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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
DO COMMUNISTS want to
break up the A. +. L.?
Saottla


Dear Editor,
William Green in launching
his attack upon all militant
workers, accuses the Communist
Party of trying to break up or
disrupt the American Federation
of Labor. Is there any truth to
such a charge? Or is it just an.
other of the lies put out by
Green and Co. to delude the
workers?
The policy of the Communist
Party is not to break up any
workers organization, but, on
the contrary, to insist that ev-
cry party member be identified
with a union in his trade or
craft, providing such union ex-
lists.
Every party member must
work towards building up the
organization of which he is a
member. He must be active in
recruiting for the union. He must
take an active part in fighting
for better working conditions on
the job, for relief for the I'M
employed, etc.
In fighting for better condi-
tions the party member is called
on to combat the labor destroy
ing actions of the A. +. L. of
ficialdom, who are against any
militant action.
1t is obvious that any struggle
for better conditions for both
the employed and unemployed
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
CRIMINAL SYNDICALLSM,
WHAT 1T MEANS

ants OF the state from assembl-
ing together in a peaeeable
manner to consult for their
common good; nor from in
structing their representa-
tives; nor from applying to
the legislature for redress of
grievances"
Despite this constitutional pro
vision, police officials and vigil
antes armed with saps raided the
hall just before the meeting adj
journed, arrested several work
ers who participated and locked
them in jail under two thousand
dollars cash bail, each upon
charges OF criminal sydicalism.
At a preliminary hearing for
arrested workers before the mu-
nicipal judge, one of the officers
testified that the hall was raided
without a search warrant and
that none was necessary. A vigil
ante testified that he had learn
ed about the doctrines OF Com
munism from articles he read IN
Liberty and Golfers magazines
and that he participated in the
raid under orders from the head
of a newly formed citizens eIner-
gency organization.
The men, women and children
who had assembled to protest
against recent raids and arrests
committed no acts of force and
violence! And they were inside
their own hall! But, just before
the meeting adjourned several
workers who participated were
arrested for criminal syndical-
ism! And the state constitution
reads.
No law shall be passed re-
straining any of the inhabit-
ants of the state from assemble
ing together in peaceable
manner to consult for their
common good"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
Workers Correspondence

must be carried on with rank
and file control, against the bu-
reaucratic labor leaders.
That is the reason why Green
and Co. is trying ito purge the
ranks of the A. f. l.. of COmmun-
ists;" because any one who OPP
poses the power of the bureau
crat is branded as a Communist.
What can be done to fight the
bureaucracy in the A. f. L.
Demand:
Full rank and file control of
each union.
The purging of the A. F. l..
of all bureaucrats, gangsters,
and misunderstanding officials
the real destrOyers of the labor
movement.
The election of rank and file
workers to all offices.
"A. +. of l.. Member
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
Changing Human Nature

cidence of mental disease rise
yearly.
Federal statistics (per 100000
population 1850, 67.3: 1880, 1898;
1920, 220.l; 1923, 260.
In 1892 there were 100000
mental cases in hospitals and
more than half that number out
side. In New York State the
number has increased 30 per
cent in the last "a years. A study
made by Horatio Pollock and
Benjamin Malzberg estimates
that the odds against a New
Workers becoming mental pa
tient some time during life is
only q to l.
No More Zoo
Russia appears to be changing
human nature, states DR.. Will
liams. What, perhaps, is truer,
is that for the first time society
is discovering what human ma
ture is really like under eOndi-
tions favorable to the masses.
DR.. Williams points out that
studying people under capital
ism is studying human nature in
captivity. We know how the
human animals performed in
their ZOO In captivity they react
with nervous and mental dis
eases, prostitute, narcotic, alec
hOlize themselves; seek escape
through religion, romance, cul-
ture; fight to the death over the
bones and peanuts thrown to
them by their keepers. outside
captivity they do not react in
this way.
Under a Communist society.
the animal nature recedes, and
men can allow themselves to be
truly human and still survive.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
IMPORTANT NEWS often i
missed, reader complains.
Gold Bar, Washington

