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The Washington times., 1934-01-16
BY CHARLES A. SMITH
Copyright, 1898, by International
News Service)

LONDON, Jan. Is GN.S).
Aroused by the cries for retalia.
tory measures against President
Roosevelt's gold policies which
have been voiced in Europe,
George Bernard Shaw today took
up the cudgels in behalf of the
American Chief Executive. He
said:
"America has a right to do
what she pleaSeS with her cur.
rency.
eff America chooses to change
her 1OO-cent dollar to a so or
so cent dollar, why not let
her get on with it?
"The President has a perfect
right to stabilize at whatever
figure he thinks fit.
RETALIATION NONSENSE
"Talk of retaliation by Eu-
rope is all nonsense. for one
wouldn't go to war about it.
eve didn't moan when
France took her 1O-penny go.
cent? franc and revalued it
and informed British investors
that they would get twopence
"A centS) for every franc in.
vested"
Worried Over Gold
Shaw said he was more con.
cerned over the ultimate position
OF the worlds gold supplies. He
said:
"Tf America boards all the
gold and won't let Europe buy
it back, what is going to hap
en-? Already EurOpe's gold has
been demonetized."
Despite Shaw's assertion that
Britain did not moan" over
French revaluation, there were
actually official protests made
by the British government some
years ago when France announced
that British investors in French
loans would be paid back in de-
valued francs.
The British government claimed
that this announcement meant
losses to British investors of mil
lions of pounds, but France stood
her ground.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
HELD
IN GEM THEFT

Acting on an underworld tip, po-
lice have arrested a colored man
as a suspect in the jewel robbery
staged Saturday night, when three
thugs locked Mrs. Mortimer Law
renee and her son, Marcus, in a
closet and escaped with loot val
ued at more than $4,000.
One colored man and two white
men, armed with pistols, formed
the gang, which gained access to
the Lawrence mansion in the 2100
block of Wyoming Ave. N. w. Sat-
urday night.
Mrs. Lawrence and her son went
to headquarters and looked over
rogueS' gallery pictures, but were
unable to pick out the men.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
Strike Chief Jailed
For Parole Violation

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Jan. Is
Q.N.SO.-A Another setback was
dealt the United Anthracite
Miners of Pennsylvania, who are
| lshing a strike in the Scranton
and Wilkes-Barre district, when
Rinaldo Cappellini, State presi-
dent of the organization, was
jailed today for violation of parole.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
Three Youths Held
In JOy-Ridinq Case

Pleading guilty to a charge Of
joy-riding, three youths today
were held to the Grand Jury to-
day under $1,000 bond each fol-
lowing hearing in Police Court
before Judge Ralph Given. Those
held were Howard Libby, 18, Of the.
200 block Eleventh st. S. E.;
Charles Leapley, IT, of the TOO
block G st. S. E., and Melvin Gar
ner, 18. of the HOO block Penn
Sylvania Ave. S. E.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
Proper Wines and Temperatures

Here John Locys list of the ne and Hqueus to be
erved h each OF dinner eH the temperature at
which the bottles should be brought to the table
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
BY PAUL C. YATES
Copyright. 1894, BY International
News Service

copyright, 1884, ny international
News Service
Secretary of the Interior Har-
old L. Ickes, a mighty chieftain in
the Roosevelt Administration, to-
day outlined great twin goals Of
the "New Deal"
These goals are:
/. A planned national econ
omy.
2. A new standard of personal
living in which the scramble for
wealth will be replaced by
emphasis upon service.
False Standards Barred
Said Mr.. Ickes:
zone of the big things of the
New Deal is the concept Of
national planning. 1t is only
in its infancy. 1t should be a
permanent function of our Gov
ernment.
"The depression, with it's in
expressible tragedy and suffer
ing, has revealed the falseneSs
of standards based upon Ordi-
nate lust for profits.
Gas human beings, we want
to live the fullest lives possible.
That does not mean scrambling
to accumulate the most money.
There has been too much of
that idea that we should make
all the money we can as fast
as we can.
profit is all right but there
is lot more to life than that"
AS administrator of the $500
million dollar Public Works funo
provided last spring, IckeS stressed
the dominant role that public
works should play in a planned
national economy.
Urges Use of Leisure
The Interior Secretary asserted
"The Government should
adopt a national fiscal policy
allowing the sharp reduction
of the public debt, together
with accumulation Of q big
cash reserve, in prosperous
years. 1t should have national
public works plans ready"
With the Federal, State, and
local governments in a national
plan to sustain mass purchasing
power, the Secretary observed.
individual citizens should begin
now to take advantage of in
creased leisure resulting from
shorter working hours. He added:
eve must educate the people
for leisure. They are going to
have more of it, and they
ought to-"
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
G.O.P,DEMANDS
HEARINGS ON
COLD PLAN
Senate Caucus Attracts Only
20 Out of 35 Members As
Opposition Fades
By GEORGE r. HOLMES
International News Service

