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Evening star., 1934-12-25

day. December 23. 1884, at her residence
the Marlborough, 9l7 18th ST. NV,
MARY LILLIAN. beloved wife of Edward
McDearmon. Services at the chapel of
Joseph Gawler'S Sons. 1856 Pa ave.
NV. on Wednesday. December 20. at
9:3O IN; thence to St Matthews Cath
olic Church. where mass will be offered
at 10 am. Interment Mount Olivet
Evening star., 1934-12-25

,MAHONEY. RACHEL. Officers and mem
bers Of st. Augustines Relief are noti-
NED Of the death of Sister RACHEL
MAHONEY. Call meeting Tuesday. De-
eember 25. 1884. at o'clock, at 1854
T st. NV. Funeral Wednesday, Decem-
Der 26. at 10 O'Clock. from St. Angus
faes ChTIch R. z; DIGGS. Pres.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
lid ReSistS
Frame-Up

TENINO, Wash, Oct. 25-While
waiting in a relief station here
to be interviewed by snooper,
Lorin Hannaford was ordered
out of the building and when he
asked for sufficient evidence of
authority, he was arrested and
thrown in the County jail at
Olympia for resisting an officer
and disturbing the peace"
Two workers who INTERVIEWED
in his behalf, Melvin Weik and
Henry Thompson, were also ar
rested and charged with disturb
ing the peace.
Force Release on Bond
Workers in Olympia investi-
gated the case. After evasions by
Deputy Sheriff Carr and Justice
of the Peace Major, a committee
of five workers were elected to
go to Tenino where they corner
ed Major and obtained the re-
lease of the three workers under
bond.
The case was placed in the
hands of the Olympia branch of
the International Labor Defense,
and a jury trial will be demand
ed and the injustice of the ac-
tion against Hannaford thor
oughly exposed.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
By Bob Plumb

A definite revolutionary move
ment led by the illegal Commun-
list Party among the masses NOV
ing rapidly toward the overthrow
of an economic system that is
responsible for eight million un-
employed, living standards of
workers being constantly driven
down by the steady increase in
the cost of living, unbearable
taxes on all workers-such is a
thumb-nail sketch OF the Hitler
Germany of today, as revealed In
an interview Friday with two
German seamen, members of the
illegal Communist Party of Ger
many.
"SiX million in Germany are to-
tally unemployed" reported the
seamen. 1.-Two million more are
working without pay in concen-
tratiOn camps and as farm Ia
borers, and house-to-house ped
oilers.
Single men are not legally fore
ed into concentration camps
but they are forced there by their
economic condition. Relief to
families, which includes rent, is
not enough to buy food.
Key to World Revolt
"The revolutionary situation
throughout Europe awaits the
outcome in Germany" they con-
tinued, where the illegal Com
munist Party is leading the
aroused masses to the overthrow
of the Hitler butcher regime.
IN case war Is declared, the
German proletariat would i'm
mediately form a united front
with the masses of the other
nation and sabotage every effort
to carry on the war. Had the Com
munist Party been as well organ
lied in Germany in 1914 there
would have been no war;" declar-
ed our informants.
1t was pointed out that due TO
the world protests the terror
against the Jews in Germany has
practically stopped, except in a
few individual cases. However,
those in concentration camps and
prisons, where they are segre-
gated from other victims, are still
brutally treated.
"Thaelmann?" the spea ker
smiled grimly. Even the butch
ers are afraid to put him away.
We keep up constant protests
illegal papers, leaflets, demon
STATIONS"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Treat Conflicts
Better in USSR

MOSCOW, Oct. 25- Dramatic
difference in treatment of the
exeOnvicts in the USSR. from
the treatment accorded those in
capitalist nations is illustrated
by an article in the official Soviet
paper, Pravda.
The editorial vigorously at
tacks the director of a factory
who refused to employ an engin-
eer. The engineer had spent a
term working on the White Sea
Canal Concentration project to
which he had been sentenced as
sabOtager. He had won the
Badge of Lenin for his work while
convict.
In Russia the entire prison
system is built not upon revenge,
but of making useful citizens of
the men who are sentenced.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Workers School
Sessions Begin

