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The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
Mid-Week Service
 At Second Church

Speaking at the Second church last night, Rev John +. Coombs gave a review of part of Rabbi Lewis Browne's book entitled "Since Calvary" Following the lecture a business meeting was held at which 1t was voted to amend the bylaws of the church and ad- init into the church for short per- iods of time persons who do not desire full membership. This was done especially to accommodate teachers here who wish to belong to the church while they are here teaching but do not desire to give up affiliations with their home churches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
Utopian Club
 Met Last Night
Will Hold Annual Dance on
 Saturday, February 6

At the weekly meeting of the Utopian club held at the central YMCA last evening 1t was stated that the social and dance to be staged by the Utopians and the Grenadiers in the west lobby Of the "Y" next Friday evening has been postponed due to the fact that officials of the "" have engaged a noted military speaker to coE- duct the weekly forum held every Friday evening. However through the courtesy of Secretary Roy Smith the club will be able to hold their dance on Saturday evening, February eth, as this date Is con venient for both the "" and the sponsors of the dance.
 Considerable business was brought up and 1t was announced that debate will be held at the next meeting of the club, the subject has not been chosen as yet, but 1t will be one of the current topics or the day. Julius GrOssman. advisor of the Utopians. has donated mem- bership cards bearing the name of the club to the boys. MT Cross man has also made bulletin board for the club and will hold an important place in the "" lob by. John Sharkey was admitted to the club as a member. The meet ing was closed with Justin Casey. well known minstrel man. singing Good Night Sweetheart"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
THE VETERANS OF
 FOREIGN WARS

Members of Wheeler Young post, Veterans of Foreign Wars of this city will join with the Torrington post in Red Mems hall at Torring- ton tonight to hear the program to be broadcast on the soldiers bonus which is being sponsored by the national V. r. w. The program will be put on the air between 11:3O and 12:30 tonight and will feature Representative Patnam of Texas in 20 minute address. The program will be broadcast over the NEG network from Washington. New York and Chicago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
Luther Tucker
 Forum Speaker
Will Be Heard Tonight at
 the Central YMCA

Luther Tucker. who is to speak at the third Disarmament Forum at the Central Y. M. c. A. tonight, at 8:30 o'clock. is Il member or Professor Howland's Round Tabl" group at Yale University. It was hoped originally that Professo" Rowland would be able to speak a. one of these meetings, this being made impossible. however. when he left for trip to Manchuria to study the situation there.
 MT Tucker. who is connected with the University Y. M. c. A.. IS an able speaker and has sat in on all the disarmament discussions conducted by Professor Rowland A man of many contacts. he has had the opportunity to meet the outstanding men of the country in discussion of this great and ali consuming subject of disarmament
 
 Prices Of leather belting are fall f..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
RoOsTERs CROW OVER RAIN

San Angelo. Texas = Rain Is so welcome in this part of Texas that inc San Angelo Standard and San Angela Times print red roosters .crowlng over the rain" on their front pages every time showers fall.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-01-22
SWIMMING. HOCKEY

Westbrook. Me - Arthur Foye went swimming outdoors in the morning and played ice hockey outdoors in tho afternoon of the same day recently.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17
Kidnab II Canadian Workers;
Hold Them for Deportation

The kidnapping and spiriting away
from thei rhomes of eleven workers,
and the holding of these workers for
deportation, without allowing trial,
without allowing communication with
friends or lawyers, is the latest re-
pressive act of Premier Richard B.
Benefits government in Canada, I'M
der the infamous Section SO provision
of the Canadian criminal code.
"These men we're arrested secretly
at the dead of night" says the Can
adam Labor Defense League, in a
manifesto denouncing this shanghai
ing tyranny, land without trial or
hearing or opportunity of communi-
eating with friends, Immediately
transferred under heavy guard to
Halifax, distance of up to 1000
miles.
Fathers have been Kidnapped from
their families, yet the Manitoba and
Vancouver courts have just handed
down a decision that the Winnipeg
and Vancouver men cannot be return
ed to their homes, for the police kid
nappers acted in accordance with the
requirements of the law.
I'm Halifax these men are not al
lowed to communicate with their
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17
COMRADE HAUSER,,
PARIS COMMUNE
VETERAN, DEAD

