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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29
Roosevelt Plans
Half Billion W ar
Fund for US. Navy
w ar ship Buildin g
Speeded Up with
"Relief" Funds

WASHINGTON, Dec. %. United
States war preparations were put into
full gear yesterday with a proposal by
the U. S. Navy, endorsed by Roose-
welt, for the appropriation of a new
war fund of over half billion dol
lars for the navy alone.
With the $23S, OOo, 900 already turned
over to it by Roosevelt from public
works funds, and 100000 of regu-
lar appropriate the navy is now
building 81 new varships. Congress
will be asked to appropriate $516, 000,-
900 for construction of 102 additional
warships. Other funds will also be
appropriated or diverted from relief
funds for an extensive replacement
to replace existent warshipS rendered
obsolete by new destructive inven-
lions.
Under Rooseyelt's war plans, the
present personnel Of 10000 enlisted
men in the U. S. Navy would be in
creased to over 100000, while the
strength of the marine corps would
also be increased to at least 10000.
The Washington government plans
will greatly accelerate the navy race
now raging between the principal i'm
perialist powers. Great Britain recent
ly announced huge increases in its
fighting forces on the grounds that
the U. S. was rushing naval construc
ton. All Of the powers have used the
war preparations Of their rivals as a
pretext to further speed up their own
preparations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29
Strikes in Sugar Mills
Grow; Soon To Reach
Critical Point

course 6 cents per hour. This means
less than half OF what the workers
get now. At the same time the depart
ment of labor declares that the hour
day will not apply to the agricultural
laborers and sugar mill workers,
these will work IL hours!
While the exploiters make these
preparations, the workers on their
own side prepare for battle. Already
dozens of strikes are in progress IN
the interior. Central Delicias, Mir
anda, ChaparTa, Preston, Boston and
many others are on strike against the
non-fulfllment Of contracts. The
Zafra is expected to begin on the 18th
Of January. BY then, nationwide prep
arations for strike struggles will be
going on and in many places strikes
will be in effect. It should be remem-
bered that the strikes during the past
months have affected only a small
minority Of sugar workers, that is
gains were secured only by those
working during the dead time" Take
for example, the Sugar Mill Malay
$50 work there during the summer
and fall, but this rises to 5000 during
the harvest. The strike demands were
won for the $50, now will como the
fight OF the others to secure the same
wages, or even higher. Thus 1t is to
be expected that the strikes during
the coming zafra will assume still
more militant character and will be
bloody battle, taking on the character
of civil war in many places. This viii
be still more so, being that the gov
eminent places all It's hopes upon this
zafra, and will spare no effort to
force the workers to work and not to
strike. psr
The Zafra also will have an effect
in weakening the hold Of the leaders
Of the 80 per cent over their followers,
since those working in sugar mills Will
come into closer contact with the rev.
dictionary workers and will take part
in revolutionary struggle. But this
does not mean that the Communists
and the revolutionary trade unions
should abandon these workers hoping
automatically for the future; on tho
contrary 1t. presupposes more inten-
sive work among them against thu
leaders and for immediate unem.
ployed demand
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29
British Promoting
Anti-U. s. Block of
Caribbean States

