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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-29
FORCE
NEARING new
HIGH RECORD
Warner Gear Company of
Muncie Has Added 500
Workers in Month.
STONE MILL OPERATING
Shawnee Company Unit
Gives Jobs to About 100
at Bloomington.
BY CHARLES C. STONE
State Editor. The Times

A business and industrial survey
of Indiana for the week ended to-
day shows that 500 men have been
added to the force of the Warner
Gear Company, Muncie, since early
in December, and the total work
ing is now between 1000 and 2,100.
George w. Bunner, works manager,
predicts addition of more workers,
expected soon, will bring the force
to point setting new high
mark.
For the first time in several
months a full force is working in
the central mill of the Shawnee
Stone Company at Bloomington
About 100 men are working. 1t is
understood there are sufficient or
ders on hand to assure steady OPP
Grafton for several months.
Printing Order Placed
Booking of large contract from
the M. A. Donohue Company, Chi
cago, insures full schedule operation
of the r. r. Donnelly & Sons print
ing plant at Charlottesville. Annual
volume of the contract is esti-
mated at 100000.
Capacity operation is in effect in
the Greenwood plant of Noblitt-
Sparks Industries, Inc. Additions
have been made to the force during
the last month, and personnel is
now complete in all departments.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted for moving the foundry Of
the Globe-American Corporation
from Macomb, Ill, to Kokomo.
Plant No. 2 of the Clay Products
Company of Brazil resumed opera
tons this week on a full time basis,
with a force of $50 men on the pay
roll.
Repairing of the Columbia Brew
ing Company building, at Logans-
port, following damage by fire, was
prompted in part, according to Jo-
seph Schmittel, an official, by the
expectation that conditions will be
such within a short time that pro-
duction of per cent beer will be
permitted"
$1O,OOO,OOO Mill Opened
In the Calumet district, one of
the outstanding developments of
the week was opening of the new
$10,000,000 strip mill of the Inland
Steel Company at Whiting. En-
ployment is being given 200 men in
an expansion program at the plant
Of Lever Brothers, soap manufac-
turerS, in Hammond.
Day and night shifts, providing
work for nearly 1000 men, are in
effect at the Auburn plant of the
Auburn Automobile Company.
Annual statement of the Lincoln
Life Insurance Company of TT.
Wayne shows $924,OOO,O00 worth of
insurance in effect Dec. 81, 1881.
against $890,0OO,0O0 in force on the
same date in 1880.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-29

- = - - - - - -
big a II d t 90
many. The best
any of them rea-
sonably hope is
a trucean arms
holiday pledg-
ing the powers
not to increase
their arms for a
given time.
Some of the
b S t a Gle S are
these:
l. Japan's con-
rttoc+ AF MOI
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-29

Harrison Smith Inc Thursday
published the third novel of
Ward Greene, a New York edi-
torial writer of note. In his lat
est. Weep No More" Greene
writes of what has happened in
late years to the modesty and
charm OF the southern lady and
TO proverbial honor of the gentle
man Of the South"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-29

The long her
aided arms con-
ference is only a
few days of. IL
starts Feb. ..
The outlook ap-
pc ar S gloomy.
II seems doomed
before it begins.
As Times read
erS are vitality
concerned with
its success or
failure, here is
the first story
of a short series
intended to give
the ABC of il
all.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-01-29


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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23
"Old Age" Pension
Is Used to Force
PauperizatiOn

BOLIVAR, N VI have had the
personal experience of trying to get
Old Age Pension for the mother of
a young Italian Of American birth,
the father having died in 1917, leav-
ing the home worth about $1,000
to the son.
We wrote the Dept. of Old Age
Pension at Albany and in reply re-
ceived no satisfaction, then we wrote
Gov. Roosevelt and in his personal
reply agreed to investigate, but the
word never materiaized We took
the matter up with Hall the Co
Welfare Officer and the only con-
clusion we can arrive at is that If
he will mortgage the home he can
get the pension for as long as the
mother lives, then the mortgage
must be satisfied.
1t is not difficult to see how he
would lose his home, so he has re-
fused to mortgage. In the mean
time he got County Welfare Aid for
a time, but in June, on the promise
of work that he never got, he was
cut off of all aid until I found out
what had happened and got his aid
reinstated. But the four months
he was not getting anything, and
had been forced to borrow to get
by, they refused to make good, say
ing they expected one to get all pos
sible credit first and when not pos
sible longer TO do so, then they would
help. For the last five weegs he has
had a grocery order for $500 TO last
him and his mother two weeks; this
is a dollar and a quarter for each
per week. Now they have made out
certain list that one can get ex-
Guiding all but the barest of neces-
sites. So far they have no program
of paying ones taxes, which means
that to get relief one is expected to
become an absolute pauper.
Comrade1y Yours.
r. A. S.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23
Japan Consulate
Fabricates Story of
Monaghan Re volt

