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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20

of the solidarity Of Negro people and
white masses in the demand for the
immediate freedom Of the Scottsboro
boys and the enforcement OF all
rights guaranteed the Negro people
by the Constitution. Internationally
provocative measures will be resorted
to by the forces of reaction, bigotry
and prejudice and their agents, in an
attempt to discredit the march and
to distort its purposes. All msrchers
are warned to be vigilantly on guard
against such attempts"
Route of March
1.-THE route of the march shall be
as follows: The New York contingent
shall leave Union Square at 10 a. m.
April 18th. This contingent should
arrange to arrive at Trenton at 4 o.
clock, being joined by the Jersey
City, Newark and other New Jersey
contingentS there. arriving in Phil
adelphia the evening of the same day
The marchers will remain overnight
in Philadelphia. They will leave
Philadelphia together with the Penn
sylvania contingent on the morning
of April q and arrive in Baltimore in
the late afternoon of the same day.
The marchers will then remain over
night in Baltimore. They will leave
Baltimore in the early morning OF
April 20 and arrive in Washington not
later than II noon the same day. In
the case of the Baltimore contingent,
they will either attach themselves to
the New York, New Jersey and Phil
adelphia contingents or arrangements
shall be made that they leave by foot
in advance of the other contingentS
in order to arrive about II noon in
Washington. The Norfolk and Rich
mond marchers shall make arrange
ments to arrive in Washington at
10 a. m, April g. This also applies
to the delegations from all other cit
les where mass marches are not being
arranged. In every city where the
marchers arrange to stop overnight
street demonstrations and meetings
shall be arranged to greet them. Spe-
cial emphasis must be made on these
demonstrations taking place in Negro
neighborhoods and recruiting there
additional forces to the march.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20
us, Off Gold Basis
AsConmodity
Rise; Dollar Drops
Roosevelt Stops Gold Export, Placing u.
Definitely Off Gold Standard

ism to make better fight for for
eign markets. The coming Economic
Conference will devote much of its
time to proposals to fix the ratios of
foreign currencies in relation to the
dollar America will use it's position
as a creditor nation in an attempt
% enforce some currency agreement
with France and Britain which will
permit American manufacturers to
underSell European business. At the
same time, the imperialist powers
struggle to hold on to their gold
boards for use as a credit base in
the event of war.
The whole series Of inflationary
trends which we have been witness
ing since Roosevelt took office are
attempts to lower the cost of pro-
duction, to raise capitalist profits. by
reducing the purchasing power of the
dollar. The administrations plans to
raise prices are an attack against the
people,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20
Feeding of Delegates.

each organization, including neigh
borhood committees, should make
for the feeding Of its OWL
delegates on the march. Organiza-
lions are advised, however, to give
no guarantee on this point. A special
committee should be set up in each
organization for this purpose. It.
must be understood that individual
marchers who register and join the
march must take care Of themselves
during the period Of the march. It
is impossible for the National Action
Committee to assume responsibility
for this task, or to give any guaran-
tees about the feeding Of the march
ers.
ScottsbOro Funds
Especially during the period Of the
march the greatest intensiication Of
work in connection with raising f.
nances for the Scottsboro case shall
be undertaken. Full force should be
thrown behind the National Tag
Days, organized by the I. L. D., on
April 20, 20, 80. Only the I. L. D.
and the National Scottsboro Action
Committee are authorized to receive
funds in connection with the defense
of the Scottsboro boys (the I. L. D.
and the National Scottsboro Action
Committee have authorized the Amer
lean Civil Liberties Union and the
N.A.A.C.P. also to collect fundS)
Each local committee is warned to
exercise extreme care in issuing Gre
dentials for the collection of funds.
Transportation: Appeals must be
made in the press with special en-
phasis to the Negro press, for dona-
tons of trucks, cars and other means
of transportation.
Transportation committees should
Immediately be set up, to visit truck
ing companies and get donations Of
trucks; to visit the city government
to get the use of city trucks and
buses and supplies of oil and gas;
to visit gasoline stations for dona-
tons Of oil and gas; to visit bus COM
panies for donations Of buses and
other vehicles; to appeal to members
of organizations sympathetic to the
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20
McGRADY GETS
JOB
Farley, TammanyPost-
master, Appoints A.
F. of l.. Misleader

