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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
CONGRESS IN
PLAN TO CUT
FOOD SUPPLY
Mortgage Holders and
Farm Misleaders
Lobby for Bill
PROPOSE FOOD TAX
Natl Farm Conference
Denounced Scheme

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec.
15.-Against the open decIara-
ton of the National Farmers
Relief Conference that there
is no food surplus, that mil
lions are underfed, that the
farmers do not want to be
forced to reduce their acreage,
congress is going deliberately ahead
with hearings on the Jones Bill and
proposed amendments for cutting
down production, and raising prices
to the industrial population.
Congress is being encouraged in
this direction by the reactionary ma
tional officials of farmers organiza-
lions, the rank and file of which
supported the program Of the Ma
tional Farmers Relief Conference and
sent delegates to the conference. It
is also URGED to its present action
by the Wall Street insurance COM
panies and banks holding farm
mortgages.
Lobby In Capitol.
Heads of the American Farm Bur-
eau Federation, National Grange.
Farmers Union, and of various Co
operatives" formed or enlarged by
the Federal Farm Board. have set
up lobby right on the floor of the
capitol building occupied by the
Senate, the first lobby ever to get
such strategic position.
These reactionary farm leaders"
sent in their lawyer, Frederick P.
Lee, to the meeting Wednesday of the
Agricultural Committee of the House
of Representatives, and outlined
amendments to the Jones Bill which
make it now a scheme along the fol-
lowing lines:
Allotment Plan.
In years when the president de-
clares an emergency" (and the bill
already declares 1888 is an emer-
gency) the department of agricul-
ture will "allot" to the various bran
ches of agriculture an amount of
production that will meet the es-
timated consumption in this coun-
try. Then taxes without calling
them taxes will be fixed to create
a fund, out of which farmers will
be paid the difference between what
they would have obtained in a de-
finite pre-war period, and what they
actually get as far as the fund
goes. For 1888 the bill provides the
tax on wheat would be AZ cents a
CONTINUED ON PAGE THREE)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16

I1uIlSdIy PAU, ~. GTSeCe again 1alled
to meet a payment of s444,920 which
was due on November TO-
The French Government offered as
its reason for defaulting the fall of
the Herriot Government The other
governments pointed to their bank
rupt conditions as a result of the
devastating world crisis of capital
ism which they admitted to be rapid
ly deepening.
Cover U. S. War Moves.
Congress leaders yesterday used
the situation as a cover for U. S.
war preparations and to strengthen
the most rabid forms of national
chauvinism in the U. S. France
was savagely attacked as the leader
in the defaulting movement. An in
classification of the already fierce
tariff war was threatened, with new
trade reprisals against France, in
particular, and other defaulting states
in general. A resolution offered by
Representative Knutson of Minnesota
and supported by many representa-
tiyes and senators calls for the bar
ring of the securities of the default
isg nations from the U. S. 1t makes
the sale of such securities subject
to the provisions of Section 237 of
the criminal code" 1t seeks to bar
advertisement of these securities
from the U. S. mails and the press.
Chauvinist Hysteria.
Representative Britten of Illinois,
engaged in the most open attempts
to incite the American people to
war over the uncollectable war debts,
declaring that France now stands
before the world as cheat, a miser,
an international swindler and an lln-
appreciative, deceitful nation which
Would destroy its honor for a stack
of gold"
The proposed reprisals are all of
a war-like character, and with the
statements by Britten and other
Congressman, emphasize the fierce
ness Of the struggle of the impe-
rialist bandits over the war debts
and their increasing drive for
new world slaughter in their at
tempt to find capitalist way
out" of the crisis.
Senator Hiram johnson admitted
that the real facts about the war
debts have been withheld from the
American people, that the govern
ment has shrouded its moves on the
debts behind a veil of secrecy.
For Taxing Masses
Meanwhile, Secretary of the Treas
ury Mills Immediately began TO use
the defaults on the debt payments
as a pretext for the imposition Of
new tax burdens on the already i'm
poverished toiling masses Of the U. S.
The British Government paid its
instalment of $95 100000, at the same
time giving notice that it would
make no further payments until the
U. S. acceded to its demands for
revision OF the debts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
CAPTURE CHAIN GANG
FUGITIVE