Opposition to President RooSe-
velt's new monetary program, in
volving a so to 60 cent dollar and
the operation of a two billion dol
lar sterilization fund, assumed a
rather pale hue today at a meet
ing of Republican members of the
Senate which was called upon to
determine a party attitude in the
situation.
OF the 35 Republican members
of the Senate, the meeting mus
tered 20, with few of the Pro-
gressives attending.
Demand Public Hearing
In the end, the caucus adopted
two resolutions, one calling for
public hearings on the new none
tary legislation, and the second
demanding liberalization Of the
economy act as it affects veterans
compensation.
There will be another meeting
later.
Some Of the Progressives did
not attend the caucus because
they are Fundamentally in SYM
pathy with the Roosevelt none
tary program. Others did not at
tend because of pressure Of other
business.
The demand for public hearings
on the money legislation will be
laid before the Senate Banking
Committee at a meeting late to-
day. If granted, the Republicans
propose to call bankers, econo-
mists, business men, representa-
tives of farming organizations
all schools of thought-to register
their opinion about the 60-cent
dollar.
Three Principal Points
The opposition, n # f C t u a ]
though it may be, will make its
bid on three principal points:
/. That the impounding Of
gold at the statutory price of
$20.67 and revaluing it at $3445
for governmental purposes vio-
lates the Constitution and the
bill of rights. Such conserva-
tives as Senator Glass and Rep
resentative Luce (R, of Massa-
chusetts characterized this as
robbery"
2. That the establishment of
the 1000 million dollar stabili-
cation fund, with which to deal
in gold. foreign exchange, and
government securities, places
so much power in the hands of
the President as to make him
virtually a distator.
3. That the 10-cent leeway
between the 50-cent dollar and
the 60-cent dollar does not
stabilize the dollar, but instead
affords the executive still more
power to manipulate the cur
rency.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16

Grafton to learn the proper meth
ods of drinking. Unlike most
other authorities on the subject,
he does not believe that young
America will cling to its present
custom of imbibing as much gin
as possible in the smallest amount
of time. He says:
youngsters Of today are
alert ar very intelligent. i
think that within six months
they will be as experienced and
discriminating as the OldSterS
of yeSteryeAr."
And Lacey should know. During
his long career he has officiated
at the buffet for the Biddles,
Vanderbilts, Astors. DrexelS and
other famous families.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
GOU. Richie limited
To Democrats Dance

Gov. Albert C. :Ritchie has been
invited by the Young Democrats
Club of Prince Georges county to
attend a dance to be given by
the club at the Beaver Dam Coun-
try Club, Saturday, January 27.
Irwin Owings, chairman of the
social committee, invited the gov
ernor. The affair is the first
winter social of the organization.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16


Yesterday when the physicians Walker Wynekoop kissed his mother when
picture Dr. Wynekoo is shown with her daughter DR. Catherine Wno The
by
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
SHAW DEFENDS
/. RETALIATION
Of DOLLAR
Irish Savant Declares Talk OF
Foreign Retaliation Is
Just Nonsense

George Bernard ShGW. the
noted Irish playwright and con.
troUerSidliSt, is distinctly out OF
sympathy Nth those Europeans
who are urging retGltGtory
measures against the United
States for President RooSeuelt'S
dollar reUGlHdtion message to
Congress-.
In the tolloWing ercluSiUe IN.
terUieW 1Uith International NetOS
SerVice, the Irish sage erpoundS
his UieDS regarding the PreSt.
dents policies.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
HEARST LAUDED
IN SENATE
BY International News Service

