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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
Local Student Is
 Honored At Purdue

Nicholas Be1ury, son of Mir and Mrs George Belury of 1895 Bald win street, led tho freshman class at Purdue university in chemistry, mathematical and engineering in the mid-year examinations, ac. cording to word received here. The dean's report of the half-yearly quizzes also shows that the local student ranked high in other sub- Jects.
 He is q graduate of Crosby high school in the class of 1883. He was active, in student programs, an honor man, and c member of several Crosby clubs.
 The young Deople's branch of tho W. c. T. U. held q business meting or Friday night at the home of Miss Ruth Dowd, daughter of Mir and Mrs Lee Uowd of Lexing. ton avenue. An irspiring address on "Aliied Youth" was given by Rev Joseph Todd, and q talk cn- titled If I Wrote Bible,' was given by Rev Gertrude Coe. After tho session tho group went for q skating party. At later time of the evening the guests again met at Miss Dowd's home where dano- ing was enjoyed and refreshments were served. Those present were Robert Todd, George Gould, John Collins. Robert Hill, Warren Coe, Kenneth Alexander, Philip Gregg, Alfred Coe, William Osowski, Ann Phelnn, Doris Blanchard. Kath- erlne PheIan. Emmeline Mansan- iello, Jean seery, Janicc Green. Ida Blanchard, Margaret Holling- worth, Mrs Earl Biapchard, Mir and Mrs Henry Preusser, Mir and Mrs Lee IT. Dowd, Rev Joseph Todd, Rev Gertrude Coe, Mary Ke1isiewoski, Alice Green Mar 5orie Hdmmei, Barbara Gregg. Gregg, Florence Coo and Ruth Upton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30

Parent-chiid psychology will be discussed at the monthly meeting of the Chase Parent Teacher as- sociation at the Chase school kim dergarten tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock. The speakers will be Mrs Ernest l.. Kronvall and Mrs Walter Hardisty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-01-30
Club Activities

Plans were discussed nt n board meeting of the federation held on Wednesday in New Haven.
Evening star., 1934-02-28
Pu.Yi Pledges Rule of Peace
New Emperor, Ascending Manchnkuo Throne,
Makes Bid for Foreign Recognition
of Nation.
Of Nation.

which guarantees full freedom Of con-
science and creed to the individual?
Is 1t not worth something to the
world that Manchukuo stands at the
crossroads between the Soviet in the
Orient as q bulwark against inroads
of Bolshevism into the Far East?
I'VE have given the world proof in
the last twoy ears Of our stability and
the permanence of our security. It is
not our intention to 60 before the
world hat in hand, with head bowed,
to beg recognition Our own achieve
ments in realms of peace. trade and
finance for the welfare Of the people
must automatically Of themselves win
foreign recognition and gain US .
place in the family Of nations.
upon ascending the throne to-
morrow rejoice that through the
grace Of heaven and the unselfish, un-
remitting toll of the people and Of our
government officials, we have meas
urably advanced toward realization
Of making Manchukuo AN earthly
paradise In our country, young
though it is, the common people come
into a divine heritage Of peace. plenty
and contentment."
The Emperor-elect declared to
maintain inviolate the principle of the
open door, which "Manchukuo estab-
lished on a basis Of morality, benev-
olence and quality. We guarantee
equality of treatment to all natives
and foreigners alike. Racial discrim-
ination has no place in our charter"
Promotion of internal solidarity.
termination of international strife
and cultivation of good will and
friendship of all nations, he con-
tinued, will be the aim Of the new
empire. All international obligations
will be scrupulously fulfilled, he added.
The youthful monarch gave con-
crete examples of his country's prog
ress since its establishment two years
ago.
Tomorrow marks the end of our
Evening star., 1934-02-28

