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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-05

failure of the officers to organize
effective rescue work after the
ship was ablaze, ana the delib.
crate slaughter OF more than a
hundred people by the officials
OF the company
BY this last we mean the
steadfast refusal to send a dis.
tress signal l'y radio for nearly
three hours alter the blaze mad
reached dangerous proportions.
This was done SO thar the conf
pany would not have to pay sal
wage fees to any vessel that
might come to the MorO's rescue
and to tow it to shore; more than
a hundred human lives were dc
liberately sacrificed in order to
save money for a mOney-swOllen
corporation.
The Investigation
In the governmental investiga-
tion of the disaster the investigat-
ing officials were quickly forced
to abandon the pretense put
forward by the Cuban Govern
ment, the company, aud the daily
press-that the fire was started
by Communists. This was aban-
doned only because it was so
obviously silly that its continued
repetition merely brought ridi-
Guile upon those vino repeated
it.
The investigating commission
concluded that adequate fire ap-
paratus was not on the boat; it
plans to require bet
ter equipment on all vessels in
the future; but it DID NOT have
much to say about the criminal
sacrifice of lives for profits which
was supported by the ample tes-
timony of passengers and sea-
men. 1t kept that very quiet.
Moro Castle and Chelyuskin
The Moro Castle is in vivid
contrast with the Chelyuskin dis
aster in the Soviet Union. In
that case the entire resources of
the Soviet Republics rescue
service was put to work at
once. Facts were not white-wash-
ed. The heroism displayed by
both rescuers and rescu led
brought the highest praise even
from the Soviet's enemies.
Months before that, when the
fascist general Mobiles airship
crew was wrecked in the Soviet
Arctic, no efforts were spared
by the USSR in rescuing them,
when the commanders of the No
bile party were fighting among
themselves to see which ones
would have the honor of saving
whom-and many dying in the
process.
The Moro Castle disaster was
a shocking bit of news. But there
will be many more Moro Costles.
They will continue as long as
is placed before men, wo.
men and children-as- long as
capitalism remains.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-05
SWIFT STRIKERS
REQUEST SUPPORT

SEATTLE, Oct. reporting
that 500 Portland packing house
workers (AFL) are still sOlidly
on strike in the third week of
their struggle with Swift and
Co. for union recognition, Al Jus
sett, packing house union bus
mess agent, asked aid of the
National Lumber Workers I'm
ion and the Fishermen and Can
merry Workers Industrial Union
in boycotting all Swift products.
organized labor in lumber
camps and canneries can help
win the Oregon strike by refus-
ing to eat Swift produ cts fur
nished workers in lumber camps
and canneries." Jussett said.
National packers, of which
Swift is a member, moved last
week to break the strike by
upping wages of all skilled
workers at the expense of semi
skilled and unSk1lled workers.
Ranks Solid
his move was fought success
fully by the workers standing
unequivocally on their original
demands.
The livestock exposition, slat-
ed for Portland next week and
backed principally by Swift, will
bring the strike issue to settle
ment, it was believed.
Pay increase demands are for
SO cents per hour for unskilled.
65 cents for semi-skilled, and 81
for skilled labor.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-05
Start SefHeLp
Scheme

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, Oct.
A self-help program, financed
by the government, is well under
way here. There are several pro-
jects in operation, among them
a eannery and wood cutting pro-
gram.
The purpose of these pro-
grams is to put the unemployed
on "self-sustaining" basis and
take the present cash relief sys-
tenn out of existence in favor of
the commodity exchange sys-
tenn.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-05
Perils
IERA Men

COEU r. D'ALENE, Idaho, Oct.
4-Safety precautions were ignor-
ed on the Blaekell-Huetter Road
job, an IERA project, Septem-
Der "a, when dynamite was used
to bolw out a large stump as
the crew ate lunch along the
roadside.
No warning was given to the
men by the powder monkey, an
aged man, who lit the fuse and
walked away, leaving q men, the
closest only 30 PAGES from the
charge. in ignorance of the act.
Rocks and dirt showered the men,
although none was injured.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-05
Hop Pickers Strike;
Win rs Cent Raise

