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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
English Women Victims of
Glass Struggle

That women In Great Britain
are going through struggles just
like ours, is shown by the wO
mems section in the Englt'l
Daily Worker. A Scottish com
rade writes in to describe the
wretched housing she has to en-
dure in Glasgow:
Il live in the GOrbalS, in q
building where there is neither
water nor gas. There is one lava
tory for q persons and the drains
are so rotten that person would
need a gas mask when entering
or leaving the houses. The
place is also alive with rats, and
to crown it all there is work
shop on the bottom two stories
with tons OF inflamable material
In the event of fire there would
be no other escape than through
the windows.
Maternity Hospitals Miserable
Another woman writes about
miserable conditions in a London
maternity hospital where she is
waiting to give birth:
The food is appalling. | don't
know how they cOncOct such
messes. | am supposed to be on
a diet and | certainly am. | have
not eaten any dinner since I've
been here. ! told the nurse I'd
rather be shot than poisoned
and | think she agreed with me
. About the worst mess we had
was yesterday Sunday, some
potato, tomato, cooked, and pale
pink beet-rOot, just like wood
and the smell was awful. :"
Huge doses of laxative were
administered with instructions
not to get out of bed Necessity
compelled disobedience of this
mandatel, women in labor were
left in the wards until the last
minute" where their suffering
demoralized the courage of the
women waiting their time. MY
nerve is properly gone" confesses
the eomrade, concluding:
Il spent a good part of the
time running down the corridors
for nurses to tell them that Mrs
So-and-so was very bad or some
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Did You Know
That

Mother BlooT, beloved leader
of many of the greatest strug-
giles of the American working
class in the last fifty years, has
been sentenced to six months
in jail-the maximum entenee
in Nebraska, for 'inciting to
riot" and unlawful assembly"
She and the Others convicted
with her are out on bail.
As the war set-up Of the
national government becomes
better known we find that
there are hundreds of high-up
industrialists and business lead.
ers being given honorary of
ficerships in the reserve army
forces of the nation.
y
A simple turbine attached di.
rectly to the drill and operated
by water poured upon it from
the surface of the ground has
been used in Russia to drill an
oil well to a depth Of nearly two
miles.
Last year the Boy Scouts Of
America lost l2700O members,
many of them joining youth or
CARNATIONS such as the Young
Pioneers and the Y. G. l..
=
Cleveland, Ohio, jObless, by
militancy in making demands OF
the city council. have won rent
allowances and rise in their
relief vouchers.
In Brooklyn, N. Y, the towns
HOOverville has only one water
faucet to supply the needs OF
the l,400 inhabitants OF the
place.
In New England since Janu-
airy | there have been ninety
eight strikes involving $1,000
workers.
4 x K
In the last three years the
membership of the Young Com
muniSt League in America has
doubled.
X
New York City fires all single
men from relief jobs.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
August First Preparations

NEW YORK, Aug with Central Europe
hurting faster and faster toward imperialist
war; Communist Party units all over the United
States pushed towards the mightiest August
First demonstrations Against War and Fascsm
ever seen in America.
Reports from many cities show that prepar-
atoms in the form of conferences mass meetings
and neighbOrhOOd demonstrations are going
ahead at full speed.
Many thousands of leaflets have been print
ed and are being distributed in shops homes,
and on the streets.
The New York demonstration is expected to
be the greatest. Workers will mass in Union
Square, the traditional working class rallying
point at 4:3O p. IN. Prominent trade unionists
Negro and white speakers will address the
demonstrators.
Two Demonstrations in Chicago Area
CHICAGO Anti-war demonstrations will
be held in more than Is Illinois and Indiana
towns Partial reports that have reached the
Midwest Bureau in the last week show that %
meetings are definitely scheduled, and news of
Others being planned is pouring in daily.
Thousands of Leaflets in Cleveland
CLEVELAND More than 10000 leaflets,
10000 stiekers and 1900 posters have been issued
by the Communist Party and other Organiza-
ti0ns to mobilize the workers of this city for
great mass demonstration today agaisnt imper-
ialist war and faseism and against the police
terror used against militant workers.
Weekly shop-gate and street meetings are
held nightly by Communist Party Units FIT.
teen shop papers are being published.
Baltimore Demonstration
BALTIM0RE-Negr and white workers
and intellectuals will demonstrate against war
Continued on Page Threel
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Correspondence


