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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
r. R. BOSSES PUSH
FOR PAY CUT ON
ALL THE FRONTS
Union Officials Accept
Continuation of
Present Cut
FEAR MEMBERS REVOLT
Urge Men to Build
Rank and File Groups

CHICAGO, Dec. 10. The only
point at issue here between the Of
ficials of the 81 railway unions and
the representatives of the railroad
companies in the Palmer House con-
ference now dealing with the specific
question of the present 10 per cent
cut in wages is whether it shall be
extended for six months or q year
The railway union heads have al
ready accepted unofi1cially the pro-
posal for the continuation of the cut
as a contribution of their member
ship to the railway emergency"
and this question will not be refer
red to the rank and file for deci-
sion.
Union Heads bubble, Railways Act!
While the railway union officials
are clinging to the legalistic excuse
that if the present cut is extended
for a definite period the railway
companies will automatically be pre-
vented from moving for further
decrease under the Watson Parker
law, and are deluding the member
Slllp WILL ldlSC tlOpCSs OllS ieNiiHoS
representatives are pushing the wage
cut offensive on all fronts. Their
press campaign is in full swing.
They are demanding not only
further wage reduction but drastic
revision of the working rules and
regulations which will reduce earn
ings and force more work by fewer
workers.
Argues For Bondholders
w. F. Thiehoff, general manager
of the Chicago. Burlington and
Quincy, who presented the railroad
demands to the conference, made his
main argument in behalf of the
banks and insurance companies
which today own S4,70O,OOO,OO0 of
railroad securities, according to his
figures. This revelation of the ex-
tent of Wall Street control of the
railway industry startled even the
blase newspaper reporters.
1t is on behalf of these big finance
corporations that the rail workers
are being asked to extend their Co
operation" in the form of sharp re-
auctions in their living standards. In
other words they being asked to pay
for the privilege of working SO that
the banks and insurance companies
can continue to pile up their receipts
from interest on railway bonds.
The extent to which the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation and
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
BY ANDREW ovERGAARD.

BOSTON.-Abolition OF all workers
social legislation for the benefit OF
factory owners throughout the state is
the, demand now being made by the
employers press here following the
proposal of Governor Ely for NOR
atorium" on labor legislation made
to the Massachusetts section OF the
New England Textile Conference.
The ostensible purpose of this pro-
posal is to enable the manufacturers,
especially in leather and textiles, ito
meet Southern competition"
Roosevelt and Ely
Governor Ely nominated AL Smith
in the Chicago Democrat Party con-
yention. He then swung on to the
Roosevelt bandwagon and took the
lead in the state campaign for the
President-elect. Ely's proposal for
the abolition of social legislation
minimum wage law for women, wom-
ems 8-hour law, anti-child labor law,
factory inspection, etc.--can be taken
10 represent 2ie real content Of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
VETS TO PETITION
CONGRESS TODAY
FOR BONUS NOW
Marchers Demand Nc
Cuts in Payments to
Disabled
CONFERENCE TOMORROW
Senator in Move to
Sidetrack Bonus

WASHINGTON, Dec. l3.-Tomor-
row "wednesday the militant bonus
marchers who have gathered here
from all sections of the country will
force the issue of the bonus into the
halls of Congress and demand that
the government pay their long over
due back wages, known as the bonus,
now when they need it, not in 1915
when many Of them will be dead and
most of the bonus will be eaten up
by interest. A delegation, elected by
the rank and file vets, will present
petition TO both houses of Congress,
demanding immediate bonus payment
and not a cent off the allowances
to disabled veterans.
Veterans and workers organiza-
tons are called on to send kilograms
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
WORKERS WILL
MARCH TO PIER

Mrs. Ada Wright, the mother of
Andy Wright, one of the nine
Scottsboro boys, is returning this
morning from her tour abroad to
rally the workers of Europe to force
the release of the young Negro
class victims. She will come down
the gangplank of the Bremen at
11:3O a. m. at Pier 4, at the foot Of
5Sth ST., Brooklyn.
A big greeting is being prepared
for this heroic working class
mother. Workers are to mobilize at
316 57th ST., Brooklyn, at II this
morning, and from there march to
the pier.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
State Hunger March in Montana JAN 3; New
Victories by Jobless in Chicago, Racine
Unemployed Enter New York Legislative
Committee, Expose Banker ammany Plot
JOBLESS PROTEST
CITY WAGE CUTS
Demand Relief at the
Expense of Bankers

