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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
Communists Lead Workers Struggle for the Right to Vote
u. S. Officers Inspect Plants
to Speed Preparations TOR War
Lament Fact Idle Machines Not All Modified
for Munitions

At the same time that Hoover is
putting forward his hypocritical
peace" proposals to the "disarma-
ment" conference at Geneva, United
States Army College officers are
making a survey of Pittsburgh mills
and factories to advise their owners
on means to switch over quickly to
war production
They went through Westinghouse
Electric, Mosta Machine, Jones and
Laughlin Steel and Iron Safety APP
pliance plants. Thousands of idle
machines met their eyes.
Lamenting the fact that these
machines were not already mob
ilized for turning out war NUM-
tons, Capt. Mcmahon said that
here we have to rely on the pa
triotism of manufacturers to plan
for wartime needs of the country"
Pittsburgh manufacturers remem-.
bering the swollen profits they col
lected during the last war at the
expense of the slaughter of millions
of workers and the misery of mil
lions more promised that their pa
triotisrn would be on tap whenever
needed.
At about the same time, Liberty
magazine came out with jingoistic
article by ex-Gen. William Mitchell,
urging huge war preparations. Nit
chell writes:
''The United States is faced not
only the possibility of war with
Japan in the comparatively near
future but with the extreme like
EhOod of 1T sooner or later"
He added that the Japanese are
working with desperation to make
themselves the. strongest military
power in the world. Their principal
aim in doing this is to fight the one
great white power in the Pacific
Ocean, the United States"
While these developments reflect
the sharpening antagonists between
Japan and American Imperialism in
the struggle for the control and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
NEWTON SPEAKS
AN H GU R FROM
TREE IN P ARK
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE

gress in the District in which De
Priest is running for reelection.
Climbs Tree.
Newton, seeing the extensive pre-
parations for an attack on the meet
ing. climbed the tallest tree in the
park, refused to descend or be silent
on police orders, and spoke for over
an hour in the face of everything the
police and fire department could do
to get him down.
They finally got Newton down and
arrested him, but rot before news Of
situation reached the Washington
Park Forum. A hundred workers
started Immediately from the forum
for Ellis Park to defend Newton and
the right to meet. The police ar
rested some of them on the way.
In ALL twelve were arrested, in
Guiding Newton and Poindexter, Ne
gro worker and Communist candidate
for congress from the Second District.
Three women were arrested.
Fined for Testifying.
All were ordered released in Court
Saturday morning. bat Poindexter
was fined 500 for insisting on testi-
flying in his own way as to what hap
pened.
Poindexter was dragged roughly out
of court and back to Jail by three
uniformed police and two plain
clothesmen from the Red Squad"
Mass meetings protesting the
breaking up of the Ellis Park meet
ing will be held tonight.
DePriest Evicts Unemployed.
Yesterday afternoon, an unem-
ployed workers family was evicted
from a house ON which DePriest
holds a mortgage. Thousands of men,
women and children, assembled and
moved the furniture back. Ten squads
of police watched, but the nilitancy
of the crowd was so great the police
did not attack.
Picket Against Forced Labor.
Friday morning over a thousand
unemployed workers picketed the flop
house at 116 South Green ST., de-
nouncing forced labor. A number Of
the jobless spoke to the crowd, de-
flying all attempts of the police TO
break up the picket line.
Demonstrate at Convention.
There will be mass demonstra-
ton of unemployed and part time
workers at Honore and Jackson Boul-
evard, Monday at II a. m, at the
time the Democratic Party national
convention opens a short distance
away. The demonstration is in pro-
test against the Democratic Party's
starvation program for the jobless.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
Lindros, Baltimore
Steel Worker, Dead:
Old RevolutiOnist

