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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04
1000 Workers Protest
Against Terror in Poland.

NEW YORK.-Braving rain and
the repeated onslaughts OF scores OF
police, no less than 1000 workers
demonstrated Saturday before the
Polish Consulate, ISL E. 9th ST., in
protest. against the savage fascist
terror directed against the revolu-
tionary workers and peasants and ma
tional minorities in Poland.
The Polish Consul and his staff
we're brought to the window of the
consulate and witnessed the demon
stration with placards calling for the
rescue of thousands of workers in the
dungeons of the fascist terrorist gov
eminent Of Poland.
Police commenced % attack the
demonstrating workers when lines
began to form outside the consulate
and placards and banners we're raised.
Resisting and fighting back, the
workers reformed on several occa-
sions and maintained their demon
Stratlon.
With their usual viciousness police
broke up all meetings the workers at
tempted to hold at given points along
9th St. and Third Ave. While no ar
rests were made in order not to draw
attention to the mrderous policy of
Polish fascism, the police had orders
to club and slug the demonstrators.
The demonstration, held under the
auspices of the International Labor
Defense, called attention to the rag
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04
FIREMAN KILLED
IN SHIP BLAST;
COMPANY GUILTY
Safety Valve Plugged
to Save Money for
Shipowners

BAYOENE. N. criminal negli-
gence coupled with terrific speed
up was the cause of an explosion
aboard the Tide Water Association
tanker David McKelvy Friday night.
which resulted in the death of one
fireman and serious injury to one
more of the crew.
The ship, which arrived here last
Wednesday from New Orleans with
cargo of high test casing oil, was
preparing to 60 into dry dock when
the blast occurred. The crew was
cleaning the tanks with steam, which
was supplied by an evaporation in
stalled for water heating purposes
The company. according to a men,
Der of the crew, used the evaporator
instead of installing a special heater
In order to increase the steam pres
sure the safety valve of the evapor-
ator was deliberately plugged with a
piece of wood. When the steam rose
to a pressure beyond the strength Of
the boiler terrific explosion oc-
Cured.
Alfred Herland fireman. had his
face blown off. George Koeler. an
oiler, received serious injuries of the
spine and Is reported to be totally
paralyzed. Herland died a few hours
after the explosion.
Immediately following the blast the
port engineers and engineers from
other ships went to work aboard the
McKelvy in an attempt to cover up
the responsibility OF the company
before the inspectors came aboard,
according to statement of firemen
from the ship. One of the engineers,
q relative OF the dead fireman, how
ever, refused TO do the dirty work Of
the company and exposed the COM
pany's responsibility TO the workers
on the dock.
Koehler, the oiler who was injured.
WAS a member Of the International
Seamen's Union, an A. +. Of L. or
ganization, for IL years. The union
officials refused to send a man
aboard to investigate the case. The
reason given by the A. r. Of L. bur
eaucrats for this action was that
Koehler was In arrears In dues pay
rnefltS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04
Soup Kitchens Feed
Stop to the Jobless
esy a Worker Correspondent

CHICAGO, lii want TO tell OF
my experience with the soupkitclen.
one day When | couldn't find Job,
and had nothing left to cat, got to
an old factory where the yard was
flied with fellows like cattle looking
for food snd shelter decided TO try
too, and after one and one-half
hours of waiting it was my turn. We
we're asked all kinds of questions,
then from this dump they sent me
out to another dump on 509 Union
Avenue where the Salvation Army
runs their soup Kitchen. The place
Is filled up With beuclcs where
everybody has to @sit for ho'r5 II
was seven O'Clock When | was in this
department., erd ! rad rCthing tC
eat cir1ce c.ght o'clock in the morn
ing Tnen thy ga"e ne ? tin tag,
with two slices Of dry bread, a tin
cup of coffee. end Tin roy Of soup.
The dishes we're fatty and covered
with olsin OF moisture. One ta6tc
az tie coffee or d;eaw4ter, and the
sloo with al the g aa,s on top kept
me from e. y j hungY
50 ate some. The soup strni'
rotten meat. as sick all
rirat and ! re;ee Eent back there.
Fellow workers fight against this
ching and slow starvation, and
unen1ploy ment insurance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04

