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The daily worker., 1933-11-16
Powers Speed up
Huge Navy Race
in Drive for War
British Order 8 New
Cruisers As ANSWER"
to Japan, u. S.

| LONDON, Nov. 1b.-The armament
race OF the imperialist powers was
| further accelerated yesterday with
the decision of the British Govern
ment to build three new powerful
cruisers ITO meet the naval construc-
ton program Of Japan and the
United States"
! Lusty cheers in the House OF Com
mons greeted the announcement by
Sir Bolton Meredith EyreS-Monsell,
First Lord OF the Admiralty, Of the
governments new plan, substituting
for the four small cruisers originally
planned, two larger ones of 5000 tons
each, and one small cruiser Of about
$500 tons. The new ships are to
be heavily armed, with 3 much
greater radius of action than that Of
the smaller cruisers now abandoned.
They are thought to be destined for
the Pacific, where Britain, Japan and
the United States are engaged In a
three-cornered struggle for mastery
Of the Pacific and control Of China,
with the British and American i'm
perialists further involved in an in
creasingly bitter rivalry for control
of the resources and markets OF the
South American Countries rivalry
already reflected in armed struggle
between several South American pup
pet governments.
winston Churchill, former Chan
cellor of the Exchequer, justified the
British naval construction on the
grounds that the British proposals
for disarmament" had been rejected
by imperialist rivals at the Geneva
disarmament conference Of the
League of Nations. He sharply at
tackled the United States, declaring
that the Washington government had
two-faced disarmament" policy.
THE United States" he said, chad
made the most beautiful speeches Of
all, and also made the largest in
creases in their naval and air forces"
The Laborites In the House of
Commons not only, failed TO raise
their voices In protest against the
war plans Of the British irnperialists,
but Morgan Jones, q Laborite repre-
sentative, openly supported Cham
berlain's conservative speech with
spologetic retraction Of charge he
had made the previous day that
Chamberlain was encouraging the
robber policy Of Japan in Manchuria.
The new construction plans were
greeted with enthusiasm by munition
and ship-building interests and Navy
officials throughout the country. Earl
Jellicoe declared himself "very
pleased" Admiral Beatty told re-
porters, II am very glad to hear the
good news" Beatty in a recent
speech at the Navy League dinner,
had declared that ''battleship replace
ments are overdue" that more
cruisers must be built at once.
Meanwhile, the Beaverbrook press
is preparing the public for further
enormous increases for the fighting
forces in the next budget.
The daily worker., 1933-11-16
PITTSBURGH PACKING STRIKE STANDS S0Im

transported into Pittsburgh were
stopped on the road by deIesa-
tions Of strikers and turned back
Negro workers especially at the swift
plant are most active, unitedly fight
ing side by side with the white work
ers.
Youth Militant
Youth are especially militant and
drawn into the strike leadership. as
well as the large part of the women,
A special meeting of all Young
strikers Is being held tomorrow at
the call of the General Strike Com
mittee of those under as years Of
age. This meeting will take place
at the Bohemian Hall at D. m.
Young strikers will address the meet
ing and will take up foundations OF
7outh demands and the formation Of
The daily worker., 1933-11-16
Hathaway Exposure Puts Capital Nazi Quiz in Furor