Copyright, 1884. BY the Associated Press)
HsINKING, Changchun, Manchu-
kuo, February 2S.-Henry Pu-Yi, on
the eve Of his enforcement Is En-
for foreign recognition In statement
given the Associated Press today.
He reviewed the progress made In
the Japanese-assisted state during the
two years he has ruled as chief ex-
ecutive
Let the world Judge this" he in
vited in the statement, whether we
deserve the right to q separate ex-
istence or whether We ought to have
foreign encouragement or recognition.
by suppressing banditry, corrupt
rule Of squeeze and exploitation Of
the masses by predatory war lords we
feel we have made q distinct contri-
button to the peace Of Asia and to
the welfare Of the people"
Contrasts Conditions.
In substantiation OF this contention
the 28-year-old Emperor designate
drew a contrast between conditions
III MaQCIlukuU dllO Ill SllAA1d PiOPcA
He asserted that 40 years Of re-
publican rule In China have brought
the people OF that unhappy country
only disunity, poverty, suffering. cor
ruption, disorder and continued civil
strife"
But, the statement continued, two
years of benevolent rule in Manchu-
kuo, based on the wise, liberal doc
trines of Confucius. have brought
happiness, peace, security. well being
and new life to this nations 30,000,-
900 inhabitants"
In this day, when relationships
and so-called democracies are stiflling
the peoples liberties and when all
nations Of the world are rearming for
new wars, is it not wholesome thing
to have in Asia country like Man
chukuo. which is dedicated to peace
and amity with all of the world and
Evening star., 1934-02-28
EX-OFFICER is JAILED

NURNBERG, Germany, February
% CP.-Richard Scheringer, former
army lieutenant, was held in the
Nurnberg Prison yesterday for ques-
tioning on what police called his
conspicuous behavior"
Authorities assured him he would
be released in a few days because
the matter Is non-political."
The newspaper, Fraenkische Tages-
zeitung. said an investigation revealed
he is q Communist, but police were
silent on this point.
Evening star., 1934-02-28

ruler of the Middle Kingdom"
(China) and sovereign ELECT of the
new Manchurian Empire, spoke with
deep emotion Of his aspirations and
his duties and responsibilities as en-
peror.
1T will be my policy In the future,
as in the past" he said, ITO guide the
people of this country in the sacred
doctrine Of 'Wang-tao, which has
as its basis the Confucian principle
Of benevolent rule and the ideal that
all nations, as well as individuals,
should observe the golden rule In
dealings with one nation.
I'VE all belong to one great human
family and should regard one another
as brothers and sisters. II we do
that. there can be no war. no hatred.
no evil In the world"
Evening star., 1934-02-28
CHINA STANDS FIRM.

Win Issue Statement Affirming Nom
Recognition Of Pu-Yi.
NANKING, China, February % up.
The national governments foreign
oflce announced today that upon the
occasion Of the enthronement Of
Henry Pu-Yi as Emperor Of Man.
chukuo tomorrow it will issue state
ment saying the Chinese governments
attitude in regard to non-recognition
Of Manchukuo remains unchanged.
"This latest development in jap
anese aggression in Manchuria," q
spokesman said, will not alter the Ma
tionAlist governments stand.
Evening star., 1934-02-28

existence as . republic" he said. I'm
every department Of constructive ef-
fort We have forged steadily ahead.
Pledges Aid to Farmers.
I'm the development of agriculture,
which Is the backbone Of our country.
We have made enormous strides. We
are . nation of farmers. Heaven has
bounteouSly rewarded our farmers
with abundant crops. Our government
will continue to give the people ap-
propriate encouragement and financial
aid In agrarian matters.
"One Of the greatest accomplish
ments has been the reform. stabiliza-
ton and unification Of our national
currency. We have balanced taxa
ton and lightened the burden Of the
people. Constitutional and judicial
reforms are being effected.
I'VE have made great headway in
development of commercial aviation,
construction Of national highways and
the building of new railroads as pro-
vincial arteries Of communication.
We have extended telephone, tele-
graph and radio systems. Notorious
lines link all import cities and towns.
Train service has been enormously
improved, speeded and made COM
Portable and safe.
1.-THE Nations great key industries
have been co-ordinated and placed
under more efficient and unified con-
troll. Our aviation enterprises, trans
portation, telephone, telegraph and
radio systems also have been placed
under special, unified control which
make for economy and efficiency.
Welcome Foreign Capital.
Economic and commercial growth
of Manchukuo offers splendid op-
portunities to foreigners. We heartily
welcome the participation in construc-
ton OF this side of our national life.
especially Of Americans, who have no
political interests to promote"
Concluding the audience. the last
Evening star., 1934-02-28
nan here In 1922 because "he slapped

man here In 1922 because "he slapped
me-"
Webster Kemner, 70, assistant
teller for the Commerce Trust Co.,
was stopped ON Q downtown street
yesterday by two men. One Of them
shot the teller, despite the fact that
he offered no resistance.
The men picked up his satchel. con-
tanning cash and securities, and fled
in q small car believed to have been
driven by q woman. A fourth robber
had held Doyle Swofford, bank guard,
at bay during the robbery.
Evening star., 1934-02-28
Wage Raise Averts Strike.

