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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-21
Did You Know!

The National Student League and the Stu
dent League for Industrial Democracy have I'M
tied on program of struggle in placing the
Scottsboro Case before the U. s. Supreme Court.
Green admits that unemployment is on the
increase. His remedy seems to be approving Of
the government cut in wages for union labor
on public works projects This is done SO that
labor will not be drawn away from private EN-
plOyment in any region. Thus in some regions
government wages fall considerably below 30
cents an hour
Harry Hopkins is going full steam ahead
with his program to place millions of the I'M
employed on Subsistence homesteads."
In it's much talked about new housing pro-
gram, the government is making general cut IN
union wages.
In Texas the relief camps for transient
workers and their families are full, and the ad-
ministration is not increasing accommodations.
Many of the unemployed are forced to sleep
on the open highways during the cold fall and
early winter weather.
Already Senator-elect Bilbo of Mississippi
who rode into office on Huey Longs kite, has
spoken of Huey as one Of a group of "bluster-
ing, deceiving designing and ambitious poll.
ticians who misled the populace with cheap,
tawdry, clownish stunts while they rob the hon
est taxpayer and grow rich on easy money" Al
ready the crooks have fallen out.
TheUSSR has announced its intention OF
shipping increasing quantities of gold ore to
Tacoma to be smelted in order to build up an
adequate money reserve for commercial trans
actions with the U. s.
The AAA now crows gleefully that it has
paid out to American farmers total OF $522-
426 1S9-less than one-tenth the aomunt of DAM
age suffered by farmers in drought-stricken
states. Incidentally, latest reports show that
these states may be worse off than ever next
year due to the absence so far of the necessary
fall rains to start winter crops.
To keep up good front the syndicated dope
peddlers of the daily papers are informing the
people that Roosevelt has appointed commit
tee to investigate the auto industry tFord has
never been forced to comply with the NRA).
While the public is being fed this, the business
mems magazines such as Business Week, are tell
ing their readers that the president is all their
man nOw-nothing to fear
At Louisiana State University, Huey Long
has clamped a censorship on the Journalism de-
partment and closed the student paper because
it criticized his corrupt election practices Now he
forces the school to ban from the campus libraries
all newspapers from the outside that so much as
mention the affair.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-21
How Near Is War!

yet bring forth at any moment
the spark that would ignite
Europe and fan the world into
the flames OF slaughter.
Balkans Danger Point
In the Balkans Is the third
powder keg. With the assassiha-
ton of Alexander, most despOtiC
dictator OF the Balkans, the
flames began to mount. Alexan-
der's Jugoslavian government &C.
cused Hungary of hgarboring the
guilty-terrorists and as penalty
27,000 Hungarians in JugOslavia
were ordered deported. Hungary
charged a frame-up and extreme
cruelty in the carrying out OF the
act and threatened war. Troops
were concentrated on the border
by both governments. Italy mass
ed troops on her border.
For a time, at least, the two
war-minded governments have
been forced to consider trying
to settle the incident by peace
full means. But the underlying
causes still remain-and no eff
forts are being made to get at
them. This is as near war as
Europe has been since 1918. The
next spark may be famed to
flames before it can be stamped
out.
u. s. Prepares
In America Congressman Vim
son of the Naval Committee,
slapping Japan in the face with
an excuse for war preparations,
announces that the U. s. will
make a huge increase In its naval
expenditures in order to keep Its
share of the huge plumber of the
orient now claimed by the i'm
perialist powers of the world
Huge naval and air bases are
planned for the Pacific Coast
and islands. Already the U. s.
has loaned Chang Kai Shek some
800 million to be used almost
exclusively in military campaigns
against the Chinese Soviets, with
the aid of U. s. flyinsg experts
and teachers.
The Japanese people are on
the verge of starvation as q
result of military expenditures
that already threaten to bank.
rupt their government. France
faces a currency breakdown that
might mean the end of her pres
ent government. Britain is doub
ling her air defences. The Ger
man people are facing starvation
under the Hitler war machine,
and are threatening revolt, and
the Roosevelt regime marches
on playing the siren tune of wal
as the song of hunger for mil.
lions. The dark clouds of slaugh.
ter are rapidly lowering. War Is
in the air.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-21
TEXT OF
INITIATIVE 4

