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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-18

But curiously enough 1t has not hap
pened. The total number OF complaints
fled about chiselIng by competitors
Il 80 small as to be utterly insight
ficant-
Now, some of the heads of MIRA are
wondering what will be the reaction
among business men generally II MIA
should do It's own snooping-h Its
agents should walk into plants with
out notice and demand 4 look at the
books and a look around at the plant.
Just like national bank examiners, only
with q view not to discovering II the
institution II solvent, and It's assets
0. K. but to finding out what working
conditions are, whether profits are too
large to be In keeping with New Deal
ideals, etc
There Is considerable fear that this
would be very much resented, 80 I
number of discreet inquiries are being
made. There IL no desire at the mo-
ment to further heckle business. On
the contrary. there Il every desire on
the part OF the administration to keep
business In as good humor ~ posi-
BILE. certainly until after election
That Is one Of tho things that an
noyed the President 10 much recently
about the United States Chamber Of
Commerce questionable. He doesn't
want any element famed into insurrcc-
| ton now. This Ii not the right time.
But how else, those with the spirit
| of the MIRA In their minds demand. can
| its policies be enforced and the desired
results obtained, In view Of the demon
strated fact that business simply Will
not police itself1 The very word
"snooper"-which the operatives doina
this checking up would certainly BE-
called-sends cold chills down political
backs. But there has been no Other
intelligent solution offered to the prob
lem.
So look out for an important devel
opment along this line. But not before
election Probably not until some umt
next spring.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-18
Private Banking

The New Deal has never been par
tIcularly sympathetic with private
bankers. Their profits seemed to the
government an undue addition to the
cost OF doing business. Their profits
were viewed with horror. They might
have continued, In spite of this, had 1t
not been for the securities act. But
with that tremendous handicap Of not
being able to represent to purchasers
of the securities they had to sell that
there would be tremendous profits, the
zest with which such securities were
bought In the past evaporated.
All this was realized by congress
and by the treasury, SO 1t was arranged
| that the government should make the
| loans necessary to business expansion
and at fairly low rate Of interest
| The money was appropriated, the au-
| thority was given. and shop was opened
up, so to speak. But nothing, or prnc'
| tically nothing, II one may speak x
| disrespectfully Of twelve million ODD
dollars. has happened.
So now the government has named I
particular man, Ben johnson, and Civ
en- him the assignment to 30 out init
the byways and hedges and nnd TIT
blind, the halt and the lame who neet
only little government money K
blossom MS the rose, or at least gfv'
good appearance OF being able 30 t
blossom.
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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1934-10-18


1t will be Mr.. Johnson's function to
encourage applicants for loans, who
have been turned down BY regional
loan agencies, to appeal to Washing
ton, then to 80 into the loans and see
II they cannot be made. johnson him
self Is full OF optimism. He believes
that thousands OF business enterprises
can use more working capital to ad-
vantage, since loans can be made on =
longtime basis up to FIVE years.
This has been one OF the sore spots
In the New Deal all along. It will be
recalled that, after much discussion
last year between congressional lead
ers and the administration, bill waz
finally put through which was intended
to open the treasury door to all sorts
OF loans which seemed to be sound,
but which for one reason or another
local banks would not make.
One OF the needs, 1t was thought
was that the government would have
for a time, at least. to take over this
sort Of private financing which up until
the passage OF the securities act wal
made with more or less ease by private
bankers for the business concerned
or course, everyone realized that Thu
private bankers took a pretty faS prom
on the transaction Then their ex
penses were heavy. That was how X
many bond statesmen made 4 living.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Says Police Should Have Used Gas,
Terror, And Guns Against Bosses

SEATTLE, August 2-"I would
have been on the picket line at
pier 49, personally directing the
police as did Mayor Smith" de
clared John Laurie, Communist
Candidate for Mayor in the last
city elections, to your Voice of
Action reporter yesterday, but
the men and would have been
where we belonged, on the side
of the pickets, sweeping scabs
and gunner off the docks"
Outlines Political Program
"A Communist mayor could
not have worked miracles in the
strike" Laurie continued. But
he could Use his office to get
publicity for the strikers. to raj
ly thousands to the picket lines,
to call public meetings in sup
port of the men, to raise relief
for the families.
Some folks think it would be
impractical to have a COmmun-
list in office, that all he would
think about is vague idealistic
dluamS and the reVOultiOn.' This
strike ought to teach a lesson.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
POTTER, WORKER, POLITICIAN, AUTHOR OF
THE INTERNATIONALLY PR0LETARIAN POEMS

