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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-03
How Doriot, Communist Mayor, Leads the
Struggle of the Unemployed
Reveals Why U. S. Workers Should Elect
Communists and Vote "Red" Nov 8

nouncements of workers meetings
when your correspondent visited
st. meetings under the aus
pieces of the Communist Party, the
red trade unions, the French LID.
and W.IR. and similar organlZa-
tions. Still visible were the re-
mains of a notice about Mrs. Ada
Wright, mother of two of the
Scottsboro boys, and j. Louis Eng
dahl, secretary of the American I.
L. D. For Red st. Denis took the
Scottsboro mother to it's heart in
grand style. She was greeted by
the workers and their mayor at the
City Hall and spoke to packed
meeting in the city's public audi
forum.
DORIOT, COMMUNIST
MAYOR
The name of Jacques Doriot, the
Communist mayor appeared not
only on many notices of city bust
ness but also as the main speaker
at various workers mass meetings.
I was particularly interested to no
tice that he would speak at a meet
ing organized Jointly by the Red
Trade Unions of the city to fight
the system of docking workers
wages on various preteXts-a wage
cutting scheme which is being
widely introduced in French fac
tories at the present TINA Doriot's
name appeared with those of the
union leaders in a vigorous denoun-
citation of the leading employers OF
st. Denis in this connection.
Detailing how demagogic AM
IL erican politicians will not mind
talking radical about exploiters
who are far away, but will carefully
toe the line when it comes to the
exploiters who control the cities or
states where they run for election,
I commented on this notice to some
workers standing nearby. They
seemed surprised at my comment.
But naturally he has to lead
the fight against the employers of
st. Denis" one of them said. "That's
what we made him mayor for. The
Communist Party would kick him
out if he showed them any favor
like Socialist mayors do"
DORIOT is AWAY
"ON BUSINESS"
Jacques Doriot, the Communist
mayor of Saint Denis, was away on
important business, was told
when I called at the City Hall. He
was, in fact, consulting with his
bosses, like most mayors do. But
very different bosses from those to
whom capitalist mayors bow the
knee.
Doriot was not in conference
with the Chamber of Commerce.
with any of the local employers or
bankers, nor even with the French
equivalent of the Rotarians or XII
wanians. A Communist mayor can
not maintain any of the personal
contacts with such elements that
our American Socialist" mayors
rejoice in. Not that attempts are
not made to corrupt even Commu-
mist mayors. The boss will go to
the devil himself if it means more
profits. But he can't get beyond
the first How d'y do" with a
mayor who is subject to the iron
discipline Of the Communist Party.
WHEN asked where I might
W find the mayor, / was told that
he was reporting to a meeting of
the unemployed at the Theatre
Municipal Public Auditorium.
There I found the hall packed to
|" the doors with thousands of un-
employed. Leaders of the Unem-
ployed Council and of the red
trade unions were on the platform.
Jacques Doriot, the mayor, was
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-03
NO JIMMY WALKER
WISE-CRACKS

1t was remarkable to see the
close interest and approval of those
rows upon rows Of poorly clad,
4 toil-worn unemployed. They had
not come to listen to the wisecracks
of any Jimmy Walker, trying to
turn away their attention from the
root of their troubles; they had
not come to listen to the promises
of some windy demagogue, offer
ing to do all sorts of things "for
them" if they would only let him
nose in at the public trough. They
had come to listen to a trusted
working class leader who was tell
ing them what they could do for
!, themselves, to leader who was
fighting with them, consulting
with them, not hiding the difficult
ties but heartening them in the
struggle against them, There SEEM
ed to be unanimity of feeling
between speaker and audience such
as I had never expected to see at
an open mass meeting of unem-
ployed addressed by mayor.
ABOUT twelve of the suburbs of
n Paris have Communist mayors
and there are some 100 such towns
throughout France. The Commu-
mist administrations prevent evic-
lions of the jobless. They fight in
season and out of season for the
maximum relief. They cooperate
with the Unemployed Councils in
the provision Of free meals. They
build decent apartments for the
workers wherever they can and
open up parks for the children.
This year at Ivry, Paris suburb
OF $4,000 with a Communist mayor,
two months vacations at the sea-
shore have been organized for 500
workers children; their parents
pay only according to their means.
There Arc many more fSoeiaNsts.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-03

