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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-15

self-appointed general" of the Khaki
Shirts, is to stamp out Communism.
On Sunday motely gang of ap-
proximately 1000, many of them
wearing spiked helmets, Surmounted
by an eagle and shield emblem, like
the old German imperial army.
marched to Reyburn Plaza and held
an open air mass meeting. Most of
them were armed with pieces of gas
pipe and clubs which they boasted
were for fighting the Communists"
That this display was held at the
Plaza is regarded as significant be-
cause that spot has frequently been
the scene of fierce combats with the
police who attempted to smash Com
munist demonstrations Less than a
year ago, during the election cam
paign, the Communist Party finally
established the right to use the Plaza
FOR meetings.
Police Back Fascist Thugs
The appearance of the Khaki Shirts
on Reyburp Plaza shows that the
city authorities are going to try to
use other methods to keep workers
away from that place, which is in the
heart Of the city.
Workers are indignant at this in
solent challenge and openly state that
they will disarm these thugs and see
that they do not carry out their boast
to break up demonstrations,
At the Sunday meeting Art Smith
and the leaders were on horseback.
He announced that the horses were
borrowed" but they looked SUSPECT
ously like the well-groomed police
horses.
Smith Wouid-Be Dictator
After the meeting when asked
about the aims of his organization
Smith Said
1--WE are out to put dictator over
America. We are going to march to
Washington and take over the gov
eminent. We shall keep the Com
munists from butting into anything.
That's why our shock troops carry
these clubs"
Whom are you going to set up as
dictator?" he was asked.
He did not answer that question.
The reporter persisted: "Presum-
ably you are the man who will
be dictator" He lodged that sug-
gestion too.
How Is 1t that the police allow
your men to carry these clubs, while
Communists would never be allowed
to carry clubs?" he was asked.
well, we are on the right side" he
said, admitting that he was on the
side of the police.
But 1t Is significant that the more
important political leaders are with
them. One of the men on the plat
form at the open air mass meeting
here today was former Mayor Harry
A. Mackey, who is product of the
crooked Ware machine. Another of
their leaders Is John w. Glover, So
called independent" Republican of
the Forty Second Ward. There Is q
definite tie up between the Khaki
Shirts and the Spanish American War
Veterans. r. G. Morgan, who is "pa-
triotic inspector" OF the Spanish AM
erican War Veterans, calls himself
commanding general Of the staff" of
the Khaki Shirts. Some Of the rep
resentatives of war veteran organiza-
tons, notably Franklins, Of the v. F..
W., and O'Neill, a regular officer of
the United States Army in uniform,
not only sided with the fascists but
Joined the Khaki Shirts in giving the
Roman Salute.
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made what preparations they could.
United front defense groups were
formed with the Social Democratic
workers in the districts.
Socialist Workers Come Over.
Leaflets were hurriedly turned out
and distributed. Material was
brought into places Of safety.
The illegal organization came into
operation. The Social Democratic
workers began to curse the inactivity
Of their leaders and cry "treacheryw
They came Of their own accord to
their Communist comrades. Our
party won't move. The Iron Front
is asleep. The Reichsbanner leaders
refuse to order us out.
The government turned the Nazi
storm attachments into auxiliary
police. Brown uniformed Nazis APP
peared in public armed to the teeth.
Lorry loads of armed police and
Nazis drove through the streets. Mass
arrests began. Mass raids. Mass
searches.
The cells Of the police presidium at
the Alexander Platz were filed to
overlooking. The same was true Of
the other big prisons.
Those members Of the storm de-
tachments who were not auxiliary
police, seized buildings on their own
account and turned them into prisons,
into torture holes, as it transpired.
The Hedemann Strasse, the build
ings Of the Military Administration
In the General Pape Strasse, the
grounds Of the Ulap amusement fair
in Moabit, the exhibition hall Of the
fancy goods trades in the Alte Jakob
StraSse.
Clubs Of Steel and Lead.
The official terror secured the town
for the leaders and prominent officials
and deputies Of the Communist
Party and other prominent Left
wingers, and in the working class
quarters the unofficial terror broke
into working class houses to find the
prominent rank and file workers
whose years Of activity in the inter
ests Of the proletarian revolution had
made them hated by the fascists.
Met with on the streets, these work
ers were beaten bloody with "Stahl-
ruten", the favorite weapon Of Hit
lyer's gangsters, a tightly coiled
spring OF steel with knob of lead
on top and with . leather covered
steel grip.
(Te - Continaed.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-15