NORFOLK, va.-Alfred j, Hau5er,
S3-year-old veteran of the Paris
Commune and lifelong Communist,
is dead here. A revolutionary funeral
for teh remains of the veteran fighter
was held yesterday in Norfolk.
Comrade Hauser came to Norfolk
in 1897 and has since that date been
active distributing workng-cl rev.
dictionary literature. He was the
most active Daily Worker agent in
the city.
His death followed an accident, in
which he was struck down last month
with a speeding truck
The Central Committee of the
Communist Party of the United
States of America sent the following
telegram of coincidence to the funeral:
Revolutionary coincidence at the
death of Comrade Hauser. The ira
ditions of the Paris Commune, of
which Comrade Hauser was the
bearer, is an inspiration to our
present struggles.
CENTRAL COMMITTEE,
COMMUNIST PARTY, U.S.A."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17
A Letter the n. Y. News Refused to Print

80 The New YORK Daily News refused
to print the following letter:
EdioCr:
wish to enlighten Mrs. c. H.
Horse of Natick, Mass. manufac-
turer who answered a sensible ques-
ton with foolish answer May 4th
in the 1nquiring Photographer Col
Umn Of the New York Daily News.
The Question; Should we recognize
Russia and forget the debts that were
repudiated by Soviet officials? His
answer mo, that should never be
done. Their standards are not at all
American believe in American
standards and American conditions
when dealing commercially with other
countries. Ninety-five per cent OF
Russian labor is forced labor. The
debts owed us by all countries should
be raid
BY his negative answer he prefers
TO leave American industry and labor
iGle and prolong the crisis, whereas
recognition of Russia would open
UP many American industries and
give employment to hundreds OF
thousands of American workers. He
GGyc: THAT should never be done"
Their standards are not at all Am
erican" In this he is correct which
is proven by comparison as follows,
American conditions: Millions Of TN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17

employed, industries closed or running
only part time. Other industries
making partial shutowns causing
other millions of workers to work only
part-time. Wage-cuts. lengthening Of
the working hours throwing others
cut of work. Evictions for non-pay-
ment of rent, starvation and mass
misery. Russian conditions: Industries
booming, no unemployment instead,
they need TWO MILLION techni-
clans who will be imported from all
parts of the world, to help them de-
velop their second Five Year Plan.
Wages are going up, prices down, no
evictions for non-payment of rent
and no starvation.
He says: Ninety-five per cent of
Russian labor is forced labor. In this
he is either Icing or he does not
know what he is talking about. There
is mo forced labor in Russia"
l am not a Russian. Il am an
American" Facts are facts and fic-
ton is lies. Why not state facts when
discussing foreign country
l challenge Mr. Morse to debate
the following subject with me, when
convent to him or through the voice
of the people. The subject. 1.-THE
people are better off under Soviet
rule than they are under American
rule" You may take negative and
shall take the affirmative.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17
PHILADELPHIA
WORKERS SCORE
CITY SLUGGERS

PHILADELPHIA, May 13.-Work
crs crowded the Broadway Arena
here Friday evening at a mass trial
of Mayor Moore, Safety Director
Dodge. Superintendent of Police
Mills, Police Magistrate O'Hara and
Judge McDevitt. The charges grew
out of the savage police attacks,
jailings, torture of prisoners and
holding in exorbitant bail those ar
rested in the April 80 demonstra-
lions preceding May Day.
A workers jury, elected by mass
organizations, A. f. of L. locals and
from fraternsl organizations, was
approved by the audience,
The prosecution was conducted by
H. M. Wicks, who showed the special
part played by the Vare-Moore ma
chine in helping the capitalist class
carry out its policy of trying to find
capitalist way out of its greatest
crisis.
Many witnesses, Negro and white
workers, men, women and youth tes-
titled regarding police and court
brutality. 1t was brought out that
the so-called riot OF April 80 was a
savage police attack against the
marchers, scores of workers we're
Jailed, sixteen-year-old girl was
accused Of possessing a gun and
passing guns out" to the demon
strators. She had never touched a
gun, according to her testimony.
None of the accused city officials
tried to defend themselves against
the charges, although the safety
director" was, said to have been
there.
The audience accepted with great
enthusiasm the summing up of the
prosecution and cheered the verdict
of guilty and pledged to fight against
police attacks and TO resist any at
tempt to prevent workers meeting
and parading and otherwise dem
onstrating.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17