MONTEVIDEO, Dec. 28.-Counter-
ing the efforts of U. S. iinp~xialists
to utilize the American Con-
ference to freeze its British rivals out
of South and Central America, the
British imperialists have succeeded in
lining up some IL states in an anti
U. S. bloc. On the other hand, the
U. S. government succeeded in I'M
dermining British influence in Ar
gentine and Chile. Thus the net eff
feet of the conference has been to
greatly sharpen the bitter rivalry of
U. S. and British imperialists for
control OF South American resources
and markets. This rivalry Is already
reflected in the bloody two-year war
in the Chaco between Bolivia and
Paraguay.
Membesr OF the British block led tt :
attack at the Pan-American parley
on Washington'S policy of arr cd in
tervention in the internal and exter-
nal affairs of the Caribbean coun-
tries. Against the opposition OF U. s.
Secretary of State Hull they forced
through a resolution condemning
armed intervention, although Hull
succeeded in drawing its teeth with
the aid Of the Argentine, Chilean and
Mexican delegations. This attack on
U. S. imperialism, engineered by the
British, also occurred under pressure
of the anti-imperialist sentiments Of
the masses of the Caribbean countries
moving forward into struggle against
Wall Street exploitation.
The British bloc is expected to in
clude Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Hon
dras, Venezuela, Guatemala and
Santo Domingo, in addition to Para
quay and Peru, although it can be ex-
pected that the U. S. will make every
effort to whip the wavering land
lord-bourgeois cliques OF most Of these
countries back into line.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29
$50 Per Cent Cubans in
All Jobs" Slogan Is
Basis of Action

HAVANA--Of special interest to the
readers of the revolutionary press
everywhere and to the revolutionary
movement as such, are the latest de-
velopments of the committees for 80
per cent Cuban employment, here.
The past week saw a tremendous
strengthening of this movement. On
the 10th there took place q demon
stration in support of the government.
1t was organized by the 80 per cent,
rs per cent and other such committees
and about rs thousands took part. On
the 18th the leaders of the movement
seized the issue Of Ambassador CAT
frey'S arrival as an excuse to again
rally large demonstration.
This time the central slogans were
Scuba for the Cubans," mo interven-
ton and no interference in Cuba"
abolition Of the Platt Amendment"
The city was plastered up with post
ers. Special trains were arranged from
the interior. Military planes distribut-
ed leaflets. 1t became evident at once
that the government and its servants
seized upon the anti-imperialist spirit
Of the masses and again tried to divert
them from the path OF militant strug-
gle into peaceful channels, at the
same time using it to win support for
themselves. No less than $4,000 peo-
pie took part. The bulk Of the crowd
was made up Of those who are in
fluenced by the committees for 80 per
cent employment, unemployed In the
main. Besides these, there were also
large numbers OF Office employees,
especially from the public offices. 1t
must be admitted that there was a
great amount of enthusiasm on the
part of the masses. Grau, Batista, and
other government leaders made dema-
gogic speeches in which they called
for the abolition of the Platt Amend
ment and promised to fight for free
Cuba. y. aa
Slow to Participate
The revolutionary movement did
not Immediately understand the i'm
portances Of this maneuver. Instead Of
calling upon the workers to take part
in the demonstration under revolu-
tionary militant slogans, the Com
munist Party only mobilized its men,
bers to distribute leaflets. The Con-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29
Woodring Admits War Plans

EROM an Assistant Secretary of War we now 1aar,,
that the whole New Deal is tightly geered up with
the most gigantic and colossal notifications ever
undertaken since the outbreak Of the last world
slaughter.
Under the vague title "The American Army Stands
Ready, in the latest issue OF Liberty" Harry H
woodrng Assistant Secretary Of War brags outrage
ously about the unheard Of and tremendous rapid
preparations for in the United States
The Army Stands Ready" For what?
Woodring answers blunty: "Let me speak frankvl
this country should be threatened with foreign war
econsac chaos social revolution the Army has the
training the experience the organization and the men
to support the government and direct the country in
the national interest"
The army under Roosevelt's New Deal with the
billions pumped into it under thousand DISCUSSES
to plunge the country into for the profits of
Morgan, Rockefeller and Ford, or to slaughter the
masses OF unemployed and striking workers.
WHAT the Daily Worker has been telling the workers
" from the very Inauguration of the c. c. c. as well
as other OF Roosevelt's schemes, is now burted out
officially by this clustering monger.
The G. G. c. mobilization" he boasts demon
sTated that the Army ready to defend the nation
He says more. He declares that the C. c. C. camps
will have million young workers in them bv summer
being trained for war. He looks the c. c. c. camps
as the organization of labor coolies for the army as
the forerunners Of the great civilian labor armies Of
the future"
AS the Daily Worker and the Communist Party have
pointed out repeatedly the NJ r. A., as well as all of
Rooseyelts schemes for recovery" are in themselves
the most gigantic plans.
Few people outside Of Army circles" blurts out
Mr.. Woodring, have any idea of the extent and
character OF the Army organization and set-up"
lie utterly mistaken II he thinks the war prepare
- tons Of Roosevelt have been secret to the Com
munist Party and the revolutionary class-conscous
workers At every stage Of the Roosevelt New Deal we
have exposed the rapid war preparations.
At the same time the Daily Worker has shown how
the Roosevelt regime, through its N. r. A. its c. c. c.
through its strikebreakng National Labor Board is
resorting and to fascist tactics
Just recently, the Daily Worker published dis
patch from Seymour Waldman, of the Daily Worker
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29
Grau Regime Stirs Race War Between Negro, White Workers