OKLAHOMA CITY, February %
R).-The threat Of an Oklahoma City
street car and bus strike passed yes
terday as workers accepted a wage
increase averaging nearly $l4 monthly
for all employees.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-13
Big Crop Is Expected
Despite Natural
Difficulties

waited through the summer, they
have a better than average crop
even if unhelped by single rain.
They have noted that the extra
early sowing (seed thrown on mud
left by melting snow, and then Gull
tivated into the ground as soon as
the mud would bear the weight of
horses has good average crop
wherever it was well done. That
the sowing of sprouted seed and
bionized seed (two new methods
now widely tested in the U. S. S. R.)
has also brought a fair harvest,
even when not a single drop of
rain fell on the soil this spring.
They have seen, side by side, fields
of grain which flourished in spite
of drouth, and other fields, which,
being sown too late on soil plowed
just before wing, completely
withered.
Even for these withered fields
there is hope in a second seeding.
The farm experts have been busily
working out crops that can be
planted in fields where winter grain
was burned or where it is exception
ally poor. Seeds for these crops have
been rushed to the affected areas.
The fight with drouth was chiefly
a fight in the southern and central
grain lands, and while there have
been not a few casualties, it APP
pears to be won.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-13
Fields Replanted By
Collective Work
Yield Grain
By ANNA LOUISE STRONG

MOSCOW, IF. P.)-The drouth
which is sweeping the northern
hemisphere this summer and send
ing poverty and hunger to hundreds
of thousands of farm homes found
a doughty antagonist in the COL
lective farms of the Soviet Union
which by organized effort deter
mined to have a harvest rain or
no rain"
They are actually succeeding, and
not by miracles, except the miracle
of logged determination applied in
organized fashion. Indications are
that this years harvest may be
little if any less than last years,
the biggest crop in Russian history.
If and when this harvest actually
materializes, in sharp contrast to
the almost ruined prospects beyond
the Soviet border, where the weather
conditions were the same, it will be
attributable to one thing only-the
united drive which collectiyization
made possible. From the small boys
and girls in the dry regions who
were out in bands digging irrigation
bitches to the staff of scientists in
the Commissariat of Agriculture in
Moscow, who we're busily devising
the follow up crops to be planted
where the winter grains had already
failed, the whole net work of agen-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-13
Cops Seize Fl. Jay
Relief Job PicketS
Relief Workers League
Heads Held on Bail

NEW YORK-Michael Davidow,
president, and Paul Block, organizer
of the Relief Workers League, and
Jack Rand, arrested while passing
out leaflets to the workers on the
Governors Island Fort Jay project
Wednesday, were held in bail of
$500 each for trial on Wednesday,
July 10, by Magistrate Burke, at
Tombs Court.
Together with other pickets, the
three were passing out leaflets to
workers who remained on the Job
after 200 workers who were laid off
over the weekend and some of
those retained on the job had gone
out on strike. All the workers who
remain on the job are to be fired
by August l, according to the plans
of the relief administration, and
their places filled by unemployed
seamen from the Seamen's In
stitute.
In firing the Fort Jay relief
workers as part of the general lay
off of $4,000 relief workers, the city
relief administration plans to use
seamen now on transient relief to
fill their places at lower rates of
pay.
The Marine Workers Industrial
Union is conducting a campaign
among the unemployed seamen not
to accept the jobs and scab on their
fellow workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-13
WiScOnSin'S Z" JobIeSS
Insurance " Bill

