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The daily worker., 1933-04-17

the authority of documents to
spread on its pages tales about Boil
shevik horrors
In the Blue Hall of the Trade
Union House, in the presence of
nearly the entire diplomatic corps
and Of a great number of foreign
correspondents. the legend about
third degree methods was exploded
and blown away like dust
THE British subjects accused of
sabotage didn't utter a sound about
it.
Gale of Laughter.
''The defendant Thornton declares
that the confession made by him at
the preliminary investigation on
March 13 was not made because he
was in any way forced to do it, but
merely because the official who con-
Quoted the examination requested
him to make a confession, and he,
Thornton couldn't resist the tenpoa-
ton to comply with this request.
The public present in court enjoyed
several minutes Of amusement. But
it wasn't at Thornton that they were
laughing. Every outburst of laugh
ter was killing the defense system
chosen by Thornton-and not by him
alone.
White Book Fairy Tales.
"T'horntons position is miniature
OF the position Of the British die
hards. The British public is still Of
tered fairy tales by the die-hards
from the White Books even after
these have been refuted by the very
men who were the alleged victims of
the 'G. P. U. methods. The stupid
position in which the diehards now
find themselves, puts them in a
quandary.
ITO tell the truth, there is enough
cause for them to despair. Prayda
here quotes from the document which
Thornton himself wrote at the pre-
hminary investigation, wherein he
himself voluntarily revealed his part
in the network of espionage activity
created in the U. 8. s. r.. We now
know the kind OF help rendered the
The daily worker., 1933-04-17
MEET TO BUILD
c. P. OF IRELAND
Easter Week Congress
Is Under Way

NEW YORK.-Easter Sunday was
observed throughout the world by
Irish reyolutionists as the 18th au-
niversary Of the Dublin uprising un-
der the leadership Of James Connoly
Irish workers leader.
The Citizens Army seized the city
Of Dublin and held it for one week.
This week, the Irish Revolutionary
Workers Groups, are holding an ALI
Ireland Congress 10 form the Com
Inunist Party of Ireland, which will
carry on the traditions of the heroic
Easter Week fighters to lead the
struggle Of Irish workers and peas
ants against British imperialism and
Irish capitalism, for a Workers and
Farmers Republic Of Ireland. The
Irish Republican Army is well repre-
sented at this congress.
The daily worker., 1933-04-17

AnilhoC1A VI tltC CuobO@tTy pTlNll6S6
Of questioning any defendant who
mentioned his name in giving testi-
mony, Monkhouse took the stand and
began reciting his little piece: after
listening to Sukhoruchkin's evidence
and to that Of other Soviet citizens
1 wish to say that this case is a
frame-up Of the Metropolitan Wick
ers Company"
British Press Knew Beforehand.
Here Monkhouse was interrupted
by the presiding Judge Ulrich, who
told him that his statement was ir-
relevant to Sukhoruchkin's testimony
and out of order. At the proper
time, namely tonight, the Judge
added, he would be given the oppor-
tunity to make any statement he
wished in his own defense. Immedi-
ately as Ndonkhouse concluded the re-
citation of his prepared piece, the
British correspondents, apparently
having foreknowledge of this event,
made dash for the press room with
some of the other foreign correspond
ents following them. In few min
utes the wires were hot with accounts
of Monkhouse's statement, and later
in the evening news came from Lon
don about the frenzied featuring Of
this sensation" in the British press.
Again in the evening session, when
testifying in his own turn, Monk
house repeated the statement about
having been questioned for eighteen
hours on end, saying that Prosecutor
Vishinsky, who had conducted the
preliminary investigation, could bear
The daily worker., 1933-04-17
Monkhouse, British Spy in
Moscow, Admits in Court His
"Thtrd Degree" Charge False
American and British Capitalist Press Emphasize His
Declaration That Defendants Were Questioned 18 Hours"
And Barely Mention Monkhouse Retracted Statement

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trial
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and
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MOSCOW April ia crushing defeat
mite Book of fantastic
The daily worker., 1933-04-17
Columbia Network
Slandering U.S.S.R.

