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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-11
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for better conditions, sharpening the
lynch terror against Negroes.
The American toilers and the
Haitian people face common
enemy-American imperialism. The
duty of every class-conScious Amer
lean worker is clear. The American
workers must not only reject any
responsibility for this despicable
fraud, but must denounce and ex-
pose it. They must rally to the
support of the national liberation
movement of the Haitian people to
smash the slave agreement be-
tween American imperialism and its
native bourgeois lackeys.
For the immediate, complete
and unconditional independence
of Haiti from imperialist Wall
Street Nomination.
Immediate withdrawal Of all
military forces of the American
government--n0t only the ma
rines, but all warships, from
Haitian waters! Removal of all
governmental, military and finan-
ciaI advisers! Liquidation of the
naval and air baSeSl
Immediate cancellation of all
loans imposed upon Haiti!
Annulment of all robber treat
les granting privileges to the i'm
perialist pirates!
Flood President Roosevelt and
the U. S. State Department with
protest resolutions, kilograms, ETC.,
with these demandsi Raise them
in your everyday struggles, in
your shops, unions and other or
CARNATIONS.
Long live the liberation Strug-
giles of the Haitian people! Long
live the Communist Party of
Haiti! Long live the international
solidarity of the American and
Haitian toilers!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-11
Troops Kill 7 Greek
Strikers in Athens

ATHENS, May 10.-SiX men and
one woman were killed here at Ka-
lanta Harbor when police and
troops turned machine guns on har-
Dor strikers yesterday.
Scores were injured by bullets
Despite the machine gun fire, the
strikers held their ground and
finally drove the police and soldiers
away. the Government has ordered
troop endorsements.
The bodies of the dead anG
wounded lay in the streets for many
hours after the fighting was over
The strikers were protesting against
new speed-up devices which threw
many of them out of jobs. The pc
lice claim they tried to destroy the
new grain-conveying system.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-11
Draft Resolution for
YCL Convention viii
Appear Wednesday

The draft resolution for the
Seventh National Convention of
the Young Communist League.
U. S. A., will be printed in full
in the Daily Worker of Wednes-
day, May 16. Y. c. l.. and Party
members and all revolutionary
workers must be sure to make
arrangements to receive n d
study this important document.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-11
MORE MARRIAGES MEANS
MORE RELIEF

NEW ORLEANS, G.. P9.-Dur-
ing April 216 marriage licenses
were issued as compared to ia in
April, 1888 Single men end women
find it almost impossible to obtain
relief,
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Charge Chauviinism
Hats UniOnizatiOn
OF Moves Cafeteria

Seattle, June 15-Although Moves
Cafeteria bosses were ready to sign
up with the Cooks and Assistants
Union, AT of L, and pay Union
wages, settlement was not made.
At meeting of the Union Friday
night. workers demanded the rea-
son. II developed that the officials
of the Union did not want a settle
ment until the Filipino and Japan
ese Workers were removed. They
also had a prejudice against Greek
and italian workers.
Members Against Discrimination
1t was a long fight on the floor
on the motion of the officials to
delay settlement. The members
made an amendment to the motion
that We accept a settlement and
organize all workers there.
The amendment was thrown out
of order by the chairman, stating
that it was not the principal Of the
union to organize these workers.
The vote on the original motion
was taken by saying AYE" a few
officials voted for the motion. Many
Of the members didn't vote for 1t or
against 1t.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
WhatcOm Farmer
FOrcloSed; FIR.
Refuses To Help

Everson, Wn.-While 100 workers
of the United Farmers League to
protest the sale of Phil Hawkins
farm at the Whatcom County Court
House at Bellingham. police and
deputies guarded" the sheriff who
held the sale.
The judge had warned a UFL
committee that if there was any
trouble" he would have them ar
rested.
After the sale was held a Collec-
ton was taken in the crowd to send
SO word telegram to President
Roosevelt. The President already
answered referring the matter to
the Farm Loan Commission.
Farm Almost Paid For
The case Is one where the cost Of
the property was $500. There had
been paid $4,000 plus interest and
taxes for years; also improve
ments.
Foreclosure proceedings were
started when there was only $58
behind on interest. Hawkins tried
to obtain a Federal Farm Loan or
Home Loan without success.
The farm is situated about or
miles from Bellingham in the
close vicinity of the rich gas wells
recently discovered in Whatcom
County, which may well have a
bearing on the speed with which
the foreclosure was put through.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
A Correction