munardS he was charged with
rOntmnaCy resistance to auth
orityJ by the cOunter-revOlutiOn-
aries and was forced to flee to
the United States for his life. In
1880. upon the declaration of a
general amnesty, he was able to
return to France.
Revolutionary Songs Published
Potter was noted as a pOpu lar
poet. lie adopted a literary form
which was at the same time an
ode and a song. His principal pO-
ems were published after his
death lin 1887 under the title
of Revolutionary Songs" In 1884
POTTER had published a book of
verse called who Is the Mad
mani" with a preface by GuStave
Nadaud.
in 1887, after a long life as one
of the worlds leading revolution
airy artists, the author of the IN
tcrnatiOnale died in his native
city of Paris, with his name deS-
tined to be on the lips of the re-
evolutionary classes of all lands
for centuries to come.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Austria an Example Ofthe
Decay of Capitalism
BY Joseph Day

He is heavily indebted to Morgan
and Company, thus when he pro-
tectS his own interests by inter-
vening in Austria, he also pro-
terts Morgan and Company.
War Cauesd by Monopoiles
Now it is clear if Italy and
Germany should engage in war,
an imperialist war; they will be
victims, not of two madmen, Hit
Ter and MussOilni, but of mon
OpOly or banking.
Some will suggest that Ameri-
can banks should not dabble in
foreign securities and also that
Italy and Germany could do with
out American finance. This state
ment is childish. Italy and Ger
many would revolt If outside sup
port would discontinue the prop
ping of these flimsy faltering ma
tiOns. Capitalism would be de-
strOyed and after a period of
anarchy, communism in its true
clear sense would be established.
Banks support Foreign Countries
Hence when American banks
support foreign countries they do
so to protect the capitalist sys-
tenn. They do so for one great
reason-profits. Profits or saw
ings which these banks represent
cannot be invested in America
because further investment
would not only prove unprofit-
able, but would ruin the already
chaotic American productive sys-
TEN by developing more produc-
tive forces.
Thus the Austrian revolt is a
clear picture of Imperialism, of
the contradictions of which Marx
so often spoke. Banks must
make poor investments; wars are
inevitable between people who
do not want war.
1t is a great system. 1t is illOgi
cal, absurd and barbarousl Some
people naively refer to it as civil.
ization. 1t Is really HE'LL Look
around you-look at Austria.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

mittee of the |. NJ. NJ. Co, also a
director of the National City
Bank in New York City and di.
rector and chairman of the Unit
ed States Lines Co.
Matson Navigation Co. tied
up with the CrOcker First Ma
tional Bank of San Francisco
which is connected with Pacific
Gas and Electric Co (amOng the
trainers Of Mooney.
Isthmian Steamship Co., sub,
sidiary of Morgan's L. $. Steel.
r. Stanley Dollar, president of
United States Lines Co, presi-
dent and director of Dollar
Steamship Co.
VIM. Humphrey, director of
United States Lines Co, counsel
for Herbert Fleishhacker, head
of Tidewater Associated Oil Co,
and one of the leading million
aires against whom the strike
was directed.
Matthew Brush, director of
American Hawaiian Steamship
Co, director of more than 80 in.
duStrial and railroad companies.
VIM. Hartman, director of the
American Hawaiian Steamship
Co, partner of Brown Brothers.
Hartman 4 CO., director OF Am
trican Ship and Commerce Corp.
and Guaranty Trust Co., chair
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
TuIdlip Indians
Win Relief Fight
by an Indian Worker