onymous expert identified yester-
day?"
Il have with me the original docu-
ment, first published on October Z, by
the Daily Worker. I can also inform
the committee how We got the docu-
ment," began Hathaway.
"The Daily Worker has been vitally
interested in Nazi activities in Amer
ica from the moment Hitler took
power. We are a workers pe per and
therefore we most quickly received
the information of Nazi activities In
America. We received it from sea-
men, longshoremen and other work
ers first subjected to Nazi propaganda
in America. In the early days we
published much material on Nazi ac-
tivities. Very early we established
contact with Nazis and thus were
able on August rs and % to publish
the first exposure of their Vicious ac-
tivities in America.
Where Funds Came From
We showed that the chief source
OF funds is big German and German
American firms In America, which
are Systematically shaken down
just as is d. in Germany. The
Nazi leaders in Berlin have given the
American Nazis a series of specific
tasks to carry out and all their work
Is developed around this present pro-
gram, which is as follows: First. to
fight the boycott against Germany.
which is one Of the most painful and
effective Of the international weapons
which have been modified against
the Nazis.
Second, to carry pro-Nazl and
generally pro-German propaganda,
pointing out all the merits of the
fascist regime first, of German in
dustries and products, and of Ger
many as tourise paradise. ~
Third, to carry out anti French
propaganda. In America this takes
precedence over anti-Semitic prop
aganda, since anti-French propa-
ganda here serves best the aims of
Nazi policy abroad. The main line
OF arlti-French propaganda is to make
France out to be 'debauched' and
degenerate nation.
Anti-Jewish Propaganda
Fourth, to cary out anti-Semitic
| propaganda, as part of the campaign
to justify Hitler's bloody anti-Sem-
itism. 1t is the task of the Amer
tcan Nazis to prove that all jews
are worthless and poisonous.
Fifth, to combat all anti-capitalist
tendencies and particularly to combat
Communism. 1t is the aim of the
Nazis to establish Nazi cells in shops
and plants employing German speak
ing workers, but they have not sue
ceeded in doing SO yet, excepting in
such comp'e 'etely German concerns as
the North German Lloyd, where A
Mentzing, an important official and
leading member of the American
Nazi organization, has instituted q
fascist 'N.SB.O.,' or Nazi Shop Or
ganization, precisely on the pattern
Of the German ones"
The explosive Mr.. Focht interrupted
to inquire "Is the Daily Worker
admitted under the Post Office regu-
lations or Is 1t one of these gutter
snipe propaganda sheets?"
'"The Daily Worker is an established
paper which has not missed an Is
sue for ten years. It h admitted
The daily worker., 1933-11-16
tContimued from, Page ~

paper organizationp which was or
ganized to pelt Americans with last
minute ferocious anti-Soviet and
antt-recognition propaganda.
"Got Too Hot"
Samuel Dickstein, of New York
City, chairman of the Committee,
abruptly closed the hearings when
the session, to use his own words,
got too hot" Explaining his sud-
den use of the chairman's gavel,
Dickstein declared, in his private Of
flee, that "this thing has gotten too
hot. We've got to give it time to
cool Off" December was set for
the date for the resumption Of pub
lie hearings, at which time Dickstein
expects the cooling-of process to
complete itself.
Dickstein also resorted to censor
ship tactics by withholding the STEM
ographer's transcript of the public
proceedings. He declared that he
wanted to see the testimony first to
correct the punctuation"
The New York Congressman took
this action despite the fact that the
official stenographers covering the
hearing, following long established
Washington custom, assured the
Daily Workers officially accredited
correspondent that he could have a
transcript Of the Hathaway testimony
in an hour.
RaS<e, uu
| When Representative Focht learned
that Hathaway's paper, was the off,
cial organ of the Communist Party,
he attempted to cover up the estab-
nshed Nazi activity by batting Hatha-
way with questions Of such ignorance
that even conservative correspondents
were forced to laugh openly at him.
"As a member of this Committee,
I fully disagree with you,' exploded
Focht. You're against all law and
are an anarchist. In this country
we have the doctrine Of the survival
of the fittest." .rse7.,3 r, ,~,s
Hathaway replied: y"If you wish to
transform this Committee session in
to q debating debate. on Fascism,
Communism, Socialism, Anarchisrn,
or any other ism, am perfectly will
ing to do that. However, for your in
formation, the Communists have
nothing in common with anarchists,
and throughout the entire world his
tory OF our Party we have fought
against the anarchists both against
their theories and their practices"
Focht then declared his readiness
to debate, which Hathaway readily
and delightfully."- accepted. Whereupon
a much nettled .Dickstein declared
the hearing adjourned--until Deeem-
Der 4.
Showing a cooperation certainly
not emulated by the committee chair
man, Hathaway left all of his vaIu-
able Nazi exposure documents with
the committee. with the one proviso
that the latter be responsible for their
safe keeping. 49,
II assume that you are an Amer
lean citizen" were Dickstein's open
ing words.
II am American born as was my
grandfather and great grandfather" !"
replied Hathaway.
do you know anything about the
document Mr.. X tthe committee an
The daily worker., 1933-11-16