families or friends; they are brought
before a secret government appoint
ed tribunal, no Wtnesses-not even
the press-are allowed to be present;
the only evidence against thin is pre-
sented by police officers and the gov
eminent stool pigeon, Sergeant Leo
pold (Esselwein), and no means are
provided of challenging evidence pre-
sented."
The names of the eleven known
workers who were kidnapped and
held incommunicado in the wost gov
ernmental attack on the working class
here in the whole history of Canada
are, in Winnipeg, D. Hines and o.
Wade (both actually born in Canada),
and c. Cessinger, in Sudbery, A.
Vaara and M. Parker; in oMntreal
S. Worbeck and N. Maychuk; in
Oshawa, j. Forkas; and in Vancouver,
H. Kist and E. zurcher. Besides these,
others-hoW many is impossible to
state-have been similarly Kidnapped,
transported to the port Of deporta-
ton in Halifax and held incommunj-
cado, even their identity being. UNI
known. TO us.
why this new attack" asks the
Canadian Labor Defense League
manifesto, in pointing out that the
arrest, conviction, and sentencing to
long terms in Kingston penitentiary
of eight Communists last fall did not
stop the militant resistance of the
workers to Premier Bennet's starva-
ton policy. AS matter of fact, the
workers protests have doubled Large
and dauntless demonstrations were
held throughout Canada on May Day
in Hamilton, Sudburt, Timmina,
Rouyn, Toronto, Thorold, and other
towns-demonstrations in which the
police attacks involved over hun
dred arrests.
The Canadian Labor Defense Lea
que, supported by the International
Labor Defense of the United States,
calls upon all workers and working
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17

The delegation representing 10
workers organizations, which fent to
Secretary Of Labor Doak to demand
release Of Edith Berkman, has issued
the following statement:
Edith Berkman, after being kept
in Jail for 81 weeks, where sha has
contracted tuberculosis, decided to 60
on a hunger strike, to protect her
illegal arrest. Edith Berkman is now
on the tenth day of her hunger strike.
ION Tuesday, May 10, a delegation
representing the National Textile
Workers Union, Ex-Servicemen's Lea
que International Labor Defense,
Committee for the Protection of the
Foreign Born, and other working class
organizations, called on the Secretary
of Labor Doak in Washington to de-
mand of him the immediate release
of Edith Berkman.
Edith Berkman is held without
bail on deportation warrant issued
by the Department of Labor. Edith
Berkman did not commit any crime.
Edith Berkman is held because she
helped in strike of the textile work
ers in Lawrence, Mass, against a
wage cut initiated by the American
Wooden Company. Edith Berkman is
refused bail, though seriously i'll of
tuberculosis.
Secretary Dosk point-blank refused
the request of our delegation for the
release Of Edith Berknlan.
Develop Solidarity
To-day 1t is clearly seen that there
Is only one power that can effect the
release Of Edith Berknan; that power
is the united action Of masses Of
workers of the United States. Against
strikebreakins there is only one eff
fective force-SOLIDARITY of the
workers. TO develop this solidarity
is now our task.
ITO this end we appeal to the
workers organizations throughout the
country to protest to President Hoo
yer and to Secretary Doak against
the strikebreaking tactics and activ-
tiles Of the Department OF Labor and
against the further imprisonment OF
Edith Berkman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17

are worked Is hours every week day.
On Saturday and before holidays
when people prepare for good time
we get particular hell for 20 hours a
day. For this kind of back breaking
work we get SIS to $25 week and
to get these $25 a week you got to
be a firs5-class, cracker Jack expert
enced worker
The managers in every one of these
stores are all good, loyal slaves and
slave drivers Of the company and
they teat and drive us workers bru-
tally. On Saturdays we often are not
given a chance to go for lunch until
z O'Clock in the evening, after re
porting 7 o'clock in the morning
Come OF these workers that get this
kind of treatment are youngsters
hired as extras for Saturday for one
dollar for 20 hours work,
Get Tuberculosis
And We most Of us free and in
dependent American born citizens,
dare not even put up a kick against
il, we dare not even speak to one
another about it, for fear of being
fired. One of us, 9 young man of
20, get tuberculosis on the job, work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17
How Much Shall
We Criticize the
Social Fascists i?