THE struggle against militarism
must not be postponed until the
moment when war breaks out.
Then it will be too late. The
struggle against war must be car
fied on now, daily, hourly"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-03
1.-THE STRIKER
STORY OF DREDGING FLEET STRUGGLE
SYNOPSIS
By PETER NIKIFoRov

SYNOPSIS
author Nikforov Boshevik got
at
gathers which to the
hour and
staging committee is formed
for the next strike These de-
recognition OF workers
A delegation these demands
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-03

speaking. He reported not only as
mayor of st. Denis but as a mem
Der of the Chamber of Deputies,
for the French workers have a doz-
en- Communist representatives in
the body which corresponds to
Congress in the United States.
THE FIGHT FOR
RELIEF
Doriot linked up the local prob
lens of the unemployed with the
national campaign of the Commu-
mist Party and the Unemployed
Councils for jobless relief. He went
into the greatest detail about the
relief work in st. Denis, showing
what was being done to get the
largest possible amount OF mem-
ployment insurance for the great
est possible number. Gin France
there is law that grants mis-
erably inadequate amount to a
strictly limited number of jobless0
He reported the efforts to make
things more convenient for the
nists locally and nationally to get
fight being made by the Commu-
some degree of satisfaction for the
many grievances Of the unem-
ployed.
pUT at no time did our Commu-
II mist mayor attempt to kid" the
workers with the Socialist" dema-
gogy that by voting any particular
way and leaving things up to the
good" men elected they can really
better their conditions. On the
contrary, he told them that only
through struggle and by their own
organized power and militancy can
the workers wiring any concessions
from the ruling class-and that
/ only so can they gain the increased
strength and confidence necessary
for the final overthrow of capital
ism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-03
A Visit to St. Denis 1.-The Red, Workers
Stronghold of Paris

than Communist cities in France,
but there is little to distinguish
Socialist Party mayor from any
other capitalist mayor. He wines
and dimes with the bosses like our
American Socialist mayors. He
promises to do things ''for" the I'M
employed but fights them like any
other capitalist bureaucrat when
they try to do anything for them
selves; whereas the Communist
mayor not only urges the workers
to fight for themselves but him
self leads their struggles.
A VITAL DISTINCTION
lit is true that some Socialist
mayors for that matter, mayors
of other capitalist parties) engage
in some projects that at first sight
seem similar to those undertaken
by Communist mayors. But there is
this vital distinction. The Socialist
mayor makes only those conces-
sions to the unemployed that they
can force from him by organized
struggle, and a soup kitchen, for
instance, that he may start will be
administered from above. A Com
munist mayor, on the other hand,
works out the problem with the
unemployed themselves, as 1 saw
Doriot doing, and the projects I'M
dertaken are jointly administered
by the Unemployed Council and
the city.
The power of Communist mayors
is strictly limited by capitalist law,
however. In the first place, the po-
lice power is completely out Of
their hands in any of the larger
cities; only in the quite small
towns does the mayor control the
police. Then the Communist adj
ministration has to meet the OPP
position of the capitalist state in
everything it undertakes. For
building projects, for instance, or
unemployment relief, where funds
are supposed to be supplied jointly
by city and state, the higher au-
thorities are always finding ex-
cuses for denying funds to Com
munist cities. In Ivry they even re-
fuse to build a needed subway ex-
tension so long as a Communist
administration is in office.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-27
Former MOntanan Is
Held in Washington

Seattle, WASH, July 27.-tR-S. B.
Fairbank, former president of the
Judith Milling company of Lewiston,
Mont. was arrested here Tuesday on
a mail fraud charge, accused with
two other men of having defrauded
eastern banks OF approximately
$450.O00.
In a removal complaint, Fairbank,
together with A. A. FRESHMAN, Jr.,
former vice president of the concern,
and r. L. Moody, former secretary,
were charged with having defrauded
the First National Bank OF Boston,
the Bank of America Of Brooklyn,
the Metropolitan National Bank Of
Minneapolis and the Brooklyn Trust
Company Of Brooklyn, N. Y.
The charges were based on the is
suing Of alleged fraudulent ware
house receipts for grain, federal Of
ficers said, and grew out Of the COM
panys failure in 1929.
Fairbank posted $4,000 bond with
Commissioner A. G. Bowman. for his
appearance In Great Falls, Mont.
He has been employed as an in
surance salesman here.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-27
ND. POSTAL BODIES
PICK GRAND FORKS
Postmasters, Rural Carriers
and Auxiliary Close Con.
vention at Minot