ALBANY, n. Y, Dec. 10
Senator's and AssembIymcn of
the state legislature, iamming
the assembly hall in the state
house today at a hearing on
cutting wages of city workers
in New York, heard a delega-
ton of the unemployed coun-
ellis of New York state, and did not
like it.
Sam Weisman Of the Unemployed
Council of Greater New York mount
ed the rostrum at a hearing of the
judiciary committee of the assembly,
and declared in plain words that the
nearly 100000 unemployed in New
York state, and the more than a
million IN New York City do not pro-
J pose to starve this winter and also
| denounte any attempt to cut wages
/ Of city workers Weisman declared
that relief should be furnished from
funds already ear-marked on the
/ budget for payment to the bankers
/ holding the city bonds, and by sal
airy cuts of the high paid officials
not the city workers.
cat Orders of Bankers
Then he declared: This meeting
Of the legislature and its judiciary
committee is being held under the
whip of the bankers and at their
I command Tammany and Mayor
Mckee are subordinating the inter-
ests Of the New York employed and
unemployed workers TO the interests
/ of the bankers"
There had been tremendous ten
sion in the legislative halls through
out Weisman'S speech. The building
was jamned with state troopers.
Police Commissioner Mulrooney of
New York City was in the room.
A concerted howl went up when
, the spokesman for the unemployed
exposed the legislatures subservience
! TO the banks. Senator Henry G..
/ Schachno. Democrat, from tn e
Bronx, yelled: We're not interested
in parties!"
Throw Unemployed Out
This surprising affirmation was
/ followed by Senator Perly Pitcher
/ presiding officer, ruling Weisman out
of order. Weisman continued to
speak, and sergeants at arms, state
troopers, senators and assembiymen
rushed him, and showed the whole
seven unemployed delegates out OF
| the room
That's the way to treat those fell
lows" said Assemblyrren Stone, Re-
publican of Onandago, and they all
got together again to hear Mayor
Mckee of New York call for a
change in the state law to allow
| 100000 600 to be cut off Of wages IN
der the $1,000 limit. and another
/ $20,000,0O0 saved for the bankers by
abolishing some city departments.
The Unemployed Delegation was
made up of Weisman, Henry Shop
ard. Negro leader of New York City;
Trainor, of Schenectady, en- electric
al worker; Louise Morrison, of up
state unemployed councils, Rena
Evans of Amsterdam N. Y, and two
others.
/ They went this morning to Speak
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
ATTACKS CHINESE
SOVIET ACCORD
Japan in New War
Threat Against USSR

TOXIC, Dec. l3.--Bitter opposition
to the resumption of normal diplo-
matte relations between China and
the Soviet Union was voiced today
by a japanese Government spokes-
man. He declared, with unbridled
gall and hypocrisy:
"The elements most disturbing to
the peace of the world now have
joined hands and Japan stands
squarely against these forces.
1.-The question for the powers is
whether to allow the forces of de-
struction to rule in the Orient or the
forces of consolidation. The resump-
ton of Russo Chinese relations poses
this issue squarely. Beside it the
future of Manchuria is comparatively
insignificant"
what Japanese imperialism
means by the forces of consolida-
ton" is already made clear by its
robber war against China, its fore
ible occupation of Manchuria, its
murder of tens of thousands of
Chinese civilians both in Manchur1a
and at Shanghai, its present drive
to occupy North China. Japan's
peace" aims are further made
clear by the infamous Tanaka Doc
ument which laid down the lines
for the present robber war against
China.
The Tanaka Document presented
to the Japanese Emperor on July rs,
1927, by the then Prime Minister,
M. Tanaka, declares:
1--WE must from now EDWARDS pur-
sue our own military ends and seize
the heart of Manchuria and Mon
golia by divers ways, in order to be
| able on the one hand to destroy the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
HAYES FILIPINO
BILL DISCUSSED

WASHINGTON. Dec. l3.-The
Hawes-C Cutting bill labelled t h e
Philippine Independence Bill" is
under discussion on the floor of the
senate today. The bill as it stand
provides freedom" for the Islands
at the end Of eighteen years. Senator
Broussard of Louisiana advocates
shortening the period to eigh years.
The bill and the discussion around
1t is part Of the game of American
imperialism in holding in bondage
the inhabitants Of the Philippines.
These Islands constitute the most
important military and naval base
in the Pacific and Wall Street i'm
perialism will not give them up, but
rather Will try to get a firmer hold
upon them as the conflict with Japan
takes on more threatening warlike
aspects.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
PRINTERS BAN
"SLIP BOARD"
S h o p Organizations
Hit at Stagger Plan

