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The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-28
SILENCE REIGNS.
 ABOUT TRANSFER .OF GO M M ISSION
Governor and ARC. Of. ficials Without Official
 Information on Move

No word had been received here today as to the date of the trans fer of the Alaska Road Commis- sionu's activities to the Interior Department in accordance with the Senate bill that yesterday passed the lower House of Congress and which is certain to receive Presi- dential approval since it has been labeled an administration meas ure.
 Secretary Wilbur, who informed the Senate Committee the Inter- for Department would put the work in the hands of Governor Parks, has not informed the Governor of the next step to be taken nor when it will occur. Alaska Road Commission headquarters were also without official advices on the sub ject.
 Neither the Governor nor the Commission knew if the bill car ried an emergency clause to make it immediately effective, or wheth- CT the present organization would continue to function for 90 days which would cover the active field season. Until some official advic- es are had from Washington, no details on the transfer and the new administration will be avail able. It is understood, however, from Secretary Wilbur's letter to 4the Comff1ittee several weeks ago that the Department plans to re- tain all of the present civilian personnel. The Army officers conl- posing the Commission and junior officers attached to it's staff will, of course, be ordered back to Army engineer organizations for duty whenever the transfer is effected
 It is believed the change in ad- ministration authority can be made without any serious interruption to this seasons work if it should be necessary. It is a foregone conclusion that there will be little delay in establishing a toll system on Richardson Highway inasmuch as that is generally regarded as the principal reason why the trans fer was made by Senator R. B. Howell, it's original sponsor.
 Roads In Fine Shape
 The Interior Department will re- ceive the roads in fine shape. This was disclosed by Maj. L. E. Atkins. Engineer officer and Ike P. Taylor, Senior Engineer, who returned yesterday from an official inspec- ton of the more important roads of the system.
 The damage resulting from the annual Spring breakup. aside from the washouts of bridges and cul- verts, was the lightest in the Com missions history. This averted the expenditure of considerable sums of money that normally have to be made to repair the damage done by the seasonal thaws, it was pointed out by them. Crews are already engaged in annual main tenance operations on all existing roads now in use.
 The two engineers went over Mckinley Park Highway, the Fair banks road system, Steese Highway Richardson Highway, and the new route from Gulkana to the Ma besna district. The new road is passable for automobiles out to Slano, distance of some 60 miles, which was as far as they went.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-28
THE FOx' IS
 UNDER ARREST

NEW YORK, June 28.-Norman Whitaker, otherwise known as "The Fox" through whom GaSton B. Means pretended he could effect the return of the Lindbergh baby, was arrested last night as a fugi- tive from Washington, D. c. He is wanted in the Capital City on charges of conspiracy and grand larceny.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-28
LONG DELEGATION SEATED

LONG DELEGATION SEATED
 CHICAGO, H., June 28.-Rally- ing their ranks, which had been shaken, Roosevelt supporters today won by narrow margin the first test, the seating of Huey Long'g Louisiana delegation and moving along toward the election of Roose- velt The supporters of the New York Governor are also backing Senator Thomas J. Walsh as Perm anent Chairman of the convention.
 The Long contest was pressed to victory with almost the solid SUD- port of the New Workers majority. plus a few who broke over from the opposition ranks of favorite sons. Whatever effect this may have eventually it appeared im- pressive toward the selection of Senator Walsh over Jouett Shouse for Permanent Chairman. Close friends of Shouse admitted he counted too many votes and would be defeated.
 Angry arguments accompanied the vote on seating the Long dele- gation.
 Alaska For Long AlaSka's six votes were cast to seat the Long delegation in the convention against the former Gov. Sanders's crowd.
 The Minnesota delegation, sup porting Roosevelt, was also seated in preference to the nti-Roosevelt faction and showing Roosevelt's strength is gaining
 Two-Thirds Rule The discussion over the two-thirds rule petered out in the committee which adopted the rules of the last convention requiring a two- thirds majority for nomination. The committees action on the two- thirds rule followed the action of the Roosevelt men in calling off all proposals for any change at this convention but the committee
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-28
THUMBS DOWN,
 H0OvER'S PLAN

LONDON, June 28.-The British Cabinet is understood to have turn ed down, more or less, diplomatic thumbs on President Hoover's dis armament proposals. The British Cabinet members agree the plans does not provide enough naval vessels for the need of the Empire.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-28
SLUG MATRONS,
 THREE ESCAPE

