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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-19
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HUNGARY Twelve hundred
desperately hungry miners last
week descended into the mines
on a hunger strike. Rather than
starve to death peacefully they
had undergone LOG hours of such
torture by Monday morning, driv.
ing many of them insane.
INDIA-The ending of the re.
cent strike of textile workers in
India has taught the world prole-
triat some valuable lessons in
the dangers of pacifism. In Gand-
hts region, his pacifism has led
the working class into subsection,
with lower wages, much fewer
strikes, and from IA to 100 per
cent higher profits for the bosses
than in the areas affected by the
militant strike movement.
GEhmANr-Thr0 Ger
many Hitler's anti-church moves
are being met by a show OF milit-
ancy hitherto unknown in the
land. Joining forces with Com
munists, church members are op-
emily booing Hitler and his agents.
After a desperate effort to
get q favorable trade agreement
with the U. s., Hitler's govern
ment has repudiated the present
agreement as worthless.
=
USSR-The Soviet Union has
Just opened the worlds largest
machine factory at Kramatorsk.
the Soviet Pittsburgh. 1t has q
capacity of twice the amount OF
the famous Krupp works in Ger
many.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-19

over 100 years Imprisonment
in Walla Walla and Salem peni-
tentiaries, facing Washington
and Oregon workers recently in
dicted for criminal syndicalism
Over $4,000 in fines! Such i'm
orisonment and fines are the
maximum penalties for the
Eases now pending! Think OF 1t!
Who are these workers? What
crimes did they commit? In
whose interest did they struggle?
Let the facts answer the ques-
lions.
/. Max Farrar. Arrested at KEEL
so July 10 while in the office OF a
fuel company where he went to
take two children, one suffering
from blood poisoning and the
other from diphtheria, to a hos
pital. Arrested by the sheriff, he
was thrown in jail, and, three
days later, told he was charged
with criminal syndicalism. After
"a days in Jail, including three
weeks in solitary confinement, he
was released on $1,000 bail. He
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-19
SHORT STORIES Not What
They Should Be, Reader De-
clares.

SHORT STOHlES MOI Wnat
They Should Be, Reader De-
clares.
Seattle
Dear Comrades:
A constant reader of your pap
er, have watched with keen de-
light it's gradual improvement.
You are striving to give the
readers OF the Voice of Action
the correct program of struggle
for the working class. For this
reason, wish to point out what
seems to me a serious short-com-
ing.
l refer to the stories which
have recently appeared. | feel
these stories have been quite out
of touch with the tone of your
paper and the program which
your paper supports.
All three OF the stories, The
Bone Yard, Witch Fry, and Early
Death, have dealt with some
simple picture OF the depression.
They are pictures which any
worker can duplicate hundred
times from his own or his friends
experiences.
What the workers want to
know-the men on the soup line
with whom the first story deals,
the 62-year-old woman of the
Witch Fry, and the mothers OF
babies born prematurely because
of their own ill health, due to
forced neglect-is not descrip-
lions OF their plight, but a way
out of that plight.
1t Is here the stories, in my
opinion, have failed miserably.
Workers know their conditions
are unbearable. But why? And
how can they better them? Not
one hint as to a cause, and not
one hint as to a cure.
In fact, the third story, Early
Death, has a clearly defeatist at.
titude. Would the writer have
us believe that solution OF our
problems is to encourage doctors
to allow working class infants to
die at birth? How much stronger
the story would have been, had
an unemployed council forced
proper care for the mother
Frankly, suggest that your
short story writer's read the Voice
of Action, to get line on yOul
militant class program.
Comradely yours,
A Reader.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-19
FLIES in the POLITICAL OINTMENT