Dear Editor,
At the Cannery and Agricul-
tural Workers Industrial Union
meeting, July 20, we were met by
quite a contingent of the boss
class, real estate sharks, "patri-
lots" with. striped, caps on, and
also just plain stool pigeons.
The select" segregated them
selves into a bunch of their own
and made the air black with to-
baccO smoke and hot air. They
tried to heckle, discredit and dis.
rupt the meeting. They had even
put out the word that the hall
was slated for a raid. Maybe to
intimidate the workers and keep
them away from the meeting or
maybe they intended to do so,
until they got there and found
that too many of their own class
were there and a raid would have
a bad effect.
The bosses lost no time organ
izing their line of Offense. They
said that they agreed to pay ~
cents per pound for picking hops
and anyone who would work
could make good wages at that
price. One boss said that $l.25
was good wages.
One said that if any one person
kicked on his job he would kick
him off his ranch. One said that
the reason he gave the local help
chance was that he wished to
help the home folks but that he
could get plenty of Others for
that price.
However, the workers agreed
to demand 2 cents a pound. AL
though so much time had been
wasted by the bosses we could
not complete our program. Take
it all in all, | think it was a
good meeting. 1t was very educa-
tiOnal and an eye opener to
many present.
Worker Correspondent.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
SOVIET
Main Street
n y
MYRA By PAGE
CHAPTER 1
IN RED PoDoLSK

An American journalists
experiences in an average
Russian Town. Here she
finds Main Street taking on
a new character.
With her, we mingle with
the youth in their Com.
mune; attend stirring fac.
tory elections, and 60 with
red : headed sailor editor
Traubi to visit the towns
one remaining church, spend
friendly evenings with the
Betkin family around their
samovar.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

PARASITIC number of unem-
plOyed increased from 3l0,934 on
June 30 to 1882 on July 7 under
CASTOR DOumergue's recovery
government, according to official
figures.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

The Soviet government Is
planning to tap the mineral
wealth of Turkestan by building
monorail railways using cars
with twin cabins driven by air.
plane propellors.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

VIENNA, Austria-1,20O Social
lists and Communists were arrest
ed here by the DOllfuss fascist
government in an attempt to get
the submission of the people to
the regime.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

ToKYo-MOre than 5000 lives
have been taken by the floods in
southern Korea and more than
5000 homes have been complete
ly carried away.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
TAG DAY FOR STRIKERS

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho-Tn
response to call for support
from the striking lOngshOremen
and seamen, a section of the
Communist Party here organic
ed Tag Day July q, and collect
ed SLID for the strikers.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Political Strikes

An important phase of the unprecedented
strike wave sweeping the nation is the political
character of these struggles
In an analysis of the situation for the New
York Times, Professor Herman Feldman of
Dartmouth College states that in the years
l9l61926 fOur-fifths of all strikes centered
around economic demands for higher wages,
shorter hours, better working conditions.
At the present time, he says, three-fourths
OF them have as chief demands the questions
OF union recognition and other workers rights
In addition the intensity of the class battles
OF today have forced the government to come
out openly in its true role-servant of the EN-.
ployers.
No strike not even general strike despite
General Johnson can be called civil war. But
the. political character of most present strikes
serves to teach to the working class the i'm
portant lesson that the government is capital.
list government that Roosevelt is a capitalist
president that the arbitration machinery of the
NRA is a capitalist machinery
Back OF the insane rawlings and mad deeds
OF Hitler lies economic fact that strikes
terror to his SOUL
The country faces actual starvation
Official estimates admit the German harvest
will be at least % per cent below last year.
The USSR today is perhaps the strongest
antLHar factor in the whole world" declares
Walter Duranty. special Moscow correspondent
for the New York Times.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

MELB URINE, Australia -
Dock workers here through sym,
pathy actions are supporting the
Pacific coast lockers and marine
strike. They ere refusing to un,
load scab ships.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
MADRID

MADRID Police used hun
dreds of tear gas bombs to drive
workers away from the Bank of
Spain after IA four hour battle.
The workers were demanding
higher pay and pay for overtime.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

MONTREAL Quebec More
than 1850 clothing workers walk
ed out on July "a, closing l25 fac.
tories. The International Ladies'
Garment Workers Union an
nOunced that 5000 more workers
would be called out in few
days.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Around = the
world inC minutes.

