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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Chicago Law Firm Hits
High-Handed Methods of
HiIlsboro Jud ge Jett

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Aug. 5.-Judgt
Jett Of Hillsboro, ILL.,. was charac-
terized as gh-handed" and as
using the tactics of a police SER
geant" in keeping the remaining
workers of the Hillsboro Eleven in
Jail, by a well-known firm of law
yers here.
The attorneys urged a nation
wide protest by lawyers against
Judge Jett's actions to be sent to
Governor Henry Horner, justices of
the Supreme Court in Springfield,
and to Judge Jet. The letter fol-
lows:
"In the Hillsboro case we find
Judge Jett using the tactics of a
police sergeant in keeping the re-
manning victims in jail.
even though very many people
have appeared before him with
more than enough property to bail
out these workers, he continuously
delays signing. bonds under the
pretense that he needs to make
thorough search into the status of
the value of the property before he
can accept it, He has had more time
than is necessary for this purpose
and it is apparent that he is using
every scheme possible to keep the
defendants in Jail,
eve feel that if protests all over
the country were sent by lawyers
to this Judge Jet, protesting such
action, as we'll as letters to the SUI
preme Court of Illinois and to Gov
ernor Homer asking for an inves-
tigation of the judges high handed
attitude, that there is some likeli-
hood that We will get some action
Send protests to:
Judge Jet, Hillsboro, Ill.
Gov. Henry Horner, Spring
field, Ill.
Justices of Supreme Court,
Springfield, ILL.,"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
July % Week Produces Net
Daily Gain of 800 Copies
In New and Added Orders

ONE of the have only gained 5000 readers
for the Daily Worker instaed of at least 1OO00-ony
90 per cent of quota instead of so per cennce the
drive for 10000 circulation started is evident from
survey of bundle orders for the week beginning July 3d.
Bundle orders had fallen below those of the previous two
weeks instead of acceerang with the drive Net bundle
gains for the week stands at 1863 copies daily
Sixy-fOur cities and towns ordered bundles during
the week just past Of these, Paterson and Newark New
Jersey and Chicago ordered bundles than
day. The total number of added copies was 729.
Not Sufficient Increased Orders
similar situation found to exist upon examine
ton of the increased bundle orders Here find that only
3 places have increased the number of copies in their
dies Boston, Newark and Pittsburgh did it three diff
ferent days The total gain through increases 567
copies In both cases, bundles and increased bundle
orders, it should have been double these figures
However, this condition would be favorable if it were
not for the fact that cuts and stops reduced these gains
twenty-five cities and towns cut their bundle orders in this
7-day period This meant not counting new bundles and
increased ORDERS loss of 226 copies Chicago orders
twice, but showed small net gain for the week
FOrywO places stopped bundle orders. On July 81 this
shocking from Is cities and towns Chicago and
St. Paul chief offenders sufferers Five hundred
and ninetywo sales lost to the Daiy" this
counting except where made up for by and increased
bundle activity.
Quick Drive Pickup Necessary
This situation is not healthy if are to expect the
circulation campaign to succeed It calls for quick picking
up The Party membership must be impressed with the
paramount political task that facing 1t must not only
weld its forces but rally those of the mass fraernal
and language organizations well the trade unions
We can do class enemies greater favor than to
allow the drive to fail! 1t must fall 1t will not fail If we
do work!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Calf. Police
Aid Yigilantes
Against Toilers

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Aug. g.
From now on we'll have the Amer
lean Legion and the vigilanteS
break up your meetings"
This gloating, fascist threat came
from police in the Hollywood station
last week when two Communist
workers were arrested during a Red
Sunday canvass and nearly 50
worth of literature taken from
them.
The police had reference to three
broken-up street meetings Saturday
night: at Brooklyn and Breed Sts.,
Santa Monica Boulevard and st.
Andrews Pl., and Sunset Boulevard
and LIE Moyne st. At the latter
place two members of the Young
Communist League were arrested.
Meanwhile, the Communist Party,
supported by masses of workers, is
successfully breaking through the
police and yigilante terror. Meet
ings will be held at the same COR
ners every Saturday night, and will
be supported by hundreds of
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Call County
Relief Strike
In Wisconsin

