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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
BULLS SAY.
POISON GAS.
ACCIDENT
Protest Unwarranted
Assault OF Smiths
Badged Gunner

SEATTLE, June 20-Hundred'
OF unusupeeting bystanderS
were blinded and sickencd by
an unprOvOked and unanticipat
ed wave of tear gas turned OF
the crowds by a motorcycle pa
trOlman at the intersection o.
Occidental and Washington st
Tuesday night.
Lumber workers, amen
transients and snOpkeepeTs
were thrown into a near panic
when the cop wheeled his cycle
into their midst, turned around
and then, cutting away, released
the tear gas through the eX-
haust pipe.
Clouds swept over the street,
choking and binding those on
the sidewalks. The motor cops
companion, seated in a sidecar,
glanced back and laughed up
rOariOusly at the victims as the
vehicle sped up Washington
Street.
Police officials explained later
to cOndifants that the patrol
man was only experimenting"
and that the department want
ed to find out how strongly the
gas would affect a crowd.
Such experiments are likely
to continue. The police depart
ment has equipped both cars
and cycles with gas tanks for
the purpose of dispensing pick
eters on the waterfront so that
the dock strike might be brok-
en-.
AS a result of Tuesday nights
incident, a protest was organ
lied by shopkeepers and work
ers, and an appeal was made for
an explanation from the police
department. AS a further up
shot OF the outrage, citizens are
organizing to demand the with
of all police from strike
breaking duty and the abandon
ment of present plans to re-
organize the Cossack troop of
police.
Present day automobile traf-
fic does not require the use of
police. Their only func-
ton is the terrOrization of
workers.
Every citizen should protest
Immediately against this effort
to crush peaceful workers under
the iron hOoves of new Cos
sack force. In addition to pro
tests against the use of gas and
the employment of armed strike
movement is in
progress to demand Governor
Martin withdraw state troops
rom the local strike scene.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22

| No fooling, things are in bad
way yesterday the city of Ket
chikan Population $500 comp
letely out of orangesl Terrible
eh! Worse than that the First
of May we ran out of CWA and
lots of workers haven't eaten
regularly since. But it doesn't
matter. Workers don't need to
eat.
Eating Now Criminal
Two days ago there were two
| fishermen arrested for having
venison that was killed out of
season. They are now held in
the federal Jail in lieu Of $3.50 fine
apiece. We advise marine work
crs on the coast to stop shipping
anything up here so other work
ers won't be caught with eats in
their possession. Otherwise some
more of us may have to go to jail.
Or maybe you didn't know eat
ing is a crime. Anyway we're
coming to that point. Having
food in your possession is al
ready illegal, you see.
So far no one is sQuaking but
the prOfiteer and the pigeon.
We can read the Juneau Empire
everytime we get $l2. But to get
any news we have to read the
Voice of Action.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
TELL SMITH
NO TERROR
OR ELSE!

SEATTLE, June 22-With full
power to call out the IOngshore-
men now working Alaska ship
ping, a committee of five was Sc
lected by the Northwest strike
committee of the |. L. A. Wednes-
day to demand from Mayor Smith
removal of police and no terror
on the waterfront.
The |. L. A. strike committee
at the same time decided on the
organization of a West Coast
Strike Committee that would in
clude all marine unions.
Extreme danger is seen, how
ever. in the fact that the Marine
Workers Industrial Union was
not included in the /. l.. A. com
mittee's unity decision.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
NOrthweSt'S Waterfront Strikers
Reject Ryan Sell-Out;; Hold Ports
Closed Despite SCab- Thug Attacks

SEATTLE, June 22.-Rank and
file striking longshOremen again
prevented a sell-Out when they
overwhelmingly voted down the
peace plan" that Joseph p.
Ryan, |. l.. A. president, signed
in San Francisco Saturday.
Although Mayor Smith had
made complete detailed plans
to break the strike with force
and had 800 emergency police
men sworn in along with 200
special deputy sheriffs and 60
state patrOlmen. Unity of the
workers and the inability to get
strikebreakers has so far pre-
vented action.
WORKERS RANKS SOLID
Ten unions lined up sOlidly
against the employers to make
it practically impossible to get
skilled workers to man the
boats. As the police, Chamber of
Commerce. Civic Emergency
Committee were mob iliZing
their forces, workers Organiza-
lions were also uniting, and
general strike sentiment was
rising throughout Seattle.
The situation grew more tense
Wednesday afternoon after the
boats were pulled out in the
stream. many lying in Smith
Cove at Piers 40 and Al.
Wednesday afternoon, it was
that there were prac-
tically 1000 men waiting at the
piers. About $50 were strikers,
standing outside the fence, while
the remainder were police and
special deputies, armed and
ready for action.
In the bay were two tugs, load
ed with strike breakers and
guarded by coast guard boat.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Tacoma Port
Stays Closed
Mayor Called TurncOat