BALTIMORE, June rs. Oscar
'Lindroos, worker active in the re-
evolutionary movement, died here
yesterday.
The altimore Section comnnittee Of
the Communist Party has issued the
following statement:
oscar Lindroos, a charter men,
Der of the Communist Party died to-
Gay. Comrade Lindroos worked for
over IL years in the Bethlehem Steel
r1ill, in altimorc, Md, as a heater
The inhuman s,sed-up, niserably
low wages paid them by Schwab, was
responsible for the untimeiy death Of
our beloved comrade.
Comrade Lindroos was very active
among the Finnish workers, always
faithful to the interests of the work.
ing class and true proletarian fol-
lower Of Lenin.
His death must be replaced by
new steel workers for the revolu-
tionary Communist Party"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
HOUSES FOR MEN
IN RICH METROPOLIS
New York Unemployed Live in Caves,
HOunded by Police and Starving
for Months

than their miserable caves They re-
ceive the most miserable thin soup
in the bread lines and the coolest
and most uncomfortable sleeping
quarters. And, on top of this, the
most contemptuous (contemptible)
treatment the city charities can ar
range. They must stand in line,
waiting long in the rain and cold,
for the soup, for the chance to sleep
on bare floors. Very often they are
soaked through and chilled through
before the city's generosity is granted.
And even then, at five o'clock in the
morning, they are all routed out to
stand again in the cold for two or
three hours before they can get adj
mittanee again. All the unemployed
agree in the statement that only as
the very last resort would they apply
to the Municipal Lodging House for
either food or place to sleep.
Told of Unemployed Council
The police have been trying for
months to break up the colony of
unemployed at West and Spring
Streets. They fear the exposure of
such conditions in the richest city in
the world. Every week some police
men strolls through the place telling
the men they must clear out by the
first of the week Until the con-
tractor, who has charge of the con-
struction of the New York Central
freight house on the same block,
protested against it because of the
danger to his job, the police fire.
quently, set fire to their Shacks and
burned them down. And whenever a
robbery is committed anywhere in the
city, or upon whatever flinsy excuse,
the police rush threateningly among
these homeless men, seeking to fas-
ten the charge upon some of them.
These workers were told of the
Unemployed Councils, and are eager
to join. Their spirit is not broken.
They are ready to unite with the
workers of their own class to fight
for better conditions and the right to
a job.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
Demonstration Before
Bronx Court Mon. In
Irish Workers Trial

NEW YORK. - Workers will DEM
onstrate before the Magistrates
Court, 161st st. and Brook Avenue.
Bronx, Monday morning at 10 o'clock
where four members of the Irish
Workers Club come up for TRIAL
charged with felonious assault, the
International Labor Defense an
nounced.
The workers, Moriarity, Rooney,
Mallallay and McCairnay were ar
rested and beaten up Wednesday mite
following an eviction fight on E. 147th
St., in which large crowd Of work
ers took part.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
JObleSS Protest
Before Democrats
ALL. Against Bonus
Demands of Vets

CHICAGO, Ill, June 26.-A whole
series of mass meetings about the
city mobilize the workers and unem-
ployed workers today for a mass
demonstration against Democratic
Party starvation policies The demon
stration will be tomorrow, when the
Democratic National Convention
opens.
The ALL. is further committed to
the starvation schemes of the Demo-
Gratis by its president, Green, who
has announced in an interview that
he will not ask the veterans bonus
be supported, he regards that as a
matter for the American Legion. The
American Legion officers are against
the bonus. Green's only plan for re-
lief of the unemployed is Hoover's
and Gamers proposal for funds to
be given cities for building some time
in the future.
Red Drive" Candidates.
AS it becomes increasingly evident
that Roosevelt lacks the necessary
two-thirds for his nomination, the
utterances of lesser candidates are
given attention. Reed of Missouri,
yesterday made a speech oyer Colum-
bia Broadcasting service in which he
called for more drastic opposition to
Communism. Garner, speaker of the
House of Representatives has already
declared that If he is elected presi-
dent. he will use the whole force of
the government to stop the spread Of
Communism.
Roosevelt got a few more votes
when j. Ham" Lewis released the %
pledged 10 him.
NAACP Cringes.
The National Association for Ad-
yancement of Colored People made it's
usual slayish gesture to the Demo-
cratic Party, the party Of the lynch
ers, begging for racial PLANK. The
resolutions and platform COMMITTEES
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
ALL. Sends Scabs
to /. Miller Shop;
Two Quit, Join Strike

NEW YORK.-The attempt Of the
A. r. of L. Boot and Shoe Workers
Union to break the strike at l. Miller,
where hundreds Of workers have been
out for weeks against a wage-cut,
stands exposed. Two men sent in by
the A. F. of L. have walked out and
Joined the strike. They report a
great shortage in the stock on hand
with lack of experienced help
Twenty-Five men are on the fourth
floor, trying to learn operation Of
lasters
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
Correspondence Briefs
NEW WAGE CUT IN ARMoUR's