WASHINGTON April BACKWARD
F. McGrady, legislative agent for the
American Federation of Labor, was
announced by Postmaster General
Farley on April II as chosen by the
Administration for Assistant Secre-
tary of Labor. He will replace Robe
Carl White or w. w. Husband, or
both.
McGrady's appointment is the re-
ward given him by the capitalist
government for his fidelity in dis
organizing rank and file resistance
within the A. F. of L. to the bosses
wage-cut program. He is also known
for his activity as an adherent of the
Matthew VOL tariff-lobby group
McGrady is now given the chance
to continue his dirty work on wider
scale. His special job will include
the deportation of militant foreign
born workers who dare TO resist fur
thar wHRs-eutS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20
Moscow Trial Is
Sign to Workers
To Be On Guard
Contrast Between Soviet Justice and the
Corrupt Courts of Capitalism

was plainly written on the faces of
the audience, that such vicious enc
mics of the Soviet fatherland could
get off SO lightly.
Fair Trial
The trial was remarkable, not only
as revelation of the plotting, wreck
ing and espionage activities Of the
British agents, but also as a demon
stration Of the fairness, thorough
ness and on-vindictiveness of Soviet
justice. The campaign Of Wllifica-
ton carried on by British diplomats
and the diehsrd press concerning
third degree methods has been
shown up by this trial. The British
defendants were forced to admit in
court that no methods of coercion
OF cny kind had been used against
them for the purpose of obtaining
their testimony.
The records Of This trial now lie
open before the world, and the toll
ing masses of all countries can see
the true intent of the British anti
Soviet drive, begun on the pretense
Of protecting innocent" spies and
saboteurs. While legally a sentence
has been passed only upon the de-
PENDANTS in the case, morally, it is
verdict of guilty against the British
and all the other imperialists who
are plotting war against the Soviet
Union. In the person of Thornton,
all the sinister forces of capitalism
were found guilty of planning the
destruction of the rule OF the work
ers and peasants. In the persons of
Gussev, Sokolov and the rest, the
remnants of the old exploiting classes,
the remnants of the degenerate
fringe Of the technical intelligentsia.
have been doomed.
In this trial it was once more shown
that the Soviet Union has made ire
mepdous strides towards the build
ing up OF Socialism, and is unafraid
of its enemies. At the same time
the wreckers' trial is a warning for
the exercise of even stricter vigilance
against the foes Of the toiling masses
OF the U. S. S. r., against the plot
tiers Of counter-revolution and for
slsii Intervention,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20
BRITAIN BANS
SOVIET IMPORTS
Trade War on USSR;
New Lies of Tory Press

LONDON, April 19.-The British
Government today placed an embargo
on 80 per cent Of all Soviet imports,
using the conviction of the six Met
-Vickers engineer -wreckers
as a pretext. This action was taken
by the Privy Council, following the
expiration of the Anglo-Soyiet trade
agreement last night, and FASTENED
by the provocative campaign of the
English tory press. 1t means a trade
loss to England Of approximately
f12,000000 and withdrawal Of
E13,0OO,000 of credits to the U.S.SR.,
Of which f10,O00,0OO we're backed by
the British government.
The bar goes into effect on April
26th, giving Britain an opportunity
to try to blackmail the Soviet Union
into changing the prison sentence of
the two sabotagers into Punishment.
The British loss of prestige in the
trial has been very great, and while
the real motive of the trade war is
to stir up war sentiment against the
U. S. S. r., a withdrawal Of the
prison sentence will doubtless mean
the end of the trade ban.
Spread Lies on Trial.
The English capitalist press is using
the Metro-Vick trial to stir up provo
cative anti-Soyiet prejudice. The
Morning Post declares that 80 long
as two British subjects remain in a
Russian jail, there can be no renewal
of friendly relations with the Soviet
Government. The nation will not for
give the ministers if they attempt to
palter now" Viscount Rothnere
also regards the Soviet Union as a
British colony. His organ, the Daily
Mail, goes on to state: This trial
has shed a burning light on the
methods of Soviet justice and what
Soviet judges consider to be evidence.
1t is justice which is based upon
fraud and torture of human beings"
The Daily Express repeats the same
lies about torture of the prisoners,
the horrors of the G. p. u, etc.
Unfortunately for the Express, the
convicted engineers have already
stated publicly and freely that they
were well treated while in prison, and
when Monkhouse wired to England
that he had been questioned con-
tinuously for eighteen hours and
given no opportunity to eat, these
lies were promptly nailed, and Monk
house forced to repudiate them. The
Daily Herald, official organ of the
Labor Party, is afraid to Join openly
in the concerted capitalist attack on
the Soviet Union because Of the mil
lions of workers who believe that it
is a socialist organ, but it takes
very equivocal stand: THE govern
ment's action cannot benefit the
prisoners. AT best it is an act of re-
talistion--an attempt to damage the
Russian people because Of Russian
injury 10 British citi2ens,"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20
Government Control OF
Wages, Hours, Output in
3O>Hr. Stagger Bill Change