MCKEE CITY, Wash, Oct. 4
A Commute strike in the SybOuts
hop field near here, organized by
two members of the Cannery and
Agricultural Workers Industrial
Union, and involving 40 piekers,
brought the price for picking
hops up from Sl.74 to $500 per
hundred.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-05
Raise Steward Bond

PORTLAND, Oct. AFTER two
months of trying to raise bonds
for Earl Steward, held on criminal
syndicalism charges after being
arrested with Louis Olson, the In
ternational Labor Defense was
successful last week in obtaining
the bonds and he was released.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-05

deepens with almost every
hour that passes; the proletarian
forces are ever increasing their
strength and being Joined by ever
larger groups OF the deelassed
and proletrlanized petty bour-
geois professionals. Even such a
conservative organ as the L. s.
Law Review admits that living
standards are now at least 30 per
cent below the miserable level of
1900.
While the Social Democrats
have dropped from 7O000O dues
paying members To some 10000.
the Communists have weathered
the terror with the only strong
anti-Ilitler organization in the
country with a drop from 100000
to 10000
Within the past year enroll
ment in the technical high schools
has fallen one-third, most of those
taken from the high schools being
forced into the concentration
camps. Last week Hitler's desper-
ate attempts to establish barter
relations with the U. s. fell
through, lowering his regime a
step closer to collapse.
War preparations con / inue
with the perfection of German
gas that remains deadly for eight
days after being planted"
Writing in the SeattleTimes.
Professor Vernon Mckenzie OF the
University of Washington, has
much glowing praise for the Hit
Ter regime. He devotes much
space to telling of the plans of
the eXiled heads of the left wing
faction of the Hitler party and
even much space to the Social
Democratic Party; but his con-
spiracy of silence against the only
large and effective organized
group fighting Hitler in Germany
today. the Communist Party. is
complete. Not once does he men
ton the Communists. But he does
spread the falsehood that opinion
both i'm and out of Germany, is
changing in favor of Hitler.
In Italy
A recently returned traveller
from ltaly-a native o. that land
reports a rapid growth of anti
fascist sentiment. Every where
he found outward allegiance to
II Duce, but in private the ma
jority had the most bitter words
for him.
The living standards of the
masses are being driven ever
lower Doctors and other profess
sional people can hardly earn
an existence now. A common la
borer must work half day TO
earn enough to buy a package
of cigarettes.
II man is a bachelor he is
taxed; if he marries, he is taxed.
If he raises family the poll tax
weighs him down. For the farmer
to buy pig, he must pay tax.
To keep the pig he must pay an
other tax; to kill it, another; and
to sell the meat, another.
Switzerland
Switzerland has already begun
to greatly strengthen the Alpine
passes on her borders. This I'M
pleasant news is reinforced by
the decidedly unfriendly attitude
this country exhibited in at
tempting to keep the USSR
out of the League of Nations.
u. S. A.
In the u. S. the war danger Is
becoming just as acute as else
where. Our chief army officers
in testifying before the munitions
investigation committee let slip
the information that our army's
plans are all drawn for a force OF
four million men, which could be
used ONLY in an OFFENSIVE
war-a new imperialist drive, TN
doubtedly in the East. Anti-Ori-
entail hatred is being prepared
for just this by the recent wide
spread publicizing of the false
statement that the Orientals
multiply six times as fast as the
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-05
Thugs Guard Mill

SEATTLE, Oct. 1.-The Stimson
mill in Ballard is still keeping
its gun thugs since the strike.
Harry Trowsell, trimmer man,
one of Griffiths' finks, walks
around Ballard with thugs as
bodyguards.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-05

