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The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10

"The World War put rubber up
on gold basis is one OF the
striking phrases from Liberia
Rediscovered. new book just of
the press. which traces In vivid
outline the world Importance OF
rubber. James G. Young, the his
torian. affirms that I'VE have only
enough rubber in warehouses tc
operate our 24.O00.000 motor We
hickle three to six months" and
futher illustrates that in a nat
ional emergency almost the total
supply required by this country
Guild be shut off at moments
notice
Liberia Rediscovercd" for the
first time provides an authorize
tive record OF the little known
Negro Republic which has nestled
at The wcstern-most tip OF Africa
more than 100 years From the
time that II was founded by Ameri-
cars for their freed slaves. IL has
been regarded as moral protecto-
rate Of the United States. Liberia Is
the only independent country. out
side of the western hemisphere
In which the American Govern
ment has taken direct interest
BY reason of the large annual con
trihutions and the active efforts
made bv American religious and
sociological organizations in be-
half OF Liberia. the fate OF this
country has a strong sympathetic
appeal to The American public.
However. the country doubtless
would have remained nothing more
than a remote spot upon The map
had moi Liberia Joined the allios
in the World War. when The
country came into international pro-
minencc as a strategic outpost ami |
a Valuable source of palm oil. so
much neelcd in tho manufacture Of
When the Fircstone enterprise
was launched Liberia had one
road, and a short one at that. for
g'sm guddl !, vbgkq vbgk
which there was one automobile
belonging 10 the President OF
Liberia Today Firestone has built
more than 100 miles OF good roads
md traffic IS SO heavy the govern
nent has introduced traffic cops
n the capital. More Nan $1,000 |
lcres OF former Jungl, re under !
where 100000 rub
Der trees soon will reach maturity.
While so much was under way
n behalf of the country an Ameri-
an clergyman reported TO Wash
ngton that he had found evidence
II slavery or near slavery in
Liberia. which led to protest by
our government. Later an interna-
tional commission of inquiry found |
the facts unfortunately proved TO |
be as tho clergyman had said ac-
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10

Washington. ID. CAMP - The
Committee on Religious Life of
Howard University presented Miss
Madeleine Slade 20 a large and APP
preciative audience In Andrew
Rankin Memorial Chapel. Wednes-
Gay evening. Miss Slade Is a de-
voted follower and co-worker OF
Mahatma Gandhi. II was six years
ago, during spring In Lcndon. that
Miss Slade, daughter OF the British
Admiral Sir Edward Slade, read
Hollands interesting volume, Ma
hatma Gandhi." After reading this
book. she became profoundly con-
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10
Tribune Celebrates
50th Anniversary

Philadelphia Pa. (ANP) The
Tribune OF this city celebrated its
fiftieth. or Golden anniversary as
a newspaper with its issue of
November II was founded in
1854 by the late christopher Chris
J. Perry. Ownership has remained
within the family ever since. The
present editor. +. Washington
Rhodes. is the husband of Bertha
Perry. daughter OF the founder
The Tribune IL the oldest news
paper now published by Negroes
in the United States II has always
maintained conservative general
policy. supported by determined
attitude on racial matters.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10
Calf. Cop Beat
War. Veteran

I left my home with legion cap.
rifle and bayonet to attend drill
practice of my post was going
across vacant lot when three
men approached me. none OF them
In uniform. Two OF them flashed a
light on me and l stopped. One
said what in the hell are you
doing with this rfle?'
IL said was going to drill
practice"
"The other asked: Where in tho
hell. niger, did you get authority
TO carry a rifle?'
The largest one then said
You black S....of b. and
hit me with his fist in the eye"
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10
Madeleine S1ade, Candhi
Disciple, at Howard Univ.

the American Negro suffered az the
hands OF the white man in ;he
same terrible manner In which the
people OF India have suffered
The Trustees OF Howard Uni
vcrsity hate granted leave OF alb
sence OF DR.. Howard Thurman,
Associate Professor OF Systematic
Theology next year 10 head a spe-
cial delegation to visit India and
lecture in the colleges and univer-
stiles OF that country. Mr.. Thur
man introduced Miss Slade to the
large audience at Howard last
week.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10

