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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
MWIU Secretary Now
Missing Since Last
Sunday Morning

SEATTLE, Nov. 8-Charges
were made by co-workers Of
Walter Stack this morning
that he is either held, secretly,
in the city or county Jail, OF
has been turned over by the
authorities to Vigilantes and
taken for a ride"
Stack and another worker
who was with him at the time,
disappeared Sunday morning.
Friends, fearing abduction by
waterfront employers gang
men, were unable to get word
of him until today, when po-
lice admitted selling Stack and
holding him incommunicado,
but claimed they released him
yesterday morning.
Stack is port secretary of
the Marine Workers Industrial
Union.
Immediate demand should
be made for Stacks safe return.
Telephone, write, wire or send
committees to Sheriff Bannick,
Mayor Smith, Chief of Police
Comstock.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09

ABERDEEN, Wash, Nov. s.
Angered when a welfare office
Turnkey told her that Mr.. Riley,
the chief official was not in, then
in the same breath told another
worker that he was in and would
see her at once, Mrs. Kelley. wife
of one of Aberdeen's unemployed
walked into the inner office and
demanded that her case be
heard.
Riley, stating that he was in
charge at that office, Immediate
ly threw Mrs. Kelley out with
such violence that a doctor had
to be called and an x-ray later
taken to ascertain if any bones
had been broken.
Kelley, husband Of the injured
woman, is an expert accountant.
He had refused to work on the
assignment given him, which
would have necessitated his do
ing manual labor for which he
was physically unfit.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
More About Aberdeen City
Council Elections

ABERDEEN, Wash, Nov. s.
Beginning his political activity
in 1906 in Finland when he joined
the Socialist Party, Adam Paak-
kOnen has long record of work
ing class activity behind him.
Paak kOnen is candidate for the
city council here.
PaakkOnen came to the Unit
ed States in 1909 and joined the
American Socialist Party a year
later. He was active in the left
wing group until 1919, when he
joined the Workers Party.
Blacklisted Lumber Worker
A member of the IWW, Paak-
kouen participated in the lum-
Der strikes of 1917 and 1882. He is
now a member of the National
Lumber Workers Union and as
a result of his activity in the
1888 Grays Harbor strike has been
blacklisted throughout the in
dustry.
In addition to his other activi-
ties he is a member of the Finn
iSh Workers Club and Finnish
Federation in Aberdeen, as well
as belonging to the Communist
Party.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Woman Badly Injured by
Aberdeen Welfare Head

Upon going for the usual
voucher, Mrs. Kelley was told she
wasn't entitled to one as her
husband was working and had
drawn a check.
When Mrs. Kelley insisted that
he wasn't working they told her
to come back after l o'clock, CIV
ing them time to investigate.
Mrs. Kelley went at once to the
State SERA auditor and received
verificatiOn that no work had
been done and no check issued.
Returning to the welfare office
Mrs. Kelley again asked to see
Mr. Riley and was told he was
not in and that she must come
back after l o'clock. The brutal
election from the office followed
Workers of Aberdeen and the
entire district are urged to send
protests at once to the state re-
lief board demanding the i'm
mediate removal of Riley from
the relief administration posi-
tion he now holds.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
EPIW Turns Into
Political Football

SEATTLE, Nov. FOrty-two
Commonwealth endorsed candid
ates cashed in on their Olympia
grubstakes in Tuesdays election
as staunch Roosevelt support
ers.
That election of Common
wealth endorsed candidates in
dictates nothing but their en-
thusiastic support of ROOsevelt's
or anyOne's-program of hun
ger, war and fascism was dis
closed by one candidate elected
on the Commonwealth program.
ANY candidate already as
sured some backing could
walk into the Commonwealth
Builders office and be assur-
ed immediate backing, no mat
ter how reactionary," he de-
clared.
even the flimsy End Power
ty' program has been thrown
over by the tried and true Com
monwealth candidates in the
ballot grabbing rush.
Endorse Meakim Over Litchman
How Commonwealth Build
ers endorsed the candidates the
corporations printer chose was
disclosed by another informant
close to the bankrupt Common
wealth circus.
Mark Litchman, Seattle attOr-
ney and popular Theological
candidate for Superior Judge,
was discarded by EPIWash
hackers at the request of their
printer who, because of religious
affiliations, desired the Common
wealth endorsement for his can
didate, Roger J. Meakim, con-
sentative Superior Court in
cumbent.
Due to outraged protests of
Commonwealth liberal groups,
the endorsement was finally split
between Litchman and Meakim,
but not until it was assured
Litchman was defeated.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Seattle Leading
Daily Contest

