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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-23
French Veterans Take Note

The french Veter-
ans have received a cut. The ex-
cuse is the same as Americas bal
ancing the budget" This cut also
affects the Federal employees and
workers in general.
However, the French veterans
have learned a lesson from their
American buddies. They are up in
arms, literally and f1guratively. They
are going to do their best to see
that these cuts are rescinded. Fear
of the mass pressure of the French
veterans and workers has already
limited the government drive
against them. Their cut as yet only
The American veterans have al
ready won certain reservations and
will not stop until they repeal the
Economy Act.
In view of these circumstances
and conditions the Rank and File
Veterans of the Nation will assem-
BILE in Washington on May 10 in
answer to the call of the Veterans
National Rank and File Committee
for another Rank and File Conven-
ton to be held in that city. This
Convention will petition Congress
for the following demands.
1. Immediate payment of the
balance on the Adjusted Service
Certificates.
2. The repeal of the Economy
Act.
5. Immediate remedial relief for
the unemployed and farmers
passage of II. r. 1888.
Therefore we $40. veterans and
workers gathered in meeting at
.............. call upon you as -.
................to see that the vet
Grams who will be in Washington for
the duration of The Veterans Rank
and File Convention be housed and
fed by the government. We request
that immediate action be taken for
their welfare and that immediate
steps be taken in that direction.
The above petition should be sent
by all organizations to Speaker
Rainey, President Roosevelt, Sem
atcr Wagner, Serator Copeland
and Vice President Garner.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-23
EO q
zXEa tin, i Gllll1eG
- ~ ESSR
--E[LNIA kS&4asnL ~

We wish to emphasize now,
though, that all working class
women should make an immediate
effort to fight the high price of all
milk-which, according to the an
nouncement in the Times" of last
Friday, is to be raised a cent a
quart.
We therefore urge the women to
give full support to the effort Of
the Women's Councils to bring down
food prices.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-23

AT PRESENT the International
n Workers Order is making spe-
cial efforts to build its English
speaking section. AS an Amer
lean workers organization our Or
der must work for, as its basic
membership, predominant mass
of American workers. The win
ming of these American workers
is the task of the tens Of thou
sands of members we have already
in our ranks.
We are always emphasizing the
character of our Order as work
ing class organization. Here we
have a chance to prove that we
are serious in claiming work.
ing class character for our Order.
If we have a specific and con-
scious orientation toward the in
terests of the working class, we
cannot leave the growth of the
Order to chance; we cannot leave
it to chance whether workers join
the Order in the main, or non
workers; we cannot leave it to
chance whether the Order remains
primarily an organization of for
eign-born workers, or whether it
becomes an American workers Or
ganization, representative in COM
position of the American working
class.
If we do not leave these things
to chance, we must have policy
A policy is of no value if it is
not a definite guide to the &C
Invites of the organization and of
its members.
Make Two. American Workers
Organization
Well, the policy of the Interna-
tional Workers Order is to become
an American workers mass fra
ternal organization. It's aim is to
challenge bourgeois leadership in
the field of American fraternal or
CARNATIONS over many millions Of
workers. Its purpose is to win
these millions for proletarian lead
ership in our proletarian fraternal
order, the International Workers
Order.
The problem now is to make this
policy the guide of our actions,
The problem is to achieve our aim
and to accomplish our purpose.
This requires definite steps. One
of these steps is to bring masses
of native American workers into
the ranks of our Order. To win
masses of young workers and to
organize tens of thousands of chill
dren into our Junior Section is
another of these steps.
We cannot make these steps if
we do not mobilize our whole mem
bership and all, of our language
sections for them. That is Why
the National Executive Committee
of the Order some time ago de-
cided to have a special campaign
this Spring to build our English,
our Youth and Children Section.
Our English Section at this mo-
ment has $500 members. This
makes it the fifth strongest sec
ton in our Order. 1t must be-
come the first, the strongest Sec
ton. During the ten weeks pro-
vided for the campaign, we should
have gotten into the Order not
less than 100 American workers
per week. Actually we have only
taken in an average of II English
applicants per week during the
past seven weeks of the campaign
out of an average total of SOB new
members per week taken in dur
ing this period. This is weak
ness which only special efforts can
overcome.
The growth of the Youth Sec
ton shows even a more serious
failure. Only an average Of 80
youth we're taken in weekly during
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-23
BROWNSVlLLE'S HOUSEWIVES
ANGERED BY ALDERMAN'S,
DODGE

