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The daily worker., 1934-10-16
RALLIES BACK
VOTE TO HALT
SEA s T RIKE

Mass meetings of seamen in
Boston, Philadelphia ard Baltimore
endorsed the proposal Of the At
lantic Seamen's United Front Strike
Committee to discontinue the gen
eral ship strike and continue in
dividual strikes along the Atlantic
Coast.
1t was learned yesterday that
strike action of the seamen had
forced the United Fruit Company
to increase wages of able seamen
from $55 to $50 month. Sea-
men also report that several ships
in New York harbor. which had
previously paid low rates. are now
paying the shipping board scale OF
$e2.50.
Two meetings Of seamen, one in
Philadelphia and the other in Bal
timore, were addressed on Sunday
by R. B. Hudson, chairman of the
Atlantic Seamen's Strike Commit
tee. The men agreed that the
major task confronting them at the
present time is to build strong ship
committees on the vessels. to recruit
additional members into the Marine
Workers Industrial Union, to build
a strong opposition in the Interna-
tional Seamen's Union, to oust the
corrupt strikebreaking officials and
to build an effective united front of
thhe rank and file to lead future
struggles of the men on the ships.
During the discussion in Phila-
delphia it was proposed that a ten
tative future strike date should be
set for Atlantic Coast seamen. 1t
was also suggested that a united
front conference of Atlantic sea-
men should be held at an early
date to discuss all questions peril
nant to the marine industry. Hud-
son announced that these proposals
would be referred to the seamen
in all the Atlantic ports.
Reports arriving at the united
front seamen's headquarters at 40
Broad st. state that the dock work
ers, seamen and shipyard workers
in Mobile, Ala. are discussing the
question of united strike action for
pay increases. shorter hours and
union recognition
A mass drive for a centralized
shipping bureau controlled by the
rank and file seamen is under way
in New Orleans, R. B. Hudson re-
ported yesterday. Picket lines were
set up in front of the U. S. Ship
ping Board Hall and crimp agencies
and despite several arrests the
picketing continued.
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
CLOSED LYNCH 'COURT'
REPORTED SITTING NOW:
MASS ACTIONS URGED
1000 DEMAND
FREEDOM FOR
THAELM AN N

While more than 1000 workers
maSsed before the German Consul
late at II Battery Place yesterday
afternoon, a delegation represent
ing trade unions, fraternal and pro-
fessional organizations made de-
mands on the local representatives
of the Nazi government for the i'm
mediate and unconditional release
of Ernst Thaelmann.
Thaelmann, according to latest
reports, was to face trial before the
infamous Nazi hangmen's tribunal
known as the Peoples Court"
The delegation which called on
the Consul was met by a heavy mo-
bilization of police and detectives
who were prepared, on the slightest
excuse, to employ Nazi methods of
dealing with such delegations, fists
and blackjacks.
The Anti-Nazi Federation which
organized yesterdays demonstra-
ton. called on all working class
organizations to send delegations to
the picket line, which will parade
in front of the consulate during the
entire week. These delegations are
also to call on the Consul and
present their protests in person.
The following schedule of organi-
cations for picketing during the
remainder of the week was an
nounced by the Anti-Nazi Fedora
ton:
Today.-The Marine Workers In
dustrial Union, American League
Against War and Fascism, Needle
Trades Workers Industrial Union,
Food Workers Union, Workers In
ternational Relief, and Icor.
Wednesday. Shoe Workers Union,
Alteration Painters Union, Finnish
Federation, German Clubs and
organizations, Friends of the Soviet
Union.
Thursday. Women's Council
Young Communist League, National
Student League, Independent Car
penters Union, and Labor Sports
Union.
Friday international Labor De-
fense, Office Workers Union, Work
ers Laboratory Theatre, Workers
Ex-Servicemen's League.
international Workers
Order, Italian Federation and clubs,
and all other organizations.
The Anti-Nazi Federation also
urged that all working -class organ
izations adopt resolutions of protest
and send them to the Peoples Court
in Germany, retaining copy to be
placed on file with the Anti-Nazi
Federation.
1t also urged the immediate par
ticipation of all groups in the drive
for million signatures on a Free
Thaelmann" petition. Lists for this
purpose can be obtained from the
offices of the federation, 1853 West
23rd st.
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
Mothers of Both Are
Present AS Two Boys
Sign Affidavits
PLOT is REJECTED
Mothers of Two Other
Defendants Affirm
Faith in LID.

