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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
PIMA LEADERS PUT
THRU BETRAYAL
Meet Continues Wage
Cut Scale

GILLESPIE, Ill. (By MaiD The
four day scale convention of the Pro-
gressive Miners of America ended
here Friday with the following pol
icies put over by the officialdom:
l.. No strike April l for the return
of the 500 day wage scale, but
the signing of individual agreements
with the operators on the basis of the
continuation Of the SIS wage cut scale
put across last year. This in no wise
differs from the policy of the Lewis
Walker United Mine Workers gang
2. No resolution demanding relief
for the unemployed, but proposals for
gardening which is a forced labor
scheme and for self help" (begging).
3. A resolution for a tonnage rate
on conveyorS instead of the present
day rate scale; this will result in
wage cutting.
4. No mass defense campaign for
the % Tayloryille Miners now in Jail
on murder charges for having de-
Tended themselves against an armed
attack by mine thugs.
5. A resolution for the six-hour
day and five-day week without re-
duction in pay. This was put over
in an effort to hide the betrayal of
the leaders on the question of the
wage scale. That they have no in
tention of fighting for the six-hour
day and five-day week now is clear
from President Pearcy's proposal that
for the purpose of working out 8
broader solution of the problem of
the coal industry, the Progressive
Miners of America call or take part
in a conference of operators and
miners of nationwide invitation
to provide for shorter work day."
This also is in line with the policies
of the misleaders of the American
Federation of Labor.
The convention was completely in
control of Pearcy, Keck, the secre-
tary- treasurer, and their picked
henchmen. Keck, who is an agent of
the Belleville coal operators. has
come forward as one of the real pow
ers in the p. M. A. His position may
be judged by his statement at the
convention, I'VE must do something
to protect the small coal operators
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
Small Sections Mast Sowing
Into Action for the DAILY;
Follow Philadelbhia's Start!
Total for Saturday Is $342; Buffalo, Seattle and
Colorado Fail to Come Through

Saturdays donations totalle d
$342.52, aided by the contributions of
the New York district ($175) and the
international Workers order
($76.52). Detroit, after a two-day
silence, contributed $2096. New Jer-
sey sent in $16.25, maintaining the
pace it has set in the past week.
Cleveland donated STATS; COnnectl-
cut sent 1904 and Philadelphia s10.45.
Buffalo, after having done COM
paratively good work for some time,
failed to contribute cent FOR THE
FOURTH SUCCESSIVE DAY! Other
districts that didn't come through in
cluded Seattle, North and South
Dakota and Colorado.
Philadelphia seems to be getting
its various sections in line--at least
If the work of Section 8 Of the Com
munist Party is indicative of what
the other Philadelphia sections are
doing. G. Goetz, secretary Of the
Section Save the Daily Worker
Committee, writes that the next
meeting of the Committee will be
held on Friday evening, Feb. "a,
at 8 pm, at 3115 Dsuphin St., and
that communications have been
sent out urging all organizations
which did not send representatives
to the last committee meeting to
be sure to do so this time.
Planned Work.
THE quota of Section g. Goetz
writes, lis $3.50, which has been
divided among the various organiza-
tons. Cd Each organization is
to arrange a small affair for the
benefit of the Daily; co Money is
to be collected with lists, and through
sale of buttons; 90 A large affair,
on section scale, with all organiza-
tions to participate, will be held soon,
date and place to be announced;
a. Each organization to hold a dis
cussion on the role of the Daily
Worker"
This is planned work. If all the
sections in Philadelphia follow this
example, AND ACTUALLY GO
THROUGH WITH TT, there need be
no worry about District raising its
quota. Let's hear from the other
sections in this district on what is
being done!
Cleveland Section Conference.
Other sections throughout the
country seem to be waking up. For
example: Section 2 in Cleveland, an
nounces that a Section Daily Worker
Conference will be held on Sunday,
Feb. &c, at .10:30 am. at Lithuanian
Workers Hall, 926 E. 1o5th st.
1t is only when the entire Daily
Worker apparatus gets going, in all
of it's many parts, that we can hope
to make success of the Daily
Worker drive. All sections: send in
your plans, activities, reports Of your
work. And, in addition to plans,
send funds, collect every cent you
can because the situation in the
Daily Worker is critical!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
,JEHOL INVASION
EXPECTED TODAY
y. S. Bosses Threat
A World War

