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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05

make our way down side streets and
were followed by gang OF ten Fas-
cists who jumped on us and started
TO beat us up, four holding lis while
the rest hit U.s.
After few minutes OF this, az
we were becoming unconscious, a
rescue party Of comrades came up
and beat off the thugs. For my part
I was lucky to get off so lightly, with
a cut head, loose teeth, bruised lips
and black eye. However, we were
told to lie low for while.
The next night our headquarters
was utterly wrecked and an attempt
made to fire 1t during the fight
Thirty were injured, IL arrested and
/ shot. Our only losses were one ar
rested. The Secretartat had to "go
on the run" an Irish expression
meaning underground The party ap-
paratus is totally disorganized, the
new issue of our paper ("Irish
Workers voice) was burned, and the
comrades are liable to be beaten on
the streets at every turn. However
today, I went into the city again
and succeeded in seeing one Of the
comrades; who tells me that we have
gained immensely in prestige and in
the amount of support We receive
as a resalt OF our past record, and
also Of our splendid fight against
these reactionary elements.
Not only we're our Headquarters
attacked, but also the Workers Col
lege, the Unemployed Headquarters,
Unity Hall, headquarters Of the
Workers Union Of Ireland and the
r s. T. offices,
Railway STRIKE still On
The big railway strike still con-
tsnuee and Is now in its tenth week,
despite attempts of the leadership to
sell out. The leadership was willing
to compromise on a per cent cut
instead of 10 per cent, but the Strike
Committee frank and file) unanim-
ously rejected this settlement, threat
ened to continue as an unofficial
strike, and stood firm for no cut at
all. This morning 1000 lockers OF
the I. r. 81 G. w. U. uriSh Trans
port and General Workers Union)
came out on sympathetic strike
and refused to dock or unload any
ships in Belfast.
I can listen In to the broadcasts
from Russia on three stations, the
Leningrad Experimental, Moscow
Trade Union and Comintern, Mos
COW. Every night we hear the Inter
national and also the midnight chimes
from the Kremlin. am trying to %
to Russia for November this year, il
is only 1900 miles away.
Let's hear from you again and give
my regards to the comrades, also if
you get a chance, send some old
Labor Defenders, etc.
Comradely yours,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05

Peoples National Committee Against
Fascism and Pogroms in Germany,
the German National Anti Fascist
United Front, the Anti Fascist Ger
man Youth Front, Italian Anti -Fas.
cist Committee of Action, Youth Unis
ted Front Against German Fascism,
Workers International Relief, Arbeitez
Kranken- und- Sterbe- Kasse, Confer
ence for Progressive Labor Action.
Arbeiter Saengerbund OF United
States, Neue Volks- zeitung, Naturs
freunde, Trade Union Unity League,
Amalgamated Food Workers, A. r. OF
L. Committee for Unemployment In
Surance, Needle Trade Workers In.
dustrial Union, Shoe Workers Indus
trial Union, Food Workers Industrial
Union, and the Jewish Workers Party
Cleft Poale zionists).
Comrades, 1t is as much your duty
to help, as it is the task of the Ger
man workers to fight against this
reign of terror.
1t must again be urged that every
city and town get into action to COLI
lect relief funds for Hitler victims in
Germany at once.
At the last meeting of the National
Committee the following officers wer3
elected: Chairman, A. j. Music, of tn |
Committee for Progressive Labor Ac-
ton; Vice Chairman, DR.. Harry A.
Warwick, Executive Secretary, Alfred
Wagenknecht, of the Workers Inter-
national Relief, Assistant Secretary,
Meyer Stern, and Treasurer, j. 3.
Mathews, of the Fellowship OF Re-
Cancellation.
Send at once for information and
material To the National COMMITTEES
to Aid the Victims OF German Fas-
cisnl, rs Fifth Ave, New York City.
Mobilize Immediately in your city for
the National Tag and Collection Days,
to be held on May 10, 20 and al.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
Machado Kills Four
More Prisoners