Minot. N. D., July 27-R-Grand
Forks will be the 1888 convention city
of three North Dakota postal groups
the postmasters. the rural letter car
riers, and the carriers auxiliary,
which ended their convention here
Tuesday by electing new officers.
w. M. Shaw of Sheldon was elected
president Of the postmasters. Other
officers are: M. T. Hefty. Walcott,
secretary-treasurer; Otto Saugstad.
Northwood: Otto Gackle. Fredonia !;
r. @. Semrau, Balfour; A. F. Harris,
Reeder and Ruth A. Scribner, Cart
wright. vice presidents.
The rural carriers chose H. p. r.
Holler. Drayton, president; B. A. Oh
son, Mooretown, vice president; E. B
Cornell, Dunseith, secretary: c.
Thomas Morris, Ludden, treasurer.
Members Of the executive committee
are: liver Ottum, st. Thomas, and F..
S. Jordan, Driscoll. Holler, Cornell
and E. A. Thomas Of Driscoll were
named delegates to the national con-
vention.
Mrs. Elmer Krogfoss, of Binford. Is
che new auxiliary president. Mrs. e
B. Cornell of Dunseith was chosen
vice president and Mrs. ]. O. r. Hol-
Ter, Drayton, secretary treasurer.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-27
NONP ARTISANS HERE
TO DISCUSS PLANS
Entire Slate With Exception Of
Sinclair Assemblies in
Capital City

Nonpartisan League nominees ga
thered here Wednesday for meeting
with the party'S executive committee
to make plans for the November cleo
ton.
The executive committee will meet
late Wednesday. and In the evening
the candidates will confer with the
committee.
United States Senators Lynn j.
Frazier and Gerald p. Nye were here
for the conference. Others present
included John Nystul, Fargo. chair
man of the executive committee:
Robert Larson. Minot, and E. G. Lar
son. Valley City, committee members.
William Lcmke, Republican nominee
for congress. A. J. Gronna. Williston,
nominee for attorney general. John
HUSKY. Finley. nominee for commits
sioner OF agriculture; william Lam
ger. Bismarck. gubernatorial NOM
inee: o. H. Olson, New Rockford,
nominee for lieutenant governor;
Secretary of State Robert Byrne:
Railroad Commissioner Ben G. Lar
kin, Mrs. Berta E. Baker, nominee for
state auditor; Alfred Dale. nominee
for treasurer. and Insurance Commits
sioner S. A. Olsness. Congressman j.
H. Sinclair was the only League NOM
inee absent. but he was expected to
arrive later.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-27
Stock Mart Swings
Upward Vigorously

New York, July 27.-(R-The stock
market surged up to the best levels
OF the summer recovery Wednesday,
iesuming the advance which had
proceeded for five consecutive ses-
sions until Tuesdays slight setback.
Bullishness was stimulated by a
brisk upturn in the wheat market.
and a weekly electric power produce
ton report showing little improve
ment over the previous week. Brok-
ers reported q marked increase in
public interest in the market, and
number of the long deserted COM
mission house board rooms again
were well filled.
u. 8. Steel preferred, which had
dropped 81 in the morning, recover
ed. and several issues pushed up
around 81 to IS a share, including
American Telephone, American To-
bacco B. Consolidated Gas, Public
Service Of N. j., Case, Auburn, Uni
ted Corp. preferred. Commonwealth
and Southern preferred, Radio pre-
ferred B. and Union Pacific. Oils
recovered after q morning setback.
Advances Of 81 or 50 were numerous
throughout the list. Trading was &C.
tive toward the Close.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-27
SLOW MOVEMENT OF
CROP IS FORECAST
Northwest Shippers Advisory
Board Sees Bumper PRODUCE
ton in Northwest

