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Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-27
January Gold Output $310,5o4

The Alaska gold and silver output n January totaled S310,504 in value, according to figures announced by Collector of Customs J. C. Mcbride.
 Of the indicated total, $304,- 684 represents the value of the gold, while silver produced totaled $3,S20. This was a re- duction of S380,554 as con- pared to December, when gold and silver valued at $691, ,058 was shipped to the States.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-27
Alaska Mine Fatalities
 Very Few In 1881

The Alaska mining industry set a new record for safety in 1881 and there were only five mine fatalities during the year, or two less than in 1880, ac- cording to the report of D. B. Stewart, acting Territorial min ing engineer. While complete records of non-fatal accidents were not available, reports re- ceived by MT. Stewart indicate there was also a material re- duction in that class of mine ac- cidents.
 The record for 1881 is but slightly more than one-half ot the ten-year average, which was nine. Prior to 1922 the an nual average over a seven year period was 19, although considerably more men were employed during that period.
 All fatalities occurring in 1881 were in the lode mining indust- ry-one at Kennecott, and five at the Alaska Juneau. No deaths were reported in either the placer or coal mining in dustries.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-27
House Demos Lose Strength

The democratic majority in the House of Representatives is now only four, as a result of the recent deaths of Represent atives Percy E. Quinn of Miss issippi and Samuel Rutherford, of Georgia, who passed away within an hour of each other early this month.
 The Houes membership is now as follows:
 Democrats 218, Republicans 214, Farmer Labor 1, with two vacancies.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-27
Forecasts Higher
 Silver Prices

Enhanced prices for silver are forecast in a commodity purchasing policy bulletin is- sued recently by the Standard Statistics company of New York, which says:
 'In view of the improved statistical position of silver. moderate price strength should be witnessed during the next several months"
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-27
Chas D. Jones Reappointed
 Marshal Second Division

The long delayed appoint ment of a United States Marsh al for the Second Division of Alaska eliminated recently in the reappointment by Presi- dent Hoover of Chas. D. Jones, present incumbent.
 Due, it was said, to local op- position, the reappointment of Jones was held up more than a year.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-27
RECORD SNOWSTORM
 VISITS DISTRICT

A snow storm which is said by many old-timers to have been the worst in the camps history, descended on the Fly der district this week, halting all highway traffic between Hyder, Stewart and Premier and nearly burying everything beneath a deluge of snow. The storm broke Sunday night with a strong wind from the upper Salmon valley and continued practically without interrupt ;on until Wednesday, by which time all roads outside of town had been rendered impossible and foot traffic in town was confined to narrow canyons along the sidewalks, the sides of which in many places were considerably higher than the heads of pedestrians.
 By heroic labors with the caterpillar tractors, superin- tendent T. H. Evans of the Bu- reau of Public Roads managed 70 keep the roadways in town cleared sufficiently to permit travel between the upper and lower sections but was con- pelled to work a double shift Tuesday night to maintain an open passage along Premier and International Avenues.
 By Wednesday morning most of the smaller buildings in the forest tewnsite were all but buried under the steady deluge of falling snowflakes and in many instances it was possible to snowshoe completely over the roofs of dwellings. In other instances only the roofs of buildings remained visible over the surrounding snow.
 An unusual feature of the storm was considerable drifting of the light, frozen snow, some thing seldom seen in this sect .on. Estimates of the amount of snow falling during the storm range from five to six feet, although up to II feet is reported on the ground at some points in the uppe rtownsite. Numerous snowslides occurred along the steep slopes on both sides of the valley and their re- verbrant rumblings were al- most continuous during Tues day and Wednesday. Snow slides along the upper Salmon are said to have buried the road in places under huge snow masses which will require many weeks of melting to re- move.
 Although the snowfall was undoubtedly one of the heavi- est ever known in this locality, there was little material dam age done so far as could be ascertained. The light and telephone systems continued their functions as usual, al- though the light company en- countered an oil famine at the Dunwell plant and was unable to transport the necessary fuel oil, resulting in the service be- ing suspended between mid night and 7 a. m. for several days.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-27
MRS. DALE AUTO VICTIM