With the wish fathering the
thought, the Japanese Consulate at
Hardin yesterday announced ''re-
volt" against the Peoples Govern
ment of Mongolia. The consulate
claimed that the Mongolian army
had revolted" and that there was
"a serious open rebellion to expel
Soviet citizens"
The reports are printed with
screaming headlines by the Hardin
press of the white guardist allies Of
japanese imperialism, who have beer
aiding the Japanese in an mSlccess-
full attempt TO overthrow the anti
imperialist Monaghan Peoples Gov
eminent.
The fabricated news is intended TO
prepare the way for armed inter
vention by the Japanese imperiaiists
against the Monaghan Peoples Gov
eminent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23

Levine sat launched toad like,
stealing furtive glances through Cog
CLING eyes at his opponent. When
Levine got the floor he first placed
himself carefully on the position of
Trotsky and Zinoviev, denotlncing
their expulsion and declaring that
if the Russian workers had chance
to vote secretly they would throw
out Stain" Stain he described as
something like Torquemada, the
torturer of the Catholic Inquisition. I"
He said, stain rules through a
handful Of adjutants, sitting in the
Kremlin drinking the blood of the
masses" He first tried to deny the
industrial progress as a case where
quality eats up quantity" then, in
effect, admitted it, but declared that
these new factories rise like pyra-
mid monuments of slave labor while
the thousands who built them suffer
miserahly in fear of starvation and
fear of death" They live on moth
ing but soggy bread. The govern
ment counterfeits its own money and
swindles the workers, he said.
In throaty, passionate tones he
lamented the fate Of the counter
revolutionary kulaks in the north
western districts. They only wanted
to build cooperation" he said of
the kulaks. He expressed supreme
horror over the shooting of racke-
teers who steal from collective farms.
"Shall Not Give Figures"
He gave no proof. st shall not
quote figures" he said, and brought
the first guffaw from the crowd.
Under the questioning which fol-
lowed his last speech he admitted
he had not been in Russia since
1924 He refused petulantly to give
the source Of his information. He
had abundant opportunity to explain
his S250.000 suit against Soviet Rus
STA Today for calling him a liter
airy racketeer," but nothing could in
duce him to even try to prove he
wasn't racketeer.
Under Freeman's satirical remark
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23
Stool PIGEON Retards
Militant Activity

IRONTON, GA little more than
a year ago the workers of Ironton
organized a hunger march and clear
" exposed some of the so-called re-
lief agencies. The recognized leader
of the unemployed was one John
Steed a stoo1-pigeon and candidate
for the local police force. As soon
as the unemployed began to make
their demands felt he was appointed
to the police force and did all in his
power to force the unemployed work
ers to stop making demonstrations.
In this he was successful and the
workers have been forced to accept
boss charity and holy fop-house
swill for food.
Steed is now one Of the star per-
formers of the police force and takes
pleasure in arresting all workers who
are not inclined to be docile and ac-
cept the swill given as charity, This
is one example Of what the trenton
bosses are doing to keep the work
ers in subsection.
Ironton Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23
MEN FAINT AT
GUARD DRILLS
oble IS Guardsmen
Robbed by Col. Loeser