NEWARK. N. j., Dec. i5.-Robert
Elliot Burns, who twice escaped
from Georgia chain gang and de-
scribed his experiences in the book
AZ am a fugitive from a Georgia
Chain Gang" was arrested here last
night at the request Of the authori-
ties of La Grange, Troup County, Ga.
The horrible tortures inflicted on
prisoners, especially Negroes, on
southern chain gangs, are exposed
in the book, Georgia Niger" which
the Daily Worker recently published
Serially.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
HITLER TIGHTENS HOLD ON
NAILS

MUNICH, Germany, Dec. 15.-1n
an effort to stifle the growing oppo-
sition to his policies inside the Ma
tional Socialist (Fascist) Party
Adolph Hitler today appointed what
he called "conmissars" to take
charge of the districts and who will
be permitted to act only on his dir
ect orders. Dissension is splitting the
ranks of the Nazis since their recent
setback in the elections and num-
Der Of outstanding leaders, including
Gregor Strasser, have resigned their
posts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
VETS HONOR
MARTYRS OF
FIRST MARCH
Join in Mass Tribute
to Hushka and
Carlson
HOLD MASS CONFERENCE
Congress in Two New
Moves Against Vets

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. -
The bonus marchers in Wash
ington joined today in an inn
pressive memorial in honor of
William Hushka and Eric Carl
son, the two veterans who
were murdered last July %
when police and troops evicted
the first army of bonus marchers
from the capital. The memorial was
held in Arlington Cemetery, wire
the two ex-servicemen are buried.
Two hundred and fifty veterans,
bearing red wreaths with the names
of Hushka and Carlson on them,
marched from the headquarters of
the Veterans National Rank and
File Committee for four and a half
miles to the cemetery. Wreaths
we're placed on the graves with the
inscription: THE Rank and File
Speeches were made by Emanuel
Levin, chairman Of the Workers Ex-
Servicemens League, johnson and
Stember Of New York, Blanchard of
Chicago, Williams of the Khaki
Shirts of New jersey, and James w
Ford, member Of the National Ex-
ecutive Committee of the WE.SL
and leader Of the struggles of the
Negro masses, the speakers calling
on the veterans throughout the
country to carry on the struggle fol
which Hushka and Carlson died.
A wreath was also placed on the
grave of the unknown soldier by
Negro, white and Filipino veterans
following which taps was blown.
The bonus marchers are preparing
to hold mass conference tonight
in Typographical Union Hall, 423 C
ST., NV At this conference plans
will be taken up for rallying new
thousands of vets in the fight to
force the government to pay the
bonus now with not a cent off dis
ability allowances.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16

as the leaders:
In 1881 Epstein was caught
racketeering in the Bronx, and
was arrested. too. But he was
never removed from the office. In
November, 1882, at the same Local
big racketeering scandal was
exposed and still is the order of
the day. Selling jobs as high as
$500 eachl
But now there was different
Administrator, with Mr.. Ruben
field as Secretary, a Socialist. Mr..
Rubenfeld felt that the ground was
giving in, and resigned as secre-
tary with the pretext of sickness,
Mr.. Lehman, the 1929 racketeer
came back into office. What
joke! He is investigating his
co-racketeer.
SOLD OUT
Is, Mr.. Lehman reformed7 A
member OF his present administra-
ton resigned as protest; that the
present administration is racketeer.
ing, with Lehman the Investigator
and the vice-president OF the In
scoNTIMuEp ON FACE - z
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
MEXICO QUITS LEAGUE

GENEVA, Dec. l5.-The League of
Nations Secretariat today received
official notification that Mexico had
withdrawn from the League. The
excuse given by Mexico was that be-
cause of the Crisis, it could not az
ford to pay the annual 100000 an
nual dues. 1t is believed, however.
that the actual reason is pressure
exerted by the United States gov
eminent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
In the Days
Neus
SPIKE ANTI-sovIET LIE

MOSCOW, Dec. 15.-Reports man
ufactured in Warsaw that Gregory
Sokolnikoy, former Soviet ambassa-
dor to London, has been arrested for
participation in the counter-revolu-
tionary group which was recently ex-
PEELED from the Communist Party
we're officially denied here today. This
Is Just another Of the long string of
lies concocted in white guard circles
In their bitter campaign against the
first Workers Republic.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
SEND TROOPS AGAINST
PEASANTS