Carrying an article entitled, Fill
ipinO Cannery Workers Sail In
Spite of Duyongan" the statement
was made that 40 Filipino MEM
bers of the Cannery and Agricul-
tural Workers Industrial Union got
OFF to Alaska unexpected and still
organized"
This is incorrect. II should have
read members OF the FISHERMEN
AND CANNERY WORKERS IN
DUSTRIAL UNION.
New Developments
The story points out that Virgil
Duyongan, AT of l. business agent
for the Cannery and Farm Labor
ers Union, local 1S257. is running a
racket attempting to collect IS in
itiation fee" from every Filipino
sailing to work in the canneries In
Alaska.
During the past week the "initia-
ton fee" has dropped 20 S3.50 for
each worker.
Although workers are organized
in the Fishermen and Cannery
Workers Industrial Union, Duyon-
gan still tries to collect fees. Any
worker who signs the card for him
then has to pay 81 a month dues
throughout the summer.
Members OF Marine Workers In
dustrial Union have been cooper
ating with F&CWIU in preventing
this exploitation.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Church Supports
Strike, Condemns
Gifts Committee

SEATTLE FRED w. ShOrters
Church of the People went on
record this week as the only re.
ligiOus group in town taking a
militant stand for labOr's water
front battle for a living wage,
and against the citizens" Emer-
gency Committee.
in view of the facts presented
we support the demands of the
strikers for the closed shop and
control of hiring halls" the
church's Committee of Economic
and Social Relations resolved,
And we oppose the attitude of
the so-called Citizens Emergency
Committee.
I'VE recognize in this Comm
ittee the dangerous elements of
Fascism wherein a secret comm
ittee of business men purporting
to represent the people of the
community take the law into
their own hands and seek to en-
force their demands by armed
force and violence"
The report was presented by
the committee to the ehurch's
Sunday forum, of 100 members.
! Committees chairman is DR..
Julius Givens. .sEs -
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Vigilante Bulletin
Attacks Voice OF
Action Editors

The American Vigilantes' bull
etin, published by cash-prOmot
ing Fascist leaders with head
quarters, 1t is reported, in the
Federal Building, has been un,
covered by the Voice of Action,
The Special Strike Bulletin
of June is intensity interesting,
Our policy in the waterfront
strike has been hands Off" ii
says. This statement is laugh,
able in view of what has taken
place during the past few days,
A majority of those thugs de
putized recently by the Sher'
ifs office and the police for
emergency duty" have been
vigilantes For them to deny
this would be useless. Water
front workers know the Vigilant,
es as strikebreakers, and will
treat them accordingly.
James Archer, MWIU SeCre-
tary. Lowell Wakefield and Alan
Max are branded in the bulletin
as Communists well and unfav-
Orably known" Archer, evident.
ly, has long been a thorn in the
side of the Vigilantes, and last
week they accorded him a thor
Ough black-jacking.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
State ALL Convention Challenged


, ured by taxing inheritance gifts
and by taxing individual and
corporation incomes of $1,000 per
year and over. No tax or cOntri-
button in any form shall be lev
led on workers for the purpose
of this Act. In no case shall the
unemployment insurance be less
than $40 per week plus So for each
dependent.
Sec. 3. The Secretary of Labor
| is further authorized and direct
ed to provide establishment OF
other forms of social insurance
in like amounts and governed by
the conditions set forth in see. |
of this act for the purpose OF
paying workers and farmers in
surance for loss of wages because
OF part-time work, sickness, ac-
cident, old age, or maternity.
See. 4. The benefits OF this Act
shall be extended to workers and
farmers without discrimination
because of age, sex, race. or color,
religious or political opinion, or
utilization, whether they be in
dustrial, agricultural, domestic,
or professional workers, for all
time lost. No worker shall be
disqualified for the benefits of
this Act because of refusal to
work in place of strikers at less
than normal or trade union rates,
under unsafe or unsanitary con
ditiOns, or where hours are long
er than the prevailing union
standards at the particular
trade and locality, or at any un'
reasonable distance from home.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Union Demands State
Abolish $40 Boat
License Fee

