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forward by Green and the Roose-
welt administration.
In one instance Benjamin con-
tinued, the proposal was brought
forward in a local union to put
through reversal by a motion to
support the Wagner-Lswis Unem-
ployment Reserves Bill. But when
questioned, the union local presi-
dent could not define the provi-
Sions of the Wagner Bill. This
proves how lightly these people take
the matter of unemployment in
surance which is life and death
question to the workers"
Broad Movement
In Pittsburgh, Youngstown and
Cleveland, Benjamin reported that
a broad mass movement has been
developed behind the National
Congress and the Workers Bill. On
the other hand, desperate efforts
have been made by some A. F. of l..
leaders and others to stem the
sweep Of this movement. Counter
ing this, the workers are expressing
greater determination to support
the Workers Bill and the National
Congress.
Benjamin cited the case of one
A. F. of L. Bus Drivers local union,
where when an attack was made
upon the Workers Bill, the mem
bership reconsidered the matter of
election of its delegate, and de-
cided to send two instead of one.
In Washington, Also" Benjamin
said, the president of the Fedora
ton of Government Employees has
been forced to withdraw charges
against the N. r. A. Local 159 and
his letter attacking the Congress. !"
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AOOHtHtAcA JfVHb Uy0 ~
high time that the American Fed
Grafton of Labor officialdom begins
to break down the discriminatory
practices against Negro workers in
its organizations. For scores of
years now the leaders of the Amer
lean Federation of Labor have car
ried out the jim-crow policies of
the ruling class against Negro work
ers. Eight years ago this writer
was expelled from the Chicago Fed
Grafton Of Labor as a delegate of
that body and almost thrown bodily
from the meeting for simply rails
ing the question of the organiza-
ton Of Negro workers by the A. F.
Of L. and for speaking in support
of the Brotherhood Of Sleeping Car
PorterS which up to that time had
been completely ignored by the
william Green and the Chicago
leaders of American Federation of
Labor.
Since that time something has
happened among the Negro work
ers. Through militant actions,
largely organized by the left wing
and the unions of the Trade Union
Unity League, the Negro workers
have made themselves felt in the
labor movement. They have par
ticipated in large numbers in the
recent struggles throughout the
country, in coal and ore miners
strikes in Alabama, in the marine
strike on the Pacific Coast, at Nor
folk, and in other struggles.
Negroes, Whites Fight Together
For eleven weeks now the laun-
dry workers in New York, mostly
Negro workers, have been on strike
and are putting up a militant fight
against the laundry owners. Great
movements of the unemployed
throughout the country have taken
place, in which Negro workers along
with their white brothers have
been killed. A great movement has
arisen around the Scottsboro de-
Tense.
Can we say that William Green
or the leaders of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor have taken any
steps to mobilize the workers in sup
port of the Negro workers? Have
they made any attempt to break
down the jim-crow practices against
the Negro workers. We cannot say
that they have. On the contrary, the
jirn-crow policies have even been
carried out against Negro workers
by David Dubinsky and the leaders
of the international Ladies' Gar
nent Workers Union right here in
the garment industry in New York.
No steps have been taken against
the jim-crow N. r. A. codes or the
attacks Of the New Deal against
Negro workers.
Green Rejected Resolution
AT the 54th convention of the
American Federation of Labor, be-
cause of mass pressure on the part
of Negro workers and the growing
struggle for Negro rights led by the
left wing unions, resolution was
introduced against discrimination of
Negro workers. The convention, I'M
der the leadership of William
Green, rejected this resolution.
Nevertheless, Mr.. Green, Dublin
sky and Frank r. Crosswaith, who
support the jim-crow practices OF
the International Ladies Garment
Workers Union, are undertaking,
because of the pressure of the
masses and the united front activi-
ties now being carried on by the
left wing and militant unions and
the Workers Council of the Urban
League, to make gestures at the or
ganization Of the Negro workers of |
THE organization of the Negro
Of Harlem can only be car
ried on successfully by the develop
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a swamp near Ellaville, Ga, after
Police Chief w. B. Souter of that
town had been killed in a fight with
a Negro whom he tried to beat while
arresting on charge of stealing
pair of overalls. The Negro is said
to have shot Souter with his own
gun. Police raids and mass arrests
OF Negroes followed. Dotson is one
of many who fed the town.
After his capture, Dotson was said
to have been removed to an I'M
known prison "for safe keeping"
Night Chief of Police Pitcher, how
ever, stated that there is a pos
sibility they will give him the works"
In its protest wire, the L.S.NR.
demands that the Negro citizens be
deputized and armed for self-pro-
lection.
NICHOLS, Ga, Dec. 26.-In the
face CT bullets, dynamite and tear
gas, an armed Negro worker de-
Tended himself in log smokehouse
for three and a half hours on
Christmas Day against an attack
by lynch gang, led by police Off
GERS. He was only forced out of the
building when the structure was
fired. Stepping out with his hands
in the air, he was brutally shot
down. The police have refused to
reveal the nature of his wounds, but
rumors are current that he was
fatally wounded. He was sought
for fighting a white man.
GREENVILLE S. c., Dec. 26.-
Negro workers attending Christ
mas celebration in a Negro school
house six miles South of Greenville,
defended themselves when threat
ened by State Highway Patrolman
E. D. Milan, who forced his way into
the school house with drawn gun
and insulting remarks.
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Ford City Ordinance Makes City Clerk Political Ceraso,
Crisis BatterS LatUiG:
FasciSts Lose Grip
On Peasant Population
Especial to the Daily WORKER

