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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26
JAPANESE NAVY
MASSING AT SO.
CHINA CITIES

SHANGHAI, June 25.--The Japa-
nase Navy is concentrating warships
off important South Chinese ports
"to cope with possible developments. .
in the recrudescence Of The anti-Ja-
panese boycott movement in South
ern China Three Japanese destroy
ers are anchored off Macao, near
HongKong, a gunboat has been sent
to Canton, and the cruiser Isudzu
is at Foochow. metropolis of Fukien
Province.
According to reports from Japan,
the Japanese authorities are laying
down the usual barrage of rumored
disturbances in South China in pre-
paration for eventual Japanese arm
ed intervention.
Shanghai Threatened BY Yangtze
Flood
The flood menace at Hankow Is
diminishing as the Yangtze River
level drops up the river, but the flood
waters are approaching Shanghai
and threatening the Woosung dis
trict of this city. The Paoshan levee
is already beginning to give way,
menacing the Shanghai, Peoshan,
Taichang, Quinan and Rating dis
tricts with devastation.
The city Of Kjukiang, 400 miles up
the river is still covered by water
knee-deep, and Wuhu, eighty miles
from Kiukiang is under several feet
of water. inter-upting the line OF
sl,nrltes for rhjsng-Kpi-Sheks anti :
communist armies near Nancl1ang.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26
SWANSON FAKES
LABOR BENEFIT
in NAVY BLDG

WASHINGTON. D. c.. June 25.-D
Secretary of the Navy Swanson's at
tempt to sugar coat the Roosevelt
battleship construction program by
stfrg that 'Eighty-five per cent Of
the money spent On building Amer
lean warships gV5 for labor" is be-
lied in survey by the U. S. Depart
ment of Labor itself According to
study on the relative cost of ma
terial and labor in construction work,
made in 1882 by the U. S. Bureau Of
Labor Statistics, out Of every dollar
spent in structural steel, painting
plumbing, carpenter work and other
such building, an average OF only
81 cents goes to labor, The other SO
cents is spent for material.
The amount varies for different
ginds of work. In structural steel,
only 1877 goes TO labor; In electric
wiring and fixtures, 80 per cent; IN
plumbing. 20 per cent, etc.
Thus swansons plea that Roose-
velt's lis a program to put labor to
work and labor will get more from
shipbuilding than anything else" Is
really an effort to cloak government
war preparations by false appeal
to workers, including the uner11-
ployed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26

journalist Reiii kuroda, and the
dramatist Koreya Sende.
The New Masses subscriber also
writes that the Japanese Minister OF
Education. Iclliro Hatoyama, has de-
manded the resignation Of Joshin
Pakigawa, a Professor of Law in the
Kyoto Imperial University, The rea-
son given for this demand is that
Prof. Pakigawa,s lectures border dan
gerously on Communism. The Min
ister's action followed discussion in
the Diet where a conservative men,
Der of the Parliament demanded the
dismissal from the universities of
dangerous" professors. The govern
ment has also prohibited the publ
cation of Prof. Pakigawas new book
on law.
The Professors colleagues at the
Kyoto Imperial University as we'll as
the students have held meetings pro-
testing against his expulsion, but the
government ignored these protests.
AS a result, on May Goth, all of the
professors OF law of the Kyoto I'M
perial University handed in their
designations A total of so professors
have quit their posts in protest
against the governments policy Of
persecution AS a result, the Law
Department of the University had to
be closed The incident has created
a sensation throughout Japan. The
Minister of Education has announced
that If Necessary he will close the uni
versity. but he viii not take the
rsofeesc1s back.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26