Defying the attempts of the Wall
Street Government and the League
of Nations to block japanese pene-
tration into the U. S. and British
spheres of investments in North
China, Japan will hurl an army of
$4,000 men into JehoI Province today
or, by the latest, tomorrow. An
nouncement of the Japanese plans
for an immediate attack on the North
China province was made yesterday
by a spokesman of the Japanese For
eign Office, who cynically admitted
what long has been evident: that the
Japanese nlilitarists time their war
activities with the sham peace talk
in the League of Nations. He de-
ciared:
"Fhe Kwantung Army has a way
Of timing its operations to coincide
with League of Nations meetings"
U. S. Imperialists Hasten Clash.
The spokesman at the same time
threatened an extension of hoStlities'
into the Tientsin-P eipipg area, uri-
less the Chinese troops in Jehol were
forthwith withdrawn. The imperial
lists of both the U. S. and Great
Britain have vast financial interests
in the Tientsin-P eiping. The threat
of a Japanese invasion of this area
is directed especially against the US.
as warming that Japan will not toll
crate the use by U. S. Imperialism
Of its Marking puppets to hamper its
invasion.
A Japanese invasion of the Tent
sin-Peiping area will greatly sharpen
the already explosive antagontsms
between the several imperialist BAN
dit powers. The situation already is
threatening the toiling masses Of the
whole world with transition OF the
present undeclared wars into new
world imperialist war. The slightest
incident may set of the explosion.
And such incidents will be provided
by the imperialist bandit powers who
are driving for war as a capitalist
way out" of the crisis, and for a re-
division of the world. Only quick,
decisive actions by the anti-war mas
seS can avert new world slaughter
by building anti-war committees in
the shops, among the unemployed,
everywhere.
Prepare World War.
That the Wall Street Government
is frantically preparing for war in
the struggle for mastery of the Pa
cific and control over China is clearly
shown in the concentration of the
entire U. S. Battle Fleet in the Pa
cific, the huge military appropriations
proposed by Congress, the measure
for the militarization of the hundreds
of thousands of homeless youth and
in the expressed readiness to make
concessions to Britain on the war
debts in exchange for British neu-
trality in the developing war situa-
ton in the Far East.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
R0UMANIA JAHS
HUNDREDS IN RAID
Terrorize the Workers
for Aiding Strikes

NEW YORK.-The Roumanian
Workers Club calls a mass protest
meeting against the terror in Rou-
mania and urges all workers or
CARNATIONS to send kilograms of
protest to the legation in Wash
ington. The meeting is at 233 E.
Tenth st. tomorrow at p. m.
BUCHAREST, Feb. 20.-The Rou-
rnanian Government carried out an
other nationwide raid on the homes
of workers last night. arresting sew
eral hundred revolutionary workers.
Several thousand workers are now
held in Jail, under general charges OF
Communist activities. Hundreds Of
workers have been shot down and
murdered by government troops in
the attempt of the government to
break the strike of workers in the oil
fields, in the R.R. shops, and other
industries against the latest wage
cuts.
Attack on U.S.S.R.
The government is, at the same
time, utilizing the political strike OF
the Rolmanian toilers for a vicious
war provocation against the Soviet
Union. The latest chapter in this
provocation drive is the report by the
government OF the arrest of "a Com
munist courier" entering Roumania
from the Soviet Union with secret
instructions" for the strikers.
Lying Story
Several details are painted into
this lying story in an effort to make
it sound convincing. For instance,
the supposed courier is reported to
have carried two carrier pigeons, as
well as revolver and two bombs
the latter in the tradition of the
capitalist liars of depicting Commun-
ist workers as bomb throWers." Only
the traditional beard was left out,
perhaps by an oversight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
COLOMBIA SHOOTS
DOWN PERUPLANE
Incite for Blood in
lmperialist War

