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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
Washington UnempIoyedFace
Another Slash in Relief Scale

ization not being the driving force
TO gain higher relief.
TO show that correct work can be
done: On an eviction case in a ten
ement house here two workers can
vassed the neighborhood. They have
drawn in about thirty five workers
who have never been contacted or
been active in the movement. AL
though the eviction has not yet
taken place, there now has been
an active local established there.
In this way, drawing i'm workers
around q case whatever it might
be, when we have won that case
We leave active organization be-
hind us.
Fight for Increased Relief
Although we have raised the slo-
gan "a SO per cent increase in
relief for u long time there has
never been any constant action to
make this slogan a reality. by cap
italist press, we learn that relief
funds for the remainder OF May
are insufficient. This means that
unless locals take initiative and
carry on a day to day fight for
this increase we will be faced at
the end Of the month with a relief
cut.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
HOW WE ORGANIZE
Lumber Operators Use Red
Scare to Combat NLWU

Since the lumber code has been
in effect the lumber operators have
launched an elaborate campaign to
shape the minds Of the workers to
accept it. But after nine months
experience working under the lum-
Der code the workers are realizing
that the golden promises of what
they Were to gain under the NRA
have turned out to be farces and
the whole thing is a machine for the
interests of the bosses.
During the economic crisis the
National Lumber Workers Union
has been the only union in the field
that has consistently pointed out
these maneuvers of the government
and the lumber operators and Has
organized and struggled against
them. This union, when the code
was first being put into effect, call
ed q wage conference of delegates,
elected from the ranks of the lum-
Der workers themselves, who adopt
ed a minimum wage scale for the
lumber industry. This wage scale
was presented TO Jne MIA dulllulS-
tration, to the West Coast Lum-
bermens' Association, and the MIRA
Regional Boards.
Men Strike Against NRA
At the same time, the workers in
numerous camps, dissatisfied with
the slow speed at which the code
was being put into effect, and real
izing that only through direct &C
ton they could force concessions
from the operators, struck.
Seeing for themselves the correct
ness of the policy Of the NLWU,
lumber workers are joining this
Union, and therefore the operators
agents-the AT of l. leadership and
the Al organizations-are trying
frantically to stampede the work
ers into s-controlled unions so
as to stifle the militant actions in
the mills and camps being lead by
the rank and file controlled MI
WI.
Bosses Aid AT of L, al
However, the AT of l. and the
AIS organizations are discredited
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15

| and hated by the rank and file lum.
! Der workers because of their pas
| sell-Outs and betrayals, and it is
only where these workers are I'M
organized that they are victimized
| 10y the bosses and made to believe
| that they will lose their jobs unless
| they sign up in the Az of l. or the
| Al organizations.
These misleaders resort to other
maneuvers as well to poison the
minds of the workers. The red
scare" is always raised by these
agents Of the operators, not by the
workers themselves, and this red
scare" is facing every rank and file
lumber worker today, because these
agents, afraid of their union, want
to isolate its leadership, and so at
tempt to scare" rank and file away
from the only leadership in the
lumber industry upon which the
workers can absolutely rely. The
operators can't use the NLWU. 1t
has no price. The workers them
selves run the union and workers
won't sell themselves out.
Communists Support NLWU Policy
1t is said that the Communists,
or Bolsheviks, control our union. 1t
is impossible for any union or or
ganization to affiliate to the Com
munist Party without becoming q
member outright. The Communist
Party is a political party of work.
ers only, fighting vigorously the
battle of the working class. 1t en-
dorses and supports a program and
policy such as the policy of the
NLWU and the building of indie
pendent rank and file controlled
organizations struggling on the
class line-class struggle against
class collaboration.
Although in our ranks we find
Republicans, Democrats, Socialists,
IWWs, members of numerous fra
ternal groups, as well as Commun-
lists, yet none of the organizations
outside of the Communist Party,
supports and leads them against
the capitalists.
Bosses Fear Communist Leaders
Who are Communists anyhow?
Glass conscious workers, struggling
for the freedom of their
class. Wherever the struggle be-
tween employer and worker is
sharpest the Communists are there!
thus proved themselves
their action as worthy, they
are elected into the leadership by
the workers. The bosses fear these
leaders, because Com
are sure to step boldly for
ward to expose the past sell-outs
and betrayals of the workers.
The National Executive Commit
tee of the NLWU recognizes that
the Communist party is the only |
party that it can actively endorse
and support, and calls upon all lum-
Der workers to recognize that when |
raise the red scare" II |
is done for the interests of the OPP
orators and is against the unifica-
lion of the ranks of the unemployed |
and the unemployed lumber work.
srs.
The NLWU is the only union in
he field today that can lead the
against the fresh attacks
If the lumber operators.
The National Executive Committee
of the National Lumber Workers
Union, 20 Marion Street. |
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
Communists Keep May
DayAlive inSpirit ofDebs