NEW YORX.-As part OF the effort
to defeat the campaign for recogni-
ton of the Soviet Union being con-
Quoted by the Friends of the Soviet
Union, c. ]. Hill, broadcasting over
the Columbia network on Monday,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday eve
nings, has been consistently slander-
ing the Soviet Union.
The F.S.U. requests that all CON-
rades, sympathizers and friends of
the Soviet Union write or telephone
protests to the broadcasting studio.
Phone, Wickersham $4,000 or write
to Columbia Broadcssting Co. at 4s5
Madison Ave, New York City.
The daily worker., 1933-04-17

and gfudglngly mumbled a.
apology. The records showed
that on the day of longest in
vestigation, the total time consumed
for questioning, for Monkhouse writ
ing his testimony in Ionghand, and
for dinner and supper, was twelve
hours.
No Third Degree.
In view Of the fact that the Eng
hsh reactionary press pinned its en-
tire case on the theory of third de-
gree" methods supposedly used in the
preliminary investigation, and par
ticularly upon the falsehood about
the eighteen hours of continuous
questioning Of MoIlkhouse; the rec
ords of the G. P. U. prison and Monk
houses admission of their correct
ness constitutes stattering blow at
the entire scheme of the defendants
Of repudiating their earlier testimony
testimony in which they had con-
fessed to bribery, espionage and Sabo-
tage activities.
When Thornton this evening again
attempted retractation of his earlier
confession, and again involved HIM
self in a web of glaring contradic-
tions, Prosecutor Vishinsky signifi-
cantly asked: who is the English
man at present in Moscow that
coached you to tell these untruths?"
Whether he had in view British
lawyer directing the defense behind
the scenes, or another British person
Of high authority, Vishinsky did not
state
Smash British Official Defense.
MOSCOW, April 16.-Pravda, in an
article headed Exposed Criminals" :"
writes: Already the first two days
Of the trial of the wreckers has dealt
a crushing blow to the official con-
ception concocted in London about
the innocence" of the defendants.
Third degree methods figure in
the official documents Of the Eng
lish government-the White Books
issued by the Foreign office to en-
able the diehard press, leaning on
The daily worker., 1933-04-17
COMMUNISTS IN
GERMANY HOLD
GROUND IN VOTE
City Balloting Shows
Nazis Forged Returns
in General Elections
BULLETIN.

BERLIN April 1S.-The action
OK storm detachments who are Oc-
cHpying in Saxony, as elsewhere,
the trade union premises, the Peo-
pies House, workers printing works,
the cOoperatives. etc. encountered
strong proletariap resistance in
Dresden. Large protest strikes were
declared in several Of the biggest
Dresden factories against the Nazi
repression.
BERLIN, April 1S.-The results fol-
the PrusSian municipal elections and
the provincial voting in Westphalia
Rhineland, and Saxony show that the
Communist Party is holding its
ground in spite Of sharp repression
and terror.
The inconnpatibility of the election
figures with the national election re-
turns Of March 5th show that the
latter were forged in the most shame
less and clumsy fashion by the Nazis.
In every instance, the Communist
Party has shown far smaller declines
than the Socialist Party while in the
national election of month before,
the socialists actually made gains
according to Nazi figures) while the
Communist Party suffered a million
vote loss. The vote Justification has
been so clumsy that there is a dis
crepancy Of eleven thousand votes in
the figures for the total vote for Ber-
lin as given by the Deutsche AIlge-
meine Zeitung and as reported by
the Berliner Zeitung am Mittag.
Reds Gain One Seat
In Westphalia, the Communists in
creased their strength from 13 repre-
sentatiyes in the Provincial Diet to
II, while the Socialists dropped from
81 to 81.
In Rhine Province, there was
Communist decline from 81 to 10
seats, while the Socialists fell from
as to 16.
The daily worker., 1933-04-17
German Factory Workers Put
Communists in Shop Councils;
United Action Stops Arrest

Counter Offensive Against Fasc Workshops DefynQ
Terror; Strikes Begin Again st Hiter's Wage Cutting
SAARBRUCKEN against Hitler
and Oies in the
At council
TadeUn
At Works the hereaHsE fbnws.
The daily worker., 1933-04-17
Charge of Third Degree
Itself Was Framed
British Press Forwaned Engineer Monkhouse
Would Make Lying Statement in Moscow
Trial; Secret Agents Prepared It
FROM Our Moscow Corresnondent

MOSCOW, fourth o
British
station
Apparently guided by British agents
house into Court with
The daily worker., 1933-04-17
Force Release.