NEW YORK.-Seetion of the
Communist Party calls a mass dem
onstration at noon ON Saturday
against shipment of war materials
from Brooklyn. Workers will mass
at Brooklyn BorO Hall and will
march from there to President and
Columbia SITS.
VIENNA, Feb. 20. - Vice Chan
cellor Winkler indicated today that
the Austrian Government had de-
cided to reject the Anglo French
ultimatum calling upon Austria to
either destroy or return to "the
sender a huge shipment of arms
from Italy intended for Hungary.
Hungary is a member of the bloc
of states organized by Italy against
the French bloc of puppet states.
Winkler's statement indicates that
the Austrian Government has de-
cided to link up with the Jtalo-
German bloc and abandon her de-
pendence upon France.
Colombian troops took 80 prisoners
and shot down Peruvian plane in
battle yesterday in the Leticia re-
gion, scene of the latest undeclared
South American war arising out of
the bitter rivalry between U. S. and
British imperialists and the desper-
ate efforts of the local bourgeoisie to
find a capitalist way OUT of the
crisis.
Patriotic Indictment.
The battle is being used by the
governments and press of both Peru
and Colombia for further chauvinist
Indictment In the drive to mobilize
the toiling masses for the slaughter.
Thousands Of Peruvian students who
are opposing the war drive have been
forbidden to leave the country by a
special edict issued by the govern
ment yesterday. Thousands Of anti
war fighters are still held in Jail, fol-
lowing the massacre by government
troops of workers demonstrating
against the war several weeks ago.
The Ecuadorean government yes
terday ordered rifle practice for all
male citizens between 20 and IS years
in preparation to plunge the country
into war as part of the U. S. bloc of
puppet states opposing Peru i'll the
North and Paraguay in the South.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
NEBR. FARMERS
END CONFERENCE
Map Organization for
Militant Fight
By r., u. SMITH.


LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 20.-AlI ef-
forts TO split the united front of the
Nebraska Farmers Relief Conference
which has just concluded, failed mis-
erably. The demands on the State
Legislature included
ID A moratorium be declared on
all real estate mortgages and chattel
mortgages for period of two years.
beginning March /; ~ The power
Of courts to evict and foreclOSe be
taken from them; 80 That state
militia be abolished
A minority report on the resolution
to demand that the state militia be
abolished was submitted, but was de-
feated. One speaker said: the mill
tary of the state is Just there to be
used against the farmers and the
workers. We farmers don't need to
be herded around by the militia like
a herd Of cattle"
Huge Demonstration.
About six thousand farmers partic-
ipated in the march on the Capitol.
About two thousand of Lincoln's un-
employed marched with them, car
rying banners. They had one large
banner reading: workers Unem-
ployed Council Pledges Solidarity
With the Fighting Farmers 1.-Two del
egates from the conference had been
elected to attend the regular meet
ing OF the Unemployed Council last
night. They saw for themselves the
bad conditions of the unemployed,
and realized that their struggle was
linked up with that of the city work
ers. AS one farmer put it, speaking
to an audience outside of the con-
ference: Our products rot on the
farms, while there are people in the
city here starving. And then they
tell us there is over production
Plan Organization.
After the march the farmers lined
up on the Capitol steps. There were
hundreds of on-lookers, many Of
whom were entirely sympathetic.
Christensen, Lux and others. spoke
from the bottom. steps. rsv5
After the delegates had got their
hearing, many of the farmers left
town. But many others stayed on to
arrange for further organization.
They left with a sense of the power
they have. They also discovered
those who did not already know
that the capitalist press is not on
their side, They could read for them
selves and understand the attacks
made by the Journal of Lincoln
and the Omaha World Herald 1t
is new thing for the farmers to be
attacked by the "red-scare" program,
a thing that city workers have long
been accustomed to.
Armed Thugs Against Farm Strikers.
NEW LONDON, Wis, Feb. 90
The Wisconsin milk trust today in
stalled armed guards around their
plants in an effort to terrorize strik-
ing dairy farmers fighting for higher
prices from the corporations.
The guards were assigned to posts
in New London, Greenville and Black
Creek and were equipped with guns
kept there for "vigilantes." The Bor-
den condensary took the lead in or
ganizing armed thugs when militant
farmers threatened to storm the
plant.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
5 MURDERED BY
HITLER GANGS
Liebknecht House Is
Raided in Berlin
by Inprecorr Cablel