certificates. the so-called bonus.
2. Restoration of disability COM
pensation. pensions, disability allow
ances and no curtailment in hospital
and domiciliary rights.
8. Immediate remedial relief for
the impoverished farmers and unem-
ployed,
WHEREAS, a large degree Of unity
was achieved in support Of this COM
mon program, regardless Of race,
color, creed or political af1iation, and
plan Of national organization of
the Rank and File adopted to facili-
tate carrying out this common pro-
gram,
BE TT THEREFORE, RESOLVED.
that this body of veterans assembled
in Stanley Hall, U. S. Soldiers Home.
Washington, D. c., on this 9th day of
June, 1888, do hereby unanimously
approve said common program and
purpose as adopted by the Veterans
National Rank and File Convention,
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that we pledge our united efforts o
the support Of the Veterans National
Rank and File Committee who were
elected to carry out the organization
program Of the Rank and File.
Give Leaders Ovation.
The speeches Of Frank A. Flynn,
chairman; Richard Lovelace, treas
urer, and H. S. CAMEL, secretary Of
the Veterans National Rank and File
Committee were enthusiastically re-
ceived by the meeting. Other speak
ers were Francis Chamberlain, local
veteran Rank and File Committee,
and George H. Neal, inmate of the
home, who was chairman of the
meeting
The action of the wounded and dis
abled veterans will bring about a
stronger united front of veterans, I'M
employed, workers and farmers. The
two resolutions prove they mean bust
/ ness.
Organizing Work Goes Forward,
Intensive organization work is 60
ing on throughout the District of
Columbia and adjacent territory.
Francis Chamberlain, the national
committeeman, representing the Dis
trict Of Columbia. has organized $50
veterans working in shops in this vi
entity.
The Negro veterans of Georgetown
are being organized and are taking
an active part in the work.
This shows that the veterans are
sick and tired Of the hot air promises
of the politicians and are realizing
that only mass action can force the
Roosevelt government to retreat from
their slashing assault upon the vet
Grams Of the country.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-15

the German Reichstag, and Hitlers
appointed 'Nazi inspector for Aus
tria," was seized in his barricaded
home In Linz Many other Nazi
leaders were arrested but the lead
er Of the party, Alfred Frauenfeld,
who is a member of the Senate, was
let alone, the authorities respecting
his Parliamentary immunity. These
arrests, and the decree of the gov
eminent prohibiting soldiers, civil
servants and police from being men,
bers OF the National Socialist Party,
follows on q Nazi campaign of ter
rorism in Austria. This morning
Nazis threw bomb at a Jewish
store, and also bombed the Catholic
Boy Scouts Club in Vienna.
Vienna has become an armed po-
lice camp. The Socialist Mayor has
been turned out, and the preserva-
ton OF order placed in the hands of
Federal Commissioner, Eugene
Seydel. Commissars have been ap-
pointed by the government to head
each OF Austria's nine provinces.
Franz Rehrl, Governor of Salzburg,
has resigned in protest against this
action. The threatened dissolution
Of the National Socialist Party has
not yet been proclaimed, it being
said that Chancellor Dollfuss had
telephoned to Vienna from London.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-15
'Nazi Empire Planned
Asserts Swedish Paper

STOCKHOLM, June IA Berlin
dispatch to the newspaper Social
Demokraten" charges that the Hitler
government intends to spend $4,000
900 on a propaganda campaign in
Austria. Holland, Flanders, Luxen-
bourg, Demonstrating Switzerland,
Denmark, Norway and Sweden, de-
signed to combine these countries
into a mighty Germanic state in Cen
trail Europe. The dispatch says the
first step in Sweden will be the pro-
duction of Nazi newspaper
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-15