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 10.
Secretary of Labor Perkins yester-
day proposed a redraft of the Black
30-hour stagger plan bill to the
House Labor Committee which now
has the bill before it. In proposing
certain amendments the admins
tration is calling for virtual dicta-
torial power to determine the
hours and wages of the workers
in each industry. Most signifi-
cant of all the proposals is one
ealing for centralized control of
industries to Stabilize production"
and to prevent hardships" to
owners resulting from "overpro-
duction and unfair competition"
This action is to be taken by fore
ing those plants working excessive
ly long periods to close down in
the interests of the others in the
same industry. With the official
employment index showing de-
cline of over 4 per cent during the
month of March when seasonal in
dustries usually start up and with
wages down 80 per cent further
since last year the proposal of
centralized control indicates that
the Roosevelt administration is
heading straight towards a fascist
dictatorship as WAY out of the
crisis. This will lead TO greater
repression OF the workers and
sharper onslaught on the living
standards of the masses. Like
Hitler's, this dictatorship will be
established in the name of bene-
fits to the masses. Roosevelt is al
ready claiming that centralized
santroi "a neceaeaxS sseay4e % tina
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20

grave national emergency affecting
the lives and health of the people of
the nation.
That the move is part of Wall SITS
program and will receive the fullest
backing of the leading industrialists
is evident since the oil, textile, lum
Der, coal and other industries, have
repeatedly called upon the former
Hoover administration for govern
ment assistance in "stabilizing the
industry" by driving out the smaller
competitors thus gaining firmer
grip on the industry and to assure
them greater profits by driving down
the working and living conditions Of
the toilers.
The redrafted measure also calls
for some notifications of the Black
30-hour stagger plan but in no way
changes its essential feature of a
nationwide staggering Of employ
ment at the expense of the workers
now employed. The amendment would
establish Hours of work" boards in
each industry which may increase
the number OF hours to be worked
where necessary.
A further proposal includes the set
ting up of minimum wage boards of
3 members in each industry to es-
tablish the bottom wages" for the
workers. 1t is frankly stated that the
wages will be determined on the con-
ditions of the industry and on the
locality, In other words the mini
mum wage will in no way raise the
living standard Of the workers to the
level of wage providing decent food
shelter, clothing and other neces-
saries for the workers 1t will rather
depress the general wages TO a com
mon low level.
Hearings on the re-drafted meas
ure viii be held in the house begin
ming nass 1ondsy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20
ROLE OF THE TRADE UNIONS IN THE
WORKERS ADVISORY COMMITTEE


reporting their daytody activities strike
the Daily react its columns with speed and clarity
the developments in the
vo Committee to work with the Editorial Department which the Daily
organize Saturday will
building
strike struggle knows that the Daily
the the capitalist
mliancy
bosses and to support their demands it has not unctoned well
this in the past it must This possible through
active participation in editorial problems of those interests
and DAILY" represents
therefore the Importance
the call for the conference the Workers
Trade should send their representatives Active
All organizations
ieleaates present
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20
EDITORIALS
Proletdrian Justice


