The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-19

Turner, Negro worker of st. Paul,
has been proposed by the Commun-
ist Party for the office Of secretary
OF state of Minnesota. Turner is 26
years old. born in washington, Iowa.
lis father was a laborer. He is a
cook, but has worked at various
other jobs. He had to leave school
at the age Of II TO work for the
support of his parents.
He is an ex-serviceman, having
joined the army in 1926, where he
was put on labor detail, the vilest
Kind Of slavery.
After witnessing the eviction of an
unemployed worker in st. Paul in
1881, he joined the Unemployed
Council, and was sent as a delegate
on the National Hunger March to
washington. He joined the Com
munist Party after returning from
the march to Washington.
Duluth Candidate
Martin Kuusisto, section organizer
|, iof the Communist Party, is candidate
iIior member of the board OF educa-
ton in the school elections May H.
The Party is conducting an active
campaign which the capitalist press
admits is meeting with much res
ponse. The chief demands OF the
Communists are:
l. Free carfare, lunches, clothes,
and school supplies for the chill
dren Of the unemployed.
Q. Free medical and dental SER
vice for all workers children.
8. No reduction In teachers wages.
4. No discrimination against tie
workers children. Better school
facilities In the schools located In
working class neighborhoods.
S. Union wages for all work done
under jurisdiction of Board OF
Education.
6. School buildings to be avail
able for workers meetings.
T. school gyms to be open for
workers sport clubs.
8. School work and curriculum
to be under joint control OF stud
ents. parents, teachers, and repre-
4 sentatives of workers organizations.
y 9. Abolish the full-time attorney
81 10. Discontinue the payment OF
y s4l3,ooo annually for interest and
installments on school bonds; to
be used instead for free food,
clothes, and medical attention for
workers children.
The Communist Party points out
that the so-ealled Labor Ticket
of Borg, johnson and Mcknight
here is just another scheme like
that Of the Olson Farmer Labor
Party, which has fought all unenl-
ploynent relief measures.
NEWARK, N. j., May 16.-Forty
seven delegates, representing g.
workers organizations and i.eo'
workers, met here Saturday ana
pledged support to the Comrnunis
election platform and Conmunis
candidates. Eight delegates to tn
National Nominating Convention II
Chicago were elected.
A county committee of eleven wa
a elected to carry on the campaign
!. here.
X Resolutions we're adopted condem'
J ring the terror campaign particular,
the terror against Negroes, and de
srsadins the release of the five Pat
ersca defendants, the Scottsbor'
boys, Tom Mooney, and other pris
eaers.
THIS conference was for Esse'
county. May 18th similar confer
ences were held In New Brunswicl
for AEiddiesex county; Hoboken TO
Hudson county; Linden for Uniol
county and In Paterson for Pascal
and Bergen counties.
On Saturday, May 81, there vii
be @ grand send off affair for tn
kssegates leaving for Chicago.
Foster In Gary
GARY, Ind, May 16.-Willian z
Foster, general secretary Of thu
Trade Unicn Unity League, and TIL
man proposed by the Communis
Party for nomination to run To-
president Of the United States, vii
speak here May 80. On the sam,
date, James w. Ford, the Commun
ist proposal for nomination for vice
president, will speak in Chicago.
A series OF local conferences Il
( elect delegates to the National No
n,inatiag Convention in Chicago
May 70 and May %, have been. ar
ranged in Indiana industrial towns
They will all be held May %. an,
Will be at: 1871. Broadway, Gary
soS7 wallace Road, Hammond; BAL
Doo6As, Indiana Harbor; 500 West
ern Ave-, South Bend; 5l6 Janise
Court, Elkhart.
Maryland Conference.
BALTIMORE, Nd, May ls.--Work
ing-cIass organizations Throughout
the state Of Maryland have elected
delegates to q Communist Part,
State Conference, which will be helt
IN Hsltinoge, Md, on Sunday, Ma.
-. at . pm In the Musical Hall, "a
Hamilton Terrace.
At this conference delegates vii
be elected TO attend the Nationa
Nominating Convention at Chicago