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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13

a march on Lawrence and from Peels statement
to the press that the U.T.W. strike leadership has
definitely decided to abandon flying squadrons,
mass marches and, naturally following mass picket
lines Also
WHAT would be the effect of such decision If
" accepted by the striking workers.
Clearly, it would stop the spread of the strike
Immediately, 1t would be a step backward 1t
would be just what the mill owners waiting to re-
open their mills want at this time.
Moreover, under the conditions of terror growing
in the mill towns, coupled with the growing need
for strike relief and the growth of passivity which
such a policy would stimulate among the strikers,
it would lead to break in the strikers ranks in
many places, with the newly or weakly organized
sectors returning to work
1t would lead to gradual wearing down of
the workers strength and to the defeat of the
strike.
Particularly in a strike like the present textile
strike, where the strike front reaches through
dozen States from Maine to Alabama, when 1000
more mills involved it is necessary to main
tain the spreading, sweeping character of the strike.
The militancy and determination of the workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13

sympathy strike movement we're the
hard-cosl miners of District T.,
United Mine Workers of America.
who made up the bulk of the
march.
Although originating within the
rank and file of the United Mine
Workers, the Central Labor Union
of Hazelton quickly gave its assent
to the parade and together with the
officials of District 7, of the U. NJ.
w. A. called the march.
Forty-one local unions closed
practically every mine in this dis
trict and marched in the gigantic
procession. Beside the miners pa
raded union bakers, bus drivers,
prin ters, carpenters. painters.
plumbers, milkmen, motion picture
operators and workers in ether
trades. Not . single copy of the two
daily Hazelton papers appeared on
the streets as the men of the news
paper mechanical unions of the
papers joined the great throng. At
the van, of course, were more than
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
Nine Workers
Reported Slain
By Ariz. Police
fsnsciaI to the Daily Worker,

NSp6Cldl TO the OdnV WORKER
PHOENIX, AriZ., Sept. 12.-Nine
workers are reported to have been
murdered by police in their attack
on demonstrating unemployed here
last Thursday although only one, a
Mexican worker named Gotta, is
known to have been killed. Fifty
others, including Clay Nsff, Com
munist candidate for Governor and
unemployed leader, were seriously
injured by tear gas and clubs.
National Guardsmeu are mo-
bilized in the armory here about
ten blocks from the E, r. A. offices
with full riot" equipment, includ-
ing guns, gas bombs and clubs.
Meanwhile workers were prepar-
ing to hold mass protest meeting
against the terror today in front of
the courthouse.
Governor Moeur, an ex-Klans-
man, is personally pushing the
frame-up of 90 workers arrested at
the demonstration and seized later
when police raided the Workers
Center The workers are held on
bail ranging from $500 to $1,000
bail on charges of "rioting."
At the arraignment, workers
damned the court room to overflow
ing. County Attorney REM L. Jen-
nings refused to file a complaint
against the workers. Without a
complaint, the workers could not
be held. Acting under the special
orders of Governor B. B. Moeur,
Attorney General A. T. LaPrade
filed the complaints of "rioting."
LaPrade stated that he would not
do so but for the special orders of
the governor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
Big Hazelton
StrikeCheers
Mill W Orkers
BY Charles Spencer
Especial to the Daily worker)

ALLENTOWN, Pa. Sept. 12.-
Silk workers in the Allentown area
and throughout the State are fix
ing their eyes on the general strike
action in Hazelton, where 10000
workers of all industries have
walked out in sympathy with the
silk workers of the Duplan Corpora
ton. Hazleton labor, barking to the
glorious traditions associated with
the battle of the miners during the
Molly Mcguire period, will take part
in mighty parade Thursday morn
ing.
While U. T. w. leaders at Allen
town tried to play down this mill
tant mass action, silk workers ask
the leadership embarrassing ques-
lions.
U. T. w leaders like Maori refuse
to do anything to organize the
strike. Nobody knows what mill is
going to be picketed until ten min
utes beforehand. No strike COM
mittee has been elected. The work
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
STRIKERS FORCE BACK TROOPS IN BATTLE;
ALL HAzLETON OUT IN SOLIDARITY STRIKE
BrOWder AnsWerS
Ship Fire SANDER

