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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29

CHICAGO, Ill.-The workers Of
Chicago will have the opportunity to
hear Comrade William z. Foster,
candidate for president of the U.S.A.
on the Communist Party ticket, on
Saturday, September 10, at 8 pm,
in the large hall of the Chicago Coli
scum, 18th and Wabash
Conlrade Foster challenged the
candidate of the Socialist Party,
Norman Thomas, to discuss the cleo
ton campaign issues of both parties.
Mr.. Thomas refused to accept this
challenge. To this Coliseum meeting
we are challenging again the presi-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
HEAVY SENTENCES FOR BEL
CHAN STRIKERS

BRUSSELS.-Two women strikers
received heavy sentences in Charlie
roi in connection with the recent
collisions there. One of the women
was sentenced to two years and two
months Imprisonment and the other
to six months imprisonment. A for
eign-born worker was sentenced to
ten months and two weeks imprison-
ment.
A socialist, a Communist and a
Christian worker we're each sentenced
to forty days imprisonment in Brus-
sells for their part in the recent I'M
employment demonstration at which
disturbances took place. Two workers
were injured by police bullets.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
ARRESTS OF COMMUNISTS IN
TVTPKEY

MBUL - Numerous arrests
nave been made in Stambul during
the last few months of persons sus-
pected of communist sympathies"
Most of the arrests have been made
in connection with Anti-War Day on
the first of August.
This campaign showed a noticeable
increase in the activity of the Com
munist movement in Turkey. Most of
the arrested persons are workers, but
a number Of intellectuals are
amongst the cadets of the Stambul
Military Academy on a similar
charge.
1t IS reported that the accused have
been maltreated in prison and that
in consequence protests and disurb-
ances occurred which the prison
warders were unable to cope with, so
that outside police were called in.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
Threats Terror to
Suppress Communism
in Irish Free State

DUBLIN, Aug. Pa reign of ter
ror was threatened in ireland by the
United Irishman," the organ of Cos
graves party, unless communism and
its disguised form'-the Irish Re-
publican Army, are suppressed.
Former President Cosgrave recent
ly organized a White Guard Army
to fight the Irish Republican Army
and communism, that is to say the
Workers Revolutionary Groups.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
Beet Workers Strike Won
Concessions Through Fight

The Agricultural Workers Indus
trial Union has issued the following
statement on the Colorado beet
strike:
ION May 16, 1882, at 10 am, the
beet workers of Colorado struck
against the wage cut, for betterment
of working conditions, for the guar
antee of their pay, and for the recog-
milton of their organs of struggle,
the Beet Workers United Front Com
mittees.
cat first, as general statements
were made by the leading beet work
ers in different fields, we thought
that the strike was going to last only
two weeks. This was a wrong anal
ysis Of the situation, as facts proved
later. The landowners resisted and
refused to have anything to do with
the local strike committees; but the
beet workers, too, had gone on strike
with the firm determination to win
their demands and wiring concessions
from the bosses.
Like an armed camp
"a sharp day to day struggle en-
sued in different centers of the 500
mile striking area. On some occa-
sions, the beet fields looked like an
armed camp-thirty or forty cars
loaded with beet workers, pulling out
the scabs. The farmers, armed with
their shot guns, and the sheriffs' gun
men did not scare or terrorize the
workers on the picket line.
Both fronts were resisting till the
last. But this was not going to last
long. The first word came from
Greeley, the hottest spot of the
struggle. 1.-THE farmers are willing
to guarantee our pay. They want to
pay $3.50 for the thinning" This was
an increase of So per acre.
Some Gains
"But this was not in the whole beet
striking area. This was among some
individuals. These individual settle
ments started in the northern fields.
From Trinidad came the same, more
or less, concession. As soon as the
picket line started, the farmers Of
fered an increase of 81 per acre in
the onion fields. From Las Aninas,
where the workers were doing IL to
IA hours for SO and rs cents day,
they struck 100 per cent, and held
firm for two days. They demanded
Is cents an hour. The farmers yielded
to Is and 20 cents per unit hour,
giving 50 for ten hours work.
1.-THE Central Strike Committee
called all members to a conference.
Individual signing of contracts went
on. All of these contracts signed
were an increase over the former
contract of $40 and s12 an acre.
"All delegates to the Central Strike
Rank and File Committee Conference,
called to analyze and study the stu
alton in the striking area, brought
favorable reports to the meeting, but
they could not continue and hold the
ranks united.
Organized Retreat
'There was no relief, and no tents.
1t was impossible to keep on with
the struggle in such a situation. The
delegates reported that clearly. What
must be done in such a situation?
There was but one way out.
"The comrades present proposed to
let everybody go back to work, if we
could not provide relief for them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
Today TERM FOR
LEADING JOBLESS
Comm unis t
Candidate, Jailed