WINGED that Gandhi had the secret
OF the truth OF living Shaving her
hair, taking the vows OF poverty
and celibacy she Joined the Ashram
OF the Mahatma.
Interested In Negroes
She was particularly anxious TO
visit an American Negro institu-
ton, even though she is In the
country for only two weeks. In adj
dressing the audience at Howard
on last Wednesday evening. she
emphasized the fact that the spirit
Iof Gandhi was very near because
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10
Read Each Week
THE TRIRUNE-INDEPENDENT

Los Angeles. (ANP) Following
close on a mass protest OF vice
conditions In the colored section
here in which police and the city
administration were charged with
laxity In dealing with vice. Illicit
liquor traffic and gambling. have
come series OF police brutfiitics
climaNed last week by mn attack
and heating Of Il world war vet
Gran. Fred Davis. age so. while he
was on his way TO drill practice OF
the Ben Bowie Post Of the Amcri-
can Legion.
In sworn affidavit Davis
said,
"Ahnni 30 ID NJ on Oct. 10.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10

: greeting 10 tho GOODWILL lneSSen
: gers on their arrical.
Radi0s To Aid
In addition to lengthy stories
sent to the foreign countries by
tho press association OF the Uni
ted states and Canada amateur
radio clubs OF this country are Civ
ing valuable aid 10 the flight
committee Tho center Of activity
IN hi, line Is TO bc found on the
fourth floor Of tho l35th Street. y.
IN. C. 4. I'm New York City where
the Harlem Radio Club will call
Ilctters W2ESk has lis headquar-
tiers. For many weeks this live
group Of young men have sent out
news OF the coming flight TO many
parts OF the Western Hemispher.
They have secured the cooperation
n other countries of dozens Of
foreign operators who are taking
more than o passing interest in
the flight plans Closer 10 the
Goodwill headquarters two Allan
pic City radio clubs with operators
n Of the white race are giving
plcndid cooperation in the max
/ ing cf contacts These enthusiasts
lwill keep track Of the landing and
departure of the flyers from each
point. relay weather reports. give |
information on the condition Of |
the various landing fields and give |
Their aid that viii be invaluable |
10 the atiafors The members of !
tie Harlem radio club viii main-
tain daily twnty four hour CON
tact with Latin America and the
West Indies during the course OF |
the flight Walter Winchell ma
tlonally known as writer and
radio speaker has already broad
cstd news OF the flight on more
than one occasion. Some doubt
ing Thomas hardly able 10 believe
his own ears wrote in TO Winchell |
to find ont If he really meant that
colored men were TO fly the Good
will plane
Plane Ready
The flashy little orange and
black Monocoupe keyed UP for the
distance flight has been carefully
broken in and is in excellent con-
dition. A second compass. a Gatty
drift Indicator similar to the one
that was used In the Post Gatty |
round the world hight and a !
bank and turn Indicator have been
installed.
Fitting ceremonies will mark |
the start Of the flight City. state
and federal officials viii be on
baud 20 bid thc flycrs bon voyage.
men OF both races
Viii b. on hand 20 show their in
fero~t ia TIE genuine attempt of a
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10
notice.

Cards oi Thanks. "in memo
riamS." and announcement
advertising affairs for which
admission fees are charged.
are classified under the head
OF ADVERTISING and mus.
he paid Tor. in order 10 In
sure publication In the Trl-
hnne.Indrnendcnt.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10

days. No definite decision has
been made with reference To the
subject Of lynching."
According to officials OF the AS
soc'ation. the Department Of Jus
tee has cyiaced no interest what
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10

minority group TO play its part in
the scheme Of things in major
way As the men leave they will
begin q mission that is in full
keeping with the spirit Of the
good ncighbor policy to which
this nation is dedicated.
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10

ma ned indifferent to the exclu-
ricn of qualified Negro voters
from the Democratic primaries in
the south although supplied with
Oh doc nentary evidence In
that correction
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10

ever in the wave of lynchings but
has been active in running down
kiduappers. Attorney Genera.
cummings himself. they point out,
is On record rs opposed to fed
raj anti-lynching bill and has re-
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10