TULALIP INDIAN RESERVA.
T1ON, Wash. With 10 members
the Tulalip Indian Relief Work.
ers has won relief for the Indians
who live on the reservation, from
the Welfare Board at Marysville,
The Indian workers organized
about two months ago. They cen
tered their struggle first on get
ing commodities from the In
dian Agent and Commissioner
Collier.
This followed a period OF road
work which was paid at the rate
OF $40 day for s hours. Food
became very scarce.
Given Wormy Flour and
Cornmeal
When the Indian agent finally
gave the workers commodities,
the flour and cOrnmeal were
wormy. He gave them syrup.
hard tack and lard. They de.
handed grocery vouchers and
were refused.
They then went to Marysville,
where relief is doled out every
Wednesday. Many filled out ap-
plicatiOnS; only one was given
an emergency voucher. The rest
had to wait until the next We'd
ncSday.
More received vouchers the
next week and the remainder
to get vouchers We'd
nesday.
Pledge Longshoremen Solidarity
At the meeting of the OrganiZ-
alton, the Everett strike com
mittee spoke and the Indian and
white workers pledged support
to each other.
The Indians scheduled base
ball game to be played with the
longShOremen after they all get
grocery vouchers.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Pear PickerS Ask
For 4Oc An Hour

MEDFORD. Ore The newly
formed local of the Canncry and
Agricultural Workers Industrial
Union of MedfOrd, Oregon. just
finished its wage conference, to
determine the wages to be paid
during pear and apple picking.
The wage was set at 40 cents
an hour for picking with time
and a half for all overtime, Sun
days and holidays.
The Sheriff's office has depu-
TIED $50 thugs to OStenSibly pro
tect the orchards from vandalism
but in reality to terrOrizc the
honest workers into accepting
the rotten wages offered by the
growers associations and the rich
OrchardiStS.
A group of the real vandalS
and aSSaSSinS were present at
the conference to break up the
meeting but when they saw the
size of the crowd, they decided
the meeting had better continue
without their trying to break it
/ up. The meeting was a great sue
cess, with great showing of
militancy on the part of the
workers.
The local press, official organ
of the Southern Pacific Railroad,
the California Oregon Power Co.
and the MedfOrd Chamber of
Commerce issued orders that
transient orators had better not
stir up any trouble, and that 10.
cal labor was satisfied with their
pay GO cents per hour. All these
lies were exposed at the confer
ence in front of a crowd of about
1900 workers, farmers and small
business men. Since then the To-
cal scandal sheet has been Tath-
er quiet.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

Smith was chief strike breaker,
the best friend the ship owners
had. A red mayor could have
been the chief strike winner, the
best friend of the strikers"
Scores Misleaders
Laurie, a bOilermaker and vet
eran of the 1919 Seattle general
strike criticized the present lead
crship of the Central Labor
Council for "betraying the long
ShOremcn and seamcn by spik-
ing efforts towards a general
strike in their support"
He endorsed the move to re-
call Smith. pointing out, how
ever that steps must be taken to
prevent the council appointing
someone as bad to take his place.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

Steamship Co, and tied up with
Crown-Zellerbach Corp. and the
Crown willamette Co., lumber
and paper corporations.
Kenneth Dawson, president and
director of the Pacific-A tlantic
steamship Co., host of other
steamship companies, and the
Pacific Portland Cement Co, and
a member of the DOllar-DaWSOn-
FleiShhackcr combine.
Kermit Roosevelt, president
and director of Roosevelt Steam
ship Co, part of the Morgan In.
ternatiOnal Mercantile Marine .
represents the eastern capitalist
holdings OF the Dollar-DawsOm-
FlciShhackCr combine.
Elisha Walker, director of In
tcrnatiOnal Mercantile Marine Co,
recent partner of the banking
house of Kuhn. Loeb & Co.. di-
rector the Diamond Match Co.,
BrOOklyn-M Manhattan Transit Co.
TidGwatcr Associated Oil Co, and
Petroleum Corp. of America.
Fred Kent, chairman of the
Commerce and Marine COmiSSiOn
of the American Bankers ASsOcia-
ton and director of the Bankers
Trust Co, of New York.
The Weyerhauser Syndicate,
with extensive shipping inter
csts, is the largest of the lum-
Der interests. With two other
owners, this syndicate cOntrOll-
ed II per cent of the private tim
Der in the country in 1911. r. NJ.
WeyerhauSer, whose father left
$3O0.OOO,OOO. as well as being a
lumber baron is director of the
Northern Pacific Railroad. First
National Bank of Duluth and
First National Bank of st. Paul.
He was once listed as one of the
"a men who rule America.
Philip Franklin, head of Nor
gan'S shipping trust, the Inter
Mercantile Marine Co.
He is president, director and
Of the Executive Com
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Pacific Coast Monopolists Say Strike
Settled for Public interests Whose?
large wonq class on the coast are SLAVES to these men
on the coast are Slaves to these men