taking power again, and that Is very
likely, that there Will be organized
regular maSsacres against the negroes.
Just TODAY leanet was dlstr1puteo
throughout the city which said among
other things the following:
thousands OF honorable Cuban
citizens, who committed no other
crime than the one OF trying to save
their fatherland from the disorder
into which these bandits (the govern
ment) have thrown 1t, and as If this
were not enoush, as slap to Cuban
society, &ley have placed a Negro as
chief OF police, a Negro as military
commander, q Negro as Chief OF STAFF
and 80 per cent Of the new officials
are Negroes. Long live the triumphant
revolution long i've the authentic
revolutionists, and let us prepare to
see pasted up on walls the famous
posters Negro, choose your white
girl" Negro, busca tn blanca.
This leaflet Of course is not signed
but its source is the ABC. Possibly
this slogan of choosing "your white
girl" is not very clear to readers in
other countries, but here it has a
tradition of race hatred and has
served time and again as an excuse
to carry out massacres Of Negroes
especially in the Oriente Province.
While the government exerts fever
ish efforts to build itself some sort OF
support, it Is sinking deeper and
deeper into bankruptcy. The mucl,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29

strength, forced the Russian white
guards to hold out plea for the
liberation" Of the "enSlayed" ma
tionalities in the Soviet Union. Det-
erding and Rothermere, and more re-
Gently Hitler, were instrumental in
forging this unity of the Soviet
enemies.
The unity of the Ukrainian fascistS
and TaShnak can be readily seen in
the Of tcial organs Of both parties.
Both organs claim the slain Arch
bishop was Soviet agent" hiding
behind church clothes.
White Guard Meet In Berlin
IN October of this year an all
Russian fascist council met in Ber-
lin. Russians residing in the United
States were also represented. The
national policy was finally worked
out at that time. 1t took all the
pressure of the Defending and Hitler
representatives, though, to bring
about the promise of independence
to the minor nationality representa-
tives. There was a near split, but
the German fascists effectively
pointed out the advantage of prom
Using autonomy.
The official organ of the Russian
white guards here, THE Fascist"
published in Putnam, Conn, stated
afterwards in its report Of the con-
ference that "for the sake Of unity"
they accept autonomy.
Members Leaving Fascists
Throughout all these maneuvers
many Russian workers and intellec-
tuals who were formerly anti-Soviet,
mainly because of the Soviet's grant
ing freedom to the national minori-
ties, find the about face OF the white
guards distasteful to the extent OF
causing them to look to the Sovet
Union.
The desperate acts Of the Ar
menian and Turkish groups have also
caused great fernent among the
backward workers and they are leav-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29
Foreign News
Briefs
Japan TO Set Up Puppet
Chinese Emperor