SEATTLE, Nov. S-With Sec
tion / of Seattle now leading AS
toria in it's socialist competition,
District IL is steadily forging
ahead toward raising $1,000 as its
quota in the Communist Party's
Daily Worker Drive.
The score boards for the Sec
ton now stand:
Section 1, Seattle, S6207; As
toria, $500; Aberdeen, $4,000;
Spokane, s17.40; Anacortes,
$500; Port Angeles 5000; Ia
coma, $3.50; Occur d'Alene,
S6.57; Yakima, $500; Renton,
s4.02.
The amount thus far raised
amounts to more than 20 per
cent of the Districts quota. In
the socialist competition with
California, District 13 Of the Com
munist Party is leading.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Eviction Fighter Asks Aid
In Getting Home Loan

To Workers Working the Washngton:
wish to call attention to the discrimination of the
Home Loan Corporation Seattle wish this
statement for your approval and action
filed application for loan place at 53O6 Empire
Way in Seattle the first day filing In the
of workers home the Frandsen eviction When out
of jail went to the Home Loan find about loan They
informed me that could not get oan that criminal
and undesirable citizen that would debts and
that would get them into trouble they loan They
also had statement of that would look for work
and would not debts but would not tell who
the statement to them They told would have to give
formed that not entitled to oan although the place
is subject to be Sold
ask brothers. to ntercede in behalf, sending let
and committees the Home Corporation of Seattle
to stop this discrimination because of activities
in behalf of and in defense of workers home.
received the following letter from the loan corporations
Home Owners Loan Corporation
August q, 1894
Henry G. Price,
Dear Sir
1t appears that the applicant not in distress within
the meaning of the Home owners Loan Corporation Act
This application is herewith, rejected
Very truly yours,
(Sgned) John H. Galley Eligibility Counsel.
Also wish state that have been denied food clothing
the relief station headed by Mrs Moley and
budget of a small income place,
forcing live the income making impossible to
have forced walt for hours in
relief stations without a interview.
subjected other abuses such calling the
police thugs around eommssary myself and other
workers wish that have been offered any
work. although have been ont of work for four years
rs Henry Price
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Willapa LOggers
Organize NLWU
BY Roy Brown, Chairman NLWU

LEBAM, Wash, Nov. S-A
group of 20 residential loggcrs
met here today and after hearing
reports in the National Lumber
Workers Union by Roy Brown,
on the role of the Communist
Party by George Flood, they
voted unanimously to maintain
and build the NLWU in the viii
lapa HarbOr territory.
An OrganizatiOnal committee
of four, including a secretary. was
elected to carry on the work.
A decision was made to enter
the statewide drive for securing
unemployment and social insur-
ance. The committee took num-
Der of copies of the Initiative A
petitions to help secure the ne
cessary signatures.
All members and interested
lumber workers in the Willapa
territory are urged to attend
these meetings.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Years Best Story

The years best story comes
from the AFL convention dele
gate. 1t was the dullest day OF
the convention. Union big
bugs in tltis country and
abroad were making boring
interminable addresses to the
convention. Everyone was half
asleep.
The day before a Green ma
chimes Red Scare try had re-
suited in the assignment of 50
police to guard the conven-
ton"
Came mid-afternoon. An
earthquake shook the build
ing. There was an immediate
stir, a buzz of conversation,
a rustic of papers through
out the auditorium. Mat
thew Woll sitting at a desk
up front, absorbed in read
ing something before him,
jerked his head up and
shouted to his next neigh
Dor: What is that, did the
Communists try to start
something?"
Which makes the first time
in history that the Commun-
list Party has been blamed for
an earthquake.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Everett Working Class
Vote Double 1892

EVERETT, Wash, Nov. s.
Already doubling 1929 COmmun-
list vote of 165, early Everett re-
turns give George Bradley, the
party's candidate for the United
States Senate, 295 votes.
The Communists ran neck and
neck with Washington's embryo
fascist movement, the Cincin-
natus. wilkins was listed in the
same returns at 800.
John F. Mckay, Socialist, had
435 to his credit in the same tab
ulation. The Socialist Labor Par
ty trailed with 26 votes for their
U. s. Senate nominee, and the
Washington State American Lib
erty League was low with q.
Other Communist candidates:
Mrs. Doris X. Oft, 1879; w. E.
Elbe, 154: VIM. Paul Butt flor
sheriff. 236; Glen Parks, 300;
Dennis p Kelley, POS.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Ask Workers Demand
Safe Return of Seattle
Maritime Union Head
Arbitration
By a Seattle Longshoreman