MOSCOW Pilot WedokimOy
has established new world re,
cord for parachute jumping with
delayed opening of the para
chute. Having assembled on a two
motor airplane to the height OF
800 meters he fell from the plane
for 1900 meters and 142 seconds,
and only 200 meters from land he
opened his parachute.
LoNDoN-A Nazi storm troop.
er who fled from Germany follow
ing the bloody June 30 events
has fully confirmed previous re.
Violations that OF the responsible
ty OF Hitler and GOering for the
Reichstag fire I'm a statement
published in the Daily Herald
July %.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

In New England since Janu-
airy there have been ninety
eight strikes involving 5000
workers.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

In the last three years the
membership of the Young Com
nunist League in America has
doubled.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

In Brooklyn, N. Y, the towns
HOOverville has only one water
faucet to supply the needs OF
the l,400 inhabitants OF the
place.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

Cleveland, Ohio, jObless. by
militancy in making demands OF
the city council have won rent
allowances and Il rise in their
relief vouchers.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

New York City fires all single
men from relief jobs.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

Continued on Page ., coils 7, 8.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-26

(Continued from Page 1.) set victory. defeating John olljn of England, scores Gel. G-2. 6-2.
 Jack Crawford of Australia, de- lending champion and seeded No. 1, advanced by eliminating H.. Henkcl of Germany after q four-set struggle. Crawford won G-2. G-3. 3-6. Cd.
 The first American to fall by the wayside today was R. Norris Will Hams of Philadelphia, veteran n0n- playing captain of tho United States Davis Cup team who per- formed brilliantly at Wimbledon 20 years ago.
 Williams bowed to Fred Perry. English Davis Cup acc and No. 2 in the tourney, the man who is fa. vorcd to capture the title, G-2. G.2, so.
 Baron Gottfrlcd von Cramm of Germany, No. 2, eliminated Aarndt Jacobson of Denmark, G-2, Ga, 8.7.
 IT. w. Bunny" Austin, English IT. Denker of Germany, G.f, G-f GO. Don Turnbuli of Australia put out Tyuki Mlki. veteran Jap- uhNno EuniuVHt Vk AfvbuVuD V-OI V-Ag 6.1.
 Harold c. N. Lee, former Eng. fish Davis Cup player, turned back Emanuele Sertorio of Italy, Sd, G-4. 3-G. G-2. Christian Boussus, southpaw of the French Davis Cup forces. eliminated IT. W. Artens of Austria, 6-3, 6-3, 7.5.
 Women players. who were idle yesterday. started their singles competition. Dorothy Round. the little English school marm, eilm- mated her countrywoman, Joan Ridley, G-2, GO. In another first round match. Mrs Hiida Bperiing of Denmark, tho former Frauieln Krahwlnkol of Germany, turned bnck Miss D. II. Crichton of Eng. land, G-2, 6-2.
 Britain's dainticst player. Mrs Fcarniey Whittlngstall turnod in an upset by beating one of England' 's mlghtieAt players. Miss Betty Nut hall, 2.0, 6-3, G-4.
 Tn another second -r0und men's singles match, ladisIaw Hccht of Czech osl0vakIa downod Enrique Maier of Spain, G.3, Ga, 6-2.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-26
Armored TroLIeys
 And Buses II, Strike
(contInuod from paeo 1)

