following the meeting
in the commissioners chambers. The
miners listened to the report in a
stubborn, angry mood.
The 1900 pledged to continue the
fight for relief from hunger until it
is won.
N.M.U. Holds Meets
Despite ali attempts of the National
Guard to stop meetings of strikers,
the National Miners Union has held
mass meetings at both Afferty and
Fairpoint in Belmont County.
The military orders here prohibit
gatherings Of workers and parking
cars within one mile of the mine.
Guard Patrols Roads
The National Guard patrols the
roads continuously day and night. In
Belmont County planes fly over the
strike area attempting to intimidate
the miners Flying squads Of dep
uties cruise up and down the roads.
The Purseglove mine opened Fri
day. The miners, however, are de-
termined to stop the mine from work.
ing. A large mass picket line is or
ganized for Monday.
MUS Have Food
Relief funds are practically ex-
hausted. voidsville, Blaine, Ban
mock and Taplin soup kitchens have
only few potatoes and beans. The
miners must have food to fight. Rush
funds for food to the nearest Work
ers International Relief headquarters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
On WITH THE FIGHT FOR VETS BONUS AND SOCIAL INSURANCE
PROTESTS SWEEP
c Hi N A AGAINST
RUEGG TRIAL"
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

LIB oAACA ACICdoS. AliC uCACAioS So4il-
mittee, which includes many prom
inent Chinese and foreigners, has
presented similar demand. Nine.
Sun Yat-sen, head of the defense
committee, arrived yesterday in Nam
king to push the fight for the re-
lease of the Rueggs or a change of
venue to the Shanghai court.
Compared to Sacco Case.
So deep-going is the resentment
against the governments persecution
of the Rueegs that the Chinese
owned China Press" yesterday pub
lished long editorial comparing the
Rueggs case to the Saeco- Vanzetti
case in the United States, and urging
the government to save it's face by
either a transfer of the trial to
Shanghai or the deportation Of the
defendants. The China Press" adj
mits that the circumstances of the
arrest of the Rueggs were question:
able" Paul Ruegg, who was for
nlerly secretary of the Pan-Pacific
Trade Union Secretariat, was ar
rested with his wife by the British
imperialists and turned over to the
Marking butchers.
Suppressed Letter.
The Shanghai Evening Post yes
terday published a letter from Ger
trude Ruegg to her counsel The let
ter, dated July 8, was suppressed by
the Marking authorities. Mrs. Ruegg
declares in her letter that the first
words addressed to herself and hus-
band when they wes delivered into
the hands of the Marking authorities
were in the form of threat demand
ing that they confess to alleged polit-
ical crimes or never see daylight
again.
II could not confess to participa-
ton in the May Day demonstra-
ton in Shanghai in 1880, since 1
was in Berlin, nor to writing letters
from Singapore, since was never
in Singapore.
eve were thrown into the prison
hospital among cases Of tuber-
culosis and venereal diseases, then
removed to damp, COLL prison,
where we suffered from neuralgia,
rheumatism and malaria. We we're
forced to appear before the Judge
when i'll. Authorities tried to in
timidate me, stating that my hus-
band had confessed to being the
representative of the Third Inter
national for China. l was put in
chains in November to force me to
stop my hunger strike.
1T is clear that the refusal of
the Marking authorities to permit
a trial in Shanghai is with the OBJ
vious object to deceive the public
and prevent any defense. Verdict
and penalty probably have been de-
cided already in accordance with
the wishes of the British imperial
lists. Since arrest, we have been
constantly terrorized by the Nam
king authorities, robbed of defense
rights, not allowed to communicate
with friends nor see our child.
Thirteen months of imprison-
ment, threats, chains, torture with
bamboo sticks, bringing on severe
illness, make me prefer death to
continued torture and imprison-
ment."
NEW YORK. Workers and intel
lectuals and their organizations are
urged to rush protests at once to the
Chinese Ambassador at Washington,
demanding the release of the Rueggs.
Vigorous protests were sent forward
yesterday by the John Reed Clubs
throughout the country by the Pen
and Hammer" and other organiza-
lions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
PROTEST ST. LOUIS TERROR

BELLEvILLE, Ill, July 17.-The
Belleville branch of the international
Labor Defense has sent a protest to
Mayor Miller of st, Louis and the
governor of Missouri against the use
Of police to terrorize st. Louis work
ers who demonstrated against fake
relief"
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statement of the Central Committee
Communist Party of U.S.A.)