AMIGO, Wis, Aug. ga county
wide strike Of relief workers, farm
ers on drought relief, and workers
on direct relief has been called in
Langlade County, tieing up all re-
lief work with the exception Of the
Croker project here, where about
twelve men are still working. Re-
lief has been won for all strikers.
The strikers demand a so per cent
increase in all relief budgets of
workers and farmers on F. E. R. A,
for full cash payment CT all relief,
a so per cent increase in cash for
farmers working on drought relief,
jobs without discrimination for
young workers, workers represen-
tation in the distribution of relief,
and for the return of all automobile
license plates.
Active in the leadership of the
strike, the Unemployment Council
has issued leaflets explaining the
nature of the strike and exposing
the twelve scabs now on the job.
Daily picketing in the face of police
provocation is being conducted on
the jobs.
Under the leadership of the Coun-
ellis, mass meeting was called at
the Amigo city park for last Satur-
day in preparation for mass march
on the court house
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Six Classes Planned
For Election Speakers

NEW YORK. = Six weekly con-
ferences have been arranged by the
midtown section of the Communist
Party to train speakers for the ap-
preaching election campaign. The
first is to take place on Thursday
evening at $50 on the second floor
of the Workers Center under the
direction of Carl Brodsky, district
campaign manager.
Each session will be conducted by
speaker of outstanding talent in
the revolutionary movement and
part Of the time will be devoted to
practical classroom exercises. All
the Young Communist League, trade
members of the Communist Party
unions and other mass organiza-
tons are eligible.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Rank and File Force
Militant Program For
SIP. Controlled Group

JOPLIN, Mo, Aug. 6. = Fifteen
rank and file members of the IN
employed Union here, disguised
with the inactivity of the Socialist
leadership, modified the member
ship around platform Of struggle.
The rank and file group issued a
leaflet to all the members calling
for 30-hour week at minimum
wages of As cents an hour on all
relief work, for supplementary re-
lief, and for unity of all unem-
ployed. Whereas the ordinary at
tendance at meetings was about
100, more than $50 workers attended
the meeting. The program was
adopted and resolution passed to
issue another leaflet to mobilize all
unemployed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Illinois Miners
Leader jailed
For 'SeditiOn''
Held After Hosting of
Red Flag in Town
Near HillsbOrO

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-As mass
pressure forced Montgomery au-
thorities to set forward hearing on
the II Hillsboro defendants to
Aug. 8, another militant worker,
Adama Chura, has been arrested in
adjoining Macoupin County on
charges similar to those placed
against the Hillsboro Eleven, Of "fn-
citing to riot" "sedition," etc.
Chura, a leader of the miners in
Local No, l Of the Progressive
Miners of America, and organizer
of the Mother Jones Branch Of the
International Labor Defense, was
arrested after miners in Bend
hoisted a red flag on top of the
City Hall on Aug. 1. He is held in
CarlinYille.
A special grand jury has been
called for Aug. 8 on the Hillsboro
cases, following mass protests or
gained by the l. L. D. against the
attempts of the authorities to hold
the Hillsboro Eleven in jail, with
out trial, until fall. Meanwhile, the
jailers have separated John Adams
and Jan Wittenbar from the rest
of the prisoners whose release on
bail has not yet been effected.
County authorities have also threat
ened the wives Of defenden'- T'''"l
Staples and Mrs. Holland, with vio-
lence for their activities in olg-----
izing mass pressure in behalf of
their husbands.
Protests should be sent immedi-
ately to States Attorney of Ma
coupin County at Carlinville and to
the Mayor of Bend for the release
of Adam Chura, and to Judge Jet
of Hillsboro and States Attorney
Hall for the release Of the Hillsboro
defendants.
Funds are urgently needed ano
should be sent to the I. L. D., 1705
| w. Madison Ave, Chicago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07