TACOMA, June 20.-During the
recent Tacoma mayOralty cam,
paign, a worker asked the pres,
ent Mayor Smiley of Tacoma
will you guarantee the right of
workers to organize, strike and
picket?
Mr.. Smiley would not accept
the phrasing, but said that he
believed in "the right of workers
to organize to improve their con-
ditions and protect their inter
ests."
That covers everything, doesn't
it,? he asked.
Now he denies the right of the
lOngshoremen to organize and
fight for better wages, shorter
hours and union recognition, and
wants to open the port" by
using armed thugs for strike
breakers.
Deputies and barbados are
not enough to open the Tacoma
port. Efforts Wednesday to use
imported scabs arriving at the
Milwaukee dock in chartered
buses from Seattle failed when
pickets persuaded the men to
leave. Fifty deputies retreated,
and the lOngshoremen had clear
field.
The strike breakers left hur-
riedly.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Living Level
Beat DOun

SEATTLE Eighteen million
American citizens whose stand
ards of living has been given a
belOw-the-belt punch by the ma
tiOnal relief administration for
the last two years can look for.
ward to a continuation of their
slow starvation If the advice of
Mrs. Dorothy Maxwell. socialite
and college professors wife is
needed.
Mrs. Maxwell is reputed to have
told welfare workers that under
no circumstances could anyOne's
present standard of living be
inadvertently raised. For that
reason, a thorough investigation
of the case history must be made,
of each applicant.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Rankand File
.COntrOlSPOrt
AngeIesLocal
Ask Central Labor
Council to Issue
Strike Call

PORT ANGELES, VILLA
local here elected a rank and file
strike committee of nine at a
special meeting which demanded
that the Central Labor Council
call for a general strike. This
followed the OuSting of flannel
mouth Jim Glacklin and other
leaders" from control of the
strike.
The San Francisco plan was
rejected with a vote of 81 per
cent against.
Workers are fighting an at
tempt of the bosses to pull a
special permit" gag. Instead of
loading boats for starving Alas
kans, they are asked to grant
Special permits to load rayOn
pulp to Japan.
Rather than trying 20 keep the
mills working to supply Japan
with this war material, workers
are calling on mill hands to come
out in sympathy and to raise
their own demands
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
BY A. f. Edwards

has been named Bull Montana
and very appropriately too fol
he reminds one of a beast.
The committee of five was al
lowed to enter and proceed to
interview Hall and present our
demands for an increase in food
vouchers from $1.2O to $2.10 per
week. The presentation of a
petition signed by 1000 persons
made it clear to him that the
people are not satisfied with the
measly amount they are getting.
He agreed that the amount was
insufficient but he stated that
there was no money for increas'
ing the amount of the vouchers.
His attention was then called
to the fact that the government
could find billions of dollars for
war preparation: and why could.
mt some Of this be spent to 70
lieye the unemployed He re-
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
UCL Leads Relief Fight
Present Demand OF 1000 Petitioners for Increased Food Vouchers

SEATTLE, June Is About
three hundred delegates from
the Unemployed Citizens League
met in Times Square at l p. M.
and elected a committee of five
men. c. Malone, Harold Brock,
way, William Murray, A. E. Ed.
wards, and c. A. HelOis, to call on
John F. Hall at the VERA head
quarters. .s
The entire body marched to the
Centennial building and remain
ed in the street outside while the
committee proceeded to Halls
office where they were greeted
by Halls personal body guard of
gun thugs. He seems to think
that he must have protection
against underfed men and wo-
men since he keeps a bodyguard
who is paid out of funds that are
supposed to be used to feed hun.
Try children. One of his thugs
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Death Respite Won
For John UjicFrOm
immigration Dept.