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 15.-The
Mexican government is sending ad-
ditional troops from Tampico to Vera
Cruz to be used against poor peas
ants who are demonstrating aaginst
the governments land distribution
program, which is in the interest of
the big landowners and capitalists.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
wErNsTEIN MASS MEETING

There will be a Sam Weinstein
mass meeting at the Coney Island
workers Club, 27o9 Mermaid Ave,
Brooklyn, on Monday evening, Dec.
70, at $3.50 PM, in protest against
his frar1e-up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
Britten Whips Up War
Hysteria in Congress on
Debt Default by France
Threaten Trade Reprisals If the Uncollectable
Debts Are Cancelled
Poland, Hungary and Esthonia Join in Reject
ing y. S. Demands
BULLETIN.

PARIS 15-Camile
the
to Chautemps is of
cabinet probably Foreign Minst" re held the office
for 1880 when
confidence He Jimmy Walker
politics.
WASHINGTON, Hungary Joined
unconditional the instruments yesterday
United
france, Ss26432 Belgium s125OOO
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
Partial Report on the
Bonus March at Vets
Open Meeting Tonight

NEW YORK.-A partial report on
the bonus march will be given at an
open meeting tonight of the Com
mittee of so Of the Veterans Rank
and File Committee. The meeting
will be held at pm. at 154 w. goth
st. Stember expected to speak.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
HOLD UP BANK

NEW YORK.-Five gunner held
I'D the branch of the Bank OF Man
haitian at l69th St. and st. Nicholas
Ave. yesterday morning, and escaped
With $4,000 in cash. Police In radio
cars chased them for few blocks,
but finally lost the trail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
Continue Drive on Vets

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-General
Frank T. Hines, administrator of
veterans affairs, continued the Wall
Street campaign against disabled
veterans by proposing to a Joint con-
gressional committee today that
81 600 100000 be topped off veterans
hospital construction over the next
93 years. He also proposed an ad-
ditional cut Of $120oO0o0 annually
in existing appropriations. In ad-
dition, Hines URGED that the COM
pensation for disabled vets in sold
iers' homes be reduced.
Hines proposal for cutting down
hosnital construction is made in face
of the fact that thousands of vet
Grams are unable to get into the ex-
listing hospitals, partly because they
are overcrowded and partly because
Of vicious discrimination, particular
w against Negro veterans,
In a move to kill the fight for
immediate payment of the bonus
Representative Carl G.. Bachmann
who was member of the notorious
Fish Committee, introduced bill in
the House today to allow veterans
to sell their bonus certificates pro-
vided the buyer pays off loans adj
vanced on them by the government
This IS intended to cheat the vet
Grams out of the full value OF the
bonus and to give a free rein to all
kinds of racketeers and sharks who
are ready to prey on the vets.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
10000 HEAR RETURNED
HUNGER MARCHERS REPORT
in &c CHICAGO MEETINGS
Instant Response; Organization Grows; Mass
Demonstrations Tuesday; Plan State March
Steel Union, Unemployed Councils, of Warren
Get Together to Fight Turning Off Of Water

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 15--Ten thousand workers in 20
neghbOrhOOd meetings here Monday welcomed the
struggle for relief here the Chicago delegates the National
Hunger March.
The city officials and judges and business men,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16
State Hunger March.

Preparations are under way thru
out Illinois for state hunger march
on Springfield, the state capital, to
reach there Jan. "a.
Very soon now a new united front
conference will be held to which
delegates Of all employed and I'M
employed workers mass organiza-
tons, will be invited. The confer
ence will take up particularly the
problem of stopping evictions.
During the period of the National
Hunger March, five new branches
Of the Unemployed Council were
organized here, and number of
new unemployed councils came on
the scene. down state.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-16