SACRAMENTO, Cal, June 28.- Slugging two matrons into uncon- sciousness, three girl prisoners es- caped last night from the Detention Home of the Sacramento County Hospital.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-28
SOUTH FOR SUMMER

Mrs. G. F. Freeburge and daughter Doris left on the Prince Robert this morning for the South. They will spend the summer months in Portland and Seaside, Oregon.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-28
SENATOR FROM MONTANA WINS
 GUARDIANSHIP
Huey Long Delegation Is Seated from State
 of Louisiana
TWO- THIRDS RULE
 FIGHT IS ALL OFF
Prohibition Issue to Be Taken to Floor of
 Convention

BULLETIN - CHICAGO, H., June 2S.-United States Senator Thomas J. Walsh, of Montana, was late this after noon elected Perma anent t Chairman of the Democratic National COnve tiOn over JOuett ShOuse.
 Alaska's delegation voted for Shouse.
 The vote was as follows:
 Walsh 646
 ShOuse 54S
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-28
CLOSING PRICES TODAY

NEW YORK, June 28.-Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau Mine stock today is SIS, American Can 317s, conda 35s, Bethlehem Steel 71z, Curtiss-W Wright 7s, Fox Films, no sale; General Motors 8, International Harvester IFS, Ken necott SIS, Packard Motors IA, United States Steel 21A.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-06-28

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The daily worker., 1932-09-02
st. Louis Paper Says 2
Lewis Betrayed the
Miners of Illinois

ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept. 1.-The
Star and Times, a local paper, IS
sufficiently aroused by the bloody at
tack on the miners in Illinois and
the starvation program of the cper-
ators and United Mine Worker Off
cials, to write an editorial entitled:
'eNIr. Lewis Brought This On"
While like a good business mans
paper, the star and Times deplores
the strike, it has to say: a.. 1T was
precipitated by the action of Inter-
national President Lewis and his as
sociates in declaring wage agree
ment in effect when it was plain
that the miners referendum had
gone against it. d. the present crisis
was brought on by the theft of the
referendum tally sheets, and the
high handed action Of the interna-
tionaI officers. a crude piece Of
chicanery was employed"
The paper, of course, tries to make
out that the miners we're about to
yield to the operators and that only
Lewis stupidity caused the strike.
But it does admit that his methods
were a brutal violation Of the miners
rights.
The daily worker., 1932-09-02
CRATER FAY VI
Is WHITEWASHED
Green Puts Bribed
Man Back in Engineers

NEWARK. N, j., Sept. 1.-Presi-
dent William Creme and the Execu-
tive Council of the American Fed
cratic of Labor announced yesterday
that Joseph S. Fay, business agent Of
Local 1926 of the international Union
of Contracting Engineers has been
reinstated.
Green came into the case when
Fay's graft became so notorious that
he thought it necessary to do some
thing to make a bluff at having
cleaned out the racketeers. Now that
the noise has subsided, Green slips
Fay back again.
The Daily Worker published at the
time of Fay's exposure, a photograph
Of the $4,000 check which Fay took
from the contractors association,
while heading the local union. This
check was only part of the enormous
bribes given Fay by the bosses to
make conditions worse for the work.
ers.
Now the engineers have Fay back
on their necks again. They should
organize rank and file committees of
action to put out such leeches, and
lead a real struggle to improve con-
ditions.
The daily worker., 1932-09-02
VETS CENSURE
BONUS EVICTION
V. F. w. Rank and File
Score Hoover

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Sept. Il
Pressure of the rank and file of vet
Grams forced through a resolution on
the floor of the thirty-third encamp-
ment of the Veterans Of Foreign
Wars denouncing the troop attack on
the eX-servicemen in Washington as
"criminalIy brutal"
The convention unanimously
adopted the resolution and roared
down Commander-in-Chief Harold
D. Docoe's suggestion that the reso-
luton concerning Hoover be referred
to committee.
1t is clear now that the rank and
file of the ex-servicemen in the Vet
Grams Of Foreign Wars as well as in
the American Legion are unanimous
for the bonus and will tight for it.
The leaders of these organizations,
however, although stating that they
too ale for the payment or the mems
back wages, are in reality attempting
to head the movement in order to
lead it into passive channels of
lobbying and thus defeat it.
The capitalists, who have reaped
huge profits in the war and are
against the payment of the bonus,
are depending upon the leaders of
the Legion and the V. F. w. to steer
the vast growing bonus movement
into harmless channels.
1t is up to the rank and file of
these organizations (the Legion
and the v. F. w to elect their
own committees and take the lead
The daily worker., 1932-09-02

treasures are empty. Mothers pen
sions are also being discontinued by
the county.
Miss Lyons admits that 10000 peo-
pie are totally out of work in Little
Rock alone, and adds that "If fam
lily is getting in $3.50 to So a week
they are we'll fixed"
The Welfare Bureau is giving out
stale and mouldy bread collected
from the bakeries and buttermilk do
mated by the diaries. Also, there is a
little government flour being given.
In the spring the bureau gave out
seeds, expecting the workers to
starve until the gardens came on
Most of these workers live in little
Shacks and have no garden space in
which to plant the seeds. At present
there are only 700 on the welfare list.
When asked about the rumor that
the city Of Little Rock was going
to borrow $4,000 from the Finance
Reconstruction Corp, Miss Lyons
said that this was only q slender
hope" She added that Mayor
Knowltoa was not willing to do any
thing that would increase the tax
rate. This mayor is a reputed Glib
eral'-and has practically refused to
borrow this money for the starving
Little Rock workers for fear the big
real estate companies will have to
pay it back.
A case taken before Miss Lyons
was refused aid on the Ground that
"the family will not do anything for
themselves This family is composed
of Negro worker who hobbies
around on cane, as both of his legs
were broken and not set properly;
his wife, who has been completely
| paralyzed for almost six years; their
The daily worker., 1932-09-02

daughter, who takes care of her
mother; the n-in-law, who has
been out of work over year; and
the 13-year-old boy of the young
couple.
The crippled worker has been wait
ing for two years for his pension
from Swift & Co. He worked for
them for 16 years, and during that
time paid 81 week for insurance
and pension"
This family is threatened with
eviction, yet Miss Lyons said that
the Social Welfare could not do any
thing for them. Yet the social work
ers wear fine clothes and almost ev-
cry one of them bought new car
this year. 1t takes 10 social workers
to administer the $50 or sos week,
the loaves of stale bread, and the
gallons of unsaleable buttermilk.
The daily worker., 1932-09-02
CHINA RED ARMY
SWEEPS KIANGSI
u. S. Gives Arms to the
Marking Govt

SHANGHAI, Sept. 2. - Shanghai
papers today published reports of
new victories by the Chinese Red
Army in Kiangsi and admit that the
last strongholds of the Marking gov
ernment in the province are now
threatened.
The Red Army has captured the
towns of Suwan, Fuchow and Thung-
jim and is advancing rapidly on
Nanchang, the provincial capital.
Desertions from the Marking fore
es continue, with brigade of the
Ironsides Division ye,/9rday going
over to the Red Army.
The Nanking government, acting
under pressure of the imperialists, is
rushing reinforcements to Nanchang.
The United States, British and Jap
anese inperialists are furnishing
arms and munitions to the Nam
king government, as well as mill
tary advisers. They are also engag-
ing in direct armed intervention
against the Chinese Soviet Republic
and the Red Armies.
The anti-Japanese boycott contin-
ues to effectively spread all over
China. Official foreign observers in
China report that the japanese are
planning to sieze the Chinese cities
of Shanghai, Tientsin, Tsingtao,
Annoy and Swatow. The Third
Squadron of the Japanese navy is
being rushed to Shanghai.
The daily worker., 1932-09-02

in which he says:
"I accompanied the miners cara
van south, and wish to talk about
Illinois st. Bartholomew's Day.
Ethically and morally believe it was
the most diabolical, dastardly and
cowardly act ever perpetrated upon
large group of human beings in
these United States.
1.-THE peaceful caravan was stopped
near Pickneyville and word came
down the line that cars we're being
searched for firearms. After delay
of over two hours they were allowed
to proceed. AS a result Of this un-
expected delay they arrived in
Duquoin practically at night. The
understanding of the men was that
they would camp in Dowell that
night and proceed into Franklin
county in the morning. The men in
lead inform me that they were pre-
vented from proceeding to Dowell
and were forced to keep moving
toward Christopher. As they made
the turn they were sarcastically and
derisively told of the reception that
awaited them. Read the papers for
information concerning the welcome
these law-abiding, self-respecting cit
izens received as soon as they crossed
the Franklin county line. Remember
that it was practically dark. Bullets
were flying in all directions. The
crash of broken glass almost drowned
out the rattle of gunfre. Yells,
curses; men diving from their cars
with their motors running and some
cars in gear. Cars crashing into the
embankment and men fleeing
through the fields, stumbling and
crawling on hands and knees. count
less times in their hasty flight. L,
personally, was hopeless jammed in
Duqoin, forced to drive my car over
the sidewalk and practically on some
citizens doorstep, and baWled out
numerically by a highway patrolman
for daring to suggest a method by
which I might eXtricate myself. His
exact words are not fit to print.
The daily worker., 1932-09-02

of the Manchcuko puppet state who
are increasingly deserting to join the
anti-Japanese national revolutionary
struggle. Four thousand mora par
tisans are concentrating at Suehiatun,
ten miles north Of Mukden.
Surround Arsenal
The great Mukden arsenal, which
was set on fire i'll the previous at
tack last Sunday night, is reported
to be surrounded by the partisan
troops.
The Japanese claim to have held
up the attack of the main body of
partisans outside the great south gate
OF Mukden. The assault on the south
gate began at 1880 a. m. Thursday
morning. Fighting is still procaed-
ing. The Japanese have clan1ped
down a rigorous martial law within
the city and have ordered all work
ers off the streets, for fear that the
Mukden workers will start an upris-
ing within the city Many scores of
workers have been arrested on sus-
picion of being Communists.
Series Of Raids
simultaneously with the attack on
Mukden, the partisan forces carried
out raids on the Manchurian Railway
system at widely separated places. At
Hunho, IS miles south of Mukden. a
force of $50 troops of the puppet
Mancehukuo state were reported an
nihilated, but the Japanese author
titles admit that they may have vol
unfairly gone over to the partisans.
At Penki, 35 miles southeast of Muk-
den on the Antung-Korea Railway.
600 partisans burned the station and
the homes of number of rene
gade Chinese who have been support
ing the Japanese puppet state. At
Kaiyuan, 10 miles north of Mukden.
a force of 400 partisans are attack
ing the Japanese garrison. Fighting
is still going on. On the South Man
churian Railway several trains were
derailed and sections of track torn
up. Raids were also carried out sue
cessfully on the Mukden- -Hailun rail-
way.
Partisan troops are also reported
active in the vicinity of Hardin,
North Manchuria, where strong Jap
anese forces are stationed.
In the meantime, the japanese
puppet station of Mancboukuo has
appointed an ambassador to Japan.
as part of the Japanese move to ex-
tend formal recognition to its pup
pet state in Manchuria.
The daily worker., 1932-09-02
Soviet Workers Prepare to Launch
Second Five>Year Plan to Build a
Free Classics Socialist Societ5

AS many workers know, the end of
this year will mark the triumphant
conclusion of the first Five-Year
Plan in the Soviet Union. This gil
gantlc scheme, the first attempt at
large scale economic planning by
any nation, was adopted in 1927 and
came into operation at the beginning
of the year 1928.
The plan had minimum and maxi
mum estimates, but the latter are
the actual estimates that will be
realized at the end of this year. Not
daunted by this gigantic undertake
ing, the workers of the Soviet Union
raised the slogan "The Five-Year
Plan in four years." And SO it is that
the year 1882, the fourth from the
inception of the first Five-Year
Plan, will witness its successful con-
clusion.
Unemployment Wiped Out.
Indeed in many respects the esti-
mates of the Five-Year Plan have
been exceeded. The Soviet Union has
been transformed fro ma country of
small and primitive agriculture into
a land with the largest scale agricul-
ture in the world, based on collecti-
vation and widespread application of
modern machinery.
Similarly though the Five-Year
Plan had merely contemplated a big
reduction in unemployment, actually
unemployment was wiped out in the
Soviet Union in the years 1880, 1881.
Toward ClassIess Society.
But the conclusion of the first
Five-Year Plan only marks the be-
ginning of planned production. A
second Five-Year Plan will COM
mence in 1888.
The most important estimate of
the second Five Year Plan which is
being discussed in detail by the
workers of the Soviet Union, is the
complete elimination of capitalist
remnants and classes in general; the
full destruction Of class distinction
and exploitation; the abolition of
capitalist relationship in economy
The daily worker., 1932-09-02
FOOD REVOLT IN
BRIDEWELL JAIL
IL. D. Opens Fight to
Improve Conditions

CHICAGO, Ill, Sept. THAT
prisoners in the Bridewel prison re-
volted on August 16 against the mis-
cradle Jail diet was disclosed for the
first time today by the International
Labor Defense.
The whole north cell section or
ganized a demonstration for more
and better food. They refused to
touch food for whole day, throwing
the slops that was given them into
the faces Of the guards.
Following the demonstration the
prisoners we're confined to their cells
for week on bread and water and
even their lawyers were not allowed
to visit them.
The International Labor Defense
had received many complaints from
the prisoners in the Bridewell telling
of mistreatment, bad food and un-
sanitary conditions. A special inves-
tigation committee was sent to the
Jail and many prisoners were inter
viewed and the following facts were
brought out:
Truth Revealed
The Bridewell holds 1000 prison
ers. Food for the past three months
has been getting worse every day.
The prison officials were attempting
to feed 5000 people with 80 pounds
of beans per meal. When meat was
fed the prisoners, 80 pounds of liver
was used for the entire population.
In addition to this the food is not
fresh. Many get sick from it, Many
go hungry.
Continue Investigation.
The international Labor Defense is
now organizing committee to con-
tinue the investigations of the con-
ditions in the Bridewell and other
county and city jails and prisons.
A great number of the prisoners
are held for participating in eviction
fights, for helping to bring furniture
back into the homes of jobless work
ers after the marshal had thrown it
on the street.
The International Labor Defense is
calling a series of protest meetings
where the facts of the miserable con-
ditions of the prison will be exposed
and where better conditions will be
demanded.
The daily worker., 1932-09-02
S AN SEBASTIAN FISHERMEN
WIN STRIKE IN SPAIN

MADRID-The strike OF the Sar
Sebastian fishermen which lasted 8
weeks and was led by the Revolution
ary Union ended with complete
victory. All the demands of the fish
ermen were granted by the bosses.
The San Sebastian Branch of the
Provincial Union of Fishermen now
plans to convene a unity congress of
all fishermen organizations from the
northern parts of Spain and to in
vite to this congress also the reform
ist and syndicalist local organiza-
tions of the fishermen in order to
organize a united front, as broad
as possible.
The daily worker., 1932-09-02
NEGRO WORKER IN
DETROIT KILLED
Slave-holding Policy Is
Pushed by Govt
RILLETIN

bOLGG1lN
DETROIT, Sept. 1.-One Negro
was killed, and another wounded
by constable, Harold Bowers, when
workers gathered to defend fell
lOw-w0rker's furniture from the
constable's attack. The constable
was trying to collect 1887 Judgment,
and fired point blank into the
gathering of workers.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. L.
Negro slavery as open and as brutal
as before the Civil War, with the ex-
ception that the Negro slaves are
now left to starve and that the gov
.ernment itself is the STAKEHOLDER. is
conditions on the government Mis-
srevealed by investigators of working
Ysissippi flood control project. An av-
erage wage of 10 cents an hour is
paid, for 12-hour day and seven
day week, by the camps from New
orleans to Memphis.
AT the Forrest Jones camp near
DelI, La, the contractor agreed to
pay the men SIPS day for IL hours
$50 to $50, but he said they usu-
ally worked IA hours day. At the
Neal camp, in the same neighbor-
hood, 13-hour day is worked on the
day shifts am. to pm.-and an
11-hour day on the night shift. These
men are paid 81 day and at the
end of the week so cents is taken for
drinking water and so cents for tent
rent, in addition to their board as
charged by the commissary.
In all camps the same condition
exists: physical violence against Ne
gro workers, unsanitary camp sites,
irregular pay days, and cheating by
camp commissaries.
The daily worker., 1932-09-02
.JOBLESS SMOKE
OUT SOCIALIST
1900 in Milwaukee De-
mand Relief

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. A total of
1900 workers demonstrated last Mon
day at the 21st Street and National
Avenue Relief Station, under the
leadership of the South Side Unem-
ployed Council. In spite of cops at
the Relief Station, and numerous
squad cars cruising around, they
forced their way into the Relief Sta
ton and submitted their demands.
When one of the workers was re-
fused relief, over 400 marched down
to Socialist Supervisor fuckers
house, where a meeting was held
with around 1000 workers in atten-
dance. The meeting elected a dele
cation to see Tucker who, one of the
dozen or more cops said, was not in,
but all of sudden Mr.. Tucker came
out to the door because he found it
The daily worker., 1932-09-02
RAILWAY MEMS INFORMATION.
AL COMMITTEE IN SUPPORT
OF BELGIAN MINERS

BERLIN.-The enlarged secretariat
of the Railway International Com
mittee decided to send fraternal
greetings to all the fighting miners
of Belgium.
The secretariat also decided to
support the strike of the Belgian
miners with all available means and
to appeal to the railwaymen of all
countries to make sure that no
wagon load of coal goes to Belgium
or is transported for the Belgian coal
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