RIGA, Latva, Dec. 26-As result of crisis unem-
poyment and impovershment, the comparatively
weak basis of fascsm in Laa among the peasantry and
small business men, is decreasing. The promises and
demagogc phrases the Land of Eternal Peace and Happ
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therefore, the Unemployment Coun-
ellis must Immediately reach all other
unemployed organizations as well as
unions, fraternal lodges, Negro, vet
eran organizations, and other groups
in order to mobilize their forces for
til demonstration. Organizations
that have already endorsed the Bill
are the first ones to be rallied. On
the other hand, the Congress itself
has aroused tremendous interest and
therefore new organizations should
be approached for participation in
the demonstrations.
For Increased Relief
THE demands for these demon
STATIONS must be linked up with the
local demands for higher cash re-
lief, higher scales on the relief Jobs,
for food, clothing, ETC., against dis
elimination of Negroes and foreign
born workers jobs for young and
single workers.
New efforts must be made to
secure the endorsement of the Work
ers' Bill by municipal councils,
county boards of commissioners and
other governmental bodies that have
not yet endorsed the Bill.
In those localities where local
united fronts have been established,
Chicago, Youngstown, etc, the mem
bership of the other unemployed
organizations must be drawn into
the demonstration and into further
united front activity.
The united front does not end on
Jan. 7. On the contrary, the Jan. 7
demonstrations and the preparations
must be stepping stone towards a
continually broadening united front
especially of the unemployed organ
izations, in the struggle for the
unification of all unemployed or
CARNATIONS into one.
These days should be made
by the distribution of masses
of Observation-Disclosures, explaining the
National Congress; sale of the PAM
phlets of the National Unemployed
Councils, the Unemployment Insur-
ance Reviews; post cards, etc.
Let us make Jan. 7 a formidable
backing up of the demands to be
presented to Roosevelt and the
United States government"
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Negro ShOck-Brigader
Indicted as Deputy
In Moscow Soviet
tspecIal . the Daily VOICED