Saturday night, Dec. 10, a review
and parade of the 258 Field Artil-
lery regiment took place at the Ar
mory, % w. Kingsbridge Road.
During the review a number OF
guardsmen tainted. They fell on the
floor of the armory in the midst OF
a military review This is an out
rage. But why did it happen?
Private Meyer from Headquarters
Battery fell on the floor. He re-
ceived big wound on his head
Private Meyer works part time only
and has a family to support.
Now you know why some guards
men fell. Starvation! Not enough
food!
Another guardslnan from F. Bat
terry was about to fall, but was held
up by another guardsman and was
dragged off the floor.
The colonel may claim that the
strain of the review affects some o.
the guardsmen. Why did it no.
happen at the last review?
Colonel LoeSer: If the strain of {
review only is heavy for some men
that they faint, then why do vol
send them to camp for two week.
every summer to drag heavy iror
and help put eight to nine Thousand
pound guns in position? And TAKE
them out of position? Why do vol
drive them like horses in camp? Why
do some men faint in camp?
If the men are naturally" weak
that they can't stand the strain Of
review, why do you accept them
after thorough medical and physical
examination? If they pass the ex-
animation, why then do they turn
weak" later?
Do you think you help the guards
men by charging them S72 for a $50
full dress uniform? Who gets the
balance? Don't you think we are
entitled to part payment if not full
payment of the pay checks?
The guardsmen of the 258th where
you are colonel want you to answer
these charges through the Daily
Worker.
Fellow Guardsn1en, let's organize
a strong organization and fight our
enemies! Wen win!
ENLISTED MAN,
258th Field Artillery.
National Guard,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23

s. mat a united front OF organ
lied A. F. of L. workers and unor-
ganized workers and members Of a
revolutionary trade union can be
formed around immediate burning
issues.
In the last three months the union
conducted a number Of strikes. Some
Of these strikes were prepared by the
Shop Groups of the Union, such as
the strike of the REX" Products
Co, others were spontaneous, such
as the Bronx Brass Foundry the
World Button, N. Y. Merchandise,
etc.
New Members Recruited
AS result of the strikes, con-
Quoted on United Front basis, the
union recruited during the past
months about $50 new members.
Most Of the members are young
workers working in the Novelty Sec
ton Of the industry. A great per
centage of them never belonged to
any trade union and never partici-
pated in strikes.
The main task OF the union is now
to penetrate the heavy metal and
ship building shops and yards, for
these workers are decisive in the in
dustry. More attention must be paid
to organize the Navy Yard, the Nor
ris Dry Dock, the American Machine
and Foundry Workers and all other
workers working in the heavy indus
try.
Union Built on Shop Basis
The union is based and is being
built on shop Group and Shop
Branch basis. Gradually we do away
all together with our general men,
bership meetings and supplement it
with shop group and shop branch
meeting. The advantage of this
form of organization is that we take
up concretely the problems facing
the workers and the education OF the
members is more intensive.
AS a result Of our activities, it be-
came quite evident that if we want
to make further progress we have to
build three distinct trade sections in
the union: The heavy metal sec
ton, the bronze and iron section and
the novelty section. All these sec
lions must have their own leadership,
composed of workers of their respec-
tive sections, their own Executive
Board, headquarters, membership
book. stamps, etc. Such departments
are now being built.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23
East N. Y. Council
Wins Relief Fight

BROOKLYN, N. Y.-The East New
York Unemployed Council Of 481
Jersey Avenue, led the workers OF
Dumont Avenue in putting back the
furniture of an unemployed worker
at SAT Dulnont Avenue.
This worker has a wife and q z
months old baby. The Home Relief
buro had told the worker time after
time to go home and wait for the
investigator.
However the landlord, not fearing
the workers, put the furniture on
the street again Thursday morning.
The whole block was in an uproar.
The investigator promised to see
that the worker was taken care of
by the evening. The Council told
the workers to be on the street and
organized the workers in the house
at meeting last Sunday.
The investigator said he would be
back at s pm. BY $50 he had not
shown up and the Council, backed
by the workers of the Hinsdale
Youth Club, made ready to put back
the furniture. The investigator
showed up then. The council de-
nounced him for keeping the worker
on the street. The investigator made
q sobbing speech that he was not
able to do anything. The council
speakers exposed the relief brro
again The cops then broke up the
meeting
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23
Phila. Workers Protest
Terror in Alabama

PHILADELPHIA, Pa.-City-w
protests are being organized here by
the International Labor Defense
against the latest outbreak of terror
and murder against the Negro share
troopers in Alabama. Dozens Of
kilograms we're sent from individuals
and organizations to Gov. Miller and
Sheriff Young of Tallapoosa County.
demanding the withdrawal of posses,
freeing of all imprisoned share-crop-
pers, and the right of the share
troopers 10 organize into union.
A resolution incorporating these
demands was passed last night at
the Engdahl memorial meeting, and
sent to Gov. Miller. Mrs. Ada Wright,
mother of two Of the Scottsboro boys,
and Miriam Brooks. youth delegate
to the IRA. Congress, and Carl
Hacker, national organizer of the I.
Id. were the main speakers at the
meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23
GERMAN NAILS. ALSO WILLING
TO COLLABORATE