Mrs. E. L. Dale, of Hyder, became the victim of a near serious accident through being struck gy an automobile while getting on a Seattle street car a few days ago. Althouoh knocked dow sustained no severe injury.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-27

Emil Davis. representative of the Portland Canal Power Company on Davis river, was a visitor in town today.
Hyder weekly herald., 1932-02-27
MAKES NEW
 MOVE FOR SILVER

A new move by Senator Pitt man looking to the relief of sil- yer is presented in a bill recent ly introduced in the Senate au- thorizing the purchase by the United States of not to exceed 5, 000,000 ounces of silver per month for monetary purposes.
 The measure provides that silver bullion produced by mines in the United States may be deposited at United States hints for sale to the govern ment at the current market price. Payment for such pur- chases would be made in silver certificates issued for the pur- pose in denominations of $10, $5, and $1. Such certificates, as we'll as all other silver cer- tificates heretofore issued, would be legal tender in pay ment of all debts, public or pri- vate, except where otherwise expressly stipulated in the con- tract, and would also be re- ceivable for customs taxes and all public dues.
 The bill provides further that silver bullion purchased under its provisions shall be coined into standard silver dollars and subsidiary silver coins in suffic- tent quantities to meet all de- mands for redemption of the silver certificates issued. The coin, however, would not be placed in circulation but would remain in the treasury for pay ment of outstanding silver cer- tificates on demand, thereby avoiding the public's objection to the use of heavy silver mon- ey and retaining the present currency system without alter ation in any manner.
 Explaining the intent of the bill, Senator Pullman pointed out that it. would not initiate the national currency although enlarging the base for the issue and circulation of currency. The bill, he said, proposes that the government buy American produced silver when rendered at the market price and pay for it by the issuance of silver cer- tificates. The measure, he pointed out, would add but lit tie to the circulating currency of the country. Under the act the purchase of over 5 million ounces of silver per month is not permitted. At the present time this limitation is unnecess- ary, he said, as mine product ion does not exceed over g. 500,000 ounces per month, ac- cording to department of com merce and bureau of mines es- inmates. At the present time, therefore, if all the silver pro- duced in the United States were rendered for purchase by the government with silver certificates, silver being only about 30 cents per ounce, there would only be approximately $750,000 in silver certificates issued monthly. This increase to h present outstanding $439,633,290 of silver certifi- cates would be infinitesimal and negligible, he said.
 Senator Pittman said that i'll introducing the bill he did not desire to have his action inter- preted as an abandonment of his contention that an intennat- ional conference is essential for the complete restoration of the purchasing power and ex- change functions of silver mon-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-14

death in order TO strengthen their
oppression of the Negro people,
The following statement was also
issued by James W. Ford:
This new move is one more act
Of the lynchers to strengthen the
yoke Of oppression on the Negro
masses, particularly in the South.
We call upon all Negro toiIcrs to
give the most vigorous support to
the struggle for the defense of the
Scottsboro boys. The Negro work.
ers must join hands with the mill.
tant white workers to strike down
the hands of the lynchers In this
latest act in the murderous Scots
frame-up. This proves how false
Is the advice of the n. A. A. C. r.
and other misleaders when they
counsel Us to have faith in the
bosses courts. We urge the Negro
people TO support the Communist
Party In the election campaign as
the, only party fighting for the free
dom of the Scottsboro boys and for
equal rights for Negroes"
The national Office OF the Interna.
tional Labor Defense pointed out yes
terday that certified record of the
Scottsboro case has been forwarded
70 the U. s. Supreme Court. The fee
Of sos has been paid that court as
the fee of inspection as.required. The
I. L. D. has also paid to the United
States printer the sum Of 81 ,45o for
the printing Of the certified record Of
the case Walter Pollak has been
retained by the I. L. D. TO lead the
fight in the u S. Supreme Court
against the lynch verdicts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-14
White Guards At
DOumer Funeral Yell
''Down With Russia"