GOlu Bar, w dS1lIlgtOll
Friends:
On Sunday, September % we
went down to Seattle to listen
to lecture given by two Seattle
school teachers who had just
returned from Russia after
spending the summer at observ-
ing what Communism had done
and is still doing for humanity.
l looked in vain for an article
in your last issue of the Voice
of Action covering this lecture.
Why didn't you have a reporter
out? Didn't you know of it?
Eagleson Hall was the place and
the time was convenient. In
formation like these two women
gave us is very helpful in
building Communism among
people who are sympathetic,
unless l don't understand the
movement.
G. E. b.
Editors note: The above sug-
gestion of our reader is excel
lent. However, the Voice of Ac-
ton depends primarily upon it's
readers to act as reporters also.
Had the above correspondent
covered" the lecture for us, all
of our readers might have en-
joyed it too, through our col
umns.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
BY IDA NEIGH

"These crazy people 1.-THE Rus
slams apparently won't even go
crazy when they should" ex-
claims an American psychiatrist,
DR.. FrankwOod Williams. after a
thorough study of the mental
health of Soviet citizens. And the
Russian psychiatristS, them
selves are surprised, he discOv-
cred.
New cities, developing around
new factories, their population
of forty to sixty thousand con-
sisting largely of peasants I'M
familiar with industrial life
should produce more than the
usual number of mental and
nervous breakdowns. Doctors
were afraid that the beds pro-
vided-based on statistics from
previous Russian experience
would be insufficient. To their
amazement, they see the beds in
large part unOccupied. Wards
are operating far below their
capacity.
Why is it that the stress and
strain of modern industrial life,
to which we attribute Americas
growing insanity rate, does not
result in an increase in Russia?
Why is it that a doctor searched
the Moscow hospitals in vain for
three months for a new case of
manic-depressive depression to
demonstrate to his pupils, when
in New York City enough cases
of this type enter the hospitals
during one day to supply mater
ial for all medical schools in
several cities?
Sex Important Factor
DR.. Williams analysis attrib-
utes the falling rate of such dis
orders in Russia primarily to
three factors: the sweeping eff
fort which the Communist gov
eminent is making to relieve
anxiety pressures, the freeing of
both children and parents from
unnecessary home restrictions,
and the new and more healthful
attitude which has been devel-
Onad toward soy
The Communist economic sys-
tenn relieves men and women of
the countless fears which exist
under capitalism. Fear of losing
ones job, fear of the expenses
of illness, fear of the RESPONSE
bilities incurred in marriage,
fear of a penniless old age. 1t
eliminates the strain and in
humane practice of competition.
1t minimizes the causes of
crime, delinquency and prostitu-
ton.
The social organization ne
duces greatly the multitude of
annoyances which grow up when
people are too dependent upon
one another. In Russia the grow
ing number of nurseries, kinder
gartens and special schools give
the children a sense of indie
pendence from the home and
free the mothers for other forms
of work outside if she chooses.
One of the things which i'm
pressed DR.. Williams in his OBJ
servation was the lack of tension
between members of the family
groups. They actually seem to
like each other and have good
time when they are spending
holiday together"
Marriage Troubles Few
The same lack of tension is to
be noted among the young peo-
pie. Here is laughter and hum of
lively conversation but no nerv-
Gus tension in the neurotic sense.
None of the hysterical nOisiness
of our young people. Marriage is
based only on mutual regard,
since girls are economically in
dependent. Divorce is simple and
free so neurosis due to marital
incompatibility are infrequent.
What have we in the United
States accomplished through our
expensive researches in mental
hygiene? Statistics show the in
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

Roosevelt asked" the textile employers to
take back all workers except those guilty oil
lawless violence" Tho mass picketing Is guar
anteed by law, many were arrested for it. There
fore, In the eyes OF the law they would be guilty
of such "lawless violence" Hence all can be elm
mated who were militant.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

(This article, Criminal Syndical-
ism and Constitutional Guaran-
tees in Oregon" is Number in
series by one of the country's
foremost labor attorneys)
On July Z, 1894, about two hun
dred men, women and children
assembled in a workers hall in
Portland to protest against re-
cert raids upon headquarters OF
the Marine Workers Industrial
Union, international Labor De-
Tense, Civic Emergency Fedora
ton. Workers Bookstore, Com
munist Party, and against the
wholesale arrests of militant
workers. Theoretically. permits
sion to hold such assembly is en-
bodied in the state constitution,
article one, section twenty-six,
reading:
mo law shall be passed re-
straining any of the inhabit-
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
Around = the
world inOminutes