masters of the fascist Mexican re-
gime.
When later an examination was I'M
dertaken, It was found that Rivera
was drawing a high salary, of some
five or six hundred pesos (about 5000
per month, from the government-not
the $3.50 a day he had said in his
first explanation. When asked to
give up this Sinecure he refused,
claiming that he had become too ac-
customed to a comfortable life. He
was therefore expelled from the Com
munist Party of Mexico. Now this
renegade appears before club named
in honor Of John Reed, who gave his
life to the workers, pretending to be a
revolutionary" artist.
Rivera could give only lame and
cowardly excuses, such as "hoW could
he earn a living" Some others spoke,
all in attack on Rivera. Gellert closed
the meeting with the comment that
those who had come expecting rev.
erential meeting Of alteration to a
great artist" should know that revo-
lutionary artists must stand up to
criticism, and that Rivera had not
stood up under it. The criticism had
been justified, and if Rivera wanted
to be called a revolutionary, he must
chou n ~, his work
Recently Rivera, trying to ingra-
tate himself, donated S25 to the
Workers Center, and 500 to the John
Reed Club. The first sum, and also, it
is understood, the latter sum, is being
returned to him. No revolutionary
artist or worker or their organizations
will have any relations with this agent
of the American State Department
who comes hers by way OF his con-
nections with Wall Streets puppet
government in Mexico
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04


tries to intensity the struggle against
imperialism and its lackey. the End
International leaders, teh social dem
ocrstic butchers.
The Chinese Sovlets, the millions
Of masses in the Soviet territories and
the revolutionary proletarian fighters
in the cities under the leadership of
the Communist Party, are the only
forces in China that are conducting
the genuine fight against the impe-
rialist partition Of China and armed
intervention against the Soviet Union
the fatherland of the international
Working Glass which leads the world
revolution and gives tremendous rev.
dictionary inspiration to the Cypress
ed all over the world, by successfully
building ZIP Socialism.
I'VE greet the heroic Red partisans
in Manchuria, Korea and North
China. These brave fighters bear the
brunt of the struggle against the
bloody Japanese ifnperialist robbers,
while the nationalist Kuomintang Of
ficials show the most cowsrdly capt.
ulation to japanese and world i'm
perialism.
I'VE pledge ourselves to do every
thing In our power to rouse the work
ers of the United states to defend
The Chinese Revolution, to fight
against the attacks on the Chinese
Soviets, to protest and struggle
against the war provocation against
the Soviet Union, and the armed diU-
sion Of China by deepening the fight
against our own imperialist govern
ment. by mass struggle against the
msss hunger and war program of the
f,oover government, for unemploy-
ment insurance, to compel the gov
eminent to keep hands off China and
the Soviet Union.
Hail the Chinese Revolution! Hail
the first Provisional Government OF
the Soviet Republic of China! For
ward to the All China Soviet Repub-
lie. Forward TO the revolutionary
union of the peoples of the East! Long
live the solidarity Of the proletariat
in imperiaiist countries with the toll
ing masses in the colonies! Down with
the bloody Japanese imperialist inva-
sion Of Mapchurla, and It's supporters,
the U.s.A. and the League of Nations!
Chinese territory! Hands off the Chi
nese Sov'ets! Smash the imperiaIist
intervention plot against the Soviet
Union led by the Hoover Wall Street
Government!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04

ing terror in Poland, actively directed
against the unemployed and revoIu-
tionary struggles of the masses, as
Polish fascism's part in preparing the
"hinterland" for attack on the Soviet
Union.
Speakers at tl1e demonstration re-
cited the savage atrocities perpetrated
by the Polish fascist hangmen upon
revolutionary workers, women and
people of other nationalities in
Poland.
After the fourth attempt to hold a
meeting was broken up by the police
and after one and a half hour Of
meetings and demonstration, the lines
were again formed and march was
made to the Czecho-Slovak Workers
Home on Z. 72d St., where the hall
was crowded to overlooking.
Several speakers addressed the
workers for more than half hour
after which a collection Of $3.50 was
taken and a resolution of protest
adopted against the Polish terror to
be sent to the Polish ambassador at
Washington.
Among recent acts of the bloody
terror raging in Poland was the hang
ing Of seven railroad workers who
took part in a demonstration for the
defense of the Soviet Union, and the
impending court martial OF two
workers for their revolutionary ac-
tivities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04
J0BLESS COUNCIL
OFFERS AID TO
COAL HANDLERS
Promises to F / g h t
Against Scabbing If
They Strike