MOSCOW, Dec 26-Robert Robinson, American Negro
worker elected by thousands of feowworkers to
deputy the Moscow Soviet is being indicted into
his high office
In the immense hall of the district Soviet Robinson
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SOUTHBRIDGE, Mass, Dec. %.
Although the workers of the Ham,
ilton Wooden Mills here were ordered
to return to work by the national
Office of the United Textile Workers,
the company announced Monday
that it will decide on whether the
plant will remain permanently closed
or reopen at a stockholders meeting
January Is.
The U.TW officials in forcing the
workers to return on the company's
terms explained that they do SO in
the interest of saving the plant
from moving out" This was in &C
cordance with the recommendation
of the State Board of Arbitration
and Cancellation.
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Linen Plant
Workers Vote
To End Strike
Southbridge Wool Mill
Threatens to Close
Doors Next Month

WORCESTER, Mass, Dec. 90
Strikers of the Stevens Linen COM
pany, voted to return to work and
to accept the recommendation Of
the State Board of Arbitration and
Cancellation, according to an an
nouncement by the United Textile
Workers here yesterday. The vote
was 261 for acceptance to 81 against.
The recommendation provides for
a six-month agreement, that all
workers be rehired without discrim-
ination, recognition of the union,
and compulsory arbitration.
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Mass Meeting Planned

%AA1sS A)SNs W.
The red scare raised by william
Green against the National Con-
gress for Unemployment and So
cial Insurance is fast being over
come here as committees ap-
pointed in trade unions to 'investi-
gate" bring back favorable reports.
Delegates to the congress were
elected by the Bricklayers over the
protests of Robert Moore, president
of the State Federation of Labor.
Other unions are beginning to CO.
operate and are holding back en-
dorsements until they investigate.
Top officials of the A, F. of L.. could
not get local unions to refuse out
right and they compromised on
investigation"
A mass meeting for the Congress
will be held on Friday. Dec. % at
7 p. m. at the Jefferson County
House. Local speakers include A.
l.. Bowers, international organizer
of Local 81, Blacksmiths, Drop
forgers and Helpers; Joe Strange,
Secretary Dairy Employees Federal
Labor Union 18477; A. Thorp, sec
rotary Lodge As, Switchmen's Union
Of North America, DR.. H. A. Elku-
RE, prominent Birmingham physi-
clan, and E. A. Bradford, editor of
the Birmingham World, large
Negro newspaper.
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tional Congress for Unemployment
Insurance has arranged for bus
transportation from all points in
New Jersey for the delegates to the
Congress.
The buses will leave from the
West Street, Newark, Friday, Jan.
at II p. m; from the Jack Lon
don Club, Elizabeth, at II mid
night; from II Plum Street, New
Brunswick, Jan. 5 at l a. M; and
from Trenton at Q a. m. The buses
will arrive in Washington, Satur-
day morning, Jan. at s o'clock.
Fare for the round trip will be $6.
Tag days to raise funds for the
National Congress will be held on
Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 20 and
80. All organizations have been
asked to send their members to the
following addresses to obtain COL
lection supplies: So Beaver Street
los jackson Street, 358 Morris
Avenue, and SIS Clinton Avenue.
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Jan. 5 Congress

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William Green

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LABOR BACKS
3O-HOUR WEEK
A. F. of L. ACCIaims Green
Program; Industrial
Unions Proposed.
By United Press

By united Press
SAN FRANCISCO, oct. g.
Shoulder to shoulder, mine worker
John L. Lewis and textile worker
Francis j. German worked today to
steer the American Federation of
Labor from its traditional place
among craft unions into the some
what unexplored field of union Or
ganization by industries.
The problem was the next big
question before the fifty-fourth an
nual convention which unanimously
and enthusiastically committed Or
ganized labor to ask and work
externally, immovably and uncom-
promisingly" for acceptance by in
dustry and government of the thirty
hour work week.
The rouSing roar of acclaim the
433 delegates gave the six-hour day,
fve-day-week campaign sponsored
by President william Green was
sweet music to the ears of the fed
Grafton chieftain. But not so sweet
was the evidence of growing strength
in the Lewis-Gorman campaign to
turn the federation at least partial
ly from emphasis on craft unions to
greater activity in organizing indus
trial unions.
The issue was approaching a show
down vote today as the convention
assembled. The chances were that
it will be made a special order of
bushes, the procedure already
planned but not taken in another
important controversial matter-the
schism in the building trades de-
partment.
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JERSEY ASKS
FOR HAUPTMANN
Lindbergh Identifies Alien
by Voice as Ransom
Collector.
BIZ United Press