Fort Bragg. California. June is-
Noyo and Eureka fishermen ans
wered recent price cutting made NV
california packers with 100 Der cent
united strike action, Il was report-
ed by members OF the Fishermen
and Cannery Workers Industrial
Union. -
Large packing houses slasbed tho
tisR price from seven 10 six cents
on small kings and from ten TO
eight cents on large kings. Cuts
such as this have come before in
the middle OF large runs, but II
was unusual TO have the cannery
owners pare prices at a time when
catches were so small.
Hit Starvation Scale
Interpreting this action as the
first move to cut their incomes TO
a starvation level, the fishermen
unanimously voted TO strike In re-
prisal
Had We accepted this cut" one
union member said, I'VE would have
been forced TO take one knock after
another from the organized pack
ers. The profit greedy packers are
determined 90 slash prices TO such
a depth that by the time the heavy
fishing season comes our wages will
be down to practically nothing.
Unless they restore prices TO
their former figures, they will not
receive another fish this summer.
We are prepared TO carry on this
battle until our demands are met.
Along with the strike the Fish
ermen and Cannery Workers have
taken up legal fight to force the
state to abandon the $1,000 Com
meTcial Fishing License fee. In the
past all efforts TO outlaw this fee
have been OF no avail, but encour-
aged by the success OF Oregon
fishers. who recently pushed the
tax into the discard, the workers
have resumed their fight.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
NOTE

The Workers Bill III. R. 1888
differs from the original draft as
sponsored by numerous workers
organizations in the following re.
spectS:
1t does not provide for the use
of war funds for Unemployment
and Social Insurance; and it
does not specifically state that
workers shall be entitled to
benefits irrespective of citizen
ship.
Aside from these very impOr.
tant omissions, the Bill, as above
presented, embodies all the es-
sential principles of genuine Soc
ial insurance, and should, there
fore, be given full support.
What you can do to secure en-
actment of the Workers Bill:
/. Get your local to endorse
this Bill and inform your Con-
gresham, William Green, Presi-
dent of the AFofL Trade Union
Committee for Unemployment
Insurance and Relief, accordingly
without delay.
2. Get other locals to endorse
this Bill.
3. Request your national or
international union and your city
Central Labor Union to endorse
this Bill.
A. Send a message yourself to
four Congressman.
5. Send endorsement of A I
of L Trade Union Committee as
representing your demand fol-
H. r. 1898
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Is CCC Boys Demand
Discharges, Claiming
Officers Cheated Them

Spokane. Wn.-Because OF intoI-
cradle conditions. Is CCC boys re-
fused to work at Camp Wright
Monday and demanded their dis
charges.
Carrying out a system of petty
fines. officers are taking about 81
month out of each boys pay,
one of the young workers reports,
When one boy was fined Soc for
over-sleeping, action was taken and
the officer retracted the fine.
Many objections are being made
to the injections for spinal menin.
gifts and malaria, Especially wher
the workers are forced to work aft
ter having been given them.
More action for better conditions
and for discharge of the officer In
charge is imminent.
-CCC Correspondent.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Education A Luxury
Saws Stevenson

Seattle-Radio Squeaker Steven
son, the unselfish friend of the
workingman, declares that educa-
ton is a luxury and as such must
not be expected by those individ-
uals not in the luxury possessing
class.
An electrician who has been I'M
employed for a long period of time
has applied several times for re-
lief. Upon each occasion he has been
refused on the ground that he has
a daughter that Is working for a
wage Of s14 a week. This father
finally got the ear Of Mr.. Steven
son to inform him that the daugh-
ter is struggling to save enough
money to attend the University
something she can not possibly do
as long as she has to support her
fs.ner..
SO, while some girls have been
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Beet &FERA Workers
Strike In Billings

Billings. Montana, June 1S-The
Beet Workers Union, affiliated
with the League of United Work.
ers, were on strike this week, as
the result of the failure of Beet
growers to set satisfactory wage
scale for workers in the fields.
Federal Emergency Relief Adj
ministratiOn workers are also strik-
ing, and state that they will not
resume their tasks until the follow
ing demands are met:
l. All workers must be permit
ted to earn full and adequate re-
lief, including rents; 2. No work.
ers will be permitted to work un-
til the Commissary System Of re-
lief is abolished in Yellowstone
county;3. No men will be permit
ted to work until j. w. Salisbury
is removed from all connections
with F. E. r. A. work in Yellow
stone County.
This action has been endorsed
unanimously by the State Conven-
ton of the League of United Work
ers, which assembled in Helena,
June l, and 8.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22