pear ana Try 10 1901 Che veterans INTO
abandoning any sort Of mass strug-
gle. At the meeting at the Soldiers
Home two of them-Representative
John H Hoeppel Of California and
William Lenke Of North Dakota-in
the usual two-faced way of politicians
looking for votes, praised the rank
and file veterans and urged them "to
continue the plans" They did not
mention carrying on the fight for
what they are entitled to but con-
fined themselves to vague talk about
carrying out plans.
Didn't Fall for Bunk.
But the vets didn't fall for such
bunk They ignored the half baked
promises and the praise showered
upon them and stood solidly behind
the rank and file resident committee
of the District Of Columbia, part
OF the Veterans National Rank and
File organization.
This following resolution was
adopted by the meeting:
WHEREAS, the U. S. Soldiers
Hcme of Washington, D. O., of which
We veterans assembled here are mem
bers. is not supported by taxes but
wholly by the enlisted personnel OF
the regular army, and
WHEREAS, under the provisions
of the so-called Economy Act Cor, an
Act to Maintain the Credit Of the
United States Government), resi-
dents of the U. S. Soldiers Home will
receive a maximum Of $l5 per month,
BE 1T THEREFORE RESOLVED,
that we veterans assembled in Stan
ley Hall, U. S. Soldiers Home, Wash
ington, D. c., this 9th day of June
1888, do hereby unanimously oppose
the curtailment of pensions, disabil-
ity compensations and disability al
Iowances of any veteran or ex-serv-
iceman who is resident in the U. s.
Soldiers Home.
FRANCIS r. CHAMBERLAIN,
National Committeeman for District
of Columbia. U. s. A.
GEORGE H. NEAL,
CHAIRMAN OF the Meeting.
The resolution was sent to the Vet
Grams Bureau, and Hines announced
that it would be considered.
Adopt Convention Program.
The resolution enthusiastically
adopted endorsing the three-point
program of the convention read. as
follows:
WHEREAS, a convention Of vet
Grams was recently held in Washing
ton, D. G. and at Fort Hunt, Vir-
ginia, for the purpose Of uniting the
Rank and File of all veterans and
veterans organizations on a common
program, namely:
i. Immediate cash payment Of the
remainder due on adjusted service
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-15

The Khaki Shirt movement is not
nearly as strong as it claims to be.
1t is a plain lie that millions belong
to the organization.
Raking In Money For Smith
Smith seems to be the whole works.
Membership requires payment of
81, of which Smith gets dollar from
all places outside Philadelphia. In
this city he gets the whole amount.
Like the old racket of the organizers
OF the Ku Klux Khan who used to
sell night shirts for Sc to its members,
Smith sells cheap shirts, hats and
other decorations for exhorbitant
prices.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-15
VETERANS in WASHINGTON.
ENDORSE 3-POINT PROGRAM.
OF NATIONAL CONFERENCE
Organization Being Built Up to Back Demands
of Rank and File Convention
Adopt Resolution Against Savage Cuts in the
Roosevelt Economy" Act in Spite of Politicians

WASHINGTON, 1.-the Washington started
campaign the
held meeting sponsored
Stanley
500 veterans voted for the three point
politicians particularly of OF congress- ap
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-15
Hitler Germany>>From Inside!

EDITORS NOTE.-Thfs Is the
second installment of a series of
articles written by The British
Daily Workers correspondent in
Germany. Yesterdays installment
described the treacheries of the
Social Democratic leaders while the
Nazis were openly Boosting of the
terror they would establish as soon
as they got power.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-15
DOLLFUSS ASKS AID FROM ENGLAND
AS NAILS PREP ARE AUSTRIAN REVOLT
Tension Grows AS Hitler Plans for Greater
Germany Meet! Stiff Resistance

BERLIN 1n retaliation
Austria the Hitler government ordered the
Wasserbaeck ache the
serbaeck who Catholic priest
oerng and expelled from Germany Mgr
of the Diplomatic Corps will file protest
BACKS arrest violates the diplomatic immunity
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-15
Nazi Commissar Arrested.