NEW Workman Schnapp, Com
munist candidate for alderman from
the Ninth Assembly District, Brook
lyn, was sentenced yesterday to 20
days in the work house for leading
demonstration of unemployed workers
to the Home Relief Bureau at Grave
send Ave. and Albermarle Road.
Section Z of the Communist Party
calls on all workers to protest this
falling of their candidates for fighting
to save the lives of starving jobless
workers.
Schnapp put up a militant defense
for himself in court, and called on
all to hit the boss terror by voting
Communist.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
Worker Correspondence
Compensation Bureau
Cheats Injured Worker

gets going there will be a huge DEM
onstration, as at the employment
agencies, before the compensation
Offices to demand immediate trials
Of cases pending, that compensation
be paid from the first week Of the
injury. that workers be given a law.
yer of their own choice, at state ex-
pense, to defend their interest, and
that injured workers be sent to coun-
try sanitariums to recuperate, with
expenses free.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29

There was only one way out and this
was an organized retreat, with fur
ther preparations for the topping
season, with the perspective of the
organization of the Union, bringing
all members of the United Front as
a whole into the Agricultural Work
ers Industrial Union.
For this work conferences have
been arranged"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
BOLIVIA MASSING ARMY UNDER
COVER IN GRAND CHACO

BUENOS AIRES, Aug. 23.-Boli-
via is continuing to mass troops in
the Grand Chaco region taking care
not to let publicity interfere with
her military operations in the dis
puted area.
Troops are instructed to move di-
rectly to Tarja avoiding Villazon
which is only half a mile from La
Quiaca where Argentine correspon-
dents have their base.
The publicity given by these cor
respondents to the war Bolivia's war
operations is greatly resented at La
Paz, according to dispatches from
that city.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
THE BOSSES NET

NY " WUIhtT COfrespOndent,J
NEW YORK; was sitting in the
18th st, Automat when a woman
came over and handed me a leaflet,
and told me that there was a church
meeting near here and asked me to
go. I told her that I did not care
to go, as the churches were institu-
tons Of the bosses to dope the work
ers. She kept arguing with me and
found it hard to get rid Of her.
Capitalism today, in this way. is
desperately trying to keep hold Of
the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
DECLINE IN MEMBERSHIP OF
GERMAN REFORMIST UNION

BERLIN, Germany, Aug. 28-The
TRADE Union News" organ Of the
General Federation of Labor Of Ger
many, the social-democrat trade
union center, unions affiliated to this
center, lost 581,667 members in 1881.
The membership at the beginning OF
1882 was 4,134,9O2. The engineers
and firemen on railroads lost most,
about "a per cent. The stoneworkers
lost 81 per cent and the agricultural
workers 20 per cent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29

ers and the printing TRACES.
1.-THE government sna%trs with
violence the demand for Trad" says
the statement, and gives he attack
on the bonus marchers as an exam
pie.
A. F. of L. Leaders Support Terror
Then it points out that the A. F. OF
L. Council and the other labor bu-
reaucrats have not said one word
against the terror against the bonus
against shooting down of
iobless workers in Detroit, st. Louis,
Chicago, Cleveland and other cities.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
International
Notes
SIX MONTHS FOR EXPRESSING
SOVIET SYMPATHIES