The whole White Guard colony
Of Paris turned out on Thursday
for the funeral of President
Doumer, who was murdered last
week by DR.. Paul Goruglov, White
Guardist, who openly stated that
his crime was aimed at causing
war between France and the Sow
let Union.
The White Guards mingling
with the crowd, set up the shout
of Down With Russia" Scores
Of fist fights followed as French
workers attacked the White
Guardists, who were supported by
the police. The workers fought
back against the police.
The Communist paper, 81 Hum
ante" yesterday published ex-
posures by many factory workers
at Meudon showing that on the
day preceding the murder of
Doumer, White Cuardist were Cir
culating reports of the plan to
murder Doumer. The White
Guard general staff is centered at
Meudon.
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imperiastsAmercan imperialism first of all Preparations
for extending the mperast against the Chinese people
These preparations include moral political and technical
The of the funeral of President Doumer of France
for Russian white guard demonstration against the Soviet
Union reported in the capitalist press yesterday is only
incident in whole chain of measures. The latest
huge Japanese troop concentration in Manchura is another
Especially in the United States where preparations
Proceeding under the of peace by the
department and side by side with movement osens
bly, for recognition of the Soviet Union which has its p
the the demagogc speeches Of
ane democrat floor leaders and other and
hostility American imperial
ism to the Soviet Union the Chinese people and their heroic struggle
for liberation
American imperialism get away
its hypocrca peenses OF desire for peace and its soced neu
tray toward the Soviet frontiers neutral
iy which actual Japan the seahead Of the pah
The friendship for China of the Hoover government pretene under
which the cnterrevoluonay Kuomintan backed by the pa
powers headed by America carrying out huge military ohns
against the Chinese and peasants revolutionary struggle must
party and friendship China
American
revolution
they the missionary agents of the Standard Oil and other
corporations outstanding the real position
e must show the masses how important is impas
machinery running
possible that the the WILL
as possible notice this show
friendship hypocrisy
must convince the that the point not to the I'm
peis peaceful development their machi
which fascist striving but
the mpeaist today that
defense
working
capitalist offensive ilperial
working their allies colonial
pressed national nories we must be able to combine in the most
struggle working
employed the against all
directed the
liberation the Negro with the central struggle against
war. s..
must be able to show the connection between the
ruthless
with the perst of the ruling class the between
this and the attack
Mass resistance to the
We must be able absolute check manufacture
and shipment of all munitions and and this
country We must be able strikes demonstrations right
in the industries against
We must correctly combine
daily of the capitalist onsvethe the
government-wth the central struggle war;.
conception
factories land especially
found employment result Of
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against through the sharpening of the struggle"
the
not be separated from the daily struggle of workers for better conditions
equally obvious
worthy Of the
revolutionary education of the especially
Raise in every factory railway qu
ton Of the struggle
capitalist offensive against the whole question
working class unity struggle against for the defense
Soviet Union and the Chinese people.
Expose the preparations under the of keeping the
the world Organize proearian
and shipments ..,
Build the united front of the working revolutionary
for defense OF the fatherand of the working
struggles OF the Chinese for the
paratons
Organize the decisive
by the solid fighting bataos working advancing
iousy the shattered
government ending mpeialist a time!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-14
Huge Troop Concentration at Tsitsihar and
Hardin; Third Army Advancing Toward
Korean-SOyiet Frontier

Bourgeois press dispatches from Hardin,
Manchuria, tell of feverish japanese military
activity in the vicinity of the Soviet borders.
The Japanese are reported to. be rushing all
available troops to the Soviet frontiers. These
moves are interpreted in foreign and Chinese
circles as indicating an immediate attack on
the Soviet Union. A Shanghai dispatch to the
New York Times that betting brisk up down the
coast of China concerning the of the outbreak Of the
expected war between Japan and Russia"
The Japanese are reported to shave than doubled"
their forces in Manchuria since Ap U.s. There is large
concentration in the regions of Tshar and Fancheng on
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-14
Shoe Workers Mass Meeting
Decides for Mass Strike
To Hold Rank And File Conference To Be
Held In Middle OF Next Month