HAVANA, May 4.--Military guards
shot four prisoners while trying to
escape" yesterday. They had been
captured in, the recent rebellion in
San Luis, Oriente Province.
The Machado regime is forced 70
admit that groups OF rebels are still
active in Oriente Province
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05

countries TO retallatory meas
ures.
Britain, in particular, has
served notice that it will not stand
idly by while the dollar falls and the
pound rises, thus erasing the trade
advantages which Britain has been
enjoying due to her deprecated
pound.
Neville Chamberlain, British Chan
cellor' of the Exchequer, will ask the
House OF Commons for authority to
double the present exchange equali-
cation fund which now stands at
s5S5 100000 Britain buys and sells
dollars and pounds with this fund.
Britain maintains this fund for the
purpose of seeing to it that the pound
sterling does not rise too rapidly as
the dollar falls II Roosevelt de-
valuateS the dollar, it will be neces-
sary for Britain to make use of this
fund to depreciate the pound if it is
not to be forced into a disadvantage
position in the world market. BY
doubling the fund, Britain is serving
notice that she is preparing for
further struggles with the United
States.
France Gold Basis Getting Weaker
The currency war between the
United States and Britain is having
depressing effect on French trade
and financial position. Tt was an
nouncsd that France is preparing to
place Is per cent tax on all i'm
ports from the United States as a
protective measure against the de-
probation of the dollar. Demands
that France leave the gold standard
are growing stronger every day among
Leading French industrialists.
The French gold position is getting
more costly for France as Britain
and The United. States continue their
currency battle 1t is doubtful If
France viii be able to stay on the
gold standard much longer
Fight for Argentine Market
The antagonism between Britain
and the United States for donlin-
ant world position in commerce has
broken through all MacDonald's
glowing talk of friendship" into
open and bitter struggle for advan-
tageous trade treaties.
This has been shown very clearly
in the fight for the Argentine mar
ket. While Macdonald was discuss
ing with Roosevelt, Britain lost no
time in getting preferential trade
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
BY n. BUCHWALD.
Moscow Correspondent of the
Daily Worker

t6AJ ssOAACAs
KICHRAS, May 3.--Another victory
has been recorded for Socialist con-
struction. Today the steamship So
p11ia Perovskaya" and October 25th
effected a first test passage through
the new locks Of the great Dnieper-
stroy Dam. The passage was a
complete success. The steamers were
raiEed 1877 feet through three sue
cesStve locks and released into the
open Dnieper. This was the first
time that through passage of the
Dnieper had ever been made.
The initial trial passage of the
ships through the locks was festive
ceremony, with tens Of thousands Of
the working population Of Dnieper-
stroy crowded on the Dnieper's steep
banks awaiting the opening of the
locks. Hundreds of the best shock
brigade workers were passengers on
the steamers.
Over the entrance to the first lock
was a red streamer with the words
THE lock is ready while over the
exit gates of the top lock streamer
read The Through Passage Of the
Dnieper Is Completed"
"Comrade Commander: Fui stea m
Ahead
The crowds breathisssly awaited
the tense moment when the last gates
opened and the chief boatswsin at
the edge Of the lock reported Com
rsde Commander. the gates are open
and the path TO the Dnieper Is clear,
You may order full steam ahead"
Bands played the 'Internationale
as the steamship entered the Daieper,
greeted by the salutes Of cannon and
cheers OF admiration,
A tremendous demonstration OF
tens of thousands of the Dnieperstroy
workers, together with local Red Ar
my units, took place before the ships
passed through the locks. The dem
orlstrators began to gather at the
Trade Union Hall early in the morn
ing, all excited and in a holiday
mood
The Trade Union Hall and the
whole town was magnihcently deco
rated. Whole blocks were covered
with portraits of the best shock
workers. Slogans expressing solidar-
itg with tbs prolesariat Of the world
we've intsrzporsed with SLOGANS OF So
oiaitst competition and shock-brigade
work. While awaiting the beginning
Of the demonstration the workers
sang the proud songs OF free Social
list labor
Petroysky Speaks.
Comrade Petrovsky, on behalf Of
The Central Executive Committee OF
The Ukrsinisn Soviet Republic, re-
ceived great ovation as he arrived
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
Italian Minister Jung
Comes to Bid for Aid
of u. S. Imperialism