JAPAN AS the eliminating
move in a long series of fascist
preparations, the military rulers
of Japan last week proposed in
widely distributed pamphlet
that vast changes must be made
in the economic life of the ma
ton in order to carry out the
military destiny" of the nation.
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FRANCE A prohibitory ex-
port tax has been placed on
copper, aluminium, zine, nickel,
and tin. These metals will be
boarded for war needs.
CHINA-Hong Kong has laid
plans to censor all motion pic
lures" Never think that it is for
any motives of purity and de-
cency." The purpose, as in Ameri-
ca, is to prevent the spread of
working class films. This is prov
ed by the fact that Hong Kong
will also censor posters. An inten-
sive effort will be made to drive
all working class expression I'M
der ground.
SPAIN-Civil war broke out in
Spain today, when a united front
of the tOiling masses tCOmmun-
list, Socialist, and SyndicalistD fin
ally revolted against continually
worsening conditions of starva-
tion and attempted fascination
of the masses. On the first day of
fighting SPANS leading arma
ments center and several other
cities were captured by the revo-
lutionary forces.
CUBA-A general strike began
at midnight Sunday at Havana.
Taxi drivers and bus drivers were
already on strike at Santiago,
and other unions had joined them
in other cities.
BELGIUM Belgium is guard
ing carefully all information re-
garding her new frontier fortifi-
cations.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

BELGIUM Belgium is guard
ing carefully all information re-
garding her new frontier fortifi-
cations.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

FRANCE A prohibitory ex-
port tax has been placed on
copper, aluminium, zine, nickel,
and tin. These metals will be
boarded for war needs.
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-18
Demmary Passes
First Net Round
Munier, Defending Champ,
Is Out at Richmond.

By United Press
RICHMOND, Ind, May 18.-With
three of the four seeded players
eliminated, third round play in the
singles championship of the Indiana
intercollegiate tennis tournament
and first round play in doubles
matches opened here today.
Gene Demmary, Butler, was the
only seeded player to survive the
first days play. Those eliminated
were Vincent Munier, Butler, de-
Tending singles champion; Fobes, of
Wabash, and Brown of De Paw.
DodSon and Kepner of De Paw
defeated Whybrew and Reith, of
Ball State, 6-3, 81. in the only
doubles match yesterday. Results
of second round singles competition
follow:
CBT tHGYn So, s-6. Ga. ''''
(E aGioMay 12i inGia slo. ueiea'eU MAI
Bradford Butler. defeated Elliott WA
Brooks (Earlham), defeated Stanley
(Earlham), 8-6, 60.
Stubs Butler, defeated Fobes IVA
Carter CEarlham) defeated Bohginrer
Toder Indiana, defeated Hutchinson
(Bsn State). Us. 60.
Ode Pauw). GA, 60.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-18
FrOebel Team
Still Retains
Track Marks
Gary School Will Have Only
Three Stars at
Butler.
BY WAYNE FOX

FrOeDel nign SCnOOl OF Gary, al
though it has only three men eligi-
BILE to compete, likely still will hold
lions share of state track records
when the 1884 I. H. S. A. A. cham
pionShip has been decided here to-
morrow.
Five records are held by Froebel,
ruler of Indiana high school track
for the last six years. Kokomo,
with two, is the only other one of
the states ITO organized high
schools which holds more than one
mark.
Hurdles and Jumps
Froebel'S marks are in the 100
and 220-yard hurdles, both set by
Abrams, a Negro, in 1881; the broad
jump, set by Scott in 1892; the high
jump, set by Gracin last year, and
the half-mile relay.
1t is doubtful if new marks will
set in any of the events mentioned
when the 355 qualif1erS representing
eighty eight schools, compete in
Fairview bowl at Butler university
tomorrow.
The record of 4:27.3 for the mile
run is in danger, however. Tom
Deckard of Bloomington unde-
feated team clipped :012 from that
mark in the sectionals last week.
Clifford Is Fast
There also is a probability some
of the dash records will be broken.
Dale Clifford of Horace Mann school
which won the state indoor title,
has been running the short dis
tanceS in near record time.
Starting time for the finals of
each event tomorrow afternoon fol-
lows:
1;SO-1OO-ysrd dash, running high jump,
shOtput.
1:tN-MiIe run 1.-TWO rsces).
2:0O-ii0-yard dash 1.-TWO races. pole
vault.
2:2J-l20-yard high hurdles.
2:30-Running broad jump
2;33-SS0-yard run 1.-TWO races).
2:50-220-yard dash.
3:0J-220-yard low hurdles.
3:2O-Mile relay 1.-TWO races).
S:4O-Half- mile relay 1.-TWO races.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-18
State H. S. Records