NEW YORK.-At a special meet
ing Monday evening of all chapel
shop branct) chairmen of Local 6
of the International Typographical
Union, Is chairmen voted for aboli-
ton of the slip boards" in every
newspaper plant, as a protest against
: the staggered shift plan put over by
the award of an arbiter. Only one
chairman voted against this action
Arbitration was Unanswered upon
The printers by their local and in
sernational officials in the matter of
i wage-cut and conditions. Even the
employers had not dared to ask for
he stagger plan. But that is what
he arbiter awarded.
Removal OF the slip boards" means
hat the employers scheme to have
Institute printers wait around four
Vours on their own time ON the
cf ance of getting days work, is
iEEerfered with.
Hewson Fails to Stop 1t.
President Hewson of Local spoke
at the meeting Monday and tried to
persuade the chairmen to maintain
the f"slip boards" and submit to the
award
But the militancy of the chapels,
which have been holding meetings
and voting to fight the award, caused
the chairmen to take a decided stand.
Hewson and a committee are sup
posed TO go to the newspaper pub
fishers today and tell them that I'M
less the stagger system is abolished
the slip boards" will be withdrawn.
Role Of Officials.
1t would be unwise to rely on Hew-
son entirely for this negotiation.
The officials policy is one of telling
the members they are helpless" an
attitude of submission and of dis
appointment When the chapels
decided in no uncertain terms they
will struggle against the stagger
.tplan. then the officials turned and
claim they always were for the work.
.rs. But it is significant that when
,he New York Times Chapel first
voted to remove the slip board
/, Hewson sent the organizer, Dahm, to
stop them from carrying out their
decision.
Chapel Committees Prepare Action.
1t is reported that the chapel COM
mittees elected in the various news
paper plants have been holding
meetings and are preparing action
for every chapel and for the meet
Ing of Local 6 which will be held
Sunday, Dec. IT.
The rank and file members should
lilly support the plans of the chapel
hmpaign committees in order to
Guarantee a successful fight against
he arbitration award,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14

er McGinnis OF the assembly who
said the legislative session was lin
tied to New York City, dealt with
salary cuts and not at all with re-
lief, and that they could get a hear
ing before any of the legislative COM
mittees then meeting. But the only
one meeting was the judiciary COM
mittee, so the jobless went there.
McGinnis also said the matter was
up to Roosevelt, but they were not
able to see Roosevelt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
FARMERS, MINERS
DEMAND RELIEF
Will March to Helena
to State Legislature

BUTTE, Mont, Dec. Is.
Delegates of unemployed work
ers and farmers ruined by low
prices paid to them while their
product is held in the cities at
prices workers can't pay, will
march on the state legislature
Jan. 8.
This Montana state hunger
march will get fresh stimulus by the
reports made throughout the state
by returning National Hunger
Marchers due here soon.
The demands will be for winter
relief and abolition of all eviction
laws. etc, the exact wording OF the
demands and details to be. decided
upon by the unemployed worker. and
farmer delegates at a state confer
ence to be held on the eve of the
opening of the state legislature, in
helena, the state capital.
The legislature begins sessions on
Jan. 8.
Here in Butte, on Richest
Hill on Earth. there are 5000 an
employed copper miners. The. thou
sands who. do have jobs are working
only week and half month, and
only two mines are open now. Those
who work get such low pay for their
eight or nine days work a month
that it is almost impossible TO live.
The big Anaconda Copper Mines
srnelter at Great Falls is closed tight.
and all Anaconda properties in other
places are either closed down, or run
ming with skeleton crews.
Storm Chicago Relief Agency
CHICAGO. Ill, Dec. 10. - Thirty
delegates, one of them a woman
mother Of two children, representing
the unemployed of that neighbor-
hood, rushed the Relief Station at
sos East 50th Place a few days ago.
They forced the officials into a five
hour conference with the whole del
egation, and compelled them to give
relief: ten overcoats, 10 emergency
food orders, rent to be paid for two
families facing eviction, and large
quantity of socks, shirts, and under
wear for unemployed families.
The officials at the relief station
tried first to keep the delegation out.
The delegates jumped over the rail-
ing in front and came right in. Then
the main boss there objected there
was no room in which to hold a
meeting with the whole delegation.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14