WASHINGTON, May 4. - Guide
Jung, Italian Finance Minister and
special envoy to the United States to
confer with President Roosevelt on
the World Economic Conference
stated yesterday that his mission is
primarily a political rather than an
economic one.
Jung thus intimated that his pur-
pose is to enlist the support of Am
erican imperialism for the italian
Fascist plans for the re-division O.
Europe, calling it "the attainment o,
better and clearer political stmos.
phere"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
Delegations from
/ error CenterS to
Anti>Fascist Meet
From Warsaw and Central Germany Workers
Elect Their Representatives; American
Workers Must Rally Their Forces Also

LONDON, May preparations going ahead for this
European Congress Against Fascm to be held Copenhagen
The fight for strong delegations taking special Importance in
the countries of Fascist terror In Warsaw the factories and
trade unions have already elected 30 delegates to the Congress
with similar action reported from other parts of Poland
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
S P A r K S
ERoM London

T. r 0 M London
comes the ex-
cited news that
the probe c t e d
World Economic
Conference "has
already had a sa-
lutary effect on
business here. Ho-
tel owners and ca
terers are prepar-
ing for an influx
of 100000 persons
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05

and two of the largest hotels have
booked every room for the entire
month of June"
So the arrival of delegates for the
Economic Conference is to be inter-
preted as a rise in business? This
gives us an idea for the solution Of
the crisis. Let every city and town
have its own little Economic Confer
ence to which delegates will come
and 10, business will begin to rise and
the crisis will be over,
A WORKER writes in that one of
n the reasons, probably, why Hill
quit hates the Soviet Union is that
they dared to make the revolution
without first consulting lawyer.
DREAIN and the United States are
ID demonstrating Macdonald "har-
nony" by attempting to cut one an
others Threats.
UUEY LONG thinks he is witty. He
III is only half right.
"
A TEXTILE worker in New Bedford
n writes us. "In the New Bedford
mill section. there is a street called
Prosperity Street" There are two
textile, mills and one paper factory
on this street, but the name doesn't
affect them. One textile mill is shut
down completely, one is running
about two days week; and the
paper factory hasn't given its workers
full weeks work for over year.
louis ARAGON, writing in Inter
Il national Literature" says: At one
OF the first stopping places in the
Urals, I bought some wild strawber-
ries. They we're wrapped up in a
piece of typewriter paper dated Oct.
l, 1917, an order from Kerensky's pro-
visional government to the inhabit-
ants of the Urals TO put their clocks
one hour ahead during winter.
The Urals d$d not listen to Keren-
sky. They listened to Lenin instead
and put their clocks ahead one CEN
tury
IT now appears that Southern pris-
ons produce % per cent of the
duck cotton produced in this coun-
try.
And they talk about forced labor.
III you want to see a smashing ex-
posure of forced labor, read Walter
Wilson's Forced Labor in the United
States"
AS a matter of fact, capitalism is
n based on forced labor. Under cap
italisln the worker is as free as a
bird-if the bird drops beating his
wings he drops.
CECRETARY OF LABOR FRANCES
~ PERKINS, is sponsoring 30-houv
week with 80 hours pay, of course.
But her chauffeur has just quit be-
cause he says he cannot stand the
IL to II hours grind through which
Miss Perkins puts him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05

The bourgeoisie has torn away
from the family It's sentimental
veil, md has reduced the family
relation to a mere money reia-
tion.-Commnnist Manifesto.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05

wheat production while million of UNI
employed have no bread-while in
the Soviet Union every effort is bent
to raise wheat production TO ever
higher figures.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
Great Britain and
US. in Trade War;
Gold Franc Shaky
Roosevelt to Ask Extraordinary Powers in
Making Trade Treaties; French to Tax
y. S. Imports

AS Congress sends the Thomas amendment to Roosevelt
giving him enormous initiation powers the international trade
and currency between the leading imperast powers
rising to fiercer forms.
Roosevets categorical refusal to pay gold foreign
holders Of United States bonds has stirred the European
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
INTERNATIONAL WHEAT CONFERENCE
WILL NOT INVITE SOVIET UNION
USSR Increases Acreage Sown; Forces U. S
to Offer Informal Contact on Program

