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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
SCOTTSBORO
BROADCAST
WAS FAXED
Mrs. p alters son Says
Radio Talk Was Made
by Policeman's Wife
WAS LAWYERS PLAN
Was Part of Maneuver
To Sabotage Defense
of Negro Boys

Add that famous radio appeal "by
Mrs. jamie Patterson" for support
of the so-called American Scottsboro
Committee to the collection of falsi-
fications and brazen misrepresenta-
tions spread by the renegade de-
Tense attorney, Samuel S. Leibowitz,
and his cronies in their vicious cam
paign to disrupt the fight for the
lives and freedom of the nine
Scottsboro boys.
The radio appeal, widely pub
licised by the capitalist press and
the reformist Negro papers as
proof" that Mrs. Patterson was
supporting the disrupters of her
sons defense. was not made by the
mother of Haywood Patterson, but
by the wife of Harlem Negro
policeman posing as Mother Pat
terson.
This startling revelation was made
last Friday night by Mrs. Ada
Wright, mother of two of the
Scottsboro boys, at meeting of the
National Scottsboro- Herndon Action
Committees, at its Harlem head
quarters, 2376 Seventh Avenue. Mrs.
Wright returned Friday afternoon
from the South where she had
visited Mrs. Patterson and had a
long talk with her.
Never Went Back on LID.
MRS. Patterson told me she had
never made that broadcast and had
never gone back on the I. L. d.
Mrs. Wright declared. "'You know
I couldn't speak that good, nohow;
they used the wife of Negro po-
liceman and introduced her as me.
Mrs. Patterson told me. She told
me further that while she had been
confused by Mr.. Leibowitz and his
people into signing papers for them,
she had never repudiated the I. L.
D., nor made any appeal for that
American Scottsboro Committee.
And what's more, she said she
would come to New York to tell
the whole story if the I. L. D. wants
her to-"
Mrs. Wright also declared that
Claude Patterson, Haywood Patter-
sons father, was opposed all along
to signing any papers for Leibowitz
and General George Chanlee, the
other renegade defense attorney.
Continued on PAGE q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26

stand as an inspiration to the toll;
ing masses of all Spain. To this
day the spectre of the Asturias
Commune terrorizes and frightens
the bourgeoisie. When the battles
were ended or betrayed by the an
archist leaders in the rest of Spain,
the Asturias proletariat held out
against the greatest odds, fought
with daring fury to entrench them
selves in the fortress of the Astu-
rias Commune, hoping and waiting
for reinforcements from the rest of
Spain.
They were finally defeated on Oc-
tober IS only by the greatest mobili-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
Dec. I Must
CIin,d1'DdiIy'
$6O,OOODriUe!

With Dec. l almost at
hand, this week must as
sure the continued publica-
tion of the Daily Worker.
It must be made the
smashing climax to the
100000 drive!
Every district must con-
centrate on going over its
quota on time! Particularly
does this apply to the large
districts-New York, Chi
cago, Cleveland, Detroit,
Pittsburgh.
In every district, the
leadership must assume the
responsibility of mobilizing
the Party sections and
units, trade union groups
and mass organizations.
The Daily Worker calls
upon all readers to make
special efforts this week to
contribute and get contribu-
tions. Canvass every block
in your neighborhood! Fill
every collection list! Ar
range special Daily Worker
parties and collections!
The successful completion
of the 100000 drive means
the greatest strengthening
in the fight against hunger,
fascism and war! 4
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
Unions to Aid
Spain Revolt
With Money

NEW YORK. national
and local organizations, including
several trade unions, have endorsed
a statement of the international
Labor Defense, pledging themselves
to intensive action in defense and
support of the revolutionary work
ers and peasants of Spain, and to
participation in the collection of
funds for the relief of the victims
of the Spanish terror, it was an
nounced today.
The I. L. D. has announced a
special week of collections for the
Spanish victims, December 10 to is,
in which the organizations will
participate.
Many other organizations besides
the II who have already signed,
will have the proposal for endorse
ment of such statements before the
executives within the next week.
Those that have already signed
include the Paper Plate and Bag
Makers, local lot A. F. of L.; Rank
and File in the Teachers Union;
League of Struggle for Negro
Rights; Needle Trades Workers
Industrial Union; Federation of
Architects, Engineers, Chemists and
Technicians; Nurses and Hospital
Workers League; Workers Interna-
tional Relief; Anti -Imperialist
League of U. s.; Classroom Teach
ers Groups; Independent Shoe and
Leather Workers Union, N. Y.
Local; Office Workers Union; Ma
tional Committee, Jewish Workers
Clubs; Metal Workers Industrial
Union National Committee for De-
Tense of Political Prisoners; Ma
tional Furniture Workers Industrial
Union; Trade Union Unity League;
Marine Workers Industrial Union;
Food Workers Industrial Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
CHEERS GREET
UNITED FRONT
MOBILIZATION
ALL, Communist and
Socialist w orkers
Unite i'm Action
STREETS CROWDED
Authorities Evasive AS
Delegations Put Up
Workers Demands