Build . workers. oorrespcndenee
sseAghbcrhccd- ssr& regular letters
srerr h yorx factory, shsp %
10 ths DSny Wsykss.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14

military, political and economic devel-
opment Of China" page 1887
when we remember that the Chi
nese are our only purchasers we must
fear that day when China unites and
her industry begins to flourish page
1857.
In preparation for its openly an
nounced plans of armed intervention
against the Soviet Union, japanese
imperialism has persistently refused
to sign the non-aggression pact Of
feed by the Soviet Government.
Like all other imperialists, the Jap
anese pretend that the "uncultured'
toiling masses are destructive force
against civilization.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
In the Days
Neus
SEEK PARASITES LOOT

NEW YORK.-A search has been
started among New York banks for
the big sums in cash and bonds stolen
from the City Savings 81 Loan ASso-
citation of Colorado Springs, Col, by
Walter Clyde Davis, former president
of the Association, who hanged him
self in his cell in police headquarters
Monday. Davis is reported to have
had $4,000 in cash and a large num-
per of government bonds with him
when he ran away from Colorado
Springs last June, leaving the saw
gngs institution with shortages of
$l,ooo,000,
4 INDIA COPS KILLED
DELHI, India, Dec. 13.-Farners
who demonstrated today at Daisula,
a village in the state of Alwar,
against payment of the oppressive
taxes, were attacked by imperialist
police They fought back nlilitantly
and four police are reoprted to have
been killed.
TEACHER IN USELESS STUNT
NEW YORK.-Dr. Arthur Kraus,
an instructor in philosophy at City
College and a former Polish Army
officer. is now on the third day of
hunger strike which he started as a
protest against anti-Semitic activities
in Poland. He says he Will keep on
till he dies. Such stunts are useless
in changing conditions and only play
into the hands of the anti-Semites.
Only the organized struggle of the
working masses of Poland, supported
by the toilerS of all other countries,
can put an end TO anti-Semitism and
he capitalist system from which it
Springs.
ANIMALS GIVEN THOUSANDS
CHICAGO, Dec. 13-'Red' and Pea
nuts are not unemployed workers.
They are a shepard dog and a cat
respectively. And they happen to
have belonged to Mrs. Alice Hunter,
wealthy parasite of this city, who
died recently, which is the reason
they became the benef1ciaries of a
100000 trust fund left by their mis-
tress. Capitalism starves the toll
ing millions, but spend thousands
on animal pets.
COAL MINERS KIDS DIE
HARLAN, KY, Dec. 13.-Two of
the three children of Henry Jones, a
coal miner. were burned to death
yesterday when badly built stove
became overheated and set fire to
the house. Harlan was the scene of
the heroic struggles of the Kentucky
miners last year.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
LitViroff Scores Poevers
Refusing Recognition
Halls Accord Between U S. S. r. : Marking
Says Secret Blocs Lead to War
U. S. S, R. Freed China from Unequal Treaties
Imposed by Gar
By N. BUCHwALD

European Correspondent Daily Worker
MOSCOW, pres in
esentatves Geneva connection with
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
$500 INITIATION RACKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 13.-Not salts
fled with his 5000 week. Patrick j.
.Commerford, high priced labor
leader of the A. F.. of L., charged two
locals of the International Hod Car
riers' Union $500 each to become
members of the N. Y Building Trades
Council, according to the testimony
made by the business agents of the
two locals at the Conlmerford trial,
where he is charged with income tax
evasion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14

at once to Vice President Curtis and
Speaker Garner demanding hearing
for the bonus marchers.
While the delegation, which has
the support of tens of thousands of
exservicemen throughout the country,
is petitioning Congress, plans are be-
ing made by the Veterans National
Rank and File Committee to con-
tinue the struggle for the bonus and
spread it among the broadest masses
of veterans throughout the country
Thursday night mass rank and file
conference will be held to adopt a
program Of immediate action that
will serve to rally veterans every
where for the fight for immediate
payment OF the bonus and no cuts
in disability allowances.
Earlier On Thursday the bonus
marchers will join in mass mem
orial in Arlington Cemetery to Hush
ka and Carlson, the two veterans
killed in the bloody attack on the
first bonus march last July %.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
Textile Barons Back Coz. Ely's War
on Massachusetts Labor LaaVs