cases Of eight of the men end orr dered them fo.empIoged. An oDe peal to tho National Labor Board brought continuation of 'ths css
 "; contending that the 1s were dls- charged fOr tnefIIc1escy, the e0ms pany refused to comply.
 "We'll go into the Federal courts to prevent G." declared C. s. Way, company president.
 The unions now gre demanding reinstatement of a1l of the dis charged men and an election by crafts to select representatives fOg collective bargaining. The c0ms pany offered to consent to an elees ton with bus, StFeet-cAr and eIec~ trlca1 system empIOyeS voting a@ q unlt but refused to accept q vote by divisions.
 out Of electricians would force c shutdown 0f the power plant with In IF hours, automatically halt ing NtFeet-caFS, pDuDgtDg the city into darkness, and closing down industry depending on electricity
 Boos, catcaIIs and threats greet. EU VVEEAbVED VA WMGAk OebWWNNNegs 0hANs bus that rolled out of the barns. Tbe Grgt plcketS were joined by men burryjng from an aIlsnlght
 Bus drivers, almost aIl Of them strlkebfeakefs who stayed tn Ear. ages a11 night, were particular 0b. jccte of defISOn and VftuDeratiOn,
 Women joined with ttIelr strtk- ing men in ye1I0wiBg warnings ttat, You'd better keep right on driving"
 Every car apd b,Ig. was . rolling fort, with heavy wire betting naiI- cd over windows and doors. Isear doors Of stFeet-cars were barSlcae. ed.,
 Similar precautions were taken tt company buildings, BaFfsca1eg topped by bafbed wire guafded every approach to barn and Harag- es. Huge searctIights, mOunte1 W men who Iab0red throughout the night, commanded adjacent streetA And yards.
 Army cots and heaps Of canned foods Were flied in the power Etanf and the principal caF barns a31 bus garages for accommodation 0s stFlkebfe6kefs. :. Members of the labor board and leaders of tie city'e industry re- nialned jn conference with '. E. Way, president Of tie Electric Company, t was reported tiIat the CltlzenT committee recommended that the company accede to union demands that an election to chOOse labor representatives for collective bar- gaining De held by crafts. Way refused to alter his determination to force aII employees t0 vote aS a anff
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-26

they were given pieces of Crows clothing for scent and they went over tho fence again, down along the edge of Pritchard'a pond, which had been drained In Q hunt for a possible dead body. After n quarter mile, thls scent, too. was lost.
 Aa they took up the hunt again. the dogs seemed more eager than ever aa they caught scent appar- ently froaher than tho rest. lt led up through tho woods. and back across tho road to the vicinity of tho shack. Hack of the shack, the dogs hcstitated near troe and 't was discovered that tho tree had been clcatcd for easy climbing. High up on It's tops was built q platform which offered c perfect view of tho surrounding territory. This was Crows lookout"
 Hound Hunt Abandoned
 Tho dogs began yelping about tho foot of the tree and it was hold that Crow had been there recently even perhaps yesterday. The scent wnA loat in tho stones nearby. Becoming fatigued, tho hounds were given time for ono more at- tempt. This time the trail went on to Peterson's property, ovor which Crow would travel In heading for tho Cedar f.ake country, where he might ba in hiding. The dogs led tho way to barn near the home of Prosecutor Carl Peterson and there they gavo up tho chase. It was al- most dark by this time and it was decided to let tho dogs rest. They were taken back Co Ridgeheld af- ter being fed.
 Every single circumstance was against the hounds making n auc- coAa of their quest for tho maniac murderer. First of all the trail was more than 24 hours old. lt was tcr- ritory that Crow had travelled through often and If n scont wcro found there was tho problem of deciding how recent 1t was.
 Troopers Patrol Roads
 Tho grounds all about had been travcrsed by hundreds Of curious sightaeora, thereby helping to XII tho trail. The only things left to givo tho dogs n scent were articles In the car, stained and rocking with oil. Clothing in the shack. which would have furnished n good scent, was still smelling of the tear .gnA which had been fired Into tho place Sunday.
 Ali day ycstcrday the search. waa kept up. State troopers rode alona the nearby country roads. Corners and exits from tho heavy forest were guarded by well-armed depu-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-26