Following the that Dcen N Hoover assistant director
the Navigation would ask the Department of Justice
investigate the activities Communists abroad
fire. Browder Secretary of the Com
Party yesterday the following statement to the
Te statement of Dckerson Hoover shameless SANDER
designed criminal negligence Of the Of
which helping the Ward Line to hide its
sibilty for the Moro Castle disaster.
1T is well known that the Communist Party this and in
other country unaeably opposed all acts of nd
duai terror sabotage ETC. Mr. Hoover merely repeat
ing the tactics of Hitler Goering in the Reichag fire The
Communists the both these They
picked convenient criminals high in the ranks
government and responsible capitalist society"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
NY. Workers
Rally to Aid
Textile Strike

NEW YORK.-Thousands of New
York workers rallied in Union
Square late yesterday afternoon to
demonstrate their solidarity with
the striking textile workers. The
demonstration was called by the
Labor Committee in Support of the
Textile Strike consisting of more
than 20 A. F. of L. locals, t. U. U.
L. and independent unions. The
threatening weather did not deter
the thousands pouring into the
square with placards and banners
of their respective organizations.
Placards carried by the workers
demanded the withdrawal of Ma
tional Guard and armed thugs from
the textile areas and unlimited
right of the strikers to picket and
demonstrate. Speakers scored the
strike breaking arbitration schemes
Of the Roosevelt government and
urged that the fullest support, NOR
ally, financially and physically, be
given to the demands of the strikers
for decent living conditions.
Among the speakers were 7. Am
ter, Communist Party candidate for
governor; Louis Weinstock, Secre-
tary of the A. F. of L. Committee
for Unemployment Insurance and
left-wing leader of the recent paint
erS' strike; Haddock, president of
the American Telegraphists' Asso-
citation; Dave Gordon, organizer of
the Paper Plate and Bag Union;
John Masso, Bevelers local of the
A. F. of L.; Sam SLENDER, leader
of the Textile Trimmers' strike; Moe
Brown, one of the leaders of the
Paterson silk strikers; Ben Gold,
secretary of the Needle Trades
Workers Industrial Union,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
Strikers Flay
.U.T.W. Leader
In ID
BY Harry Raymond
Especial to the Daily Worker)

CHARLOTTE. N. c., Sept. IL
While flying squadron and picket
ing activities were intensified today
in face Of an increased number of
National Gusrdsmen and deputy
sheriffs, Mrs. Roxie Dodson, presi-
dent of Local POST of the United
Textile Workers Union. moved to
make breech in the splendid
strike front.
Late yesterday Mrs. Dodson an
nounced to the press that the strike
at Danville, Va, a key textile city
in the northern part of the south
ern strike area, was called off
Mrs. DodSon, in arbitrarily call
ing off the strike, said:
No Vote Taken
Local members of POST. United
Textile Workers of America, after
consulting national headquarters
today. hereby call off the strike of
the Riverside and Dan River mills
at this time due to the activities of
members of the National Textile
Workers Union Tor Communist or
Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
20, 900 Hosiery W orkers
Strike in Northern
and Southern Mills
BY Seymour WaIdman


WASHINGTON, Sept. 12.-About
10000 hosiery workers went out to-
day, Emil Rieve, president of the
American Federation Of Hosiery
Workers "a. F. of L., announced
this afternoon. I'VE are calling out
on strike non-union seamless mills
in the South and all full-fashioned
mills, North or South. which are
not paying the full union rates or
where violations Of Section Ia are
taking place" Rieve stated
Because of the Unexpectedly
widespread and enthusiastic re-
Spouse of the Southern fUll-fash-
Toned and seamless workers to the
strike call of the American Fed
Grafton Of Hosiery workers it has
been decided to temporarily stay
the call for a walk-out in the
Northern full-fashioned mills where
union rates are being paid. The
original call covered all mills where
no contractual relations between
employer and employees are in ex-
istence." Reeves excuse for not
abiding by the original strike call
is that I'VE are short of trained
organizing personnel and have
found it necessary to concentrate
on the Southern situation tenn
porarily." I'VE wish to emphasize
the fact that the strike call di-
rected against all mills which have
no contrsctual relations between
employer and employees still stand
and is merely held in allegiance I'M
til a more advantageous moment
arrives to put it into effect" This
sounds suspiciously like q word
screen for a back door compromise.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Sept. ~
William E. G. Batty, secretary of
the New Bedford Textile Council
UNITED Textile Workers. brought
word today to strike headquarters
here that the striking employees of
Rayon WeaYers, Inc, of this city
were granted every one of the
specified wage d e m n d S listed
among the demands by the recent
U. T. w. convention.
This partial victory was part of
an agreement which provided for
SO looms per fixer, an arbitration
board, the check-off, mo strikes or
lockouts during the life of this
agreement" and employers agree
that membership In the U. T. w.
shall be condition of employment
This agreement, which runs until
September 1, 1885, or until the con-
tract shall be superseded by any
contract entered into by the spe-
cial strike committee and the en-
ployers' group, follows the "imper-
alive" U. T. w. convention demands
only as far as wages and loomage
are concerned.
Called In BY Winant
"ThiS ought to be an effective
lesson for those who said our de-
mands are impossible" Batty, who
was called to Washington by Gov
ernor Winant of New Hampshire,
chairman of the textile inquiry"
board appointed a few days ago by
President Roosevelt, told newspaper
men. He spoke in the presence of
Special Strike Com. Chairman Fran
els j. German, whose strike de-
mands" have consistently ignored the
Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
Final Appeal To Listed
Voters To Go to Polls
To-day Is Issued by C. P.