Democrat Policy Action; Abolition
Labor Legislation
National Textile Workers Union Calls for United Front Fight
Hunger Wage Cuts
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-14
Fake Move to Investigate

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13-Forced to
make some gesture by the pressure
of the rank and file veterans Of
Tennessee, Senator tIcKellar, of that
State. yesterday offered a resolution
that the Senate appoint a special
committee of five to investigate the
murderous assault by police and
troops on the first army or bonus
marcherS.
The demands for an investigation
was raised by the rank and file con-
ference of veterans from all over the
United States at Cleveland the end
Of September. Senator McKellar's
proposal, however, made at a time
when the vets are demanding immed-
late payment of the bonus, is un-
doubtedly a move to sidetrack the
issue of bonus payment by calling
for an investigation which Mcclellan
knows has little chance of being voted
unless mass pressure OF veterans and
workers forces Congress to investigate.
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CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE,
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Evening star., 1932-04-08

The new Spring woolens in
double breasted effects, scarf
models, and other new types.
Black, blue, beige, green, etc. Sizes
IL to a..
GoldenberE's-Second Floor.
Evening star., 1932-04-08

lumbus, Ohio, but their quarry, alleged
slayer of James L. Kelly, Gary, IND,
detective, escaped.
Corbin has been hunted since March
81. when, to elude arrest at Oak Park,
ILL.,, on robbery charges, he pulled
hidden revolver and fatally wounded
Kelly.
The police trap resulted In the arrest
OF Steve Morries, alias Maths, OF In
dianapolis, and of L. J. Donaghue, alias
James Morgan. alias Nolan, of Column
bus. Ohio. Two other men and a
woman were held for questioning after
a raid on a downtown apartment.
Tipped by Chief Of Detectives STAN
ley Buckland of Gary that Corbin was
believed to be receiving mail here un-
der the name of Morgan" officers
Evening star., 1932-04-08

ago by the Hittites and Assyrians, the
Oriental Institute of the University of
Chicago said today.
This was disclosed, the announcement
from the institute said. through de-
ciphering of some go clay tablets found
in building excavated at Alishar by
the Hittite expedition of the institute.
They are now being translated by Dr
l. j. Gelb of the institute stan ana
throw an interesting light on the busi-
ness methods of Assyrian merchants
2,200 years before Christ.
In his baked-clay correspondence,
debtor let his creditor know just where
he stood with this declaration:
Il am returning herewith the one
half NINA of silver which 1 owe you.
Evening star., 1932-04-08

and If you again request payment, 1
have the right to kill you"
The tablets also disclosed that the
word "Habiru," which some scholars
regarded as meaning Hebrew" was not
a designation for that people, but was
a generic term for foreigners.
Evening star., 1932-04-08

watched the general delivery window
at the local post once and arrested
Morries
Later. raiding the apartment, police
arrested Donaghue. said to have been
preparing to leave the city, and Billy
Barron, 50 Roy White, 80, and Miss
Mildred Partlow, %, OF Anderson, Ind,
who were appearing at local theater.
Evening star., 1932-04-08
300 Get Ford Jobs.

LOUISVILLE, KY, April PC.-
Three hundred men were given work
yesterday at the Ford assembling plant
here. Ernest L. Muehl, general man
ager, said gradual increase in work
in the next few months is anticipated
Evening star., 1932-04-08
Dynamite Cap Injuries Girl.

PRINCE ALBERT, Saskatchewan.
April (P).-For a year Rosette La
Haye, ls, used a dynamite cap as an
ornament on hef lead pencil. The
other day it exploded. blowing off three
fingers and injuring her eve.
Evening star., 1932-04-08

Hansley shorts; fine
broadcloths with COW
cred elastic side waist.
3-button yoke front,
balloon seat. Stripes,
plain colors, whites:
80 to A.
Evening star., 1932-04-08
JUDGE SNUBS THEFT PLEA
Sentences Man Who Said He stole
to Make Son Clergyman.

MILWAUKEE,, April 9 OP.-He be-
came thief so that he might make q
Clergyman Of his son, Lloyd Wetzel, A.,
Libertyville, Ill, told Judge George A.
Shaughnessy yesterday.
Judge ShaughneSsy was unimpressed.
stolen money never bought anything
worth while, the judge observed, sem
fencing Wetzel to one to three years. He
was accused of having sold a stolen
automobile here