at the way the unemployed
organization is spreading here,
have formed a "Vigilante Com
mittee" to devise some way to try
and stop it.
But the return of the National
Hunger Narchers has given the Job
less movement here a squirt ahead.
They continue reporting at meeting
after meeting. Everywhere. when
they tell how they forced their de-
mands on congress In spite of every
ATTEMPT to stop them. and how, in
the face Of concentrated attack on
their returning columns by police
OF three states. the columns re-or-
every time they were broken
up, and plowed through the Penn
svlvania billiards. to get back into
the struggle at home. their is the
greatest enthusiasm. Membership in
the examinations which sent National
Marchers increases at once, a better
morale develops. and new demon
STATIONS for relief are planned.
Demonstrations Tuesday.
Next Tuesday the UNEMPLOYED
councils of Cook county, cities out
side of CHICAGO will demonstrate all
at the same hour, ten a. m. before
the relief stations in each Of those
tn--Dc
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Nogales international., 1932-02-20

act of Congress, established the OnlteQ States,
George Washington, Bcentennial Commission, OF
which the President of the United States IS Cnalr-
man Through the efforts Of this commission, ceebra
tions will be held throughout the nation February
22nd initiates the occasion and the celebrations con-
tinue until Thanksgiving.
Fully cognizant of the great gifts of military, pot-
ical diplomatic and economic genius vested III George
Washington, the business men OF Nogales take this
opportunity to eulogize his name.
If ever a situation called forth Of destiny,
1776 was the occason-and George Washington the
man. No crisis ever demanded more profound know
ledge and ability-not only III one special Held out
IN all functions of government. No man ever came
nearer to fulfilling in accomplishment all that was
required of him than George Washington.
In breadth of vision v1ility of spirit, compassion
for humanity and conception Of government George
Washington was unexcelled in his time, seldom
passed in any time It is indeed, doubtful if
tion could have grown from scarce two million ar
tisans and handicraftsmen, farmers and frontiers
men, into its present highly complex industrial civil
ization of one hundred and twenty-five millions with
out the solid, fundamental yet elastic and flexible
foundation which to heritage from
George Washington.
Is it not significant that constitution has
vved the astounding changes in living modes of the
cant that man, thinking, living, working, fighting
IN of agricultural economy could have assisted
in the construction and establishment of form of
government which has served with but eighteen
changes through century and half?
Back over span of two hundred years the eyes of
grateful people at this time focused on the old
Washington home at Wakefield, Westmoreland
County, Virginia, where born our first American,
George Washington.
Nogales international., 1932-02-20

From the national capital in
the District Of Columbia to the
smallest hamlet throughout
the land, Americans, next
week, turn their thoughts to
the observance Of the two
hundredth anniversary of the
birth Of George Washington.
The Government, through an
Evening star., 1932-08-25
SCIENTIST TO MAP
FLOOR OF PACIFIC
Chicagoan Organizing Expedition
Now for Charting Bottom
of Biggest Ocean.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO, August IS (N.ANA)-A
Chicago scientist has set the pace for
sociologists trying to make jobs to al
leviate unemployment conditions. He
made a job for himself, and, with no
assurance of improved economic condi-
tions in the immediate future, he made
it big one.
The scientist is Robert johnson, a
geologist, who received much of his
training at the University of Chicago,
and the task that he has set for him
self is mapping the floor of the Pacific
Ocean.
Recently developed supersonic equip
ment for making soundings in the ocean
will aid And scientists the world over
have pointed to oceanographic research
as one of the outstanding needs of
human knowledge. They contend that
information about the floor of the
Pacific will go long way toward max
ing possible the charting of the earth's
geologic future.
Johnson is now in the midst of
organizing the expedition. He hopes
to traverse the ocean from the Panama
Canal to French Indo-China, and,
while he's at it. to inquire into other
phenomena in the realms of the physi-
cal world and marine biology.
An auxiliary cruiser adaptable to such
an expedition already Is under option
Evening star., 1932-08-25

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l. that is, not strong, not
bitter, but smokes cool and
smooth - then you like it
and don't worry about how
many you smoke.
If your cigarette tastes
right; if it tastes better-that
is, not oversweet; and if it
has a pleasing aroma-then
you enjoy it the more.
Everything known to
Science is used to make
Evening star., 1932-08-25
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and Better Taste

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er and taste better and to
give them a pleasing aroma.
First, the right kind ofripe,
sweet leaf tObacco-Domes-
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are certain to please YOU
Evening star., 1932-08-25
HOOVER PRESENTS MEDAL
TO COMDR. C. A. JONES
Congressional Honor Is Given for
Heroism During Hurri-
cane in 1915.