10y lHpEcthFT Adblel
BERLIN. Feb. 20.-Five workers
were murdered by fascists during the
weekend in Germany. A gang in
Chemintz attacked a Communist
Worker, Anton Gerhardt. stabbinq
him to death. Later, a Reichsbanner
worker was also stabbed to death
At Frankfort on Main the faScists
shot two Communists, killing one and
seriously Wounding the other.
Armed fascists shot at workers in
Erfut, killing young Communist
Uhlwurn and seriously wounding an
other worker. An I3-year- old youth
was killed in Doberan when fascists
fired upon Reichsbanner workers.
Saturdays suppression OF the Cath
ole press, including "Germania" was
withdrawn today.
Sundays big demonstration of the
Reichsbanner socialist controled),
at the Lustgarten in Berlin was not
disturbed, but numerous minor col
hsions took place in the districts
where many were injured.
An open-air concert was held by
the fascists at Buelowplatz, under
heavy police guard The square was
completely surrounded and only faS-
cists permitted to enter. Police car
bines with field glasses were posted
on the house roofs.
Raid Liebknecht House
The Liebknecht House was Taided
and searched and the workers guard
elected. The fascists we're permitted
to smash showcases containing the
"Rote Fahne."
A Communist worker. Wiese and
a Socialist woman, Reinicke. who we're
shot dead by the police, were buried
in Brunswick Saturday. Workers IN
big factories and municipal undertak-
ingS struck There was q tremen-
dous gathering Of Socialist and Com
munist workers at the grave side,
although the procession was prohib-
tied. A joint guard Of honor of So
cialist and Communist workers stood
at the collins.
Hitler, Prick and Goeobels delivered
speeches in Cologne, Dresden and Es-
sen, Sunday, indicating the deter
mination of the government to con-
tiuue irrespective Of the election re-
suits. Several uniformed police de-
tachments marched under the Hak-
enkreuz flag in Cologne, greeting Hit
Ter with the fascist salute.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
Struggle Develops on
East Side Once More;
Mass Meets, Picketing

NEW YORK. Four unemployed
workers were evicted Saturday morn
ing from 4l9 East IL St., and that
night q group Of neighbors put their
furniture back. Another attempt to
evict them is expected this morning.
The landlord at IL st. and Ave.
A has made no attempt to evict since
the last outbreak Of police brutality
against the rent strike picket lines
there. However, he issued two dis
possess notices last week, and will
try to throw them out Of their homes
tomorrow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21

NErGHBoRs RALLY AND PUT FURNITURE BACK

slogans and action for the workers
they rally to organization.
The block was full of gangsters
and police, but when they saw the
determination of the workers to car
ry the furniture back they left the
block. After this we had a meeting
and elected a committee of Il ten
ants to organize the workers Of the
neighborhood to protect themselves
against evictions and TO get relief.
We have issued q leafiet informing
the workers of the happening and
have arranged a meeting for We'd
nesday Bella Altshuler.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
Business Declined
Further in January

NEW YORK, Feb 20. - General
business conditions throughout the
country continued definitely down
ward for the month of January, &C
cording to the fifty-fourth report OF
the Conference of Statisticians in
Industry, made public today Fall
ing commodity prices and shrinking
employment continue TO be the out
standing features of the present
trend.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
Judge Persecutes
Unemployed Speaker

NEW YORK--The Red batting
Judge Sabatinne found Oscar Will
lianls, Negro. guilty Of speaking be-
fore an open air meeting and made
the charge disorderly conduct. VIII
lianls Is member of the Williams
burg Unemployed Council and was
arrested at an eviction in Brooklyn.
The judge said the accused had no
right to speak without permit"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
WE DEMAND REAL
AID SAYS COUNCIL
Delegates of $4,000
Meet in st. Paul
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