/ inc working class ana IS dedicated
| to the Revolution.
To-day the slaves of all the
world are taking a fresh breath in
the long and weary march; pausing
a moment to clear their lungs and
shout for joy; celebrating in festal
fellowship their coming freedom.
"All hail the Labor Day of May!
The day of the proletarian pro-
test;
This is the first and only Inter
national Labor Day. 1t belongs to
the working class and is dedicated
to the Revolution.
To-day the slaves of all the world
are taking a fresh breath in the
long and weary march; pausing a
moment to clear their lungs and
shout for joy; celebrating in festal
fellowship their coming freedom.
"All hail the Labor Day of May!
The day of proletarian protesS
The day of the stern resolve;
The day of noble aspiration.
Raise high this day the blood-red
Standard of the Revolution.
The banner of the Workingman;
The flag, the only flag of freedom.
AS the slavery of the working
class is international, so is the
movement for it's emancipation.
1.-THE salutation of slave to slave
this day is repeated in every human
tongue as it goes ringing round the
world.
The millions are at last awak-
ening. For countless ages they have
suffered; they have drained to the
dregs the bitter cup of misery and
woe.
AT last. at last the historical lin
itation has been reached, and soon
a new sun will light the world E. d.
Red is the life tide of our COM
mon humanity and red our symbol
Of universal kinship.
"Tyrants deny it; tremble with
rage and terror when they behold
it.
I'VE reaffirm it and on this day
pledge anew our fidelity-come life
or death-to the blood-red banner
Of the Revolution.
Socialist greetings this day to all
our fellow workers! To the god-like |
souls in Russia marching grimly, |
into the jaws of Hell with |
the song of the Revolution in their |
death rattle; to the Orient, to the |
Orient and all the Isles of the Sea! |
'Vive La Revolution!
"The most heroic words i'm all |
languages is REVOLUTION!
ct thrills and vibrates: cheers
md inspires. Tyrants and time
servers fear it. but the oppressed
hail it with joy.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
CCC Camp Like
Nudist Colony

Aberdeen, wash Shortly before
Christmas, 1888, the state famous
flood hit the Lower Cyprus CCC
Camp, located in Randel, Wash.
The boys lost practically all of
their personal clothing in the flood.
Recently 1900 were discharged
leaving only IL in the camp.
Practically naked, the fellows had
a terrible time getting back TO their
homes. The camp officials refused
to give the boys the government
clothing they he'd been wearing foe
the one year they had been in serv-
ice.
And the CCC is supposed TO give
young men a break"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
MUST ORGANIZE STRUGGLE
FOR RELIEF IN THE
NEIGHBORHOO
BY C. e. MALONE, Chairman,
Unemployed Citizens League

Seattle-Seattle workers are fac
ing a cut in their relief vouchers
because, say the welfare bosses,
there are insufficient funds"
Now is the time to prevent this
cut. Organize your neighbOrhood!
Immediate Action to Stop Cuts
Why is it that in counties like
Thurston relief in many cases is
double that in Seattle? II can be
clearly shown that there, militant
day to day activity is carried on.
Although their numbers are small,
they are constantly building organ
Rational results. We fail to draw
this action. They are forcing the
relief organizations to recognize
their strength. In Seattle, little or
no constant day to day activity
is carried on around the relief sta
tions, merely spontaneous action on
some case without gaining organ
izationtl results. We fail TO draw
in new workers in support of these
actions. This results in our organ
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
TRY TO BREAK UP HOME

