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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
Le,ois Usurps AUTHORIZATIONS on
Wages With Bosses and N r n
Machine Gets Mine Convention to Grant Officials
Full Right To Deal With Operators on Coal Code

James JurSich, delegate from Dill
lonville, Ohio, demanded an increase
of twenty five per cent in wages to
meet increased cost of living" He
voiced the sentiment of hundreds of
delegates but was soon overridden by
the machine speakers who were given
the floor.
1.-THE committee" stated James
Mark, chairman of the scale COM
mittee reading the report, I'm con-
formity with past policy recommends
that all wage resolutions bearing
upon district agreements be referred
to the various districts"
THE present wage agreement" the
report continued, Gin the Appalachian
fields expires March 81, 1884. A con-
ference under the auspices of the
Recovery Administration between the
bituminous coal operators of the Ma
tional and the United Mine Workers
of America is to be held at Washing
ton, D. c. beginning February IL,
1884. It's cur understanding that the
Recovery Administration, in accord
ance with the provisions of the APP
palachian agreement, will submit a
report revealing the results of its in
vestigations concerning the prac-
ticability Of establishing the five day
week, six hour day"
The report said that if there should
Continued on Page %
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
Call To Anti-Injunction
Demonstration Today
At Blechman Strike

NEW YORK. = The anti-injunc-
ton committee recently set up by
the New York trade unions for the
purpose of organizing mass action
to defeat injunctions against strik-
ers called upon all trade union
members and unemployed workers
to join in mass demonstration
against a drastic injunction issued
against the Blechman Drygoods
strikers at SOP Broadway, today at
noon.
"Only militant mass action will
render these ke-breaking wea-
pons of the bosses powerless to de-
feat the workers." said the Trade
Union Unity Council yesterday, in
urging all it's affiliated unions to
participate in the anti-injunction
demonstration today.
The anti-injunction movement
will take on greater momentum at
the conference called for Saturday,
Feb. 10, at Irving Plaza, at which
the trade unions and all sympa-
thetic working class organizations
will send representatives to map
plans for a drive to wipe out the
injunction menace.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
Three Killed in Crash
of Soviet BaU0On;Had
Risen tORecOrdHeight
Binding Fog Prevented
Landing; Bodies To Be
Buried i'm Kremlin
Special to the Daily workcr)

NRPNSA0A w wiz 0eSAAJ UNAANAt
MOSCOW, U.s.sR., Jan. 31.-The
three Soviet scientists who yesterday
scared to a height of almost Is miles
into the stratosphere in their cour-
ageouS search for new scientific data
on the upper atmosphere which sur
rounds the earth, were found dead
today amid the wreckage of their
stratostat "Osoviakhim."
The three dead men are Com
mander Pavel Fedoseenko, a former
factory worker who rose to a high
post as engineer in the Soviet civic
air fleet; Audrey Vossenko, an en-
gineer and specialist in aerology ano
aeronavigation; and a young physicist
from the Leningrad Academy Of
Science and member of the YOUNG
Communist League, Ilya Ussyskin.
The 18th All-Union Communist
Party Congress today honored the
memory of these three Soviet avia-
ton heroes by a Congress decision
to immune their remains in the
Kremlin wall on the Red Square.
The tragedy, coming so close after
the ascent Of the balloon to the great
est height ever reached by man,
spread a great veil of sorrow over
the people now celebrating the gigan-
tic victories of Soviet construction
Among these victories, the ascent of
the Inflated sttratostat was among
the most spectacular and thrilling.
18th c. P. Congress Grieves
The session of the 18th All-Union
Congress of the Communist Party
dropped all other matters today when
Enukidze reported the tragedy to the
delegates, gathered from all corners
of the vast Soviet land.
Yesterday, between 1890 and II
O'Clock [between $3.50 and 5 a. m
our time-Editorl," Enukidze gravely
informed the Congress, "the gondola
of the stratosphere balloon 'Osoviak-
him. torn away from the hydrogen
bag, was found in the Sark District
of the Mardov region, near the vii
lage of Potiiasky Ostrog, eight kilo-
meters south of the Kadoshkino sta
ton of the Moscow-Kazan railroad
The envelope, severed by the shock
when the stratostat hit the ground
was blown away. The dead bodies
of our comrades, the brave parti-
cipants in this great flight, Fedos-
seenko, VoSsenko and Ussyskin, were
discovered in the gondola.p
According to eye witnesses, the fol-
lowing description of the disaster was
established.
During the fall of the Stratosphere
balloon, which had lowered at great
height over the earth when binding
fog and mist made safe descent i'm
possible, the envelope had been torn
away. At the same time two ex-
plosions were heard. At the spot
where the craft fell, the three bodies
were discovered lying in the gondola,
one mutilated beyond recognition
All instruments and other objects
contained In the gondola were de-
stroyed.
A special inquiry commission left
Moscow today for the spot of the
disaster.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
GrafterS Rob the
Relief, CWA Men,
In Fort Scott, Kan.
Workers Denied Relief
Forced to Work at
Is Gents an Hour