MUKDEN, Dec. 28.-Japanese i'm
perialists are reviving the plan to
crown Henry Pu-Yi, Chinese head Of
the Japanese puppet state of Man
chukuo as emperor of Manchukuo, in
an effort to rally all the reactionary
elements in China around the Man.
chukuo state. Several of the leading
militarists in North China have been
bribed with money and promises Of
advancement under the empire into
supporting the Japanese designs for
extension of Manchukuo into North
China.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29
Honduras Prisoners Rout
Guards

TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras, Dee
28.-Inmates of the Santa Rosa
Copan prison overpowered their
guards yesterday, broke out Of the
prison and stormed the war arsenals
for weapons. A fierce battle followed
with the local police, with many
killed and wounded on both sides.
The prisoners then retreated to the
hills.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29
By Burck

ing these organizations by the thou
sands. Throughout the world the
anti-Soviet ring is finding each at
tack on the Soviet Union a BOOM
erang against their own counter
revolutionary organization n d
against world imperialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29

and Japan hit another snag today.
as the British masters Of India i'm
posed new duties on Japanese cot
ton exports to India. The new du-
ties range as high as 1870 per cent,
and are aimed to drive Japanese
trade out of India.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29
British Ban Italian in Malta
SchONIS

ROME, Dec. 28.-Itslo- British I'M
perialist antagonisrn flared up
sharply today, as group Of fascist
deputies denounced the proposal OF
the British rulers Of the island to
abolish the teaching Of italian in the
elementary schools.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29
British Hit Tokyo Trade in
India

TOKYO, Dec. 28.-Negotiations in
the tariff war between British India
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-29

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 90, 1888
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08
SECURITIES SALES
REGULATIONS STRICT
Rules for Protection of In
veStorS Outlined.

By Scripps-HOoard Newspaper alliance
WASHINGTON, July 8.-Regula-
lions even more thorough and COM
prehensive than were prescribed in
the securities act, just promulgated
by the federal trade commission,
gave promise today of protection
for future purchasers of stocks and
bonds.
Business may find it burdensome
to supply all the information for
which we ask" Baldwin B. Bane
chairman of the trade commission
committee which formulated the
regulations, said today, but honest
business should welcome the most
stringent enforcement of this ma
ture. The act is intended to-and
should-protect honest financing
from the competition of dishonest
and fraudulent financing hereto
fore suffered"
The commission has ruled that
business must supply data concern
ing all states in which it operates
as a basis for cooperation with
state blue sky commissions.
Any litigation pending against a
company must be made known.
In some cases prospectuses might
have to contain 500 pages if all
this information were to be laid
before prospective buyers, and Sc
the commission has ruled that sum-
m.arieS only need be presented in
prospectureS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08
SHOWDOWN OF PRICES
OF STEEL RAILS SEEN
Facts to Be Shown at Forthcoming
Hearing ON Industry Code.

By Scripps-Hotodrd Newspaper Alliance
WASHINGTON, July 8, - The
showdown on maintenance of steel
rail prices may come when General
Hugh johnson holds hearings on
the forthcoming code of fair prac-
tees for the steel industry
For these hearings he will be sup
piled with all the information
gathered by the department of JUS
tice in its investigation of this price
pegging which has existed over a
long period of years.
Acknowledgement Homer Cum
mings also has announced that the
facts likewise will be available to
Joseph Eastman, federal co-ordina-
tor of railroads, who termed the
steel rail price maintenance stupid
ity'' in recent decision as an in
terstate commerce commissioner.
Although there was a small de-
crease in these prices about a year
ago, steel rail costs have been peggeC
at a practically stationary figure
while all other commodities have
f1uctuated sharply.
In reply to an inquiry, Cummings
said that the steel rail price inves-
tigation, which was begun by his
Republican predecessor after COM
plants by Senator James Couzens
(Rep., Mich), had slowed up.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08
Gold Bloc Is Organized
BY RICHARD B. MCMILLAN