1O0-yard dash, 5000, FowIkes, Muncie,
1928.
220-yard dash, :2I.6, Walter. Kokomo,
1925.
44O-yard dash. 1916. Parsons. Plymouth,
1898.
1893.
One-mile run, 4.2S.5. BoIding, Bedford,
1881.
l20-yard hurdle, :15.4, Abrams, FroebeI
of Gary, 1881.
.s20-yard hurdle. PAS. Abrams, FrOebeI
of Gary, 1881.
High jump, 6 #. s7s in. Gracin, Froe-
Broad jump, g #. q in. Scott. FrOe-
Pole vault. IL it. lin, Babb, KOkomo,
1891. and HUM. EIkhart, 1882.
Shot put, 81 #. H.. in. Elser. Horace
Mann of Gary. 1881.
1927.
Half-mile relay. 1919. FroebeI high
school of Gary, 1892.
The hammer throw and discuss throw
have been discontinued.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-18
Eight Remain in
Big Ten Net Meet
Emmett LoWery, Purdue,
Reaches Quarter inaI.

By United Press
CHICAGO, May i5-Eight play
ers remained in the battle today
for the Big Ten singles tennis title
as the tournament entered the
quarter-final round.
Quarter pairings follow:
Earl Fitting, Northwestern, VS..
Emmett Lowery, Purdue.
Max Davidson, Chicago, VS.. Dan
Kaan, Michigan.
Paul Scherer, Minnesota, VS.. Sey-
mour Siegel, Michigan.
Joe Applet, Michigan, VS.. Bill
Chambers, Ohio State.
The major upset of yesterdays
play came when Applet defeated
Captain R. Black, Wisconsin,
seeded number four, in the second
round, As, ga, GO.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-18

MRS. JOHN j. LANCE, chair
Iva man of the Highland Golf
and Country Club women's golf
committee, called the feminine play
ers together today for regular Fri
day 18-hole medal score and handi-
cap tournament. Following the play
Mrs. LANCE lined up the players and
sought entries for mixed four ball
foursome to be played Sunday. Sew
eral Of the women players previously
had lined up their male partners
for the event which was postponed
last week on account of Mother S
day.
Meridian Hills women are making big
preparations for their first gut.t day
tournament Of the season scheduled next
Wednesday, May %. Invitations have
been sent far and wide, and with the
weather perfect for golf these days, a
large turnout is expected. On Sunday
May %, the Meridian Hills women play
ers will select partners for a mixed two
bali tournament. This form Of play with
players alternating shots is immensely
popular at the Hills course.
=
Broadmoor Country Club women held a
get together tournament this week at
which time they decided upon Mrs. Sam
Goldstein to direct their golf activities
for the season. Mrs. David Lurgy was
named her first assistant. Tuesday has
been selected as regular weekly tourna-
ment day and next Tuesday they will
hold blind par event. Mrs. Jack Gold
farb. with a gross score Of 107. handi-
cap 81 and net 49, took first prize in
the get together event, and Mrs. Gold
stein. with gross LOG and net 81. cap
tured second prize.
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TINE argument brewing between
l. Paul Rathert, park board men,
Der, and Russell StonehouSe, River
side pro, against Arthur Lockwood,
city golf supervisor, L. Ert Slack,
ex-mayor, and Johnny Vaughn,
Pleasant Run pro, arrived at set
tlement Thursday. A week ago the
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-18