WASHINGTON, May 4The coming
embracing the United States Argentina
Henry Morganthau the American
reports invite the Soviet
in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
MANY ORGANIZATIONS JOIN NATIONAL
COMMITTEE TO AID NAH VICTIMS
Broad United Front Formed; Call for All to
Collect Relief Funds Immediately

NEW YORK-The National the
Fascism established Foy
Dell Maxim Lber Prof Harry Elmer M
Baldwin Prof W. L.
include The Jewish workerx ara
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05
DUTCH rAscIsT CHIEF BEATEN

leader Of the Dutch Fascists, going to
a Fascist meeting in his motor car,
was stopped and thrashed by milit-
ant workers. They beat him so badly
that he had TO be taken to hospital.
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Comrade Petrovsky, on behalf Of
The Central Executive Committee Of
The Ukrsinisn Soviet Republic, re-
ceived great ovation as he arrived
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05

CECRETARY OF LABOR FRANCES
" PERKINS, is sponsoring 30-houv
week with 80 hours pay, of course.
But her chauffeur has just quit be-
cause he says he cannot stand the
IL to II hours grind through which
Miss Perkins puts him.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-05-05

A WORKER writes in that one of
n the reasons, probably, why Hill
quit hates the Soviet Union is that
they dared to make the revolution
without first consulting a lawyer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
BASKETBALL AT
 WASHINGTON GYM
Classes in Physical Edu= cation Becoming POpu=
 lar Among Girl Clubs

The physical education classes at the Waterbury Girls club are be- coming popular. The Brooklyn girls have the largest attendance each week, but the Washington Hill girls are gradually creeping up on them. The Washington Hill girls meet in the gymnasium of Wash ington school Thursdays and at the present time have four basketball squads with a reserve of about twelve new members who are just learning to play the game. Among those present at last evenings class were:
 Katherine Byron, Betty Byron, Mary Martin, Helen Joyce, Ruth Healey, Marjorie Malley, Ann Luddy, Ann Danaher, Teda Ven- turena, Dorothy Brown, Eleanor Lahey, Mary Birmingham, Loretta Creavan, Constance Quinn, Anna DelBuono, Mary Stack, Carolyn Pollard, Nan Pollard, Catherine Meehan, Helen Connell, Betty O'Donnell, Irene Reagean, Eleanor Mccarthy, Anna Delaney, Ruth O'Neil, Dorothy Mccormick, Julia Russell, Betty Birmingham, Fran cis Parker, Rita Church, Catherine Dalton, Peggy Luddy, Eleanor Dunne, Margaret Danaher.
 | Margaret Danaher is captain of the regular basketball team which was city champion last year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
President Prepares
 ForNeeded Vacation
Showdown on New Deal Due When Congress COnvenes
 Policies Are Praised and Attacked

approximately to the decline of the dollar. A gradual drifting apart has occurred between MT Roose- welt and his more conservative ad- yisers and a new school of econom- ists is in favor.
 MIRA has come in for hard sled- ding. General Hugh S. Johnson returned from his transforming tour frankly disturbed by lack of compliance with codes. Critics said Johnson sought to over-regiment the country and started a reaction
 when he pressed the blue eagle campaign to extend Washington control over all retail stores. Administration defenders insist however, that there are visible re- suits. Miss Frances Perkins, secre. tary of labor, reports employment l23.5 per cent higher than a year
 ago and payrolls up 34.3 per cent With one swift, startling stroke after another, MT Roosevelt has
 launched what many describe as a resolution. His champions hall
 this as a long range effort to re-
 vamp the country's economic struc- ture. His critics question it, as an attempt to modify the American system, without authorization of
 the voters. That is the core of the political issue which is thrusting itself up through the dizzy whirl of | action. Many say it will rage through to the next presidential | campaign as one of the great is- sues of the time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
PRESIDENT PLANS
 SILVER COINAGE
Senator Pittman Claims Metal Will Be Rehabili.
 tated Soon

