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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Socialist Editor Deies
Locals Order, Tia | k S
At Anti War Meeting

OMAHA, Neb.. Aug. 5.-Gray
Bemis, active Socialist and editor
of the Omaha Leader. spoke as q
member of his party to the more
than 300 workers who assembled at
the County Court House steps for
the United Front Aug. l demonstra-
ton against war and fascism.
The meeting adopted with unan-
unity resolutions demanding the use
of all war funds for unemployed
workers and drought-stricken farm
ers; the ending of police and
yigilante terror in the West Coast
strike area and the release of Ernst
Thaelmann and other anti-fascist
fighters in Germany.
The committee which arranged
the demonstration included repre-
sentatives of the Communist Par y,
the Young Communist League, the
Butcher Workmen Of America, the
Unemployment Council and the
Omaha Philosophical Society
Bemis spoke despite the decisions
of the Socialist local, by a close
vote, to reject the Communist
Partys invitation to join in the
united front.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
5000 Face
Eviction in
Pa. Tax Sales

DOYLESTOWN, Pa, Aug. s.
Faced with the loss OF their homes
and farms as a result of the order
that over 5000 properties must be
sold for delinquent taxes, hundreds
OF farmers and their families
gathered at the steps of the Bucks
County Courthouse demanding that
the proposed sales stop.
A delegation of fifty was elected
to see Governor Pinchot demand
ing that he act to stop the forced
sales of the impoverished farmers
homes.
A telegram signed by Lewis
Bentley, president of the United
Farmers Protective Association, de-
manding that Pinchot halt the
sales received the answer that Pin
chot would meet with the farmer
delegation on Sunday.
Meanwhile various farmer del
egations are visiting the officials Of
Bucks County demanding that the
farmers be permitted to keep their
homes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06

and finally threw him unconscious
on top of his young children lying
trembling on the bed.
On the Monday preceding the
vigilantes' night visit to the isolated
chain-gang camp. three loads of
MISUNDERSTANDING the vigilante
w. F. Aycock, who beat Attorney
Besig, and the nephew of the big
grower and shipper, A. N. Jack
drove into the camp. They re-
manned over an hour, fraternized
with guards and carefully scrutin-
lied Antonio Solorzano, who had
not yet been released.
In answer to the wired protests
of workers groups on the vicious
assault of Tony Solorzano, the
Sheriff of Imperial County, George
L. Campbell. stated that the vigil
lantes are blameless and that the
charge of assault against them is
trick to gain sympathy for the
workers. And such has been the
sheriff's explanation of all past as
saults.
Protest the police protected vigil
lante terror in Imperial Valley to
Sheriff George L. Campbell, Ell
Centre, Calf, and to Attorney
General Cummings, Washington,
D. C.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Alabama Girl
Hits Southern
White Justice


NEW YORK.-A native white girl
of Alabama, Elizabeth Stevens, in a
statement received by the Daily
Worker yesterday, condemned the
system of oppression accorded the
Southern Negro by the courts, Off
GERS and citizens and urged wider
campaign to free Angelo Herndon
and the Scottsboro boys.
Her statement follows;
THE Scottsboro case has brought
to the attention of the nation the
fragrant injustice of the ruling class
in the South toward the Negro.
Many people from the North, stu
dents and experienced observers of
our present economic and political
scene, have gone into the South to
investigate the conditions of the OPP
pressed groups, especially those of
the Negro. These individuals have
returned to the North with almost
unbelievably ugly pictures Of the
Jim Crow discrimination, injustice
and oppression that is the lot of the
Southern Negro.
Along with the so-called out
siderS, I, native Albanian, voice
my condemnation OF the present in
justice and oppression accorded the
Southern Negro by the courts, Off
GERS and citizens in general.
TN a state like Alabama, in
which white Supremacy is held a
sacred principle, one can easily
imagine that the seemingly fantastic
stories about the South are not ex-
aggerations. 1t is impossible to pre-
sent the South in worse light than
it deserves. The Negro has no yes
tige of social or legal justice. If it
had not been for the intervention
of the I. L. D. and the thousands
Of protest letters coming from all
over the country, the Scottsboro
Negroes would have been hanged, or
more likely lynched, long ago, and
Angelo Herndon would have been on
the Georgia chain gang.
"As there is no liberal group in
the South large enough to save
these Negroes, it is vitality impor-
tant that all United States citizens
who wish to see justice done should
lend their influence and financial
support to the defense of the Scots
bore boys and Angelo Herndon.
(Signed) ELIZABETH STEVENS"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
TgiIantes Giue Death Threat
To Imperial Valley Prisoners