group played an 18-hole best ball
match on Pleasant Run, but the out
come was all even.
q
Thursday they tried it again. and when
Russell StOnehouse started off with trey
on the first hole. things looked dark. But
not for long. Vaughn came right back
with a trey to win the second hole, and
Lockwood sent the trio into the lead when
he dropped a twelve foot putt for four
on No. 3.
After Russell and Johnnie halved No.
on No. 5. Vaughn birdied No and
scored "a par on No to win both of
8 and was down with three only to see
Slack drop twelve-footer to halve him
No one could match Stonehouse's 3 on
NO. 8, and the trio remained up at the
turn. incidentally their best ball count
OF 81 for the nine was five under par SO.
CTONEHOUSE captured No. 10,
~ but Slack pushed his gang
right back into two-hole lead with
a long putt for a deuce on No. 13.
They we're all set to win No. Is, but
Rathert dropped a long putt to
halve it. The match was termi-
mated with the score of 3 and l
when Lockwood got par on No. II
and Russell three-putted.
Stonehouse and Rathert had 3s best ball
going out and 81 best ball on the lin"
nine for 20 total, while Lockwood Sla OK
and Vaughn had 81 going out and Sc
coming in for best ball total of 81.
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THE pros and amateurs are doing
l. quite a bit of talking these days
about the invitational open at Con-
nersville next Tuesday Many addi-
tional players are going down for
the pro-amateur tournament on
Monday, an 18-hole event with pros
drawing their amateur partners by
lot at p. m.
The Mcfarland hotel has Offered the
golfers a special rate for the two days,
and most of them are planning to stay
over night and be on hand for an early
start in the SO holes open play scheduled
for Tuesday.
Frank McCarty. course pro, gathered a
$50 purse to offer the boys in addition to
the amount gathered from entry fees a +
| $3.50 per entry. Ten special prizes have
been collected for the amateurs separate
from the entry fee. so the simon pureS'
will have something 20 s:oot at.
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MAX BUELL., tournament man.
1V1 ager of the Indiana P. G. A,
is making considerable effort to
change the dates for the state open
originally scheduled for the Helfrich
course in Evansville, July II, II and
IS. The women will play their state
championship at South Bend the
week of July 9 to ID.
Mr.. Buell's request that the tour
nament be staged the latter part of
June is under consideration of the
Evansville club.
Il
Something attractive for the Junior
golfers who take part in the state cham
pionship has been arranged by the West
Lafayette Country Club and Purdue uni
versity. The boys will be housed in
dormitory at the college at rate of
three days for one dollar, or 80 1-9 cents
per night for lodging. The event will be
played the week of July 16.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-18
Strack Placed
in Clash With
Karl SarpoliS
Charlie to Face Doc on
SavOIdi- SpeerS Mat
Card Tuesday.

Charlie Strack. Boston mat ace
and former Olympic grappler, has
been signed for the semi-windup
tussle on the Hercules A. c. wres-
Ting card at the Armory Tuesday
night where the main go bout will
bring together Jumping Joe Savoldi
and Frank Speers.
Strack will take on Karl Doc)
SarpoliS in a match that promises
to be an acid test for Sarpolis, the
former University of Chicago Crap
ping star. Strack has gone unde-
feated here this season.
The prelim bout on the all-heavy-
weight program will bring together
Dorve Roche. of New Orleans, who
is fast becoming a favorite here,
and Karl Davis, ex-grid star at Ohio
State.
The Savoldi- Speers feature is
creating sharp interest among local
and state wrestling fans. according
to Matchmaker Lloyd Carter. Speers
has gone undefeated in seven
Armory matches and is rated one
of the most powerful huskies in the
south.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-18
HECKER TO ASSIST
AS PURDUE COACH

BIZ Times Special
LAFAYETTE. Ind. May 10
Fred Hecker. voted Purdue's most
valuable football player for 1888,
will return to the school as assist
ant football coach this fall, director
of athletics Noble Kizer has an
nounced.
Hecker mainstay in Purdue's grid
successes of the last three years,
will work with Jim Purvis in the
back field.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-18
Stein Leads Miller
by 12O in Pin Race
By United PrcSs

By United Press
ST. LOUIS, May 18.-Resumption
of the eightygame playoff for the
national bowling match champion
ship found Otto Stein of st. Louis
100 pins ahead Of Joe Miller of
Buffalo. present titlist, at the end
of the fiftieth game last night.
Stein spilled a total of 2,075 pins
against Miller's 1889 on especially
constructed alleys in the ST. Louis
arena. bringing his fifty-game to-
tai pins to 9,874. Miller's to 1854.
Their averages for the night: Stein.
207; Miller, 1913. Their lines:
Stein C2.075l-
l95-l7s -l92- 2O7- 1872 2S3-24l- 235-1 1928
i75-la2- s-177-I93- lss-2o3 -23S-21s-2is
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-05-18
Mare Makes Best
Mile at State Track

Miss Abbedale, driven by Denny
Shell, made the fastest time of the
present harness training season at
the state Playground track yester-
day when she worked the mile in
2:O6A.
Counterpart Maid, a 2-year-old,
being worked by George Reyes,
made the fast time of 2:163. There
are more than 100 trotters and pac-
ers in training here.