Continuing the campaign against
she high prices of dairy products,
The Brownsville Women's Councils
called a demonstration on Wednes-
day of last week before the home
of the Brownsville Alderman, Mr..
Hart, a meeting which had huge
attendance, including many women
Of the neighborhood who are not
members of the Women's Councils.
More than 500 workers were present.
Mr.. Hart had been notified by
letter that the 25 delegates of the
women would be there for an in
terview, but evidently, afraid to
listen to their demand for support
of their campaign to lower prices,
he had made his escape to Atlantic
City.
This insult thoroughly angered
the workers at the demonstration:
they promptly elected Committee
of Action to plan immediate steps
for an active stSlggle, which will
no doubt be along the lines of the
resolution adopted by the recent
Bronx Conference against the high
cost of living. A sizeable collection
was also made at this demonstra-
ton.
Both the Brownsville and Bronx
sections Of the Councils are max
ing a determined effort to bring
down the price Of all dairy prod
ucts of the Sheffield and Borden
companies, and are at present re-
framing from using the milk of
these two companies.
They call upon all working class
women to support the campaign
to lower grocery costs.
An Inquiry
A letter just received asks for aid
in making a decision concerning a
household problem. 1t says:
Dear Conlrade:
Il really don't know whether you
answer all questions which seem
rather important to the one that
asks them. I have been getting
Sheffield's milk for a number of
years and I'm ashamed to admit
that I don't know whether this
company is unionized or not. AS I
was approached by worker from
the Morrisania milk company and
told that his company is unionized
while Shef1eld's is not, and that I
should therefore patronize the COM
pany he represents, I'd be much
obliged for a suggestion.
"Comradely yours,
"E. j"
REPLY.-Sheffield's is not union
lied, as the salesman said. AS to
the other company, I can't say i'm
mediately whether the union there
df any is a company union" or
not, but am locking it up and will
send a letter in the self-addressed
stamped envelope you sent.
Aside from the question of the
unionization of these companies, if
you have not yet decided whether
or not to make a change, you might
get in touch with the United Coun-
ellis of Working Class Women for
further Qualification or suggestion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-23

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-23
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-23
Letters from Our Readers

this I, too, had to exclaim, "Is this
Christianity" OBSERVER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-23
URGES ORGANIZATION OF
WORKERS DEFENSE CORPS

Comrade Editor:

Comrade Editor:
Reading today's Daily" April
II, 1884, I see the Chicago COM
rades are talking about organizing
Workers Defense Groups. Well,
comrade, it is high time to do so.
The comrades only talk about
building defense groups, but never
carry out their decision. Not long
ago here in New York we were at
tackled and then the COM
rades talked about organizing de-
Tense groups. I hope they have
done so. Let's have action. not
words. A WORKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-23
LITERATURE is IMPORTANT
Bagby, Cal.

Editor
I am herewith sending names and
addresses of a few workers have
been giving copies of my "Dailies"
from time to time. find that some
of my friends have already sub
scribed. But there are others 1t
seems require the services of lin
gust, which I don't happen to be.
My method therefore is to select
suitable literature in the form of
pamphlets and booklets in hope to
get them interested in reading rev.
olutionary literature and eventually
take part in the daily struggle.
1. J. B.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
HOUSING ACTION
is UNCERTAIN
HOke Awaits Orders From
U. S. on Project;
Act in Effect.