HAZELTON, Pa, Oct. 4Leg-
ionnaires and Veterans of Foreign
Wars members marched in pa
rade of solidarity with striking
,extile workers.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-05

NORWICH, Conn.,, Oct. 4Se-
ditiOn is charged against three
who gave out Clarence Hatha-
ways pamphlet, Communist
Position in the Textile Strike"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-05

Support the Special $4,000 copy
edition of the Voice November 2.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
BY III. r. KNICKERBOCKER
Copyright, 1894. by International News
Service. Reproduction in whole
or part fOrbidden)

VIENNA, Feb. 16.-Civil war
has ceased for the moment in
Austria today, but the Sick Man
of Europe is sicker than ever
and permanent peace on this con-
tinent is less secure than at any
time since the last World War
ended.
For four days Austrians have
fought each other and the only
perceptible victor is Germany.
France and her allies have suf-
fered a severe setback. Italy
has won a doubtful momentary
triumph, but the real winners
are the Nazis, who looked on
while the Austrian government
did their work for them and
crushed the Austrian Socialists.
The balance sheet of the civil
war that began Monday shows
today:
First: An undetermined
number of dead.
Second: More than two thou
sand wounded.
Third: Three executed.
Fourth; Concentration camp
established to house from two
to ten thousand prisoners, de-
pending upon how long the cap
tiveS will be kept.
Fifth: Courts-martial by the
dozens with hundreds of the
accused awaiting their possible
death penalty.
Sixth: Dissolution Of the So
cialist Party and it's traditions.
to wit: Complete abolition Of
the Oldest and most successful
CONTINUED on Page "a, Col. 81
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
.DERN To HONOR
WASHINGTON

Secretary Of War George H.
Dern and District Commissioner
George E. Allen will be the prin-
cipal speakers at the celebration
at 10 a. M next Thursday in Me-
mortal Continental Hall in honor
Of the anniversary of George
Washington's birthday. The United
States Marine Band Orchestra
will play.
Organizations taking part con-
SiSt Of the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the Sons of
the Revolution, the Sons of the
American Revolution and the
Children Of the American Revo-
luton.
At noon, the Sons of the Amer
ican Revolution will hold it's an
nual meeting and election in the
Chinese Room of the Mayflower
Hotel.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
VESSELS BRING
S70,000,000

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 G.N.S0.
Gold to the unprecedented amount
Of 70 million dollars within 48
hours was to be absorbed into this
city before tomorrow night, it was
revealed today, as the largest gold
shipment ever to arrive here was
unloaded from the French liner
Paris.
The Paris gold cargo was As
million dollars, which reached port
too late to be unloaded last night,
and was carried to the United
States Assay Office in armored
trucks today.
Tomorrow IS million dollars
more is expected on the Holland
American liner Volendam.
Police radios barked stringent
orders for guarding the mountain
GUS wealth in parts of the city
where today'S gold was due to pass.
The command came over the
air:
"Stand by for As million dol
lars in gold! Pay strict atten-
tiOn to the progress of these
trucks. Watch out for any sus-
piciOuS looking cars that may be
trailing them"
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
IN DEBT
CALLED OFF

Congressional opposition to len
iency to war debtor nations has
resulted, it was said today, in .
decision by the President to take
no action with regard to reduction
of the 1000 million dollars those
nations now owe us.
On the other hand, public sem
timent in the countries involved
is so much opposed to paying this
country that a deadlock is near.
Passage of the johnson bill,
which would close the American
money market to defaulting ma
tions, is expected to have a good
effect on the debtors. The Adr
ministration accepted the Johnson
bill with alacrity, and it was re-
garded in many quarters as O
weapon to enable foreign govern.
ments to bring about a changed
attitude on the part Of the public.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
LEHMAN SPLITS
WITH FARLEY