William Randolph Hearst was
praised on the floor of the Senate
this afternoon by Senator Ship
stead (F.-L0 of Minnesota for
editorially championing ratifica
ton of the st. Lawrence Water,
way Treaty. Shipstead said:
"The editorial is in line
with the long policy, extend
ing over, many years, of the
Hearst newspapers, in support
of inland waterways. The
country owes Mr.. Hearst a
debt of gratitude for the posi-
ton he has shown on inland
waterways"
Senator Norris (R0 of Ne
braska had the editorial. urging
immediate ratification, placed in
the Congressional Record.
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
.|CKES IN FAVOR
Of A PLANNED
LEISURE, TOO
"There Will Be More of It,"
Says PWA Chief, Viewing
New Living Standard

Millions of citizens, emerging
from the Wreckage of the depreS-
sion, nolD grope like children in
the dark for neW sets of rules to
tit altered conditions. They
StriUe to learn hoW q changed
social, economic, and political
order tDiH affect them individu.
ally.
In q series of interUie1Us tDith
International NeWS SerUice,
leaders in the RooSevelt Gdnlinis-
tration dnSlDer the question:
"HoW 1Dill the NeU Deal in
tluence the HUeS of the mdSSeS?"
The Washington times., 1934-01-16
CITIZENS TO DANCE

Music and dancing will feature
the meeting of the Glover Park
Citizens Association meeting next
Friday night at the Industrial
Home School. 2575 Wisconsin Ave.
N. w.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
Join with John L. Lewis
In Endorsing Wagner's
Fake Proposals

Gals to endorse Walter Nesbit for
Congressman at large. The same
Nesbit, who as late as Feb. 25. 1893.
in public statement in No. as of
the illinois Miner" called upon the
public not to buy Progressive" coal.
Now Pearcy and Nesbit are the best
of friends to skin the miners.
Z. Feb. 16-In an editorial in the
Progressive Miner" the off1cialdom
endorses the fake Wagner Unem-
ployment Insurance Bill-this in
spite Of the fact that some 80 PIMA.
locals and auxiliaries have endorsed
the Workers Unemployment Insur-
ance Bill-H.R. 1898, which has
been introduced by the Unemployed
Councils.
Again the PIMA. oficialdom finds
itself shaking hands with Lewis in
endorsing the fake bill against the
interests of the miners.
At the same time the hypocritical
praise given the S. P. in the last
editorial is definitely intended as
a play to sincere S. P. members and
to magnify the attack upon the
G. P. But no honest rank and file
member Of the S. P. can feel hon
ored or pleased by praise from such
a source. This article shows con-
clusively that only the C. P. is Of
fering challenge to the coal oper-
ators' their code and their tools,
and that it is precisely for this rea-
son that the PIMA. officials are
making so savage an attack upon
the @. P.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
They Supported Cover
nor Who Later Ordered
Shooting Of Miners

(Note:-The following is the
concluding article on the Pro-
gressive Miners of America in
answer to the fervor with which
the Pearcy, Keck machine, in
its haste to follow in the foot
steps of Lewis, attacked the.
Communist Party in recent is
sues of their official organ ''The
Progressive Miner"
BY r. SHAW
What has brought about the fail
ure of the PIMA? For the infor-
nation of those miners In other
fields who still think that PIMA. is
a real union and for the Illinois
miners, the following facts will
show the systematic fascination and
destruction of whatever democracy
and militancy existed at the start.
u Right at the convention in
September 1882, while the rank and
file demanded strengthening of the
strike, the leaders behind their back
signed individual" agreements in
order to get the per capita ire
spective of what happens to the
rest of the miners. This old Lewis
policy was adopted by the PIMA.
officials.
D PIMA. leaders openly support
ed the great Humanitarian Hor-
ner, Democratic candidate for gov
ernor, the same fellow who three
later ordered the National
Guard out to shoot down striking
miners and who together with Pea
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
Fired Norfolk CWA
Examined, Drafted
For Panama Work