NEW YORK.---Close to one thou
sand shoe workers packed Webster
Hall Thursday evening at the call Of
the Shoe and Leather Workers IN
dustrial Union. The meeting was
called to order by S. ziebel, secret
ary.of the Union, who acted as chair
man. In his opening remarks, he
pointed out that this Mass Meeting
is the result of the decisions Of the
last conference, which decided to
prepare for mass strike in the COM
Ing season.
!. Rosenberg, organizer Of the I'm
ion, then reported more at length
about the situation in the trade, the
present strikes, and called upon the
workers to prepare for Mass Shop
Conference in the middle of June,
that will take final measures for the
planned Mass Strike.
One OF the main features at the
meeting was the report Of the chair
men Of the 4 striking shops Each
OF them pointed out the significance
OF these strikes and how the bosses
attempted to force starvation wages
upon them thru lock-outs and dis
charges.
Conrade Jack Stachel, assistant
secretary Of the Trade Union Unity
League, greeted the meeting in the
name Of the T.U.UL, and his in
innate talk on the role Of our Union,
affiliated with the TUUL, was re-
ceived with great enthusiasm.
s1T0 Collected
An appeal for strike support was
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49, -
The Japanese 14th Division is re-
Ported to have entered the field with
remarkable speed This division
arrived at Darien, Manchuria, only
on Tuesday after being withdrawn
from Shanghai, South China, about
three days before. 1t numbers about
$4,000 men, full war strength.
1.-The bulk Of the division already
arrived at Hardin on Thursday, and
Is being rushed by train to Hailin, on
the Chinese Eastern Railway. These
troops are intended to back up the
reinforced column of General Yoda.
General Yoda's column has already
advanced beyond Hailun, thus break
ing the Japanese pledge to the Soviet
Government not to use the Chinese
Eastern Railway to transport troops
beyond Hailun. This pledge was given
several weeks ago, when the Japanese
requested permission to use the rail-
way on the pretext Of sending troops
ITO protect Japanese lives and prop
erty" IN the Innienpo region. General
Yoda's column is now only seventy
miles from the Soviet border in the
region Of Vladivostok, and is reported
continuing its advance!
To the north OF Hailun, a huge
Japanese army Is moving down the
sungari River towards the Soviet
border. Bourgeois press dispatches
Interpret this advance as directed at
cutting the Ussuri Railway in Siberia
and isoiating Vladivostok and the
Soviet Maritime Province. A Shang-
hal dispatch to the New York Times
frankly states:
II the advance down the Sungari
Valley should continue, the Japan
ese would be In a position to cut
the Ussur railway, running along
the northern and eastern borders
Of Manchuria, thus isolating vladi-
vostok and the Russian Maritime
Province.
The same dispatch further reports:
"JapAn's army Is progressing down
the Sungad River with every avail
able craft, from modern gunboats
to ancient sailing junks, according
TO dispatches received from Hardin.
They tell Of feverish military ac-
tivity."
This Japanese army has already
passed Fangcheng and is now adj
vancing on Sanhsing, close to the
Soviet border. At the same time, a
Hardin dispatch reports that the en-
tire Japanese Tenth Division left
Hardin yesterday for Fangchang.
This Is intended as reinforcements
for the already huge army proceeding
by river craft toward the Soviet from
tiers. Fangcheng, a strategic city
dominating all roads down the Sun
gar River, is strongly occupied by
the Japanese. Heavy artillery and
bombing planes are reported to have
arrived at Fangcheng on the way to
the Soviet border.
Another Japanese army Is rapidly
concentrating in the triangle formed
by the Soviet and Korean frontiers.
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made by the chairman. over sl7o
was collected.
The last speaker, Magliacano, one
of the Italian organizers, wound up
with strong appeal for organiza-
ton, for the building of shop groups.
A resolution was adopted to en-
dorse the decisions of the last con-
ference and for the organization of
Mass Strike. A resolution was
also adopted demanding the irnme-
date release of Edith Berkman, now
in jail and on hunger strike against
the Doak deportation order. Also a
resolution was adopted demanding
the immediate and unconditional re-
lease of Tom Mooney and the 8
Scottsboro boys.
Arouses Enthusiasm
AT the various strike headquarters
the news about the mass meeting
was received with great enthusiasm.
All the strikers were convinced of
the shoe workers response to the call
for relief.
The Millers scheme fo- preventing
the cutters from lining up with the
strike is breaking down. The firm
tried to induce the cutters to stick
inside with the statements that the
strike will blow over in day. But
the cutters see that the strike is only
beginning. A few of the cutters
have already joined the strike, and
have picketed the shop. The firm
was forced to lay-off the cutters
again today, TO prevent a demon
strative walk-out.
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Chicago Daily News Says Japanese Troop Movements
Show War Against Soviet Union Is Near

