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Evening star., 1934-09-29
4 FRS. ROOSEVELT attended the
Nj morning session today of the
NJ 1o3A MohiliZatiO for Human

M no. hOOob Ell dlltlIhcu bllc
M morning session today Of the
V 1884 Mobilization for Human
L Needs Conference at the
Mayf1ower Hotel. She was
. guest at the dinner last evening
given in connection with the confer
ence and spoke at the luncheon ses-
sion earlier in the day.
The Ambassador of Mexico. Senor
Or Don Fernando Gonzalez Roa. re-
turned yesterday from a few days in
New York. where he went after closing
the cottage at Blue Ridge Summit
where he and his nieces spent the
Summer.
The Ambassador OF Chile. Senor
Don Manuel Trucco, accompanied by
his daughters. left yesterday by motor
for New York and will visit at Spring
Lake. N. j.. before returning to Wash
ington the middle of the week.
The Ambassador of Turkey. Mr.
Mehmet Munlr. was the guest OF honor
at a small and informal cocktail party
yesterday afternoon of the secretary Of
the embassy. Ibrahim Seyfullah Bey.
the new secretary of the embassy.
Husyein NIzamettin Bey sharing hon.
orS with the Ambassador. who also is
a newcomer in the corps. The party
was given in the apartment of the
secretary. Seyfullah Bey, 2540 Massa-
chuSettS avenue.
Evening star., 1934-09-29

DR. E. B. Erskine. U. S. N. came
from Paris Island, S. c., to join Mrs
Evening star., 1934-09-29

The first secretary of the Czccho-
slovak Legation and Nine. Broz have
gone to Harrisburg, Pa. where they
will be guests at the banquet this
evening of the American-Slavonic Al
lance of Pennsylvania. and NJ. Bloz
Will be one of the speakers.
Evening star., 1934-09-29

Mr.. and Mrs. G. H. Mitchell an
nounce the birth Of son, David Hill
derley. yesterday in Washington Mr..
and Mrs. Mitchell make their home at
1850 Irving street and Mrs. Mitchell
was formerly Miss Virginia Turley,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dean C..
Turley Of Washington.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19
Rally Behind the Alabama
Miners !

NEGRO mine striker in Alabama has
i been foully shot to death by a deputy
run thug of the Tennessee Coal and Iron
,o-J. P Morgans coal and steel empire
n the South.
A reign of terror is being let loose
-gainst the 21,OOO striking miners. The militia,
,rmed with machine guns, has been sent against
&c miners. This murderous action is taken in an
fort to stampede the miners back to work
The flames Of this Southern coal strike are be-
irniag to reach the ste2 mills in Birmingham.
Reports to the Daily Worker. published yesterday,
sacw that the Negro and white steel workers feel
that the miners strike is their struggle, and eX-
press sentiment for joining Blast" Communist
Shop Bulletin issued TO the steai mill workers calls
on them to prepare for strike now. They point out
that nCw with the miners on strike, they should
join forces in common struggle against their
ccnraon oppressors. Soth, the coal mines and the
c.eal mills, are controlled by this Morgan corpora
ten.
The steel workers have their own bitter griev-
2lcs- and the miners strike has aroused them to
paint where even the bosses admit the fear that
the steel workers will walk out.
BIRMINGHAM steel workers should know that the
ending CT the militia against the coal miners is an
crt to terrorizs all the wc-c.s to keep the strike
rem spreading to the steel mills.
TIE coel and steel ba-oas fear a mighty united
fs-r-Glc OF both the steel workers and miners Their
1rst rnurde-cus blow is struck against the heroic
miners, who th-cugh their militant picketing
AGAINST the wishes Of their mseaders in the United
NIi,,e Workers. have stood solidly on strike for
h17l-er wages and union recognition.
Now is the time for the steel workers to draw
up their demands, knit their fighting ranks, elect
ont,
sr--,s struggle the South has ever seen.
Evc-y worker should Immediately protest the
,2urderous attack en- the Alabama miners. Demand
the immediate withdrawal of the National Guards
ard the T, C. I doputized gunner. Wire your
protest against the brutal murder to Governor
Miller, Montgomery, Ala. Workers organizations
cverywhere Rally behind the Alabama miners,
rive them your support fight against the reign of
to-,oc unIeashed against them!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19