The German taSclStS grow hoarse
voieing their "undying opposition" to
the Won Schleicher Cabinet. But now
and then some careless Nazi editor
lets the cat out of the bag. The
'Voelkische Beobachter,' central or
gan Of the Hitler party, writes on
December 4th:
CAS- we have said above, we feel
absolutely no prejudice towards Gen
eral Won Schleicher."
The "Angriff," Berlin daily of the
Nazis, thunders against some of
Schleicher's ministers, but says not
word against Schleicher himself.
The near future will doubtless see
the open establishment of a broad
national front" extending from Hit
Ter through Schleicher to the Social
lists for saving Germany from the
''perils of Bolshevisnl." The harbin-
gers of this coming love-feast of
capitalist reconciliation are largely
manifesting their presence.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23
PLAN new DRIVE
IN ALABAMA
Lynch Bosses Raid LID
to Cripple Defense

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, Dec. 22.-In
an effort to clear the way for the
bloody suppression of the rising
struggles Of the Negro toilerS, as ex-
pressed in their heroic resistance to
the landlord-police terror in ITALIA
poosa County, the lynch bosses and
their white and Negro reforniH
agents have united in a savage as
sault on the Communist Party, the
International Labor Defense, and the
Share Choppers Union.
LID. Office RAided
The Birmingham Offices of the I
LID. we're raided last night, follow
ing announcement that the LID.
would defend the arrested troopers.
State and Federal authorities are
holding secret conferences in a move
for new repreSsive laws against the
working class State representative
Loveland of DadeviIle has called for
drastic anti Communist law at the
special session of the Alabama le-
gislature, starting Jan. 81.
Attorney General Knight, who de-
nanded the death penalty for the
franed-up, innocent Scottsboro boys,
declares he will prosecute the Share
Choppers Union, the LID. and the
Communist Party district leaders in
Alabama,
White Landlords Use Negro
RefOrmists
The Alabama Inter-racial Comniis-
sion on Interracial Relations has at
tackled the struggles of the choppers
against starvation and appropriation
Of their live stock, declaring it a
'nalevolent activity" sponsored by
"alien Communists" The Commits
sion is composed of white landlords
and bankers and Negro reforrnist
leaders. The inter-racial relations il
fosters is the present relations Of the
oppressed Negro masses to white rrl-
ing class supremacy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23
A Xmas Tree for Milwaukee
JobleSs By Socialist Mayor
"Only HOan Can Make Tree" Give Hope
and Warmth to Freezing Unemployed

With tens of thousands of
working men and women starry
ing in the Socialist city of Mil
waukee, the Socialist" mayor,
nanicl w. Hoan cynically tells
mem to forget their misery by
looking at decorated tree in a
public park. IF they are cold
and freezing, or If they have no
shelter they can absorb warmth
from an electrict light bulb flick
ering at the top Of the tree-de-
scribed by Mayor Hoan as "the
comforting message of hope" The
respondent and despairing are
not offered food. clothing and
shelter, they can get fat and
warm on the spiritual message of
the tree"
1t is with such brazen and Gym
ical insOlenoe that HOan taunts
the victims of the capitalist sys-
tenn which he upholds. The pic
ture of the clipping from the Mil
waukee Journal shows in what
high esteem the capitalist press
holds their socialist" mayor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23
Newark Boss Press
Exposes Its Side in
the Glass War