Condr. Claud A. Jones yesterday re-
ceived from the hands of President
Hoover the Congressional Medal of
Honor as a reward for extraordinary
heroism while he was an engineer Of
ficer on the old u S. S. Memphis when
that vessel was almost destroyed by a
hurricane while anchored of Santo Do
mingo in 1916.
The presentation was made in the
rear grounds of the White House in the
presence of group including Secretary
of the Navy Adams, Assistant Secretary
Jahncke and several high-ranking OFF,
GERS, as well as Comdr: Jones wife and
young son.
According to the official citation,
Comdr. Jones "by his diligence and
bravery" saved the vessel when boilers
were exploding with scalding steam
and thousands of tons of water were
threatening to pour in upon him in the
darkness. He also worked tirelessly in
getting men out Of the steam-fllled fire
rooms.
Evening star., 1932-08-25
AIR PARTY::E:0RMED
!! FOR MAYAN TOUR
Ruins Are to- BeExpIored and
| Sound Pictures Made
of Natives.
Ry fhe Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, August IS. - In
search of the ruins of an ancient Mayan
city discovered from the air, five Holly
wood and San Diego men have organ
lied an expedition into the Mayan area
They also plan to make sound PIC
lures of the Indians who followed the
Mayas, and will be accompanied by a
number of New Workers interested
chiefly in a tour of the country and In
the hunting.
Lawrence T. K. Griswold. San Diego
archeologist, who has translated many
of the Mayan glyphs. heads the expe-
dition. which will sail from New York
about September l. He plans to pre-
cede the main group of the party to
make arrangements for the long journey
through Yucatan. Mexico. Honduras
and Guatemala, 500 miles of which will
be made on mule back and 400 on foot.
Griswold said he twice had seen the
Mayan city ruins from an alrplane, but
had been unable to find it in the track
less Jungle.
robert Penrose Chapman, son Of the
late Samuel Hudson Chapman, preSl-
dent of the American Archaeological So
ciety. hopes to obtain enough interest
ing sound film of the dances, ceremonies
and customs of the Indians, along with
photographs of the explorers in the
Mayan ruins to make a travelog picture.
Glenn r. Kerschner, cameraman with
the Donald Macmillan Polar expedition
and on another down the Colorado
River, expects to add to his collection.
The others are David M. Anderson, en-
toniologist and engineer, and A. Fred
erick Gronberg, student Of archaeology,
who will be assistant director.
The exploration will begin at Chichen
1tza, Yucatan The expedition will cross
the swampy region of the Usumacinta
River to the recently discovered city OF
Uzxactun and to Tical, Oldest of the
Mayan cities, where the Oldest recorded
date known to man is recorded, Gris<
void said. These are but the high
points of the three-month journey, he
said
Evening star., 1932-08-25
SUPPORT OF CAPITAL
URGED FOR REGATTA
Greater National Capital Groups
Heads Fear Loss Of Yacht
Contest.

Fearing the Capital may lose the
Presidents Cup Regatta through lack
of financial support, the Executive
Committee of the Greater National
Capital Committee Tuesday adopted a
resolution urging citizens of Washing
ton to give full support to the event.
which is scheduled to take place Sep
tember 16 and IT.
A. C. Case, chairman Of the commit
tee, in stressing the importance of the
regatta to the city, said:
This event, which was inaugurated
by the Corinthian Yacht Club In 1926,
is one that attracks attention to the city
and 1t demands the wholehearted sup
port Of every Washingtonian. 1t is 8
marine spectacle of first rank and those
who attend it are made familiar with
the many miles of water front that
add to the beauty and charm of the
city Some of the best boats in the
racing world take part and many have
been built especially for the occasion
It is by such events as this that Wash
ington is again and again set forth as
the outstanding city of the United
States"
Evening star., 1932-08-25
Poet Pioneer "Reducer."

After diligent research London has
discovered that its original "reducer"
or Simmer" was the elegant Lord By
ron, the poet, who had a system all his
own. He boasted that in two years he
had been able to bring his weight down
from 204 to 149 pounds. That his sys-
TEN required heroism Is indicated by
the fact that he took frequent drinks
Of vinegar and chewed tobacco and
resin gum.