BERLIN, April 5, CBy Mail Five
members of the factory council Of the
Christallate Works in Wedding, Ber-
lin, were arrested. Thereupon del
egation was sent to the Police Presi-
dent and the General Trade Union
Council demanding the immediate
release Of the arrested workers. This
united front action was successful
and the workers were released,
The Margerine Union Factory in
Berlin sent a delegation to the Police
President to demand the immediate
release of all anti-faScist political
prisoners.
The printing establishment OF Ru-
dolph MoSse in Berlin Jointly elected
an anti-FaScist unity committee, and
adopted protest resolutions against
the suppression OK newspapers, and
against the Hitler terror.
Workers in the Fromms establish
ment undertook protest action on the
day that Thaelmsnn was arrested,
and published leaflet demanding
that other factories take joint action
to secure the release of all detained
anti-fascists.
Force Nszis to Sign Demand.
AT the repair works Of the Anhalt
Station in Berlin two Communist
members of the Works Council we're
arrested. Under the pressure of the
militant and aroused workers, even
the Nazi members Of the Works
Council interviewed for the release Of
the two comrades. A collection taken
for the arrested men, and one of the
Nazi members was forced to sign his
name first. The workers also sent
The daily worker., 1933-04-17

delegations TO the Works manage
ment and to the Police President to
demand the release of the Commu-
nists.
At the HeDers Factory in Berlin q
protest strike was organized when
Hitler became Chancellor. At the
last elections for the factory council,
the Red Trade Unions obtained a
majority, and the Nazis were even
unable to put up list.
HARBURG WILLIAMSBURG.
April 6, CBy maiD.- the Thoerl
United Oil Works in Harburg Will
helmsburg the workers struck against
a wage cut. Two members of the
Factory committee we're arrested. But
the workers remained firm, and the
management had to enter into nego-
tiationS. The old wages were re-
stored, and the arrested comrades re-
leased
Strike Stops Arrests.
KOENIGSBURG, April S, (By
maiD In the Koenigsburg Railway
Repair Works, Immediately after the
burning OF the Reichstag several
members Of the works council were
to be arrested, AS the police entered
the works, the workers all laid down
their tools, so that the plan of arrest
ing the council members had to be
given up.
The daily worker., 1933-04-17

Revolutionary List - $50
votes.
RefOrmists--15o votes.
NaZis-S4 votes
At the Kindl Brewery g revolu-
tionary list was put forward for the
first time, and scored the following
success.
Revolutionary hst-2 seats.
RefOTniSts-2 seats.
Nagis--1 seat.
The daily worker., 1933-04-17
Six Communists Elected.

LICHTENBURG. April 5 CBy mail
At the big chemical works "Aceta'
IN Lichtenburg, more than $50 more
men were taken on in the course Of
last year. The management toob
every care to employ only Nazis, sc
as to break the influence Of the Com.
munists. But the factory election
committee which took place last week
was a big disappointment for the
management. Six Communists were
elected as against only three Nasis.
The daily worker., 1933-04-17

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
R00SEVELT'S CALL
HONORS HOLMES
President and First Lady
Stay 40 Minutes in Visit
on 92d Birthday.

One Of the presents which former
Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell
Holmes received yesterday upon the &C.
casion Of his ed birthday anniversary
was a 40-minute visit from President
and Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt.
The Roosevelts arrived at Justice
Holmes red-brick town house at ITO
street in the early dusk, and night
had fallen before they departed. smil-
ing, through the crowd which had COL
lected outside.
Those who waited before the iron
grill balustrade of the staid old resi-
dence cheered the presidential couple
and saw Mrs. Roosevelt, tall, athletic
figure in brown and red. set out for
the White House on foot.
She stood still and waited until the
President and his son had entered the
open car, then quickly started down the
street, accompanied by her dog,
Meggie.
Mrs. Roosevelt said she didn't think
she should tell what occurred in that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
ROOSEVELT DELAYS
NAMING Of ENJOYS
AmbassadoriaI Corps Taking
Shape Slowly Because
of Banking Crisis.
BY the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
An Ambassadorial corps to represent
the Roosevelt adm nistration In the
worlds great capitals is taking definite
shape, although somewhat slowly, be-
cause Of the preoccupation Of the new
President with financial affairs at
hcmc.
The appointment Of Robert w. Bing-
ham, Louisville, KY, lawyer and news
Great Britain is likely to be announced
soon. Others mentioned for major ap-
pointments are:
Claude G. Bowers Of New York, edi-
ter. author and prominent Democratic
counselor
Ira Nelson Morris Of Chicago. diplo-
mat, author and world traveller.
Jesse Isidor Straus. New York mer-
chant and strong supporter Of the
Roosevelt candidacy.
Bowers. 54-year-old native of Indi-
ana, Is reported slated to succeed IT.
win B. Laughlin as Ambassador to
Spain. In the 1923 Democratic Ma
tional Convention at Houston, Bowers
was the keynote orator.
Former Minister.
Morris, Minister to Sweden under
toned In connection with the Berlin
post, held by Frederic NJ Sackett. The
ChicaRoan, SO years old, maintains q
Summer home at Manchester, Mass
Straus, 60-year-old head Of big New
York department store, may replace
Harry F. Guggenheim at Havana, al
though he has been reported under
consideration also for European post
Because of the importance Of the
London position, Bingham's name as
successor to Andrew w. Mellon, prob
ably will be sent to the Senate before
long.
The Kentuckian has been in recent
consultation at the State Department
are expected to include preparatory
work on to the forthcoming World
Economic Conference Is well as wal
debts.
No Changes Likely.
Realizing the delicacy Of the situa-
ton in the Far East, the adn1inistra-
ton may decide to make no changes
In the ENJOYS to Japan and China
Both posts are held by experienced
career diplomats, Joseph C. Grew at
TOXIC, and Newton T. johnson at
Peiping.
The new administration also Is ex-
pected to avail itself Of the expert
ence and training OF Hugh r. Wilson
Minister to Switzerland, and Hugh s
Gibson. Ambassador to Belgium. Both
have made themselves experts in dis
armament and have come up through
the ranks of the foreign service.
J. Reuben Clark, IT., who recently
resigned as Ambassador to Mexico, Is
understood to be adamant in his de-
cision to return to private law. making
an important position that must be
filled. The post Of Minister to Canada
Is another.
Considerable interest also centers
around the choice Of Ambassadors to
France and Italy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