The Editor, Daily Worker: The
Daily Workers policy of printing
longwinded, high brow, editorials di-
rected against the social-fascists, re-
minds us (some of us), of a story
which we hope you will read before
this lands in the waste basket,
Mrs Common People, had two little
sons; and the two little sons were
trying TO secure their mothers in
terest in their own financial prob
lens. One Of the little boys names
was, Socialist; and the other little
fellows name, was Communist.
So Mrs. Common People, said,
Boys, let's come to an understanding.
Both Of you make me all kinds Of
promises, but I'm tired of promises.
I want some real evidence of your
ability to help me, before I join either
oneof you, in giving you help. So I'll
tell you what I'll do. I've got front
lawn problem here, that is one of my
main worries. Well divide the lawn
in half and whoever cuts the grass
best, gets my help"
And so 1t came to pass, that the
two two little half-brothers q forgot
to tell you they were only half
brothers,, started to cut the lawn.
But one little fellow kept running TO
his mother all the time, telling her
that Socialist was doing a rotteen
job; that he was skimnling over the
lawn, to deceive his mother; that he
was covering up the weeds, instead of
pulling them out; and, oh, you just
should have heard what he was tell
ing his rlother, Mrs. Common People.
And 80 it came to pass, that before
httk Communist had even had fair
ST. at, this guy Socialist was finished:
And unfortunately even though
everything little Communist had told
his mother was true, the mother, Mrs.
Common People wasn't convinced.
Because you see, Mrs. Common Peo-
pie, was kind of shortsighted, and
couldn't pick out all the bum spots
of Socialists work; she also had some
cooking to do, some sewing to do and
other problems that at the time
seemed Just as important to her as
the grass lawn problem and SO she
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17
Anti-Imperialist League Calls
forSuppOrt OfP eruvianMasses
Issues Statement on Recent Naval Mutiny;
Denounces Fascist Terror to Stem the
Agrarian Anti-Imperialist
Revolution

In statement just issued, the Anti
1mperialisG League protests against
the execution of eight Reruvian sail
ors and against the Imprisonment Of
the other sailors who participated in
the recent naval mutiny.
The League protests also against
the arrest of hundreds of militant
workers, Communists as we'll as rank
and file Apristas, and calls upon the
workers of the United States to sup
port the workers and peasants of
Peru, ruthlessly exploited and per-
secuted by the Sancho Cerro govern
ment.
Explains the Recent Movement
1.-THE Sancho Cerro Government
the Anti-Imperialist League declares,
lis branding the recent movement as
a Communist uprising, charging the
Apristas who seem to have inspired
it, with being Communists. ~. De-
feated in the recent presidential cleo
tons, the ApriStaS have followed the
other capitalist parties In staging an
attempt to seize power by a military
strike. But these leaders took no part
in the uprising. Fearing the revolu-
tionary might of the workers and
peasants, they confined their actlv-
tiles to trying to win the soldiers and
the sailors. The Aprists leaders, like
Heya de la Tore, their candidate for
president, were in hiding while those
whom they egged on, we're engaging
in struggle"
After pointing out how the world
economic crisis hit Peru, whose chief
products-sugar, copper, oil. wool,
rice and rubber-declined in value,
and after recalling how wages were
drastically reduced--in 1923 men
working on the sugar plantations
earned 10 cents for day longer than
eight hours - the -Imperialist
League further declares that the
workers and peasants, under these in
creaSingly miserable conditions, are
ready ito support any movement
which they thing will change the
conditions"
The Apristas support British I'm. -
perialism
The Apristas, the statement de-
clares, are "in the camp of the re-
dictionary elements Of Peru" They
claim for the petty bourgeoisie in
tellectuals the leading role in the ag-
rarian anti-imperialist revolution"
They are lined up with British i'm
perialism 80. !, for internationalism
of the Panama Canal, against Yankee
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17

ing under these inllunan conditions
Many of us break down and quit
Then after we look around and find
how impossible it is to find a job dur
ing these hard times, we go back to
the Mack Fruit Co. hat in hand bef-
ging for our old jobs. If the big
hearted company give sour jobs back
they give us cut in our wages to
discourage us from quitting again.
But, Mr. Editor, 1t is getting i'm
possible to bear it much longer.
Please Mr.. Editor, advise us what
can we do to remedy these unbesr-
able conditions,
An Employee of Mack Fruit Co.
Editorial Note-We advise the
workers of the Mack kruit Com
pany to get together and discuss
their grievances with the workers
of the Food Workers. Industrial
Union, Z. 10Th st., New York City.
The workers must be organized to
fight the rotten conditions that ex-
ist in the store. The Food Work
ers Industrial Union will give the
workers leadership to organize
committee to strike for the immed-
late demands of the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17
~ Are Killed and Over 500
Wounded in Bombay Battles