VIENNA, June 14.-Karl Vaughn,
Austrian Minister of War, put sew
raj government measures into effect
gainst the Austrian Nazis today.
3heodor Habicht, Nazi member Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-15

Have you approached your fel.
low worker in your shop with
copy of the Daijy?' II not. do so
TODAY
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-06-15
Philadelphia Fascists
Stage Plaza Meeting
Operate With Police and Boss Politicians
Against Working Class Organizations

PHILADELPHIA, June 14-organizng Khaki
Shirts and apeing the sts
leadership of Art Smith their dupes by
ling cheap costumes, helmets,
The chief aim of the
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Evening star., 1933-05-01
Appeals for and Against
Recognition of Russia

To tl.e Editor Of The Star;
Two bodies of advisers, much con-
earned about Russia, have been appeal
ing to Mr. Roosevelt President OF these
United States. One group, led by I'm
presario LeOpold StokowsN of the
Philadelphia Orchestra, besought MI.
Roosevelt to please begin recognizing
Russia, because by our delay in doing
SO We were losing enormous benefits OF
Russian art and culture. Another
equally eloquent set of patriots, s7on-
sored by the Senators from Massacnu-
sstts, pleade, with our fortunately we'll
poised President not to make any over
lures to the Soviet state, because in
that state religion and sll that per-
tains thsreto were being agSfessifely
oblitsrstsd by relentless propaganda.
The Massachusetts, petitioners have a
definite and consistent basis for their
appeal and their disapproval OF Russia.
they are ssnsitive t1 the culture and
art In religion. It is impossible 10 hnd
any logic or consistency among the
stuka@aEi adherents, because In Fhila-
delphia, just few days previous to the
publication OF his appeal for Russia, ne
was giving religious concerts, explain
ing himself The beauties of the "Farslfal
and Wagner THEMES and analyzing their
my 81 tlcisin, which had lis inception N
lhe most profound OF all relisiop;,
themes. I.oW can Mr.. StqkaWskl and
his fellow petitioners reconcile their aa-
miratlan Of the heaAtiss and tfiumphs
Of religious expression In art ana at tins
sams time ask for recognition OF
country about to rep9diate IT. yers
sources?
AR8LAlpR MARGARET pE4ANH
IAaadelpAies p
Evening star., 1933-05-01

cerro TO command . hattalian Of e.
gineers at Arequipa, . stronghold Of
opposition sentiment. The next year
Cerro led victorious uprising and
seized the presidency from IAguia, who
was Imprisoned on charges Of corrup-
ton In ofice. In the Spring. Of 1891,
having lost much of his prestige by
hagrant nepotism, he was forced by =
new revolution to resign the presidency,
the provisional government sending
him on another military mission" to
France. In July Cerro returned TO Beru
and in October was elected President
for fivs-ysar term.
Bearing within him no less than four
teen bullets, received IN military action
and from would-be sssassins, Cerro be-
heved that he bore . charmed life. He
did not lessen his precautions against
surprise attacks, however, but yester-
days event proved their inefhciency.
While it Is to be hoped that this tragedy
will lead to sOunder and more stable ad-
ministration In Peru. there Is reason to
fear that the contrary will be the case,
for the passions Of politics are intense
In that unhappy country.
Evening star., 1933-05-01

spirit ~ the month Of May" vas one
of his delightful metaphors. Milton
sang the seasons praises in one Of his
most graceful songs:
Now the bright morning star, days
harhinger
Comes dancing from the east, and lead,
The fiowery May. who from her green
lap throws
The yellow cowslip and the pale prim-
rose
Hail. bounteous May, that doth inspire
Mirth. and youth, and warm desire;
Woods and groves are Of thy dressing,
Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing,
Thus We salute thee with our early song
And welcome thee, and wish thee long
Of course, in our modern world the
month is important only for the USE
that may be made of it. Its copgenial
warmth and brightness, its indshnable
stimulation, are precious to us prin-
cipally as they promote the success Of
the work We have p do. But at least
it y not an enemy, like its wintry
predecessors. On the contrary. 1t Is q
friend and as such creation halls Its
arrival.
Evening star., 1933-05-01