Communist Party of U.S.A.)
Congress has adjourned, after re-
fusing to pay the debt due TO the
ex-servicemen, refusing a single act
to relieve the misery of millions of
unemployed and their families.
This congress found it a simple task
to provide five million dollars (S5,-
o0o,oO0,0oo) in new credits and in
flated currency for the banks, rail-
roads, corporations and trusts. But
not one penny could it find for the
starving masses, not even to pay its
legally acknowledged compensation
certificates ("bonus") for the vet
Grams.
The reason for this is, that the
Congress and all the political parties
all stand fundamentally on the same
platform, Notwithstanding their real
struggles for the spoils of office That
platform is the capitalist way out of
the crisis, by putting the burdens
upon the toiling masses, and by re-
storing capitalist profits.
Boast of Defeat
This is true of the Republican,
Democratic and Socialist Parties, and
also of all their factions, including
those congressman who voted for the
bonus only because they knew it was
doomed in the Senate or would meet
Hoover's veto. Hoover's Republican
Party, including the 'progressives,
openly boasts of its defeat Of the
bonus and of unemployment insur-
ance. The democrats in national con-
vention rejected the bonus without
even a record vote, and oppose I'M
employment insurance. The Socialist
Party openly opposes the bonus, de-
nouncing the ex-servicemen in Wash
ington as fascists, and fights against
the Workers Unemployment Insur-
ance Bill presented to congress by
the National Hunger March on Dec
7th.
waters Lafneti Action
The rank and file veterans came to
Washington to carry through a mill
tant and determined fight for the
bonus. But the Waters leadership
working hand in hand with General
Glassferd put paralyzing hand up-
on the struggle. Waters and Co. famed
the action of the veterans, reduced
their demands to whisper, followed
crawling cap in hand policy, and
divided the ranks at every turn. Is
it any surprise that Hoover and con-
gress refused to pay the bonus? New
ertheleSs the militant actions of the
veterans carried through over the
heads of the Waters leadership has
shown the fist to Congress. The vet
Grams must now set up an elected
fighting leadership from its ranks and
under militant leadership carry for
ward the fight to victory.
Only the Communist Party, of all
political parties, has consistently at
all times supported the demands of
the ex-seldiers and of the unem-
ployed masses, and fought for their
immediate realization. Only the Com
munist Party supported the commit
tee of the Workers Ex-Servicemen's
League which appeared before con-
gress to fight for the demands of the
ex-soldiers, and which issued the call
for the National Bonus March to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-08-03