The Executive Committee of the
Unemployed Council Of Greater New
York today considered the situation
arising from the decision of the Coal
Merchants Association. to cut en-
ployees' wages 10 per cent and the
attempts being made to enroll the
unemployed as prospective strike
breakers. The Council condemned
the failure of the city of New York
to provide adequate relief for the
million unemployed as being a fac
tor which strengthens the hand Of
the employers in the attack upon
organized labor.
II letter addressed to the Inter
national Brotherhood of Teamsters,
Chauffeurs, Stablemen 81 Helpers
Local $50 and the Lumber, Stone,
Sand q Coal Handlers Union, the
Unemployed Council urged the mem
bers to strike against the wage cut
and worsening Of working conditions
and pledged to mobilize the mem-
ployed in support Of the struggle.
"Your struggle against the wage
cut" the letter read in part, land
our struggle for Federal Unemploy-
ment Insurance equal to full wages
are parst of one fight against the
lowering of the standard of living
of the American working people.
Joint action Of the employed and
unemployed will advance this move
ment. We call upon you to select
from your ranks committee who shall
meet with ours. Common plans of
action can then be worked out to our
mutual interest. Communicate with
lis at East 18th ST., New York City,
We call upon all unemployed work
ers, Do not scab upon your brothersl
Employed workers. support the strug
giles Of the unemployed for adequate
immediate relief and Unemployment
Insurance Together, we will win!"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04
FURRERS UNITY
COMMITTEE SENDS
LETTER TO BOSSES
Warns They Will Not
Recognize Agreement
with A. F. of L.

The Unity Committee Of the New
York Joint Council of Furriers and
the Fur Department of the Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union
has sent a letter to the Fur Manu-
facturers Assoc. informing the bosses
that only this body is authorized to
negotiate an agreement for the fur
riers.
The letter states: "Pernit us to
call to your attention the fact that
for the past five years your associa-
ton has given recognition and ali
possible support to clique OF self
appointed politicians who attempted
through terror and extortien, to
force themselves upon the fur work
ers.
With the support Of this clique, the
manufacturers, contractors and sub
contractors in the fur industry sue
ceeded in reducing the wages of the
furriers to a starvation level, intro
duced sub-contracting, piece work
and hour work in direct violation of
the basic principles Of the agree.
ment.
'"This same clique, known as the
ONT Council of the International, af-
filisted with the A. r. of L., is again
trying to secure your active support
as in the past, in order to continue
its methods of terror and extortion,
contrary to the wishes and desires of
the broad masses of the furriers."
The letter then warns that the fur
workers will not recognize any agree
ment between the association or in
diYidual manufacturers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04

lowing the grocer to give the worker
the food.
This infamous method, designed to
break down all the pride that is still
left in the hungry worker is re-
peated every week, An interesting
point showing how deliberate at
tempts are being made to lower the
standard of living of the worker, is
the fact that every investigator is
given a circular of an evaporated
milk company, which explains the
wonders of this product. Besides
this measly amount OF food $25 is
given for rent and 70 cents week
for lighting.
The inquisition is not yet over.
Percy Strauss, head of the Macy
department store, which has just
fired 5000 workers, and head of the
committee in charge, has organized
a secret service squad" whose ex-
press purpose is to Snoop down upon
the houses of those who have gotten
relief and try to catch the worker
asleep or not looking for non-eX-
istent job.
The basic purpose Of the scheme
is to lead the worker on until he
gives up in disgust This is clearly
shown by the fact that those workers
who already passed the Board Of
Examiners" in the Emergency Work
Bureau weeks ago are now forced
to go through the whole rigamarole
once again.
The unemployed workers of New
York are being treated as criminals!
Instead of full unemployment tnsur-
ance, which the capitalists owe the
working class, they receive pittance
of miserable "relief."
The workers of New York are not
dogs cringing for bones, no matter
what tricks they are forced to go
through to get them. In every block
Of the city committees must be or
ganized under the leadership of the
Unemployed Councils. Enough of
this warding off of the demands for
the relief of the starving. The I'm
employed Councils are demanding an
immediate grant of $3.50 for every
unemployed worker. They demand
relief, administered by workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04
METROPOLITAN