Atlantic City. y. Final pre-
partitions are now being made foi
one OF the most spectacular
achievements ever to be attempt
ed by nj IN b : OF the
colored race Toward the latter
part Of this week THE Booker T
Washington, tiny orange and
black aesoplaue will take off from
the Atlantic City airport for coun-
tries OF the West indies and Latin
America. G. Alfred Anderson OF
Bryn Mawr. Pa and Dr- Albert +.
Forsythe OF Atlantic City who will
fly the plane will carry Goodwill
Greetings 10 he people Of the
Caribbean islands. South and Cen
trial America and Mexico.
Widespread Interest
The attitude that the foreign
countries TO be visited are taking
towards the visit OF colored
Americas aerial messengers is
we'll expressed in a letter from 5.
II. Collins OF British Guiana
South America. Mr.. Collins writes
as follows The citizens Of
lliiisA Guiana are cooperating in
every way TO give the ayiat)rs a
rousng welcome on their arrival
here IN addition 10 a monster
public reception at which His Ia
celioH,y the Governor and the
Mayor Ot Georgetown shall be pre-
sent We are arranging TO have a
grand concert and ball in our
largest municipal hall in honor OF
the flyers. also an open air fete in |
our largest park so that the whole
colony shall have an opportunity |
OF demonstrating their apprecia-
ton OF this unique and historic
event"
In jamaica the Honorable Mar
Gus Garvey. member OF the Council
of the Corporation OF Kingston
N us lllSlI QllltiltlA ia ctA "a Ah ~
mission for the flyers 10 use the
Race course as a land
ng field. Crowds Of persons from
many parts OF the island are ex-
,ectod 10 be on hand to greet
md welcome the representatives
d colored America.
From Havana word has come
that many people will travel as &
far as three hundred miles TO be |
~ hand when the Booker I.
Washington" gldcs TO landing
at the Cuban capitol.
No less enthusiastic are the
people of other countries. The
Baham Haul Puerto Rico, the Nir-
gin Islands and the republics Of
CENTRAL America have an for some
itne been making extensive ar
'lngcncuts % extend hand Of
The tribune independent of Michigan. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1933-1935, 1934-11-10
THE BOOKER T. WASHINGTON"
TO TAKE OFF FROM ATLANTIC
CITYFOR PAN AMERICAN TOUR
Radio Stations To Keep Track OfLanding
And Departure Of Flyers, Anderson
And Forsythe

greeting TO tho Goodwill messen-
gers on their arrical
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-14
Phila. Seannen Block
Discrimination
Mass Pickets and Delegations Force Granting of
Money for Hotel and Restaurant Bills

a Mrs. Howard, Hopkins private
secretary, and a Mr.. LOnsdale. who
was in charge at the time. He prom
ised to take up our demands, upon
Mr.. Plunkett's return to Washing
ton.
Then we demanded that we be
furnished with carfare and expense
money back to Philadelphia. We
were refused at first, but we told
him that if he didn't grant us this
we would stay in his office until
he did. Lonsdale finally came across
with five bus tickets to Philadelphia
and $3.50.
On the following Thursday al of
the unemployed seamen were on the
waterfront living in rooming houses
and hotels, at the rate of $15O per
week and eating in restaurants for
$3.50 per week. But this was still
found to be inadequate.
They have been practicing dis
elimination against the Negro IN
employed seamen. We again sent
committees to see Fink (fink), the
director, and they were Immediately
put on relief. The committee went
to see Fink yesterday, Sept. 5, and
demanded Is cents per day increase
in relief allowance. But again the
same hokum. We then saw a belly
robber by the name of Hucklebee.
who was sent here from Washing
ton. He gave in two-thirds, or 10
cents more per day to eat on.
We hope through the further use
of mass pressure to gain adequate
laundry and barber facilities as well
as tobacco and clothes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-14

troll beyond the limits of the vii
lage; industry has grown into
trusts, therefore unions had to be-
come national unions, and the
strike had to be national in order
to have any effect upon the village
factory.
AS to the charge that the alien
groups-probably meaning the fly
ing squadrons Of strike pickets-are
terrorizing and debating to un-
willing workers where no reason for
strike exists:
This statement is not true be-
cause the factory workers defend
and wait for the flying squadrons
to be the activizer, the realistic call
Of the union for a given factory to
come out on strike. The state po-
lice are not protecting factory
workers against alien hordes be-
cause they want to defend the per-
sons of the shop, but are interested
in serving the manufacturers by
trying to prevent the shop from
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-14