immediate threat against the is p eny in bongmhp iii
ig News May
MANcHuR INTERPRETED CHINA AS THE
h v f ie to its bah dens
under hQtnda line of May
IN
May the nf lowed another that til
howto o ht
struggled tyn tito pn tn
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-14
Carpenters To Meet
Today, At | o'clock

NEW YORK-A general member
ship meeting of the Carpenters Sec
ton OF the Trade Union Unity
League will take place today, at l
pm. at 5 East 10Th Street.
This meeting will take up many
problems OF vital interest to all car
penters who are urged to attend il
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-14
Railroad 16>Year Old Negro Boy
to Electric Chair; Workers Protest
Legal Lynching of Willie Bro1Vn

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. May 10.
The sixteen year old Negro boy,
Willie Brown, framed Up by the
police Tor the murder Of a white
girl, was sentenced to the electric
chair. Judge McDeyitt. noted for
his labor hating decisions, pro-
nounced the sentence.
The whole procedure lasted two
minutes. An appeal was made for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-14
SC0TISB0R0 PROSECUTOR SAYS HE'LL FIGHT TO CARRY
OUT VERDICIS ON JUNE 24-MASS PROTEST MUST GROW
Urgent Tasks for TODAY in
Fight Against Imberialist War

struggle against the but only for struggle for their partial
demands for higher that useless appeal the in
ternation solidarity workers. their immediate interests
and that the best be fought against the bringing forward
S nothing TRoTSKY THEORY
1927 ACCORDING WHICH THERE is NO SPECIAL
STRUGGLE AGAINST WAR but that fought
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-14

THE need of the struggle against mperalst TODAY,
for the defense of the Soviet Union and the Chinese
people, which is determined by advanced stage of the
preparations demands the most intense organization of
ACTUAL STRUGGLE AGAINST THE WAR DANGER,
combined with the widest agitation and exposure of the
preparations and the whole program of aims of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-14

new trial after the conviction,
but was refused. Governor Pin
chot is to set the date of elecoro-
cution.
All working class organizations
are urged to send protest tele-
grams 10 Governor Pinchot, Har-
risburg, Pennsylvania, demanding
the immediate. and unconditional
release OF Willie Brown.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-14

already spoken to several huge meet
ings OF German workers. AS direct
result of the United States interven-
ton, one German worker was killed
and two fatally wounded by police,
who fired into demonstration at
Chemnitz, Germany, on May Z, IN
ternational Scottsboro Day.
The southern bourgeois press has
made big splurge Of Knights state
ments, and are attempting to give
the impression that the International
Labor Defense is doing nothing, to
push the appeal. This lying SANDER
campaign that Is being built up
is part of the campaign Of the bosses,
supported by the N. A. A. c. p. mis-
leaders. to disrupt the mass defense
around the boys,
NEW YORK.-Willian z. Foster
and James w. Ford, proposed presi-
dental and presidential candi-
dates, respectively, on the Communist
Party ticket, yesterday denounced the
efforts of the Alabama lynchers to
block the appeal to the U. S. Supreme
Court. Foster, in wire from Pitts
burgh to the Daily Worker, called
upon the workers to intensity tenfold
the mass fight to free the Scottsboro
boys. His statement follows:
The announced determination of
the Alabama Attorney General to
oppose the petition of the Scots
b0ro boys to the U. S. Supreme
Court is part of foul plot to muir
der these innocent boys without
giving them even the chance to take
the customary legal steps. We call
upon the workers, white and black,
to rally TO their defense and
strengthen tenfold the mas fight to
free them. The white workers
must take the lead in this struggle
against this murderous legal lynch
ing of the nine innocent Negro
boys. The Communist Party in its
election campaign will expose and
fight this vicious oppression by the
Alabama lynchers, who are deter
mined to do these nine boys to