Washington, Nov 17-(UP)- President Roosevelt is considering the coinage of silver produced in the United States, Senator Pitt man, democrat. Nev. declared to- day at monetary conference called by the committee for the na- tion to consider plans for an ade- Quate metallic base for a sound cur rency.
 Pittman said the president prob- ably would take the initiative In the rehabilitation of silver.
 Farm leaders and congressional irfiationists, including Sen Thomas, democrat, okla, were invited to the conference held in the senate agri- culture committee room where leading opponents of monetary re- form met several weeks ago and decided to give the presidents gold policy a trial before urging other plans.
 Pittman expressed the belief that the coinage of American silver would result in it's coinage by other silver. producing countries, as a move to keep their metal at home. thus challenging the belief of those who hold that unlimited silver coin- age at American hints would flood this country with silver.
 Pittman said the president has under consideration several plans to restore silver.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17

Jackson Moore, a passenger on the trolley car, the court decided that both defendants were guilty of breach of the peace. Both were accordingly fined. Kelleher paid the assessment, but Dreyfuss, still of the opinion that he had acted in defense of American womanhood'' appealed to a higher court. i A nolle was entered today in the case of William Kune, 37, of 2S Vine street, charged with evasion of responsibility. He was involved in a minor automobile accident on Willow street last Saturday after noon and was accused of driving away. He was later arrested when his automobile caught fire on Field street and Lieutenant Arthur Tar rington after smothering the flames observed that the markers were the ones reported on the hit-and-run car.
 The case of John Roach, 68, of 936 West Main street, charged with vi- plating the plumbing ordinance, was also dismissed by the nolle route.
 A continuance until November 24th was granted in the case of John Giles, of 4S0 South Main street, charged with operating a motor vehicle without a license.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
Dreyfuss Appeals
 City Court Decision
Alleges Unjust Arrest Defending "American Woman
 hood" and Declines Paying Fine

An appeal to the court of com mon pleas was taken today in the case of Nathan Dreyfuss, 42, of 2e46 East Main street, who was found guilty in police court on the charge of breach of the peace and fined $5 and costs. Dreyfuss pro- testing that he was unjustly arrest ed while defending American womanLood" declined to pay the fine as imposed by Judge Edward Mascolo. Daniel Kelleher, Al, of S9 Beecher avenue, who was in- volved in an argument with Drey- fuss was fined $10 and costs.
 The dispute which led to the ar- rest of the two men was staged on an East Main street, trolley car Tuesday evening. A window in the trolley car was wrecked and several women passengers frightened by the brief tussle which took place. The car was in charge of Motor man w. r. Holt.
 The testimony today indicated that when Kelleher boarded the trolley car he involved in a discus- sion with the motorman about the payment of his fare. The two men were arguing, according to Drey- fuss version of the affair and some profane remarks were passed. In protest against the nature of the language and in defense of the women present Dreyfuss took part in the discussion. To settle the ar- gument about the fare Dreyfuss ad- mitted that he put his hand in Kel- 1eher's pocket for the purpose of extracting token. He alleged that the motorman advised him to get the fare for him. Motorman Holt denied this statement. However, in an effort to force Kelleher to sit down Dreyfuss used too much ex- ertion with the result Kelleher's shoulder went through the car win dow.
 After hearing the evidence of the accused, Motorman Holt and F..
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-11-17
BEET SEED PLAN
 CHEERS STATE
New Industry Promised
 Utah as Harvest Is Success

St George, Utah, (UP)-Suc- cess of the first sugar beet seed harvest of the inter-mountain re- zion, promises a new industry in Utah. Farmers will be saved thousands of dollars annually by purchasing Utah sugar beet seed, Utah State Farm Bureau Fedora ton officials said, instead of hav- ing it shipped from foreign coun- tries.
 The test planting last spring re- suited in production of 390,O0O pounds of seed on 300 acres in Washington county, w. F. Smith, agricultural agent reported.
 Average yield per acre was 1,400 pounds, although some lots pro- duced as high as 2,S00 pounds, Smith said. The specie was re- ported extra resistant to the white fly and curly top diseases that have caused great losses through out this territory.
 Heretofore, sugar beet seed was imported principally from Russia at an almost prohibitive cost to American farmers. While some time will be required to properly develop production of tho new seed raised here, 1t was expecetd its use quickly will be accepted by growers throughout the nation.