flies. constabies and sworn-in peace officers. Lookouts were stationed on nilitops to watch for traces of smoke from c fire. Every single preparation against an escape from '"' Seek underground Hut
 Further study of the shack which was bombarded Sunday af- tcrnoon made 1t seem impossible that Crow had been living there recently or at least that he had cooked there. The stove was filled with litter, mainly egg shells. There were hundreds of the latter. This discovery gave strength to tho view held by farmers that Crow has one or more hideouts tn the woods. where he has food stored.
 one report. given wide crcdence by authorities, has 1t that Crow spent n great deal of one summer in preparing an underground dug out In tho midst of tho forest. It Is supposedly equipped for living there indefinitely.
 Another reason why this story has foundation is the fact that Crow. although he was making Il getaway. abandoned his cur and struck Into tho woods. If he had food stored away and q place to live. he could probably remain safely there for days. The forest mazo would make discovery of the hidden spot unlikely unless the whole territory were combcd min utely by several hundred peace of. ficera. Even the sDot could be so well hidden that searchers could pass it by without even noticing it.
 Even if Crow has no feed stored away, he could stay alive for days In tho dense forest section. Fish abound in several brooks that flow Into Cedar Hill river, and there Is m abundance of small game In the vicinity. Well-ammunltioned. Crow would have plenty of fish and game to live on. A problem In that respect however ia how Crow cnn conceal smoke from the fire necessary to cook.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-26
BROTHER OF ONE
 VICTIM AMAZED
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 thought he was startlng the new year off right, MF KaFbin, who 1s C partner tn ( meat market on South Main street, said.
 If MF KefVaugkas had not Ob- t0ined this work, he probably would Do alive aBd happy today. So the new year that started of 90 brightly turned out to be c black one for the af1iabie farm tIaH1s who lived ln Naugatuek fOr about 1S years. st
 Mr Kervauskas canpe to Nauga. tuck in 1913 from his native Isna, 1AthuaHia, his brother sGld, aDh worked fOf inst time with hts brother ln the meat firm, now dfs- solved Of pfisavage and KaFbin or Spring street. He was . well known figure sn UHiOH City, 0cca- slOnA11y going on outings with the residents Of tjIat section.
 MF KAfbin Was shocked by the tragedy. "Why should this yDan shoot somebody who didn't even know him." no asked. He sai1 his brother worked ct one time in the American Brass company fn Wa tefbufy ABd JateF in Bethel on A farm. He always had \ DleasGnt disposition and WaS well liked,
 Mf KefVauskaS leaves besides his brother here, 4 sister, Mrs MaFy BhaFOnls Of New Haven aHd H brother And sister ln JdthuaHla.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-26

Tnylor. . man approaching middle age, is like Grow, a crack shot, and is familiar with the Intricate mares of territory along Cedar Lake river where it is thought Crow is in hiding.
 Wifl GO in Deeper
 No nearchers have yet gone as deeply into the wooded maze as Taylor plnus to go. Most of the hunt has been confined to the edges of the back roads and to tho fringes of adjoining woods. In the eight-aqunre mile area where Vol colt residents think it most logi- cal that Crow is hiding are several wo0dchoppers' huts, reached only by devious and almost invisible footpaths.
 Two of these shacks, buried miles from the Wolcott roads, were checked yesterday. In one was found evidence of somewhat recent inhabltRnce, Two state troopers, accompanied by report. CTS, visited another of these shacks to-day but it was dust filled and deserted. It had apparently not been used in months,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-26
SIDELICHTS OF THE
 GREAT MANHUNT

<Continued from Page 1.) had to be detailed off search duty to try to keep the long lines of cars moving forward. From the Yuskis homstead to the entrance to "Sui- eide Road" machines were packed nlong the road as tightly as sar- dimes in q can.
 One of yesterdays highiights was the nonchalancc of q group Of women and children who went into tho dense Wolcott forests to pick berries. They showed not oven bit of alarm as they went Into the dense wilds where 1t was feared Crow might be lying in hiding.
 The two bioodh0unds who at- tempted to trace Crow last night arc father and son. and both have been used in criminal hunts bee fore. The father is known as Hang man and tho younger dog as Chief
 It was recalled today that Crow used to spend hours at a time strOlling about tho main streets of Waterbury. He often stopped in front of tho office of The Democrat tO read tho bulletins. He would stand there for 10 and 16 minutes at n time, then leave, only to Dc hack again In a few more minutes.
 Some 90 odd hours after the murders, Crows car was moved away from the spot whore it had been. abandoned. On orders of Lieut. William shatzman, tho road ster was taken to q garage to be stored.
 Another false report last night sent two carloads of state police. men to the Chestnut Hlll section, where Crow was supposed to have been seen. Eoighbors were not ccr- tain Of the description and intcn. sive sonrch of the surrounding ter. ritory failed to show any signs of tho fugitive. The alarm was re- ceived about midnight.
 Two policemen were on guard all day yesterday at the home of William Mccormack, at whom Crow had spoken threats several times. It was feared that he might return to the place where Mir Me. cormack keeps Q gasoline station.
 Life must go on and yesterday Mir and Mrs Yuskis. parents of the murdered Clarence, had to go about their regular farm duties. Neighbors gave them as much help as possible. Mrs YubkiB was conspicpous, still wearing the swathIng white bandages about her head. She received a scalp wound from c bullet fired by the murs dsrer.