These contests took place in the
Rhondda, Aberdare, Maesteg and
other places where Labor has had
a majority for many years and
where it is unusual for 'fIndepen-
dent candidates to contest.
The result is that Labor receives
many votes from Tory and Liberal
elements, who are anxious to keep
out the Communists.
Despite this, the Labor vote only
increased by is per cent, but the
Communist vote by 81 per cent.
Ccn,nuniss Vote fer County
Councils
Actually. the Communist vote in
creased by nearly so per cent in
most places.
For the County Councils there
were % Communist candidates, who
received a total of 1854 votes-an
average of 400 for each candidate,
compared with 322 three years ago.
In the County of Glanorgan,
where there continues to be the
great mass activity following upon
the big march to the PA.C. last
November, the Communist candi-
dates made big advance-ten can
didates polling 8043 votes, an aver
age of 304 for each candidate, and
one candidate being elected to the
County Council with 1887 votes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19
Tavo Imberialist Gangsters

THE fight between Toxic and Washington
L is nothing but the fight between two
groups Of gangstar imperialists, "muscling
in on one anothers profitable territory"
Japan is ready to warn Washington that
it considers itself the sole defender Of
peace and the guardian of the integrity of China
in the Far East.
Wall Street naturally is Indignant American
imperialism is just eager to be the guardian
of the integrity Of China as japanese imperialism
In this way American imperialism merely expresses
the fact that it is Just as eager as japanese i'm
perialism for the fat profits that can be wrung
from the workers in the hell factories of Shanghai
and Marking, where Chinese children spin silk for
cents day.
Wall Street poses as the defender of the Chinese
people against the wicked Japan. But it would be
impossible to decide which gang of imperialist
robbers Washington Toxic is more ruthless, more
brutal and savage in its exploitation of the Chinese
masses.
1t is enough to remember that the Roosevelt
government in its benevolence to the Chinese
masses has stationed gunboats all along the Yangze
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19
DoaVn Tools on May Day !!

industry for war purposes by spreading war senti-
ment among the masses, and by militarizing the
youth in Civilian Concentration Camps ne gov
eminent of the United States. intensfying its op-
preston OF the Cuban and Philippine masses is
partner to all the conspiracies of the great powers
against the Soviet Union and the Soviet Districts of
China
May Day finds the forces of exploitation and op-
preston more rampant than ever. But the forces
of resistance on the part Of the workers have been
growing apace. Mass strikes in every industry are
the order of the day. Protests against exploitation
move the workers to go on strike even against the
wish of the leaders of the A. F. of L. who have
made peace with the bosses. Mass demonstrations
for relief and against discontnuance of the CWA.
jobs have rallied scores Of thousands of workers in
various sections of the country. Farmers reyolts
against foreclosures have become feature of the
countryside Negro masses in the South have or
ganized into militant unions together with the white
workers to fight against boss terror and to demand
the right To live The country IS astir with militant
action Clearly, the workers and the other Io-.ers
OF America do not wish to bear their sufferings
any longer
This situation demands that May Day of this
year be real fighting day of great masses of the
workers and farmers in the United States The
destroy the old government establish their Soviet
Communist Party of the u S. A. appeals to the
masses of America to make this day a great dav
of militant protest against capitalism dav which
will strengthen the working-class of America
their brothery ties with the workers of
other countries and make them all capable of win
ming battles against capitalism until the final battle
will have come. when the workers and other toilers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19