FORT SCOTT, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE
Unemployed Council, with the mass
support of the farmers and jobless
here, is fighting the graft and favor
itism of the relief authorities and
the local C. W. A. administration.
Destitute workers are permitted to
starve, coal. sent for the use of the
unemployed is not distributed,
friends and relatives of the officials
are given first preference on c. w.
A. jobs, and a systematic plan of
discrimination against the jobless is
carried out by the relief officials.
At a mass meeting of 300 unem-
ployed workers and poor farmers,
held last week, the Poor Commits
sionerS were invited to defend their
position. Three, who answered the
demands Of the unemployed work.
ers that they be present. were I'M
able to answer the charges of the
workers that those working on re-
lief projects are paid as low as Is
cents an hour. Evidence was given
that although local jobless workers
are in need of relief jobs, the SON
in-law Of Curt Deering, one of the
County Commissioners, was brought
from Colorado and given a C. W. A.
job.
Mabel Parker. wife of a deceased
veteran. with three children, has
been denied relief, when. after the
relief commissioners tried to force
her is year old son to enter a C. G..
c. forced labor camp, he was given
relief job at Is cents an hour for
an Is hour week :. $3.50 weekly
for family of four.
Some years ago the voters by a
referendum vote gave a life pension
OF $50 a month to Frank johnson.
SO year old cripple who had lost
both arms. Twenty-Five months ago
the county commissioners took this
pension away from Johnson, and to
date he has not received this money.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
Press GuildPrOtestS
Pulitzer NRAChOiCe
Roosevelt Confirms Him
and Acknowledges
Protest Later
DAILY worker washington Bureau)

DAILY Worker Washington Bureau
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-A pro-
test by the New York Newspaper
Guild against the selection OF Ralph
Pulitzer, publisher, as NJ R. A.
Deputy Administrator in charge of
the Newspaper Code, was acknow-
lodged by President Roosevelt today
in his regular press conference.
The protest was substituted by the
membership Of the New York Guild
for vote of congratulations first
proposed by Haywood Brcun, Presi-
dent of the American Newspaper
Guild. Broun proposed to applaud
Pulitzer, although it was Pulitzer who
licked him off the late New York
World at the time when the then
militant Broun was supporting the
Sacco and Vanzetti defense.
The Guild protest was sent before
Pulitzer was formally appointed.
The Roosevelt Administration carried
through the appointment, the Presi-
dent acknowledging the protest only
afterward.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
JapanAimS To Beat
us. Sea Power, Says
Navy Chief to Diet
us. Holds Secret Navy,
Army Maneuvers in
Hawaiian Islands

TOXIC, Jan. 31.-Japan's fleet will
outstrip that of its q. S. imperialist
rivals by 1885, Admiral Mineo Osuni,
Minister Of the Navy, significantly
boosted before the Diet yesterday.
The Adniral's statement was in re-
Spouse to pere'etert questions by
members of the Dict on the re'etive
naval strength Of Japan and the
U. S.
The figures assumed the compile
ton of the present japanese naval
program, as well as the huge U. S.
naval construction, exclusive of the
new construction called for by the
Vinson Bill. Japanese government
leaders are secretly considering a new
naval appropriation to match the
U. S. in the frantic naval race be-
tween the imperiahst powers.
Meanwhile, there is increasing talk
among Toxic naval circles OF an "im-
minent crisis" in the Pacific, reflect
ing the knowledge that Japan can
not keep pace with the u. S. on naval
expenditures.
U. S. in Secret Maneuyers
HONOLULU, Jan. S1.-A secret
test Of the defense and offense pos
sibilitieS Of the Hawaiian Islands,
Pacific outpost of U. S. imperialism
(Contin,,ed on Page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
3 JAPANESE ARMY COLUMNS APPROACH SOVIET BORDER
Hudson Hits
Marine Cut,
Code
Marine Delegation of
200 at NRA Hearing
on Marine Code