Arbitration again has DEM
its place in the RoOse-
welt program.
TO the average longshOre-
man and the casual observer
it is a wonderful victory. And
on the face of it, the long
shOreman is riding high and
wide and handsome. And the
employer is Inundated, down.
cast and shedding tears Zero
codile) over the irreparable loss
he will have to bear.
TO elucidate: Individually,
the lOngShOremen have won Il
victOry-tempOrary-but which
in the final analysis will be
their finish.
The victory is to the employ
ers. You say why? Because it
has split the solidarity that
enabled you to win.
Now, what have we in our
immediate ranks? Stevedores
and truckers. A dividing line
has been made both physically
and monetarily.
Why? Go to thinking!
And the sailors, firemen,
cooks, stewards, engineers,
mates and masters, etc. Grain
handlers. cereal workers and
others who banded together
to make the recent lOngshOre
strike a success, what of them?
Separated-and what ira
gedy. 90,
TO the seemingly powerful,
the arbitration board gave
some concessions, and to the
others 1.-THE weak what did
they give?
Brothers, don't be misled by
our seeming victOry-remem-
Der the comrades who stood
side by side with us on the
picket lines are still out land
out completely and while we
temporarily are better off,
they are still fighting for their
rights.
Discrimination, discrimina-
ton and more discrimination is
being used against the broth
ers of the weaker unions who
aided us. And what are we do
ing about it?
Our victory is their defeat.
Their defeat is our defeat.
Figure it out. United we stand,
divided we fall.
Two sides-those who toll
and those who dOn't-Other-
wise capital and labor. We have
our choice. Why not take it
now?
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
No Decision Yet
For Coast Seamen

SEATTLE, Nov. S-Came No
vember, as they say in bourgeois
story books, with the seamen's
strike settlement still as far at
sea as the day it was sold out by
Andrew Furseth, Paul Scharen-
berg and Pete Gill, international
Seamen's Union pie-card artists.
Charles Hope, Regional Labor
Board hear, admits he has no
authority and the United States
Labor Board has no authority.
Even If seamen's votes were
counted to determine what union
shall represent them, no arbi-
tratiOn machinery has been set
up, and the chances of collective
bargaining with waterfront boss
es still appears to be months off.
This information was given by
Charles Hope to John Fox, Mar
inc Workers Industrial Union
port secretary, in an interview.
Ship Committees Necessary
Job control" the promise
thrown at striking ISU seamen
by Furseth, Seharenberg and Gill
to stop the strike, thoroughly
exposes these misleaders. Only
the MWIU has continually point
ed out the necessity of building
strong united front of all sea-
men with committees on every
ship to represent all seamen
aboard in grievance demands.
This method has been Entirely
successful whether used by ISL
crews or the MWIU.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
US. Var Budget
Tops EUen 1913

WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. s.
A survey completed by the For
eign Policy Association last week
revealed that the war budget of
the Roosevelt government is now
1870 per cent above war expendi-
lures for 1913, the eve of the
World War. Other sources indi-
cate that the actual figures are
almost 300 per cent higher.
Foreign policy survey reveals
that all major imperialist nations
are arming more frantically than
ever in history. Expenditures for
France are placed at Is per cent
above 1913, for Italy 26 per cent,
Great Britain, 4S per cent, Japan
1888 per cent.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Socialist Mayor
Permits Clubbing

BRIDGEPORT, Conn, Nov. s
Dragging Socialist Party bu-
reaucracy to new depths, Jasper
McLevy, mayor of this city, al
lowed his chief of police who,
by the way, has been decorated
by the Italian Fascist govern
mentl to lead his forces in smash
ing with their clubs an anti-fas-
cist demonstration outside the
consul was scheduled to speak.
Six demonstrators were jailed.
The Bridgeport police are. un-
der direct control of the Social
list" Mayor.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Interfere with
Bradley Radio Talk
By a Worker Correspondent