up some Of the surplus material. The
few workers engaged on such jobs
will be subjected to forced labor.
. Ever larger number of workers are
seeing through these tricks and are
insisting that the demands of the
National Hunger Marchers for iInne-
diate relief and unemployment in
suance be taken up.
Big Minnesota Conference.
ST. PAUL, MINI, Feb. 20.-The
Workers and Farmers Relief Confer
ence, with 368 delegates, represent
ing $4,000 workers and farmers from
% counties, adjourned last night
after adopting q statement addressed
to Governor Olsen and the state
legislature and electing a committee
OF l8 to present demands for relief
and unemployment insurance to the
joint session of the legislature, which
takes place this afternoon.
The spokesman of the delegation,
who will address the joint session,
are Morris Karson, Communist can
didate for Mayor of Minneapolis; II.
ITALIA of the United Farmers League;
Walter Frank Of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor Committee for I'm
employment Insurance; Emil N.Y.
gard, Mayor of Crosby.
There were big demonstrations in
the Twin Cities to back up the con-
ference. The Minneapolis demon
stration got underway at IL in the
morning ard the St. Paul demon
stration at in the afternoon. Both
were marked by great enthusiasm.
Pledge support to Daily.
The conference adopted a resolu-
ton supporting the Daily Worker
emergency financial drive and pledged
every organization represented to
raise funds to save the Daily from
suspension which would be the big
gest blow to the workers and farm
ers' struggles
Saturday Evening Mass Meeting.
On Saturday evening in Labor
Temple Auditorium there was a mass
meeting that packed the place, for
the Twin City workers to greet the
delegates, most of whom were al
ready in town.
The state conference opened Sun
day morning and elected Walter
Frank as chairman of the first ses-
sion and J. Mattsen of the Farmers
Union as vice-chairman; H. Tiala of
the United Farmers League as Sec
rotary.
Morris Karson delivered the main
report and r. Tantilla gave sup
Elementary report for the farmers.
Emil Nygard was elected chairman
of the second session, receiving a
huge ovation from the delegates. The
discussion lasted all Sunday after
noon and adopted a program of de-
mands to the legislature.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
Prohibition Repeal
Passes House: 2S9-12l

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-A deci-
sion to repeal the l3year- old consti-
tutional amendment for national pro-
hibition was carried in the house of
representatives today by vote of
239-to-l21. Having passed both
houses of Congress it now goes back
to the states for a vote. Conven-
tons in SO States must approve it in
order to put the repeal into effect.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
Release Worker Held
by Calf. "Red Squad"

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 20.--Carl
Hama, militant japanese worker who
was beaten when he came to the de-
Tense of Leo Gallagher when a dele
cation of SO protesting against police
terror was elected from the City
Council meeting, was released from
Jail Tuesday, Feb. IA, where he was
held under the charge, Suspicion of
criminal syndicalism."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
Council
Exposes Waldorf
Employment Agency

NEW YORK.-The Fighting Sixth"
Unemployed Council forced the Wal
dorf Employment Agency to refund
81 to an Irish worker for promising
him steady work in exchange, and
then not giving it to him.
1t Is reported that the Waldorf
Agency attempted to bride the IN
employed Council with $25 if they
would not expose the Waldorf's
racket.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21

Il am sending you my last
dollar writes B. A.. a farmer of
Little Falls, Mimi, ito renew my
subscription for the Daily Work
er. Times are getting harder for
the farmers, with butter-fat II
cents per pound, and eggs 10 cents
dozen. So you see, we farmers
are at the end of our rope"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21

THE struggle against militarisn
aust not be postponed untii the
aoMeat when war breaks out.
ffen il will be tao late. The
srraxgle against war must be car.
ned On new. daily, hearly."
LENM.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21

Suiid workers correspondence
Trssp IN your factory. shop Or
nsaghbsrhoeA. Send regular letters
to the Dxily Wsvter.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21

Workers striking against evic-
tions and reduction of rents have
found the Daily Worker an invalu-
able aid and guide in their fight
against the landlords. Come to
the rescue of the Daily, just as
the victorious rent strikers of 226
Barrett st. did!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-21
International
Notes
COMMUNIST DEPUTY ON TRIAL
IN CHILE
Bg ROBERT HAMILTON


CONCEPTION, Feb. IA petition
for the expulsion of the Communist
deputy, Jose Vargas, from the Chilean
Congress is under hearing before the
Court of Appeals in session here.
Vargas is charged with defaming
the character of President Alessandri,
the petition drawn up by the big
business men and landlords of Chile,
who put Alessandri in office claim
ing that the president is protected
by the constitution against attacks by
congressman or others upon his char
acter and motives.
a.
COAL STRIKE CALLED IN SPAIN
OVIEDO, Jan. 30.-The coal miners
in the Asturian fields near here have
set Feb. for a general coal strike
affecting 10000 miners in 200 shafts
The strike, which is the second of
its kind within few months, has
been called because the agreement
reached at the conclusion of the
first strike has not been put into eff
feet by the coal operators. The
agreement provided for shorter hours
and higher wages; instead the own
ers are firing large numbers of men
and extending the speed-up system.