a serious world situation" and points
out that the Army personnel lis made
up of men, both officers and enlisted.
who are trained in a profession which
is complex and highly specialized.
In support of the proposals for re-
ductien, the Baltimore Sun argues:
The cut represents straight-out ef-
fort to deflate our military establish
ment, which is still on approximately
the same basis on which it was placed
ten years ago. And the deflation is to
be welcomed. We have been spending
larger sums for military and naval
preparation than any nation on the face
Of the earth. For the fiscal year 1882
our military and naval appropriations
amounted almost to one-third of the
total tax income of the Federal Govern
ment. 1t is clear that the outlays for
these purposes have been entirely in
consistent with the position of the
Treasury and the taxpayer. Mr.. Roose-
welt is to be commended for cutting the
Gordian knot with which such expendi-
lures have been tied in the past and in
insisting on retrenchment"
1t Is believed by the Salt Lake Deseret
News that the President is seeking to
influence world opinion by this policy"
That paper continues: Facts, rather
than promises. make his sincerity mani
fest Such an example is needed in
this fear ridden world which could
raise its living standards ten per cent
with the present cost of maintaining
armies. War with our neighbors on
this continent is. of course, unthink-
able. We have not a single fort along
our land frontiers. If we go to war it
will be in Europe or Asia. Public opin-
ion would certainly not support a war
now to settle boundary disputes Of
Czechoslovakia or Poland or possession
disputes over Dalmatia or the Rhenish
provinces. Neither would it support war
III the Orient. except as part of a police
force in which the great powers might
unite TO maintain order
Evening star., 1933-05-01
The Staying of Sanchez Cerro.

President Luis Sanchez CeGro was as
saSsinated yesterday at Lima after h'V-
ing ruled Peru as constitutional FfcSi-
dent since December. l9al. 1t is 4 saa
commentary upon the condition OF al
fairs in that country that the tragedy
is not a surprise. 1t has indeed been
expected lor some time, for Sanchez
Cerro had gained his position Of polltl-
eel dominance in Peru bJ coerclVe
military MeIhods-aitEougn he mao
ben formally elected PrCsiuenI III the
Au. .umn OF l03l-and ha had aroused
jmplac,. ole onmities tnat III the heated
state of the pubic mind III The cOun-
,ry would scarcely fail TO seek murder
OTIS vengeance.
The identity of the assassin IS not
clearly established but he Is believed
to have been mea1er OF The Faalcal
marty. He was almost Immediately
slain after mortally woun,ing the
President. ReGrisals are to hs expected
against all who have been in any way
Conspicuous in opposition to Cerro.
Luis Sanchez Cerro was a cnronle
reyomtionist. He had experienced exile
and Imprisonment. Dlrlng one OF ms
forced Vacations frOA active duly "
pevu's army, when hs Vas In Europe
on an extended 'lsl,e Of ahsents," III
r,ed in the Italian, French and Span
isa armies, seeing some active duty N
Morocco in the campaign against ADD
el-Krim. When he returned to Peru In
1929. President legpia, against ths
vCEaings Of his sdussEs. Bfe#etes
Evening star., 1933-05-01
Wisconsin May Try 1t.

From the New Orleans T.me7-Picayure.
County consolidation is one of the
remedial projects talked about the coun-
try over. but seldom tried. From
Alma. Wis. comes word that two Wis.
eonsin counties are considering a mer-
ger. One of the two needs a new jail
and court house and evidently lacks the
wherewithal. Doubtless, too. the belief
prevails there, as nearly everywhere,
that county expenses and taxes are ex-
ceSsive. Members of the Wisconsin
University faculty have surveyed the
situation and find that consolidation of
the two counties would save their tax
payers. from the start, not less than
$4,000 year.
One of the counties has 7,45O in
habitants. the ether 1880 Elimination
of one of the two county governments
would save the cost of one complete
set of county salaries. IS well as the
cost of building new court house and
jail. 1t would permit reorganization
of the public schools. both for economy
and efficiency. A combined population
of less than $4,000 should be able to
get along with one county government
rather better than with two.
The argument for consolidation,
strengthened by the findings of the
university men who made the survey,
certainly is convincing. A bill author
izing it is being prepared for introduce
tion in the Wisconsin Legislature. It
may be confronted there by the opposi-
ton of the office holding clans of the
two counties. That sort of opposition
at least has blocked similar projects
elsewhere. But If the taxpayers are
strongly for it, the chances of the pro-
posed mergers success should be better
at this time than ever before. And one
such county consolidation ought to blaze
the trail for others. Soon or late there
will be many such mergers, thanks to
the growing recognition of their practi-
cal wisdom