NEWARK, N. Under date of
Nov. "a the main papers here car
ried an item stating that a certain
Valentine Kane was proposing to
the city officials to cut down ex-
penses in relief by concoting "stews"
for adults at 1 cent each and for
school children at Zee each. This
Kane organized his "steweries" in
various places and advertised for
funds and signatures.
A number of workers got together
and wrote up an answer to this
Kane, condenning his attempt to get
the city of Newark to still further
cut the miserable relief they hand
out. They showed their letter to
a SyInpathizer who is a very skill
full writer. He advised that it be
toned down and polished up. AS it
was, it was too plain spoken and TO
the point. Years ago he had often
gotten his viewpoint across by max
ing his letters elegant in style,
humorous in introduction, and slight
ly indirect in attack upon the adj
versary.
So they let him rewrite this letter
and it soon evolved into something
like a classic. The writer was very
certain that in such high literary
form the letter would be surely
printed.
Then these workers took the letter
in person to the various papers.
They had nlisgivings that the letter
was too weakly highbrow to suit
them but they went ahead anyway.
When they came to the high brow
Newark Evening News" they were
surprised to have it rejected on the
grounds that it was too strong! The
assistant managing editor, Mr.. Herr
ker even admitted that what the
letter said was true, but if he were
to submit it to the chief it would
be put in the "ice box"
At the Morning Ledger" Mr.. Nuss-
baum. the city editor, after read
ing the letter stated, why discour-
age man who is trying to do some
good?" But. when the girl who pre-
sented the letter began to renons-
trate with him about Mr.. Kane's
goodness" she was insulted and
threatened. The comrade spoke
right back and called this Nussbaum
dirty cur.
The Sunday CALI likewise refused
to print anything that would help
to show up this rat Kane and the
child-murdering conspiracy that is
backing him. The workers OF New
ark made this an added issue in the
December 9Th demonstration.
But the chief lesson TO be gained
from this experience Is that the day
is past when a worker can have his
letter containing elementary eco
nonic truths dressed up In fine
clothes so that they get by busy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23
International
Notes
By ROBERT HAMILTON.
SOCIALISTS SUPPORTING Won
SCHLEICHER

ESNI1LElNhG@
The German Social Democratic
Party deputies in the Reichstag made
violent oppositional speeches on the
presentation of the new Won Schlel-
cher Cabinet. The full extent OF
their hypocritical opposition may
be cleaned from an editorial in the
Frankfurt "Volkstimme" and the
Darmstadt "Volksfreund, two social
list dailies in Southwestern Germany
The editorial says:
1.-THE only practical possibility now
is cabinet appointed by the Reich
President (Hindenburg), which WI
exclude the ReichStag from partlci-
patton in the government as long as
the latter is unable to bring together
a governmental majority. We realize
the implications of this statement
but we feel obliged to speak out
frankly, true to La Sales principle
Say openly what actually is the case.
1--WE are not interested in the
downfall of the Schleicher Cabinet
as long as we do not see any more
desirable government to take its
place"
Here you have the German Social
list Party in the flesh. Schleicher
the military dictator, is the lesser
evil' for the Socialists.
They are willing to work together
with the Reichswehr General, who
slaughtered thousands of revolution
airy workers in the Berlin uprising
of 1878, who is one Of those re-
sponsible for the murders of Karl
Iiebknecht and Rosa Luxembourg,
who is the hired executioner of the
Germany capitalist class.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-12-23

that these capitalist writer's who are
now so anxious over the fate Of
Tro.sky and zinoviev attacked them
when they were thought to be rep
resenting the interests of the Soviet
Union masses, Levine changed his
ground and also attacked Lenin for
Dividing the peasants into rich and
poor" for starting the terror.
to get a wage cut unless they get to-
gether and fight this bureaucracy.
Faced with evidence that Levine
had supported Niilukov and his CAPT
talist government, Levine changed
his ground again and from a de
fender Of the October revolution
against Stalin," came over to open
attack on it.
whenever there is a critical period
in world affairs" Freeman said, in
the course of the debate, "the same
press attack is launched against the
Soviet Union, a flood Of lies trying
to show. first that it won't work,
and secondly that it is a menace to
workers. Suspect those who are
silent over SbdTFdJlOll III fAllCI 1Cet
and western Europe and distressed
over hunger in Russial" He showed
that in each period Of increased
Anti-Soviet propaganda, the same
arguments are used; those who as
sail the Five Year Plan are the same
and use the same attack as those
who are against the revolution it
self" They attack the Five Year
Plan precisely now when imperialism
tries to mobilize for armed war on
the Soviet Union, and when the
Soviet Union prepares to launch the
second Five Year Plan for the build
ing of q classics Socialist Society.
1t must be said that after Levine
fled from the stage, the crowd, a
model of patience up to then, booed
him heartily. It must also be said
that Levine came back in few min
utes TO watch the counting Of the
collection. and be certain Of his fee,
But he had nothing more to say