THE Wisconsin Unemployment Compen-
sation Act, the only unemployment in
surance bill operative anywhere in the
United States, needs only to be examined
and quoted to show that it is in no sense
an unemployment insurance bill, and
wholly eliminated the greatest number of
workers in the State.
All Of the present unemployed, all farm workers,
railroad workers, relief workers, teachers and public
employees, domestic and personal workers, and all
workers employed in establishments with less than
ten employees totally denied benefit payments
under the Wisconsin law. Nothing is provided for
the sick and aged clearly stating on this point,
a worker must be physically able and available
for work" misconduct" clause IAN employee
is wholly barred from benefits if he has lost his
employment through misconduct, if he quits with
out good cause" bars still more workers. stating,
since the boss holds the funds, that the quitting
of the job must be with good cause attributable
to his employer" residence requirement states
that worker must be "a resident of Wisconsin for
two years" The strikebreaking clause states that
the worker is automatically disqualified from fur
Their benefits if he refuses work offered.
INSTEAD of setting up the insurance reserves, the
employer may, at his own discretion, institute
plan whereby he guarantees the workers in his
factory AZ weeks work year at two-thirds of the
regular hours of the work week Hours under this
arrangement may be cut to 20 a week
Benefits under the Wisconsin law are limited
to IS to $40 week for period of not more than
ten weeks in the year-S5O to $500 year-an
amount actually less than the present average sub
starvation relief payments in Wisconsin.
THE Wisconsin law bars the present jobess legal
ICES forced labor, bars the majority Of the
present workers, is strikebreaking in effect and
by the misconduct clause excludes workers fred
at the employers discretion.
Only the Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill
endorsed by thousands of A. F. of L. locals, scores
OF Central Trades Bodies, number of national
conventions of the A. F. of L. by UNEMPLOYED
groups, veterans and home owners organizations
workers clubs, and by As city governmental bodies
provides adequate unemployment insurance Only
the Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill pro-
Vldes payments to the present unemployed, to all
who work without discrimination of any sort.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-13
The Socialist Party and
Ernst Thaelmann

THE advancing crisis in the Hitler fas-
cist government emphasizes the ter
rible danger to the lives of Thaelmann,
Torgler and other anti-Fascist prisoners.
Certainly at such time, every group in
terested in fighting fascism and for the
liberation of these working-class heroes
should unite for common struggle against the fas-
cist curse.
And yet the Socialist Party its newly elected
cleft wing" National Executive Committee in par
ticar, has thus far ignored the united front call
of the Communist Party Central Committee, which
proposes united actions for the liberation of Thae-
mann and anti-fascist fighters in Germany.
In the face Of the ever-present menace to
Thaelmann, who, in his torture dungeon is the
symbol OF the fight to overthrow the fascist rule
of the Nazis, the Socialist Party of this country
can rest perfectly content can ignore all actions for
the release Of Thaelmann and his fellow antifascst
prisoners.
The rank and file Of the Socialist PARTY the
large number Of workers and honest intellectuals
who hate fascism and eager to struggle against
1t, certainly have right to an answer from the
new NEG. on this question
There is question to which they have
right 70 an answer-why does not the Socialist
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-13
By Burck

the propaganda stage into the stage
Of organization and action.
The union is not yet mass or
ganization powerful enough to stop
munitions shipments Singlehanded.
1t will become so only as it grows
through organization and through
the struggles for everyday needs of
the marine workers on ship and
dock, and among the unemployed
in their battles for relief and I'M
employment insurance and against
forced labor on relief projects.
There is little question about the
hostility of Seamen and harbor
workers generally to war. They are
among its first and most numerous
victims. The problem is to crystal
lie this hostility into active deeds
to stop munitions.
There is no golden road to this
end. There is only the hard road
OF day-to-day struggle and organi-
cation. The anti-war work, both of
the union and the general anti-war
organizations, must be increased
along the waterfront and on the
ships. To my knowledge, no anti
war organization has sent speaker
to the waterfront in the past year.
We have attempted to mobilize
protest demonstrations before ships
loading munitions, but we have had
little support from other workers
organizations. The Anti -Imperialist
League gave the main strength at
demonstration protesting the de-
parture of the Seafox to be blown
up in the Amazon River, victim of
a Peruvian plane. Otherwise, our
anti-war demonstrations have been
limited to the few we could muster
and transport to outlying and in
accessible piers.
The mass organizations must
strengthen these protests. These
protest meetings are of great value;
but they must be backed up by more
organization among the men who
load and transport munitions. That
Is the job of the union, with sup
port from other organizations. The
most important phase of this work
is building powerful M. w. I. U.
among the Seamen, and building
powerful opposition groups in the
International Longshoremen's AS
ISOLATION. There can be no doubt
OF our ability to build large groups
which follow our program in the
I. L. A. The West Coast strike is
an example Of the influence we can
WELD if our forces apply themselves.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-13
BY H. JONES,