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 16 GIN.
SO.-Governor Herbert H. Leh-
man may appeal to President
Roosevelt to use his influence
with National Chairman James A.
Farley and Edward j. Flynn,
Democratic chief of the Bronx,
to induce them to withdraw their
opposition to the New York city
economy bill, it was limited TO-
day on Capitol Hill.
Because of the opposition Of
Mr.. Farley and Mr.. Flynn, the
bill agreed upon by Governor Leh-
man and Mayor F. H. LaGuardia,
has been twice defeated in the
assembly by the Democrats.
Mr.. Farley and Mr.. Flynn have
bluntly served notice on the Gov
ernor they will not support the
bill unless it is amended so the
New York city Board of Estimate
would have no authority over
county offices.
Aroused by this, Governor Leh-
man is known to be on the verge
Of an open break with these two
powerful party chiefs, even if it
should cost him the denomination
for governor in the fall.
Governor Lehman is said to be
convinced that if President Roose-
velt would say the word, the bill
would be passed,
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
EUROPE FEELS
GRIP Of NAZ|

"The Sick Man of Europe Is
Sicker than eUer," H. r. Knicker-
booker DriteS in the fifth article
OF his series "WiH War Come"
The brilliant foreign correSpon.
dent of International Ne1DS SerUice
giUeS the background of the scene
in Austria today. tOhere ciUil UGr
has ragged for the past te11 days.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
TWO TREASURY
MEN MAY QUIT
By International News Service


Another far-reaching reorgani-
zation Of the Treasury Depart
ment was anticipated today with
the report that Assistant Secre-
tary L. w. Robert, jr., Of Atlanta,
and Comptroller of the Currency
j. F. T. O'Connor of California,
might resign shortly.
While it was understood that
there had been no open rift be-
tween these officials and Sccre-
tary Morganthau. the latter has
been known to desire that his as
sistants should be those of his
own choosing. Both Mr.. Robert
and Mr.. O'Connor came into Of
flee under former Secretary
Woodin, who resigned because Of
ill-health.
Secretary Morganthau has re-
organized the Treasury Depart
ment since his entrance to office.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Committee to STUDY
D. C.. OptOn1etrist Bill
WAITING FOR THE WITNESS

A meeting of the judiciary sub
committee Of the House District
Committee was announced today
for next Tuesday at 10:3O a. m.
by Representative Vincent L. Pal
misano O0 of Maryland, chair
man.
The meeting will consider a bill
proposed by the District Commits
sioners at the last session which
would require examination and
licensing of all optometristS in
the District.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Eight Quakes Shake
California ReQiOn

SANTA ROSA, Cal, Feb. 16
G.N.S0.-The eighth Of a series
Of slight earthquakes today shook
Santa Rosa and a large portion
Of Sonoma county at $40 a. m.
Five other quakes were felt during
the night and two last Wednes-
day. Falling of plaster in the
county court house and in the
high school and the collapse of
one small chimney was the extent
Of the damage.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Treasury Offers
75-MiLLiOn Issue

Another rs million dollars Of
Government financing was an
nounced last night by Secretary
Of the Treasury Morgenthau.
Tenders were invited for 91-day
bills to be sold on a discount
basis to the highest bidders. Bids
will be received at the Federal
Reserve banks up to 2 p. m.
Monday. The bill will be dated
February 81, and will mature
Nav %.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
KnickerbOcker
Stirs Interest
In Austria
BY International News Service

by international News SerV1co
Students of European affairs
who are studying the possible
effects of the Austrian out
break are finding articles of
H. r. Knickerbocker, corre-
spondent of International News
Service, especially interesting.
"The situation in Central
Europe is serious indeed" said
Representative Joseph Martin
(R.) of Massachusetts,, member
of the House Foreign Affairs
Committee.
"The articles Of Mr.. Knicker-
booker are worth reading by
anyone who seekS to learn the
real underlying cause of the
situation and the possible re-
SUITS"
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
MILLIONS IDLE,
SAYS PERKINS
Nv International Naua sernica