Sworn statements asserting their
mistaken faith in the International
Labor Defense and their firm de-
sire to have the I. L. D. continue in
charge Of their defense were re-
ceived by that organization yester-
day from both Haywood Patterson
and Clarence Norris. and from the
mothers of Olin Montgomery and
Ozzie Powell, two of the other
Scottsboro defendants.
i want my present appeal in the
United States Supreme Court to be
handled exclusively by the Ihter-
ational Labor Defense. I VII accept
any lawyer they think proper to
handle my case" Norris and Pat
terson declared in their sworn
statements. repudiating the tricky
maneuver of Negro misleaders to
take the defense out Of the hands
of the I. L. D. and put Samuel S.
Liebowitz in charge instead.
Mrs. Montgomery Denounces
MisleaderS
A hitter attack on the Negro mis-
leaders whose latest attempt to dis
rupt the defense is now centered
around Leibowitz's effort to Dust
the 1. L. D. from the case. is made
by Mrs, Viola Montgomery in
statement sworn to before a notary
public in Atlanta. Georgia:
Il have no faith in those beig
preachers at all won't want
them around my boy. Those big
bellies down't care anything about
us little folk or our children" Mrs.
Montgomery declares. They closed
their church doors in our faces too
many times because we are poor
worker people. no Just how the
l. L. D. has been fighting for these
nine children. I no the lynchers
has always wanted to kill our
children which the I. L. D. has
stopped. That is why I am one
hundred per cent with the I. L. D.
Everybody that believe in right and
Justice Join hands with me- Mrs.
Montgomery appeals towards the
close of her statement.
William Patterson Cables Appeal
At the same time an appeal 10
rouse millions Of Negro and white
workers to save the Scottsboro boys
from the chair" and to give be-
trayers of fight no quarter" was
received from william L. Patterson,
National Secretary Of the I. L. D.,
who is now in a sanitarium in the
Soviet Union. recuperating his
health. shattered by his energetic
activities in the worldwide fight
for the lives and freedom of the
Sccttshoro boys J. Louis Engdahl,
Patterson's predecessor as head Of
the defense organization. had died
in the course of the struggle.
Continued on Page %
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
SCOTTSBORO
APPEAL FUND
NEED URGENT

The broadest and most energetic
mass action, at this crucial mo-
ment in the Scottsboro case, to
prevent the lynchers from carry
ing out their death verdict against
Clarence Norris and Haywood Pat
terson, was called for today by the
International Labor Defense.
At the same time, the urgent
need for funds to carry on the
legal defense and the mass cam
paign to save the Scottsboro boys
was stressed. Money is needed
more urgently every day, as only
55 short days remain before the
date Of December 7. when the Ala
bama Supreme Court has decided
the two Scottsboro boys must die,
the I. L. D. announced.
The broad united front of de-
fense for the Scottsboro boys must
be established everywhere, in cities,
towns, and states. Every element
friendly to the defense, must be
drawn into action to force the U. s..
Supreme Court to accept the ap-
plication for review Of the cases
which has been filed by the I. L. D.,
and to reverse the lynch decisions
Of the lower court.
Parades, demonstrs tions, meet
ings, and protests of every sort
must be organized everywhere.
Now, more than at any previous
time, the shadow of the electric
chair hangs over the Scottsboro
boys" the I. L. D. said
Money to conduct the Scottsboro
defense should be sent directly to
the national Office of the Interna-
tional Labor Defense, Room 610,
80 East l1th ST., New York City.
No other organization, it was
pointed out, has the right to COL
lect money for Scottsboro defense
except the I. L. D.
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
Negro Ministers Pledge
To Support Philadelphia
JObless Demonstration

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Oct. Is
Representatives Of the Unemploy-
ment Councils appeared before the
organization # 400 Negro ministers
which had delegates at the recent
conference on unemployment here
and after outlining the program of
the Council, succeeded in having
two elected to the mass delegation
which will present relief demands
to the City Council Thursday. Rev.
erend j. D. Berb2n -7as unanimously
elected as a speaker at the DEM
onstration to be held Reyburn
Plaza, Saturday,. Oct. 90 at 2 pm.
After the election Of the delegates
and speaker, q Democratic poll
tician jumped to the floor and de-
nounced the mass demonstration.
After the conference groups Of
the Negro ministers pledged their
full support TO the Unemployment
Councils fight against discrimina-
ton and evictions, and pledged to
have representatives at the demon-
stration Saturday,
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
Lerroux Censorship
Clamps Lid on News
From North of Spain