NORFOLK vs.-Fired C. w. A.
workers here are being called to the
Armory for medical examination.
G. w, A. officials state that any who
do not submit will not be given any
other kind of job or relief. After
the examination the workers are
graded as they were in the 1917
draft.
Those who are physically fit. it
appears, will be practically drafted
for work in the Panama Canal Zone
or some other such place. Word has
reached us here that some workers
have already received notification Of
being transported. A fellow worker
overheard Norfolk cop say, There
are several truckloads of uniforms
ready for you fellows"
There is great resentment among
the workers here against this under
handed method of drafting the
workers. They are realizing that the
Roosevelt N. r. A. government plans
to draft them for the next imperial
ist war. One Negro worker, aroused
against this draft, said, st risked my
life once. and will not risk it again
to fight the bosses war"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
700 Delegates Plan
Protest Action on
CWAQueStiOnnaire
Will Support March l8
CWA Conference at
Irving Plaza

NEW YORK.-Over 700 delegates
from G.. w. A. jobs responded to an
overnight call to a united front con-
ference called by the Federation of
Architects, Engineers, Chemists and
Technicians, for action against the
G. w. A. "paupers' oath" question
naire, and for struggle against G. W.
A. firings.
So many delegates attended the
meeting at the Grand Opera House
that an overflow meeting was held
at the offices of the Federation, at
232 Seventh Ave. The delegates
voted to support the united front
conference, to be held Sunday,
March 18th, at Irving Plaza, under
the leadership of the Relief Workers
League and the Unemployed Council.
The motion made by David LASER,
Socialist leader, that only c. w. A.
organizations participate in all such
conferences was voted down. After
the defeat of his motion to narrow
the struggle on G. w. A. jobs, LASER
proposed that all workers sign the
C. W. A. 'pauper's oath" question
naire, stating that his organization
would supply free notary service for
signing it. This surrender was re-
jected.
The conference elected delega-
ton Of so to present the workers
demands for the continuance of G.
w. A. and against the "pauper's
OATH" This delegation was to visit
State c. w. A. F. I. Daniels last
night.
A mass meeting to be held at
was called by the conference. At
Webster Hall, this evening, at 8 pm.
this meeting the delegates visiting
Daniels will report. This meeting
will also consolidate the struggle for
continuance of C. w. A., against
firings, and put forward the Workers
Unemployment Insurance Bill Oh.
R. 1899.
All workers on G. w. A. Jobs, all
trade unions, and all organized and
unorganized jobless workers are
urged to be represented at the
March 18th united front conference,
called by the Relief Workers League
and the Unemployment Councils, to
be held at Irving Plaza, at 1 pm.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
Details Crimes Of PIMA. Leadership Against Southern Illinois

body wrote the infamous Richberg
decision of the N.R.A board.
81 Picketing was substituted by
arbitration right from the start.
a At the first convention all sorts
Of politicians were welcomed:
Mayors, sheriffs, and Musteite
Keeney from West Virginia, but the
officials excluded the National Min
ers' Union delegation.
81 The officials put over the wage
cut to IS under the slogan: eff we
take the same as UM.WA. we will
get Peabody to sign" 1t is today
known that the operators were will
ing to give $50, but the off1cialdom
of the PIMA. wanted to show Pea
body how loyal they were.
After this first betrayal of the
miners the next year there followed
more open reacticnary policies and
collaboration with the enemies of
the miners.
1933-Betrayal of the Strike
y Jan. 1933.-"Aeroplane" strike
call in South without any prepara-
tions, no strike committees, no at
tempt to win the American miners,
coupled with the dastardly slogan
Of "stay at home" stand pat"
victory will be won by your lead
ers"-has resulted not only in de-
feat and the blacklisting Of $4,000
miners, but also played into the
hands of the Peabody thugs, allow
ing them to split the American from
the foreign born, to terrorize and
evict them.
D April 4th, 1933-Break-up of
Illinois Hunger March to Spring.
field. PIMA. miners deputized at
instigation of PIMA. officials.
Pearcy stating openly at meeting:
THE Sheriff is given all the credit
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14