SEATTLE, June % Declaring
that action of the workers IN
employment Insurance Bill must
be one of the main points before
the state convention of the Am
|erican Federation of Labor in
Everett next month. rank and
file trade uniOnists here are
planning q campaign to elect
delegates who will fight for the
measure.
In spite of constant opposition
from Vol. Green, Lewis and
other high paid buTocrats of the
AaFsof L, three state declarations
I Of labor, Montana, Colorado and
Iowa are reported as having al
ready endorsed 1t.
The bill, as introduced into
Congress by Representative Lun'
deem, has been reprinted by the
A F of l. Trade Union Committee
flor Unemployment Insurance an
Relief, and issued as a circular
Copies have been distributed
here and in other Northwest
cities.
In addition to the text of the
bill, the circular makes note of
certain omissions in the draft
filed by Lundeen, and sets forth
q plan Of action to secure Its
enactment.
We reprint the. entire eircu'
lar below.
73d Congress. I'd session, II. r.
1898. In the House of Repre-
sentatiyes, February 2, 1884.
MIR. Bundeen introduced the
following bill; which was referr'
ed to the Committee on Labor
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
and ordered to be printed.
A BILL

and ordered to be printed.
A BILL
To provide for the establish
ment of unemployment and soc
isl insurance, and for other pur-
poses.
Be it enacted by the Senate
and House OF Representatives
OF the United States in Congress
assembled. That this act shall
be known by the title THE
Workers Unemployment Insur-
ancel and Social Insurance Act"
Sec. 2 The Secretary of Labor
is hereby authorized and direct
ed to provide for the immediate
establishment of a system OF
unemployment ana social insur-
.ance for the purpose OF provid-
| ing insurance for all workers and
farmers unemployed through no
fault of their own In amounts
equal to average local wages,
Such insurance shall be admins
tered by workers and farmers
and controlled by them under
rules and regulations prescribed
by the Secretary of Labor in con-
formity with the purposes and
provisions of this Act. through
unemployment insurance comm
issions composed OF the rank and
file members of workers and
farmers organizations.
Funds for such insurance shall
hereafter be provided at the ex.
pense OF the Government and OF
employers, and it is the sense OF
Congress that funds to be raised
by the Government shall be sec
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Road Camp Gravy
Only For Bosses

KETCHIKAN,A Alaska COndl'
lions under the New Deal are
growing worse. It's fine for the
bosses. And as usual a Raw
Deal for workers. At present
there seems to be concerted eff
fort to starve workers under
ground in Alaska.
A sample: Wright and Stock
Co. hiring road workers under
the NRA get men from Juneau
for zoe per hour, from Seattle for
Csc, and local workers are lucky
~ to pull down 55c. Crews are
housed in chickenhOuScs. Two
of them One allegedly shelters
20 men, the others clubhouse
holds Is. Water supply con-
sists of one faucet for entire
camp. Bath? Not for workers.
What do they need with bath
when the rain comes in the
bunkhOuses as wet as outside?
Wages Go For Board
This company works the men
an eight hour day, 7 day week.
Another company's road camp
also works on this schedule. 1t
pays 81 per day but here's
where the catch comes: the camp
is 8 miles from town and at the
camp chuck-hCuse board is only
$3.50 per day. Sims & Co., of
course make no profit on the con-
structin job but they're getting
ready to goldplate the floor of
the boarding house.
Better yet is the Ketchikan
spruce mill. 1t works on a 40
hour week, labor gets AZ l-2c an
hour. Board and room runs
around 60 iron per month and to
keep the job a man has to outfit
himself. Clothing prices have ad-
vanced under the NRA. Figure
the margin of profit left for the
worker, after deducting his ex-
penses. Layoffs are sudden and
they last a long time.
Starvation and a freezing winter
face the worker who beefs. But
they also threaten the working
stiff who doesn't. Somehow
there's a satisfaction in beefing
and taking your chance with the
rest.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Fish Buyers Won't Take
Catch Of FCWIU
Members
BY A Fisherman