youth committees in each house on
strike. -
The spirit Of the young strikers
is nigh. The plans will be discussed
OF involving every young striker on
the picket line for the purpose OF
getting the support Of the youth in
the neighborhood.
The general strike committee has
been formed and will meet tonight.
A mass meeting Of all strikers will
take place Sunday 10 discuss further
means OF strengthening the strike in
all It's phases.
The daily worker., 1933-11-16
Japan Army-Nayy
Merged for War

NEW YORK.-In preparation for
war against the Soviet Union, jap
anese army and navy commands have
been unified, according to cable re-
ports received here, with the army re-
ceiving full command over the navy.
Usually changes in the Japanese
naval forces take place In December,
but this year a complete shake-up
was made one month earlier.
Admiral Suetsugu, a close friend Of
Minister of War, Araki, virtual die
tator Of Japan, has been slated for
the position of commander of the en-
tire japanese fleet.
Suetsugu is rabid nationalist, and
supports very closely all the anti
Soviet war moves of his chief, Araki.
Suetsugu and Araki both favor rapid
building of army and navy forces to
the limit.
Suetsugu was one Of the Japanese
war lords who helped direct the war
against the Chinese people in Shang-
hal in the spring of last year.
The daily worker., 1933-11-16

any question that Van der Lubbe
was Nazi tool"
Reverting to the batter Fish, F'ocht
called to Hathaway: Does the in
ference follow that Hamilton Fish
belongs to the Nazi group?'
Il am prepared to produce docu-
ments showing that Fish is engaged
in Nazi activities in the United
States.
Focht: do you consider Fisf's ac-
tivities un-American or merely anti
Communist"
Hathaway: IT consider that Fas-
cism and everything 1t produces is
un-A American and will not be accepted
by the American people"
Dickstein: 1--WE consider him (Fish)
very high class citizen and a valu-
able member Of our house."
Grove: DO you mean he's (Fish)
against workers or against Commu-
nism2"
Hathaway: zone cannot separate
the interests of the workers from
Communism"
Identifying various Nazi publica-
tions, including the Deutsche Post,
for Dickstein, Hathaway Informed the
Committee that ''they are shot
through with anti-Senitism and are
anti Communist
"Are they against the N. r. Az"
asked Dickstein.
Decidedly not" replied Hathaway,
as the audience gasped at such calm
ness and defiance in the midst Of
N.R.A.'s stronghold.
'They are ardent supporters of the
NR.A. They declare the NR.A. to
be already the adoption of their Fas-
cist policies in the United Staets."
Focht:: "Are you Communist"
Hathaway: Eyes, I am a member
of the Communist Party Of the
United States"
Grove, interrupting: "And of Rus
sia?" ...... .........
Hathaway: II said the United
States"
While Grove and Focht apluttered
their amazement and anger, Hatha-
way continued: "The Nazis are con-
vinced that capitalist robbery and
exploitation cannot be continued un-
der democratic forms, but advocate
the direct dictatorship of Wall Street
bankers and industrialists.
Focht then made his speech about
anarchism and "the survival Of the
f1ttest In America" following with
an announcement of his readiness to
debate the subject. Hathaway ac-
cepted, and the hearing ended, bear
ing out the editorial position Of the
Daily Worker that the investigation
Of Spanknoebel and his immediate
assistants was being used to cover up
the progress Of the fundamentally
vicious capitalist Nazi propaganda.
Among other things Hathaway
brought out the fact that the Amer
lean Nazi organization is four years
old; that until the time when Hit
ler took power they functioned as
Nazis; that Spanknoebel went to
Germany for his orders; that in ad-
dition to the Nazi tie-up with the
National Civic Federation, the A. F.,
Of L.. and other such groups, they
have already contacted the Klu Klux
Klan, the Fascist silver shirts Of
America headquarters at Asheyille
North Carotna)s
The daily worker., 1933-11-16