More contemplate put up wces trial
wreckng and espionage the reaction
Donald pleaded guilty court Stanley Baldwin Sir John
British imperiass who comprise
arrest and of Metropolitan vickers engineers
When their attempts bully they would
indicating the completely in the antsoviet wreck
from their faces their hpocca pacs masks
for what they
political bandtry to accomplish their purpose
of be accounted for by the fact that
the trial just them acconpces of the
criminals laid period of years for pre-
pairing intervention against the Soviet Union
The exposures British makes it diff
the vigilance of the British working
class in its struggle against and in defense
of the
The much-vaunted superior diplomacy"
suffered severe light
their dark practices papers Times
the Daily indeed view of proof
agent of the British intelligence service directed the
wreckng plotted industry to facilitate
mpeast the workers and peasants government
miserable the defense that even the extreme snsoVe'
papers countries with undisgsed so The New York
Evening said yesterday:
There is something shady about the conduct OF those British en-
Neither Russia England has anyone issued con-
for the British governments precpttate action
once suggests conscience
government guilt established by its
of calling meeting OF the pry council and
declaring embargo on Soviet imports cones neepy us o" gum
its Soviet policy concerned
then present conduct of piece with all its infamous past
The personnel present its first victory
by putting the famous "znoviey letter.
of forgery and provocston where
hypocricy S system
the monstrous
of the Meerrt prisoners British ruling maintains its
the
Egypt India Systematically bombs
Arabia supposed indie
the
has the audacty to speak OF
in which the chief aim OF the pro
uon defendants well
Soviet state
thus held to the contempt OF
the world the conduct brilliant achieve
nt for the the shows that
the and the vigilance OF the poll
teal administration that
will be frustrated in all such at
Che state political administration
hail the ~ the mighty workers
1t
the
old bourgeoe czarst hangerson
the workers
The elaborate precautions
guilt OF all the defendants special
that acquitted
in practice capitalist applies with
special occurring simultaneously with latest the
against the Negro boys
first sentenced death at Scotsboro
However
erventon the danger exposures
trial mpeas will lengths to try to
get out of they nven
ton capitalist world territory under the
revolutionary banners of
More than capitalist the
against mpeia
IN defense Of the Soviet Union
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20
From Our Moscow Correspondent

From Our Moscow Correspondent
MOSCOW, April 19.-At 1880 in
the early morning Presiding Judge
Ulrich began reading the verdict in
the case of the six British and eleven
Soviet engineers charged with wreck
ing, espionage and counter-revolu-
tionary plotting to undermine the
defensive strength OF the Soviet
Union and cripple its industry. With
the exception of Gregory, found not
guilty on the score of insufficient
evidence, verdict of guilty was re-
turned by the Supreme Court of the
U. S. S. r. against all the accused !;
and the following sentences pro-
nounced: Thornton. three years i'm
prisonment; Macdonald, two years
Nordwall, Monkhouse and Cllshny,
expulsion from the US.S.R within
three days; Gussev. ten years i'm
Sokolov, eight years;
Labanov. ten years; Sokoruchkin, ten
years; Kotlyareysky and Zorin, eight
each; Krasheninikov, five years;
Oleinik, three years; Lebedev, two
years; Kutuzova, one and a half
years; zivert, guilty, but set free
owing 10 extenuating circumstances.
After the reading Of tse verdict,
Thornton was arre>te4 by order Of
the Presiding Judge. The reading Of
the verdic2, which, according to
Soviet law, was written out by the
Judge in his own hand, was tense
moment, and brought to close this
dramatic trial which reverberated
throughout the entire world.
The courtroom was filled on hour
before the judges entered. The dip
lomatic section was fully occupied.
About fifty correspondents hung on
the words of the Presiding Judge as
he read the sentence of the Workers
and Peasants Republic against it's
wrecking, plotting and spying enc
mics. both domestic and foreign.
Though the relatively mild sentences
had been forecast in the speech of
the Prosecutor, since the damage in
fncted by the wreckers and spies had
been slight owing to the strength Of
the Soviet Union and the vigilance
of he pseietsriat. disappointment
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20
Slogans of March

The following slogans will be raised
by the Free the Scottsboro Boys
March:
l. Demand the immediate, uncon-
ditionaI and safe release of the Scots
bOro boys!
2. Demand the safeguarding of the
Scottsboro boys, and of defense at
torneys and witnesses!
3. Demand service OF Negroes and
white workers on the jury!
4. Demand new trial for Haywood
Patterson!
81 Demand enforcement of the
rights guaranteed the Negro people
in the 18th, 14th and 18th amend
ments to the constitution.
6. Raise funds for the defense OF
the Scottsboro boys,
I, For the solidarity of the Negro
5. On to Washington, April %!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20
O'Brien Vanishes
from the Scottsboro
Sympathy Meeting

