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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
$1,OOODistrict 12QuOta
In Daily Worker Drive

With the quota for District IL
set at $1,000, the District Commit
tee of the Communist Party an
nounees the launching of the
$4,000 Daily Worker Sustaining
Fund Drive.
Realizing the important role
the Daily Worker plays in the
lives of the workers, and the ne
cessity for its reaching all work.
ers, District II washington, Ore
gon, IdahO) has challenged Dist
rict ID california; to a compe-
tition in which each District
pledges to go % per cent over its
District IL has Issued to its
Sections the quotas which they
are to raise in the campaign. They
are as follows:
Downtown Seattle, 500. Crown
Hill, $50. Anacortes, SIS. South
Seattle, SIS. Tacoma, $50. Aber-
deem, SIS. Spokane, $50. Belling-
ham, $50. Portland, 800. Astor-
ia, 500. Occur d'Alene, $50. Port
Angeles, SIS. Eugene, SIS. Sa-
lem, $40. Olympia, ss5. Renton,
SIS. Kelso, $40. Everett. $50. Coos
Bay. SIS. Grants Pass, SIS. Gen.
traila, s2S.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
TheFRONT
LINE ALAN ny MAX
Sinclair,
Commonwealth
Builders, Etc.

Upton Sinclair promises, if
elected governor. to End All
Poverty in California.
Local politicians and REFORM
lists figure that il the State of
Washington can match Cal
ifornia for climate. there Is no
reason why it should lag he
hind California in Ending Pow
erty-and in the number of
votes that can be gathered to
do the trick.
Therefore. we have the Com
mOnwealth Builders Incorpor-
ated (CBD, who follow the Sim
clair plan closely C"with local
improvements promising to
End Poverty i'm Washington
Now! They are endorsing a set
of politicians in the Democrat
ic primaries.
The plan is to have the state
buy up land and closed down
factories. put the unemployed
to work producing everything
they need" receiving full val
ne for their work because there
would be no one to make a pro-
fit on the deaf The two hun
bred thousand unemployed in
the State of Washington will
begin to enjoy an increasingly
high standard of living within
this Socialist set-up." The rest
of the workers in the State of
Washington, still exposed I'M
der capitalism, will look upon
the two hundred thousand with
envy. They will leave their cap
italist masters, and come to
work for the state.
In this way, Socialism - ac-
cording to the plan will
spread quickly and painlessly
throughout the state and then
throughout the rest of the I'M
ion.
Here we have, in a new dis
guise, the old scheme to use
the capitalist government to
set up socialism.
What Will Bankers Do?
Will the bankers of the West
Coast who murdered lOngshOre-
men merely for demanding I'M
ion recognition. sit by in a
nervous sweat while the state
government does away with the
profit system?
VIII the Federal Government
Continued on Page 4, Col. y
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
FASCIST RULING MADE

HILLSBORO, Ore, Sept. -
Ordering all persons DESTROYS of
holding public meetings in
Hillsboro, to first get permit
from the City Council here, the
HillsbOro City Council has def
initely torn a leaf from the
guide book of Adolf Hitler. Such
meetings, reads the city Ordin-
ance, must be signed by two of
the city's business men.
The ordinance, it is openly
admitted by its sponsors, is aim
ed at the rapid growth of the
HillsbOro local of the Civic En-
Urgency Federation, which has
been carrying on "a militant
fight here for unemployment re-
lief.
The Civic Emergency Fedora
tiOn is preparing to smash the
fascist order. and will continue
to hold meetings, despite the
ruling, without asking for a per.
NIT.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
Workers Demand Raise
AS Steel Boss WeepS

SEDRO WOOLLEY, Sept. g.
Answering a demand for a flat
wage increase of 12H cents per
hour drawn up and signed by
every worker in the Skagit Steel
and Iron Works located here, the
big shot, s. S. Mcintyre, dictated
a long carefully oworded hard luck
story that would put to shame a
professional on the road.
New equipment is not being
purchased-we, are selling on a
buyers market-the customer
sets the price he will pay and We
take it or leave it, weeps this
steel boss. However, I'VE expect
business to improve soon and as
it does you may expect increases
in pay from time to time"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
Ujich Refuses To
Ride Deport Train