rising in a revolution against capitalist rule will
Government, and proceed to the building of So
claliSm, which will mean the NAL liberation not
only of the working class but of all mankind
The Communist Party of the U. S. A. appeals
to every working-class organization no matter what
It's athhation, and to every WORKER no matter what
his organization, to help build powerful united
front May Day action. This means in the first
place, to down tools on May First. 1t means power
full demonstrations Of united workers from coast to
coast This can best be prepared by local everyday
struggles of workers and farmers right now around
pressing local issues
May First of 1884 must become red letter dav
in the history of the American working-cass. Down
tools on May First! Demonstrate in the streets
Tor hgher wages for shorter hours of YORK for the
passage OF the Workers Unemployment Insurance
Bill III II. 75S8) for immediate cash relief against
company unions against compulsory arbitration
against discrimination in relief against fascist poll
cles OF the American government and against fascist
formations, against the preparations of the
American government, for the defense of the Soviet
Union for the defense of the Chinese Soviets for
the defense of the Cuban masses struggling against
Yankee imperialism, against the shipment of mu-
ntlons to aid the attack the Chinese Sovies for
the release OF all classwar prisoners for solidarity
with the worhng-claSs of Germany fighting against
Fascism under the leadership of the German Com
munist Party for the release of the valiant fighter
and leader of the German working class Ernst
Thaelmann.
Long live working-class unity in the struggle
against capitalism Long live red May Day. the dav
of international working-cass solidarity Forward
to workng-class uctoryl Forward to a Soviet
America!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19

our battlefront. Every comrade
realizes the great Importance Of
reaching the American workers with
the Daily Worker, but only a few
50 far do more than talk.
The comrades who are active get
ting new subs show the way. We
must fellow their example.
Approach your friends and fell
low workers, talk to them about
the Daily Worker and urge them
TO subscribe. Tell them that by
subscribing now they will be sure
of receiving a copy of the 24-page
May Day edition of the Daily
Worker.
Comrades in the Pittsburgh Dis
trict and throughout the country!
Bring the Daily Worker circulation
drive up for discussion in your or
CARNATIONS. See to it that action
is taken, that every class conscious
worker participates actively in gain
ing new subscriptions for h e
Daily and in helping to reach
100000 new American workers with
the 24-page May Day edition.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19

River with trained on the villages of the
Chinese peasants. 1t is none other than Roosevelt
who is providing the unspeakable torturer and muir
derer, Chang Kai-Shek, with s5OOOOOOO to buy
bombing planes and poison gas bombs to destroy
the villages Of Soviet China in the interior.
Wall Street is Mortified at the aggression"
of the japanese Monroe Doctrine of the Far East
But does not American Imperialism itself warn
that it means to hog the profits of South Amer
lean exploitation against all imperialist rivals?
Does not the Roosevelt government all other
powers that it will resent any interference with,
let us say, the Rockefeller holdings of Venezuela
oil fields? Does not Wall Street imperialism
dominate Cuba, Haiti Latin America, and the
PHILIPPINES?
THE American working class has nothing to gain
and everything to lose from the poison of the
jingoistic hatred that the Wall Street prostitute
press is now trying to stir up against "the japanese
menace" When Wall Street gets fat on the Chinese
masses it is strengthening its ability to rob the
American workers at home. Both the American
and Japanese working class are the victims Of their
own" particular gang of imperialist robbers
Both Washington and Toxic are raping China
They merely squabbIing over the booty. Both
Washington and Toxic are preparing to drown
the Chinese revolution, the Chinese Sovets in
blood. Both Washington and Toxic are sending
their military machines against the Chinese Sow
lets, where the Chinese workers and peasants have
destroyed the slavery of the landlords and ex-
ploiters.
Wall Street thinks that it will blind us to our
starvation at home and use us for cannon fodder
to defend Morgans investments in China, and to
crush the new society of Soviet China.
But against this Wall Street jingoism aimed at
cur class brothers of Japan and China we raise the
banner Of working class nternationalism. We pledge
that We will do our utmost to defend Soviet China
We pledge that we will not be the murderers of the
japanese working class.
If Wall Street places arms in our hands to
defend MorganS profits, We will not fail to strike
blow at the gangster imperialists Of all brands,
Washington, well as Toxic.
Down tools on May LIST! Let this international
Of labor be an answer to the jngosm of the i'm
peralistsl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19
Call Relief Workers
League Convention
For Sum-, April z
Workers on All Projects
Urged to Elect
Delegates

NEW YORK.-The Relief Workers
League of Greater New York will
hold its first city-wide convention on
April %, at l pm, at Irving Plaza,
18th st. and Irving Place.
Calls to the convention have been
issued to all relief work projects, and
workers on the job are urged to elect
delegate from the job action com
mittee regardless of whether or not
he is member of the Relief Work
erS League.
The Relief Workers League was
the first to enter the fight for pay
on the jobs on c. w. A., won pay
for the workers on many projects for
time lest during rainy and freezing
days, and picketing the c. w. A
offices, forced the c. w. A. admins
tration to re-instate fired workers
1t led the struggle against jim
CroWiSm on the projects.
The Relief Workers League is con-
tinuing the struggle on the work
relief" projects. The city-wide con-
vention will plan the struggles for
the future period, and widen the
fight to embrace all the workers on
all the projects.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19
Red Vote Increased by
Il Percent During
One Year