Local action on the national
housing act. which went into effect
yesterday, is uncertain. Fred Hoke,
national emergency council director
for Indiana, said today.
Mr.. Hoke said that he had re-
ceived no information or instruc-
lions from Washington regarding
establishment of offices here to car
~ out the purposes of the act.
We hope to get under way here
by Aug. Is. but 1 have yet to hear
from Washington for specific in
structions," Mr.. Hoke said.
Mr.. Hoke indicated he would be
in charge of the national housing
act only temporarily. He did not
know who would take over the state
dictatorship of the national emer-
gency council when his resignation
goes into effect Sept. l.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
ASTRONOMERS VIEW
HEAVENLY SPARKS
OF ANCIENT MARTYR

By United Press
HARVARD, Mass, Aug. To-
The sparks from st. Lawrence's
gridiron fared across the heavens
during the night in increasing
showers, to the delight of astron-
omerS.
The brilliant pin-points of light,
counted carefully by astronomers
the world over, we're the Perseids,
annually recurring swarm OF
meteors, which reach their maxi
mum intensity ordinarily on the
night Of Aug. 10. That is the
anniversary of st. Lawrence's
death. He was burned on a grid
iron in 258 A. D.
The Persieds, which derive their
name from the fact that they
come from a radiant in the con-
stellation Perseus, are to continue
their shower internationally for
about three weeks
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
5 KILLED IN CRASH
OF AUTO AND TRAIN
Locomotive DeraiIed; Dead
Were Motorists.

By United Press
VERMONTVILLE, Mich, Aug. II.
Five persons we're killed, one an
unidentified man riding the blind
baggage, when an automobile was
pushed into the path of Michigan
Central passenger train last night.
The locomotive and coaches were
derailed and the engine rolled into
a ditch. The dead are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale McClintock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Cook.
The unidentified man.
None of the train passengers were
injured, but the engineer and fire
man of the train suffered cuts and
bruises. The automobile had stopped
for the railroad crossing when an
other car struck it from behind,
forcing it across the track in front
of the oncoming train.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
C. OF C. ISSUES
PLEA IN PUBLIC
WORKS DRIVE
Members Asked to Support
Move to Relieve Large
Unemployment.

An appeal for support in the IN
dianapolis Chamber Of Commerce
drive to push appropriations for
contemplated public improvements
and thus relieve unemployment this
winter was made today in a bulletin
issued to Chamber members.
The report praised the ALLEGATION
Of public funds and stated that
there are tremendous possibilities
for thousands of work hours and
the sale of large quantities OF mate
rails by the people of Indiana,
enough greatly to relieve unemploy-
ment rolls and do so in strict keep
ing with good business practice
and the government plan for unem-
ployment relief"
We need the interested help and
support of every citizen and public
Official if we are to get the contem-
plated projects under way in time to
be sufficiently helpful this winter,
the bulletin stated.
The bulletin asserted that the
projects will cost 100000 and en-
ploy several hundred men steadily,
in addition to the job labor, for
one year
The projects approved by the
Chamber for pushing are the rehab-
ilitation of the sewage disposal plant
with an estimated cost of $4,000;
rehabilitation of the garbage dis
posal plant, $4,000; slum clearance
project, proposed addition to the
federal building, Flower Mission
project for a tuberculosis pavilion.
Riley hospital therapeutic pool, and
state highway projects on highways
leading into the city.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
JAPAN IMPROBABLE,
is EXPERTS CLAIM
Nippon Fighting Forces
Held Strongest in World.

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. II. BY
land or sea, Japan already is viz
tually impregnable against the
strongest attacker-that was the
conclusion reported today by Amer
lean experts studying Japan's de-
mands for naval equality.
Actually, they said, Japan's pres
ent army and navy now constitute
the strongest fighting force of any
power on earth.
These conclusions were reported
by experts who have studied prob
lens raised by Japan's prospective
demands for equality with Great
Britain and the United States at
the 1885 naval conference.
The studies were undertaken as
result of the preliminary naval
conversations at London and in
view of further discussions with
British and japanese representa-
tiveS in October. The present ratio
of naval strength on paper is five
for Great Britain, five for America
and three for Japan.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
BOYS COACH MODEL
WINS RECOGNITION
Youth Has Chance for
Scholarship Honor.