Anacortes, Wn, May 10~-Altho a
worker lived in Skagit County for
IL months, 5 days and presented
an itemized account of his CWA
money, he was denied relief and
told that it would be better for
him to leave the county as he would
never get relief or a job here. The
Welfare boss told him that he was
blacklisted because Of his Commun-
istic tendencies but If he left his
wife that they would take care of
her.
The Relief Workers Protective
Union is taking up the case.
Elk CWA Worker
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
Fishermen Challenge Loggers Drive for Thousand New Subs
fla Men Hail
UCL Unity Plea
ENTHUSIASTIC RECEPTION is
ACCORDED UNITY PLEDGE
OF UNEMPLOYED

Seattle, Wn.. May 10-To pledge
the support of the Unemployed Cit
liens League to the Longshoremen's
strike, Richard Harrington and
Chuck Malone spoke TO the long
shnremen's meeting May s. They
We're warmly received.
In conjunction with the verbal
support Of its leaders to the strik-
ers, the UCL issued leaflets which
were distributed at all the relief
stations so that workers would not
toe taken in as scabs.
This action together with pick
citing and a demonstration OF sup
port, can act as q guide TO all the
Northwests unemployed, Malone
states.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
Lumber Workers
SayPaid Agent NC
EXPOSE LINE OF CHATTER
USED BY AT Of /
ORGANIZERS
Special from Spokane NLWu Local

special from spokane NlWU Local
Spokane, May Using the high
est type of pressure sales talks Gel
latly Of the AEL and two Of his
hcnchmcn are promising the Spo-
kane lumber workers a Utopia in
the lumber industry via the ALL
route. 1t is very interesting TO note
some of the methods used and the
promises made by these racketeers
of labor in their organlzational
speeches given in Carpenters Hall
May 3.
/. Lumber workers have a right
to join union Of their own choos-
ing.
p BE very careful not to pay any
attention to outside propaganda.
Nothing but the official ALL papers
and bulletins.
URGE Patient WAITING
3, The wheels of the AFL turn
slowly and although you are join
ing n powerful organization you
need not expect results until at
least is months.
4, The bosses have driven you
down to the coolie level. Now we
must organize and talk things
over with the boss" We must CO.
operate with the boss in order that
we will both he happy.
8. Grievances of the workers will
all be settled by arbitration. The
All. tries to avoid strikes.
6. Come on in now boys. Pay
your 81 initiation fee and you won't
have to pay any more dues until
June" Let's get behind the big
push"
7. A million per cent interest on
every dollar that he had put into
the AF'L was the record of one of
the hcnchmen.
Gets Wall Street Boys Confused
s. Tho other henchman stated
that the lumber workers could ex-
peCt no help from Roosevelt-then
quickly corrected himself to Rookie
Teller.
.. They told the audience that the ,
lumber bosses were getting three |
times as much for lumber from the |
government as last year while at |
the same time wages had not in |
creased a cent and had been cut in |
many places. We must get behind |
the government and NRA. Don't |
hesitate boys, We are going to make |
a big thing out of this"
Half Walk Out of Meeting
After hearing this childish pratt
ter for two hours about half of the
lumber workers walked out in dis
gust while the other half remained |
to sign up. It has been reported
that the lumber workers here are
joining only because they want to
fight the Al unions.
Compare the above program with
the program OF the National Lum-
Der Workers Union which tells the
lumber workers that only through
militant struggle can they win any
from the boss, which
fights for Unemployment and So
'ial Insurance and the unemployed
lumber workers, which bases it's
on class struggle. Lumber
workers, don't be misled by the
promises Of these AFL takers. Re-
member what happened to the auto
workers in Detroit and the miners
md street car men right here in
Spokane. Arbitration was and is
being used in these cases. This
means only collaboration with the
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
Win Half Promise i'm Release
of Frandsen Evict n Fighters

paign to get the men out of jail.
The women had to wait four
hours to see the chief executive. He
made every attempt to avoid the
subject despite the fact that he
had promised them definite word
on the case this time. (They had
already been to him twice. When
Mrs. Norton became insistent Mar
tin did fade-out and Hamilton
was brought in.
Mrs. Norton and Mrs. Price made
a special trip to the Voice of Action
office with a request that the pa
per print a special appeal for ac-
ton on the case and a blank for
workers to fill out and send to Mar
tin.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15