SON1GI . VII Al hlEC
PRAGUE.-The court in Lett
meritz sentenced a worker named
Bolomsky to six months hard labor
for no other crime than that of de-
claring at meeting: eve shall de-
fend the Soviet Union in case Of
warp
No further charge against him was
made than this, but the court de-
clared that taking into considera-
ton the standpoint of the Commu-
nists this statement of the accused
must be taken to mean that in case
of a war against the Soviet. Union, in
which Czechoslovakia participated,
the Czechoslovakian military should
refuse to obsy orders to fight against
the Soviet Army"
No one would deny this interpreta-
ton, but if it is to be pursued logic
ally by the courts then all the pris-
ons in the world will not be able to
hold the guilty persons.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
Soviet InValids Describe Their
Social Conditions and Activities

Under the direction of one of our
comrades, war invalid, Comrade
Krovetz, a new shop was opened for
producing sewing machine sets and
for mechanical mending of knitted
goods. These sets have been invented
by Commrade Krovetz.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29

of dollars to bankers and employers.
Sales taxes and imitation of the cur
rency are further attacks on the
standard of living of the workers.
New wage cuts are coming in the
building trades, among railroad work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29

'The struggle against militarism
must not be postponed until the
moment when war breaks out.
Then it will be too late. The
struggle against war must be car
ried on now, daily, hourly"
LENIN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29

Fosters Toward Soviet
America" is given free with
a yearly subscription to the
Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
Austin, Tex Bosses Play Socialist Trump

long"
Negro workers are not invited to
the meetings; in fact, E. M. Lane.
the Socialist nominee for Lieutenant
Governor, continually uses that in
Sulting term, "a niger in the wood
pile" Lane also asserts that Social
ism Is not being built in the Soviet
Union.
The woman organizer of the Social
list local evaded an explanation Of
Morris Hillquit's anti-Soviet legal
connections when challenged publicly
to do so. Since then, the Socialists
have not been thrown open for ques-
tons
Local comrades are waging an in
tensiVe fight against these mislead-
ers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
VOTE COMMUNIST

Against Imperialist War; for the
defense Of the Chinese people ard
of the Soviet Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-29
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eri.d workers correspondence
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Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Refuse Repeat
For Broadcast

CHICAGO, June 30. U.P)-Pro-
tests by delegates of the Demo-
cratic national convention prevented
last night the re-reading of plat
form reports, proposed by Chair
man Thomas j. Walsh at the re-
quest of radio broadcasting chains.
When the chains were occupied with
commercial programs, the conyen-
ton had heard the reading of the
platform and minority reports by
Gov. w. H. Murray and William
Gibbs McAdoo. These had not
been broadcast.
Cries of mo" greeted Walsh's
suggestion that the reports be read
again for the benefit of the radio
audience and one delegate in
quired whether the liquor demon
stration was to be staged again.
Finally, officials of the broadcast
ing companies withdrew their re-
quests.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Rooms and Apartment

LIE MODERNE APTS..The newest
and most luxuriously furnished
apartments; facing Balboa park,
singles and doubles; large bed
rooms with twin beds, box springs
and Beautyrest mattresses, beauti-
full floor coverings, silk velour
furniture and drapes; ali apart
ments we'll ventilated, with large
windows and abundance of SIM
shine; steam heat; ultra-moderE.
1850 9th Ave. Main 220l., San Di-
ego. 25t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
POLICE DIsBELIEvE STORY

PUEBLO, Colo. U.P)CIt was q
good story, but the police were un-
sympathetic listeners. So Pete Co
rillo, who told the officers he was
hunting for his dog when they
found him abroad at in the morn
ing, was. charged with attempting
to burglarize a store.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
SCOUTS DIRECT TRAFFIC