Editor, Marine Workers Voice"
DECENTLY, Comrade Browder
N pointed out the fact, which even
the waterfront had missed, that the
West Coast strike had stopped
munitions shipments to Japan, and
no one suffered but the warlords of
Japan and the war profiteers of the
United States. On one occasion
scrap-iron intended for weapons
against the Soviet Union, Soviet
China and the peasants Of North
China was turned into weapons
against American scabs, when strik-
ers stormed a ship and drove the
scabs off.
For two months now, shipment of
scrap-iron and other war materials
from the West Coast has been at a
standstill. Such is the power of the
organized workers when led by
class-conscious fighters, as the
West Coast fighters are today.
One of the few ships that slipped
through the West Coast barricades,
the President Lincoln, reached
Honolulu with her holds ablaze, the
result of improper stowage of dan
gerous cargo. Scab-loaded air.
planes bound for the murderous
Chang Kai-Shek burned and the
ship lost much time in delivering
what cargo was not damaged.
In the Gran Chaco, Bolivia,
armies still battle for the empire
of Standard Oil. 1t is common
knowledge, heralded through the
capitalist press a year after the
revolutionary press published the
fact, that Standard Oil finances
Bolivia's campaign of slaughter
against Paraguayan peasants and
workers. The Paraguayan army is
kept in the field by credit" ex-
tended by British oil interests, and
both of the imperial brigands are
secured" by lien on the land over
which their lackey generals drive
the unwilling peasantry to death.
Into this arena of blood Roose-
welt launched his humane" decree
stopping shipments OF munitions to
Bolivia and Paraguay. But the
shipments continue, nevertheless.
Arms Shipped Nevertheless
Within the last month ware
houses in New York harbor were
searched" to see if the ship lines
we're carrying munitions. The Grace
Line protested it's innocence, saying
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-13
Vest Coast Strike Has ParalySed Munitions
Shipments TO Far East for Past TaUo Months

they never" carried munitions be-
cause theirs were passenger ships
and it would be unlawful" Yet
every seaman knows that Grace
Line ships do carry airplanes. air.
plane parts and even loaded
cartridges in great quantity to the
Bolivian army. These munitions
caused a good-sized riot in africa,
and once, when the member of the
crew of Santa" boat reported to
the Marine Workers Industrial
Union that munitions were being
loaded, protest demonstration met
small army of police at the dock.
A munitions barge, flying danger
flag, lay alongside the guarded ship
on which it is unlawful" to carry
munitions.
The Working Class Must Establish
Such An Embargo
AS the West Coast strike stopped
munitions to Japan, SO the workers
on the East Coast must develop
strike action to stop all these NUM-
tions shipments to Japan, to South
America, to the Caribbean Islands.
The Government, in spite of its
"embargoes" will not stop it. There
are giant profits for American capt.
tai in financing the slaughter of
workers and farmers in the semi
colonial countries; there is great
gain in the plans of Japanese inn
perialism to attack the Soviet
Union, destroy Soviet China, and
extend Japanese hegemony over
dismembered China.
Beginnings Of Working Class Action
Only the working class can es-
ablish an effective embargo against
the shipment of arms to the i'm
perialists and the lackeys of imperi-
alism; for the working class has no
profit in any of these murderous
deals.
Small beginnings of such a move
ment can be observed. One of the
most important is the establishment
of anti-war propaganda centres and
action committees among ships
crews. For a while such anti-war
committees functioned on several
ships of the Ore Steamship Co., a
subsidiary of Bethlehem Steel. Anti
war committees should be set up on
docks, too, among the longshore-
men.
A constant anti-war campaign is
carried on by the M. w. I. u, as
part of it's organization work. That
campaign must be brought out of