In the election campaign, not only
did the Communist candidates put
forward the immediate demands of
the workers for struggle, and fought
for this program in words and ac-
ticn, but also clearly brought for
ward the fundamental aims of the
Communist Party in relation to
South Wales in the struggle for
Soviet power.
Scores of workers Joined the
Communist Party during and after
the election campaign, but still the
main weakness is that not suffiient
members are won into the ranks OF
the Communist Party.
In places where over 1000 votes
were cast for the Communist
policy, there are less than twelve
Communist Party members.
The big task now in South Wales
is to harness the forces OF the work
ers won to the support of the Com.
munist Party in the election cam
paign in order to build the unity OF
tie workers for the fight against
the new Unemployment Bill. for the
demands of the National Congress
OF Action, against the terrible dam,
ger Of arbitration for the Wels}
miners and for strike action to stN
cure a new agreement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19
Norman Thomas and
Socialism

"THE time has now come" Norman
Thomas tells the workers in the So
cialist New Leader, when it is the bust
ness of Socialists to get Socialism and not
bother with reforms"
This sounds very radical Actually it is
Teactionary
Norman Thomas is telling the workers that it
is useless for them to fight for such reforms" as
higher wages, social insurance Federal Unemploy-
ment Insurance, to be paid for by the government
and the bosses, etc, etc. Now we must get So
cialsm" he says
But this theory plays right into the hands of the
employers. Is it not clear that the fixing of the
eyes Of the workers on some vague Socialism 3"
WHILE GIVING UP THE FIGHT FOR INTMEDT-
ATE DEMANDS, permits the employers to continue
their policies of placing the burdens of the crisis
upon the backs of the working-cla
He who talks about Socialism" without leading
the workers in bitter relentless struggle for dav-
to-day concessions from the capitalists, who does
not fight for higher wages Federal unemployment
insurance etc. ETC., is throwing dust into the eyes
of the workers
ONLY the Communists, who are not afraid to slash
the profits of the capitalists, who not afraid
to slash into the sacred private property of the
for the smashing of capitalism are really able to
put up the best fight for the day to day needs of
the working class for higher wages for better con-
ditions, for relief and unemployment insurance
And conversely, it is because they are the best
fighters for higher wages, for relief for unempoy-
ment insurance, that the Communists are the best
fighters for Socialism.
1t is impossible to fight for the overthrow of
capitalism for Socialism, without fighting with bull
dog "reminiscences for the day to day reforms" of
higher wages etc, etc.
On May l let the working class down its tools
Let it strike blow right here and now for such
reforms as higher wages, better working condi-
tons, unemployment insurance, etc.
On May l let the working class strike a blow
for Socialism by striking a blow to the reform
OF slashing into the capitalists profitsl
The fight for Socialism the road to Soviet Power
IS the road of day to day fights against capitalist
wage slave exploitation!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19
TiOO Steamers Rush
to Bring CheLyuskirs
Refugees from Cape
Especial to the Daily Worker


MOSCOW, April 18.-The Soviet
steamers Smolensk and Stalingrad
are rushing toward Providence Bay.
to pick up the rescued refugees of
the Chelyuskin expedition, the last
OF whom were taken by planes from
the ice-floe in the Boring Sea,
where they had lived two months
after the sinking of their ship.
Meanwhile the icebreaker Kras-
sin yesterday passed the Panama
Canal, and headed north to take
part in bringing the refugees back
from their bleak Arctic haven.
Thousands of radiograms from
all parts of the world are pouring
in to the far-off station at Cape
Wellen, congratulating the Chel-
yuskiners and the flyers who res
cued them. A great number of
radiograms from all corners of the
Soviet Union and from abroad are
addressed to Professor Otto
Schmidt, leader of the expedition,
wishing him a speedy recovery
from the pneumonia which he con-
tracted during his last days on the
ice-floe.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19
Demonstration
Tomorrow at
CubaCOnsulate
NY Workers to Demand
Freedom for All
Cuban Workers