Taylor was the hopeful poll
tician again. He mentioned Gov
ernor Martin, the State Capitol.
the silk stocking district where
he lived.
Mr.. Taylor. the ruling class calls.
Play ball. Go, become a member
Of the family. The hell with ar
chitecture as an art. Design po-
litical foundation, son, ride high
In the sky above the capitol.
Come tumbling down to earth
with Druxman, Dawson, Martin,
and the gang when the working
class puts the slogans you have
learned into practice.
KO
To the working class and their
supporters, Mac and l have ad-
dressed these few lines. To them
we appeal to support the can
didates OF the Communist Party
In the nearing election. The Par
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-19

tvs candidates In other districts
are the same flies in the capital
lists ointment as Lowell Wake
field Is In No. 43.
p. S. II anyone can crash into
Mr.. Dawson's lunch wagon. or
wherever he eats, tell him he's
challenged to a debate. IL you
should go to his office. on enter
ing, make as little noise as pos
sible so as not to brighten the
employees. Today the office boy
evidently thought we were the
snoz, himself. He looked Devil
dered, and his cheeks pulled. He
tried to gulp a big chunk OF
brown bread at one crack. Prob
ably dreaming OF the time when
he would be an employer and
could eat all day. 1t was ten to
ten by our watch-must have
been IL by Dawson's.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-19
A SHORT STORY
BY Joseph Sigmund

Winches rumbled and creaked
as the giant packing case swung
clear of the dock and slowly rose
to the ships deck. 1t was too
large to lower into the hold so 1t
was landed on No. 2 hatch just
forward OF the bridge. Immedi'
ately the winch driver tapped the
pins into the handles. and the
longshoremen grabbed their coats
and the water can and scrambled
down the ladder to the dock.
The five minute whistle blew.
Sailors stood by fore and aft. The
lines were let go. Multi-colored
streamers extended from the
hands of the passengers to the
throng on the pier. The ship slid
out into the channel
When the seamen had coiled
the mooring lines, lowered the
booms, and cleared the decks of
gear, they assemble in the mess
room for a cup of coffee and a
smoke. The boatswain came in
and said, "All right, fellows, all
hands on deck. We got to lash
the damned airplane down right
away. It's blowing pretty bad
outside and we're almost UP to
the breakwater."
Grumbling and growing. the
men stumbled out of the mess
room and fastened along the al
leyway leading to the forward
deck and No. 2 hatch. Arrived, all
was bustling, shouting and pass
ing lines to one another, over, I'M
der and around the bulky pack
ing case. They wanted to finish
the disagreeable job in hurry.
Kelly, a husky kid about nine
teen years of age, worked the
fastest. He was sore because "ev-
cry trip they're handing us more
work on our watch below. A
bombing plane for Pearl Harbor !
Wen have to - around with one
every trip for some time to come
He had massive head and thick
black hair that shook back and
forth as he made half-hitehes and
pulled the lines taut.
II
When Kelly was relieved on
lookout at midnight. he immedi-
ately went below and turned in.
He listened for a while to the al
most inaudible murmers OF his
two watch partners who were
conversing, and to the pounding
of the sea against the ships side,
and then dropped to sleep.
Someone was shaking his shoul-
der and repeating, "All hands on
deck!" when Kelly opened his
eyes and asked, What the hell's
the matter?".
I'VE have to secure the air
plane. It's shifted" replied the
fellow who was calling the watch
below and he passed on to the
next bunk repeating, "All hands
on deckl"
Heads popped up, legs dangled
over sides of hunks. Men selepily
fumbled for cigarettes, lit match.
es, pulled on socks and dungarees
and grumbled that they knew
there would be trouble with the
damned thing. The Bo's'n's voice
Numbered down the companion
way. Hurry up. huh. fellows!'
and they filed up the ladder to
the deck and out into the biting
cold and lashing spray. The
blackness of the night and the
heavy rolling of the ship made
IL impossible to distinguish which
part of the heaving mass around
the ship was sky and which was
sea.
flashlights played around the
case and along the lines which
bound it to the hatch. One line
had parted and the giant was
straining itself against the others
with each roll OF the vessel. The
Bo's'n sent few men to fetch a
block and tackle and a heavy
wire line.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-19
STAFF WRITER Replies To
Criticism of Fiction