candidate for governor, will speak.
The state unemployment conven-
ton has been called by joint com
mittee representing the Relief
Workers Protective Union, the CO.
operative Alliance, the Spanish
Workers Club, the Unemployment
Councils, and the Rank and File
Committee of A. F. of L. workers
The convention will organize a
campaign for the passage of the
Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill, and will draft plan Of action
including hunger marches, demon
STATIONS and mass meetings in the
fight for adequate cash relief.
All working-cla organizations
are asked to elect delegates to the
convention on the basis of one del
egate for each twenty-five mem
bers, sending notification of partici-
patton in the convention to the
Convention Committee, 2740 Stout
Street, Denver, Colo.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Young Militant Put In
Solitary Confinement
In Los Angeles Jail

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 6.-Archie
Brown, member of the Young Com
munist League, who was arrested
for disturbing the peace while
speaking in hall on Defense Tao
tics" and convicted on the evidence
of member of the American Lc-
gion. has been denied all visitors,
packages, and time off for good
behavior because he speaks to fel-
low prisoners in the Los Angeles
County Jail about conditions in the
jails.
Attempts made by Brown to OBJ
tain counsel on these Charges
have been quashed by jailers, and
only infrequent reports as to his
treatment are valuable. Browns
term is for 80 days. Visitors at
tempting to see him are told that
he has been denied all privileges,
while fellow prisoners state that he
has been placed in solitary con-
finement as a result of his activity
in the jail. international Labor
Defense attorneys are attempting
to determine the exact cause Of his
mistreatment and are trying to
force his release.
Steve Carey and Fred Hines
leaders of the Young Communist
League, wore arrested and flung
into jail on a charge of Suspicion
of Criminal Syndicalism" while adj
dressing a street meeting Saturday
night at the corner of Sunset anc
lie Moyne Boulevards.
They were released after 70 hours
of investigation"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
West Coast
.JObless Win
Relief Fight
Win Relief for Mexican
Workers-OppOse
Forced Labor

LOS ANGELES, Calf, Aug. g.
Three iobless Mexican workers, sent
back from the county labor camps
under the ruling of the county
counsel that no foreign born work
ers may be hired on county con-
struction jobs, were placed on the
relief rolls when q grievance COM
mittee from the Relief Workers
Protective Union demanded their
relief be continued.
The Relief Workers Protective
Union is leading a campaign for the
abolition of the forced labor camps.
Around this issue the relief admin
istration is attempting to split the
workers, sending all unattached
men to the camps, eXempting only
foreign-born workers, who are being
denied all relief.
Supporters of Governor Merriam,
campaigning to keep him and his
fascist gang in office, have begun
a campaign of demagogy against
relief supervisor j. r. Quinn, who
helped institute these camps, on the
grounds that the camps are olsen
franchising voters. They do not
mention, however, that under the
sanction of the Merriam regime
hoodlums are breaking into workers
homes, attempting to intimidate
workers from organizing, and do
not mention that in the camps the
workers are forced to work on the
county roads for a few pennies I'M
der unbearable conditions.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Force Release of Nine
Mexican Workers Held
In Calf. Terror Raids

OXNARD, Calf, Aug. 6. - Nine
Mexican workers, arrested last week
in terror raids by immigration of
f1cers, have been released follow
ing mass protests by local workers.
The raids were accompanied by
an organized drive by the ranchers'
vigilante committee to break up the
organizations of agricultural and
relief workers.
Answering the threats of rs armed
vigilantes who attempted to break
up a workers meeting Monday
night, the Ventura Local of the
Relief Workers Protective Union
passed a resolution demanding that
the armed fascist thugs be disarmed
or workers allowed the right to arm
in self-defense.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07