ard taken away for examination.
The prisoners under examination
were stripped naked in many cases
and beaten up with whips and 81 eel
rods whenever their answers were
unsatisfactory.
Those who had not been taken out
were often unable to sleep owing to
the fearful screaming and groans of
the tortured men in the neighbor-
ing cellars, where the inquisition was
proceeding.
The second sort OF maltreatment
was unsyStematic and was committed
by the members of the Nazi storm
attachments told off to guard the
prisoners. The chief victims of this
sort of ill-treatment were prisoners
of Jewish exterior.
The uniformed Nazis would come
into the cellars and knock about in
dividual prisoners who displeased
them, kick them, or hit them with
various weapons as they felt inclined.
The most terrible treatment was
reserved for Jews known to be Com
munists. From time to time prison
ers disappeared The guards. some
of whom were not so brutal and quite
prepared to talk to their prisoners
declared that they had been taken
to the hospital
There were also members of the
Nazi first aid detachment on duty in
the building. One of these men told
Karlchen that the hospitals we're
making difficulties about accepting
victims because the doctors were
afraid that the men would die on
their hands and they would then not
know what to write as the cause of
death on the death certificate.
Among the prisoners were two
young women, said to be Commun-
lists. Karlchen had no opportunity
of speaking to them as they were
kept in separate cellars.
Still Undaunted
Their hair had been cut out in
punches and in front two curls had
been twisted in imitation of the ira
ditional Jewish forehead crls still
worn in Jewish communities by the
older jews.
In the night those prisoners who
could still stand were often taken
out into the big yard and compelled
to go through gruelling military ex-
ercises in the light of automobile
headlamps
There was large feet of motor
cars attached TO this Nazi torture
hell and they secured Berlin day and
night bringing in new prisoners.
After about week of this Karl
chen was released. If they think they
have inundated him they are mis-
taken. He no longer lives at home
and they will have some difficulty in
finding him, but he is at work.
II shall be a Communist until
you kill me-" he had told them,
and he means it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26
BY EDWARD JAMES.

Correspondent in Germany for the
British Daily Worker)
THE five articles previously pub
Iished told of the Social Democratic
leaders treachery, the burning of
the Reichstag, how the German
workers fought the Nazi terror, the
torture OF Communists in the Nazi
secret cellars, and the Nazi on
sIaughts.
II Shall Be a Communist"
AS I have already written in these
articles one of the worst and most
notorious hell-holes of German Fas-
cism is the Nazi Barracks in the
General Pape Strasse, the buildings
of the Military Administration. To-
day 1 shall tell the story of a COM
rade who was there for over a week.
The comrade in question is physi-
cally stunted and suffers from con-
sumption. He is little more than a
bag of bones, but in his weak body
there burns an unquenchable fire and
spirit. Little Charlie" C'Karlchen)
they called him.
He is German Bolshevist, and
that is his proudest title.
He was an official Of one of those
many German working class organ
izations for games, rambles and
sports.
"Karlchen' would have loved to
take part in the sports himself, but
i1o could at least keep their books
and take an active part in the or
ganizational work
1t was because of this work that
the Nazis came for him one Friday
afternoon. The gang who kidnapped
him were members OF the biack-uni-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26
New French Drive in
Morocco Against the
RebelliOus Tribesmen

PARIS, June 22,-The French
Army has launched general often
sive in the Atlas Mountains to crush
the rebellious African mountain
tribesmen, who still refuse to sub
nit to French colonial rule.
The operations, high up in the
snow-clad mountains, are directed by
General Andre Hure, French COM
mander-in-chief in Morocco, as a
continuation of the year-old French
drive to crush the rebel tribesmen
throughout the French Morocco pro-
tectorate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26

States Of America, would you bear
arms and render military service for
the United States If admitted to citi-
zenship2" was the test" asked the
Judge in hearing Flen1ing's petition
for. citizenship papers.
Upon Flerning's ringing mo- the
court denied the petition.
So far as could be learned it is the
first time British subject has been
refused citizenship papers on a ques-
ton of war with the U. S. S. r.
A mass protest against this denial
of Flenaing's right to become citi-
zen has been started by the San
Francisco international Labor De-
Tense, as well as the national I. L. D.
office in New York Steps are under
way to appeal the decision of the
court.
I. l., d. officials pointed out Flem-
Ing was not asked the general ques-
ton about war, or even of his at
titude in case of war with Britain
the country of his birth. but only
specifically about war between AM
erica and Soviet Russia
They also held the decision was an
essential denial OF workers right 10
sitizenship n country which re-
eeives the benefit q his labor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26
BULGARIA UNDER
MARTIAL LAW AS
TERROR RULES
All Papers Closed,
Mail andWires Seized,
Police. Search Homes