TACOMA. Sept. c. Immigra-
ton officials tried to trick John
Ujich into boarding the depOrta-
ton train which left Seattle re-
Gently, although he has not even
had a hearing on the appeal of
his case.
Arrested by RustOn small
town officials because he led the
unemployed in their struggles
for light and water, Ujich was
held on $500 property bail. But he
was Immediately turned over to
immigration officials and bail
raised to $1,000 cash without any
charges whatsoever being placed
against him. In fact there were
none to place save that he was,
on several occasions, the spOkes-
man on committees of unemploy-
ed in their demand for the neces-
stiles of life: and his alleged pO-
litical opinions are displeasing to
the boss class.
Ujich is still in Jail. Months of
confinement are breaking down
his health. At the present time
he is i'll and should be released
at once. Workers and workers
organizations are urged to send
protests to Commissioner Durkee
immigration Bldg, Seattle, and
to Judge John Bowen, who is to
hear the appeal, also to Frances
Perkins, Secretary of Labor
Washington. ID. G..
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
Force Slavery and Long
Hours, in Berry Fields

MONTESANO, WASH, Sept. g.
Harvesting huldreds of tons of
peas and evergreen blaekberries,
pickers have been cut this season
to prices of 1 4 cents per pound.
In both these industries, locally,
small children are exploited UNI
der atrOcious working conditions.
Adults and children alike are
forced to slave inhumanly long
hours. The need is urgent for or
ganiZation of workers.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07

to the New Deal. None of the
speakers mentioned the Wagner
Bill nor HR 1898.
When a committee from the
UCL asked to place w. II. Muir
ray on the list of speakers, Mac
Quillan asked to see his speech
in writing. After this was sub
mitted, the committee refused to
allow him the floor. The speech
follows:
Fellow working men and wo-
men:
On behalf of the Unemployed
Citizens League, an organization
that fights for the immediate
needs of the unemployed and
in whose ranks you will find a
great number of former members
of the AFL, | come before you
this afternoon, to point out a
deepening of the economic crisis
now entering its fifth year and
a consequent need for an immed-
late change in the method of
caring for those displaced in in
dustry as well as the increasing
Continued on Page 4, Col. g.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
Workers! Force Release
OF Heroic Bill KominSki
The Voice of Action following plea released
by the District Office the international Defense the
interests of William Kominski.
EDITORIAL

Today September g. in Waa Wala the parole board
meeting The board will examine prisoners and make
mendations the which murderer which swinder
and which hOdup is deserving of lenency and freedom
Among the hundreds of criminals in Walla Waa these
miserable victims OF vicious and brutal capitalist civilization
there who is her9 because he represents classbe
he the bosses the revolt the
of workers against system which makes such prisons
Komnsk of the Eviction Fight
remaining jail Kominsk served four months Of
eighteen month sentence Kominski is innocent victim Of
brutal class Justice" Kominski must be freed
The Parole Board is meeting today The board would like
overlook KOmnk leave him to rot in prison And they will
overlook him. unless his fellow workers force this be-
fore them.
How?
The time is short Letters and resolutions too slow Today
and Friday the International Labor Defense asks you
organizations SEND TELEGRAAS TO THE
PAROLE BOARD WAI.LA WALLA, WASHINGTON, DEMAND
ING FULL FREEDOM FOR BILL KOMlNSkI
will cents but it is worth it, We must let the
that watching them and that will
fighter for the working class is free
DISTRICT OFFICE, INTERNATIONAL LABOR DEFENSE
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07

has elected delegates. All work
ers are urged to have represent
atives at the Convention and to
boycott the primaries.
Bradley to Present Platform
The Election Platform of the
Communist Party will be pre-
scented by George Bradley, pro-
posed candidate for L. $. Senate.
James Murphy, proposed candid
ate for L. s. Representative, will
also speak.
Other proposed candidates are
A. T.. Edwards, UCL leader, Joel
Strand, chairman of the South
Ballard UCL, c. f. Malone, UCL
president, and Areline Randall,
of the Voice of Action staff.
Pointing out the position of
the Communist Party as a work.
ing class party, the election com
mittee is planning an intensive
campaign which will open with
the nominations.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
Street Meeting Permit
Is Revoked by Council

SPOKANE, Sept. G. A permit
granted to the Communist Party
for a street meeting, Sept. l, was
revoked by the Commissioner of
Public Safety, A. b. Colburn, by
special letter Aug. 81.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07

return them to the election cam
paign committee so that more
candidates can be filed if pos
sible.
For the benefit of the election
campaign, a dance Will be held
at the United Slovenian Hall in
Ruston, Saturday, Sept. 8, at 8
p. IN.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
so, 900 Signatures Needed
TO Force Legislature TO
Act On Workers Measure
January A Is Deadline
For Submission OF
Petitions