SEATTLE, Oct. 25-Registra-
ton for classes at the Workers
School opened Monday at 233
Eastlake Ave. The first week OF
the school was taken up with
organizatlonal meetings of the
classes, with formal instruction
beginning on Monday, Oct. 20. Is
The School Director announces
that registration will continue
open for some time but that stu
dents should register immediate
ly in order to avoid missing the
first days of instruction.
The revised schedule includes:
Trade Union Theory and Practice
on Monday, Z to $3.50; MARKHAM
Economics, Monday. S:45 to 1915;
Negro Liberation Movement,
Monday, 7 to $3.50; History of the
Labor Movement, Tuesday, to
$3.50; Mimeogra phing, Stenciling
and Photograph, Tuesday, Z to
$3.50; Party Organization on Tues
day and Friday at S:45 to 1918;
Fundamentals of Communism,
Friday, to $3.50; Labor Journal
ism, Friday, z to $50; English,
Friday, Z to $3.50.
Contributions OF working class
books and pamphlets are asked
to build up the school library.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Voice Editor Teaches
Labor Journalism

SEATTLE, Oct. pa practical
course in news reporting, feature
writing, newspaper makeup and
circulation is being offered. be-
ginning this week by the Work
ers' School, under the course en-
titled Labor Journalism.
The class, under the direction
of Lowell Wakefield, editor OF
the Voice of Action, promises to
be one of the most interesting
offered by the school. The first
session of the class is scheduled
for tomorrow night, Friday. at Z
o'clock, but students may regis.
ter this week or next at the
school, 233 Eastlake.
Other courses offered include
Trade Theory and Tactics, Fun
damentals of Communism, Marx
ian Economics, English, History
of the Labor Movement.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Swift Strike Spreads

PORTLAND, Oct. % More
than 240 ALL packing house
workers are still picketing in the
fifth week of their struggle with
Swift e. Co. for union recognition,
abolition of the speed-up and in
creased wages.
Yakima meatcutters are also
on strike, with settlement of the
demands Ringing on the success
of the Portland struggle.
Longshoremen here have re-
fused to handle any Swift pro-
ducts, and Seattle stevedores
have promised to join the boy
colt within as hours.
although We have asked all
workers to boycott all Swift pro-
ducts" stated AL Jussett, pack
ing house workers business
agent, Some lumber camps are
still using Swift products.
"All workers should join in
the boycott and help win this
struggle"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Demand Answers To
Civil Rights Query

SEATTLE, Oct. 25-The Seattle
office of the International Labor
Defense is again pressing can
didates for answers to the ques-
tiOnnaires on workers civil rights
which were sent out to all senat-
orial and legislative candidates
several weeks ago.
So far answers have come in
from three Socialist, two Demo.
cratic and six Communist can.
didates. No Cincinnatus or Re-
publican candidate has yet an
swered the QUESTIONABLE.
Apparently the issue of civil
rights does not concern the Gin
cinnatus or Republicans. Most OF
the candidates who did answer,
except the Communist candid.
ates, seemed reluctant to face a
working class audience to debate
the issues.
For example, Mary FarquarsOn
who has deserted the Socialist
Party to run on the Democratic
ticket, gives a favorable answer
on most of the questions asked,
and then fatty refuses to debate
these issues with other candid,
ates.
Social Democrats who talk
radically as do Zioncheck and
Schwellenbach, are not even will
ing to make any answer whatso-
ever to these questions.
Although such liberals as Ed.
Weston, p. Atkinson, Jim Mar
shall, Selden G. Menefee and r.
V. Houghton are willing to give
their endorsements to the ques.
tiOnnaire, many demagOgic can
didates seem to feel that they
will lose the financial backing OF
the Chamber of Commerce if
they answer favorably to work
ing class rights.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Organize Musicians

MARSHFIELD, Ore, Oct. 25-
AT meeting of musicians repre-
senting nearly every dance Or
chestra in this county, the Coos
County Association of Dance Mu-
sicians was formed. StandardiZa-
tion of payments for all types OF
dances is the purpose of the or.
ganization. Continued rise in
prices under the NRA is being
felt by all types of workers and
is forcing them to organize and
protect their standard of living.
At the meeting Stewart Nor
ton was elected president, Kay
Grout, vice-president, and Allan
Buck, treasurer.
Adopt Price Schedule
At the meeting a schedule of
prices was adopted, averaging
from $l.5O per hour to $500. All
overtime after u o'clock to be
$500 per hour per man. The num-
Der of musicians to the hall was
also discussed and a draft of the
number in each hall was adopted.
opted.
A former organization of musi-
clans had died out altogether.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Shoppers Crack Down
on Voucher EvaSiOnS