AN ACT TO provide for the establishment Of
Unemployment and Social Insurance, and other
purposes.
BE IT ENACTED By THE LEGIsLAruRE
OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Section 1. That a system of Unemployment
Insurance be established guaranteeing the
average wages in the respective industries and
territories in the State of Washington.
Section Q. This act shall be known as the
Workers Unemployment and Social Insurance
Bill
Section 3. The Unemployment Insurance
shall not be less than $1,000 weekly for each
adult worker and $500 weekly for each depend
ent.
Section 4. All workers wholly unemployed,
through no fault of their own shall be entitled
to the benefits OF this act for the entire period
OF their unemployment. There shall be no dis
elimination Unemployment insurance shall be
paid to every unemployed worker, adult and
youth, whether industrial or agricultural, office
employee, and all other categories OF wage labor,
native or foreign born, citizen or nOn-eitizen,
white or Negro, man or woman, without discrm
nation against race, color, age or political opin
iOn No worker shall be deprived of unemploy-
ment insurance because of refusal to take the
place of strikers or to work for less than union
rates of pay.
Section g. The full funds for unemployment
insurance shall be raised from funds now set
aside for the state militia and other military
purposes and by taxation upon incomes over
$1,000 year In no instance shall there be any
contributions levied upon the workers In any
form whatsoever for this insurance.
Section 6. The unemployment insurance
fund shall be administered and controlled by the
workers through unemployment insurance COM
missions composed of rank and file members OF
workers organizations. Unemployment insur-
ance commissions shall be empowered to estab-
lish free employment exchanges for the regis
tration of workers, the payment of unemplOy-
ment insurance, the hearing of contested claims
for unemployment insurance and appeals from
awards made.
Section 7. Social insurance shall be paid to
workers to the amount OF not less than $1,000
weekly for adult workers, and $500 for each de-
pendent, to compensate for loss OF wages
through Sickness accident, old age, maternity.
Section 8. Part-time workers shall receive
the difference between their wages and the I'M
employment insurance benefit. No worker shall
be disqualified from receiving unemployment
insurance because he refuses to work at wages
below what he was formerly receiving or below
the prevailing trade union rates in that vicinity,
nor shall he or she be disqualified for refusing
to work because of strike, of unsafe or unhealth-
full conditions, nor where hours are longer than
the usual trade union standards In the particu-
lar trade or locality An employee shall not be
required to accept employment II the establish
ment where employment is offered is at an un-
reasonable distance from his or her home.
Section 9. This act shall take effect immedi-
ately and remain in force until the Workers
Unemployment and Social Insurance bill has
been enacted by the federal government.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-21
Father Coughlin.
Radio Priest

In Royal Oak, Michigan, a most
sinister force presides over a lit
tie Catholic church, the Shrine OF
the Little Flower. But he wants
to preside over much more. His
demagogic radio addresses reach
millions, and he openly admits
that he will try for the White
House in 1885. Under his anti
labor banner he is openly enroll
ing youth of 10 years and ove1
who will vote in 1886"
Backed by important financial
and political interests and the
corrupt Hearst press, Father
Coughlin follows the example OIL
Hitler and Hearst; he ISLANDERS
the Communist Party by CON-
pletely distorting and misrepre-
senting the teaching and the &C.
lions of the Communists.
Inc consistent
Like his friend Mr.. Hearst, the
father" is unable to tell the
same tale twice. On one occasion
he says the NRA has its faults
but has accomplished a lot: on
another occasion he says the NRA
is Tot of hooey."
Last winter and spring the
father" invested heavily in silver
in time to realize q neat profit
on his holdings when his friends
in the government succeeded in
having the value of silver raised.
Knew About Fascist Plot
More recently, the commander
in-chief of the Shrine of the Little
Flower has admitted that he
knew all the time about the fas-
cist plot recently exposed by
Smedley Butler-and kept it
quiet. When questioned on such
actions, he said: What if It'll"
Father Coughlin, with huge
radio audience listening to his
demagogic sops thrown to labor
his left" sounding words capture
the less well informed of the
workers, is a powerful force for
the upbuilding of fascism in Am
erica. He must be watched and
exposed ceaselessly.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-21
Workers Correspondence