Superior, Wis, July 27.-tR)-Fore-
casts that the northwest will produce
a bumper crop, but that there will be
no rush to market it within the Pc
Rod ranging from one to three
months with prices still problemati-
cal, were made here Tuesday at the
quarterly meeting Of the Northwest
Shippers Advisory board.
While discussions of the 200 men,
bers present centered around grain
talks also were given on general busi-
ness conditions. railroad and truck
ing operations and banking condi-
tions
Grand Forks, N. D., was selected
for the next meeting in October, aft.
er various committees had been re-
appointed.
Reporting on the sugar beet crop
in Montana. G. w. Doherty of Bill
ings Mont. said the tonnage this fall,
will be about II per cent greater than
anticipated last fall.
Reappointed to various committees
are: Joint grain transportation-P. J.
Coleman. G. j. Grimes, G. L. Mosher.
M. F. Smith, w. G. Famous, c. S.
Christopher and E. j. Sturdevant, all
of Minneapolis; F.. w. Matson, P. H
Of st. Paul; c. w. McDon-
nell, Bismarck, N. D.: j. j. Murphy.
Pierre. S. D.; w. l.. Brisley, Duluth.
T. A. Lee, Grand Forks. N. D.; o. e.
Hallbert, r. B. Grail of Chicago and
w. B. Joyce of the Farmers National
Grain corporation.
Grand Forks terminal committee
N. L. Greer, G. A. Ball and Lee.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-27
Slope Fair Ready
For Bismarck Dav

Many Bismarck citizens will
head for Mandan Thursday to at
tend Bismarck day at the Mis-
souri, Slope fair. Special attrac-
lions, arranged for their benefit.
Will be offered by the fair man
agement.
BY executive order of Governor
George F. Shafer, all state offices
Will close at noon Thursday in
order to give state employees OPP
portunity to visit the Slopes big
annual summer attraction.
The afternoon program will
consist Of a number of free acts.
a carnival and numerous other
events.
In the evening these and other
attractions will vie with the run
ming horse races for popularity.
It was Senators day" at the
fair Wednesday and Senators
Gerald p. Nye and Lynn j. Fra
zier addressed the crowd which
thronged to the exhibition in the
afternoon.
Judging Of exhibits got under way
as one Of the largest livestock en-
try lists in the history Of the fair
was on display. Homemakers.
school, floral, grains, grasses ex-
hibltS also were numerous.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-27
CAM Align OF TALKS
FROM RA|LR0ADCAR
IS ROOSEVELT PLAN
Democratic Candidate to Give
Major Addresses at Several
Key Cities

Albany, N. Y, July 27.-[P-A
campaign of seven or eight majo,
speeches in key political cities anc
numerous brief addresses in Other
cities is the program that several ad.
visers have suggested to Governor
Roosevelt. the Democratic presiden-
tial nominee, and James A. Farley
the national chairman.
The Associated Press has received
information that the governor and
his managers at national headquar-
tiers are considering several tours
that will carry him to the Pacific
coast. into New England, swing
through the northwest and middle
west and perhaps a journey into
Dixie.
Gov. Roosevelt had as luncheon
guest Wednesday Gov. Joseph B. Ely
OF Massachusetts,, who placed the
name of former Gov. Alfred E. Smith
in nomination at the Chicago con-
vention.
1t was understood that two of the
major speeches will be delivered in
August, with the first tentatively
scheduled for the middlewest. per-
haps at Columbus, during the Demo-
cratic state convention. No date for
the convention has been set. It may
be held as early as Aug. Is. Roose-
welt has accepted an invitation to
talk at the New Jersey rally at Sea
Grit Aug. ~. Mayor Frank Hague
of Jersey City, sponsor of the event,
predicted crowd of 100000.
Gov. Roosevelt has signified his
intention, to take up a specific major
issue in each of the more important
addresses, selecting for his theme the
issue of paramount Importance in
that section Of the country. Other
cities being considered for the key
talks include Boston, New York City,
San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago,
Kansas City, Portland. Indianapolis.
Denver. st. Paul, Milwaukee, and
Philadelphia.
The Roosevelt forces are represent
ed as believing that all of the 48
states are battle grounds. The lead
ers give the governor chance in all
Of them.
Convinced by the trip last April to
st. Paul and the later northward
journey from War Springs, Ga, that
observation car appearances OF
Roosevelt with brief informal talks
was an effective way to let the coun-
try become acquainted with the can
didate, the Democratic campaign di-
reCtOrS are PREPARING MANS tn havo
him speak at as many train stops as
possible. The rear car likely will be
equipped with loudspeakers.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-27