40-minute period when . President
called liberal" was TALKING with the
venerable ex-Justice famed for his lib
eral opinions.
In his entire career on the bench
Justice Holmes himself never gave in
terviews to newspapers, and the Presi-
dent and his wife apparently felt they
should respect his wishes.
.'You know why We went" she said,
20 congratulate him, Of course, upon
his birthday"
The President in going to call on one
OF the Capitals most beloved and most
outstanding personalities, followed .
well-beaten path.
All day long. the powerful who had
been his associates in long public life.
and the man of the streets who looked
to him for rare brand Of justice had
been going up the short flight Of steps
to his door,
Some left cards: some left Gifts. The
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
New Faces in Congress
EDWIN M sCHAEFER NOT SINGLE CAMPAIGN SPEECH
BY WILL p. KENNEDY

OWN M. SCHAEFER enters
- Congress as Representative from
the twenty-second Illinois dis
IL trict, without having made
single campaign speech
or having conducted a campaign OF
any sort. He is graduate of . military
academy, his profession is chemical
engineering. and he was a plant man
ager when elected. He is As years old
He has been chairman Of his county
Democratic Committee since 1928, and
for the past two years county treas
urer.
How it happened that he was elected
by an overwhelming majority without
having made any sort of campaign Is
simply this: The death of Representa-
tive Charles A. Karch of East st. Louis
two days before the presidential and
congressional election, forced the Demo-
Gratis in that district to act quickly
to place another name on the ALREADY
printed ballots.
Schaefer's friends have referred to
him as 1.-The most independent man IN
politics" and he had no ambition to
become a member of Congress. There
are five counties in that congressional
district. 1t took the chairman OF these
four other county organizations IL
hours to persuade Schaefer to let his
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
ID HELD IN SALE RIOT
Accused at Salt Lake City Of TAX
ing Part in Mortgage Fight.

SALT LAKE CITY, March (P.-
Fourteen persons charged with partici-
pating in foreclosure sale riot at the
City and County Building here Febru-
airy %, including M. P. Bales, Commu-
mist candidate for Governor of Utah
last Fall, we're held for trial at the con-
clusion of a preliminary hearing in
City Court yesterday.
Don Clark was the only defendant
not bound over to the District Court.
Eight of the fourteen are at liberty on
bonds ranging from $500 to $1,000 each,
or on their personal recognizance.
Some 800 ex-service men, armed with
oak slaves, patrolled the building corri-
doris and grounds during the trial. deny
ing admittance to all recognized Com
munists or sympathizers unless they
could show a reason for their presence.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