Timely and correct action to over
come the fascist terror that has
bsen sweeping California is an i'm
portant function of a Bolshewik
Party.
The recent action of comrades in
Hayward, Cal, who, in the face of
gallows erected by the vigilantes
and other methods of intimidation,
Immediately issued leaflets exposing
the names Of these hoodlums, is
concrete illustration of how tables
can be turned, how public support
can actually be gained for the
workers and fascist elements COM
pletely discredited.
The same thing cannot be said
about Hollywood. After repeated
attempts to hold street meetings at
a free speech zone Santa Monica
Blvd. and ST. Andrews Pl) were
broken up by the vigilantes and
police, in spite of the latter's as
surance that meetings will be al
lowed, the whole situation reached
a critical stage on Saturday night,
August IL. Comrades were brutally
beaten up and several arrests were
made before the chairman of the
meeting even had time to open his
mouth.
1t must be stated that several
election meetings were actually held
here, in spite of threats, before a
sympathetic audience and they were
quite successful.
The August II failure, however,
was actually not failure at all,
because the brutality of the official
and unofficial thugs created a pow
erful sentiment against terror.
Written and telephone protests be-
gan to pour in. Decision was made
to face the terror on Saturday,
August Is. Mass organizations and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-14
ANSWERS To QUESTIONS
Vaginal Repairs During Child
bearing Period

A. F.. Philadelphia: - Many Wo-
men are badly torn during child
birth, particularly if instruments
are used during the delivery or if a
woman is built small or if the baby
is large, or if a normal delivery has
been badly handled.
The damage may consist Of tears
Of the neck of the womb (cerviX)
and decorations and relaxation Of
the walls Of the vagina, causing a
dropping down of the bladder and
rectum through the vaginal open
ing.
AS a general rule it is inadvisable
to repair this damage in a woman
during her childbearing age, unless
she does not expect to have any
more children; because if she is re-
paired and then gives birth again,
the whole operation will be undone.
Minor tears are usually repaired
Immediately after the birth. This
procedure will cause nc trouble in
future labors.
For this reason it is advisable for
n woman who needs to be repaired
to wait until after the change of
life. If the condition Is so trouble
some that she cannot wait that
long, 1t is best for her to decide
upon the number Of children she
desires and after the last pregnancy
have the repair work done, at the
same time having the tubes tied off
so that she cannot become preg-
nant again. Tying Of the tubes does
not interfere with menstruation
and one can lead normal sexual
life after this procedure.
In your case, you have only ore
Child, and it is quite probable that
you want more children. If so, and
you need extensive vaginal repair
work, we would advise against it at
the present time.
On the other hand, II the cervix
Is badly torn and inflamed and is
responsible for your annoying dis
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-14

editorial, can find nothing in the
letter that entities Hill to be con-
Sidered as unfit to work in the post
office. 1t suggests that the best
way to answer his criticism is by
facts and figures and not by taking
his job away.
Because the subs succeeded in
bringing their case to the public,
the administration was forced to
make about 1900 appointments,
But there are about $4,000 subs left,
many of them motor vehicle subs
like myself, who earn only starva-
ton wages.
Now the officials want everyone
to believe that the service condi-
tons are good and that is why out
spoken men like Hill, acting well
within their rights, are intimidated.
If they can succeed in silencing
Hill, then they strike blow at our
organization that has relied upon
getting to the public, to force
through its demands.
The working class of America
must fight for the rights of all
workingmen. william F. Hill must
not be allowed to be fired from the
government service.
POSTAL SUB.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-14
DISCIPLINE AT MEETINGS

New York, N. Y.
Editor of the Daily Worker:
I would like to say few words
about the impression I got of the
Angelo Herndon meeting at Rock
land Palace.
The first incident which created
a disturbance was when the chair
man of the meeting challenged the
editor of the Amsterdam News to
turn over the money collected for
Herndon to the International Labor
Defense. There was terrible booing
right after that. The chairman
tried through the microphone to
keep the audience quiet. 1t seemed
that there was some misunderstand-
ing which was cleared UP between
the chairman and the editor, be-
cause right after that the audience
cheered him.
1t seems to me that the chairman
was perfectly capable of handling
the situation himself, without the
booing from the crowd. It left a
very bad impression on the people
I had brought to the meeting, who
are not yet class conscious.
When they brought Herndon in,
there was a tremendous cheering;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-14