TACOMA, Wash, Oct. 25-The
following letter is an example of
the shopping system of the well
fare department which denies
any variation from items on the
list. 1t was picked up by a work
er in a Purity Store here-the
grocer was little careless in U.S.
ing it as scrap paper.
United Purity Stores Men,
bers: We are having quite num-
Der of calls from stores about be.
ing taken off the welfare list be-
cause of violation of the rules.
The welfare department is send
ing out spoilers to check up on
merchants who deliver merch-
andise other than is on the list.
They will tell some very sad
stories about how bad they need
it, etc. BUT YOU WILL BE
OFF THE LIST IF YOU DO NOT
CONFINE YOURSELF TO THE
LIST ENTIRELY. The welfare
department will not listen to any
plea on our part at also be
sure to follow the rules"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Seamen Win Strike
on S. S. Vermar

TACOMA. Wash. Oct. 25-The
crew of the IS Vermar went on
strike here last week under the
leadership OF the Marine Work
ers Industrial Union and won all
their demands in two hours.
The demands were $l.00 for a
nights lodging when forced off
the ship while 1t was being fumi-
gated. more and better food. re-
newal of all bed springs, mat
resses. buckets and more laun-
dry and face soap; also improved
conditions generally with no dis
elimination because of strike ac-
tion and recognition OF the ship
committee.
BY the correct line and policy
OF the MWIU of calling the crew
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26

Beck Gangsters
Attack Leufet
Exposing TObin

) Tobin's statement tot he AFL
convention In San Francisco re-
Gently, abiding to the workers
who had joined the AFL IN
ions during the past year as
rubbish" was cited to the rank
and file as definite proof of To
bins vile attitude toward the
men in his union.
Following is part OF the text
of the leaflet:
"At the National Convention OF
the ALL in San Francisco, Tobin
referred to the workers who have
Joined other ALL unions in the
past year. as rubbish" Strange
language for a labor leader-but
not for misleader like Mr.. Tobin
who sees his sellout policies be-
ing challenged by the rank and
file teamsters. :.
'Teamsters! Your fight to
make your union serve the rank
and file instead of serving bosses,
and Tobin, Beck and Brewster,
has just begun. Dump the real
rubbish" where it belOngs-out-
side the ALL Build rank and file
control-for a militant strike pol.
icy-for the Workers UnemplOy-
ment Insurance Bill-against such
rackets as the Beck and Brews-
ter fight with the Brewery Work
ers Unions.
Sign Initiative A Estate I'm
employment Insurance Bill.
Vote Communist Nov. 6! Join
the Communist Party.
Seattle Section, Communist
Party"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26

simply = ignore Carrigan's at
tempts to get them into court
to promise to enforce the law.
Now Carrigan is going to
charge them with contempt OF
court. This would be a serious
charge if confronting a worker
with a stiff fine and long Jail
term If he were convicted, as
usually happens when a worker
is tried.
But the mayor and chief of
police just press button under
their desks and the "peepuls"
prosecuting attorney comes run
ming, to defend the mayor and
chief of policemen to keep them
from jail, but just to save them
the trouble OF leaving their coy
desks to appear in court.
So the oltteries will keep on
running until workers are DRAIN
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
German Seanlen
Tell Conditions
Under Fascisnl
New Demonstration Plan

In the demonstrations, it was
explained, the old plan of march,
ing in the street has given way
to a process much safer from pc.
lice interference. The demonstrate
Ors form and march on the side
walks, forcing the general citi-
zenry into the streets. When the
police arrive they find the milling
pOpulace between them and the
demonstrators.
Except for unions controlled
directly by the fascist govern
ment, the workers are permitted
no organization. All trade unions
are illegal, government guards
spy on all workers and force
them into the controlled unions
A comparison of wages and
food costs revealed that for the
highest paid workers, such as the
building trades, pound of but
ter represents nearly three hours
work; a pound of meat, an hour
and a half; and a months rent on
a bare room and kitchenette
takes five or six days pay, 80 to
35 marks. The common laborers,
farm hands, ETC., get Is marks a
month.
out of every single mans pay
envelope" declared the seamen,
"the government takes 80 per
cent. From married men is taken
rs per cent. This is to pay various
taxes, insurance, etc. Taxes on
property and high interest and
insurance rates make it impos-
sible for workers to own homes"
YPSL, YCL Unite
"The youth are strongly organ
ICED" they continued, "The
Young Communist League has a
united front with the Young So
cialists in practically every large
center and work together with
the Party underground. Students
are organized independently and
carry on correspondence and cler-
zeal work that is both vital and
dangerous"
Strikes? There can be no
strikes when the Hitler thugs
guard every factory. There has
been no actual cut in wages.
When that comes, there will not
be strikes-there will be revOlu-
ton.
That time is not far away and
the German Communist Party
has shown that 1t is capable of
leading the masses to the final
overthrow of the fascist butchers
and setting up the new society on
the ruins of capitalism"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Seattle Officials
Refuse Closing of
Chinese Lotteries