VIENNA. June 25-The Bulgar-
ian Cabinet, in its campaign against
the revolutionary labor movement,
has decreed martial law throughout
the country, according to dispatches
from Sofia, the capital.
Police and soldiers are making
widespread searches of workers
homes. and postal, telegraph and
telephone services have been seized
by the military
Concentration Camps Set Up.
Army authorities have closed and
sealed all newspapers and printing
plants No Bulgarians are allowed to
leave Sofia. and those arriving from
abroad are being placed in concentra-
ton camps.
The Bulgarian Sobranie (Parlia-
menD passed a law at special ses-
sion late last night fixing the death
penalty for attempts on the life of
government leaders. This law is to
furnish the pretext for executing the
leaders of the Bulgarian working
class.
Communist Leader Assassinated
All persons in Sofia found in pos
session of arms have been lodged in
the military prison, according to
Avala, the official Jugoslav news
agency Avala also reports that five
persons, including Boyasiyeeff, Com
munist leader, had been killed in the
streets Of Sofia by unknown assail-
ants"
Revolutionary Movement Grew In
the Past Year.
The revolutionary labor movement
in Bulgaria has been growing by
leaps and bounds during the past
year or so. The Communists cap
tUred 2 clear ma jority of the Sofia
City Council in the elections held
last Fall Numerous reports of
dsaffection and revolutionary work
In the Bulgarian Army, with death
sentences for the soldiers involved
have appeared In the world press
during the past few months. The
present declaration of martial law
is a desperate effort by the B&gar-
ian government TO suppress the rev.
dictionary movement by ruthless
terror.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26
tBy Our Special Correspondent. J

Cby Our Special Correspondent
PARIS, June 25-On the day
when the German Supreme Court
at Leipzig will pronounce the death
sentence which has already been
announced by Hitler and Goering
against the alleged incendiaries of
the Reichstag; the Communist dep
uty Ernst Torgler and the three Bull
garian working class leaders, Dimit-
roff and his comrades, another GRIM
inal TIL of the real burners of the
Reichstag u begin in Paris repre-
senting an international trial of Hit
ier-Germany.
The best lawyers Of Europe and
America have got together to shed
light through this counter-trial on
this dark affair on the basis of I'M
prejudiced testimony. The best
known lawyers of France, Henri
Torres and Castor Bergery, the for
mer Italian Prime Minister, Nitti,
he well-known Swedish lawyer
Branting, the former German Min
lister Of Justice DR. Kurt Rosenfe1d.
and 2, number Of the best iurists Of
England and the United States will
be the judges of this World Court in
Paris.
T he Hitler government which
again and again refused TO allow an
investigation by the civilized world of
the Reichstag burning which occur
red Under such peculiar circmnstan-
ces will now have to ACCEPT the pub
lie trial in this World Court, wheth-
er it likes it or not.
The sensation Of this trial will be
a careful collection of material, also
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26

at the SINE time maintaining monop-
oily prices in the home market, is
definitely pursuing policy of whole
sale dumping on the world market.
Work on Secret Instructions
A flood of coded messages pours
into the American delegation. Advan-
tage is being taken of the weekend
recess of the conference to conduct
negotiations with delegates of coun-
tries to try to reach tariff and trade
agreements aimed at British and
French markets. This seems to be
the chief activity now of the dele
cation under Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull, and is being carried out on
the basis of direct instructions from
Washington.
Powers Resist Attacks
In pursuit of policy of defending
themselves against the announced
program of dumping which means
the intensification of the trade war,
the British and French are striking
back at the United States. They now
openly talk of general "credit expan-
sion" and the further depreciation Of
currencies in order to meet the chal-
lenge of American dumping.
Pleading emergency Hull repeated
his declaration of trade war saying
that each country must resort to
whatever reasonable methods are
requisite to bring about an increase
in commodity prices, with acconlpa-
nying projects safeguarding that
country in the face of the general
chaos of international trade
France Hits u. S. Auto Export.
In the sharpened trade war France
is the first country to strike a blow
at American aggression. This was
done by reaching an agreement with
Spain to give preference to French
automobiles, while France relaxes
certain tariff provisions that have
heretofore affected Spanish goods.
Negotiations toward similar agree
ments are going on among various
countries.
1t is expected in Madrid that
strong protest will be made against
this from the United States.
Conference Remains ParaIyzed
It is not expected that the confer
ence, when it reconvenes tomorrow,
will be able to overcome the paraly-
sis from which it has suffered since
the declaration of a trade war by
the United States.
The only favorable comment on
the stand of the American delega-
ton has come from the Hitler press
in Germany. The Voelkische Boo
bachter, Nazi organ, praises the de
claration of the American delegation
as economic nationalism." and says
such a policy is in line with the ma
tionalist program set forth by Hitler
and his fascist cut Threats.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26
Il Shall Be Communist Till You Kill Me"
GERMANTOWN INSIDE ARTICLES