Olympia, Wn., May t0-Taking
the case over the heads OF tho
Welfare officers here to Mr..
Ernst, state Welfare head and
sitting in his office declaring
that they would not leave until
they had won their demands, a
committee Of the Relief Workers
Protective Association won sup
plies for a family who had been
turned down for three weeks.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
Force Worker
Back ON Relief

oakville, Wash, May s.
When Armon WILDER refused
to take a ccc job which Mrs.
eedell the Relief boss got for
him, she took away the food
voucher for him and his wife.
After modelling the farmers
and workers into a demon
stration, WILDER was returned
to the relief roll.
The mass meeting also got
medical attention for three
invalids who had been denied
help for over a month.
Worker Correspondent
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
sPoKANEITEs PROTEST

Spokane, Wn., May 3 Relief
vouchers We're cut 10 per cent here
May LIST.
The Unemployed Council is org
anizing a militant fight with the
Welfare Board protesting and de-
handing a 80 per cent increase in
groceries, medical attention, lights,
water fuel rent and clothing. As
well as committees protesting. a
special demonstration will be held
June s.
Worker Correspondent
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
University Of Oregon
Students Turn to Left
u of 0 Students Issue
NV Conference Call

Eugene, Ore, May 9-The Oregon
Radical Club, an organization of
militant students of the University
OF Oregon has called a conference
Of student groups of the Northwest
to draw up a program of action to
combat unemployment, retrench-
ment in education, and the growing
menace of war and fascism. The
conference will be held at Reed
College, Portland, on Saturday, May
18th.
Invitations have been sent to IL
colleges and schools of the North
west.
Indicative of the growing interest
of the young women students is the
fact that brides, Independent wo-
mems organization, has elected three
delegates to the conference.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15

Carl Pennington and A. Sumner
Thompson both refused. No repre-
sentative of the Kenwood branch
spoke at the mass meeting.
Representatives of all other or
carnations participating in the de-
Tense comittee gave greetings to
the defendants at the meeting.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
GALLAGHER SPEAKS

Yakima, May Cleo Gallagher
famous International Labor Defense
attorney addressed 200 Negro and
white workers in the Chamber of
Commerce hall here last night on
German F'ascism, World Fascism,
and it's Dangers to the U. S"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15
Will Hold Anti
Dance on no Campus

Eugene, Ore, May g Another
step in the anti-war campaign OF
the Oregon Radical Club of the I'm
iversity of oregon is the anti-mili-
tary dance to be given by that or
ganization at Gerlinger Hall on the
campus on May 18th. This dance
has the support of 10 different cam
pus organizations.
Members of the Oregon Radical
Club sold 200 May Day Daily Work
ers, mainly to students. They have
also recently sold a considerable
number of why Communism" and
such magazines as the New Masses
and the Student Review, all of
which indicate the growing radi-
calization of the students.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15

boss and will only act as a means
to stop your struggles for better
conditions. Don't take advice of
these paid officials and organizers
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-05-15

BY the National Executive Com
mittee OF the Fishermen and Can
merry Workers Industrial Union.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-11-15
OAKLAND MAN HAS LIGHTED FLOWER GARDEN WHICH
EA RIOT OF COLORS FOR MANY MONTHS EACH YEAR

Flowers from the time the snow
melts in the spring, until the snow
falls in autumn, form a colorful back
ground in Gordon Microbes garden
on Third street in Oakland.
Recently this beauty spot has at
tracted widespread attention. Here,
these fall days, you'll find five thous-
and gladioli in a riot of bloom. Clumps
of phlox edge the pathways where
over one hundred varieties of flowers
blossom from spring until fall. There
is a pool on the side lawn with water
lilies floating on the surface.
The garden and lawn are flood
lighted for evening enjoyment. Cor
don claims to be the chief gardener.
He says the lights are to make his
evening working hours possible as
well as for enjoying the grounds and
gardens. He has had a lighted gar
den for three years.
Autumn brings gorgeous dahlias,
many of the blossoms growing to i'm
mense size.
A rock garden, with thirty-fve vari-
cites of rock plants adds interest. And
at one side near the vegetable gar
den is a green house where flowers
and plants are grown during the win
ter months.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-11-15
FRIENDSVH.LE
Birthday Surprise Party

