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The daily worker., 1933-10-14
Act for Spread Of
Diemakers' Strike
to ALI Auto Workers
1000 Cheer Workers
Candidate for Dear
born Mayor

DETROIT, Mich, Oct 13.-Spread
of the strike of 5000 tool and die
makers to automobile production
workers looms here. a tremendous
ovation was given to David Jones,
United Front Workers candidate for
Mayor of Dearborn. who spoke last
night at meeting of 1000 strikers at
Arena Gardens. When Jones called
for a march on the Ford plant, the
meeting broke out into tremendous
applause and enthusiastic cheering.
IF were mayor now," Jones said,
I'D meet you at the city limits and
march with YOU"
Jones urged the spreading of the
strike to all auto workers.
John Mack, member of the Flint
Strike Committee, also called for a
march on Ford. With the Flint
strike holding firm, he said, the pro-
duction men would soon be, out.
A meeting of production workers in
Arena Gardens will be held tonight
to consider strike action
The rank and file Of the Mechanics
Educational Society, which is lead
ing the strike, are gaining control
of the situation and forcing their
misleaders, Graffin and Smith to re-
treat.
The Communist Party is issuing
10000 leaflets to all automobile plants
calling for a spread of the strike.
The daily worker., 1933-10-14
Not Real Investigation Tammany Tells Daily
Worker Reporter Has No Power to Subpoena Witnesses

Party would be sufficient to entitle
one to deportation.
"He's Here!s
Dickstein arrived after a while and
invited the writer into. the inner Of
flee. He shook my hand and OBJ
served that he had met me some
where else before"-a congressman's
customary observation, apparently,
when meeting constituent.
''Oh, the investigation? Yes, the in
vestigation How soon? oh, about
three or four weeks, maybe"
But, Congressman" protested,
you have announced that 1t would
take place within a week."
The Old Trouble
well, you see, we've only scratched
the surface. I've been receiving on
an average of 1000 letters a day con-
graduating me on my decision to in
vestigate these Nazis, and it'll take
some time for me to assemble all my
evidence"
Besides" said the congressman
The daily worker., 1933-10-14
BY SENDER GARLIN

NEW YORK. K.-Congressman Sam
uel Dickstein, Tammany stalwart,
yesterday received reporter for the
Daily Worker in his sumptuous Of
fees on the And floor of the Cities
Service Building, in the Wall Street
district, and told of the progress of
his promised investigation of Nazi
activities in the United States.
The appointment was made for
1880 in the morning, but the con-
gresham, according to his officeboy,
was busy with some affairs Of state
at the Customs House. An hours wait
was not, however, wasted-for it gave
your correspondent an opportunity to
finish reading two current issues Of
the International Press Correspon-
dence as well as the new pamphlet on
Karl Marx by l.. Perchik Of the
Marx -Engels-Lenin Institute, Moscow.
Such studies would have been much
more risky, it must be recorded, if
the Dies Bill CHR. 12O44) so vigor-
ously seconded in the House of Re-
presentatives by Congressman Dick
stein on June 6, 1882, had been en-
acted into law. For, according to that
law, mere membership or even remote
connection with the Communist
The daily worker., 1933-10-14
Courts Help Thugs
in Amtridge;; Three
Workers Sentenced
3 More Held Without
Hearing

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Oct 13.--
After habeas corpus writs had been
granted by the Beaver Common
Pleas court returnable Friday morn
ing. Ambridge officials who led the
massacre against the steel strikers.
secretly tried and convicted three
workers. Edith Briscoe, Cy Ecker and
Mae Ecker of disorderly conduct.
They were sentenced to pay fines OF
$40 each and costs, or 80 days In
the Beaver County jail.
The three were arrested at the
funeral of one of the murdered
workers last Sunday.
They were not permitted to COM
municate with their lawyer or the
International Labor Defense, both Of
which had been trying since their
arrest to establish contact with them.
Over the defendants objection, the
trial was held and the workers we're
rushed off to the Beaver jail.
The habeas corpus hearing held
before Judge Mcconnell, who five
years ago sentenced the three Wood
lawn workers for sedition to five
years Imprisonment, was a farce.
He dismissed the writ stating that
the defendants had now been SEN
fenced, and thare was nothing more
to do but appeal the case.
Frank Hill. John Bozecevich and
Dan Benning are still held without
hearing or charges
The daily worker., 1933-10-14