Robert H. Hellman, IS, of 1549
Leonard street, today is the proud
recipient of a telegram from w. A.
Fisher, president of the educational
foundation of Fisher Body Crafts
mans Guild.
The telegram informed him that
his miniature Napoleonic coach had
passed preliminary tests and was
adjudged eligible for final consid-
Grafton for one of the twenty-four
university scholarships offered as
awards in the 1884 guild competi-
ton. The message congratulated
Robert on the showing made thus
far by his model and invited him to
attend the fourth annual convention
Of the organization in Chicago,
Aug. 1925. Robert Strauss, 10,
Warsaw, Ind, received a similar
telegram of congratulation.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
U. S., SOVIET IN
DEBT DEADLOCK
Hope of Agreement Dimmed
After Conference in
Washington.
BIZ United Press

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-Hope
for successful negotiation of a So
American debt settlement les
sened today after gloomy confer
ence between Soviet Ambassador
Alexander Troyanovsky and Secre-
tary of State Cordeu Hull.
1t was believed the confereeS had
reached stumbling block.
R. Walton Moore, assistant Secre-
tary of state, made the only official
comment.
1--WE shall know within few days
whether there is any prospect of
an agreement"
1t was thought possible that a
stiff American attitude against sug-
gested concessions on the debt,
which amounts to about $500,000,000
may have run up against equal
stubbornneSs on the part of Russia.
If no agreement results, subStan-
tial expansion of Soviet-American
trade is imperiled due to the opera
ton of the Johnson act, which pro-
hibits credit to any nation consid-
cred in default on her debts.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
INITIATION TINT
SHADES SILVER
MOVE BY U. S.
Currency Will Be Issued
Against Free Bullion to
Full Value.
BIZ Tnifed Prrss

By United Press
WASHINGTON, Aug. H. - A
slightly more infationary cast was
placed on the treasury's new silver
plans by a Qualification of what
currency is to be issued against the
metal.
Currency will be issued against
free silver bullion now held in the
treasury up to the full legal value
of S129 an ounce. Against silver
stocks acquired by naturalization
currency equal to the purchase
price of 5OO1 cents will be issued,
for the present.
Since the treasury now holds, 1T
was revealed, 62,000O00 ounces of
silver unpledged as the backing OF
any bills, this means that S60,00O,0 900
in silver certificates are being
printed and will be put into circu-
lation Immediately.
Cost Only S46,9OO,OOO
However, these 62,000,OOO ounces,
the treasury reported, cost only $46,-
100000 to acquire The difference
between the face value of the certi-
ficates and the cost of the silver is
to be reported daily in the treas
ury statement as "seigniorage.'
1t has previously been supposed
that the treasury would print GER
tiflcates against this silver only to
the amount of its cost. The present
plan doubles the amount of the bills
being printed.
AS regards the newly nationalized
silver the new treasury statement
did not reveal anything further. The
plan to issue currency against it at
the rate of 50.01 cents was what had
been expected.
For the approximately 200000,00O
ounces expected to be turned in to
the treasury this would amount to
an expansion of currency of only
about $100,O00,0O0, which like the
$80,000,00O in bills now being print
ed, is but trivial fraction of the
total amount of money in circula-
ton.
Later Expansion Possible
The possibility of further currency
expansion lies in the prospect that
the treasury may at later date ex-
pand its silver certificate issue to
the full! limit of $129 per ounce re-
quired by law.
Even this would not bulk very
large so far as the nationalizc
stocks are concerned. However,
should the treasury set about an
aggressive policy of acquiring on the
world markets enough silver to
bring its stocks up to the 81 ratio
with gold which has been set as the
legal goal, the expansion would be
considerable.
1t was emphasized, in this con-
nection, that no hint has been given
by the treasury that it was planning
wholesale program of silver pur-
chases in order to build its silver
stocks to the legal ratio overnight.
The difference between the cost
of nationalized silver and its none
tary value of $129 will also be re-
ported by the treasury under the
"seigniorage" item.
The treasury declared in its an
nouncement that while "seignoir-
age" was now appearing in its state
ment for the first time as a separate
item, it had always been shown in
the treasury receipt account.
Since the beginning of the gov
ment," said the statement, "the
treasury has received a total Of
1887 100000 in seignoirage, which
hitherto had been included in the
daily statement under the item
other miscellaneous
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
ADD SOCIETY NOTES;
FIRE LADIES PAY A
CALL ON YE EDITOR

By United Press
NEW LONDON, Wis, Aug. II.
Betty Carrot, society editor of
the PreSs-Republican, called the
fire station.
Captain Matt Nesbit answered.
This is the ss-Republican,"
Miss Carrot said, I'VE want YOU"
Captain Nesbit hung up-shout-
ed an order.
A few seconds later a fire en-
CINE roared up to the newspaper
office. A fireman rushed into the
building, shouting where's the
fire?"
Betty looked up and said:
There's no fire. I wanted you to
give me some fire department
news"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
PLANE RATES REDUCED
Mail and Express Costs Cut in
Florida Flights.