formed Schuetz Staffaan the SIS, >
Hitler's special bodyguare, as distinct
from the "S.A.," the brown -shirted
Sturm Abteilungen.
The SIS" are a better physical
type than the "S.A." and are mostly
recruited from among the students
and middle-class supporters of Hit
Ter. Their relation TO the "S.A." is
about the same as the relation of
the military police to the normal
army. They are highly disciplined
and privileged body. They are a
counterweight to the proletarian ele-
ments in the S.A.. many of whom
take Hitler's Socialism" seriously.
and already many disputes and COL
lisions have taken place between
these two military arms OF the Nazi
movement.
An Heroic Stand
They took Karlchen to their head
quarters in the exhibition rooms on
the corner Of the Alte Jakob Strasse
and the Ritten Strasse. Here he
was brought before a number of
SIS. officers and questioned. They
wanted addresses from him.
He refused to give any addresses
and declared that he had no ad-
dresses.
They replied that during his organ
national work in the revolutionary
sports movement he must have
known many addresses and that I'M
less he gave them addresses he would
get out of the house feet first only.
Karlchen retorted by asking
them how much they thought he
had to live for; whether they
thought his life was such a pleasure
that it was worth while betraying
his comrades to retain.
They looked at him and we're silent
for g. moment. They had threatened
him with "Stahlruten" (steel clubs
and swung them in his face. but APP
parently some vestiges of better feel
ling prevented them beating up such
physically miserable little cripple.
Very we'll" said the officer in
command, Just as you please. Take
him down into the cellar and put him
against the wall"
They took him into the cellar and
put him against the wall. Turn your
face to the wall" they ordered. Il
don't want to be shot while attempt
ing to escape" answered Karlchen.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26

Union desired to spend S4O0, 900, 600
on machinery in American markets,
buy Sl0000000 worth of meat prod
Ucts and 100000 bales of cotton.
Only Country to Pay Debts
Answering repeated objections that
the Soviet government may not meet
her obligations, Senator Norris said:
Since the Soviet Russian Govern
ment was organized she has never
oefsulted upon the payment of
single obligation. She has met every
debt contracted, according to the
terms of the contract, and has paid
in full, with interest. All of our other
allies, in the aggregate, owe us bill
lions of dollars, and, with the eXcep-
ton of one small nation, every one Of
them has, either in whole or in part,
repudiated the obligation"
All over the country there are in
creasing demands that the United
States recognize the Soviet Union,
even from trade and business groups
that formerly opposed recognition,
but now see an opportunity to re-
sumo production in certain lines if
normal relations are established.
Board of Trcde Demands Action
The United States Board of Trade,
OF which Charles w. Hunt, once
chairman of the federal trade COM
mission, is chairman, and including
among its members MANY prominent
induStriahstS and merchants, in a
statement by the executive com
mittee, said.
THE United States Board OF
Trade desires to call the attention
Of the country to the fact that the
Coolidge administration fully and
legally recognized the Union of
Soviet Socialist Republics in a
solemn treaty. This treaty. COM
monty called the BriandKellogg
pact for the outlawry of war, was
signed and ratified, first by the
Soviet Government and second by
the United States of America, and
later by many other governments,
and is now deposited as q binding
international covenant with h e
Secretary Of St. u Washington.
Although this recognition &C
cords to the Soviet Government all
legal rights in our courts, still two
previous administrations, while
seeking to maintain our rights I'M
der the treaty, have sought to avoid
the plain import of such recogni-
ton This is duplicity beneath
the dignity of any government and
we therefore request President
Roosevelt to correct this anomalous
situation by the. restoration of full
diplomatic relations with the Soviet
Government"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26
S P A R S