NEW WAGE CUT IN ARMOUR'S
CHICAGO, III.
Dear Comrmades:
Another wage-cut in Armours of
10 per cent, the third direct cut, was
effective June 18th. Some of the
workers we're kidded into the belief
that the cut would bring more work
for unemployed, but instead Of this,
rs were laid off in one department in
two days. My wages after three cuts
barely, in fact do not, allow me to pay
all my bills for immediate necessities.
After the cuts they speed-up on US
We had large gang and killed 500
sheep per hour Now with five men
we kill 300 and 900 an hour. Mostly
they speed us up on the chain. We
must be organized into the Packing
House Workers Industrial Union to
stop this and win back our cuts.
ARMOUR WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
All Is Not Quiet on the
Potomac, Says War
Veteran in AndcoStid
Misleaders Have Headed the Bonus March in
Attempt to Beheaded 1t
(By a Bonus Marcherl

CAMP ANAOOSTIA.-On the Potomac, all is not quiet.
The invading army of exheroes hoboes camped in
vacant buildings lots swamps all the city, This is the
biggest camp Over 5000 in this camp alone Between
$4,000 and 10000 in Washington.
This camp low ground AS result the RAIN it is
of mud Everything being done to discourage the vets
There esoder here from every section of the country
all good proetaran eeents-a potential reyoutionists
Many still imbued with patriotism but it seems to me more
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
International
Notes
MUNITIONS SENT To JAPAN
FROM ENGLAND

LONDON, June 26.-Six hundred
forty tons of munitions produced by
a British Government factory were
loaded on vessel lying at the Lon
don docks.
The vessel is east bound, and even
the laborite DR.. Cullen had to admit
that the munitions are going TO
Japan" He is reported to have pro-
tested to the Prime Minister against
this.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
GUN THUGS STOP
CONVENTION IN
JELLICO, TENN
Harlan and Bell, KY
Mine Guards Halt
100 Delegates
MEET AT CHATTANOOGA
Over 100 atCommunist
State Convention

JELLICO, Tenn, June 26.-
More than so police and mine
owners gun thugs from Harlan and
Bell counties, Kentucky, lined up to
prevent the JeTIico, Campbell
county, Tennessee, Communist Con-
vention called TO meet here Satur-
day. Over a hundred worker,
miner and farmer delegates were
prevented from meeting. JelIico is
near the Tennessee Kentucky state
line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
CHALLENGE CITY coUNcILMEN

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June rs. -
Unemployed workers meeting June
2sth at p. m. at Parkway Hall, 3lst
St., and Ridge Ave, challenge the
city councilmen from their district to
come and answer charges that cut
ting on Of city relief will stazve thou
sands. The meeting is called BY the
Str. Mansion Unemployed Council.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27

struggle for the control and looting
OF China, the war preparations OF
both powers are primarily directed
against the Soviet Union. whose ex-
istence challenges the robber policy
Of world imperialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
PHILADELPHIA WON'T PAY
WAGES

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 90
City employees viii not be paid July
|, it is said here, because the treas
ury is $5,S25, 900 short on the more
than eleven million dollars needed for
sernt-annual interest on tina city debt,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
Kaiser and Son Meet with Bankers
To Review German Events

LONDON, June 26.-Former Crown
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Ger
many conferred with his father. the
former kaiser, at the Dutch seaside
resort of zandvoort, Holland.
Several monarchist politicians and
German bankers participated in the
parley, it is reported here. They
reviewed" REGENTS events in Ger
many and took stock of the pro-
crosses made by the monsrehists in
their efforts to restore the Hohen-
zollerns on the throne.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27