SEATTLE Respite from q
lonely, terrorist death in fascist
Italy was won this week for John
Ujic by the international Labor
Defense, through a writ of ha,
beas corpus.
Ujic's deportation to Italy is
being sought by United States
immigration officials, although
he is not an Italian subject, for
his militant efforts in organizing
TacOma's jobless last year in their
fight for continued water and
light service.
The respite, won in federal
court by Lawrence Setter, LID
attorney, will result in final hear,
ing soon before the same federal
authorities asking JIjic's depOrt,
alton which, if granted, means
his murder by Fascists i'm
mediately when he arrives in
Italy.
This impending hearing will be
a kangaroo court affair, the LID
believes.
South Slav Workers club of
Tacoma sent a delegation Tues
day to visit Ujic at the Federal
immigration station and gave the
LID $2l.75 they had collected a.
mong members to help defray
court expenses.
1t is imperative that commit
tees from workers organizations
Immediately pass resolutions de-
the release of Ujic, and
send them to the Federal immi-
grafton department, Seattle.
If unsuccessful in this fight for
complete dismissal of all charges
against Ujic, Settler plans to ask
for voluntary departure at the
expense of the government.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22

piled that he could not agree to
the war program but he also
could not see $2.10 per week for
hungry people. Though he said
there might be a raise in a
couple of months we cannot de-
pend on 1t and will have to carry
on the fight for more relief and
insist on $40 as the minimum.
Anything the unemployed gain
in the form of increased relief
will be by struggle only. The re-
lief racketeers show by their
lack of interest that their prim-
airy concern is the salary they re-
ceive, the committee reported
back to the waiting delegates.
A broad committee was then
elected to call on the liza and
pledge the support of the UCL in
their battle on the waterfront.
The committee OF five proceed
(csntirvsd on Page T. Column 81
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Communists Announce
ThurStOn Candidates

OLYMPIA, Wn. - The Comm
unist Party has announced the
following Tentative Candidates
for ThurstOn County. Bob Grim,
es for Sheriff, Bill Hayden for
State Representative, M. F.
Green for County Commissioner,
Frank Hayden for School Super
intendent, Lyle Gillette for State
Representative, Wayne DOwney
for County Auditor.
Speaking at a United Farmers
League picnic at Independence,
Washington, these candidates an
nOunced their Platform of a
workers and farmers govern
ment run collectively, pointing
out that the Communist Party
is pledged to lead and help the
workers in their present struggle.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Mass Protest For
Jordan Planned
For Ore, June2S

Mass protest against the rail,
reading of Theodore Jordan,
Oregon Negro accused of murder
will be climaxed June % in a
huge protest demonstration in
Portland, according to Seattle
LID heads.
Washington LID branches are
planning to send three elected
delegations from various workers
organizations to register this
states protest.
The governors commission, rep
resentatiOn on which was denied
the LID, has not reported it's
findings as yet. Meanwhile dele
cations from workers clubs, trade
unions and unemployed groups
are pouring in a continuous
stream to Governor Meier, of
Oregon.
The LID is asking all individ-
uals and organizations to send
kilograms and night letters so
Governor Meier will receive them
on June %.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22

Voting was practically unani,
nous in Seattle and other North
west ports against the agree
ment" signed in San Francisco, in
spite of the fact that when
Ryan, Casey, Beck, Mclaughlin
and Finnegan put their names
on the dotted line, these words
appeared above their sigma.
lures:
I'VE each guarantee the OBJ
servance of this agreement by
the International LongshOre-
mems Association membership"
The waterfront strikers were
sold out - signed, sealed - and
then the misleaders, who have
exhausted any confidence the
strikers might have had in them
before, couldn't hold up their
end of the agreement.
Terms of the agreement signed
Continued on Page 4, Column 81
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Farm Strike Spreads

(FLASH)- Agricultural work
ersers lead by the Cannery and
Agricultural Workers industrial
Union are striking in Kent,
Auburn, AlgOna, Sumner, Puyal-
lup and FirwOOd districts, Some
farmers have already granted the
strikers demands of so cents
crate on raspberries, l cent a
pound on peas.
A new local of the C&AWIU
has been formed at Auburn.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
.COrnpleteTie-
Up Probable
At LOngview
Unions Taking Strike
Votes On lila Aid