Dear Comrades:
AGAIN it is necessary to discuss, quite
n openly and frankly, some urgent prob
lens of the Daily Worker with our readers
Only a few weeks ago, in response to
similar letter, your criticism and constructive
proposals enabled us to enlarge and, we be-
lieve, to begin the substantial Improvement
of the paper We appreciate that help.
Now we are confronted in a very real and
immediate sense with the problem of keeping
our paper alive, of guaranteeing its continued
existence. This you know from the appeals
(which have appeared on our front page for
the past five weeks.
VOU could not have realized, however the
L extreme seriousness of the situation. You
knew, we needed money, but you could not
have realized how badly and how quickly we
needed that money.
Six days from today-On October
2Oth-we positively must pay $500
paper bill.
Between October 18th and 25th we
are obliged to cover notes tOtalling over
$4,000.
Finally, we are compelled to pay
our print shop an old bill of $1,000
within the next two weeks.
These, comrades, are the total obligations
to be met without fail in the next two weeks,
S13,600 This amount really must be raised,
and in time.
What are the possibilities? Facts are the
best answer.
We started our drive for $4,000 on Sep
tember 9th. Five weeks are now UP. So
farm five weeks 8,707.74 has been
raised.
$8,707 has been raised in five weeks;
now we must raise, yes, must raise $13,600
in two weeks.
NAN it be done? Yes, comrades, It can be
" DONE We believe that it will be done.
But much more liberal contributions must
be received from our readers; workers must
carry on more energetically in their efforts
to collect funds; workers organizations must
enlarge their contributions, the number of
affairs for the ''Daily's" benefit must be in
The daily worker., 1933-10-14
Dickstei Is Vague and Wary on His Plans for Naz Quiz

Worker published last Saturday,
didn't you, Mr.. Dickstein?"
Mr.. Dickstein had read it.
II suppose you'll call this fellow
Werner Haag, head of the Nazis here
who signed that letter, won't you?"
Not Real Investigation, You See
"Oh, don't know. You see this
isn't an official congressional investi-
CATION we're talking about; it's an in
vestigation of the House Committee
on Immigration of which am chair
man. You see, we have no power to
subpoena and we can't punish for
contempt-it's all purely voluntary"
80 that's it, is It'll"
Yes, that was it, but-Congress-
man Dickstein assured inches got
"all kinds of people who are willing
to come and testify voluntarily"
That's good" I said.
by the way, Mr.. Dickstein, why
don't you call both Haag Of the
Friends OF New Germany and Ha.h-
away, the editor Of the Daily Worker
I'm pretty sure Hathaway would be
willing to testify before your COM
(Coutinued on mage y
The daily worker., 1933-10-14
Auto Workers Send
Delegates rochester

EDGEWATER, N. j., Oct. ia
meeting was held today of the Ford
strikers, rank and file committee of
action in Edgewater. at which 100
workers were present. Hugh Reilly,
A. F. of L. organizer called off the
regular strike meeting.
The A. F. of L. strike committee
came into the hall with some police
men and attempted to split the
meeting. About ten men from the
meeting followed them.
The delegation to Chester, Pa,
elected by the rank and file COM
mittee has already left. This del
egation is going to speak at meet
The daily worker., 1933-10-14

miners that wish 1t ana turn II
over to the Lewis machine, but de-
clare that the N.R.A. requires" the
open shop.
The strike of the miners in Fay
cite, Greene, Allegheny and Wash
ington County remains strong, with
some breaks in several mines.
Fayette County miners, where most
of the captive mines are located, are
holding a special conference today
for the purpose of electing new Of
ficers, despite John L. Lewis's state
ment directed against the conference.
Thursday conference of miners
wives was held in Brownsville, rep
resenting 10 mines, with 81 delegates
present. They laid the basis for the
organization Of U.M.W.A. woman's
auxiliary. Mother Bloor and Agnes
Smear spoke. Agnes Smear was elected
temporary chairman, and Mrs. Gle
land, secretary.
Representatives Of m any local
unions met in Pittsburgh today to
decide issuing a statement on strike
policy and on the miners demands.
Frank Borich, secretary of the N. M.
u, addressed the conference.
The captive mines are organizing
two unions, trying to split the miners
ranks. the Independent Miners BROTH
erhood and Workmens Brotherhood.
The Creighton local of the u M.
w. A. passed a resolution to be sent
to all other U. M. w. A. locals de-
manding an immediate special con-
vention for the election of new Of
ficers. The miners are determined
to drive out the takers who are help
ing the bosses in the strikebreaking
activities.
On Monday huge picket lines are
being planned in all strike center5
to check back the work movement.
Many locals have sent committees to
the company managements demand
ing no check-off, as the movement
against it spreads.
Philip Murray, UMW.A. vice-pres-
ident, and henchman of John i.
Lewis is again meeting today with
Moges, president of the H c. Frickc
Coke, Co., U. S. Steel subsidiary.
Murray and Moses are jointly work.
ing out means of splitting the miners
and breaking the strike through a
series of fake qualified check-off pro-
posals.
The daily worker., 1933-10-14