SEATTLE, Sept. Elm answer
to the crying need for UIiemploy.
ment Insurance, the State Com
mittee of Action is filing an In.
itiative Measure TO the leglslat-
ure. This petition will require
$4,000 signatures by January 4.
When the petition is filled, the
Legislature has to pass one way
or another on the bill. II they
reject It, the bill automatically
goes on the ballot the following
general election for vote by the
people. The bill to be filed is the
original Workers Unemployment
Insurance Bill (HR 1888.
With the failure of the NRA
to provide employment, with the
breaking down of the speculative
market caused by the NRA infla-
ton and the number of unem-
ployed increasing daily, the need
for Unemployment Insurance Is
more apparent now than ever
before.
Step to Insurance
The initiative to the legislature
Is the workers next step to get
the much needed Unemployment
Insurance. 1t is an answer to
the failure to place Initiative No.
IS on the ballot, when the need.
ed signers were not secured.
Where the amount of relief
administered has never been adj
equate, the soaring OF prices OF
commodities Is now making
greater misery and privations for
the unemployed worker. The pro-
gram of the State Committee of
Action for this initiative must
receive the whole hearted sup
port of every workers organiza-
ton in the State of Washington.
To assure the success of the
measure, we will have to broaden
the work in all fields. All the Or
CARNATIONS affiliated with the
State Committee of Action must
therefore take the initiative to
set the campaign for signatures
in motion.
County Conferences should be
called in each county for the
week of November 10 to II. A
state conference will be called on
January Is in Olympia. The Leg
islature convenes that day.
Each County Council should
set up local arrangement COM
mittees composed of delegates
from all organizations and such
individuals liberals and profess
sionalsl who can be drawn in to
help in this work. The arrange
ment committee should issue the
call for the County Conferences.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
UNEMPL 0YMEMT INSURANCE BILL FILED
LID Lawyer, Endorsed By
c. p, Gains Heavy Vote

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Sept. Tremendous working class
launched against workers
organizations primary election returns coming In
California Gallagher for the International Ia
Defense Court Justice indie
pendent ticket the Communist Party poed 100000
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07

PORTLAND, Me.-'Overseers'
of the needy yesterday refused
to administer relief i'm an at
tempt to break the strike here.
Saying that only those who work
shall eat, the government offic-
ials again took the part of the
bosses in their attempt to drive
the workers back to unlivable
conditions.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07

TACOMA, Sept. G Issuing a
call to all workers organizations
to participate, the Communist
Party announces its Nominating
Convention to be held next Tues
day at 2 p. m. at Eagles Hall.
At least four candidates for
the coming election will be filed.
Workers who have collection lists
are urged to fill them out and
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07

A new U. s. puppet president
of Colombia has been installed
in office. He was recently an Of
fetal in a large Wall Street firm.
Votes against Hitler in the re-
cent German elections are now
shown to have been at least 10
millions.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
Seattle, Tacoma Hold
Nominating Meets Sept. II

SEATTLE Sept nominate candidates for the coming cleo
ton District of Communist Party will hold nominal
ing Tuesday Primary Day at at the IOGT Hail.
Virginia Avenue
invited to participate in the
Unemployed Citizens League Central Federation
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
SPOKANE CARMEN
MAINTAIN SOLID
RANKS in STRIKE
Capitalist Press SpewS
Slime on Car Workers
TRANSFERS VOTE TO GIVE
FINANCIAL AID TO
STRIKERS

SPOKANE, Wash, Sept. 6 (Spe-
cialD-After eight days of strik-
ing, the Spokane United Rail
way employees are still out solid,
with sentiment growing toward
a general sympathy strike am
ong other unions.
The Transfers Union has vot-
ed to provide financial and NOR
al support to the striking men,.
Street ears are being operated
during daytime under police pro-
lection.
Charles Hope. Seattle, Execu-
tive Secretary of the Regional
Board. is in town attempting to
force a sell-out arbitration agree
ment.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07

Buy the Young Worker at the
Bookstore, 202 Collins Bldg.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07