like a small boy whistling through
graveyard. They have lost their pa
triotisn1, at least most Of it. we must
replace this bunk patriotism with the
real thing-patriotism for our class.
The misleaders are exposing them
selves. They headed this movement
to behesd it; but the revolutionary
aspect is too great for them. The
rank and file will force the leaders
either to go with them or will kick
them out. The task Of our comrades
here is to hasten this break.
Stool Pigeons
The camp is honeyemobed with
stool pigeons. Communists seem to be
the bugaboos of the leaders. Men
are being expelled from camps sus-
pected of being Communists. Still
the rank and file are beginning to see
through the tactics of the fake
leaders.
Not only men, but women and
children are here. The spirit is not
quite the same as in 1917. There is
not the boisterous enthusiasm OF
youth but the more mature quiet
determination of middle age.
Demagogues are abundant, pro-
misses are profuse, backslapping is the
order Of the day. Politicians are at
tempting to utilize the OCCASION to
further their own political aggrandi-
cement; but the applause is only
perfunctory in spite of the efforts OF
the stool pigeons to stimulate en-
thusiasm. The vets are not content
with words. Deeds is what they are
here for. Words, no matter how
euphonious to the ear, are not salts
flying to the stomach.
Latrines to the south of us, the
Capitol to the north. So we are out
of luck whichever way the wind
blows. The stencil is equally unbear-
able from either direction. The rain
with all its discomfort has its adj
vantages. Demagogues do not adj
dress us in the rain.
The w. E. S. L. is quietly active.
The leaders here ban all demonstra-
tons; but we are pointing out that
only mass pressure is forcing the
govrnment to feed us. Mass pressure
has forced the Congress to consider
the bill. Only mass pressure will
force them to give us our back pay.
Only revolutionary working class
organisation such as the w. e. S. l..
will successfully lead such move
ment.
We are continually connecting the
payment of the bonus with unem-
ployment insurance The takers link
lit up with the five billion prosperity
1or whom?) loan Vets are still
pouring in. The workers and ex-
plotted masses are with US; but we
must not fall asleep on the job. The
comrades at home must help out.
Mass pressure can be applied at
home as well as here.
The charity ca organizations are
conspicuous by their absence. The
Red Cross, K. G. ETC., are not even
there. There is no money in camp
and so they cannot sell cigarettes
The Salvation Army has a tent. They
supply cheap writing paper and an
tiquated magazines. guess they
will have a million-dollar drive on
account of this. The soul snatchers
are on the job. They are telling US
that Jesus is for the bonus. Maybe,
but I doubt. Anyhow we would rather
have the millions of workers demon
strate. think they can do more than
a gink dead 1900 years.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
PICKET HAT SHOP.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June &c. -
The workers from the Lincoln mil
linery shop, locked out three weeks
ago, are still picketing as actively as
on the first day.
SIAM ARMY
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
900 DESERT AMERICAN LEGION
fBy a Worker Correspondent

PEEKSK LII, N. Y.-Over 300 mem
bers of the American Legion in Peek
sill have turned in their membership
cards. The ex-soldiers rebelled
against the betrayals of the leader
ship in the fight for the bonus.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27

took their request, under advise
ment".
A. MitchaI Palmer. ex-attorney
general, who led the red raids against
workers organisations in 1o1n u
helping to write ths p41enuAtas
Party platform. zas--syy s...ssssssssI K
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
FURNITURE WORKERS FIRED
(By a Worker correspondent

CHICAGO, Ill.-Three large furni-
ture stores closed their doors here
last week. More are on the verge
Employees of large store actually
cried when the announcement of
closing was made. They feared to be
thrown into the army of unemployed.
It is time that workers realize that
we must fight determinedly for IN
employment insurance at the ex-
pense of the government war funds
and the rich bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27

Did yoI ever? Hardly ever!
The fight-fan pays the money and
the CRATER gets the dough.
It's just another racket aimed to
hit the masses low! I'll say. x. o.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
DID YOU EVER?

ND you ever? Did 1 ever?
- Did you ever see the Senate give
the veterans a break?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27

LODGING HOUSE CUTS RATIONS
tBy a Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK = Municipal Logging
houses are feeding one meal of slop
a day now. They claim shortage of
funds
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
CALVIN, Va.

Dear Comrades:
have been through most all the
coal fields in Virginia. 1t is awful to
see what the people are going thru
with. Everybody hungry and begging
for something to eat, and many fam
lilies having to go to the mountains
and dig herbs for living.
These people are living in the
heart of the Virginia coal fields, and
there are thousands of men cut off
with large families because they
talked in favor of union labor.
Yours truly,
A WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-27
SACRAMENTO. Calf.
Dear Comrades.