Costs Face
Il. Il. Men
BY 2 Railroad Worker
Correspondent

DETROIT, Mich.-The President
Of the Retail Butchers has made
public the following: Dressed pork
is so PER cent higher than a year
ago because of the scarcity of good
pork. That is the whole story, but
only the beginning of what is COM
ing. One half of the millions of
cattle destroyed were heifers on
which cattle men depended to keep
up their herds. Within six months
the price Of beef will go soaring.
During the next year the shortage
of beef will be felt. Prices will be
so high that people Of small means
will not be able to buy steaks and
chops"
Meanwhile, although prices have
advanced over Is per cent over a
year ago the railroad labor chiefs
negotiated a mere ~ per cent re-
turn of the 10 per cent deduction.
Two per cent is Immediately tsken
away again for pensions (Which
many roads were already paying.
thus acknowledging that old age
pensions were earned and merited
for service), 5 per cent will be
returned in 1885 (minus the 2 per
cent pension deduction, if they are
not raised by that time). but by
the time per cent is returned the
railway workers will be speeded up
at least 10 per cent, hundreds laid
off, and the cost of living will have
been raised many times the small
wage return.
All militant railway workers
should attend their brotherhood
meetings and utilize every oppor-
tunity to point out these simple
economic facts to their fellow union
lists, so they may have a correct
understanding of REAL wages, and
a clear understanding of company
methods Of bookkeeping whereby
they always claim loss of money
necessitstes lower wages or higher
freight re- These things must
be brought to the workers before
the next great wage movement oc-
ours to offset the inevitable Com
pany paganda.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-09-14
r. r. Men
Act.
to Bar War
By R. R, Worker Correspondent

LONG ISLAND CITY. 49, In nv
conversation with my fellow work
ers on the Long Island R. r. have
come across different views on war
and fascism.
was speaking of the unemploy-
ment situation with one fellow
worker. He said: What we need is
another war to kill of a few mil
lion. And then he said: Il think
We will have enough work for all
of US"
I don't hold this worker reSpon-
sible for his beliefs, as that is Just
what the capitalist system teaches
us.
We can see clearly the danger of
another still greater and more
brutal war than the last, even
though the capitalist press and the
Roosevelt CBosses) government tells
us they are for peace. Their ap-
preparation of one and half billion
dollars for an army and navy sec
ond to none. with 100000 railroad
workers unemployed and their fam
lilies destitute, is a good example.
The government refuses them relief,
saying they haven't enough money.
Why not use the money for relief
that they are giving the munitions
and ship yard magnates?
They cry that We must protect
our country. Every capitalist coun-
try In the world is using the same
excuse to arm to the teeth. If they
are all arming to protect their coun-
try, who is going to attack whom?
Fellow workers, we must not be
fooled again. The capitalists in every
country in their mad scramble for
profits would like to turn their
guns on TIE peaceful workers and
peasants Of the Soviet Union, and
the only thing that has stopped
them so far is that they cannot
agree among themselves.
We can and must stop them. The
capitalists don't make the NUM-
tons and they don't do the fight
ing. By refusing to make NUM-
tons we can stop them. We R. R.
workers can do even more to stop
them. We can refuse to handle cars
loaded with munitions and troop
trains for any imperialist war.
We can also force the leaders of
the Brotherhood to warn Roosevelt
and the big capitalists that we will
not support any imperialist war or
any fascist attack against the work
ing class. We should demand that
all war funds be used for the sup
port Of our unemployed brothers
and other unemployed workers.
We know that our conditions are
growing worse daily and that the
capitalists who Cypress us know
that their time is short. In order
to prolong this system of mass
starvation they are. trying to lead us
into fascism and war.
In the coming elections each
worker should support the workers
and farmers platform put forth by
the Communist Party. A vote for
these candidates will be another
warning to the ruling class Of this
country that we will not stand for
any further lowering of our living
standards and Of our intention of
building workers and farmers
government in this country.