more intimate were admitted, ana went
up In the little elevator to his second
floor study. where, among his books, he
now savors the experiences Of an inter-
esting life.
One telegraph boy. padding up the
steps, said: I've been here 20 times
before today"
Chief Justice Hughes and Mrs.
Hughes called shortly before the Presi-
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt.
Charles Henry Butler, once IN oiilcer
Of the Supreme Court, came carrying
single, long stemmed rose-the sort
OF ., gift that would be gratefully re-
ceived by . man Ike oliver Wendell
Holmes. f
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
"PUBLlC ENEMY" TAKES
$4,000 FROM BOARDING
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March s.-Public Enemy
No. 2 took $4,000 in legal tender out
Of boarding yesterday.
Walking out Of one court room. VIII
Ham Three Fingered Jack" White
convicted murderer and top flight gang
ster-bumped inta pair Of detectives
with another warrant for him. An old
charge Of carrying concealed weapons
had been reinstated and White had to
30 back to court.
He was told he could 60 for 5000
bond.
Without batting an eye he pulled
out an old fashioned roll of alluring
green tint
The clerk nearly tainted. He counted
out 18 $500 bank notes and 10 500
bills. He took 1t to the chief clerk,
who said it looked all right and would
be acceptable.
Public Enemy No. 2 strolled noncha-
lAntly to the nearest exit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09
CHURCH PEOPLE ADVISED
TO DISPLAY COURAGE
President of Federal Council Calls
Situation Judgment Upon
Economic Standards.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 9.-Rev. DR..
Albert w Beaver, president of the
Federal Council Of Churches Of Christ
In America. called last night upon
church people to put aside fear because
Of the present financial conditions.
He described the situation as "a day
Of judgment upon the unsocial and un-
christian standards that have prevailed
in our economic life'' and asked for
"heart-searching and penitence for
having followed q way of life that in
q moral universe was bound to end in
disaster"
He called for united prayer "pri-
vately day by day and corporately in
our places Of worship on the coming
Sunday"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-03-09

highlands oldest free church build
ing. the Horninssham Congregations
Church. which still boasts q thatcl1
roof. recently celebrated It's 3eoth ami
verSAry.
The Washington times., 1933-10-07
SPREAD IS HELD
UNFAvORABLE

The index of all commodity
prices based on 1926 as 100, rose
in August for the sixth consecu-
tive month to new high for
the current upward movement, &C
cording to the Alexander Hamll-
ton Institutes current bulletin.
The index was 69.5 in August as
compared with $50 in July and
the depression's low of 1913 in
February.
The index in August was thus
1862 per cent above the low point,
but it was still 30.5 per cent be-
low the 1926 level reported to be
the goal of the Administrations
price-raising experiment. If the
price index continued to rise at
the same rate as during the six
months ended with August the
1926 level would be reached a
year from next March or in
March, 1885.
The rise in the price level from
July to August was featured by
an unfavorable development, OBJ
serves the institute, which points
out that the rise was due entirely
to an advance in the price index
of manufactured goods from 1872
to 1874. The price index of raw
materials dropped from 61.8 to
sos. The price spread between
the two groups of commodities
consequently widened, thus eraS-
ing part of the progress made in
the previous months toward the
elimination of the spread.
The Washington times., 1933-10-07
FINANCING Low
IN NSEPTEMBER

State and municipal financing
during September totaled $30,994,-
513, as compared with the revised
total of $11o,912,276 during August
according to the Daily Bond
Buyer. Included in the total for
last month are $50, 500 of R. F. C.
and $1,295, 900 of P. w. A. loans.
The August total included $472,000
R. F. C. loans and $74,50O,00O
P. w. A. loans.
The total for the nine months
ended September 80 was $685.
590,689, of which $195.075, 1853 rep
resents R. F. C. loans and $75,-
795, 900 P. w. A. loans. The total
for the corresponding period of
1882 was $6O1 ,O46,315, of which
$111,807,557 represent R. F. C.
loans.
The Washington times., 1933-10-07
REPEAL SHARES
LEAD RALLY
IN STOCKS
BY LESLIE GOULD

q. NEW YORK, Oct. 7 GN.s0.
"A sharp turnabout in the COM
modities lifting them from frac-
tions to more than 3 cents a
buShel from their lows turned the
= market higher in the final min
utes of trading today.
= Liquor Shares Rally
. Liquor shares rapidly recap
tured their early gains under the
lead of National Distillers which
closed above 81. Schenley and
Commercial Solvents also we're
favorites.
The New York city traction
stocks were again taken in hand
and pushed up sharply with Inter
borough making new high for
the year.
Farm implement shares, nota-
bly, Case, spurted in sympathy
with the recovery in wheat.
Mining Stocks Steady
Gold mining shares were steady
under the lead of United States
Smelling which gained about one
point.
The carrier shares were only
steady with New York Central,
7Atchison, Union Pacific, and
Southern Pacific moving in a mar
row range around their previous
close. Utility stocks failed to do
much.