BY International News Service
Admitting lack of accurate fig
ures, Secretary Of Labor Perkins
told the House Labor Committee
today there are eight and one-half
million people out of work "if it is
true thirteen million were jobless
last year, and if the estimates Of
those employed on CWA and PWA
and CCC projects are correct" :"
She said:
But / don't want to be quoted
on this as there are no accurate
statistics and the Labor Depart
ment never has estimated the
number of unemployed"
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
ST. $50 CONTRACT 0KAYED

A contract amounting to $1,656
for installation of six boilers for
officers quarters at Langley Field,
Va, has been awarded to a New
port News, Va, concern,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-01
Mrs. Harrison Dies.

COLUMBUS, Miss, March 81 R-
Mrs. T. Harrison, widow of a former
lieutenant governor of Mississippi,
died yesterday in Temple, Tex, &C.
cording to word received here. Fu-
neral services will be held here
Monday. She is survived by four
children, Richard and James Harri.
son of North Carolina: Eugene Har.
rison Of New Orleans and Mrs. Allen
Parker Of Temple, Tfx.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-04-01
MEASLES CASES GROW
116 More Reported-Total Since
January 1 Is 1856.

The District Health Department
yesterday received reports of 116 ad-
ditional cases of measles. This
brought the tota number of cases re-
ported since January l to 1856. No
additional deaths were reported.
The Washington times., 1934-05-26
She Is Veteran

This morning we received a
letter from Eleanor Cooke, Of
Baden, Md, who is a very &C.
tive member, and has sent us
any number of new members for
enrolment. Sometime ago we
received a list of names but did
not have the correct addresses,
and she forgot to send us the
birthday dates. Today we have
before us a complete list of
those members which we are
passing on to you.
They are Lillian Hyde, age IL,
birthday May 80, and Joseph
Dent, age II, birthday March
80, both Of Baden, Md. We al1o
have Amelia Rawlings, age IL,
of WestWood, Md, whose birth
day is September 16; Ovelton,
age IL, birthday December Is,
and Dorothy Willett, age. 13,
birthday November "a; Ernest,
age 13, birthday July s, and Earl
Cooke, age II, new member,
(do not have his birthday; and
Elsie Letcher, age II, birthday
May 9. All of Brandywine, Md.
An old member of the Times
Adventure Club sends us several
new members for enrolment.
Mildred Armstrong, of Upper
Marlboro, Md, is the veteran
member who thinks about us so
often. We always like to hear
from the members, and now
that school will soon be closing
you can devote more time in
writing to us about your new
The Washington times., 1934-05-26
Times Adventure Club

ideas, daily duties, and sending
us new members.
Gloria Kidwell, of 5531 Thir-
tieth Pl. N. W., Washington, D.
c., writes letter of thanks.
81 should have written long
ago, but have been so busy
getting ready for my first com.
muniOn.
81 want to thank you for the
birthday card, I was so happy
to receive it.
Every night 1 read your col.
umn, 1 enjoy it very much, it is
so much fun. My daddy reads
it, too. l am one of the proud
members to belong to this club.
81 will send my picture next
time l write, and picture Of my
dogs, too.
"a Happy Birthday to those
whose birthdays are today"
BEST WISHES
BOYS and GIRLS of the Club
cerebrating their birthday ami
versaries today are Phillip Land.
man, Clarendon, Va: Clarence
Brown, 1103 o st. N. W.; Harry
Power, 414 K st. N. E.; Sam
Mason, 618 Columbia Rd. N. w.,
and Astrid Shires, Marbury, Md.
Those who celebrate tomorrow
are Sarah Yaglr, 1246 Ninth st.
N. w.; Joseph Moore, 1922
Eleventh st. N. W.; George j.
Shepherd, jr., Cabin John, Md,
and Nellie Mae Speakman, 1347
Maryland Ave. N. E.
Many happy returns.
The Washington times., 1934-05-26
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