LONGVIEW, VIVA general
strike is predicted for the Kelso-
LOngview district as 600 members
of the LOggers e. Sawmill Ware
house, Suplhite and Pulp Unions
walked out Wednesday morning
in sympathy strike with long
shOremen. Further walkOuts are
expected as Electricians, Team
sters and Retail Clerks vote to-
night. Weyerheauser and Long
Bell mills were particularly af-
fected by the morning strike.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
COPS TRY OUT TEAR GAS IN SEATTLE Streets
LongvieavL nmberM Workers StrkeIn Sympathy With lila
Need Money To Conduct Strike

The Marine Workers In
dustrial Union is making an
other concentrated drive for
funds.
The Marine Workers have
been providing food for the
pickets since the strike began
There is no discrimination
against pickets of any union.
Every one eats.
In the struggle for unifica-
ton of strike forces and rank
and file representation on
general strike committees.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Farmers Face Trial

SISSETON, S. D.; June IL. -
Seventeen farmers faced a bank
ers' court here yesterday on
charges of rioting growing out
of their activities in smashing
recent foreclosure sales.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Recognize Union

NEW YORK, June 14-After a
one-day strike workers of the
Royal Public Market won wage
increases and recognition of the
Food Workers Industrial Union.
Strikes were also won at a fruit
market and q grocery store.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Relief Head Jittery
Over Red Scare

SEATTLE The local welfare
head is reported to have rushed
excitedly into the office the
other morning with a story that
10 communists were being i'm.
ported from Washington, D. G.
and therefore local relief vouch-
ers would have to be upped.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22

the Marine Workers have
been the leading force. |. l.. A.
men are beginning to realize
this. and agitation from below
for a united front is becoming
strong.
Send your strike cOntribu.
tiOnS to 20 Marion st. Help
build solidarity in the ranks
of the strikers.
A strike cant be run with
out money. Help, and help
now!
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Want Strike

CHICAGO, June IA. - Dele
gates from every major steel
plant in South Chicago met last
night to plan united action for
the coming strike. Workers re-
ported an overwhelming strike
sentiment in the various shops.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Roy Hudson, MWIU
Head, To Be Here

SEATTLE, June 19.-Roy s.
Hudson, national secretary
of the Marine Workers In
dustrial Union, win arrive in
Seattle June Is, it was an
nounced today.
Hudson will conduct a Sc
ries of mass meetings here,
preliminary to a. Pacific
Coast conference of the NV
III, which will be held in
Portland at a date to be
named later.
Hudson is well known all
over the country as q leader
OF seamen.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Decide Each Member
Must Get New Subs

ILWACO, Wn.-AlthOugh the
FCWIU branch here gets a bun
die of IS Voice of Actions, Local
No. 8 recently voted that every
member should get a new sub
scribr for the paper.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
Everett Against Ryan

EVERYTHING vote on the
strike settlement plan was 1893
to 2 against acceptance.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
PORT ANGELES liza CALLSFOR GENERAL STRIKE
Reporters!

REMEMBER THAT ALL NEWS
FOR THE PAPER MUST
BE IN BY MONDAY
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-06-22
The Story

HOW THE LUMBER BARONS
ROBBED TO GAIN THEIR
HOLDINGS. PAGE4
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
Freeman May Seek State Representative Nomination
Tragic Anniversaries
:-: JULY 3I, IyI4 q: Kaiser Proclaims "State Of War Dangers" Fearful Little Belgium Mobilizes /
JULY 31, 1914

bilization, Germany will mobilize, too"
 Savonov to Pourtales: We will not attack as long as pourparlers continue with Austria. It is im- possible to demobiliZe without dis arranging our whole military or ganization."
 Vienna.-The Austrian ministry extracts from Emperor Franz-Josef the order for general mobilization
 Berlin. Noon.-The kaiser tele- graphs King George: T have just received the official notification that Nicky last night ordered gen. eral mobilization. He did not even wait the results of the mediation am working at, and left me with out news. I return to assure the security of my eastern frontiers where strong contingents of Rus sian troops are already stationed" Proclaims state of danger of war.
 Paris, 11:45 a. m.-The Quai d'Orsay hears from Austria that Austria announces she has no ter ritorial ambition against Serbia provided the war is confined be- tween Austria and Serbia, and has so informed Russia. Philippe Ber- thelot: "Privately. this seems pret- ty late" , p. m. Viviani being asked by Germany if France will remain neutral, covering" = or skeletonized-mo utilization is or dered. Evening. Jean Jaures. French socialist leader who has been fervently attacking the idea of war, is assassinated in a cafe in the rue du Croissant. Basil Zahar- off, armament king, is prompted commander of the Legion of Hon. or.
 London.-Sir Edward Grey for mally asks France and Germany if they will respect the neutrality of Belgium. France formally answers "Yes." Germany gives an evasive answer saying that response would disclose the German plan of campaign.
 Brussels, Evening-The govern ment announces general mobiliZa- tion.
 TOMORROW: France nobilizes and Germany declares war on Rus- Sia.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
IELKS PICK WONDER
 INN FOR CLAMBAKE.
Will Be Held September g.; Committees Are
 Named