A birthday surprise party, given
by Miss Alverta Fike in honor of Miss
Maude Articles eighteenth birthday,
was held at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Fike on Tuesday evening, No
vember 9Th. Many young people were
present and Miss Article received a
number of handsome presents. Games
were enjoyed, after which luncheon
was served.
Moving Picture Shown at School
A moving picture, "The Legend of
Sleepy Hollow" with Will Rogers
playing the part c 'chabod Crane,
presented in the ST auditorium on
Monday evening, November 5, was
well attended by the young and old
of Friendsville. The proceeds were
received by the school.
Personals and Minor News
Clark Wicklow spent Sunday in
Cumberland. Mrs. Wicklow, who Wis
tied her sister, Miss Kathryn Filsin-
ger, there on Saturday and Sunday,
returned home with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Black, Conf1u-
ence, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Harry J.
Black, here on Sunday.
Mrs. Clarence Spear, of Oakland,
Mrs. Clarence Wicklow and daughter
Alta, Mrs. Clark Wicklow and daugh-
ter, Janet, and Mrs. James Hart were
Cumberland shoppers on Saturday.
Ernest Shoemaker, Spangler, Pa,
visited his daughter and wife here
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Smearman and
sons, Cove, spent Friday with their
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-11-15

parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Frazee,
in Friendsville.
R. H. Melbourne, Baltimore, who
visited friends here the past week,
left Thursday for Greensburg, Pa.
Miss Ethel Mccullough, Frostburg
State Teachers College, spent the
weekend here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. R. o. Mccullough.
Mrs. Paul Friend spent Friday in
Oakland on business.
Ira Frazee, Cove, visited his broth
err Milford Frazee, here on Thursday
morning.
Miss Blanche Forsythe, who visited
Miss Mae Frazee at Fearer, for sew
eral weeks, returned home on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter HENDERSON
and family, Blooming Rose, visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Frantz on Friday.
Mrs. Ralph Fike, formerly Miss
Marie Dixon, was taken hurriedly to
the Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Saturday afternoon, where she has
undergone major operation.
Miss Mary Hoye, of Hoyes, is here
for an indefinite period with Mrs.
Florence Wolf.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster Glover and
family spent Saturday in Morgan
town, W. Va.
James Cover spent Sunday in Bal
timore.
George Coddington, Washington, D.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-11-15

c., was weekend guest of his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Coddington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orval Frazee and
daughter, of Akron, O., spent Satur-
day with Mr.. and Mrs. James Frazee
and Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frazee.
Oliver Yoder and John Hartzler, of
Beltsville, Pa, recently visited Mr..
and Mrs. Foster Speicher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orval Ross were Snu-
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. E. C. W.
Ryland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-11-15

In fact a list of the flowers until
recently blossoming in the McRobie
garden reads like a seed catalogue.
Yet any record of the flower garden
alone would be incomplete without
mention of the vegetables grown in
the adjoining kitchen garden, which
is as complete and extensive in it's
line as is the flower garden.-From
the Monongahela News (house organ
of the West Penn Public Service Coz
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-11-15
PAGE THREE

DR.. W. C. Nedrow is a patient in
Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Miss Winifred Ryland is i'll at this
time.
Miss Louise Wicklow was a guest on
Sunday evening Of Miss Lillian Ry-
land.
M. J. Forsythe and son Karol were
business callers in Oakland on Mon
day.
William Rogers, Lewistown, Pa. is
spending few days with his parents.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1934-11-15

apartment last week and went to
spend the winter with her mother,
Mrs. Almira Boucher in Salisbury, Pa.
DR.. J. Ernest Wright and Robert
Brown of Irwin, Pa, returned home
after a weeks visit with the Misses
Holmes and Wallace.