would be willing to lecture on
Russia and the progress that is
being made there under a work
ers' and farmers government. 1
personally listened to such a
lecture last fall and would sug-
gest that you get in contact with
Miss Margaret Krause, Seattle
teacher who seemed to be de-
lighted to talk about her So
journ last sumner in Russia. Then
print these lectures in the Voice
of Action and give us a chance
to distribute this information.
We must reach more of the
educated classes before we can
accomplish the best for human
ity.
Fraternally, Gold Bar Reader.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-21

strike against daily wages of
IL to "a cents. Attacks by police
in an attempt to break the
strike were driven of by the
workers
USSR = Latest dispatches
from the Soviet Union record
large increases in food and other
consumers goods. AS examples
meat is showing q Is per cent.
increase and butter a 30 per
cent. increase.
USSR.- The UESR stands
first among all the nations of
the world in monthly produc-
tion of pig iron at the present
time.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-21
MIA PROM WITHIN. VIM. o.

MIRA FROM WITHIN. VIM. o.
Thompson (of the Dsrrow
Board. Mary Van Kleek and
Earl Browder. 8 cents.
DON'T TAKE IT LYING DOWN,
by Pen and Hammer, 2 cents.
PROFITS AND WAGES, Anne
Rochester, 8 cents.
Reviewed by r. X. Van Dorm
When the Darrow Board made
It's report on the working Of the
NRA, the administration grew
purple with rage and the hot
words flew. Reason? Mr.. Thomp-
son had done a good job OF in
vestigating and submitted a re-
port in complete support of the
Communist contentious regard
ing the NRA. He said quite
plainly that 1t was a long step
toward fascism. Mary Van Kleek
resigned from the Federal Advis-
DRY Council of the U. 5. Employ
ment Service as soon as she saw
that the NRA was a hypocritical
piece of window dressing to hide
capitalism's strides toward fas-
cism. She likewise has lent her
great influence as one of the
country's outstanding econO-
mists to the Communist struggle
for a united front and for the
Workers Bill. We are well ac-
quainted with the able analysis
of Comrade Browder. This book
let Is the basic analysis of the
MIRA and the rest of the alpha
betical organizations.
The second booklet is a very
effective statistical analysis OF
the process of starvation that is
being forced upon the great
masses of the people. Minimum
food budgets for health and de-
cency are quoted from govern
ment reports-and 1t is shown
that nowhere are they even with
in speaking distance of actual
conditions. Relief is analysed
throughout the country, and is
shown to be a rapid tool of mass
starvation. Health standards are
shown to be flying down the to-
boggan of capitalist decay with
the passage of every month. And
finally the Workers Bill is out
lined as the only logical means
of ending mass misery in these
benighted states.
Prosperity for Whom?
Anna Rochester is a capable
economist and an effective writ
er. With broad strokes OF her
pen she outlines the glazing in
creases in the gap between the
employers incomes and workers
earnings. The principles of cap
italist industry are clearly and
effectively explained. Capitalist
incomes and workers wages are
outlined for the period before
the depression and for today
and contrasted. Prosperity for
whom?" How the Rich Get
Richer" Crisis Widens Gap Be
tween the Classes" Prosperity
Wages Below a Living Standard,
"the Wage Cutting Drive" and
"the Political Line UP" These
are a few of the most important
sections of the pamphlet which
give a very interesting and an
accurate treatment of the SUBJ
ject. You won't go to sleep over
this booklet-even If this hap
pens to be your first reading in
economics.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-21

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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-21

CZECHoSLovAKIA = The
national army is being raised
from 5000 men to 125,0O0.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-12-21

In Germany Hitler's power is
being undermined by serious dis
sention in the ranks of the Storm
Troops and Schultz Staffel 1t Is
rumored that Hitler will have
to start another blood purge"
More proof Of the serious in
ternal weakness of Hitler is seen
in the helpful agreements France
and England are trying to nego-
tiate with the Nazi leader.
His trump card Is the threat
that II he, Hitler. falls, Germany
will go Communist. Both France
and England come to terms with
Hitler when they become convinc-
ed that Communism is about to
win Germany.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-29
Pioneer Of Oliver
County Dies Here