SAN DIEGO. Calf, Aug. s.
The sound of a bugle at II p. M,
July rs, awakened the seven
class-war prisoners who are alone
on the chain gang at Superstition
Mountain in Imperial Valley.
Five hundred yards away on a
hill to the north they saw burning
large cross and about it ten men
shrouded in white sheet. The
cross burned for about half an
hour, then "taps" were sounded
and the men left.
Next morning Stanley Hancock
and Mike Gutierrez, Jr, went up
the hill to examine the charred
cross. Directly in front of the cross
was a life sized grave. Marking its
head was large stone and spelled
out at its foot, in letters covering
six feet, was the name HANCOCK.
The footprints of the vigilantes
led 500 yards across the desert to
the tire mark of three cars. At this
point was a newspaper package
with an outside note addressed to-:
Stanley Hancock and Nieto.'
A ten-foot rope hitched into a
hangman's moose and a heavy
leather cat-o'-nine tails tipped with
quarter inch steel studs were in
side the package. The whip was of
a type that would not bruise flesh,
but cut it to ribbons.
A note read:
Communists watch your step
from now on. You advocate vi0-
lence and terrorism and that is
what you will get. All you want
and more. Your friend who went
home Monday got his Tuesday"
This last reference is to Tony
Solorzano who after the completion
of his 90-day sentence on frame
up was beaten in his home by eight
vigilantes who drove him with blows
through his little house in Brawley
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Taylor Springs
C.. p. and S. p.
Unite OnTicket
Conference to Draw Up
United Front Slate
for Elections

TAYLOR SPRINGS, Ill, Aug. 5.
The Communist Party and So
cialist Party Of Taylor Springs hare
agreed to a united from for q
Workers Ticket and are working
cut a county election slate at a
conference today.
Delegates have been elected by
the Progressive Miners Of America
Of Nokomis and its Women's AuXil-
larry and the Unemployment Coun-
ellis.
Adam Chura. member Of P. M. A.
Local l and Communist Party can
didate for County Judge, was ar
rested after police found a red flag
on the Bend City Hall, and he is
now in the Carlinville jail,
The arrest is an attempt on the
part of the authorities and P. M. A.
officials to intimidate militant
workers before the P. M. A. con-
vention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Urge Mass Protests AS
Six Jobless Workers Go
To Trial on West Coast

LOS ANGELES. Calf, Aug s.
A Negro, an Indian. and two for
eign- born workers we're denied the
right to testify on behalf of six
workers now on trial here. The six
workers were arrested when police
and thugs attacked a demonstra-
ton Of unemployed on June l.
When James McShann, mill
tant Negro worker who is defending
his own case, exposed the fascist
nature of the court Judge Arthur
Crum dismissed the jury and
threatened to fine McShann for
contempt of court.
While workers are being denied
the right to testify, a parade a
police witnesses have been called
The police agent prosecutor insults
and disparages the Negro, foreign
born and Jewish workers
Unless workers flood Judge Crum
with protests, the six workers face
long prison terms. kilograms and
protests should be sent to Judge
Arthur Crum, Division 5, Municipal
Court, Hall Of Justice, Los An
geles, Calf.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Chicago Youth Groups
Meet on War Congress

CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. S. - The
Youth Section of the American
League Against War and Fascism
has issued a call for a city-wide
meeting of youth organizations to
be held on Monday. August 10, 7..3o
pm, at N. Wabash Ave, room
1900.
The meeting will plan actions
against war and prepare for the
Youth Congress which will be held
here on September %. % and 30.
Youth Councils of Action are be-
ing formed in the neighborhoods
to mobilize against war and fas-
cism. Neighborhood clubs and
groups are being urged to elect two
delegates from their organizations
to the city meeting of the youth
section meeting which will be held
next Monday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Four Jailed for Holding
Unemployment Meeting