from Kenosha, and Milwaukee. 1t
criticized the craft union form of
organization and demanded that the
craft internationals keep hands
off" the Federal Unions. 1t spoke
of the industrial form of organiza-
ton as the best way of defeating
the unified attacks of the employers.
The Federation Union delegates
were strong in support of this and
fought for its adoption. Some old
members of the craft unions took
the floor and agreed with it, stating
that experience had shown them the
impossibility and impracticability of
organizing the vast body of the I'M
organized in the factories into vari-
Gus craft unions. This resolution
was adopted after slight changes
were made.
Fight on JObless Insurance
The issue which caused the sharp
est debate was that of unemploy-
ment insurance. Practically the
whole Kenosha delegation, as well
as some from Milwaukee, ~ in all,
had signed the resolution calling for
endorsement Of the Workers Unem-
ployment and Social Insurance Bill.
This was the only resolution on I'm
employment Insurance introduced
at the Convention. The officials did
not even bring forward one of their
own endorsing the Wagner Lewis
Bill. When this resolution was re-
ported on by the legislative commit
tee, the recommendation was to
amend it by striking out the men
ton of H. R. 1898 and substituting
the proposal that the incoming Ex-
ecutive Board prepare suitable le-
gislation along similar lines.
Immediately delegate from the
Kenosha Nash Federal Union took
the floor and spoke for the original
resolution. He exposed the Groves
Bill very thoroughly as being in
adequate and discriminatory. Men
tioning Green's attack upon the
supporters of the Workers Bill, he
flashed back with the accusation
that it was Green, himself, and the
officials of the State Federation of
Labor, who were insincere. Showing
the need for unemployment insur-
ance to be the greatest single prob
lem facing the workers today, he de-
manded to know what the officials
had done to secure it.
Felix Olkives, President of the
Kenosha Trades and Labor Council,
member of the Progressive Party,
and Green henclman, took the fioor
to attack the bill and its supporters.
In a frenzied harangue that was
marked by melodramatic gestures
and jingoistic mouthings he said the
Bill is Communistic and its propo-
nents Reds. He did not bring for
ward single argument against the
Bill, as such. His entire efforts were
concentrated on raising the Red
Scare. Following this, Elmer Libert,
Milwaukee Socialist and member of
the Resolutions Committee spoke in
favor of the Committees report.
Not openly, but in an underhand
fashion, he attempted to squelch the
sentiment for the Bill. He was
forced to admit that the Groves Law
is inadequate, but argued that it was
the best that could be done, that
such things could only be gotten
slow-and-easy. Some of the del
egates in commenting on his speech
were heard to remark that one could
starve to death while waiting for
this slow-and- process to be
completed.
Other delegates from the Federal
Unions took the floor and vigorously
defended the Resolution and the
Workers Bill. One delegate said
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
'Hooverville" Jobless
In Eviction Protests

NEW YORK.-A delegation Of
seventy-five representing the Hoo
verville" and Red Hook sections of
Brooklyn went to visit Mayor
LaGuardia, to protest city notice by
the Commissioner of Parks that
these workers were to be evicted
within 30 days. No provision was
made fey the future lodging of
these unemployed workers.
LaGuardia was not there to re-
ceive the delegation, but his secre-
tary made another appointment for
Thursday with the Mayor. No as
surance was given the workers that
any provision would be made for
them by the Mayor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Larks, Wilson Being
Held In $4,000 Bail

CHICAGO, Aug. 6.-An attempt
by the packing house bosses to dis
rupt strike preparations of their
workers is seen here in the arrest
Aug. /, of Sol Larks and Wilbur
Wilson, two militant workers, who
are being held under exorbitant bail
of $4,000 each.
All workers and their organiza-
lions are asked to send protests to
Governor McNutt of Indiana and
the Mayor of indianapolis, demand
ing the release of Larks and Wilson.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
10000 New Readers by Sept. l