lions factories and other important industries thou
SANDS OF workers fooled by radical phrases Of Socialist
leaders helped by their votes to sweep into office So
cialist ticket.
TIE small vote which the Communist Party received
celVed In the election is undoubtedly due to the
weakness in our agitation among the workers
In Iact many strikes took place led by militant trade
unions under Communist leadership But In these
strike struggles well in the elections we did not
orns forward boldly the program Of the Communist
Party. -4-
The small circulation Of the DAILY" is evidence of
tne TACT that we did not carry on daily mass agitation
among the Bridgeport workers. What other more
powerful weapon could we have in answering the re-
tolSt eecuon propaganda Of the Socialist Party day
ny day, than our Daily Worker? '+
Yet, 1t Is with shame that we must state THAT IN
tnis industrial capital Of Connecticut the circulation
TOTALS no more than AZ copies day
WITH the Socialists in ONCE it becomes even NOR.
j." necessary to reach the workers with orr "r,a,Iv
Worker $3.50 0N4 A1"1S
Jasper McLeyy, the newly elected Socialist Mayor
Oh brlogeport, announced being sworn into office
tat ne VIII follow In the footsteps OF his fellow
aiist Mayor OF Milwaukee Daniel M Hoan This means
'Ne ciuooing OF unemployed workers demanding ,n-
empioyment relief the betrayal OF every struggle Of
the Bridgeport workers by the Socialist adninistro
tion. The Daily Worker, one of our most nowerfp
weapons against capitalist oppression and Socialist be-
taya must be put into the hands OF the Brideeoort
workers.
Inis means immediate action Comrades oY rridoa
port Into the shops no the homes of the Bridpenort
WORKERS with our Daily Worker More subscriptions
larger bundle sales for the Daily Worker !. o, rot
enectye means for opening the eyes Of the Bridge
por' workers to the real meaning Of Socialist reform
ism.
The daily worker., 1933-11-16


nder the pressure Of this delegation
hat the rights Of the strikers will
g upheld and the police will main
ain an impartial attitude.
At the end Of his speech, Rich was
pplauded by all the workers who
acked the City Council chambers.
ther speakers for the strikers were:
tohl, President of the union; Frank
rack, organizer, and other rank and
iers. The capitalist boss press was
SpoSed in these hearings before the
ity Council. as well as all other
1ernies Of the strikers.
Picket lines at all shops are being
iaintained in spite of the zero wealth
= Many trucks with meat being
The daily worker., 1933-11-16