regulations as may at any time be ap-
piled to other carriers by water
Retirement of Government from
operation of barge lines in competition
with private enterprise.
Repeal of the so-called recapture
provisions of the interstate commerce
act, which would put stop to the use
less expense in connection with the
current valuation Of railroads and pro-
secution for recapture of income alleged
but not proven to have been earned.
Wants All Regulated.
Federal regulation Of all common
and contract carriers operating over the
highways in interstate commerce.
Legislation by the States to bring
about equitable distribution of the cost
Of constructing and maintaining high
ways upon the users of such highways.
Commercial motor vehicles are currently
receiving a subsidy to the extent that
they are failing to share that burden.
The users of private automobiles, espe-
cially of the less expensive type, are
paying license taxes out of proportion
to the wear and tear which they i'm
pose upon the highways.
Utmost economy in Government ex-
penses particularly when 1t comes to
extending and substituting Transports
ton facilities where adequate service
now exists. There should be equitable
taxes on all agencies of transportation
so that all may pay fair share OF the
expense of government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-08-03
SLAIN MANS WIDOW
ATTACKS z IN COURT
st. Paul Suspects in Wagner Kill.
ing Quail Before Sobbing Wom-
an Accusing Them.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ST. PAUL, August 3-Two suspected
killers quailed before the fury of a
woman in Municipal Court yesterday.
You've taken everything from us"
sobbed the widow OF Abe Wagner, New
York bootlegger killed on street here
last week, as she rushed at Albert I.
Silverberg and John Newman, accused
of Wagner's Staying.
Silverberg, alias George Young,
ducked from her fists and covered his
head with his arms. Newman, alias
Joseph Schaefer, covered in his chair
while Mrs. Wagner fought to kick him.
Court officers restrained her.
Mrs. Wagner's outburst at the pre-
liminary hearing for the two suspects
was preceded by the fainting Of Wag-
ner's sister, Mrs. Freda Karp, on the
witness stand.
The defendants were partly indenti-
fed by Mrs. Helen Schultz. restaurant
cook, as the men who killed Wagner
and Al Gordon, when she took the
stand to testify. Silverberg and New
man also have been identified as the
slayers Of q Federal prohibition agent
in New Jersey.
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Deaths Reported.

Laurence A. slaughter, 81. s228 Hiatt ,pl
Phoebe +. Hitchcox. 81, Garfield Hospital
Louis williams, 60 Emergency Hospital
Michael Costello. So. 1893 3rd St ne
David Spigier 50. U. 8. Veterans Hospital
John L. Dougherty So 725 Va. ave Sc
Robert H. Persyn, 80. Walter Reed Gen
Mary I, Ford, "a. Garfield Hospital
Joseph Hall. months, Children's Hospital
James Moore, months. Children's Hos
Gertrude Mann, months. Gallinger Hos
Richard W. Hutchinson. IT days, sibley
Infant Of NARROW and Margaret Hazlett
days. Georgetown Hospital.
Peter Bonetti days, Children's Hospital
Infant of Joseph and Frances Loskarn,
hours, Sibley Hospital.
Jane E. Madden, 81, 1913 18th st.
Victoria Garnett. 81, Gallinger Hospital
John 7. Payne, 40, Freedmen's Hospital.
Emma J. Taylor, as. 2o02 18th St
William j. Jones, a., Providence Hospital
Walter g. Washington. 81. Walter Reed
Earnest Myers. IS. Emergency Hospital.
Robert Johnson, 70. En- route Emergency
Edward Palmyer. months, childrsn's
Hospital.
Infant of George and lola williams, 2
days. Gallinger Hospital.
Infant Of Alex and Sarah Lucas. days.
Freedmens Hospital.
Infant Of Jonas and Nellie Hayes, 20 min
utes. GallinEer HOSPITAL
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LIMIT ON |. c. c.
POWERS IS URGED
BuckIand Tells Credit Cor
poration of Plan to EquaIize
Transportation.
special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BUFFALO, N. Y. August 3.-Lmita-
ton of the power of the Interstate
Commerce Commission to suspend rates,
and permission for railroads to make
rate changes on shorter notice than the
80 days required by law, were advanced
today by E. G. auckland, president of
the Railroad Credit Corporation as
prime factors in program he urged to
put the railroads on an equal basis with
other forms of transportation.
Mr.. auckland, who also is chairman
of the board of directors of the New
York, New Haven & Hartford Rail-
road, gave his views in a speech at the
opening session of the Railway Account
ing officers Association.
He said competitors of the railroads
"are currently performing transporta-
ton under practices forbidden by law
to rail carriers" and added that the
roads can only meet the situation with
which they are faced today on basis
Of equality of opportunity"
Railroads Necessary.
eff the railroads should go out of
business, the United States would go
In addition to the rate changes he
advocated, there were six other pro-
posalS in his program, as follows:
<'PermiSsion to rail carriers to en-
gage in transportation on the inland
waterways, including inter-c coastal, and
even with foreign countries under such