Lily Pons will return for her sec
ond season at the Metropolitan OPP
era House this evening in Donizetti's
Lucia di Lemmermoor." The cast
will include Gigli, DeLuca and Ezio
Pima. Vincenzo Bellezza will con-
duct.
This Friday evening at Washing
ton Irving High School, Chamber
Music Course, will present the Buda-
pest String Quartet in the following
program: Quartet in G Minor, Opus
10, Debussy; Quartet in c Major, No.
%, Mozart; Quartet in F. Major,
Opus %, Tschaikovsky.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04
"FRANKENsTEIN" CONTINUES AT
THE CAMEO THEATRE

"Frankenstein," the film OF the
man who mad ca monster, screened
by Universal from Mary Wollstone-
craft Shelly's novel, continues Sec
ond crowded week at the Cameo
Theatre.
The Europa Is presenting the
premiere showing Of Secrets of the
Orient" a Ufa spectacle film based
on a story freq the Arabian Nights
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04
Bank Failures Continue AS
Crisis Keeps Getting " orse

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. IA
new series of important bank crashes,
and the issuance of a privately cir
culated statement on the bad condi-
ton of the banks in many localities
published by "Kiplingers Washing
ton Letter" shows that the efforts of
the Hoover government to stop bank
crashes is falling miserably.
The latest bang to crash was the
City Bank and Trust Co. of Hartford,
Conn, with $2o,0o0,0OO in deposits
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04

Win. DaocipE Glasses
To rt tonight at l6 w 2lst 81
1,sF tGr. Bring bathing suit.
Frfe,ds Of the soviet Iriop,
Intern sfionaI Branch
no hold an Illustrated lecture on
~ ardfe of the Typical Soviet Fam
~ nj 2o2 w 1S6th St. at 8 pm.
Ts.ro seaman to speak.
Next lass LID.
be held in Room 209, so E
s4fs a.. at 7;s0 pm. Joe North on
n, ',nsi WORK aud Role Of Labor
DE- der.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04
Midtown WIR to
Hold Affair Wed.

The Midtown Branch of the Work
ers International Relief is having an
affair Wednesday. January 6, at 9
pm, at 16 W. 21st st.
An interesting program will be CIV
en-. Among others will be a sketch by
the Workers Laboratory Theatre
called Mr.. Fox, Mr.. Box and Mr..
Knox"
Tea and cake VIII be served.
Admission free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04

completely tied up. Over 10000 de-
positors are involved, most of them
workers, and large number of these
being unemployed left penniless to
face starvation.
A list of some of the other banks
which failed in the past few days fol-
lows; st Florence, s. O., the First
National Bank closed. The Bank of
Travellers Rest at Travellers Rest,
S. c., crashed; the Bishopville Ma
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04

James Cugney In Blonde Crazy"
with Joan Blondell and Noel Fran
els, are features on the screen pro-
gram at the Hippodrome this week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04

eminent.
The Bukenheim was the first ship
to strike. The strike committee OF
the Bukenheinl at once called on all
German ships in American ports to
spread the strike. On the Schurbeck
and the Jersbeck meetings were
called. the Seamen deciding TO strike.
As we go to press the crews of all
thres ships are preparing joint
strike meeting.
Jail Threats Fail.
In order TO terrorize the men and
in an attempt to force them to &C
cent the wage cut, the German con-
sui told the crew OF the Schurbeck
Saturday that if they did not return
to vog'. before Jan. 2 he would have
tbs whole crew arrested. The men.
ignoring the threats Of the consul,
decided to go on with their joint
strike meeting where they will dis
GUS the next steps to be taken to
sordify ard spread the strike.
The s. s. Bogland, which recently
arrived in New Orleans, has formed
: ship committee and 1t is reported
the sailors are solid for strike.
Crews on the German ships in
Philadelphia. wilmington and Chez
tor have been visited by delegates of
the Marine Workers Industrial
Union to lay basis for a spread OF
the strike in these ports.
The striking sailors have put for
ward the following demands:
I. Not penny off the wages;
winning back Of the old scale.
2. Immediate abolition of the
Sean,@n's law; fer freedom of coal
ition, press and strike.
8. Three watches on deck and
four below; double pay for over
time: two TO three weeks annual
vacation with pay; no reduction
from wages for insurance; social
Insurance at the expense Of the
ship owners and the state.
4. Full unemployment relief for
all unemployed.
:. Establishment of shipping Of
fees under self administration of
+"e tesmen: strict adherence TO
the rotation system.
8. No yictinizstion of seamen
for political opinions.
Z. Immediate cancellation of the
Emergency Decree.
The Marine Workers Industrial
Union calls on all crews on German
ships in American ports to elect
strike committees and join the strike.
American Seamen are urged to elect
solidarity committees and support
thsir German brothers struggle
against the wage cut.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04