SPOKANE, Sept. 6-Demand-
ing the reinstatement of nine
employees recently discharged
for union activities; 10 per cent
wage increase; time and half
for overtime; 10 minutes straight
time for checking reports when
going off shift, and recognition of
the Union, the employees of the
SU II timed their strike for 3 a. M,
the beginning of the morning
shift, Wednesday, August IS.
Picket Lines Form
Between 100 and 40 bus driv-
ers, carmen, and shopmen failed
to report for duty. A picket line
was Immediately formed, mostly
strikers, the first day, with a
few sympathizers. There was a
fair sprinkling of women and
children.
Two men passed up and down
the line, handing out leaflets to
all strikers. The leaflets bore the
words, Your struggle is our
struggle and a pledge that the
Communist Party of Spokane
would support them in their
strike.
The leaflets were accepted Gag.
erly, one man saying, Il knew the
Communists would be on the
jobw
Across the street from the
strikers picket line was another
line-the scabs, stool pigeons,
company thugs. national guards
men in plain clothes, and Colonel
Thomas G. Aston, head of the
National Guard, whose interest
in the welfare of the Washington
Water Power Co. keeps him on
the line as strike-breaker and
provOcateur.
Fifteen Hundred Gather
On the second day of the strike
a thousand sympathizers were
on the picket line, that evening
increasing to 1900. There were
numerous boots and cat calls
directed at thugs, and scabs in
Guiding Col. Aston. 1t was report.
ed in the capitalist press that
he had inquired why the mob
had not been gassed. At any
rate, he seemed to infuriate the
mob" by his presence alone.
The third day of the strike the
picket line had grown to greater
dimensions. Sympathizers in the
various parts of town had forced
all cars and buses off the streets.
The thugs and armed guards had
increased for the company. Col.
Continued on Page 4, Col. 81
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07

CHARLOTTE, N. c. Flying
squadrons of pickets were to-
day covering the mills through
out the territory issuing the
strike call. Mills were expected
to close at KannapOlis, Spindale,
High Point and Rockingham.
Martial law was threatened
as hand to hand encounters be-
tween scabs and strikers occur
red.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07

PORTERDALE, Ga. - Seven
teen strikers were arrested, and
charged with resisting an officer
when he attempted to drive
them off the railroad track.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
Wrong Tactics Used

The striking relief workers, I'M
der the Socialist leadership, are
demanding so cents an hour only
within the city, outside the limits
they are willing to take 40 cents.
This has proved to be a wrong
tactic, since road contractors OPP
Grating just outside the city inn
mediately lowered their wage
scale, with the hep of the cOun-
ty commissioners, from the 50 to
the 40 cent rate.
The Socialist leadership is as
surfing the workers of Roslyn
that nothing can be done about
this new wage scale on road work
except to get the old commits
sioner out of office and put in a
new one so that things of this
nature won't happen again."
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
RoSIyn Body Uses
Poor Strike Tactic

ROSLYN, Wash, Sept. 6-Un-
der the leadership of the newly
organized Socialist Citizens and
Taxpayers Unemployed League"
the relief workers of Roslyn are
striking for a ten cent an hour
raise for work done within the
city limits.
These relief workers, mostly
members of the Western Miners
Union who were on strike recent
ly, working side by side with the
regular city workers, are now
paid 40 cents an hour, while the
city workers get SOC, the usual
scale for work done inside the
city limits.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07

NASHUA, n. III. - Horace
Broulette. United Textile Work
ers Organizer, was arrested and
charged with parading without
a license when he led group
of pickets. Police patrol ears
dispersed the remainder of the
crowd.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-09-07
TWELVE TEXTILE
WORKERS JAILED.
WHILE PICKETING.
PORTLAND STRIKERS STONE
CAR OF COMPANY
OFFICIAL

PORTLAND. Ore, Sept 6 -
When Fred +. Bishop, officer of
the Oregon Worsted Company,
attempted to drive through the
picket line knocking down and
injuring girl pickets, workers
stoned his ear.
Police arrested u workers in
Guiding Charles Reimer, vice
president of the Textile Union
who was charged with melting
to riot.
DANIELSON, Conn State po-
lice were called out when u ear
carrying officials of the company
was attacked by pickets.
MACON, Ga.-Three mills of
Bib Manufacturing Company
were closed yesterday.
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Continued on Page 4, Col. 81
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Continued on Page 4, Col. g.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
BUDGET PROPOSES
SLASH OF $4,000
Montgomery Cut Believed
Possible Despite Pay
Reservations.