LONDON, Oct. 15.-With the ex-
cepticn of only few brief heavily
censored reports. which give no
news of the workers armed strug-
gle in the north of Spain. the I'er-
roux- -Rcbles fascist government has
allowed no news to come through
here on the revolutionary general
strike, which it declared would end
today.
Hundreds of Socialists and Com
munists are being arrested. follow
ing the imprisonment of Francisco
Largo Caballero. leader of the So
cialist Party of Spain who faces
ccu-t-martial.
The government is taking drastic
fascist measures against all work
ers' organizations, destroying their
press. and declaring it will annul
the strike law" making strikes il
legal, subject to severe penalties.
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
Detroit Police Deprive
Daily Worker Driver
OfAutOmobile License

DETROIT, Oct. ia new at
tack on the Daily Worker was
made by the Detroit police depart
ment Thursday when Steve Cojer-
can. assistant district Daily Worker
agent. was deprived of his drivers
license and placed on probation for
year for an alleged traffic viola
ton.
The unusual severity of the pen
atty. which is generally reserved for
fatal accidents, indicates that the
police are determined to do all they
can to prevent the distribution of
the only daily paper in English
that fights for the interests of the
workers. The Daily is distributed
by car on its arrival each day to
various parts of the city, and with
out a drivers license Cojerean will
be unable to continue this work.
The International Labor Defense
has entered the case and will fight
for the restoration of Cojereans
drivers license.
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
w orld Group Designates
Oct. 10 to 20 as Days
of Wide Protest
CALLS FOR UNITY
Appeal Urges All Anti
Fascists to Join in
Defense Moves

BERLIN. Oct. 15.-The trial of
Ernst Thaelmann, imprisoned leader
Of the Communist Party Of Ger
many, is scheduled to commence to-
lay before the infamous Peoples
Court" reliable information coming
from Nazi sources and individuals
close to the Hitlerite officials reveals.
I Since the recent official announce
ment that he would be tried soon,
no word has come from the NaZi
government.
AS is usual in the procedure of
the peoples courts foreign cor
respondents and spectators are
barred from the trial room. Away
from daylight AID the public eye,
+ Thaelmann may now be facing
the tcrturers and hangmen who
are his judges.
AS the Central Committee of the
1erman Communist Party warned
n communication a few days ago,
this lis not trial against Thael-
mann alone. Out of the prosecution
of Thaelmann monstrous indict-
lment Of Communism itself is being
built up. In the first place, the fas-
'cists viii try to justify all their
bloody deeds of terror by final
whitewashing, and in the second
place, they will attempt to play the
part of saYiors of Germany in the
face of Bolshevism.
"Thaelmann will be faced with
hired tools, falsified records and
documents. which will play a large
role in the events of the trial
Among other things will be pre-
sented an infamous plan of insur-
rection,' a clumsy forgery, which on
the face of it, pretends to be docu-
ment drawn up by the Central Com
mittee under the direction of
Thaelmsnn about the beginning OF
1888"
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
l2OO Striking Miners Threaten Mass Suicide in HUNGARY
Harlem C. P. Holds
Special Membership
MeetingThis Evening


James w. Ford, Harlem sec
ton organizer Of the Commu-
mist Party, has issued a call for
an extraordinary general mem
bership meeting this evening at
the Finnish Hall. The announce
ment follows:
"An Extraordinary General
Membership meeting of the Har-
lem Section of the Communist
Party will be held this evening
at 8 o'clock sharp, at the Finnish
Hall. Is w. 125th st.
"All Party members Of that
section must attend.
JAMES w. FORD.
Harlem Section Organizer,
Communist Party"
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
Mine OWNED
BY BRITISH
CAPITALISTS
Demand of $l.5O Wage
Increase Opposed by
Fascist Government
MEN Ely TROOPS
Request 345 C0ffins Be
Sent Into the Mine
After 90 Hours