Dear Reader:
Your point is well taken-that
fiction by local writers appear
ing recently in the Voice of Ac-
ton is common experience and
doesn't present a constructive
working class solution for the
degradation and misery in which
the chief characters are present
ed.
But here is the point | believe
you overlooked-the stories were
not written for the worker-reader
who knows something is wrong
with capitalism, they were writ
ten for the reader who isn't Just
yet convinced that anything is
wrong with the system. even that
babies die of neglect, women
starve and men are turned into
derelicts because something Is
wrong somewhere.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-19
War Planes and Workers

men stood around the hatch
cursing and expressing their ideas
on how the case should be made
fast. The men returned with the
gear and the Bo's'n shouted to
Kelly, "All right, jump up on top,
huh, and pull the wire across"
Kelly clambered up the side OF
the case. When he stood on top
he staggered to his knees as the
roaring wind swept him off bal
ance. He chung to one of the rope
lines which was still fast and
swayed back and forth with the
roll OF the ship. An end of the
wire line was passed to him and
he crawled across the top of the
case to hand it down. Just as he
passed the line to seaman on
the deck a sudden wild leap OF
the ship hurtled him over the
side of the case. He landed on the
deck with a suppressed groan. a
feeling of helplessness, and a
numbed body. Kelly was con-
scious of several dark figures
bending over him and asking him
questions which he did not I'M
derstand and then taking him in
their arms and carrying him. He
was taken back aft up on the
poop deck where the ships doc
tor had his room adjoining the
hospital. The doctor was leaning
over him. Someone was whisper
ing a long way off, and Kelly
went to sleep.
1t was a beautiful semi-tropical
afternoon. The sun beamed down
on the water, and the water
sparkled and played, changing
color and shooting CLEANS here
and there. Drawing steadily near
er and clearer was the beautifully
painted landscape that is Oahu.
Kelly stood by the railing on
the poop deck. An arm was in
sling and his head was bandaged.
He gave the impression that II
he walked, he would limp. He
watched the passengers laughing
and talking, the flashing water
in the wake Of the ship, and the
fluffy white clouds down near the
horizon. He imagined the white,
lazy moving clouds were dirigibles
floating along over the islands,
just taking things easy. That's
what Kelly wanted to do-take
things easy, get small boat and
drift around, catch fish, live a
real life.
Black dots came up over the
island, a drone of motors became
audible. Kelly watched the dots
grow alrger and heard the ever
louder roaring Of the motors of
the airplanes as the came closer.
A passenger standing near Kelly
burst out exultantly, boy, that's
what we need! If we get enough
OF them babies over here we can
whip anything in the Pacific. In
few days that lollapalooza of q
bomber that's aboard here will
be up there"
Kelly stopped listening and the
passenger soon sought other COM
pany. The idea had permeated
through Kelly's mind that he was
fall guy. Somehow or other
those airplanes didn't jibe just
right with him. He thought Of
the ten dollar cut last trip. and
the poor food and how long it
took to get a change OF linen for
his bunk, and the roar OF the
airplanes. He glanced around the
horizon. Black dots disappearing,
fluffy white clouds floating lazily
along. Kelly visioned Italian sea-
men. French, English, American
and Japanese seamen pulling
lines taut which bound bombing
planes to matches. The planes
were destined for the far flung
frontiers of empires. Some day
bombs would drop in towns and
factories and ships and-yes, ON
seamen.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-19

To Lotus L Langley. District Attorney.
Multnomah County Courthouse Portland, Ore.
The Criminal Syndicalism cases which you
are prosecuting against seven Portland work.
ers for their activities in the recent maritime
strike. constitute vicious attack upon the ele-
mentary rights Of workers to organize, to strike
and to picket. protest this attempted frame
up. and demand that these charges be dropped
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-19