but this, you see is something spe-
cial.
IF it weren't for this damned
economy program" said the congress-
man, I'VE might be able to get one
hundred or two hundred thousand
dollars for this hearing"
An autographed photograph of
Frankln d. Roosevelt, which hung
on the wall directly behind the con-
gressman's chair, stared me straight
in the face.
will you call Hans Luther, the
Nazi ambassador in the u S. to tes-
tify, Mr.. Dickstein?"
Il believe not. You see there's some
sort of diplomatic ENHANCEMENT,
which gives some sort of immunity to
ambassadors and the like, don't you
see."
"Oh, I see,' said the Daily Worker
reporter, who then asked;
"You read that letter of the Friends
Of New Germany. which the Daily
The daily worker., 1933-10-14
u. s. Plans to Build
Devils Island" Jail

WASHINGTON, Oct. ia prison
similar to the dreaded French Devils
Island will soon be established by
the United States Government it was
announced here today.
1t will be off San Francisco on
giant rock that juts out of the San
Francisco Bay. Escape from this place
is considered impossible.
Announced as being set aside for
dangerous criminals" 1t is not hard
to see that such place can become
the threat held by the government
over revolutionary workers who are
arrested in strikes, etc.
The daily worker., 1933-10-14


stroy the blank and drive the work.
ers from the place.
Other cases of coercion. in which
Negro workers are told that they must
enroll Democrat "if they know what's
good for Them have been reported.
The Communist Election Commit
tee, through its manager, Carl Brod-
sky, called on the workers of Harlem
Gt to allow themselves to be intim-
ated.
v"Enter the registration booths in
'sfoups when you 60 to register" said
Brodsky. Explain the need to work.
ers for registering Communist so ef-
fectively, that they cannot be talked
out of enrolling the way they wish.
DO not show anyone the registration
slip after you have filled it out
The daily worker., 1933-10-14
Workers Arrested
at Reichstag for
Greeting Torgler
Worker Shouts "Red
'FRONT.'" AS Torgle r
Appears at Reichstag

AT THE GERMAN FRONTIER,
Oct. 13, Via Zurich, switzerland -
The police sergeant who arrested Van
der Lubbe, put another hole in the
Nazi prosecution case today under
the grilling cross-examination Of
Ernst Torgler, leader of the Commu-
mist deputies in the Reichstag and
one of the four Communist defend
ants in the frame-up Reichstag arson
trial before the German Supreme
Court.
Buenger Distorts Testimony
Chief Justice Buenger began the
days proceedings with an amazing
summary of yesterdays re-enactment
of the fire at the scene. He ignored
the contradiction as to time and place
between the prosecution witnesses
Buwert and Floeter. He also ignored
Thalers insistence that he saw two
persons entering the Reichstag.
Yesterday Thaler said, under the
pressure of Judge Buenger's insinu-
ating questions, that he had possibly
been mistaken, but he didn't say
whether his mistake or Buwert's was
more likely.
Today Judge Buenger interpreted
Thaler's statement as a withdrawal
of the assertion that he saw two per-
sons, and added that "this point is
also settled now"
The real impression left by the visit
to the scene of the crime is one OF
greater confusion and unclarity than
ever.
Teichert Becomes Active
DR.. Teichert, official counsel for the
Bulgarian defendant Dimitroff, ther
took the center of the stage. Telch-
ert's inactivity threatens to become
an international scandal, and he
therefore obviously received an order
to maintain the appearance OF ac-
tivity as Dimitroff's attorney,
However, Teicherts demands were
nothing but repetition of Dimit-
roff's, without any initiative OF hi;
own. He proposed that the court cal
as witnesses the persons who assert
ed that they saw Dimitroff in Berlir
at the time it has been proved he
was in Munich. He asked that other
walters in the Bayernhof Restaurant
be confronted with head-waiter He'll.
mer, who testified against the Bull
garians. His object is to prove that
mistaken identity" was the basis fol-
their testimony.
Teichert finally proposed that wit
nesses be subpoenaed from Paris tc
testify regarding the sojourn OF the
Bulgarian Communist defendants
abroad.
Court Visits Fire Scene
The e-enactnent of the fire yes
terday evening by starlight at the
Reichstag Building was a dramatic
scene. Thousands of workers behinc
the police Gordon watched the judges
counsel, and the prisoners arrive ac-
companied by heavily armed guards
The Communist defendants we're each
handcuffed to policeman.
As Torgler aiighted from the po-
lice car, a voice from the crowd
shouted: RED 'FRONT.'" causing
sensation, followed by the uneasy
silence which is characteristic of
Fascist judicial proceedings.
Such crowds of workers have been
unknown in Germany since Hitler
took power.
Many workers were arrested near
the Reichstag Building during the
outdoor hearing for expressing
their sympathy with Torg!er.
The student Floeter, prosecution
witness, showed the spot where h
says he saw one man carrying fire
brand climb into the Reichstag.
The daily worker., 1933-10-14
Prevent Negroes
from Registerin 6
for c. P. in Harlem
BrodskyUr Workers
to Register in
Groups