PEGS, Hungary. Oct. 15.-All
hope for the 1900 miners here who
have threatened mass suicide if
their wages are not raised from 50
to $3.50 week was abandoned late
today.
The Fascist government of Hun
gary sent Socialist and reformist
trade union leaders into the mines
to persuade the men to come to the
surface, without at the same time
granting their demands for higher
pay.
At first the miners seized the
treacherous allies of the fascist
government and held them as hos
tages, but Later released them. One
of the governments mediators.
Janos Estergayols, said not word
against the British capitalists who
own the mine or the Hungarian
fascist government which drove the
miners 10 starvation and attempted
suicide. He declared the miners
have become absolutely insane from
their awful experience"
They are determined either to
commit suicide by wrecking the
pumps he added, "or blow up the
mine. There is no hope for them .
He said nothing about calling on
miners and other workers through
out Hungary to strike or axe some
action in behalf of their brothers
in this terrible plight.
Threaten Soldiers
The government attempted to
threaten the miners with wholesale
slaughter if they did not come out
of the mine, and forget their de-
mand for higher wages, but the
militancy of the miners kept troops
from entering The miners threa.e
to kill the soldiers with pickaxes if
they entered the pit No soldiers
were sent down against the miners.
Declaring that it had to protect
the investments of British capital
lists in the mine, and could take no
steps to complicate foreign rela-
tions, the Hungarian fascist gov
ernment declared it would take no
steps leading to wage increases.
II wage increases are granted,
government spokesmen declared, it
would lead to similar demands from
workers throughout the country,
they said.
Ask for Coffins
Sending up request for 345 cof
fins, the miners, after SO hours OF
famine, blackness and death, re-
manned adamant in their resolve
to be through forever with life
which offered them nothing mora
than 81 week and two days en-
ployment.
The fascist Hungarian govern
ment has inflicted wage-cut after
wage-cut on the working popula-
ton. and has characteristically
served the foreign, particularly Brit
ish, imperialists by reducing the liv-
(COntinupd o1, pn0e 2l
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
LABOR BODIES
VOTE AGAINST
GREEN'S PLAN
Anti-Red Exp ulsi ions
AssaiIed in Many
A.F.L. Unions
TERROR. DENOUNCED
Unions in Boston and
Chic ago Act On
Letter of Green

City Central Labor Councils and
local unions of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor in all parts of
the country are rejecting the letter
Of William Green calling for ex-
pulsion of Communists and militant
fighters from the trade unions. The
sweeping demand of the rank and
file membership for unity in order
to answer renewed attacks of en-
ployers on workers wages and on
unions. is the answer to Greens REQ
scare drive.
The Central Labor Council Of
Seattle voted to file Green's letter.
In Chester, Pa. the Central Labor
Council also voted to file the split
ting letter. The Newark Central
Labor Council had previously re-
iected the letter. Seattle machin-
lists, Local 49, filed the letter. Boil
ermakers, Local 104, voted to throw
it in the waste basket.
In Boston, Mass, Paperhangers
Local 25S rejected the letter of
Green which calls for expulsion or
rank and file militants and Com
munists. The motion of the sec
retary to indorse the letter received
only three votes. Winokur led the
attack on the letter, pointing out
that the attack on the militants is
blow at the fight of all the work
ers for their demands.
Boston Amalgamated Local
voted to reject the letter and in
structed its executive board to an
swer Green as to why it is rejected.
Many Boston locals dumped the let
ter into the waste basket.
Chicago Local No. 637 of the
Painters Rebuke Green
Painters, Decorators and Paper
hangers wrote Green a stinging re-
buke, and its recording secretary,
Elmer Johnson, on instructions OF
the local, sent copy of this letter
to the Daily Worker. The letter
from Chicago Painters Local 637,
which has 1850 members, declares,
We believe that local unions who
viii carry out your instructions by
expelling members and particularly
discriminating against certain po-
litical parties Or militants sympa
thetic to Communist doctrine will
not strengthen the ranks of organ
lied labor against the attacks of
the employers. We believe that this
practice will create further dissen-
sion and division within our ranks
and play into the hands OF the
employers"
The letter of the Chicago painters
then shows that terror against the
strikes now going on is raised to
break these strikes under cover of
the cry revolution" and "Commu-
nism." The letter condemns the
attack of William Green on the San
Francisco general strike and de-
clares that had it not been for
Green's attack, the heroic strikers
could not have been defeated.
The textile strike, too, could have
been won. the letter states, had the
leaders not called it off. The let
ter concludes, I'VE stand unalterably
opposed to expulsions of workers
from our locals because of political
connections or opinions. We stand
for democracy in the unions, for
the right to strike and against ar
bitration boards"
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
World Committee Appeals