TRENTON, N. j., Oct. 9.-New
York and New Jersey officials were
to confer with Governor A. Harry
Moore this afternoon to discuss the
earl ysXtradition of Bruno r..
Hauptmann from the Bronx to this
state to stand trial for numbering
Charles A. Lindbergh Jr, Colonel
H. Norman Schwarzkopf, state po-
lice head, announced today.
New Jersey authorities, moving
swiftly to get custody of the unem-
ployed German carpenter, held in
the Bronx for extorition, invited
Samuel Foley, Bronx county district
attorney, and several assistants to
the conference.
The Bronx county men will meet
with Governor Moore, Colonel
Schwarzkopf, New jerseys attorney
general; David T. Wilentz and
Joseph A. Lanigan, assist attorney
general, the police superintendent
said.
Hauptmann was indicted by the
Hunterdon county September grand
jury yesterday after its twenty three
members had heard the testimony
of a score of witnesses and returned
several true bills not connected
with the Hauptmann case.
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh, who
identified Hauptmann by his voice
as the man in st. Raymond's ceme-
terry the night the $4,000 ransom
money was paid, appeared briefly
before the jury.
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RESIGNS
SECRETLY AS
CHIEF JA|LER
Quit Several Days Before
Break, Times Probe
Reveals.
MARKEY Is GIVEN POST
Spectacular Escape Could
Have Been Prevented,
Experts Say.