WASHINGTON, Jan. 81. ~ Enthu-
siastic applause from the workers
delegation greeted Hudson's warning
to the owners that regardless Of the
fact that our demands for substan-
TALLY improving working conditions
have been ignored, we state that the
crews, especially those Of the MunSon
Line which receives government sub
sides and withholds workers pay fol-
two and three weeks, stand behind
the M w. I. U. and are prepared to
take militant action by writing their
own code through the l'~- Of the
strike"
Hudson again drew long and hearty
applause when he declared: "The
representatives of the seamen are
not to be found on the N. R. A. Labor
Advisory Board on the docks"
H. Farmer, a member of the M. w.
I. U. and of the I. l., A, rank and file
action committee endorsed Hudson's
program. THE reason why Boston,
New Orleans and other rank and file
bodies were forced to come here is
that the so-called labor representa-
tives in the N. r. A. have never called
local meetings"
"The M. w. I. U, the rank and file
of the 1. L. A. and the I. S. v. have
gone on record as unalterably opposed
to the strike breaking labor or Ma
tional Maritime Board" said Hudson
Code Forces Pay Cuts
In discussing the wage provisions
Hudson charged that "the code is ar
attempt to enforce a minimum
Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
|. L. ID. Begins Fight
Against LaGuardia
Police Brutality

NEW Notwithstanding its cam
paign AGAINST the police brutality
which, since the Inauguration Of
Mayor La Guardia, has steadily In.
tensified, the New York District OF
the International Labor Defense is
calling an important meeting today
at II a. m. at the District Office, B70
Broadway which representatives Of
all workers organizations are urged TO
attend.
The main purpose OF the meeting
will be the forming of a delegation
composed of workers from trade
unions, the Unemployed Councils, the
Workers EX-Servicemen's League,
and all other mass organizations, to
visit LaGuardia to demand the ces-
sation of this reign of terror.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
House Passes Bill for 100 More
Warships, to Cost Half Billion
Navy To Get I,l84 WarpIanes; Army Asks 1000
More; Gained at East
By SEYMOUR WALDMAN
Daily Worker Washington Bureau


WASHINGTON, Jan. 81
Without a record vote, and
without opposition, the House
of Representatives last night
passed the Vinson Swear Naval Con-
struction Bill authorizing President
Roosevelt to bring up the o. S. Navy
to London Treaty strength.
This program, which has the strong
Endorsement Of Roosevelt, means the
construction of IS destroyers, 29 sub
marines and one plane carrier at a
cost of $475, 100000, and the purchase
of 1884 war planes at cost of $685.
100000.
This bill has the unqualified en-
dorsement of the Administration, y
said Chairman Vinson, Of the House
Naval Affairs Committee, and author
Of the war measure.
1--WE ought to begin building right
away" Vinson advised his colleagues.
For Power in East
Representative Carl Vinson. DEM
ocrat of Georgia, admitted that the
bill is designed to strengthen Amer
lean imperialism in its contest against
Japanese imperialism for markets in
the Far East.
Without doubt our influence in the
Far East has been greatly lessened
with the decrease of the STRENGTH of
our navy as compared with that of
Japan. The national situation today
is far from reassuring. The future
is far from bright. We stand prac-
tically alone and friendlesS in this
turbulent world and must depend
fContinmed ON Pnne p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
SpiUak's "P0rtroit of
America'' Series Start
in the DAILY" Feb. g


NEW YORK-The Daily Worker
will start publishing John L.
Spivak's series of articles, giving a
portrait of the United States as it
is today. on Friday, Feb. 9.
Spivak, who Is making ma
tional tour for the Daily" gives
in his first articles q vivid and
brilliant description of what has
happened to New England during
the crisis, especially in the shoe
industry. The title of the first ar
ticie is, How Shoe Goes, SO Goes
Brockton."
Don't miss the beginning of this
brilliant survey OF current condi-
tons in the U. S. Order your cop
les in advance.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
Roosevelt Sets Up
z Billion Fund for
Use in Trade Fight
Initiation Grows; Will
Slash Buying Power of
Pay Envelope
BULLETIN