BY q staff Correspondent of The Star.
ROCKVILLE. Md. May 15,-A ten
tative budget providing for expendi-
lures approximately $4,000 below
those of the current year, despite the
proposed restoration of the 10 per
cent reduction in county employees
salaries. is being considered by the
Board of Montgomery County Com
missioners for the new fiscal year be-
ginning July l, it was learned here
today.
The preliminary budget estimates
total 1856, ,944l8, a decrease of S39,-
1853 in the 1888 tax levy of s906,
1928, due primarily to the reduction
in the amount to be paid on bonds
and in interest, attorney fees, county
commissioners salaries, insurance and
bond premiums, costs of preparation
Of the audit and for printing and
publishing.
While the tax rate has not yet been
settled upon, it is estimated by the
board that the amount available for
expenditure in 1884 will total $1.1l4,-
o86.68 or $247,142. so more than the
proposed tax levy, with the additional
revenue to be derived from the follow
ing sources
Receipts from sale of farm products
at the county home, $l,250; county
engineering receipts. $ll, 1893; receipts
for caring for the insane, ST 500; State
and Federal contributions to the
County Board of Health, $1,000;
police funds from fines and costs,
$4,000; receipts from State and other
sources to school funds, $203.50
1t was said that the board has been
enabled to reduce expenditures and
yet carry out the plan announced in
The Star yesterday to restore the 10
per cent cut made in salaries last year,
principally because of the following
reductions:
Amount to be paid on bonds and in
interest, s105973.l0; attorneys fees,
sfl0O; preparation of county audit,
s11,l0O:. county commissioners sal
aries. $500; amount for insurance and
bond premiums, $4,000; amount for
printing and publishing, $1,000.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
REPUBLICAN FUSION
SELECTIONS NAMED
State Central Committee Head
for County Announces Dis
trict Members.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star
ROCKVILLE, Md. May 15.-Re-
publican members of the County
Committee of the Fusion party re-
Gently organized to place full county
ticket in the field this Fall have been
selected as follows, according to
Walter w. Dawson. chairman of the
Republican State Central Committee
for the county:
Wheaton district-Fourth precinct,
Donald D. Lamord, Mrs. ]. c. Nellis
and Millard c. Taft; alternates, DR..
C. c. Galloway. Peter Remsen and
Daniel Miller. Sixth precinct, John
w. Coffman, Robert M. Lyon and
Lawrence w. Lampson; alternates,
F.>B. Blackburn, j c. Nellis and Mrs
S. c. Mcneil Eighth precinct. Sidney
Oliver and Maj. Merle c. Leonard;
alternates, Harold Haynes and Wade
E. Ragsdale. Ninth precinct. N. C..
Nelson and B. Shanks CLANCY; alter
mates, Robert Eldridge and F. G.,
Mathews.
Colesville district-Frederick w.
Kruhm, Stanley P. Stabler and Miss
Pearl MARROW.
Barnesville district-James P Runk-
les, Philip HORNE and Windsor w.
Hodges.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
PARKING BAN OPPOSED

The Southeast Business Mems ASso-
citation, in session at Embassy Dairy
Hall last night, djsapproved of the
proposed ban on all night parking.
F. Berlin of the National Board OF
Trade attacked the alleged evil" of
chain stores in addressing the group.
Evening star., 1934-05-15
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-11-06
JOHNNY BUFF ON
 NEW HAVEN CARD
South End Middleweight to Box New Britain
 Boy Thursday

New Haven, Nov 6.-Johnny Ruff. pleasing Italian middlewelght from Waterbury, will oppose Bop Gallagher of New Britain in one of the star bouts on MatchmaKer Dick Gray's all-star amateur box ing card at the Arena Thursday night. Another of the feature fixtures will bring together Joie Rossia of New Britain and Fran kie Petrolle of New Haven. Ine boys are featherweights.
 Gallagher is reported to be find among the amateurs this sea son. and should provide Buff with i. tough test, Rosia will be nakfnr his first fistic appear anre here in more than two years; Toie was one of the outstanding fighters at Savin Rock two years ago. ~ .ua st.r bouts will be put on display Erankie Angelo of New Haven vs Tarrv Teene of Meriden, state featherweight king; and Joe Har-- vev. New Haven bantam, against Harry Gentle of Meriden in a
 Matchmaker Gray will have here 4earoa from Meriden, Bristol and New Britain, marking the first time in several years that clouting contingents from Meriden and New Rritain have been sene in action in the Arena ring. r.,
 Teene, who faces Angelo IS a great punching prospect. lie is inst IS years old and has had 4o Siehts to date, winning 4O, l6 py 7xnockouts. Teene has been box .fnr slightly more than year.