when the law fits your pur-
pose-use it. When it doesn't, ig-
more it!' This constitutes all
ten commandments in the cap
italist legal bible.
Chief of Police Comstock, Ser
geant Chaffee, vice squad head,
and Strikebreaker Mayor Smith
want to continue operation of
alleged Chinese lotteries. Attor-
ney Paul Carrigan has gone to
court in an attempt to force
the guardians OF law and order
to enforce the gambling laws and
close the lotteries.
Closing the lotteries would
save Filipino workers from losing
their slavery wages to lottery
managers and the chief OF police,
the vice squad and the mayor.
Ignore Enforcement Pleas
So the chief Of police, the head
Of the vice squad and the mayor
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Housewife Tells
How She Cooks
Relief RatiOnS
BY Vera Voucher

While we on relief can't live
like human beings on the miser-
able allotment of $l.20 a week
per person, there are lots of
ways we can save our strength
to continue the struggle for the
$2.10 voucher, adequate clothes,
etc. One method of preserving
our strength lies in choosing and
Hastily preparing what little
food the ruling class government
allows us.
Let us begin with meats that
are nutritious-there is the good
old hamburger. OF course, we all
fry it with onion into patty cakes
and bake it into meat Ioaves.
For change serve it as goulash:
Hamburger Recipe
Put all the hamburger with
onion in the fry pan and stir
while it heats through. Then mix
with cooked maearoni. Cover it
all with tomato puree. Season.
Add bit of green pepper if you
wish. Cover and simmer for 80
minutes.
With this dish serve chopped
cabbage, either as cold slaw or
with dressing, Add grated carrot
to the cabbage. Sometime try
adding a handful of raisins, with
the raw cabbage and carrots, us
ing boiled dressing or mayon-
naise.
Cabbage and apple and raisin
is also a good combination. Cab
bage and a bit of onion and
bit of green pepper is also good
for a salad. More important
it's healthy.
Creamd Clipped beef on toast
is good food value. Baked pota-
oes go nicly with the clipped
beef. Tomatoes as a vegetable.
There are very few canned goods
that contain minerals, but the
tomato is one that comes out
of the tin retaining iron and
minerals.
Tripe Nutritious
Tripe is a good meat to serve.
Boil it until tender, cut in small
pieces. Pour over it white sauce.
If you wish, serve it with a little
vinegar and spices instead of
white sauce.
Beef stews, mutton stews,
lamb stews, are all in season now.
Weiners also are good. Sardines
one week are fairly palatable
Liver-you can't beat it for
building muscle and brain. Beef
or lamb liver may be rolled in
flour and fried, or boiled until
tender and ground, adding a bit
of onion, salt and pepper, a few
bread crumbs ground, enough
milk to form into balls and then
dropped in hot fat to brown or
formed in a loaf and baked.
Next week-vegetables.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Protest Attempts To
Force Woman Into
Prostitution

MONTESANO, Wash, Oct. 25-
Members of the Relief Workers
Protective League here sent a
resolution to the head of the re.
lief station at klamath Falls, Ore.
protesting against the recent at
tempt to force a mother, Mrs. Hy.
att, into prostitution.
Mrs. Hyatt was refused food
and clothing and work in the
sewing room because she would
not accept a job as hOusekeeper
for bachelor who told Mrs. Din
ME of the welfare department
to make it clear that there was
only one bed in the house.
The story of this attempt to
degrade working class women
was reported in the Voice of Ac-
ton.
A copy of the resolution was
also sent to the klamath Falls
Chamber of Commerce and to
President Roosevelt.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Threaten Fill Court
with LegionnaireS

guilty and take a six-months pa
role.
II Jim refuses to capitulate
to the prosecuting attorney, he
is threatened with a ten-year
sentence. The prosecutor stated
that he would not allow a single
worker In the court room but
would fill the court room with
American Legion membersl
Jim Stockman Is in i'll. health
and needs the support of every
worker. Fire kilograms to G. A.
Codding. MedfOrd, Oregon, de-
handing release of Stockman
and Pugh.
The criminal syndicalism eases
are worrying the prosecution or
Stockman would not be offered
a parole.
Sufficient protest will stop
these cases from ever going to
trial. Protest Immediately. Stop
these frame-ups nowl
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Carpenters Sue
For 100000