Matthias Hermann, 81. pioneer Of
Oliver county who lived In Otter
Greek, died 1t 2:lO Monday afternoon
In q local hospital from gall bladder
trouble.
Mr.. Hermann was . retired farm
e. who came to the United States
from Russia 50 years ago. He was
born at Kren. South Russia on Octo-
Der n. 1880 and was married to Emile
sandau In Russia September .. 1854.
He received hts education there.
Funeral services will be held In the
Otter Creek Lutheran church Thurs
day ct 2 p. n. Reverend Paul Ernst
will officiate and the body will be bur-
led In the Otter Greek cemetery.
There are 10 children in the Herr
mann family, Adolph, Leonard.
Friedebert. Elsie, Arnold, Edgar.
Esther, Erwin and Elroy Ill live In
Otter Creek. Tobias. the seventh
son, lives IN Dickinson.
Besides members Of his family Mr..
Hermann leaves two brothers and
two sisters. Mrs. Edward dallivan
and his brother Phillip live In Otter
Greek. Christian lives In Beulah and
Mrs. John Reiner In Montana.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-29
Roosevelt Declares
ChacO Arms Embargo

Washington, May 29.-(ReOb-
etacles in the form OF treaties stood
Tuesday in the way Of concerted &C.
ton to cut off munitions from Para
quay and Bolivia, battling In the Gran
Chaco.
President Roosevelt, In what was
called step unprecedented in Am
erican history, issued Monday night
q proclamation outlawing the sale in
this country Of war materials for the
belligerents.
It was the first suck step taken
during the long and bloody war and
1t placed the United States definitely
in the forefront Of other nations In
the effort to halt the strife. Thirty
one countries plan to participate We'd
nesday In league meeting ct Geneva
at which q general arms embargo win
be discussed.
The presidents advisors believed his
move might fall short Of its goal UNI
less other South American countries
Join In the action. !.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-29
II PRISONED IN
Mine near
monday.
All Escape, However, When Fan
Draws Fumes From Work.
ings Of Ignite Pit

Minot, N. D., May 29.-(R-Eleven
men and three horses for short Pc
Rod Monday were prisoners In the
tunnel Ignite mine near Burlington.
nine miles west Of Minot, when flames
In the timber structure at the en-
trance Of the tunnel barred their
passage ffom the mine.
Fortunately, the ventilating system
included q fan at the mouth Of the
tunnel which by suction drew air from
the sloping tunnel, the air entering
through q shaft part way down the
half mile slope.
The Minot fire department, sum-
moned by q mine neighbor, Mrs. Al
fred Berg. raced to the scene with
chemicals and with addition Of an
emergency supply in the village Of
Burlington, was able to extinguish the
flames.
Before the fire was smothered It
had burned wiring Of the big fan SO
that the ventilating system ceased
operation.
The men and horses were brought
out without serious injury. although
several Of the miners were weak from
heat and smoke.
The miners were Clarence Berg.
Peter Timenson, Roy Young. Ernest
Berg, e. G. Swarth, Elmer Alderman.
Wesley Alderman, and John Dixon Of
Burlington, and Jacob Kloos, How
ard Stearns mad Adam Runyon Of
Minot.
Fire Chief J. J. O'Leary and Fire
man Earl johnson responded to the
call Of Mrs. Berg. not related to the
Bergs who were trapped temporarily
In the mine.
The mine Is owned by the Quality
Ignite Company, Of Minot, which es-
timated 800 as the total damage.
Residents Of the village Of Burling.
ton were not aware the mine was
attire until after the flames had been
extinguished.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-29
Says LANCER Planned Paper
Blazing Sun Sends Mercury Upuuard
Ask Red Cross Aid
In Caring for Five

Corbeil, Ont, May 29.-(R-
Red Cross association officials
have been asked to aid Mr.. and
Mrs. Ovila Dionne In taking care
Of the five baby girls born to the
26-year-old Mrs. Dionne Mon
day. Dr.. A. r. Dafoe Of Callan-
der, the attending physician, has
asked the association to provide
help 30 that the quintuplets may
have every chance Of surviving.
After visiting the mother and
children Tuesday Dr.. Dafoe said
the babies were gaining strength.
Both mother and children, which
are now more than 80 hours old,
are doing as well as can be ex-
pected, the physician said.
The babies were premature by
one month and are being fed q
mixture Of milk, corn syrup and
water with an eye dropper.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-29
SO Taking Part in
B. p. w. Gathering