ROUND THREE
On the door it said, James
Taylor, Architect" HE is a Dem
ocrat, not to be confused with
James Taylor, Communist can
didate in the 37th District.) A
young fellow, tall, brown suit. eye
glasses, receives us cordially, Of
fers us an ash tray and all that
sort of thing. I'm Just as much
a Communist at heart as you
fellows" Catching us as 1t did,
before we had even seated our
selves, we both laughed. Taylor
recognized defeat of his first
thrust, so he became more digni-
fled, ruddier OF complexion. This
is no bull" he demonstrated
Il realize 1t would be impos-
sible to tear down any OF the
points in the Communist pro-
gram" he volunteered. After an
other breath, why don't you
fellows withdraw your candidate
in the 43rd District?" Mr.. Taylor
was very agreeable, but confused,
politically bankrupt and wretch
ed. He said. Il get my work from
the very wealthy people" We
spoke Of technicians and the So
Wet Union and of a Soviet Amer
lea. Did we see a vague longing
ride out Of those wavering eyes?
We thought so. 1t rode away.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-10

rank Of cardinal. an honor for
which Argentina has waited for
centuries.
-Four other cardinals in addition
to the papal legate are present. They
are Cardinal Sebastian Leme of Rio
de Janeiro. Cardinal Verdier of
Paris. Cardinal Hlond of Poland and
Cardinal Cerejeira of Portugal.
The spirit Of the city was one Of
devotion. Women were warned not
to use lipstick or rouge during the
congress and to dress in black or
white. adjuring Paris fashions. No
hats will be permitted Mantillas or
tulle wells must be worn.
While Buenos Aires slept last
night squad of twenty-four guards,
armed with rifles. stood duty over
the affairs and crosses at the Paler-
mo pleasure grounds, which have
been converted into an open-air
cathedral for the congress.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-10
ADVOCATES OF
CRAFT UNIONS
WIN FIRST TILT
A. F. of |. Delegates Back
President Green in
Vote Test.

BIZ Uuifrd Prcss
SAN FRANCISCO. Oct 10.-With
the advocates Of the traditional
craft union apparently in firm COM
mand. the American Federation Of
Labor convention today was to con-
slider resolutions shifting federation
emphasis into the vertical or indus
trial type union.
One OF two problems dividing the
labor fraternity into armed camps,
the question Of how far the fedora
ton will go toward organizing en-
tire industries as single units dur
ing the coming year, viii reach the
floor IN a report from the reSolu-
tons committee.
The craft union supporters looked
forward to the contest with renewed
confidence after their initial victory
on the question yesterday.
Victors in Vote Test
After an hour of debate, the con-
vention voted, 1883 to 9305. TO
sustain the executive council order,
made in 1888. directing the brewery
WI MO AAAADAA W Atltcis'E ~ bAAEAA
own craft unions the teamsters. OPP
Grating engineers and firemen en-
ployed in brewery work.
Apparently confident OF his
strength. President William Green.
advocate of craft unionism, ignored
motions to eliminate debate and
submitted the problem to the floor
for Open discussion
The second test is expected to be
more intense. 1t involves the pro-
posal to organize all employees of a
as opposed to separate organizations
Of the craftsmen in the industry.
Two Problems Remain
With only three more days re-
naming under the original cOnven-
ton schedule, leaders were anxious
to dispose of the controversy be-
tween the horizontal and vertical
type unions an6 also to clear the
decks Of two other outstanding dis
putes-John L. Lewis proposal to
enlarge the executive council from
eleven to twenty-eight members and
the SChlSm IN the building trades
department.
Both were ready for submission
to the delegates when the oppor-
tunity is presented.
Although President Green and
Mr.. Lewis, former fellow-officers in
the United Mine workers, are far
apart on the two big questions of
federation policy, Mr.. Lewis has
said that he will renOminate PreSi-
dent Green for the federation presi-
dency when the election is held later
this week. The mine workers lead
er's support virtually assures the re-
election of the man who stepped
into the late Samuel A. Gompers'
shoes as head of the labor organiza-
ton.
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10,1934