The New York Election Cam
paign Committee of the Communist
Party yesterday issued a final ap-
peal to all enrolled Communist
voters in the State urging upon
them the political necessity of vot-
ing for their Party candidates in
the primaries today.
Candidates are to be chosen for
City Controller, Judicial, Assembly,
Senate and Board of Aldermen
places on the Communist ticket.
Only citizens who enrolled under
the Communist Party emblem in
the registration period preceding
the elections last Fall are allowed
to vote for the Party candidates.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
US. Acts to
Blame C.. p.
In ShipFme
Federal Official Orders
Inquiry in an Effort To
Aid Moro Owners

NEW YORK.-Co-operation be-
tween the Federal government Of
ficials and the shipoWners of the
Ward Ship Company to whitewash
the real story of the Moro Castle
fire and begin a nation wide provo
cation against the Communist Party
similar to the notorious Nazi Reich
stag fire frame-up were revealed
yesterday in the announcement by
Dickerson N. Hoover, assistant
director of the Bureau of Naviga-
ton, that he had requested the De-
partment of Justice to investigate
the activities of the Communists
here and at Havana in connection
with the MORO Castle fire"
This action was taken yesterday
by the Federal officials, despite the
utter absence of the slightest evil
dence in the testimony to show
any connection of Communists OF
radicals" with the disaster which
took the lives of 1876 passengers and
crew.
Whitewash Negligence
Also, further preparation to
whitewash the criminal negligence
of the ships command, acting on
orders of the company to avoid eX-
penSes, and to incite a campaign of
proVocation against Communists
was seen in the hurried attempt by
Chief Radio operator George w
Rogers to discredit in advance the
testimony of First Assistant Radio
Operator George I. Alagna, who Is
now being held incommunicado by
the Federal authorities.
Alagna had earlier startled the
investigating commission officials
with the statement that the true
story of the MORO Castle remains
to be told"
Yesterday, Rogers came to the
aid of the Ward Company by de-
nouncing Alagna as "vengefu
sort of agitator who tried to incite
riot on the ship because of the
bad food"
Gives Safe Source
He had not heard Alagna say
this personally, Rogers testified
but was told it by Captain Wilmott
Wilmott died about II hours before
the fire broke out, and the state
ments attributed to him, can
naturally no longer be corroborated
At the same time, the Ward Shil
Company was revealed yesterda!
as making desperate attempts tt
disperse as many of the crew a.
possible to ports outside the juris
diction of the present Federal in
uuiry. Members of the crew hav'
been gagged by orders of the com
pany and shipped on outgoing boat
wherever possible.
Meanwhile, the origin of thu
Communist incendiary' charges il
seen to have originated directly
from the Offices of the Ward ShiI
Line as Captain Harry Stephenson
of the Grace Line Santo Rita EN-.
phatically denied all reports spreac
by the press that his ship had beer
ignited by an international banc
of radicals" similar to that which
the press alleges was responsible fol
arson on the MORO Castle.
No Evidence for Charges
AS for the officers of the Ware
company who started the "incen'
diary" charges. all questioning hai
failed to bring from them tht
] (Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
Bag Makers To Attend
Banquet for Hathaway