rer's lecture, affords an evening of
excellent information and entertain
ment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04
3 German Ships
at Newark Dock
Strike at Wage-Cut

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-04
10000 Pledge Solidar-
ity to Mine Strikers.
and the Chinese Soviet

CONTINUED FROM FACE ONE,
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
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The Washington times., 1932-01-12

There is no flagrant sale OF
liquor, and but little drunkenness
seen on the streets Of the Capital,
according to reports made at the
annual meeting of the Anti-Saloon
League of the District last night.
At the same time the members
admitted that the law is being
violated by a certain class Of
men and women for the large
profits derived" though the traf-
fic. in prohibited liquors is on a
much smaller scale here now than
it was in years past.
The delegates Endorsed Senator
Howell's bill proposing a prohibi-
ton enforcement code for the
District. They also condemned
those seeking a referendum on
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
R j N SEIZURES
MOUNT HERE

Prohibition agents here as we'll
as over the country are getting
more jealous and the dry law is
being enforced with increasing
effectiveness, according to Pro-
hibition Director Amos w. w.
Woodcock.
In his monthly report, which
cites figures for the District of
Columbia, he shows that 1918
gallons of strong spirits and 1862
gallons of beer were seized here
in December, as compared to
1925 gallons of spirits and 100
gallons of beer in November.
Only 95 gallons of wine were
seized here as compared to $50
gallons in November. One still
was confiscated and permanent
1njlnctions we're obtained against
two places. There were 217 ar.
rests in the month.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
SOVIET VOICES
PLOT FEARS
To TOKYO

TOKYO, Jan. IL 0NSO Rus.
STA today expressed apprehension
TO Japan over the situation in
north Mar churia, it was under
stood an reliable circles here.
Her interests are menaced by
White Russians who openly boast
they are going to establish re-
public with the backing of Japan
is the .5oviet complaint.
The Russian amba ssador paid
O formal visit to Premier Inukai
to plead his case, and the pre-.
mler was Saio to have denied
Japan's intention of aiding Sucn
a movement.
MUKDEN, Jan. IL 0N.S)
Two Japanese officers and 80 sol
diers were killed today when a
cavalry detachment was virtually
wiped out by Chinese irreSI:arS
in the second bloody defeat the
Japanese have suffered in three
days in their advance toward
Jehol.
They were attacked by 1000
Chinese at Hsinlitun, 35 miles
north of Tahushan along the
Tahushan-Trngliao branch of the
Peiping- -Mukden railway.
SHANGHAI, Jan. 12.-Former
President Chang Kai-Shek today
declared through his spokesman
here that he was willing to as
sumo the presidency of China
again if he is formally requested
to do so by the Cantonese leaders.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12
.DRys SATISFIED WITH D. c.

the Eighteenth Amendment, ana
said that during the IL years pro-
hibition has been in force there
is less drunkenness throughout
the country and less crime.
DR.. Andrew Wilson was elected
president for 1882. The vice pres1-
dents elected we're Bishop Will
liam F.. Mcdowell DR.. c. H. Mar
vim, DR.. w. K. Cooper, DR.. Lucius
C. Clark, Leonard DeGast, DR.. A.
I. Mccartney, Gen. A. S. Daggett
and Kelly Miller. Albert E. Shoe
maker is secretary, and c. s..
Easterling, treasurer.
The Washington times., 1932-01-12

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