under second class mail privileges and
is responsible for what it says"
Hathaway went on to explain
after Hitler took power, trusted
Nazis were put In charge of ships
that today all these ships are Nazi
couriers and Smugglers."
"Are American ships also?" Grove
asked.
eyes, trusted Nazi couriers and
propaga1dists ar3 also On Emc--..ccc..- :,
ships"
Origin OF Proof
Asked where he obtained all this
information, Hathaway informed the
committee that "Mr. g." former
ardent Nazi embittered by persecu-
ton of his family in Germany, be-
cause Of the discovery of some Jewish
blood, gave him this material.
In describing the functioning Of
the American Nazi terror arm, Hath
away said: Inside the Nazi organ
ization this Mentzing is looked upon
as the brains of the group while
Spanknoebel Is the preacher and
mass figure"
"You meen the Spanknoebei want
cI hy the Department Of Justice?"
"xcs."
The large audience was electrified
when Hathaway not only revealed the
presence of super-patriotic Mr.. Fish
at a recent Nazi meeting at the
George Washington Hotel OF New
York City, but also when he offered
ito produce documents showing that
Hamilton Fish Is engaged in Nazi
activities in the United States"
The response was immediate-and
eloquent.
"He is our honored colleague" said
Dicks 3ein.
I'm interested In not besmirching
the name Of Hamilton Fish," added
Grove.
This hotel meeting, said Hathaway
was also attended by Spanknoebel
Manning, Haag Of the Nazi Friends
Of New Germany" the rascally Count
Sduerma-D Douglas and others of simi-
lar stripe. There 1t was proposed tc
sue the Daily Worker for libel but nc
suit has as yet been filed, Hathaway
declared.
Maxi Letter
Referring to the famous Daily
Worker Nazi letter of October 7 ex-
posing Van der Lubbe as Nazi too
and the burning of the Reichstag az
a desperate Nazi act, Hathaway ex-
planned that 1t was only published
after careful investigation had showr
the gendiness of the 1etterhead, the
typewriter and the seal.
I'VE did not consider this document
as a newspaper scoop. We sent the
galleys carrying the story on it, anc
the photostatic copies of it to al
the press agencies and newspapers
of New York City. Not one published
it the next day. And to this day nc
action has been taken by TIaag OF
the Friends of New Germany to chal.
lenge the document. We offered this
document to the press because, one
1t contained evidence of Nazi es.
pionage activities, the muscling in Of
propagandists and spies; two, 1t con.
tanned evidence of anti-Semitic ac-
tivities Of Nazis in America, anc
three, 1t conclusively proved the in.
nocence Of Communists in the Reich.
| stag fire trial. Demonstration beyont
The daily worker., 1933-11-16
u. S. Launches New
Cruiser Tuscaloosa"

NEW YORK. - The Tuscaloosa, !"
named in honor OF Tuscaloosa, Ala,
where three Negro lads were lynched
recently, was launched yesterday at
Camden, N. j., as the fifteenth Of
the new 10000 ton cruisers to be built
by the Washington Government. The
new cruiser will carry nine 8-inch
guns. 1t was cflristened by Mrs. T..
l.. McCann, of Tuscaloosa, a niece
of Representative William Bacon
Oliver of Alabama. 1t is one of four
10000 ton cruisers now in process of
construction by the United States.
Japan is now laying down two
cruisers of $500 tons mountin fifteen
6-inch guns and the construction of
yet another two Is planned as an
answer" to the United States naval
construction program. In 1881, Japan
laid down two similar cruisers.
The daily worker., 1933-11-16

Has your unit, club, union, Lw.O.
Branch, your organization held
collection for the Daily WORKER
Help save our Daily"
The daily worker., 1933-11-16

In an atmosphere of warIike specu-
lations and talk of a preventive
war" the Chamber supported the
governments war policy by 545 to II,
with the Socialist deputies joining In
the affirmative vote.
The daily worker., 1933-11-16
An Election Lesson

IN THE city Of Bridgeport Conn, center for NUM-
lions factories and other important industries thou
SANDS OF workers fooled by radical phrases of Socialist
leaders helped by their votes to sweep into office So
cialist ticket
The Indianapolis times., 1933-12-15
QUEST CLUB TO
HONOR SPEAKERS

Miss Virginia Fort is chairman of
arrangements for a Christmas tea,
to be given by the Quest Club from
3 to Sunday afternoon at Central
Y. w. G. A. for speakers and teach
ers who have appeared on their
program this fall Miss Forts assist
ants will be Misses Thelma Hauser,
Ethel Mae Miller and Ruth Robin
son. Members of the Y. w. c. A.
business and professional womens
committee have been invited.
The list of honor guests includes:
DR.. and Mrs. Merwyn Bridenstine,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julian G. Fix, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Campbell, DR.. and
Mrs. N. G. Dalbert, Mesdames r.
RalSton Jones, Laura Corvell, Ruth
Steinmetz, Misses Elizabeth Pretz-
man, Rosemary Ferguson, Louise
Quiz, Ruth Koon, Florence Lanham,
Amy Bruce, Vonda Browne, Louise
Noble Barbara Brandon and Messrs.
Samuel Waters and Irwin Shultz.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-12-15