that if this Bill was Communism
then he was a Communist. Another
delegate, pointing to the fact that
practically every Kenosha delegate
had signed the Bill as introducers,
demanded to know of OlkiveS
whether he was accusing all the Ke-
nosha delegates of being Commu-
nists. Referring to the endorsement
of the Workers Bill by 1000 A. F. of
L. locals, many city central bodies
and four State Federations, he
wanted to know if tits accusation
extended to them also. The delegate
pointed out that the issue was not
one of Communism, but of ade-
quate cash insurance for the unem-
ployed, and that raising the Red
Scare was merely evading the issue
J. F. Friedrich, the Milwaukee So
cialist referred to above, again took
the floor for the Resolution Com
mittee, especially to defend the
Groves Bill. Admitting its made
quacy, he weakly attempted to de-
fend it on the same grounds as
Libert; that it was the best that
could be gotten The spectacle OF
a so-called workers leader" defend
ing this rotten measure which is less
than worthless, which only gives
CAT THE VERY MOST) but $40 q
week for only 10 weeks, and which
does nothing for the present unem-
ployed, was disgusting to every
honest observer. 1t revealed the
complete bankruptcy, the utter base
ness of the leadership and policie:
of Wisconsin Socialism
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Textile Men On Guard
Against Thugs Attack

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Aug. g.
Armed strikers were today patrolling
their new strike headquarters in a
two-block area in Merrimack, a
small village near here, following the
kidnapping of John Dean, interna-
tional representative of the United
Textile Workers of America.
The strikers, who have been out
since July IT, are aroused over the
abduction and the attempts of the
bosses to spread terror by armed
gangs. They demand higher wages
shorter hours, recognition of the
union and elimination of the
"stretch-out system.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-07
Socialist Leaders Praise Police
AT Wisconsin A. T. L. Meeting
BY d. j.

BY d. ].
The And annual convention of
the Wisconsin State Federation of
Labor was held in Racine, Wis, on
July II to 81. Close to $50 delegates
were present, approximately one
third of whom were from Federal
unions, formed within the past
year.
A resolution praising and en-
couraging the San Francisco strik-
ers, was unanimously passed and
immediately telegraphed to the gen.
eral strike headquarters on the
opening day.
The State President, Henry Obi,
Jr., and the Executive Secretary j.
j. Handley have been Socialist Party
members more than 10 years, but no
one could see any difference be-
tween their policies and those Of
the openly reactionary union Off
Gals that were present. Although
the convention was meeting at a
time of unexampled struggles of the
American workers; though the need
for decisive and united action to
combat growing fascism was never
more apparent; though the menace
of an approaching imperialist con-
flict looms, despite all this the re-
port of the General Executive Board
composed of Socialists and Pro-
gressives) neither raised these ques-
tons nor pointed out the course
Labor should take to meet the vi
cious attacks of the capitalists.
Green Servile Before N. Il. A.
William Green's speech at the
convention was an outright insult to
the intelligence of the delegates.
The servility with which Green
fawned on the Roosevelt administra-
ton disguised the rank and file del
egates present, many of whom had
good reason to know the true nature
of Roosevelt's N. r. A. and arbitra-
ton boards through the betrayal of
their struggles by these agencies.
Socialist Praises Police
The first resolution to cause dis
cussion was one sharply condemning
the police terror in recent strikes
and advocating the mass violation of
1t specifically men
toned the police brutality in the
Milwaukee Car Mems strike. The
committee in its report
recommended rejection on
grounds that many police had been
sympathetic to the strikers and that
the police on the whole were show
ing much more sympathetic at
titude during strikes.
This false and typically capitalist
was made not by a hide
bourA conservative Republican, as
might logically be presumed. Oh,
No! 1t was none other than j. F.
Friedrich leading Milwaukee Social
list, and reporter for the Milwaukee
Leader, S. P. paper. The delegate
who introduced the resolution took
the floor and exposed the role of the
police, especially their brutality in
the Seaman Body and Carmen's
strikes, and succeeded in preventing
the complete rejection of the res
olution.
1t was referred back to the res
olutions committee for changes.
When it was reported back it was so
changed, so emasculated, that even
its author could not have recognized
it as the same resolution. In place
of the militant and vigorous tone
of the original, the new resolution
praised the police of many
cities who show an understanding
attitude"
Industrial VS.. Craft Unions
Another resolution that caused
much discussion was introduced by
the Federal Labor Union delegates