The spectacular break of four of
the nations most desperate Grim
inals from the Marion county Jail
Saturday night might have been
prevented.
This was learned today by The
Indianapolis Times in an inveSti-
cation which also revealed that
John Boyce, for some time chief
jailer, had resigned and that news
of his resignation had been kept
from the public.
Charles Marley, former turnkey,
who was in responsible control of
the Jail at the time of Saturday
nights break, had been promoted to
the position of jailer, The Times
was told.
The secrecy surrounding the
resignation of Mr.. Boyce was pene-
trated by The Times during an in
vestigation at the Jail of condi-
lions surrounding the escape-ano
recapture-of Ernest CRed Giber-
son, confessed sub-machine gun
slayer of Police Sergeant Lester
Jones; Roy Love, robber and alleged
shotgun bandit; August Cummings
small-time sticKup man, and Theo-
dore Hubert, wanted by the gov
erment for aiding Theodore Blanton
to escape from the army prison at
Governors Island, N. Y.
The Jail break, The Times inves-
tigation indicates, might have been
prevented had the executive officers
in charge counted their prisoners
Immediately after evening mess
Saturday instead of continuing the
practice of making the population
count only as the men filed into the
jail mess hall.
Failure to take Jail counts after
the prisoners have returned to their
cells made it possible, experts de-
clared, for GiberSon and his three
desperate companions to open a
barred door leading to corridor
and remove four three-quarter-i
steel bars with a hack saw before
they were discovered.
A count Of the prisoners, after
lllC CNC1A1A4S 1llCoo, WAA4AO OA4Cy wei
in their cells, would have uncovered
Immediately the almost successful
Jail delivery plot.
Such cell counts are taken in we'll
regulated prisons and jails while
prisoners stand rigidly in front Of
their cell doors, penal experts de-
clared
Another factor contributing to the
Jail delivery was the complete col
lapse of the Jail system of inspect
ing packages brought in for prison.
erS.
Mr.. Markey. newly appointed chief
jailer. said pumice stone. used by
the four desperadoes to sid in the
quick cutting of the steel bars and
also to muff1e the sound of the
three-quarters hacksaw blade as it
ate its way through the bars, had
been struggled into the Jail pre-
sumably in the bottom of bag Of
coffee.
Mr.. Marley admitted that the
usual custom of inspecting packages
brought to the Jail inmates, was to
empty coffee into another bag from
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rOpean history professor.
The Yugoslavs fear their friend
France is about to abandon them in
favor of Italy, and they prefer an
alliance with the German Nazis be-
cause Germany is against Italy.
Italy has had ambitions to ex-
pand in the Balkans and virtually
has had a protectorate over Albania
for several years.
In the last few months, Albania
and Yugoslavia have been drawing
closer together. Italian influence in
Albania practically has been ended,
antagonizing the Italians.
To-day the Yugoslavs are about
to form union with Albania be-
cause Of the fear Of Italy, arnhi-
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tions. The Yugoslavs appear to be
desperate and determined to come
together with Germany.
This might lead to war, with Yu-
goslavia and Albania, and possibly
Germany, aligned against Italy" he
added.
DR.. C. Bromley Oman, DePauw
university president, who has just
returned to Greencastle from an
extensive study of political condi-
tons in Europe, said that he was
amazed that the assassination
should have occurred in France.
If the incident should have hap
pened in Italy almost anything
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Croatia was Catholic and western
in its alphabet and viewpoint: while
more primitive Serbia was orthodox
and accustomed TO the eastern al
phabet and eastern ways Croatia
looked to Rome and Vienna for her
culture. and Serbia to Constantine
pie and Moscow in matters of life
and faith.
Croatia, dominated by the Serbs.
longed for federal autonomy. and
some CroatS even favored indepen-
dence. Parliament became a bear
garden in which violence was in
general use. and in 1929 the king
declared a dictatorship of national
unity. Separation was vigorously
banned. and censorship under a po-
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YOUNG SLAYER DIES
IN ELECTRIC CHAIR
Coffin tests With Guards on
Death March.
BY United Press

By United Press
MICHIGAN CITY. Ind. Oct. g.
Edward Coffin. 22-year-old killer Of
Deputy Sheriff Harold Amick Of
Scottsburg. Ind, died in the electric
chair of the Indiana state prison
at 1910 a. m. today.
The youth almost was flippant in
his comments to guards who led him
from the death cell at midnight and
strapped him in the death chair.
Don't make this slow on my &C
count" he said.
Coffin pleaded guilty to shooting
Amick in resisting arrest after ne
and two companions drove away
from a filling station without pay
ing for gasoline. John PATHFINDER
ger. Seymour policeman. also was
killed in the pursuit.
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lice regime became the order of the
day.
There was only one political party
permitted in YugoSlavia under the
dictatorship, the Croatian national
lists and Serbian liberals being for
hidden to organize in opposition.
The king, Alexander I, acted as
dictator with military support-and
his action made him one of the few
absolute monarchs left in our prosaic
world. Prior to the dictatorship,
Serbia had functioned as a peasant
democracy similar to Bulgaria.
There is no ariStocracy, and
bourgeois capitalism is not highly
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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-09
KINGS KILLING SENDS
MARKETS TUMBLING
Franc Falls, Pound Gains
After Twin Tragedy.

By United Press
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.-Killig of
King Alexander Of Yugoslavia and
Foreign Minister Barthou of France
had immediate repercussions in
markets here today
Stocks declined on increased SELL
ing, while the pound sterling, weak
in the morning, leaped ahead as
traders exchanged French francs for
the British unit. At noon the
pound was quoted at $4.S95s and on
news of the assassination it jumped
to $492&.
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teeth in the east as the existing
Locarna pacts do in the west was
in the making.
But today King Alexander and
Louis Barthou were assasSinated on
French soil and almost everything
Barthou has done may come to
naught but war.