CLOVIS, N. H., Aug. 5.-Mar-
garet Rauert, state secretary of the
Unemployment Councils, H. G
Rauert, Council organizer, j. Tharp
a member of the Socialist Party
and C. G. Plaster were jailed here
on July Is while attempting to hold
street meeting. H. G. Rauert re-
ceived $40 fine and 25-day sus-
pended sentence which will be ap-
pealed to the District Court.
The three we're arrested on July
Is after they had informed City
Manager r. v. Miller that they
would speak despite the refusal to
grant them permit.
At the street meeting H. G.
Rauert, Unemployment Council Or
ganizer, after a short speech, was
followed by Tharp. City Attorney
Smith, followed by Police Chief
Manning and a patrolman, stopped
Tharp, telling him he would be
placed under arrest if he continued
to talk. Tharp was seized together
with Rauert and his wife Margaret
Plaster, an unemployed worker, was
also seized. All were held on bail of
$50 each.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Boston Makes Squirt
In Final Lap of Drive
For Election Petition

BOSTON, Mass. Aug. 5. The
District Bureau of the Communist
Party has declared a general mo-
bilization of all Communists and
sympathizers to put Eva Hoffman
and Meyer Klarfeld, Congressional
candidates in the 18th and 10th Dis
tricts, on the ballot.
Local election campaign head
headquarters will be open every day
and evening during the current
week to speed the collection of the
nominating signatures necessary.
These headquarters are at: IA Wild
wood ST., Dorchester; New Interna-
tional Hall, AZ Wenonah ST., Rox-
bury; 1929 fremont St., South End;
376 Broadway, South Boston.
The campaign comittee has asked
that all signatures be turned in to
these headquarters by tomorrow, but
actual collection of signatures may
go on until noon on Friday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Omaha Car
Strikers Sent
Back tow Ork
BY BUD REYNOLDS

OMAHA, Neb., Aug 5. The
Omaha and Council Bluffs street
car mems strike ended July 30 by a
vote of ITO for, rs against, and l5C
blank ballots.
The $50 blank ballots is the best
indication of the decentralization
which the local leaders plus Blume
of the N.R.A., and Parker and
Mahon of the Garments Interna-
tional Union CA. F. of L., were
able to generate in the span OF
five days.
A strike vote was sabotaged by
the A. F. of L. union officials for
ten days, and then such demands
as fright of arbitration before the
MIRA" discrimination grievances,
and taking of cent an hour from
the platform men to give the shop
men, were made.
Parker denounced the strike. Pub
Lefty was carefully turned from
seeming neutrality to sharp con-
domination of the strikers. while the
union leaders did nothing but Utter
about red activities and influence.
The picket lines rapidly petered
out, and voluntary jitneys and po-
lice reserves flooded the streets.
The Party issued statement on
the strike, warning the strikers Of
treachery from the general office
misleaders, and the role of the N.
r. A.
The rank and file members are
bitter over the whole experience.
The issue will break again next
April with the men better prepared
for militant struggle
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Gallagher Candidacy
Endorsed by Cowley

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. s.
Malcolm Cowley, literary critic and
an editor Of the New Republic, has
endorsed the candidacy of Leo Gall
lagher for Associate Justice of the
California Supreme Court. Gal
laghe- is running on non partisan
ticket with the endorsement of the
Communist Party.
Il have met Gallagher end
admire the man and his record
Cowley says in his endorsement.
other literary figures backing Gal
lagherS candidacy are Theodore
Dresser, Granville Hicks, John
Howard Lawson, Mary Heaton
Worse, Samuel Ornitz and Joseph
Gollumb.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06