Wonder Inn" on the Meriden road, will be the scene of the an- nual clambake of the Waterbury lodge of Elks. according to plans made at a meeting of the general committee last night at Elks hall. The date chosen is September g.
 In the event that the weather is unfavorable the bake will be held inside the inn, but present plans are for an all-day, outside pro- gram, with breakfast to be served at II o'clock, and the Rhode Island stone bake dinner to be served at 2:30. Members and pros- pective members may attend.
 At the next meeting of the com mittee, which will be held August 16 at Elks' hall, reports on the progress of the various arrange ments committees will be heard.
 The general committee is head ed by Walter A. Jarvis as chair man. Other officers and members are the following: ce-chairman, William F. Pollard treasurer. U. Horton Warner: secretary, Ben jamin J. LaVallee; publicity, James T. Calvin and Harold ". Boyce; Joseph J. Bowen, Thomas J. Burns, James H. Courtney, Will liam J, Cunningham, Frank J. Daily, Thomas J. Flanagan. John F. Holian, Joseph r. Kenny, Thomas E. Lally, Arthur J. Lunny, James J. Mccarthy, Clifford H. McHale, Daniel J. Mahaney, Jo- seph F. Mulville, James F. Neagle, Eugene T. Oviatt, Frank A. Pierce, Andrew V Putetit, Stephen J. Sul- livan, Keorge D. Sullivan, James R. Walker and Louis J. Werzinger of Naugatuck.
 Chairman Walter Jarvis appoint ed the following sub committees: Food and refreshments, chairman. James Walker; Stephen Sullivan, Joseph Kenny, Rep Daniel J. Ma nancy, James Courtney, and James Calvin; sports and prize, chairman, Joseph Mulville, Rep Mahaney, James Calvin, James Mccarthy, Clifford McHale, James Neagle. Harold Boyce, Thomas Lally, John Holian, Thomas Elan agan.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
High Speed Was
 Cause of Death

Unnecessarily high speed was the cause of the Middlebury accident on July 6 which resulted in the death of Frank Ostroski, 26, ac- cording to finding of Depuay Cor oner Walter w. Smyth. The depu- ty coroner has been conducting his investigation since the day after the fatal accident, in which Ostroski's S wife was also severely injured.
 Ostroski, who lived on Spring street in Union City, was driving his roadster at the time of the ac- cident. The deputy coroner finds that he was travelling 65 miles an hour at the time and had just pass ed another car, when he lost con- trol of his machine.
 The mans death was the result of fractured skull and a brain hemorrhage.
 Witnesses examined included AL bert Parker of S9 Spring street Union City; Mrs Ostroski, Edward Peatti, Henry Horlock of Woodbury and Constable Charles Loomis of Middlebury.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-31
MOTORISTS FINED
 IN SOUTHlNCTON
Three Local Drivers Were Charged With Diverse
 Violations

Southington, object of wide- spread attacks by motorists when scores of drivers were arrested there for passing newly-placed "stop-signs', was last night the scene of trials for three Waterbury drivers. The threeI one of them woman, had to pay a total of $76 into the town eoffers after they had been found guilty of var ious motor vehicle law violations.
 Mrs Leslie H. Rehm of 22 Clin- ton street was fined $5 and had to pay costs of $18.15 for allowing a minor to operate her motor car. The car operated by Mrs Rehm's l4-year-old daughter was in col lision last week with one operated by George w. Lawton of this city. MT Lawton, who was charged with violating the rules of the road, was fined $5 and likewise had to pay costs of $1S.15.
 Charles L. Manning of 39 Ray street, also charged with violation of the rules of the road, was fined $l0 and costs amounting to $19.75.