3 NEW YORE.-Brazen attempts to
prevent Negro workers of Harlem
from enrolling Communist are being
reported to the Communist Election
Campaign Committee.
= Tammany men in the registration
places are demanding they be shown
registration forms before the voters
drop them in the ballot box If the
rollment is Communist they de-
The daily worker., 1933-10-14
. Last Day to Register!

NEW YORK. = Today. from S
A.. M. to 1880 p. NJ, is the last day
in which you can register. If you
do not register you cannot vote in
the city elections, Nov. !. Urge your
neighbors to register and enroll
Communist!
The daily worker., 1933-10-14
MINERS REJECT STEEL
TRUST SCAB CHECK OFF;
ELEClINC own OFFICIALS
Fayette, Green, Allegheny and Washington
County Miners Solid in Strike; Picket Monday
to Pull Out Those at Work
BULLETIN

13-Jchn today sent message
h the telling them they have no
right to meeting in conference
president of UMWA, District a. proved
henchmen Lewis insists that his ao
c positions whether the rank and
file not
The daily worker., 1933-10-14

ing OF the Chester Ford workers
tonight.
The Rank and File Action Com
mittee is also calling mass meeting
for Sunday at Q o'clock at Ferraro
Hall, 207 Anderson Avenue, Fairview.
The daily worker., 1933-10-14
MANCHUKUO POLICE JAIL
2 MORE SOVIET RAlLMEN;;
EMICRES ENLIST FOR WAR
Japanese Anti-Soviet War Plans More Obvious
With 100000 White Guards Joining Up
in Shanghai for Japanese Forces

MOSCOW Two officials of the Chinese Eastern
Railway authorities dispatches
from Khabaroysk Siberia, reported today.
the latest provocative the
we'll
The daily worker., 1933-10-14
Minor 4th in City
College Straw Vote

NEW YORK, N. Y.-The results
Of straw vote taken in the Day
Session Of the College of the City
of New York, at l38th Street and
Amsterdam Avenue by the "Ele-
mentary Government Glasses" on
Octoher II follow.
The daily worker., 1933-10-14
By FRANK BoRICH.

PITTSBURGH 13The striking miners of Pennsylvania are
rejecting meaning union recog-
proposed letter to Roosevelt signed
Yesterday trusts of the captive mines
The steel will collect
The daily worker., 1933-10-14

dolefully, there's shortage of funds.
OF course, Of course, the House Com
mittee on immigration, of which he is
chairman, has funds for its disposal
The daily worker., 1933-10-14

Continued on page y
Evening star., 1933-05-24
PHONE RATE CASE
MAY Be TRIED SOON
Preparations Being Made for
Hearing on Reduction to
Domestic Consumers.

The order of the Public Utilities Com
mission for a 10 per cent reduction in
telephone rates for domestic consumers
may be tried on its merits In District
Supreme Court during the Summer, ac-
cording to present plans.
The commissions engineers and ac-
countants now are completing prepara-
ton of additional data on special phases
of the properties and business of the
Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co,
This work is expected to be completed
by the middle of June.
Shortly thereafter William A. Roberts,
special counsel to the commission, will
prepare and file with the court the COM
missions answer to the proceedings
brought by the company in its contest
against the rate cut order, which was
issued last November.
The commission plans to ask the court
to hear the case during July or August,
it is reported.
Pending court decision on the merits
of the commission order, the company
has posted bond to cover the difference
between the rates now being charged
and those ordered by the commission.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
FIRST LADY WILL VISIT
FARM WOMEN'S EXHIBIT
Expected to Go to Sunward, in
Arlington County, About
Noon Tomorrow.

Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt tomorrow
Is expected to visit the exhibition OF
farm women's activities to be held at
Sunward, the home Of Miss Florence
Z. Ward in Arlington County Va under
auspices of the District Federation OF
Womens Clubs. The First Lady prob
ably will arrive about noon.
Fifty farm women will bring samples
of their handicraft and garden prod
and will preside at a dozen or more
stalls Food furnished by them will be
prepared before an open fireplace and
will be served at luncheon
An out-of-door forum will be held
In the afternoon. Outstanding among
the exhibits win be sturdy hickory fur
niture made by mountain families Of
West Virginia, after the designs pre-
Nailing for two centuries there.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
DISTRICT TO APPLY
|. FOR RELIEF FUNDS
Request Probably Will Be
Made Tomorrow by George
S. Wilson.

The District government, probably
tomorrow, will file an application for
a grant Of relief funds from the $780,
100000 Federal relief appropriation un-
der the Lewis-Wagner act.
The District Commissioners have au-
thorized George S. Wilson. director of
public welfare for the District, to ap-
ply for the grant, in a statement to
Harry L. Hopkins, administrator of the
Federal relief fund. Wilson now Is
completing preparation Of data showing
the needs for Federal assistance in re-
lief work here.
Under the terms Of the law the Dis
trtct Is eligible to an immediate grant
Of approximately $135,000, according to
Director Wilson.
The District of Columbia and the
States, under the law, may be granted
Immediately as much as one-third of
the amount Of public funds expended
during the first three months of the
current calendar year. Other grants
from the Federal fund may be made
later upon showing of need.
An early grant of a portion of the
Federal relief fund to the District would
prevent an impending collapse of emer-
gency relief work now being conducted
here. The remainder of the Districts
available funds for this work are not
expected to last longer than June IS.
In addition, large number of cases
formerly handled by private agencies
now are being transferred to the Dis
trict's rolls.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
KAUFMAN is ELECTED
BY SEVENTH ST. GROUP
Succeeds Sylvan King-Bonwit and
Boudren Also Named Officers
of Business Body.

Headed by Cecil Kaufman, president,
a new slate of officers was elected by
the Central Seventh Street Association
at a dinner meeting yesterday. Kauf-
man, manager of the Franc Jewelry
Co., succeeds Sylvan King, general
manager of Kings Palace department
store.
The other officers are Murray j. Bon
wit, president of the Ronwit Credit Co..
vice president, and B. I. Boudren, as
sistant cashier and manager of the
Seventh and I streets branch of Riggs
National Bank, secretary and treasurer.
Arthur Smith, president Of the Dis
trict Federation of Business Mems As
sociations, thanked the association for
cooperation in the business affairs of
the city and urged them to enlarge
their organization.
Among the speakers and guests were
Frank E. Carstarpher, assistant cor
poration counsel of New York City:
Capt. N. o. Holmes of No. / precinct
and M. B. Wooding Of Asheville, N. c.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
DISTRICT MEASURES
HEARINGS CANCELLED
Insurance Bills Not Likely to Get
Consideration Until Mex.
January.

Plans for a hearing tomorrow on two
District insurance bills were Cancelled
today by the subcommittee on banking
and insurance of the House District
Committee. The hearing had been
called by Representative Harlan. Demo-
crat, of Ohio, chairman Of the sub
committee.
One of the bills slated for consider
alton provides an entire new insurance
code for the District. The other would
give the superintendent Of insurance
broad emergency powers to safeguard
the interests Of policy holders, bene-
flciaries, creditors and the general pub
lie. These measures are not now likely
to be considered by the subcommittee
until the regular session Of Congress
next January.
The hearing was called OF, it was
announced, because of the apparent fu-
tility of getting action during the few
remaining weeks of the present special
session on any District legislation.
Evening star., 1933-05-24
LEAPS TO HIS DEATH
FROM OCEAN LINER
John T. Kodding, 33, Was Diplo-
matte Secretary on Duty at
State Department.

En- route to Havana for a brief rest
and vacation, John T. Kodding, 80. q
diplomatic secretary on duty at the
State Department here, leaped to his
death from the Ward liner Oriente some
time Monday night, according to Asso-
ciated Press dispatches.
Kodding, unmarried, left a note ad-
dressed to the captain of the liner, in
which he said he had decided to COM
init suicide. Its contents were not made
public.
He was born in Hamilton, Ohio, July
8. 1899, and entered the Foreign Serv-
ice in 1924. He served at Sofia and
Paris before being assigned to the State
Department for duty in the Division Of
International Conferences.
Kodding recently had gone to Ham,
lton to visit his parents. He had been
in i'll health and IN need of a rest, It
was said.
The young man attended the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, Harvard Law and
Graduate Schools and continued his
studies in Paris. He served In the
Army during the war.
A member of Kappa Sigma Frater-
nifty, he lived at the George Washington
chapter house In this city.