NEW YORK.-M ayor O'Br3en
e. ICED meeting with representatives
OF the National Scottsboro Action
Committee yesterday afternoon. The
committee, composed Of william L.
Patterson of the LID, A. j. Music of
the C.PL.A., and J. B. Matthews of
the Fellowship Of Reconciliation, had
made an appointment to see the may
or at 2:30 pm, to ask him to give
concrete form to the expression Of
sympathy" with the Scottsboro De-
tense which he made in Arcadia Hall,
Brooklyn, Sunday night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20
National ScottSboro March
Recruiting on for Capital Trek
Action Committee Reports
Harlem Sat urda State Communist Position
ST. Luke's Tonight
FINAL MARCH CONFERENCE SUNDAY
Struggle Started Against the Existing Jim-CrOV
ditiOns in Harlem

TO March
it's headqu rtes a ".
Action William L. Patterson"
Music Conference
Baldwin of the American Civil Liberties Union Rev
Fellows Haywood of the Communist Party Mrs
of Collins Episcopal '" Ford
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-20

CONTINUED ON PAGE rWoj
The Washington times., 1933-05-19
GREEN TERRORS
MEET c. v.

Wheatley Playground, with six
teams, leads the II municipal
recreation centers represented in
the semifinals and finals of the
first annual department CT play
ground relay championships, to be
run off tonight in Griffith Sta
dium. The races will sta1t
promptly at 7 o'clock and continue
one hour, with a baseball game
following at 8 between George
Washington University and West
ern Maryland College.
Rosedale stands next to Wheat
lev with five teams remaining IN
the competition, while four teams
each carry the championship
hopes of lexington, Burroughs
and Virginia Avenue. Other play
grounds represented are George
town, Park View. Bloomingdale,
Twin Oaks. Raymond. Montrose.
Garfield, Takoma Park, Mitchell
Park, Hoover, H m ii t on and
Thomson.
The entire group of 100 semi
finalists will parade on the field
wearing the prize shirts awarded
at the conclusion of Wednesday
nights preliminaries.
George Washington's baseball
team will be seeking its fourth
victory of the season. The Co.
lonials have taken a new lease
on life following a weak start,
having won their last two con-
tests by dint of some powerful
hitting in the late stages of COM
bat. Jimmy Howell will do the
G. w. pitching. Western Mary
lands team is something of an
unknown quantity,
The Washington times., 1933-05-19

Inc SOX, lnClQenIdlly, Will pre-
sent those three familiar stars
during their stay here in the per
sons of Al Simmons. Jimmy Dykes
and Mule Haas, all of whom were
with the Philadelphia AS last sea-
son before being sent to Chicago
by Connie Mack in one of the
many major league baseball trades
pulled off last winter.
And these three performers
have been just the inspiration to
make the Sox a real contender
in this years race, particularly
Simmons and Dykes, who have
come through" gloriously both
afield and at bat ever since the
start of the season.
Despite their strong showing so
far, the Sox have one weakness,
however, which is liable to wreck
their chances of keeping up with
the rest a little later on. 1t is the
unfortunate fact that they have
but one left-handed pitcher on
the roster and he-Walter Miller
is far from being regular.
Time Will Tell
The right-handers have carried
the club splendidly so far, though,
and it naturally hoped by Sox fol-
followers that they will continue
to do so, but it is an item that
can only be told as the season
progresses and the turn OF the
tide makes its presence.
The Griffs having met the
Cleveland Indians for the past
three days, should be decidedly
set for any or all right-handers
at this writing as right-handers
and nothing else but faced them
in every contest they played with
the Tribe.
They Jared very we'll the first
two days against such right-hand-
ers as Belve Bean, Sarge Con-
nally, Walter Brown. Mel Harder
and Wesley Ferrell, but yesterday
they met a real obstacle IN the
person of Oral Hildebrand, slowly
but surely becoming the prize
pitcher of the American League
this season.
Hildebrand had plenty of stuff"
out there yesterday. particularly
in the later going, and this fact
enabled him to outpitch Earl
Whitehill. ace Griff left-hander,
in a 10-inning fracas which the
Indians finally won. 6 to 5.
See-Saw Game
The game was one of those
see-saw affairs during the open
ing inings, with first the Indians
gathering the lead, then the
Griffs. However, Whitehill could
not stand prosperity, as things
turned out, as the Indians Tied
the score at SIS by counting a
much needed marker in the eighth
and went on to win on an error
by Whitehill in the tenth. a wild