for which he was convicted there,
He continued serving In North
Dakota for some time, while the
hunt for the Almelund robbers
was under way, using the prison
as q cover"
His confession made q year ago
that he and accomplices held up
workers In the Almelund bank,
bore out the story told for many
years by Charles Hughes and
Louis Thorvick. Both were con-
victed for the robbery and SEN
fenced to serve life terms. Year
after year they applied for par
dons but succeeded only . year
ago In obtaining them after
Laughlin's confession had re-
moved tho last bar.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-27
Former N. D. Prison Inmate Rewarded
For Confessing Old Minnesota Crime

st. Paul, July 27.-(E-A Still
water prison inmate whose con-
fesston Of crime q year ago re-
suited In freeing two innocent
men from life sentences for the
same crime, was rewarded for his
telling late Tuesday by the
state pardon board, which COM
muted his life sentence to q max
imum Of 40 years, thus making
him eligible to parole.
The prisoner Is James +.
LAughlin, convicted Of the rob-
berry Of bank at Almelund, Chi
sage county. He was convicted in
May. 1926, and sentenced to life.
He had served previously In
North Dakota's prison although
claiming innocence Of the crime
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1932-07-27
50 GERMAN NAVAL
CADETS ARE LOST
WHEN N|0BE SINKS
Windjammer Formerly CON-
manded by Count Felix Won
luckner Hits SquaIl
81 ARE RESCUED IN BALTIC
Catastrophe Tuesday Is Third
OF Its Kind to Overtake
Cermany's Navy

Kiel, Germany, July 27.-(R-A
group of buoys signifying tragedy
bobbed on the surface of Kiel bay
wednesday over the spot where So
German naval cadets drowned Tues
day when the old three masted wind
TANNER, Niobe, used as a training
vessel. went down in squall.
The 50 youths were trapped at
their desks in the schoolroom be-
tween the decks when the Niobe sank
in a twinkling in IL fathoms OF wa
ter.
Only six of those below decks saved
themselves as the barkentine plunged.
Thirty-seven in all were saved, in
Guiding the captain, his lieutenant, II
Of the crew and 18 cadets. They were
rescued by the steamer Therese Russ.
which was nearby.
The Niobe was a war prize. Orig
inally she was a four-master and
was reconditioned for training
ship. For two years she was COM
manded by Count Felix con Luckner,
dubbed "the sea devil" for his ex-
ploitS during the war.
Is Third Catastrophe
The catastrophe is the third of its
kind to overtake the navy. On Nov.
4. 1861. the school ship, Amazone,
sank off Holland and las were lost.
On Dec. Is, 1900. the Gneisenau was
rammed near Malta with a loss of
40 drowned.
Captain Mueller of the steamer
Therese Russ reported to port auth
critics Wednesday how he rescued
the 81 men floundering in the sea
after the Niobe keeled over.
1T was 2:30 p. m, and the wealth
er was good" he said. THE DO-x
(German flying bcaD had just pass
ed over us. We made out the sailing
vessel off the port side.
After we began signaling I no.
tlced a black cloud squat creeping
down on the ship. At the same in
slant the wind whipped to the
strength OF nine and the ship turn
ed over
Boat Raced to Scene
I'VE put around and raced for the
scene. During the dash to the spot.
l ordered all hands to prepare the
lifeboats for launching and as soon
as we got there all the crew save the
cook and myself went over the side
in boats to aid.
AT the same time boats were call
ed from Fehrman light ship nearby.
can't say how long it was from the
time OF the catastrophe until our ar
rival, but it wasn't long. All the
MODES officers were lost except the
captain and first mate.
Our ats kept plying back and
lortn, picking up men from the wa
ter. Some of them had had to swim
for an hour before we got them
Only six OF the group that was at
tending class survived. They had
been studying the theory of naviga-
tion."