Lear OOIIlTdQ6S.
The Community Chest in this city
is on garbage collecting spree. They
have established headquarters in an
old building and have workers who
are unemployed running all over town
collecting it and conditioning" it in
the headquarters. They will squawk
on the Radio or in the Bee about
being $4,000 in the hole. If they
are, it is not from feeding the I'M
employed but from graft and salaries.
Jenkins, the head of it, gets $4,000 a
year and many officials get 5000 a
month. Their jobs are to sit in the
ofices and SANDER the workers who
come in looking for relief. They
claim to have only $50 families in this
town of $4,000 needing relief.
SACRAMENTO WORKER
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-18

Clement Moore. Trinity cemetery is terraced, sloping down to the Hudson. The procession, wend- ing it's way downward through the wintIy twilight, animated faces glowing in the light of the little torches, is scene of quaint beau ty in the midst of Americas larg- est city.
 Alfred Tennyson Dickens son of the famous Charles Dickens. also was buried there, when he died in America, far from his Eng fish home. Upon his grave. too. is placed wreath, a tribute to the immortal Christmas Carol. !"
 Then the little ones return to the entrance, where they sing car els. Passersby listen, and into their hearts canes a peace and joy as the beautiful old melodies float through the dusk on the night be- fore Christmas.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-18

as he had hoped, bag of matches with the cigarettes and tobacco in the bag. By the time he had lighted a lamp, found fuel and warmed himself the storm had covered the roads so that an at tempt to return that night would be an act of folly. So Nick spent Christmas in poor Harry's forlorn shack.
 Fortunately for Nick, he carried in his car, a box of groceries, ba- con, bread and butter as pres ent to Harry, to help through the winter. Much of this he left for Harry, on his return. From the rest he made his own rather mea- ger Christmas dinner. But if it hadn't been for Margaret'S bag, Christmas would have been dole ful day, indeed.
 When Nick went to see Margaret on his way home on December 26, he found her in a state of real agitation.
 Somehow I felt responsible for the whole thing said Margaret.
 You were responsible for the fact that I had rather pleasant Christmas. after all You kept me from freezing and starving to death, you cheered me with a good book, smokes and mouth organ, and kept me from degrad- tion by means of soap and 2 comb. That bag was 8 godsend.
 "Oh, Nick" said Margaret, with eyes very tender. T feel as il knew you so much better be- cause of this"
 Margaret said Nick. "I'vt
 been trying to get up nerve fol three months to tell you love you ito distraction"
 And ever since you sent me tht check for the bags, I've knowr I wanted to hear you tell me, answered Margaret.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1932-12-18
MOOreNext to Santa in Childrcn'S Hearts |.

Doesn't the thrill of Christmas lie in the spirit and atmosphere or the season? What, on Christ mas eve, delights children and pleases grown-ups more than a repetition of:
 " Twas the night before Christ
 mas,
 And all through the house,
 Not a creature was stirring, not
 even mouse!
 The stockings were hung by the
 fireplace with care,
 In hopes that St. Nicholas soon
 would be there"
 Who would have thought that the com poser of this familiar rhyme was a noted member of the faculty of the General Theological seminary, New York-teacher of Hebrew and Greek!
 This man, the son of Bishop Benjamin Moore, was Clement c. Moore. He gave to the seminary the land it now occupies, known as Chelsea Square. Clement Moore compiled a Hebrew lexicon, requir- ing years of research work. But 1t was not as compiler of the He- brew lexicon, nor as professor of Hebrew and Greek at the Theo- logical seminary that he is re- membered. It is as composer of the quaint bit of verse that he wrote for his children in a care free manner, when the jolly boy in him came to the fore.
 The children instantly adored The Night Before Christmas" and it spread like wildfire, eagerly quot ed by people everywhere, handed down from each generation to the next.
 When Clement Moore died he was buried in the famous old Trinity cemetery, Broadway and One Hundred and Fifty-fifth street New York.
 Recently children's service, called the Feast of Lights" has been held in 1ntercession chapel in Trinity cemetery on Christmas eve. Trumpets herald the ser vices, and from all directions come the children, pouring into the church, even as they flocked on distant day to the Pied Piper of Hamelin. The capacity of the church is 2,ooO, but on this oc- casion extra seats are required.
 After the service every child is provided with a lighted candle, and the eager band goes forth to place a wreath on the grave of