man of Executive Committee OF
the Illinois Central Railroad Co,
Union Pacific Railroad and di-
rector of the Western Union Tele,
graph Co.
Last but not least, Vincent AS,
tor, pal of our president. direct
or of the International Mer-
camille Marine and of the u. s.
Lines, and tied up with some of
the leading companies of Wall
Street. such as the American Elk.
press Co, the MOrgancOntrolled
Great Northern Railway, the
Western Union. Chase National
Bank of New York, the Chicago,
st. Louis and New Orleans Rail
road.
These are the fellows who will
allow us to vote in" socialism
according to the Socialists. And
they are the fellows who will
sell the government to the tech
nOcratS in year or so along
with the steamship lines and
first national banks.
At any rate, these are the fell
lows for whom government Off
rialS and labor leaders, the army
and navy, the police and vigil
antes, the gun thugs, the press
and the preachers won the long
shore strike!
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Special Notice To All
Members OF WPA
SandpOint, Idaho


Dear Editor:
1t has again come to our at
.tention. that unauthorized indi-
viduals have been collecting
dues and funds in the name of
the RWPA.
Any member paying dues to
persons whose signature does
not appear in this notice will
not be credited.
All membership cards must
be signed by present secretary.
Initiation fees ten cents; dues
five cents per month.
Meeting every Tuesday even
ing at 7:3O p. III. at lllS Main st.
(SignedD f. f. McNamOr, V.-Pres.
Emil GundersOn, Organizer
Vie Thies, Secretary,
Harriet Sherlock, Act. See.
Pay dues to acting secretary,
Harriet Sherlock, Ills Main st.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
BY L. p. Read
The LOngshOremen lost.
But who won?

The IOngSnOfemen lOSt.
But who won?
Rich man, poor man, beggar
man. thief, doctor, lawyer, mer,
chant. chief! RICH MAN! And
how!
The Labor Research AssOcia-
tiOn lines them up for us in all
their pOt-bellied glory. Here they
are!
Herbert Fleishhacker, generally
regarded as one of the leading
finance capitalists of the West
Coast and the man most reSpOn-
sible for keeping Tom Mooney in
prison. He is one OF the big three
in the Dollar, Dawson, Fleish-
hacker combine, which owns a
half interest in the United States
Lines Co. He is a director of the
AnglO-CalifOrnia National Bank
of San Francisco. the Pacific
Steamship Co., Columbia Steel
Co. Pacific Portland Cement Co..
and president of the Central Cal
ifOrnia Traction Co.
Mortimer Fleishhacker, chair
man of the AnglO-California Ma
tiOnal Bank, trustee in the Cal,
amba Sugar Estate philippine
Islands,. director of the Pacific
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
COwan Speaks Despite
Portland Police Threat

PORTLAND Into the teeth
of police terror the Workers En-
Service Mems League flung its
defiance here Friday by staging
a huge street meeting at the
Plaza Park blocks and hurting
a challenge to the authorities
who have been striving desper.
atcly to drive all militant work
ers' organizations into hiding.
The veterans meeting was well
attended, approximately 100 be
ing present.
Harry COwan. on national tour
for the EX-SerVice Mems League.
spoke at the mass meeting.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Roosevelt Won't Act
On ScOttSbOrO Case

NEW YORK - Refusing to
take any stand in the ScOttSbOrO
ease, President Roosevelt sailed
away on a warShip for vaca-
ton, turning the ease over to
Homer Cummings, attorney gem
cral.
Cummings says that there is
no action, legal or otherwise.
that he can advise the President
to take in order to bring the re
lease of the prisoners.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

