The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-23
St. Paul Communist
Party Heads Workers
Ticket in Elections
Propose Seven Point
Platform Against
Hunger

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Workers Ticket, supported by the
Communist Party, is conducting al
active campaign here In the coming
elections. The central campaign 0f
the Workers Ticket is the fight
against hunger. On this central issue.
the Workers Ticket Of the Communists
Party is putting forward seven point
program.
With 10000 iobleSs workers Ia 81.
Paul, less than 20 per cent Of whom
have been given Jobs on C.WA., and
who already face dismissal, as relisf
is being cut to the bone, ths MIRA.
is slaShing the wages Of those who
have Jobs, the entire burden Of the
crisis, here as well as elsewhere in
the United States, Is being placed
on the shoulders of the Workingclass.
The platform Of the workers candi-
dates, endorsed by the Communists
Party, call for, In part, cash relief
to all jobless workers; increased
wages to meet the rising cost Of lv-
ing; no C,W.A. layoffs, and the re-
hiring Of those already fired at union
wages; public works projects 70 oon-
Sist of slum clearance.
Candidate Is Weadeg
Louis M. Larson, candidate for
mayor, is Welder, employed IN one
of the local metal shops and is active
in his union. When ~ was unem-
ployed he played an active part in
the struggles Of the unemployed work
ers.
Ossian E. Anderson, candidate for
the City Council, is steel worker
and leader Of the Steel and Metal
Workers Industrial Union.
Mabel Peuschel, candidate for the
City Council, is a C.WA. worker, ac-
lively engaged in building the st
Paul Relief Workers Protective AS
ISOLATION.
VIM. T. Odds, candidate for the City
Council is Negro worker, who is a
blacklisted Pullman porter, and has
been in the forefront OF the strug-
giles of the Negro and white workers
Of st. Paul.
Lucille Bartlett, candidate for the
City Council is a housewife and
mother Of three children, active in
the struggles Of the unemployed
workers.
Youth Is Candidate
Ernest Heikkinen, candidate for the
City Council, is young worker, ac-
tive in the struggles of the youth.
and section organizer of the Young
Communist League. At the present
time he is working on C.W.A. Job.
and is member Of their orgsniza-
ton.
Carl D. Wayne, candidate for the
City Council, is laborer.
A vivid picture of the real role of
the Social Fascist Farmer-Labog-
group is being unfolded in the East
Side of st. Paul, concentrated work
ing class neighborhood.
Workers in the 18th precinct, q
great number Of whom are unemploy-
ed, have been long terTorized by 3
Mrs Lochinski. This woman, because
Of her service to the F'armer-Labor
Party is the recipient of many faYors
from the clique headed by Mayor Ma
honey, formerly member Of the So
cialist Party, who is once more seek
ing election.
This woman, formerly q police
matron, has mulcted IS and $40 q
piece from impoverished families so
that they might receive relief from
the welfare board. The extent OF
political protection is further accen-
tuated, when we find that she has
no oficisl connection with the dis
tribution Of relief.
Efforts had been made in the past
on the part of the Unemployed Coun-
Gil and the Communist Party, to have
action taken against the CRATER. The
workers, mostly Polish, were so
thoroughly terrorized that they failed
to respond.
Recently, these Polish. workers
under the leadership OF militant
members Of the Steel and Metal
Workers Industrial Union, selected
several large delegations, who went to
the courthouse to demand the re-
moval of Mrs. Lochinski as an election
judge, position she has occupied for
many years. Armed with petitions,
containing the names Of large num-
beers of workers in the neighhorhoo6,
they pressed their demands for her
removal, before the election board.
Before thsi board, the workers pre-
sented testimony, pointing TO the
policies of Mrs. Lochinski, who Was
present with a lawyer. They also
pointed out how she had used the
position Of election judge to intimi-
date workers into voting for bu
candidate she chose.
Much to the CONSERVATION Of the
workers in the neighborhood, they
were notified by Mr.. Scott, the City
Clerk and now candidate on the
Progressive Labor Ticket" GARNER
Labor, that Mrs. Lochinsh was COM
pletely absolved because Of lack of
evidence" The workers, however, do
not consider the case closed. They
have once more seen reactionary
deeds performed under the cloak Of
radical phrases. They have learned
that they now have only one recourse
mass action. ..
They are organizing public hearings
and mass meetings, where they viii
challenge Mayor Mahoney, Mrs
Lochinski. Mr.. Scott and others TO
answer for their abuse OF workers
rights. They are organizing to pro-
tect themselves against any further
intimidation and abuse.