NEWTON, Mass. U.P)-Boy Scouts
act as traffic officers at street in
tersections crossed by school chill
dren here, and it is estimated they
save the city about $4,000 yearly in
policemen's salaries.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
L. A. LIVESTOCK

LOS ANGELES, June 80. W.R)-
Hogs, receipts, SO; market steady
Lambs, $4 to $4.40 Quotable
tops, $475.
Cattle, receipts, 400; market
steady Good fed yearling steers,
$3.50. Grass steers, $5 to $5.25.
Horned South Texas steers, $4.25
to $3.50. Good fed heifers, $6.85.
Common to medium cows, $3.50
to $3.10.
Calves, receipts, 1870; market
steady. Load 269-lb. calves, $3.50.
Sheep, receipts, 1000. Lambs,
steady to weak. Good choice shorn
lambs, $40. Medium to good
Wooled lambs, $4.25 to $5.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Help Wanted

WANTED-Reliable local man has
large acreage shallow Oil land
near Los Angeles. Need 10 men
to work on drilling we'll. Good
wages, board and room plus in
terest in we'll. $3.50 cash bond
required, secured and returnable
This is an opportunity to become
independent. Do not delay. Act
now. Write Press Box 500. 29t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
For Rent--HOuses

FOR RENT-Nicely furnished al
most new four-room house, tile
sink, $4,000. 20 other houses, fur
nished and unfurnished, priced
from $500 to $45 90. Marie Land,
Mission Apis, 235 North Sixth
st. 30t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30

FOR RENT-New stucco house on
Len Rey; summer rates. Roy L.
Rumsey, 1040 South 7th. 30t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30

FOR T-Unfurnshed modern
house, tile sink, hardwood floor,
garage. Phone 1888 or apply 861
Brighton. 14-tu tn sat
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Dogs For Sale

POLICE PUPS-Highly pedigreed,
registered stock, eight weeks old,
males. very reasonable. 726
Brighton. 23tf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30

All kinds of poultry wanted, highest
market prices paid. Call before 8
a. m. or after p. m.
WILSON'S POULTRY YARD
Phone Imperial 214, 208 North I'M
perial Ave, Imperial
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30

FOR RENT - Furnished cottages.
305 South Fourth st. 30t6
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Miscellaneous For Sale

FOR SALE-Hemp seed, &c per ID.
&c per Id. scarified seed. Address
Box lis Press Office or Route 2,
Box 30, Imperial Clark w.
Adair. 30tf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30

FOR RENT-Two-room furnished
apartment, lights furnished, $40
per month. 1888 Park. 20tf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30

WANTED TO BUY-Cars for cash.
Models 25 to 80. George Robert
son, 760 Main 27t6
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Special Notices

WILL PARENTS please have boy
return green bicycle to Kenyon's
Plunge, taken Tuesday, to avoid
trouble. 30t2
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30

FOR RENT-Room in home; every
convenience: $500. 665 Hell. 27tf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30

FOR RENT-Attracrive new house
furnished or unfinished, suit
able for couple. Apply 141 South
Seventh. Phone 124. 15tf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30

AUTO LOANS-Or your present
contracts rewritten. Sterling Sc
curities Co., 674 Main ST., FL
Centro. 27tf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Real Estate Bargains

Fine vegetable, ranches for lease
Two business properties for sale the
best kind Of an inyestment-Buy
this new little home and save that
rent you are paying.-Close in small
acreage well improved, at half value.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
For Rent Houses

FOR RENT - Three-room stucco
cottages, lawn, shade, close in,
$1,000. Marie Land, Mission
Apis, 235 North Sixth st. 30t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30

FOR SALE-Girl's bicycle, good
tires, carry basket, ready to go,
$1,000. 692 Wensley. 29t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30

FOR RENT nice airy front room
private entrance. 773 Olive.
28tf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Wanted - Miscellaneous