dtd2tes.
A. Guss, state campaign manager
of the Communist Party Saturday
issued a statement containing these
facts and calling for great moioi-
li5ation OF the party and non-party
workers to plunge enthusiastically
into the campaign.
we are not licked 1 feel con-
fident that the workers of Illinois
will rally to meet this dangerous
situation" Guss stated. But we
have only three weeks to go.
Everyone must be on the job daily,
collecting signatures on our petit
tons.
The Crusaders and other anti
working class organizations are
preparing themselves for an attack
against our organizations, and
against all militant workers. We
must meet this movement by roll
ing up great Communist vote in
November. To do this we must
now, in every district, insure the
placing of our candidates on the
BALLOT by intensifying our work"
Signatures in the fifth and eight
congressional districts must be all
turned in to 101 S. Wells St., Room
702, by August Is. These districts
are in the territory of Sections
and of the party respectively. All
other signatures must be into the
office by Sept. 1.
On Septeber I, Bob Minor and
one of the Communist aldermen of
Taylor Springs, Ill, will speak at a
great city-wide campaign affair.
Announcements will be made at
this affair of the candidates who
get on the ballot. There will also
be a fine program, including a
Candidate Popularity Contest.
And" Guss said yesterday, This
must and will be a victory cele-
bration. not a post norton on a
failure"
Karl Lockner, scrapping leader
of Chicago's unemployed, and cam
didate for Congressan at large.
begins a months tour of Down
State this week.
Funds for the campaign are
greatly needed. The enormous ex-
pense of an election campaign must
be met by the pennies and dimes Of
the workers.
All new contributions and OUT
standing collection lists should be
turned over as soon as possible to
the campaign committee either at
l01 S. Wells or at neighborhood
headquarters.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Worker Held for Raising
Red Flag Is Released
lpaily worker Midrest Rur.au,

CHICAGO, Ill, Aug. 5.-Adam
Chura, arrested last week on
charges of having raised red flag
on the city hall of Bend, ILL.,, has
been released, down-state sources
report today.
The flag in question was raised
August first, and was only hauled
down after police struggled with 1t
for two and half hours.
Chura is known as an active and
militant member of the Progressive
Miners Of America. He recently in
troduced into his local of the union,
local. l, resolution against war
and fascisnl, which was adopted
BY the $500 members.
Local workers expressed the opin-
ion that Chura was being framed
in an attempt to crush rank and
file sentiment against the PIMA.
leadership before the convention of
the union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Chicago Business Men
Urge Federal Attacks
On Militant Workers
(Daily Worker Midwest Bureaul

CHICAGO Ill, Aug. 5.-Estab-
lishment of anti-Communist groups
by both the federal government
and business men was urged yes
terday at two meetings held in
Chicago.
Demands that the federal gov
eminent establish Scotland
Yard" to spy on and attack the
working class movement we're con-
tanned in 4 resolution adopted last
night by the Cock County Council
of the American Legion.
Meantime, organizational meet
ings of the Crusaders continued in
secret session. Organized to win the
repeal of prohibition, the Crusaders
have set themselves out to attempt
to crush the Communist movement.
The character of the organization
is best shown by survey Of some
of its leading members. The follow
ing are members Of the national
advisory council:
Paul Davis, Pres. American Trust
Co., Nashville, Tenn.
Robert Lund, Chairman. National
Manufacturers Assn, st. Louis, Mo.
D. A. Crawford, Pres. Pullman
Co., Chicago.
Henry M Dawes, Pres, Pure Oil
Co., Chicago.
A membership drive for the
Crusaders is scheduled to begin in
September.
Fred Clark, National Chairman,
announced yesterday that the Crus-
aoe-s were getting aid in their anti
Communist drive from Kiwanis,
Rotary and other business mems
clubs, and from the Sentinels Of
the Republic in the South.
Clark claimed that active chap
tiers of the organization were func-
tioning in Pennsylvania and New
York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06

an unemployment compensation
Fund"
This plan, looking toward a fed
eral law, will undoubtedly receive
much attention in the coming
months, in connection with the
Presidents scheme for some kind
of federal unemployment "insur-
anee." In fact, this plan was re-
leased only ten days after Roose-
velt's speech which made vague
promises of social security" some
time in the future.
In contrast to the Workers IN
surance Bill CHR. 1899, the indus
trial boards plan sets forth as a
first principle that employees as we'll
as employers should contribute to
the unemployment compensation
fund. THE state Cor the nation)
should not contribute Under this
plan, employers would contribute
3 per cent and workers l per cent
Of the total payroll. Other principles
set forth include the following:
Benefits to an unemployed
worker should be paid only for a
definitely fixed number of weeks
In no case should the weekly benefit
payments exceed twenty-six in one
year"
A worker must wait four weeks
after he loses his job before receiv-
ing any benefit, and those dis
charged for misconduct" whatever
that may mean in the mind of the
employer-must wait eight weeks.
A worker must have worked 100
days during the preceding year or
1850 days in the preceding two years
in order to be eligible for benefits,
The plan does not aim to cover
all unemployed workers in time
of general depression" In fact, it
states explicitly that "the proper
ton of the unemployed receiving
benefits will decrease as the de-
preston is prolonged"
Excluded from all benefits are the
large groups of workers classified
as farm laborers, domestic servants
mot in hotels or restaurants), pro-
fessional people, employees of fed
eral, state, city and county govern
ments, and public school teachers.
When the worker qualities for the
compensation in all the above re-
spects, he Cor she) will receive from
80 per cent to IS per cent of his
average weekly wages, according to
the number of dependents. A young
man or girl under 81 who has been
earning, for example the code
minimum Of $12 week and who
lives with parents mot dependent
on the worker, would receive only
$3.50 week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Cutters Local Chiefs
Fine Members $50 for
Exposing Corruption