Grand Forks, N. D., May 2o.-(R-
Approximately 60 women from al
parts Of the state heard m address
by Don Whitman, Grand Forks bust.
nessman, Of the first regular session
Of the 18th annual state convention
Of the North Dakota Federation Of
Business and Professional Women's
clubs here late Monday.
Miss Lillian 0ubelman, Valley City,
state president, submitted her annual
report and other reports were given
by Miss Madeira Knox, Grand Forks,
on tho convention program: Miss
Elisabeth Gibson, Rugby. acting sec.
Rotary: Mis- julia McDonough, Minot
legislation committee: NiGs Iona Els-
berry, Oaudo, finances, ana Mial
Heuricks Beach. Bismarck. member
ship
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-29
WHEAT PRICES SOAR
TO OVER A DOLLAR 1
FIRST Time IN Year.
Sundays Record Broken With
Thermometer at 102;
Cakes Reports 108
LITTLE RELIEF IN SIGHT
Thunder Showers Visit Widely
Scattered Sections;
Mostly Fair
LITTLE RELIEF IN SIGHT

Temperatures scared to q new May
record Of 102 above zero In Bismarck
Monday, breaking Sundays all-time
mark for the month when 101 was
the maximum recorded.
Little relief appeared in sight Tues
day as the weather bureau forecast
continued warm" holding out small
hope in its prediction for partly
cloudy" and unsettled at times"
In North Dakota the highest mark
for Mondays intense heat was set at
Cakes with 108. Hankinson swelter-
ed in temperatures which reached
104 and six other points in the state
recorded heat over the l00-degree
mark. They were Dickinson, James,
town, Lisbon, Napoleon and Wishek.
A few widely scattered Thunderstorm
erS have occurred but the weather was
mostl,r. fair in all sections.
Drouth relief directors from the
northwest. gathered at st. Paul for
conference, were reported as viewing
the high temperatures with increas-
ing alarm and asserted that it inten-
sites the difficulty Of the present
situation.
From Washington came reports
that pleas for help by the hundreds
are being received by the farm admin
istration which Tuesday extended its
designation Of emergency" drouth
counties to include number In the
southwestern drouth area. All Of
North Dakota already had been placed
in this classification.
Report Of the first heat death Of
the season came from st. Paul where
Albert lack, 80, collapsed on the
street. Physicians said death was
caused by heart attack. induced by
heat. Several Minnesota towns re-
ported thermometer readings above
100.
The terrific heat was credited with
bringing dollar wheat at Minneapolis
for the first time in almost q year,
and with causing strength in other
grain markets despite heavy profit
taking. July wheat closed at $1O0h.
The Williams county wheat control
association asked federal officers to
cancel orders for inspection Of fields
under the wheat-allotment plan, as
serting that elimination Of this cost
will mean "a much-needed addition
20 the final allotment checks to farm
erS."
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-29
Pioneer Pastor Is
Dead at Age Of SO

Barton. N. D., May 2o-lRHFuner-
al services viii be held here Thurs
day for Rev. Bernard liable, 50 years
old, veteran Lutheran pastor, who
died Sunday In q Rugby hospital. Mr..
Haglie. one Of the first to settle In
this district, came here 50 years ago.
Survivors are his wife, four sons,
Rudolph and Bert Of this place. Lars
Of Bismarck and Godfrey Of Souris.
8. Oak. t
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-29
Frank Grarnbs Funeral
Services Held Tuesday

Funeral services for Frank q.
0ramhs, prominent Bismarck resi-
dent who died ct his home Sunday
from heart disease. were conducted
In the Webb funeral parlors Tuesday
1t $50 p. IA. The Elks lodge, Of
which Mr.. 0ramhs was 3 member,
conducted the rites and interment
was made In the 81. Marys cemetery.
pallbearers were walter Tomas, Fred
Hessinger, Oscar Burkhart, Frank
Titus, Harry Woodmansee and Fred
Peterson. Mr.. 0ramhs' son PAUL ar-
rived from New York Monday 70 At
tend tn funeral.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-05-29
Jamestown College
Plans Graduation

jamestown. N. D., May 2o.-Prepa-
rations are being made for the annual
commencement week ct jamestown
college which viii be held June SIS.
The baccalaureate service will be
held Sunday. June 3, with President
b. H. Kroeze, DID,, Lid, preaching
the sermon. The commencement ex-
ercises will be held Wednesday. June
s, with President John Acheson Of
Manchester college. st. Paul, deliver
ing the address. In connection with
the commencement week program the
s5th anniversary Of the college win be
observed.