SEATTLE. Oct. Exchanging
refusal of recognition by NRA Of
ficials and discrimination and
blaeklisting by officers of ALL
carpenters union local l31, suit
for 100000 damages was brought
recently in defense of their
rights as workers organized in a
union of their own choice, by
independent carpenters union
1885.
Since splitting with the ALL
union two years ago, the indie
pendent union has not been re-
cognized by the NRA and has
no rights under section IA. Its
members are refused employ
ment on public works projects.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Land of the
Free

In Texas, the Elkins 10cent
stores live up to the NRA.
Through it's provisions they are
able to classify their So a week
help as executives" thereby be-
ing able to pay them starvation
wages.
The Washington State Liquor
Board estimates that sales of Ii
quor in Washington will net the
state $l,60000O in 1894. Didn't
Hearst tell us that liquor taxes
will almost run the government?
Where are the other millions?
n
The rank and file members of
the Socialist and Communist
Parties of New Mexico have ef-
fected a united front against the
rising wave of fascist terror that
is being melted out to workers
in that state.
Maine elections showed a 200
per cent increase in the Commun-
ist Party vote.
u
Inside information from the
Navy Ship Yards and government
munitions plants in Washington,
d. c., show a feverish preparation
for war. The normal crew of $50
men has been raised to 500. The
One-shift schedule has been
raised to three. Secret service
agents from the Department of
Justice constantly patrol the
place, where the deadly istru-
ments of warfare are being pre-
pared with an even deadlier pre-
cision.
The mills of Birmingham, Ala
bama, steel center are humming
with war preparations. OF the 60
ammunition plants of the coun-
try, "a of them are located here.
Upon the declaration of war,
the War Department has an
nounced, the Birmingham plants
will be turning out not less than
100000 a month.
Texas relief lists are slashed;
threats of it's being dropped en-
tirely are made; proof of desti-
tuition is required of all appli-
cants-and all the while the gov
eminent is slaughtering thous-
ands of cattle, and facing their
owners with starvation.
Auto profits are up 50 per cent
over last year, due to the NRA,
while the year-round average
weekly wage has been slashed
to about $l3. In some plants the
II hour day prevails. Ford has
just fired $4,000 men from his
River Rouge Plant, cutting his
force in half and reducing the
output of cars to 800 day.
From a So million dollar deficit
for the first half OF last year. the
steel companies have been en-
abled by the NRA to jump to
profits of 16 million dollars this
year, with a 35 per cent shrinkage
in steel workers pay envelopes.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26

Continued from Page One
precedent in the Cluster case.
This is lesson to all workers.
The state, under the pressure of
the protest sent the prosecution,
would like to sneak out of these
criminal syndicalism frame-ups,
because they are so raw that ev-
eryOne recognizes them as Frame
ups.
People Protesting
Too many people are protest
ing the use of the criminal syn
dicalism laws and Furthermore
the hysteria of the strike period
has subsidized. The prosecution
finds itself faced with opposition
instead of support.
Now is the time to pour tele.
grams in to Lotus L. Langley
and Judge Tucker, County Court
House, Portland, Oregon.
Workers and sympathizers,
let's smash these vicious frame
ups against the working class!
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26

SEATTLE, Oct. 25-Dave Beck,
the $4,000 a year Northwest
Transfers Union boss, sent his
gangsters to work Monday night
at the Eagles Auditorium to ter
rorize workers who were distrib-
uting leaflets exposing him and
Daniel J. Tobin racketeering
president of the International
Transfers Union and the main
speaker at mass meeting there.
The worker was roughly seized
by two burly Beck mobsters at
the entrance to the Auditorium,
where he had stationed himself,
and pushed half block down the
street.
He was told to keep right on
moving" or he would be treated
with further violence.
Beck Frantic
Before he was mobbed he and
three other workers had passed
out countless leaflets to team
sters entering the hall to hear
the windy misleader, TObin, go
into his vociferOus harangue. APP
parently, Beck became so alarm
ed at the strong hold the leaflet
was taking on the minds of his
rank and filters that he frantically
called his strOng-arm men tOgeth-
err and told them to get the
leaflet distributor.
The leaflet issued by the Com
munist Party, clearly exposed
Tobin, Beck, Brewster and Mike
Casey, San Francisco Teamster
hnan