ASTORIA, Ore, Nov. S-While
workers were listening to George
Bradley's Communist election
speech over the radio Sunday,
Nov. 4, the reception of the pro-
gram led many to suspect that
wireless stations had been turn
ed on during his 15-minute talk.
Workers could hear no wire
less a half hour before or half
hour after his talk, but during
the whole Is minutes, at two-min-
ute intervals, wireless noises cut
in abruptly.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Edn,Onds UFL
Wins Demands
By UFL Correspondent

EDMONDS, Wash, Nov. S-A
committee of ten from the Ed
monds United Farmers League
spent an entire day recently har-
assing the relief office in Ever
EFT. After threatening to return
with a much larger committee
we won our demands-a milk
voucher for a family of ten, and a
pair of shoes for a school boy.
The official liar" in her atti-
tude toward us. made it plain
that the day of the small thank
you" committee is past. Hereaf-
ter. we must have a large COM
mittee and go prepared for &C,
ton,
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Hitler EmiSSary Fears
Appearance In Public

SEATTLE, Nov. S-When DR..
Hans Luther, Hitler's ambassad-
or to the United States visits this
city Monday he will come "unof-
ficially" and will make no public
appearances, according to the
German consulate here.
The reception accorded officers
of the German Cruiser Karlsruhe
when young people demonstrate
ed at the Masonic Temple and a
red flag flew atop the New Wash
ington Hotel is probably well
remembered by those in charge
of Luther's visit.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09

ABERDEEN, WASH, Nov. s.
Running in the Aberdeen city
elections November 16 for city
councilman on the Communist
ticket, Joseph Cameron has re-
cord of three years active partici-
patton in the revolutionary po-
litical struggles of Grays Harbor.
Cameron was elected delegate
to all three of the mass cam
paigns for unemployed relief and
unemployed legislation. He was
especially active in the Olympia
Hunger March when fascist Wig
ilantes held the working class
representatives imprisoned in
Priest Point Park.
Such activity as a conscien-
tious worker in the Communist
Party is the fundamental reason
for his being placed before the
workers as a candidate in the
city elections by the Commun,
ist Party.
At present Cameron is organic.
ing the workers in the Initiative
4 campaign, for the Workers I'm
employment Insurance Bill.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Winburn Leading Red
Candidate In Spokane

SPOKANE, Nov. s - IncOm-
plete returns from 140 out of
242 precincts give John F. Mckay
local Socialist candidate for
United States Senate, 557 votes.
Two other Socialist candidates,
MCGEE and Sims had 1l9 and 1OS
votes respectively.
The same returns give the
Communist candidates the fol-
lowing: For Sheriff, Winburn, 65;
for state representatives, II. j.
Van Orman and Harlowe Wild
man, "a and 33, respectively.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
TACOMA TO HEAR BOURNE

TACOMA, Nov. Slim Bourne,
who recently returned from the
Soviet Union, will speak to a
mass gathering of workers and
students at Normanna hall, 18th
at X street, Sunday, November
Is.
Bourne, who is District Organ
izer OF the Young Communist
League, will speak on Youth
In the Happy Land"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Astoria Communists
Poll Impressive Vote

ASTORIA, Ore, Nov. 8 In
complete returns for the indie
pendent Communism VS.. Fas-
cism" slate give Walter Hekkala,
candidate for county commits
sioner, 331 votes; f. PickmOsa
for state representative, 293
votes. and Paul Dale for state
senator, 237.
Emelia Peuhkurinen, who ran
for Mayor of Astoria, received GA
votes, and Astoria gave Correll
A votes for governor.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
VOICE OF ACTION BENEFIT

SPOKANE, Nov. s. At the
18th Anniversary dinner of the
Russian Revolution, workers of
the Spokane Section of the Com
munist Party had a booth for
the benefit of the Voice of Ac-
ton.
Music, speeches and entertain
ment followed the Soviet dinner
of bOrsche, black bread, etc.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Bradley Leads Mckay
2 to | In HarbOr

ABERDEEN, Wash, Nov. s.
Early returns here, with only 96
OF 1853 precincts reported, show
George Bradley, Communist can
didate for United States Senator
leading John F. Mckay, Socialist
nominee, by a 2 to ] margin. The
vote for wilkins, Gincinnatus
candidate, was light.
Highest Communist vote re-
ported so far is that for Lydia
Laukkanen Sommerville, Can
didate for County Commissioner
-225. Joe Shroyer, state senate,
was given 207.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09