NEW YORK-For daring to at
tack the union leaders at meet
ing of the Cutters Local of the In
ternational Ladies Garment Work
ers Union, Leo Gonitzer, a union
member, was fined $50 and suspend
ed from the union for year.
Gonitzer had exposed the reor-
ganization clause the leaders had
permitted in an agreement. This
clause permits the bosses to elimi-
nate from the shop anyone they
consider undesirable
The United Rank and File Cut
tiers League is carrying on a fight
against this decision and is calling
upon all the members of the local
to support the fight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Y. C. L. Meets Tonight

NEW YORK. Members of the
Young Communist League, Section
s, Brooklyn, have been summoned
to a special membership meeting to
be held tonight at Laisve Hall. &c
Ten Eyck ST.. at 8 p. m. The meet
ing will be addressed by an organ
izer of the knitgoods workers. Unit
meeting have been postponed to to-
morrow night.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Philadelphia LID Hits
Attacks on Negroes

! PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Aug. s.
1.-The International Labor Defense of
Philadelphia sent telegram to the
mayor protesting against the ter
rorist attack on Negroes Thursday
night and the wholesale arrests by
police who shielded white grocer
who beat a young Negro woman.
The LID. Is demanding public
investigation in which members of
the LID. and other labor and
Negro organizations participate. and
the prosecution of the grocer and
punishment of the police official
responsible for the outrageous at
tack.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
400 in Allentown

ALLENTOWN, Pa, Aug. 5lFour
hundred workers rallied to the call
of the Communist Party and DEM
onstrated in Center Square Aug.
against imperialist war and fas-
cism. M. Harris was the main
speaker. Other speakers we're Steve
Pukanez and Frank Ernst. J. Han
silk was chairman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
W.I.R. HAS NEW BAND

CHICAGO. ILL.,, Aug. 5. The
Workers International Relief here
has organized a brass band and is
now recruiting members for the
formation OF another orc. Rehear-
sails take place every Tuesday even
ing at 808 w. Van Buren, Street.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Meeting in Provincetown

PROvINCETOWN, Mass, Aug. 5.
Three hundred persons joined in
a protest meeting against war and
fascism held at Town Hall, Aug. 1st.
The local selectmen, who had pre-
viously refused the hall, were
forced to grant it under pressure
from the united front committee. A
resolution demanding that all war
funds be used for unemployment
relief was telegraphed to President
Roosevelt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06

on the stand, and made contacts
with seven people there to buy the
Daily Worker from this news dealer
He returned there the following
weekend to see how the sales OF
the Daily Worker went. and found
that this dealer sold out the first
two days, and had three left on
the third day.
Greenstein also contacted another
news dealer in Bradley Beach who
has already started taking the
Daily Worker, and has succeeded in
getting the paper on newsstand
in Neptune County and Belmar.
AND how is this for collective
n work?
On Tuesday, July 81, Unit IS,
Section l, District 2, based its dis
cussion on the pamphlet: How
to Sell the Daily Worker" If every
Unit used this pamphlet, we Won
10000 new readers!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
c. P. SECTION TO MEET

NEW YORK. = All unemployed
members of the Communist Party
in Section have been asked by
the Section Committee to report
tonight at 7.30 to the section head
quarters, So West 25th Street, for
very important assignments.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-06
Signatures
Needed to Put
C.P. on Illinois Ballot
Petitions in Two Districts Must Be Filled by Aug.
25-September l Is Deadline Elsewhere
Great Mobilization Called for

CHICAGO Aug 5-Communist candidates in Illinois
face great danger of not being placed the ballot in
November With less than month remaining in which to
collect signatures only 5000 out of necessary 100000
have been signed to the petitions of workers