PARIS, Oct. 15.-Reaching out to
every corner of the world and au-
dressed to thousands of groups,
I numerous political rarties, and in
Vulnerable hosts OF Individuals hold
ng various shades of opinion, a
reclamation of the International
Committee for the Liberation of
Thaelmann and All Imprisoned
-FascistS set aside ten days
throughout the world, from Oct. 10
to 20, as international "Fight-for-
Thaelrann" days.
The International Liberation Com
mittee, after a conference with the
International Red Aid, the World
Committee Against War and Fas-
cism, the World Aid Committee of
the Red International of Labor
Unions, and the World Youth Com
mittee, published ringing call OF
alarm:
Unite Against Fascism
Just as in France, Spain, Italy
and in the Saar all anti-fascists of
every position and opinion banded
together in the common fight
against the common enemy, so the
entire globe must rise up: workers,
farmers and intellectuals, men.
women and the youth. whether
Communists. Socialists, Pacifsts or
Liberals, dissidents, Protestants,
catholics, in any party, union.
united front organization, or those
hot organized at all-all must rise
lJup as one man against the shame
of Hitler barbarism, against this
hangman's madness in Germany,
this fascist bloody justice, which
swears only by its scorn, contempt
and destruction of the thousand
year-old ideals of humanity.
Wherever in the world the
propaganda of the swastika shows
itself, wherever its business agents
attempt to carry on trade. wher-
ever a misguided athlete still dares
to step into sporting arena IN the
name of the honor of the bloody
swastika, where German ships
carry their freight or railroads dis
(Continued on Page q
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
20 Per Cent Relief Cut
Ordered in Lorain, Ohio

LORAIN. O., Oct. 15.-Relief
budgets to each family here have
been cut 90 per cent, bringing the
grocer order for a family of four
to 1902 for ten days. Fresh meats,
fruits. and vegetables are not per-
mitted on the grocery order, and
rents, gas and electricity are not
paid. All grocery orders must be
worked for at the rate of fifty cents
an hour.
The United States Steel Com
pany, with orc of its largest plants
here, has thus far succeeded in
smashing every attempt of the
workers to form 3 union. Every
attempt by the workers to establish
2 Council or Workers Club is Bit
terly fought by the steel company.
The daily worker., 1934-10-16

Continued on Page q
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
PATTERSON AND NORRIS IN SWORN
STATEMENTS STATE ONLY The LID,
HAS RIGHT TO CONDUCT DEFENSE
Workers! F.! Rush
Funds to Daily
TO ALL READERS:

The 100000 drive of the Daily Worker is at critical
stage Less than Onethrd of the fund has been raised
with two months of the period set toward the goal gone
Thousands of dollars needed immediately The Central
Committee has already been forced to that the
hree-editiOn paper will have to be discontinued EIec
ton Day, unless the status of the drive changes
Contributions needed today from every reader of
the Daily Worker, to avert this calamity. Every reader
should make immediate collections Mass organizations
trade unions, workers groups--fl your quotas now Set
next week aside for parties and affairs for the Daily
Worker! Answer this appeal with an immediate flow of
funds
MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE,
DAILY WORKER.
The daily worker., 1934-10-16
Poincare, Wartime
President of France,
Is Dead in Pari.

PARIS, Oct. 15.-Raymond Poin-
Gaze wartime President of France,
died here this morning.
Poincare's last political post was
Premier in 1929, at the time of the
severe financial crisis in France. He
was an extreme reactionary, favor
ing the utilization of fascist
measures against the French work
ing class,
The Washington times., 1934-12-27
Players
Here Jan. 7

The Abbey Theater Players, Of
whom we have heard such fine
reports again this season are due
at the National Theater for an
engagement of one week only,
beginning Monday evening, Janu-
ary 7, with matinees Wednesday
and Saturday.
They will appear in the follow
ing repertoire: Monday and
Tuesday evenings and Wednes-
day m a tinee, THE PLOUGH
AND THE STARS" Sean O'Casey's
famous and stirring four-act play:
Wednesday evening, DRAMA AT
INNISH," Lennox Robinson'S bril-
liant and amusing three-act
comedy; Thursday evening,
JUNO AND THE PAYCOCK,
Sean O'Casey's famous four-act
comedy drama: Friday evening,
THE COINER," an uproarious
comedy in one act by Bernard
Duffy and "THE PLAYBOY OF
THE WESTERN WORLD" j. NJ.
Synge's sparkling three-act comedy;
Saturday matinee, THE WHITE
HEADED BOY" Lennox Robin
sons brilliant and gay three-act
comedy and Saturday evening,
ct HE PLOUGH AND TIL E
STARS" will be repeated.
These players continue to bring
an unusual interest to the theater
because they create breathing, be-
lieving characters in their plays
whether they are boisterous COM
edies or comedy-dramas. Written
in the simplest fashion and
spoken in the purest English,
without deep problems to solve.
they give the theatergoer full
evenings entertainment in no
matter what you see them.
In the cast are F. ]. Mccormick,
Eileen Grove, Barry Fitzgerald,
Maureen Delany. Arthur Shields,
May Craig, Michael j. Dolan,
Alden O'Connor, Denis ODea,
Frolie Mulhern, P. j. Carolan, w.
O'Gorman, U. Wright and Joan
Sullivan, which cast is credited as
being the finest in the English
speaking language.