Westport, Wash.-At the instiga-
tion of the social fascist leader, Mr.
John Suoja, and his henchmen OF
the Pacific Coast Fisheries Union,
n blacklist system has been started
against all militant trollers. mem
hers OF the Fishermen and Cannery
Workers Industrial Union.
Recently a meeting was called
nv Mr.. Kalle Maxi and Mr.. Lanto,
delegates of Mr.. SuOia. to put
through 2 motion forcing all the
members of the FCWIU into des-
troving their union emblem from
their boats. This motion was re-
jected bv the rank and file but
when the meeting was nearly over
and the majority of fishermen had
left the meeting Suoia's henchmen
succeeded in putting Through this
vicious motion. with the aid of a
handful of renegades from the
working class movement.
Fish BUYERS Aid Fascists
Maxi and Lanto. first and second
lieutenant respectively, of Suoja.
are now spending most of their
time. instead of trolling. lntimidat-
ing the local fish BUYERS. prevent
ing them from accepting fish from
the members of the FCWIU. Kari
and Backman, buyers for the San
Juan Packing Company. last week
carried out Suoja's orders.
Bitter resentment Is being ex-
pressed by the rank and file mem
bers OF thte PCFU against Suoja
and his fascist terror This resent
ment is rapidly growing into a mill
tant united front with FCWIU.
These courageous antifascist work
ers are carrying on the banner Of
militant unionism in spite of the
bosses terror and are hereby ap-
pealing to all locals of the FCWIU.
and all other unions affiliated with
the Trade Union Unity League. as
we'll as the rank and file members
of the PCFU to send protests re-
solutions to: Kari and Backman,
Jack Kaakinen. Jack Bolts, and
Doremus Fisheries, Westport, Wash.
A United Struggle Against Fas-
cism Is Struggle Against The
Bosses And For a Higher Stand
ard of Living!
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Labor
Hits Reds And
Ignores Strike
BY Garland Andrews

Seattle-"The Chamber of Com
merce and the so-called Emergen-
cy Committee is using similar tao
tics as the Communists in attack
ing the Leadership and efforts of
the responsible leadership in the
American Federation of Labor and
making the task of arriving at an
amicable settlement more difficult"
says the Washington State Labor
News, mOuthpiece of Dave Levine
and the Central Labor Councils
bureaucrats.
The article is concluded. IF the
influence of the Chamber of Com
merce and the Communist Party
could be eliminated. the strike
would be easily settled"
Responsible leaders? Do you
longshoremen consider Ryan a re-
sponsible leader? When his sell-out
plan was submitted to them this
week, they greeted it with roars of
disapprOval, and in every port ex-
cept Los Angeles, rejected 1t COM
pletely.
Did the rank and file lila men,
bers appreciate Ryan's signing of
the pact? Even the yellow press
was compelled to report that the
strikers were "disgruntled" over
Ryan's compromising action, which
was unauthorized by the locals.
Dave Beck, Labor's representa-
tive on the Northwest Regional La
Dor Board. has worked hand in hand
with Ryan in the latter's effort TO
smash the strike. Beck lauded
Ryan for his part in the attempted
sPll-Out.
IL Beck, another OF the "respon-
sible" AT of L leaders, looked upon
respectfully by Northwest workers
No! Longshoremen and seamen no
longer conceal their disgust with
the obese Davie.
Ryan, Beck and the editor Of the
State Labor News, Dave Levine,
are the kinds OF responsible" lead
ers to which the quoted article al
mded. They are more dangerous to
the strikers than even the Fascist
Chamber of Commerce.
II, by exposing the responsible
Ryans and the responsible" Becks
the Communist Party has made the
betrayal of the strikers, under the
guise of the Labor News proposed
"amicable" settlement, impossible
large portion of its work in this
strike Is completed.
Outside of the excerpts quoted
above, the Labor News does not in
clude one word of news about the
strike. This. alone, Is substantial
ton for the Voice of Actions ac-
cusations that Levine, Swain, and
Nash, editors of the News" and
the Labor oligarchy they represent
are not concerned in the slightest
with winning this important work
ing class struggle.