Observation-Disclosures has
just proclaimed new value for the
dollar by stating that the official
price of gold is now S35 an ounce,
making the dollar worth about So
cents. The new valuation repre-
sents sharp increase over the last
price of S34.65, and an increase of
over 40 per cent over the old legal
price CT e2o67. 1t is a further drive
against the British pound.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.-Havine
signed the gold bill yesterday, Roose-
welt is now taking steps to set UP the
$4,000, 100000 equalization fund fol
the purpose Of keeping the dollar be-
low the 60-cent level on the foreign
exchanges.
The Roosevelt government now has
the country's entire gold stock under
its control, except those rich in
vestors who have been able to send
their gold holdings abroad. BY de-
validating the dollar at so cents, the
Roosevelt government will automat-
ically receive profit of S2,636, 900, 900
two billions of which VII go to the
immediate use Of the equalization
fund in the struggle against the
British equalization fund.
The objective of the Roosevelt de-
valuation of the dollar to below sc
cents, is to send prices up in this
country, and to permit American
monopoly producers to undersell for
eign inperialist rivals, through CIV
ing the foreign buyers more dollar;
for their own currency.
Already, the rumors of currency
war between Britain and the United
States are growing, despite all official
denialS.
r. E. Beckett Of the Westminster
Bark, London, has already stated
that I'm the event it is proved that
the 6G-ccnt dollar is having det-
rimental Influence on our trade the
clash of the trade interest of the
two countries miTht result in a
currency tug-of war"
The trend of the Roosevelt gov
eminent toward initiation is greatly
intensified by this latest step, as il
involves the steady depreciation Of
the dollar in a fight for world trade
This will mean a deep slash in the
purchasing power of the workers
pay envelope and savings, since each
dollar will now be able to buy less
and less as prices rise.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
ANARCHIST LEADER JAILED IN
SPAIN

BARCELONA, Jan. 81. Juan
Figueras Soler. Catalan Anarchist
leader, was arrested today by police
who are attempting to railroad him
to Jail in connection with the recent
armed struggles of Communist, Anar-
chist and Socialist workers against
the reactionary Lerroux regime. The
struggles were sabotaged by Socialist
leaders.
A vote of confidence in the govern
ment was given today by the reac-
tionary majority in the Cortes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
Basic Industries, ALL
Locals, Represented
In Jobless Meeting
Send-Of Mass Meeting
Tonight for Delegates
To JObIess Convention

NEW YORK.-Tonight, at st.
Nicholas Arena, SO w. sc ST., New
York workers will greet the New
England delegates to the National
Convention Against Unemployment,
and give send-of to the New
York workers delegates.
Every worker, every sympathizer,
and every student and intellectual
is urged to be present to show his
solidarity with the workers deel-
gates.
I. Amter, secretary of the Unem-
ployed Council, U. S. A., will be the
main speaker. Spokesman of the
New England delegation will greet
the New York workers present.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
In the Daily Worker
Today

Page 2
Sports" by Jerry Arnold
Page 3
Perkins Aids Lewis in U.M.W.A.
Convention
Furniture Workers Convention
TO Establish Strong Industrial
Union
Unemployed at II Million, Labor
Research Survey Shows
Page 4
Party Life
Letters from Farmers
"Dr. Luttinger Advises
~In the Home"
Page 5
"Change the World" by Michael
Gold
Porto Rico-Island of Hunger
International Song Book
Page
Editorials: The Discussion Opens;
Answer Lewis Red Batting;
His Love for Children; A
Roosevelt Promise; What Is
Decisive in Leading Strikes
Foreign News
10000 iMmgstksS1sSts Meet
stk <e.t~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
NEW PRoVOCATIONS ON
RAILWAY
Especial to the Daily WORKER

especial 10 the Dally WORKER
MOSCOW, Jan. 81 CBy Radio).--
-tiated and protected by the ia
2n-Manchurian authorities, and
saded by White Guard police in
lain clothes, Hardin White Guards
arried out a new anti-Sov.et dem
)nsrat.cn in Hardin on Jan. 81. ac-
cording to word from Khabarovsk,
Siberia.
At Tjalantoon station on the Chi
lese Eastern Railway, owned by the
Soviet Union, railway guards headed
by Novikov, q White Guard, and
aided by japanese police made g
aid and arrested a number Of Sow
ct citizens, railway workers.
The police then raided the rail-
way workers club and settlement.
At another station on the eastern
line OF the c. e. R., the japanese
took down 500 meters of telegraph
line. At Prog-anitchnaya station
the Manchmian authorities are
daily creating difficulties in loading
Of freight, with the result that about
800 loaded freight cars are tied up
at the depot.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01

days" has already been exposed as
demagogy of the lowest type. With
the city administration paying huge
sums to bond-holders and banking
interests, which have caused the
present city deficit of $35,0o0,00o,
city workers are raising the cry Of
mo wage cuts! No tribute To Wall
Street bankers!"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
ARMY AND NAVY IN SECRET
TESTS