The holiday season of parties at
Highland Golf and Country Club
will begin with a buffet supper Sun
day night. A Santa Claus will greet
children at Christmas eve, and
juniors will be entertained with a
supper dance from 10 to l Christ
mas night.
A "merry-go-round" bar will be
the feature of the New Years eve
supper dance, when decorations will
be in blue, black and silver.
Committee for a Junior dance in
cludes Dorothy Martenet, Mary
Margaret Ruddell, Ellyse Crosier,
Betty Reed, Helen Chapel, Jane
DUNCAN, Bill Wright, Dick Voyles,
Homer Lathrop Jr., Keith Rudden,
Don Morrison, Lewis Morrison and
Bud FenStermaker.
On the committee for the Sunday
night buffet supper are DR.. and Mrs.
Glenn J. Pail, Mrs. Mary Feeney, Al
Feeney and Messrs. and MesdameS
John A Brookbank, Frank T.. Car
roll, William A. Umphrey, Frank
Madden, Charles L. Smith, William
The Indianapolis times., 1933-12-15

report candidates at the annual
meeting in January when the fol-
lowing officers will be elected: First
vice president; third vice-president,
recording secretary, treasurer and
eight directors.
Alpha chapter, Alpha Onicron
Alpha sorority, with Mrs. Charles
Kuhlmann president, has arranged
to assist the association at Mothers
Club meetings. Mrs. William
Schneider and Mrs. Ray Wyatt will
be in charge at the Brookside Club
for three months and Mrs. Loren
Brown and Mrs. Louis Carol at
the Phyllis Wheatley Club Miss
Julia Walk, Mrs. Smiley N. Cham
bers and Mrs. Grant Patterson will
assist with the work.
Those present at the board meet
ing were NeSdames John J. Rauch,
Robert Bryce, Mortimer c. Furscott,
Montgomery Lewis, Louis Burck-
hardt, o. N Torian, j. K. Lilly Jr.,
Charles j. New, w. w. Thornton,
j. C. Todd, Charles F. Mayer Jr.,
Henry B. Haywood, James A. Bad
den, Theodore B. Griffith, Benjamin
D. Hitz, Estelle Eshbach, George
Van Dyke and Misses Julia Walk,
Deborah Moore and Beatrice Short.
The Indianapolis times., 1933-12-15
Nursery Board
Members to Be
Tea HOsteSses

Directors of the Indianapolis Day
Nursery Association will serve tea
to members of Epsilon Sigma Omi-
cron chapters from 2:30 to S
Wednesday at the nursery. Mrs.
G.. K Mcdowell will conduct the
visitors on a tour of the nursery at
542 Lockerbie street.
Mrs. r. E. Dennis, president of
the board, will be assisted by presi-
dents of the chapters: Mrs. w. D.
keenan,, AnagnouS chapter; Mrs. c.
L. Withner, Irvington chapter; Mrs.
William T. Randall, student chap
ter, and Mrs. E. P. Jones, Lampas
chapter.
Special guests will be Mrs. J. F.
Edwards, president Of the Seventh
district, Federation of Clubs; Mrs.
Frederick G. BALI, vice-president of
Indiana Federation of Clubs; Mrs.
R. o. McAleXander, president of the
Woman's Department Club, and
Mrs. j. C. Barbour, president of the
state chapter Of the sorority.
Mrs. j. w. Kellam, daughter of
Mrs. Barbour, will provide a musical
program. Mrs. Ronald A. Foster is
chairman Of series of teas. Guests
will donate jam and jelly to the
nursery.