/NtulitlC DiODdSoihios
That American patriotic or
CARNATIONS to which rich Jews
contribute, are secretly using
this money for anti-semitic pro-
paganda.
''That much OF this anti-semit-
ic and fascist propaganda is
struggled into this country with
direct cOnnivance and aid of gov
eminent officials" Spivak calls
names, dates and addresses.
Smuggle Nazi Uniforms
That Nazi uniforms are snug
gled into this country; how this
is done and by whom. That Nazis
in full uniform land under pO-
lice protection drill for the day
when there will be pogTOms
against the Jews.
That Ralph M. Easley, heat
of the National Civic Federation
famous, patriotic group OF which
Matthew Vol, viee-president OF
the ALL is vice. president, dis
tributed anti-semitic propagan-
da imported into this country
by George Sylvester Viereck,
paid Nazi agent.
THAT despite the AFL stand
in favor of the German boycott
Easley secretly tried to get il
stopped.
That Easley secretly reported
on these efforts to Viereck.
That high officials in the
State Department worked with
Easley while he was reporting
to Viereck.
McFadden Took Bride
That a Pennsylvania Con
gresham (McFadden), who at
tackled the Jews in Congress
took a bride of $4,000 and il
consequently just a plain crook
"That the North German LloyC
and the Hamburg American lines
in violation of their agreements
with other passenger companies
often gave free passages, man!
to anti-semitic prOpagandists.
That German exchange stu
dents in this country are organ
izing Nazi cells in the universe
ties and carrying on anti-semiti,
propaganda.
That the effect of this pro
paganda has already reached in
to big business and that at leas
one insurance company has start
ed to refuse insurance to Jews.
In a brilliant manner, SpivaI
disclOses the extent to which
high government officials anC
some of the foremost business
men and industrialists OF tn,
country have already given ait
and support to this American
fascist movement. Spivak back
up every statement he make
with a wealth of unimpeachabl,
evidence, giving names, dates
documents, witnesses, etc. H,
marshals his evidence as an ex
pert commander directs hi
troops in the field of battle.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
HEAR LYDIA LAuKKANEN

WINLOCK. Nov. S-Entertain-
ment, a lunch served by the wo-
men of the Finnish Federation
and talks by Communist candid
ates. among whom was Lydia
Laukkanen Somerville, were fea-
lures OF the Sunday evening pro-
gram ct the Finnish hall here.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
FEAR STACK k|DNAP ID
Farmers GOHungry
Too, Under FIR Plan

WASHINGTON, ID. c. The
latest u. S. Department of Agri-
culture monthly economic bull
letin makes some startling adj
missions as to the impoverish-
ment of the American farmer.
From the October figures it is
evident that "the lasting eonse-
quences of the drought =. are
now coming to rest upon the
livestock industries" Corn and
oats show a half normal crop,
and the smallest crop in 10 years.
The country will begin the new
year with some ten million fewer
cattle than last year, and the
smallest supply Of hogs in 20
years. Even then, with more than
one-fifth of the livestock killed
off, feed will be very scarce.
Hog prices have gone up some
IS to 40 per cent but the farm
er doesn't get his full share of
the increase. As always the mid
die man is the one to profit most.
But pork prices will continue to
mount much more because the
limited feed supplies will cause
the marketing of the best hogs
| to come earlier in the winter
leaving scarcity and higher
prices for the months after jan
uary.
Fruits Higher
Fruits selling much higher dur
ing the winter, due to the gov
eminent program and to the
drought, are apples, pears, or
anges, peaches and grapes. Can.
ned and dried fruits and vege-
tables will also be much higher.
The apple crop is q per cent
less than last year, and the total
crop is only % per cent of the
average crops from 1927 to 1881.
Poultry stocks are also ION the
skids." The average farm flock
of hens has declined.
Dairy production will be cur
tailed. A drastic reduction in
the amount of feed grain used in
finishing cattle and lambs for
market will result in heavy IL
quotation of unfinished livestock
during the remainder of 1894, and
reduce further the supply OF
meat already indicated for the
first half of next year"
These official figures, when dug
out and exposed to public view
show themselves to be part and
parcel of the nationwide hunger
program that is being forced
upon the masses of the people.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-09
Be. LOggerS Strike!

VANCOUVER, B. c., Nov.
S-The strike in camp s of the
Alberni Pacific Log Co.,
where the loggers are striking
against the blacklisting of
four union membe rs, is still
under way. A solid front has
been established.