Austria today presents a nor
ribIe spectacle. We see all the
barbarity, all the hideOusness Of
capitalist society in decay. We
see all the inherent cOntradic-
tiOns of capitalism in full sway.
We see Imperialism carried to its
logical conclusion, revolution and
civil war.
1t is interesting to note that
MussOlini and Hitler are mixing
into Austrian affairs not because
they are mad adventures, but as
unacceptable consequence of the
capitalistic system. In other
words, imperialism, the highest
stage of capitalism" demands an
exploitation of the weaker ma
items by the stronger nations.
1t is therefore evident that
Germany and Italy are being
pushed by outside forces (Which
are often invisibleJ into an I'M
savOry mess which neither Hitler
nor MussOlini desire.
Another Contradiction of
Capitalism
Perhaps it would be well to
illustrate the inherent capital
istic contradiction which have
brought on the Austrian dilem-
ma.
This affair is nothing less than
a perfect example of monopoly
following its natural trend. Fin
ance capital or big banking is
behind the Austrian scene. The
Chase National Bank Ia Rookie
Teller cOneern) holds hundreds of
millions of dollars worth of Ger
man bonds and as a result this
bank must support Hitler in or
der to preserve its own invest
ment. Therefore, when Hitler in
trigues in Austria he is attempt
ing to strengthen his own posi-
ton, but i'm doing this, he is push
ing forward the interests of mon
opoly; that is, the Chase Nation
al Bank.
Mussoilni's situation is similar.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Solidarity

The workers learned their les
son now
As anyone can see,
The workers and the bosses are
The greatest enemies.
Wen fight and fight until we
win
The final victory,
In one big solid union.
(Chorus)
Solidarity. forever, Solidarity
forever,
Solidarity. forever. for the Union
makes us strong.
Continued from Page Two
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Pres. Roosevelt Sorry
of DOllfuS Death

colt BarrOWS, eX-SChOOl Superin-
tendent in the Philippines (civiI-
iZlng the natives, eX-preSident Of
the University of California, ex-
star in the American army eXpe-
ditiOn of occupation that invad-
ed Siberia after the World War,
and all-time rabid militarist and
enemy of the working class. Gen
eral BarrOWS is a smooth fellow
of the gentle southern colonel
type. Very smooth. At first glance
pleasing. This writer knows. for
he met the General and had re-
latiOnS with him at His UNIVERSE
ty. Smooth. he was, but at our
first meeting, this writer said to
himself. mo matter how well it
is covered up, I'll bet that in u
labor dispute this Southern gen
tleman's suaveness would drop
from him like cloak, leaving the
true man naked to the public
gaze" And so it has been.
Ministers of the Gospel, thru
out the length and breadth of
the land. have been indulging in
prayers for rain during the last
few weeks. The Seattle preach
several of them-jOined in
the devOut game; and those that
didn't, INDUCED in debates of the
question in the newspapers. In
the middle west merchants have
placed full page ads in the news
papers praying for rain. OF
course, it all brought results.
Since the Western Workers
print shop was destroyed by the
Nigilante mObs and police the
paper has been issued in mimeO-
graphed form. 1t is determined to
carry on at any cost. thru all
kinds of hardships.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
FarmerSCOmmittee
Behind Their Paper
Send Telegram Of Protest to
Smith and Chief OF Police

JOYCE, Wn,, Aug. 3-As a di-
rect result OF the fascist actions
of the police of Seattle in raiding
the Voice of Action, the paper
will have a much larger circula-
tion in this locality than before.
Sixteen farmers and their wives
meeting as a Farmers Action
Committee voted to increase the
distribution and sent kilograms
to Mayor Smith ana To Chief of
Police ComstOck of Seattlede-
manding that they cease their
raids upon the Voice of Action
and the other militant workers
organizations.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
MOONEY PETITION DENIED

SAN FRANCISCO-JudgeWm
II. ShOrtell of the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals yester-
day denied a petition of Thomas
Mooney. convicted Preparedness
Day parade bomber for a certifi-
cate of probable cause for an ap-
neal
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
FARMER SENDS COW TO
MARKET; GETS 92c BILL

TALMAGE, Neb.-GcOrgc Nee
man, farmer, sent a COW to mar
ket and instead of being paid for
it, got instead Il bill for ~ cents.
After the COW Neeman had fed
and fattenCd for two years was
sold, the cost of shipping and
selling it came to " cents more
than the sale price.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Protest At Blaine, Wn.
Against FaSCiSm

BELLlNGHAM, Hath
err Divine's Peace Mission en-
dOrsed the United Front Policy
of mass protest Against War and
Fascism and participated at the
protest meeting at the Peace
Arch, on the border line In
Blaine August !.
Workers organizations from
Canada and the United States
showed their solidarity by the
Joint protest held there.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
PREDICTS NEW LEADERS

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug 2
Labor is in the process of repud-
iating the old trade union oil
garchy which has ruled ii so long"
declares Turner Catlcdge, pOliti-
cal observer here, in a special ed
itOrial dispatch to the New York
Times.