NEW YORK. Workers of the
Blyer Paper Bag Co. are among
those who have reserved places at
the election campaign banquet for
C. A. Hathaway tomorrow evening.
The banquet will be held in the
Royal Palace, 1919 Manhattan
Avenue. The Blyer workers have
announced that they will present q
contribution to the election cam
paign fund at the banquet.
The program for the event in
cludes Martha Stone, candidate in
the 14th Assembly District, and
Dominick Fliani, Congressional
nominee in the Third District, as
speakers. Del, Daily Worker car
toonist, will offer chalk talks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
Industry Ceases and Theatres Close
As Workers Support the Textile Strike;
Militia Dig Trenches, Murder Striker
Scores Are Injured as
Saylesville Strikers
Battle Troops

PROVIDENCE. R. l., Sept. 10.
William Blaekwood of Paw
tucSet, a striker, died of gun
shot wounds and Charles Cor
cyncki, another striker is dying
as the result of an attack by
miiitiamen against the workers at
the Sayles Finishing Company
mill at Saylesville late this AFTER
noon.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13
BY Carl Reeve

Especial to the Daily Worker)
PROVIDENCE. R. I, Sept. AL
was at Saylesville this morning
and found that 5000 workers we're
massed in the vicinity Of the mill
expressing a militant and uncowed
spirit in spite of an all-night battle
with National Guard troops.
Later I went into Providence,
only about five miles away, and
went into the office Of the Comnu-
mist Party. I found that the Daily
Worker remains undistributed in
the Providence section. Bundles
that came in for the last few DAYS
were not distributed. They are
lying in the Party office untouched.
If the bundle order for Providence
was increased it was fake order.
The ironical thing is that the
militant fighters at the SaylesWlie
strike front we're even deprived Of
reading the Daily Worker account
of their own battle. because 5ha
Daily Worker containing the story
of the fighting at Saylesville wes
lying unopened in the Party office
with several thousand other Daily
Workers.
There were two Party members
in the office when I passed through.
They said they can't find anyone to
distribute the paper and complained
that they must get permit to sell,
etc.
If they had taken the Daily
Worker to Saylesville and set It
down among the workers there, n
five minutes the Saylesyille fight
ers would have snatched it up.
believe that any explanation
that Comrade Weber, Party organ
izer, can make is insufficient.
There is no excuse for Providence.
with $4,000 on strike in the State,
making not even an honest effort
to distribute the paper Such
state of affairs is ineXcusable,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-13


PROVIDENCE, r. L. Sept, r.
After more than u hours of con-
tinuous battling against 500 Ma
tional Guard troops, several thou
sand textile strikers are now still
massed around the Sayles Mill at
Saylesville, a few miles from Provi
dence, pressing against the clubs
and bayonets of the National
Guards. The troops are digging up
the streets with picks and erecting
barbed wire entanglementS across
the streets several blocks from the
mill.
1t took the National Guard Il
hours to push the strikers these few
blocks. There are now nearly 1000
guardsmen in the vicinity of the
mill. Scores have been injured in
the fighting After deputy Sheriffs
shot into the thick Of the strikers
last evening, seriously wounding
number of strikers. Governor Fran
els Green called out every National
Guard unit in the State and 500 inl-
mediately went into the mill, Mar
tial law now rules Saylesville. The
order to shoot to kill has been given
to the National Guardsmen this af-
ternoon. Nine strikers are arrested
and held under 81 300 bail on
charges of rioting and ether accusa-
tons.
Strikers Repulse Guards
In the all-night fighting, tha
strikers, with well disciplined &C
ton, put out all lights around the
mill, stopped autos in the area and
forced them to put out all hgnts.
opened fire hydrants and manholes
in order to disconnect lighting, This
strikers beat back an attack of the
guards. who used not only tear gas
but strong vomit or nausea gas.
which makes the victim deathly
sick. In the night fighting they
pushed the National Guards back
into the mills gates. They broke
down one gate of the filtration
plant of the mill and surged inside
the mill gates before the guardsmen
/ arrived.
Following the arrival of the
guardsmen in the evening, the strik-
ers during the night again and again
/ repulsed ferccious attacks by the
! troops. avs
Troops Fire Gas Bombs
Heavy fighting occurred in the
/ MoshasSuck Cemetery fronting on
Lansdale Avenue near the mill. II
took the National Guards several
| Continued on Page p
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MINES, NEWSPAP
SHUT, ALL TRANSIT.
TIED UP IN CIT Y
BY 81 GersOn
speciaI to the Daily worke
HAZELTON.