Reduction in air express rates Of
Eastern Air Transport, which oper-
ates a Chicago-Jacksonville (Fla)
air mail and express run through
indianapolis, has been announced,
effective Wednesday. Present mini.
mum rate is SIPS for one pound or
less. Under the new rate, minimum
will be IS cents for shipments Of
three-quarters of pound or less,
and 81 on shipments up to one
pound.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
EIWOOd UnC0nCerned

hN fWcs special
ELWOOD. Aug. lido tell"
You can hear this on street cor
nerS Of the town today as neighbors
and police discuss the latest 'front.'
page rampage OF Isabel MeSSmer,
daughter Of Mrs. Frank Decker.
Isabel IS Just a pain in the neck
and a lot Of explaining on a hot
day 10 ElwOOd police. They are so
used 10 getting kilograms from po-
lice OF other cities inquiring about
her that the messenger BOYS are on
their way there before the tele-
grams last line is sent.
She has been a 'phOny7 tipster
on crimes 10 police here. they said.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
TETER'S REPEAT SHOW
HERE is POSTPONED
State Playground Event Set for
Tomorrow Is Cancelled,

Plans for a repeat performance of
E. NJ. lucky letters He'll Drivers
at the state Playground have been
cancelled. due to the preparations
for the state fair, it was announced
today.
officials in charge of the Hell
Drivers said that a repeat per-
Torrance would be given in Indian
apoliS as soon as arrangements can
be completed.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
CAMPAIGNS IN BUGGY
Ohio Democrat After d-Fashioned
Vote in Big Way.
By United Press

EAST PALESTINE, O., Aug. H.
Harry GoSney, Democratic candi-
date for nomination as sheriff, is
campaigning Columbiana county in
an old buggy. painted in varied
colorS, mule-drawn, smothered in
GoSney banners.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
NEW CHIEF ASSIGNED
NAVY STATION HERE
Commander Hoover to Direct Re-
cruiting in City.

Lieutenant Commander Guy B.
Hoover, United States Navy, has
been ordered to duty in charge Of
the Indianapolis Navy recruiting
station, 100 East Washington street.
He will arrive Tuesday to assume
his new duties
During the last two years. Com
mander Hoover has been executive
officer aboard the U. S. S. Salinas.
Lieutenant Harry D. Templeton,
United States Navy, has been IN
charge of the local station the last
three months.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
MAN DIES OF WOUNDS
Negro Succumbs in Hospital After
shooting ScraPe.

Andrew Gatty. 25. Negro. 9S3
North Traub avenue. died today in
city hospital of wounds received
July 30 in a shooting scrape at the
Pines. a dance hall near the Speed
way.
Police are holding Ed and Her
schel Rutland. Negroes. known as
old and Young Kentuk," under
high bond on vagrancy charges in
connection with the shooting The
trouble is said to have started over
Gattys attention TO a girl in whom
HerSchel Rutland was interested.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-08-11
M'NUTT TO INSPECT
6 GUARD REGIMENTS
Governor to Spend Two Days at Fl.
Knox, Ky.
By Times Special

d tWtS NptCIuF
FIT. KNOX, KY, Aug. 11.-Gover-
nor Paul V. McNutt is expected to
arrive here by plane tomorrow to
observe the routine training activi-
ties of the Indiana National Guard
tomorrow and Monday, Adjutant-
General Elmer F. Straub has an
nounced. ..
Six complete regiments Of the In
diana guard, including infantry, ar
tillery, medical troops and en-
gineerS, also aviation and special
troops will stand inspection this
Weekend, General Straub said.