1hittu ItsS swan Correspondent
PARIS, July 8.-Seven gold stan
dard nations of Europe, holding
half the worlds gold, today reached
complete agreement to form a def
mite gold bloc until monetary nor
malcy has been restored.
The nations France, Italy, Bel
GUM, Holland, Switzerland, Poland
and CzechoSlovakia-are pledged
under the agreement to do nothing
to prevent normal movement Of
gold between themselves for the bal
ance Of payments.
French financial experts anticipate
that nongold nations - including
Great Britain, United States, Japan
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, South
Africa, Australia, Canada, India
New Zealand and Ireland-would
form a counter bloc, rallying per-
haps twenty-five nations for a
united defense of monetary inter
eSts.
General principles of the gold
bloc formed today at q meeting held
at the Bank of France were laid
down as follows:
l. To maintain equilibrium of the
balance of payments.
2. To do nothing to harm free
movement of gold and the normal
functioning of the gold standard.
3. To seek a credit policy to per-
nit business to resume norma
credit basis.
4. To do nothing concerning
moneys without consulting other
bloc nations.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08
BRE EVERY fires
UNDER PROBE
AL Feeney Orders Several to
Appear Before Him
Monday.
Continued From Page One)

age OAACJ
held up papers of incorporation and
Fry refused a permit. At the
brewery today, officials said that the
international company would oper-
ate the plant solely, henceforth. It's
officials asserted they had bought
the building from John Boyer of
Southport.
Several weeks ago, an investiga-
ton was made by The Times of
charges that 75-centS-a-day wages
were being paid in rehabilitation of
the brewery
Officers in the proposed corpora
ton admitted that men were being
paid as low as ST a day for cleanup
work.
Incorporation papers for the In
ternational Company were filed Fri
day with the secretary of state, list
ing 100000 shares of stock of a
par value of ST share.
Papers were filed by Norman E.
Patrick, 1920 North New Jersey
street, an attorney. incorporates
are Spahr, 5125 North Meridian
street; Louis c. Reifis, 1923 South
East street; Martin Carr, 644 East
ern avenue; William D. Gibson, 1913
North Tuxedo street; Anton Kainz,
Barton hotel, and Paul S. Kerfoot,
st. Paul. MINI.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08
STATE POLICE RADIO
CHAIN DRIVE OPENED
Donation of Funds to Build
System Sought.

Creation of county committees of
bankers and others to canvass for
funds to finance a statewide police
radio system was started today.
The movement grew out of COM
mittee meeting held at the Columbia
Club Friday afternoon under au-
spices of the Indiana Bankers Asso-
citation.
AL Feeney, state safety director,
outlined the need for a statewide
police radio hook-up SIS a "chal-
lenge to gangdom" He told of
the radio already in operation by
the state force in the Calumet dis
trict and plans for indianapolis in
stallation.
1t was decided to appoint county
committees to aid in fund raising
since no appropriation has been
made by the state.
Groups represented at the meet
ing included the bankers, Indiana
State Chamber of Commerce, In
diana Farm Bureau, Inc, and Asso-
ciated Employers of indianapolis.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-07-08
Collapse May Result Il
Market Is GIutted,
Johnson SAYS.
Continued From Page One)

while wages and consumer buying
catch up.
Washington officials are deadly
in earnest in this. A glutted mar
ket or prices out of reach are re-
garded in thes administration as
dangerous. Those who contribute
to such conditions are regarded as
menacing general recovery.
Sterilization Is Problem
Farm prices are most out of line
They are about As per cent below
1926. Foods, textiles, and fuel are
about IS per cent off. Building ma
terials, chemicals and house fur
nishings are of about one-fourth
from 1926
Hides and leather products suf-
fered least, being about Is per cent
below. In the eventual Sterilization
of prices, one subject is to correct
these inequalities insofar as pos
sible
How prices will be stabilized when
they reach the desired level and
kept from going very far or falling
very far below, with crops heavy
one year and short the next, with
some industries going up or down
as new devices shift trade-as hap
pened when radios struck blow
at phonographs-are questions to be
considered later.