MONEY WANTED-$2000 on first
mortgage or improved local resi-
dental property. Press box 600.
30t4
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
OPPoRTyNITY Uses re au AfFoRD 70 Mss THEM
Poultry For Sale

FOR SALE-Started chicks, &c.
Hatchery closes for summer. Ell
Centro Hatchery 29t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
l., A. HAY

l.. A. HAY
LOS ANGELES, June 80. U.P)-
Hay prices unchanged Today's re-
ceipts, So carloads.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30

FOR SALE-Hemp Seed, cents
pound. Scarified Seed, cents
pound. Tel. 102-J, FL Centro.
Clark w. Adair. 27tf
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30

LOST OR STRAYED-Five mules
and three horses strayed from
Pacific Land and Cattle Co.
ranch. Notify w. E. Whitacre,
Imperial 232. 28t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Real Estate Bargains

FOR SALE-F'ive-room house OIL
paved street, large lot and trees.
Clear Of encumbrances. Price
$1800.00. See Strickland, Pioneer
Title Co. 29t2
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Situations Wanted

- Restaurant or hotel
work of any kind. Mission Apis,
No. 4. 30t4
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Orr'S Modern Houses

now available. New six-room un-
furnished house; tile drain; hard
wood floors, water paid, lawn cared
for, $35. Two unfinished houses,
$35. One furnished house, $50.
Inquire Orr Bros. Grocery. Phone 8.
26t1mo
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Lost

LOST-Black and white dog. Re-
ward. Las Palmas Court. 29t3
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Stone Insurance Agency

SPLENDID LOW RATE AUTOMOBILE
Dependable legal reserve stock companyx
Special collision features. Quick satigfs
ments.-W ]. Stone, 831 Main
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
For Rent

FOR RENT-60 acres alfalfa suit
able for dairy. A. p. Sprague,
Mt Signal. 28t5
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-30
Entire Stock
FISHING TACKLE
SPECIAL 1-3 OFF
EDGAR BROS.
HARDWARE CO.

FOR SALE-Special price on new
lumber. 1915 Main st. The
Fair. Phone 1000. alto
Imperial Valley press., 1932-06-14
IMPERIAL VALLEY PRESS
PRESS AND POLICE

CRITICISM of the press for its handling
" of the Lindbergh case has been partic-
ularly severe in some quarters.
1t is therefore rather encouraging to
note that the chiefs of police of the coun-
try, convening in Portland, heard their
president praise the press in general for
its handling of crime news, while he adj
mitted as the press admits, that some
phases of the Lindbergh case could have
been handled better than they were.
Chief Harper told his comrades that
if they take neWspapermen into their
confidence more than they do, there
would be few newspapers, who would
not cooperate with them.
The cardinal sin in the fourth estate is
the suppression of news. except IN cases
that present a sound reason for doing so.
One reason recognized as valid, is CO.
operating with the police in the appre-
hension of criminals. There is not
newspaper worthy the name in the coun-
try which has not, at some time, cooper
ated with the police in this respect and
would do so more often, II confidence
were placed in them.
A newspaperman's training teaches
him to respect a confidence the same as
does the lawyers or the clergyman S. 1t
is when the police try to prevent him
from learning something, instead OF tell
ing him what they know and asking him
to work with them, that the newspaper
man publishes things which quite often
are of help to criminals in escaping de-
lection or apprehension.
Granted that less publicity might have
helped the Lindbergh case, it is certain
ty that better cooperation between the
police and the newspapermen might have
accomplished more. Division of authorl-
ty bungled things as far as the police
were concerned. Telling the newspaper
men little or nothing, and forcing them
to dig up their own information can
rightfully be blamed for such erroneous
things as were written.
The nature of their work throws po-
lice and newspapermen in close contact.
The best results to the police, to the
newspapers and to the public are OBJ
tanned where cooperation based on mu-
tual confidence, prevails.