WE see by the papers that the
W nephew of former Secretary Of
Labor Doak has been indicted on a
charge of accepting brides.
Not as slick as his uncle.
FROM Lars Halaman comes the
following:
The Reconstruction Finance Cor
poration has awarded a $1,000, 900
loan to the Hartman National
Bank.
This, then. is the formula for sue
cess in banking
~ Rob your depositors of at least
100000
D. Connive with the United States
Department of Justice to block in
Vestigation of your bank.
81 When you are finally arrested
snd released on bail, pick quiet
Long Island inn, eat four dollar
dinner, and fake a heart-rending
suicide with a knife which you have
carefully chosen for its utter harm
lessness.
a. Then, with tears coursing down
its ruddy cheeks, the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation will hand you a
hatful of millions. Steal as much
of this as you can carry, take it to
France. and live happily ever after in
the bright, blue air of the Riviera.
THE federal Government has COM
i pleted its plot with the Southern
cotton planters to plough under
100000 bales of cotton. When the
planters have ploughed this cotton
under the Federal Government will
pay them more than $1OO,000,OO0 for
having done So In order to raise
this money, the Government will
then place a tax of four cents on
every pound of cotton turned out
by the spinning mills
THIS is part of what it will mean
L to you: You need a cotton shirt.
But because we have too much cot
ton in the country that shirt is
going to cost you more than it would
cost if we hadn't enough cotton to
60 around.
But this is not called insanity 1t
Is called Economic Planning for
Industrial Recovery"
We see by the papers that Roo
sevelt's. adviser, Moley, thinks that
the Industry Control Bill is uncon-
stitutional
And rorofItohle
Three gangsters have been held
for using large department store
as a base for operations.
But what's wrong in that? Could
anything be more fitting?
A leading legal light informs US
that the Supreme Court will have
vital part to play in the New
Deal"
Well. considering the fact that the
Supreme Court has private stock
ticker connected with the house Of
Moran particularly Judge Rob
erts. sot some inside dope on
Allies Corporation. they no
doubt viii nave to earn their keep.
It is becoming more apparent
every day that what we are now
witnessing is the New Steal
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26
Jewish Nationalist"
Curry Favor of Hitler

BERLIN, June 25. Seeking to
curry favor with the NaM rulers OF
Germany, the leader Of the Fedora
ton Of Nationalist German Jews, Dr.
Max Naumann, at a meeting de-
plored that the Fascist regime had
hit mot only Eastern Jews and Zion
lists, whom our federation has al
ways regarded as aliens, but also
many Jews German in feeling He
said he hoped that through the
medium of the Nationalist jews the
Hitler government would find way
TO make all German Jews members
Of the German community cr etig-
ibis DO 1t through education,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26
War Munitions Leave
Erie Basin for East

NEW VOORHEES, Basin ware
houses full of cotton-which has
been there for years awaiting the
next warfare being ernptied.
Much of the cotton Is being ship
ped to China, not for making
cloth but for munitions to be used
by the Marking lackeys of Ann
erican Imperialism, presumably
against the Chinese Soviets.
At the same time ii is reported
that the Osaka Shosen Kaisha, a
Japanese steamship company, has
contracted to take 100000 bags Of
sodium nitrate, explosive mater
ial, out of New Yorfi. The Hok-
kai Maru is to start moving this
war order toward japanese NUM-
tiOns factories next week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26
Nazi Pretense of "Aid
to Artisans" Carried
On by New Demagogy

BERLIN, June 25.-In a gesture for
the purpose of further deluding the
petty bourgeois elements who have
been hoodwinked by Nazi demagogy,
Otto WAGNER, Hitler's Oommissar
for Business, yesterday forbade de-
partment and chain stores to main
ain barber and beauty shops, photo
graphic studios, etc
The ostensible motive Of this re-
dictionary decree is TO give employ
ment to independent small artisans
and afford possibilities for hpeh-
hood to htt4e shcpkeeperss
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-26
Peoples ,Conrt to Try the
Reichstag Case
internationally Noted Jurists to Sit in Judg-
ment on Nazi Provocateurs in Paris

to be Published under the title of
The Brown Book" This sensational
book deals with the events leading
to the burning of the Reichstag. The
personality of the provocateur Van
der Lubbe, his role and those of his
collaborators will be completely dis
closed. The investigation was con-
Quoted in Holland among Van der
Lubbe's family and friends and will
bring to light many details of his re-
lations to the underworld.