ployers in every branch Of the con-
struction industry.
Fred w. Jungclaus. president and
treasure of the william P. jung
claus Company. Will serve as COM
mittee chairman. and c. H. Nor
man. a painter. will be secretary.
EMPLOYERS representatives are J.
W. Martin. Edward Dukes, Chester
Spriggs. G.. NJ Sanborn, Joseph
HAYES. A. H. Voigt. Donald NJ.
Stackhouse. G. c. Wege. Walter w.
wise. Charles w. McGarvey, D. NJ.
Santarossa. w. L. McFerran and
Joseph c. Gardner.
Labor members. each representing
several unions. are Arthur Bellies,
w. @. Truck and Charles Wilson.
Those representing only one union
are Thomas NJ. Dexter, Edward
Spangler. Charles Lutz, Charles w.
Kern, John Grob. c. E. Hammond,
r. N. Bowman and Charles Frauer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-10
ICKES LAUDS CHIEF
FOR SOCIAL OUTLOOK

Roosevelt Has Improved Standard
of Living, He Tells Catholics.
BIZ bHitcd Press
CINCINNATI. oct. 1O.-Whatever
else President Roosevelt has done.
his name will go down in history
as the man who began "a new and
better social order" in the United
States. his secretary of interior,
Harold L. Ickes, believes.
The latter expressed his views last
night in an address before the Ma
tional Conference of Catholic Chart
ties.
More far-reaching in Importance
than the Presidents attempts to
solve the currency. banking, farm
relief and unemployment problems.
Mr.. Ickes said, are his improve
ments in the nations manner of
living.
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WEDNESDAY

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HOLY CONGRESS-
is CONVENED IN
BUENOS AIRES
Catholics From All Over
World Pay Tribute
to Eucharist.

BIZ United Press
BUENOS AIRES, Oct. 10. - The
greatest religious pageant ever held
in South America-the thirty-sec-
ond eucharistic congress-opened
today with devout Catholics from
all parts of the world gathered for
the solemn inaugural ceremony.
The city was attuned to religious
fervor, touched off by the arrival
yesterday of Cardinal Eugenio Pa
cell, papal legate and highest
church dignitary ever to visit South
America. 1t was reported that dur
ing the congress he will elevate
Archbishop Santiago Copello to the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-10
BUILDING CODE
GROUP TO MEET
Improved Enforcement to
Be Topic at Farley
Tomorrow.

The first meeting of the Indian
apohS construction code compliance
committee, formed to secure better
code enforcement, Will be held at
NRA headquarters tomorrow.
The committee is composed Of
representatives of labor and en-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-10
Don't TriAe With Coughs

Don't let them get strange hold
Fight them quickly. Creomulsion COM
hines helps in one. Powerful hut
harmless Pleasant TO take. No mar
cotics. Your own druggist Is author
lied "a refund your money on the spot
If your cough or cold is not relieved
by CreomulSion Advertisement
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~ CAMPAIGN WINNERS
TO DINE ON CHICKEN
Hot Dogs to Be Losers Portion in
Member Drive Feast.

Fried chicken or hot dogs" will
be the fare of the winners and los
ers, respectively. in the member
ship roundup of the Indianapolis
Young Mems Christian Association,
which will end at a dinner tomor-
row night in the central Y. NJ. c. A.
auditorium.
A total of 378 new members was
announced today by various
ranches" competing in the drive.
The goal is 600.
Otto Ray. Democratic sheriff
nominee. heads a group of cow
boys that has enrolled thirty-two
members. A gold star has been
presented to Mr.. Ray by Fred Hoke,
campaign head.
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Tonight's Radio Excursion

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II 45-Hoosier Farm Circle.
Il .00-Noon-Just Plain Bill lCB5l.
p. NJ
Il .l5-George Hall orchestra (CBSl.
lz-30-Frank Daley orchestra fCBSl.
II 45-Pst Kennedy with Art Kasseu or
chestra fCBSl
l.0o-Ann Leaf al the organ fCBSl.
l,30-Poetic Strings tCBSl.
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S.50-Chicago Women's Symphony or
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3.0o-Along the Volga fCBSi.
3,l5-Round Towners fCBSi
3:50-Dick Messner orchestra fCBSl.