NEW YORK.-The New
York District of the Inter.
national Labor Defense yes
terday called upon its menu
bership to support the DEM \
onstration called by the Anti-Im-
per.alist League for Friday, April
Goth, at II noon, in front Of the
Cuban Consulate, II Battery Place
to protest the MenGieta terror in
Cuba and demand the release Of
all political prisoners and the re-
peal Of the anti-strike laws.
Many prominent speakers will
address the demonstration, while
a delegation of IL presents the
demands of New York workers to
the Cuban Consul. The Anti
Imperialist League urges all or
CARNATIONS to mobilize their
membership for a mass demon
Strati0n Of solidarity with the
Cuban masses.
HAVANA, April 18-In the face
of a powerful and growing series
Of strikes and mass demonstrations,
the Caffrey- NIendieta government
today was compelled to issue a de-
cree of amnesty for about 1000
workers imprisoned for violation of
the anti-Strike DEGREES.
One hundred and fifty of these
imprisoned workers have been on
hunger strike, II of them for nine
days; 20 of these have been re-
ported near death from exhaustion.
This partial victory of the Cuban
masses does not, however, release
all political prisoners, and does not
achieve the repeal of the terroristic
anti-strike laws under which these
workers were jailed, and a. number
have been killed.
In the same decree, the Caffrev-
Mendieta government seeks to drive
a wedge between the Cuban and
Negro workers, by providing that
rs per cent of workers in all pri-
vate enterprises must be citizens of
Cuba. Most of the non-citizen work
erS are Negroes.
1t also strengthens the power of
American imperialism by prohibit
ing acquisition Of land by non
Cubans, except for the DEVELOPMENT
of new industries-that is to say.
except by the biggest American
monopolies, which through Jeffer-
son Caffrey, U. S. Ambassador, con-
troll the Mendieta government.
An apparent concession to the
peasants, which, however, only bene-
fits rich farmers, is made in the
decree for establishing an agricul-
tural credit bank and a homestead
law.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19
Mass. Tech. Students
Conference Votes to
Join Anti-War League

BOSTON.-The All-Tech Students
Anti-War Conference held at Mas
sachusetts Institute of Technology
last Saturday, April IA, voted to
affiliate with the American League
Against War and Fascism.
The students resolved "to ally our
selves with the working class in the
struggle against war and fascism
and not to support the United States
Government in any war it may con-
duct" The students also resolved
to support the peace policies of the
Soviet Union; for the abolition of
the R. o. T. c., etc.
Among the speakers were N.
Sparks of the Communist Party,
Prof. H. w. L. Dana of the Execu-
tive Committee of the American
League
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-19

Among the women already in
volved in this work are Margaret
Forsyth, chairmen, who is an asso-
ciate professor of Religious Educa-
ton at Teachers College, Columbia
University; Ella Reeve Bloor, one of
the vice chairman, veteran revolu-
tionary; Winifred Chappell, another
vice-cheirman, secretary of the
Methodist Federation of Social Ser
vice; and Margaret Schlaugh, third
vice chairman, professor of English
at New York University.
The membership of the national
executive committee shows the
broad appeal of this movement to
every section of the American popu-
lation. There are trade union rep
resentatives like Ann Burlak of the
National Textile Workers Union,
Rose Wortis of the Trade Union
Unity Council; Nettie Selinger of
the Steel and Metal Workers Indus
trial Union, and a representative of
the Needle Trade Workers Indus
trial Union. There are representa-
tives of large pacifist organizations
like Mrs. Annie Gray and Blanche
Watson of the Women's Peace So
ciety.
Several outstanding women writers
like Josephine Herbst, Grace Hut
chins, Babette Deutsch and Elinor
Copenhave, the wife of Sherwood
Anderson support the Congress.
In addition to representatives of
large working class organizations
like the United Council of Working
class Women, International Labor
Defense, Workers International Re
lief, Workers EX-Service Mems
League, Veteran War Nurses, there
are individuals like Mary Van Kleeck
of the Russell Sage foundation, and
Margaret Lamont of the Socialist
Party.