Forty-two are dead and over 500
have been wounded in street battles
between Moslems and Hindus in
Bombay. the capital of India. The
fighting has continued for three days
with news dispatches to the capital
list press laying the cause to the
stoning of some Hindu homes by boys
of the opposing religion The bitter
battles are serving as an excellent
opportunity for the British imperial
government to attack the revolution
airy workers and peasants of India.
Soldiers OF the imperial army are
firing into the crowds and q great
part of the casualties are undoubt.
eddy due TO this shooting. Police and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17
Be Serious About
ThtsCampaign to
Elect Candidates

Daily Worker: We must carryoie
our work in the election campaign
OUR CANDIDATES This habitcr
with the intention TO elect our cans
didates. This habit of ours of con-
sidering the election campaigns "a
mere propaganda, of entering the
campaign aceeding our parlianent~
airy defeat before the votes ars
counted, is in itself as underestirna-
ton Of our influence among tbs
masses. II is the discounting Of tbs
gains we have already made in eIec-
ton campaigns.
The thousands Of votes poElsssece
Communist candidates in Los gS
geles, San Francisco. Salt Laks ,cSp
and other places. the fact ttazt b
Communist candidate for s,inoe
office was actually elected in Penn
sylvanis, the fact that the voting
strength of our Party has steadily
increased. should convince us that it
is not only possible to make the cleo
ton campaigns great weapon in our
hands but that it is also possible
to elect our candidates.
II we enter the election campaign
without the intention of being e4cH
torious, if we have a premonition OF
defeat, we will find this defeatist at
titude reflected not only among our
comrades in the Party but also among
the masses for whom our demands
and slogans are raised and to whom
we call upon for the acceptance and
support OF our program.
The correctness Of our slogans and
our program has already been denrs
onstrated in hunger marches, strzIsA
giles and demonstrations, in we,idh
hundreds of thousands of worbsfs
rallied to their support Our success
will in great measure depend upon
our ability TO carry this support OF
our program TO the ballot box. To do
this we must take our task seriously.
Without the cessation of any of our
activity, we must inject en election
campaign consciousness into all Of
our work and fight TO elect our cam
didates.
W. c. MCCUHTOsk
Marine Workers industrial ACs6s.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-17
Bonus March on Cabitob
Straw Vote for Vets Starts

It was pointed out that tbs Esogs
yer administration refuses bo pag
even one cent for unemployment ssI
lief, refuses to pay the bonus Wtnct4
is the back wages due the war yS5s
Grams, but is spending millions q
dollars in preparation for a1otsSsS
warld war for the bosses and beSEssS
ers. Two billion dollars, eqmvs5e4a8
to the amount due the war vetera1Ss
is turned over to the ReconstructSon
Finance Corporation for the banks
ers. Not one cent is being paid 10 this
war veterans.
Warn Against Legion.
The call warns the war Veterans
that the leadership of the Anee4csA
Legion has betrayed them and Ssa46
the leaders of the Veterans OF Eor~
eign Wars are using the millions 81
signatures to deliberately prevent Tbs
rank and file from forcing their de-
msnds through demonstrations END
marches
The war veterans are called HpdM
to Immediately wire their congress-
men and senators demanding g 9avs
orable vote on the bonus, to derionS
strate in parades to iCty Halls enE
State Capitols, demanding tlnAS this
officials memorabilia Congress for
the immediate cash payment Of ths
bonus,
Form Provisional Committees.
All war veterans are called upon
to form provisional committees in
their cities and to send for further
information and instructions to tbs
National Provisional Bonus MARCH
Committee, Union Square, Roord
us, New York, N Y.
All war veterans should vote ID
support this action and sign the bar
lot below: