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The daily worker., 1932-05-11
BULLETIN


A Toxic dispatch reports that the
United States Consulate at Naga-
saki, Japan, was damaged by fire
on Saturday, when . small can
containing gasoline was thrown
through the window Of the con-
suIate.
The dispatch gives no details.
Saturday was international Scots
boro Day and saw hundreds of
demonstrations throughout the
world by indignant workers. pro-
testing the Seettsboro lynch YER
diets In most countries, the United
States embassies and consuIates
were closely guarded by the police.
NEW YORK.-In . cable to the
German Red Aid, the League of
Struggle for Negro Rights halls the
mighty demonstration Of working
class solidarity with the Negro masses
shown by the German toiling masses
in scores Of militant demonstrations
last Saturday, International Scots
boro Day.
The cable denounces the police at
tack on the demonstration at Chem
nitz, Germany, in which one worker
was killed, two mortally wounded and
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

ligious superstitions celebrate tbs
Greek Orthodox Easter, which occurs
several weeks later, This year II oc-
CURED on May Day,
And yesterday we have the follow
ing statement in the capitalist press
under q Bucharest date line Of May
g:
"Rnanisn newspapers publish
today stories Of new Bolshevist mas
sacres on the Runanian frontier
connected with celebrations Of the
Greek Orthodox Easter"
And again the eyewitnesSes (b and
the blood -curdling details Of ths
Easter massacre" Red cavalry ths
liars report, charged the devotees.
cutting down many, machine gun
fire was then opened on the crowd.
Rumanians who witnessed the inci-
dent estimated that 100 we're killed
or wounded
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
French Vassal States Sign NeeV
Military Alliance for War
Against the Soviet Union

the western frontiers of the Soviet
Union are rapidly completing the
anti-Soviet front.
Bourgeois press dispatches reported
a few weeks ago a military agree
ment between Poland and Rumania
by which the Polish fascist leader,
Marshal Pilsudsid, was To be placed
In joint command Of the Polish and
Runanian armies lin case Of war"
A Vienna dispatch TO the New
York Herald Tribune yesterday re-
ported the signing of "a new mill
tary treaty between Czechoelovak-
ia, Jugoeiovakia and Rumania."
In the meantime, the French bour-
geoisie are desperately attempting to
exploit the assassination of the
French president by the self-con-
fessed and notorious White Guardist,
Gourgolov, for declaration of war
on the Soviet Union.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
Halls Mighty Demonstration
of Solidarity of Workers of
Germany with Negro Masses
League of Struggle for Negro Rights De-
nounces Police Massacre of German Workers
Protesting Against Scottsboro Lynch
Verdicts

nine others seriously injured, wher
police fired into the crowd. The cabl,
says:
Demonstrations Of the workers
Of Germany on behalf of the
Secttsboro Negro boys were fam
ing expressions of the international
solidarity Of the German toilers
with the oppressed Negro masses
Of the United States. The German
worker in Chemnitz, murdered by
the police while protesting against
the Scottsboro frame-up, becomes
symbol of international working
class solidarity. This worker was
ready to lay down his life in the
struggle against the oppression and
persecution of the Negro masses.
He became an inspiration TO the
white and Negro masses OF the
United States to redouble the fight
against the vicious legal lynching
Of the nine innocent Negro boys.
"(Signed)
LEAGUE OF STRUGGLE
FOR NEGRO RIGHTS"
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

Is. In spite Of hunger, workers are
fAady 10 eentributA TO the 6atapslen
fund Of the Communist Party, and
collection lists are being circular
ized.
Local ColoFaas conferences are
arranged ut; Trinidad, May II, 10
elect one delegate to the Chicago
convention; La Hunta, May Is
(a.m), one delegate; Pueblo, May
Is (p.n), two deIekates; GreeIS,
May Fl (a.tn), two delegates; Fred
erick, May Fl (ptn.), one delegate;
Denver, May 22, three delegates.
There are also conferences at
Gallup, New MEXICO, May IL, to
elect five delegates; Rock Springs,
Wyoming, at . date to be an
nounced later, three delegates; Tor
rington, Wyoming, date later, two
delegates, and One viii be arranged
in Salt Lake City, Utah.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo, May lo.-Un-
employment, cutting off OF relief,
wage-cuts and evictiens are particu-
larly burning problems Of the work
ers here, and will be discussed at the
Workers Election Conference, to be
held at 1lI7 N. Third ST., May is at
2 pm, The conference will elect five
delegates to the Communist National
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

ity and time of service and the dis
charge be signed and issued by a
member Of the crew elected by this
crew,
These demands are demands !
have often heard discussed In my 80
years Of experience before and be-
hind the mast and believe that we
will be able to rally the searnep
around these demands in the elec-
ton campaign and that we will
thereby draw in many sesmsn into
the Party, or closer TO It.
But these demands, If politically
correct, should not be simply put on
paper but before put into the plat
form, be freely discussed in mass
meetings and ship meetings to be
held by the various waterfront sec
tions or units and also in mass meet
ingS and ship meetings called for
this purpose by the Marine Workers
Industrial Union.
If this is done the demands viii
not appear tailormade and besides
We viii be able to sctivize a lot OF
non-Party seamen for election work.
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4fA
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
Dear Comrades

ACdE SOiilI huCO
The election campaign of our Party
can be a success only if it does not
develop into special campaign, that
is something apart from the day TO
day struggle Of the workers.
Up to now election campaigns have
been considered by the Party as of
no great Importance on the water
front and aboard ship. The Party
was sometimes influenced by the con-
ditions which made it impossible for
searnen to vote. For instance, uring
the last election one could hear very
often: why hold election meetings
for the seamen, they can't vote any,
way" And the scainen did not take
much interest in the campaign be-
cause the Party, outside of general
tiles, had nothing to offer in its
selection platform in regard to i'm
mediate political demands, This in
spite Of the fact that the seamen are
even under the existing sham democ-
racy greatly Disseminated against.
Due to his calling, seaman is dis
franchised, because he is not able to
comply with all the red tape and
quite often is not in port, or rather
his home port on election day.
Our demand should be vote by
proxy" or some other way of making
it possible for sbsentees to vote.
This discrimination is felt very
keenly, especially among the younger
American born element.
Special Demands.
Furthermore, when a seaman ac-
cepts employment he is forced to sign
articles and if he quits before the
article expires, he can only claim
half Of his pay. Our demand should
be the abolishing of the seamen's
act which also includes the clauses
OF investing the captain with disci-
plinary powers ana also we should
-s-l- n.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

the committee that even those un-
employed gho get city relief have TO
exist on $3.50 per family week.
In Philadelphia with the most
meager rations when any food is
given. 1t was reported that recently
eleven days went by without any
relief whatever, either from public
or private sources.
The social workers reported that
foodless days are very common in
Alabama Birmingham has discon-
tinued all relief In mining districts.
Cities everywhere are reported dis
continuing medical and dental SER
yiee. ana cutting OF gas ana Light.
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The daily worker., 1932-05-11

Japanese troops being withdrawn
from Shanghai, Sopth China, under
the peace" terms conWently ar
ranged with the Kuonintang betrsy-
ers of China through the good Of
fee Of United States and British i'm
perialisn, are being rushed TO the
Soviet border. A Harbin dispatch
to the New York World Telegram
reports that some OF these troops
already have been disembarked at
the Manchurisn port of Darien. The
dispatch states further:
"The Toxic War ONCE announced
today the Fourteenth Japanese
Army Division, recently withdrawn
from Shanghai, would be sent 70
Manchuria."
While the japanese are engaged
in these definite war moves against
the peaceful Soviet Union, French
imperialism and its vsssal states on
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
NOTICE TO ALL DISTRICT
ORGANIZATIONS

The May issue of The Commu-
mist has been sold out in the frst
printing. A limited reprint Is now
being ordered, after which the
type will be destroyed. Consider
ing the urgent need of the May
issue Of The Communist in popu-
larizing the decisions of the Gem
tral Committee Plenum, all dis
tricts are urged to wire in at ones
whatever additional orders they
may require.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
Local Conferences Throughout Impoverished
South West Support the Chicago Convention

(NOTICE-Send IN immediately to Dolly Worker
and to the National Campaign Committee 35 E. 18Th ST.
Nes0 York. the name Of city, street address, and koUr
of all local state election conferences at eorest pos
sibIe tite.)
The Communist Party election campaign is being carried
the mining and agricultural districts of the Southwest
way that never happened before The main demand for
employment insurance strikes home in this territory of pov
ery and industrial crisis where workers starving to death
without Jobs and farmers hope Of selling crops this
for enough to the cost of planting them.
The fact that the Communist Party stands for workers
and farmers government and for kicking out the millionaire
of the industries not alarming any longer to large
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

MILWAUKEE, Wis.-Mrs. Meta
Berger, widow of Victor Berger, the
grand old lady of the socialist party,
has done her bit in melting for war
against the Soviet Union. After her
return from the Geneva Conference,
where she was an observer of the
Womens International League for
Peace and Freedom, she issued a
statement which appeared i'll the
ris-Leader that fear of Bolshe-
visit invasion keeps the Geneva Con-
ference from moving towards its OBJ
iective of limitation of world arrna-
ments' In other words, France,
Great Britain, Poland, Rumania, etc,
refuse to disarrn, according to this
socialist, because they are afraid Of
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

contractors fees and supplies.
The A. F. of L. Trade Union COM
nittee for Unemployment Insurance
and Relief, in the name Of its 300, 900
rank and file A. r. Of L. unionists,
recently declared:
The A. r. Of L. offictals' propo-
Sition of supporting the Costigsn-
La Toilette bill is part and parcel
of their previous program to de-
feat the demands Of the American
Workers for unemployment insur-
ance and to subject the 1:,o06,0Oo
unemployed workers TO . state Of
charity and starvation"
Social -AurkeEs yspcEted .ted3g "a
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
ATTENTION

chairman
organization
National Convention The credentials filled
duplicate
Chicago
delegates will Saturday 2ath
ticket
and
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

tons were weighed here, the convic-
ton prevailed in government circles
that new cabinet with Herriot at
the head would not introduce any
change in Frances for
eign policy. Herriot is considered no
different than Tardieu.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
LEBRUN ELECTED
ASPRESIDENT OF
FRANCE, TUES.
Had Radical. Socialists
Support; Painleve Did
Not Run

VERSAILLES, France, May 10
The National Assembly of French
senators and deputies elected Sen
ator Albert Lebrun as President of
France. The election took place
here today.
Painleve, who was reported to be
the favorite candidate of the Rad
ical Socialists, whose overwhelming
victory in last Sundays elections
shook the stability Of Tardieu's gov
ernment, withdrew last night in Or
der-as the official statement says
to assure unanimous choice out of
respect for the memory of the late
President Doumer.
Lebrun is known as a good "equii-
orist," having proven to be so when
he was President of the Senate at
the time Herriot headed the govern
ment, in 1924. At that time he acted
as sort Of shock absorber between
the government and the various
constitutional" opposition groups.
Washington Sees No Change.
WASHINGTON, D. CAS- the re-
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

L. Trade Union Committee for Un-
employment Insurance and Relief
was organized by a conference held
on Jan. ~, 1892, by Al regularly
elected delegates from 10 A. F. of L.
local unions, with membership Of
21,00o Since then, this Committee
has grown to los delegates repre-
senting so local unions, with rlem-
bership of 5000. It's unemployment
insurance proposal, endorsed by 800
local unions including 5 Central
Trades and Labor Councils, or min
imum of at least zoo, 900 members, in
many cities and states. If you think
you can quelch such powerful de-
nand of the workers for practical
relief against starvation by clubbing
our Committee "Communistic in
character" you will learn that you
are in error"
Says Green's Jobless Figures Too
Low.
In recent interview which you
gave to the Washington. Press, you
stated that the A. F. of L. estimates
that there is q total of 100000 un-
employed workers in the United
States. We believe that this esti-
mate is far too low. Mauritz Hall
gren, the editor Of the Nation, who
has made a tour Of the U. S. TO
study the unemployment situation,
says that the A. F. of L. figures are
"absurdly low" ''The true figure
must be around $4,000, ,oo0."
To Continue Campaign.
1.-THE industrial crisis is deepening.
More and more masses are slipping
into unemployment and starvation.
The need for a thorogoing ystem OF
Federal unemployment insurance,
paid by the government and the en-
ployers, becomes more and more
acute. You do not advocate such
insurance. But on the contrary, Bit
terly oppose it. Therefore, the rank
and file have to take the matter in
hand themselves, and win unemploy-
ment insurance in spite Of your op-
position. Our Committee will con-
tinue its campaign for unemploy-
ment insurance. In doing this, we
are not only within our rights as
members of the American Fedora
ton of Labor Unions, but are giving
voice to the most basic needs and
wishes of the great masses of i'm
poverished unemployed workers"
Fraternally yours,
New York A. #. of L. Trade Union
Committee for Unemployment In
surance and Relief.
EXECUTIVE BOARD.
Louis Weinstock, secretary, and
a member of Painters Local No.
4s9.
Max Rosen, president, and a
member Of Painters Local No. sos.
Irving RedIer, vice president, and
delegate to District Council No.
2S.
G. Humphress, delegate TO Dis
trict Council No. 2S, and Trustee.
Leon Margolis, member Of Pain
ters Local No. S48.
S. Gojokovic, president Of Car
pcnters Local No. 20.
A. Baskoff, member Of Carpenters
Local No. 2717.
John ID. Masso, meber Of Glass
Bevelers Local No. 52S.
Arthur Peer, member Of the N.
Y. Federation of p. o. Clerks No.
10.
M. Packrnan, member of Carpen-
ters Local, No. 1164.
:. Laurits Johansen, member Of
Painters Local No. S4S.
Theodore Jennings, delegate Of
the Amaigamation Party and mem
ber Of Typo. Union Local No. 6.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
GREEN IS FOR
CHARITY DOLE
SAYS n. Y.
COM MMITTEE
Open Letter States He
"Aids Employers"

The New York American
Federation of Labor Trade
Union Committee For Unem-
ploynlent Insurance and Re-
lief, from it's office, at 799
Broadway, Room 336, replying
to the letter sent recently by
President Green to Central
Eabor bodies and national and
international unions denounc-
ing the New York Trade Union
Committee as "Communistic, :"
ostensibly on the basis of a
report sent by organizer Hugh
Faayne, has forwarded the fol-
bwing to President Green and
issued it to the press:
OPEN LETTER TO Mr..
VIM. GREEN, PRESIDENT
OF A. F. L.
Gentlemen:-
THE Executive Council of
the A. F. of L. has long car
ried on a bitter struggle
against the establishment of a
system of unemployment in
surance that would provide the
100000 unemployed with
the responsibility of Tending
off the encroaching starvation.
Your opposition to unemploy-
ment insurance has been ap-
plauded by the whole body of
employers. Tt has been used
as one of the principal instru-
ments to prevent the estab-
lishment of unemployment in
surance. 1t is one of the basic
reasons why millions of Amer
lean workers, members of the
A. F. of L., as well as unor-
ganized, have been forced on
stage of semi-starvation and
TO beggarly local relief systems
and are now suffering in a
worse. In view of this, it is
not surprising that you should
send out your recent letter to
the affiliated A. F. of l.. un-
ions and Central bodies, con-
demning the campaign of the
New York A. F. of L. Trade
Union Committee in behalf of
unemployment insurance"
Says Green's Interests Not Those
Of Workers.
we desire to state that your op-
position to unemployment insurance
IN no way corresponds to the inter-
ests Of the workers. The only ones
who have profited from it are the
employers. 1t is easy for you, draw
ing a yearly salary and expenses OF
$40, 900, to speak about the rugged
individualism" of the workers and
tod ecide that they do not want ln-
employment insurance. When you
state that the workers do not want
unemployed insurance, you do not
represent the sentiments or wishes
of'tt1e A. r. Of l.. membership. They
have neevcr been in any way con-
suited in the matter. II they we're
given the opportunity of expressing
themselves by referendum they
would overwhelmingly demand un-
employment insurance"
Cites Rank and File Support.
For your information, we wish
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

'SThe 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., 1932-05-11
What Our Readers Say ON the Election Campaign

THIS the third series Of discussion letters the eIee-
tion platform and campaign of the Communist PARTY
sent in by the readers of the DAILY Worker.
ALL READERS ARE URGED TO AGAIN READ THE
PLATFORM AS PUBLISHED IN THE DAILY WORKER
or APRIL 2sTH AND SEND IN THEIR OPINIONS AND
PROPOSALS. w
Az districts should send their orders at once for
bundles Of the special supplement containing the eIecson
platform. The second edition Of the supplement aoU be Off
the Monday, MAY g. The cost is $3.50 thousond
copies ~-~AsS
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

NEW YoRK.-The following ere
dentialS have been sent throughout
the country to all organizations
known to have the intention of send
ing delegates to the National Nomi-
mating Convention. called by the
Communist Party, for Chicago, May
% and 30.
Organizations supporting in the
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

two from Little Rock BE- Negro
railroad worker and that the TWO
from England be farmers.
Eight From NebraskH.
OMAHA, Nebr.. May 10.--A local
conference at Omaha will send five
delegates to Chicago. It is expected
that two or three viii be Negro work
ers and that packing house workers
will be well represented. Lincoln Will
send three delegates, Of whom one
will probably be a railroad worker
one student and one farmer,
Delegation From Iowa,
SIOUX CITY, Iowa, May 10.-The
Sioux City Conference will send six
delegates TO the National Nominat-
ing Convention. 1t seems assured
that three will be from A, F. of L.
unions and two will be members Of
Railroad Brotherhood locals. South
Sioux City will send three, of whom
two will probably be packing house
workers, Council Bluffs will send
four delegates, shop workers and
laundry workers The Missouri VAL
ley will send farmer delegate.
Farmers, Negroes From Okla,
OKLAHOMA City, Okla, May 10.
"A total Of ten delegates, including
at least two farmers, three Negroes
and two women, will go from con-
ferenceg to be held in Oklahoma
City, Tulsa Blackwell Piedmont and
Henrietta.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, May 10.-In
the face of every sort of terror, with
the are-Moore machine planning to
cut off what miserable relief is given
now to the jobless, and with 100000
unemployed, local unions and all
kinds Of workers organizations are
electing delegates to the Philadelphia
city Communist Campaign Confer
ence. This conference will be held
May 90, at 1908 Tasker st. 1t will
send 25 delegates to the National
Nominating Convention Of the Com
munist Party in Chicago.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

Nominating Convention in Chicago.
The delegates will probably be pack
ing house and railroad workers. st.
Joseph is one Of the largest packing
oenters in the Middle West. The con-
ference Will put up a ticket for city
offices.
A similar conference, which will
probably elect one farmer and one
industrial worker as delegates to
Chicago, will be held in Joplin, Mo,
at a date to be announced later.
The election campaign committee
for the whole district, including Mis-
souri, Kansas, Texas, Arkansas, Ne
braska, lows and Oklahoma is meet
ing every Wednesday now. Thou
sasasd Of campaign platforms are be-
ing distributed,
Ter Delegates From Kansas.
KANSAS CITY, Kansas, May TO-
There will be five delegates to Chi
cago from a conference to be held
soon in Kansas City, and five dele
gates from Crawford County. The
Communist campaign committee rec
ommendS that delegates from Kan
sas City be three packing house
workers Zone woman, one Negro and
one white) and two railroad work
ers. 1t recommends that delegates
from Crawford County by three
miners lone Negro and one young
miner, one railroad worker and one
farmer.
Texas Oil and Marine Workers.
HOUSTON, Texas, May 1O.-Four
delegates will. go to Chicago from
Houston, two from Dallas, one from
Breckenridge, one from San Antonio
and two from Galveston. They will
be mostly oil workers and marine
workers, and will include Negro and
Mexican workers.
Arkansas Delegations.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. May TO-
Local conferences at North Little
Rock, Mena and England will send
total Of five delegates to Chicago.
1t is recommended that one Of the
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

masses OF these people.
There will be delegates from D
large number Of city conferences Ia
the territory from Missouri to Colo
rado to the National Nominating
Convention in Chicago on May 2s.
The conferences will likewise speed
up the local campaign to put COM
nlunistS in state and county office.
Meetings of workers organizations
and neiehborhood meetings so far
held TO elect representatives TO the
conferences are enthusiastic over the
Communist Party proposal that Will
liam z. Foster be nominated for
President and James w. Ford, Ne
gro worker, be nominated for Vice
President. There are many Negro
workers and farmers in the South
west.
Beet Workers Rally.
DENVER, Colo, May le.--In
Colorado, especially, the Ccmmu-
mist campaign centers among the
swarms Of agricultural workers in
the beet industry, and in the sick
towns" where the whole working
class population is starving because
Of Unemployment, and low price
paid beet workers last year. They
face rs per cent wage-cut when
work starts this year, about May
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
Credential Mailed Thruout
Nation for Chicago Convention

main the proposed platform and de.
mands as published in the Daily
Worker and who may not have re-
ceived credentials through the mail.
may clip the following credential
from the Daily Worker or they NAV
send for credentials to the National
Campaign Committee, IS East 18th
Street, New YORK City.
The daily worker., 1932-05-11
Texas Oil and Marine Workers.
Arkansas Delegations.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. May TO-
Local conferences at North Little
Rock, Mena and England will send
q total Of five delegates to Chicago.
It is recommended that one of the
The daily worker., 1932-05-11

Washington Sees No Change.
WASHINGTON, D. CAS- the re-
suits Of last Sundays French elec-