HONOLULU, Jan. 31.-The largest
United States air force ever to OPP
crate out of Pearl Harbor left this
morning under secret orders for ten
days. The maneuvers are being par
ticipated In by both the army and
the navy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01
Anti-USSR Actions in Hardin;
Soviet Rail Workers Arrested
Large Force Advances to
East Manchurian
Frontier
BANDITS PRETEXT
New Anti-SOviet Demon.
stratiOn in Hardin

TOKYO, Jan. 81. - Three
large columns of Japanese and
ManchukuO infantry are NOV
ing to the Soviet border in
Eastern Kirin province, Man
chukuo, according to Rengo CJapa-
nese) dispatches from Hsinking.
The dispatches did not give the
strength Of the advancing army, be-
You'd saying it was large"
The Japanese War Office hastened
} assure foreign correspondents
nat these military operations were
med at bandits" along the Soviet
-ontier.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-01

Continued on Page %
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-12-29
RECOVERY IN MORALE
(New York Tines)

(New York Times)
 By of opinion and resolution it would seem that Americans have determined to make end of the pression quickly and entirely Chambers of Commerce other business organizations have agreed unite forces this end Banks pedgng their fullest cooperation the government.
 On it's de the government has promised to cast aside every weight and the monetary that do easily beset give added confidence and strength this expression of the national will It extraordinary change to have suddenly the spirit of the countrys dream
 One why there has seemed to be delay in the present unison of belief is that the time ripe for it. Too many obstacles in the form of disturbing legislation and projected and of the favorable attitude of the administration have long stood the way of this union of hearts and purposes.
 But everything to point to clear field for cooperation and hopeful activity that people in all parts of the land feel that times getting better and that they agency of the put their backs and their wills m to the work of recovery.
 may be said that these demonstrations have a ready wrought form of recovery It is the recovery of morale. When people feel better they better If spirit of hopefunes spreads through many minds it rapid y becomes infectious One catches it from his neghbo One business gives it to another.
 The thing has to be cassed with the ntangibes but it's reality is not in doubt No strike his hand upon all the that making for tonic and optimistic public sentiment but they there just the They do not of guarantee that everything will at be rosecoored that there will be further business nan cal sebacks But the and brighter morale already visible and increasing It perhaps is the most telling proof we have that recovery is under way.
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-12-29
NOTICE OF SALE OF
 PROPERTY
No. 336-PrObate

In the Probate Court for the Cape Nome Precinct Territory of Alaska, Second Division.
 Tn the matter of the Estate of
 JAMES A. SWARTZELL, Deceased.
 NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance to an order of the above entitled probate court dated the 27th day of December, 1894, the under signed administrator of the above named estate will sell at public auc- ton Subject to confirmation by the said court) to the highest bidder for cash on Friday, the 1st day of Feb ruary, 1885, at the hour of Il O. clock A. M.,. at the office of the above named court, the same being the United States Commissioners office and will be then located in the build ing occupied as United States Dis trict Court House on First Avenue West in Block 25 of the town of Nome, Alaska, all the right, title, and interest of the above named JAMES A. SWARTZELL, deceased, at the time of his death and of the said estate at the time of the sale, in and to those certain pieces and parcels of real property in the town of Nome, Alaska, the same being described and located according to the official plat of the townsite of the said town as follows:
 Lot 21 and the South feet of the East 15 feet of Lot 9 in Block 19;
The Nome daily nugget., 1934-12-29

et Thus embodies the essential principle which Cncn, nati has used in municipal affairs since 1926 in the small council This small State Legislature replaces wocha Der body B Senators 100 Representatives typical of State legislative machinery.
 Nebraska's plan is probably more extreme depart from the usual State Government than would find tav or in most States The abandonment of party columns on the ballot would much opposition to warrant its consideration for the present Ohio similarly political y-rninded commonwealth.
 It often said that the States of the Union are labora- for the Nation Nebraska is demonstrating this fact anew by complete remodeing of her legislative system The results although they will not be evident for some time will be of srpassng interest many regions because is dawnng on great numbers of citizens that the of legislation in the States is sadly behind the times