ers. Driving the miners home I'M
der the pretense: I'VE have con-
tracts to fulfill, we must not disap-
point the good operators From
then on there has not even been any
semblance of strike action. Pearcy
stated: 1--WE will take the fight to
the courts"
8. Nov. 2Pearcy machine is given
leadership over the w. A. with the
policy: No more women to picket.
They are to stay at home, cook, can
and sew.
9. Expulsion of yesterdays bosom
friends, Allard, also militant min
ers (Voyzey, etc..
These reactionary class collabora-
ton policies have eliminated in the
bringing of the PIMA. miners into
blind alley. The miners who we're
misled into thinking that the Off
cialdom should be given a chance,
Give the NR.A. a chance" a
chance to everybody. but the min
ers, are now seeing where all of this
has led. The year of 1884 tops it all.
l. Refusal to call a special con-
vention in spite of the fact that
local upon local demanded action
on the present wage cut which the
miners received under imitation.
More than 10 per cent of the men,
bership demanded this action.
2. Feb. 12-the call of the Belle
vile miners for "one day strike" on
the opening of the, MIRA. hearings
was stifled in typical Lewis fashion.
8. Spent $4,000 for last six
months on lawyers fees, going into
Peabody courts, Washington trips,
secret conferences, etc. What has
been accomplished: Zero.
1t has been pointed out by the
C.P. time and again that the work
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14

ers can make the courts at times
give a decision in their favor only
if backed by the mighty fist of the
working class. On the other hand,
this court business, class callobra-
ton has resulted in the isolation of
Saline County miners and total dis
Indignation of Progressive ranks in
Midland and Franklin fields. In the
meantime now that all of these
schemes have failed, the officials are
pleading on their knees to Mr..
Roosevelt.
1t is known fact that hundreds
of dollars collected from the working
miners as relief for blacklisted min
ers, are being spent on liquor by
the strike committees" in SPRING
fled, Franklin and Midland areas. 1t
is for this reason that local unions
in Springfield were revolving against
the check-off for striking miners.
At the same time the leaders are
making every attack upon the I'm
employed Councils. when attempts
are made to organize the blacklisted
miners for a fight for relief from
the state in place of mooching the
last penny from those working part
time and starving themselves.
5. Duping of the miners by fake
promises that a referendum will
solve everything. This is prepars-
ton to kill whatever solidarity is
left among the miners and will ac-
tually strengthen the UM.W.A., be-
cause the referendum, if given, will
not allow those blacklisted from
participating in the U.M.W.A. pits.
The only effective referendum is 10
vote to strike at the very vitals
Of Peabody and their tools.
6. Feb. 15-P.M.A. leaders tele-
graph to Board members to ask To-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-03-14
Charge Plot to
Murder Negro
in Jail
I. L. ID. Accuses Lynch
Officials of Attempt to
Kill Herndon

NEW YORK.-ChargeS that the
courts and officials of the state of
Georgia have conspired to murder
Angelo Herndon, heroic Negro leader
of Atlanta unemployed white and
Negro workers, were hurled at the
lynch officials yesterday in letters
sent by the International Labor De-
tense to Gov. Eugene Talmadge, the
state prison commissioner, the chief
justice of the State Supreme Court,
and the Warden of Fulton Tower
where Herndon is in danger Of
death by food poisoning and rotten
prison conditions.
The I. L. D. letter states in part :
"FOr the two years that Hern-
don has been imprisoned in your
infamous hell hole, he has been
subjected to the most barbaric
cruelties. Your jailers have made
him the victim Of unimaginabIe
horrors. without comfort of any
kind, suffering with cold, dark
ness and damp, he has been kept
in the death house where he has
been forced to witness a steady
parade of those whom you have
doomed to die IN the electric chair.
For good measure you have seen
fit 10 place him in solitary con-
f1nement on frequent occasions.
Vernin, rats, the constant dribb-
ling of water and excrement in
his cell and poisonous food have
been his daily lot. AS a result
his health Is thoroughly under
mined and today his friends
throughout the world fear for his
life.
your purpose is clear. We charge
you with attempted murder of An
gelo Herndon. You have sought
first to break the spirit of a mil
liant fighter, one who has stood
for united struggle against I'M
employment and unbearable condi-
tons Of life imposed by a decayine
capitalist system. But you cannot
do this. The spirit of Angelo Hern-
don is unconquerable. Deathly sick
he is still able to hold his head high
and to defy his torturers."
The I. L. D. at the same time
called on the workers and intel
lectuals, North and South, to i'm
mediately organize mass defense fol-
Angelo Herndon in their organiza-
tons, unions, churches, ETC., anc
neighborhoods and to rush protest
kilograms and resolutions to Gov
Talmadge Of Georgia.