HAIELTON, Pa, Sept 12.-Twenty five thousand
workers paraded through the streets of this city today
part of the first sympathy strike in the national textile walk
out The city wide strike called for "a hours has tied up
every essential service The heart and soul of the oneday
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Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-11
Elementary School
Teachers Party
At Country Club

Elementary school teachers of the
city schools, members of the board
of trustees and other guests en-
joyed pleasant evening together
last night in the Barbara Worth
golf club.
A delicious dinner was served
by the women of the golf club aux
iliary after which program was
presented. Guy A. Weakley, dis
trict superintendent of schools,
spoke on matters of interest to the
group as did Roy H. Womack, and
Mrs. j. M. Asdair, members of the
board.
Musical numbers given included
a violin duet by Miss Clothilde
Curry and A. E. Prince, accompan-
led by Miss Octavia Payne, and a
group of songs by 1.-THE Three of
U.s. the Misses Mary Baker,
Edithe Eicke and Laura Redden.
The members of the group were
then called upon for impromptu
program numbers and a series of
interesting and varied numbers was
enjoyed.
Approximately 60 were present for
this affair.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-11
CLOSET
MAKES APPEAL

As this week s campaign to Sc
cure garments for needy youngsters
and mason jars for canning draws
to a close, members of the Child
ren S Clothes closet send out a last
appeal TO those having contribu-
tions to make them this week.
Each year the problem of find
ing clothing for unfortunately sit
uated school children occurs and
the members Of the Clothes closet
are anxious TO obtain a supply
which may be packed away and
be ready for use next fall.
In addition, through the gener-
osity of local firms and individuals.
surplus vegetables have been given
for use in canning by those less
fortunate. However. the majority
have not money enough to purchase
jars and anyone having extra jars
is asked to donate them. The ar
ticleS may be delivered at the
Clothes closet headquarters on Main
or they may call Mrs. H. L. Rob-
ertS.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-11
STYLE CHATS
With ALMA ARCHER

The cotton and linen fashions
continue to be plain poison to the
silk manufacturers, who would like
to pull a few tail feathers if they
could worry the chicken thieves
that way. a girl can get herself
fixed up pretty and cute now in
about a S495 cotton and not look
too boobish about it either. A silk
dress at that price either smells
like a dye pot, or the pattern is
likely to rub off if you cross town
on a bus. The really distinctive
silk prints in New York are tic
keted from $3.50 to $3.50, which is
an indication that imbibers must
be on a rich diet. Personally l
think dress over S75 ought to be
an extinct monster but the stores
Go not agree with me. There are
not enough people yet back in good
Jobs to warrant such tariffs and
women would be justified in quiet
" singing "'Hey-nonny-nonny and
a nutz to you' when price tags in
the upper brackets are wheeled out.
Imperial Valley press., 1934-05-11
TROJAN TRACK
STARS READY

LOS ANGELES, May IL. tU.R -
The University of Southern Califor-
nit tracksters leave tonight for
Fresno. confident they will return
home Sunday as winners OF the
Fresno relays
The Trojan runners expect to win
the sprint relays with ease but look
for harder shedding in the rest OF
the events from Stanford, Califor-
MIA and UCLA.
The Trojan quartet in the two
mile, composed Of Olson, Monroe
Smith and johnson, expects to be
hard pressed by Bear runners Rey-
nolds, Brace, Hickerson and Moore.
Stitcher, KLEIN, Henry and Muir
phy of UCLA also will be very much
in the running, Trojan cohorts
believe.
A defeat is foreseen in the med
ley event. CALIFORNIA; combination
of Leek, Kitchell, Raftery and
Fowler, appear too strong. McCar-
thy, Tompkins, Ablowich and Fitch,
composing the Trojan four man
mile ensemble appear on the other
hand to be too good for the rest of
the field Trojan followers believe
this group will set a new record at
the relays and may even better
Stanford's world record Of 3:12.6.
Draper, Parsons. Osburn and Alb
bott should wax away With the
sprint events,