CHICAGO, ILL.,, Nov 25.-TWenty-
five thousand workers marched here
yesterday demanding an end to the
sweeping relief cuts put into effect
on Nov. /, and further demanding
increased relief, Winter clothing,
jobs at trade union wages and I'M
employment insurance. The united
front demonstration, in which both
the Socialist and ommunis t
Parties participated, was held I'M
der the auspices of a joint COM
mittee elected at a recent confer
ence.
The marching workers had pre-
viously assembled at two points
Union Park and Wentworth Street
Joining in the Loop, and passing
the City Hall, where the workers
paused to shout their demands.
From City Hall, the march passed
through Michigan Boulevard, pac-
ing before the Congress Hotel,
where Federal Relief Administrator
Hopkins was in meeting with the
United States Congress of Mayors,
planning new attacks upon the I'M
employed attacks which center
around his "ten acres and mule"
program for the jobless.
Demands Rejected
The march proceeded to the
headquarters of the Illinois Emer-
gency Relief Commission, where an
elected committee presented the de-
mands of the jobless. They were
met with one answer to all their
demands an evasiveness amount
ing to refusal. Similarly, other
elected committees met with City
Corporation Counsel Sexton, who
gave the same evasive answers to
the demands of the jobless for
Winter shoes and clothing, in
creased relief, jobs and unemploy-
ment insurance.
While tens of thousands of work
ers lined the streets, cheering and
expressing their support of the
marchers demands, the workers
continued, ending their march in
huge united front mass meeting.
The banners of many locals of the
American Federation of Labor, the
Communist and Socialist Parties,
(GH11fju3od m, PINE 0A
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
5000 MARCH
F OR RELIEF
IN new YORK

Between five and six thousand
workers assembled at Union Square
Saturday morning in a demonstra-
ton called by the Workers Unem-
ployed Union and supported by the
Unemployment Councils, a n d
marched on the offices of the State
Emergency Relief Administration,
where hand-picked committee of
the Unemployed Union met with
relief heads.
Although repeated appeals had
been made by the UNEMPLOYMENT
Council, ell meeting With refusal,
and although the Councils had been
refused any representation on any
committee or the speakers stand,
the Councils modified their mem
bers to support the meeting.
Perfect discipline and accord ex-
listed between the workers of differ
ent groups, despite the refusal of
the w. U. U. leaders to work jointly
with the Councils. Soon after the
meeting had started, the largest
single group participating, the
Downtown Unemployment Coun-
ellis, marched into the Square. They
were led by the Workers Ex-Ser-
vicemen's band, and Henry Forbes,
secretary of the Downtown Coun-
ellis, was marshal.
At the opening of the meeting at
Union Square, David LASER, chair
man of the Workers Unemployed
Union, outlined the demands
enactment of the Workers Unem-
ployed Bill (Which he constantly
referred to as ''the Lundeen Bill'')
and its endorsement by the State
Relief Administration; public works
with 30-hour week at $50 wages;
cash relief at the rate of $40 week,
SIS for family of two, and 81 addi-
tional for each dependent.
Committee Sees Relief Heads
Led by the band from Local %
of the International Ladies Gar
ment Workers Union, the first
group started to march. The Sec
ond group, outnumbering the first
by more than two to one, massed
behind the banners of the Unem-
ployment Councils. David LASER
and eight others who formed the
committee left by another route to
place the demands before the T. E.
r. A.
During the meeting on the fifth
floor of the t. E. r. A. building at
70 Madison Avenue, the room rang
with the demands of the unem-
ployed workers on the streets below
Meanwhile the workers marched
back to Union Square after circling
up Fourth Avenue, marching West
on Thirty-Third Street and down
Madison Avenue. Returning to
Union Square, a second mass meet
ing was held, at which the commit
tee reported.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
ROOSEVELT
AUTO PROBE
AIMS AT CUT

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. Is
President Roosevelt took another
step toward worsening the condi-
lions of the workers in the auto
industry Saturday, instructing the
National Industrial Relations Board
to conduct study" of the pos
sibility of regularizing employment
and otherwise improving the con-
ditions of labor in this industry"
Roosevelt's letter to S. Clay Will
hams, head of the NIR.B., was
sent in connection with extension
of the auto code. Roosevelt re-
Gently approved the extension of
the auto code, with the infamous
merit" clause in 1t, until Feb. /,
and even denied the workers a
prolic hearing. The auto workers
are Indignantly protesting against
this eXtenson of the code which
has worsened their conditions.
Continue Merit Clause
Under the merit clause, and
under the rulings of the Auto Labor
Board, the auto workers have been
saddled with company unions and
denied all of their demands for
wage increases against the speed
up and for union recognition.
Roosevelt's letter now stalls off the
workers demands while another
Investigation" is made. Roose-
velt declared the results of the
study would not be put up into
effect until ample opportunity has
been given interested parties to
review the results Of this study and
present their views ON the cues
lions involved"
Meanwhile the vicious code re-
mains in full force.
Supported by Green
President William Green of the
American Federation of Labor, on
Saturday issued statement, SINH
liar to the one issued the same day
by the United States Chamber of
Commerce. Green's statement, en-
dorses the whole anti-labor drive
now being carried through by the
Roosevelt government and the en-
ployers. Green says, 1.-THE Admins
tration has sought the cooperation
OF businessmen and bankers and
has answered some of their chief
fears by indications that it is not
counting on currency initiation.
changing the value of the dollar or
extravagant Federal spending to
bring recovery, but rather on in
creasing employment in profitable
business enterprise"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
Film Record of Police
Attack on Anti-Fascists
To Be Shown i'm Court
Especial to the Daily worker


BOSTON, Mass, Nov. 25.-A SEN
sational motion picture film show
ing the brutal police attack upon
the demonstration in Charlestown
last May against the propaganda
visit of the Nazi warship Karls-
ruhe, will be introduced Monday as
evidence in the hearing of the APP
peal of the 16 anti-FasciSt workers
and students in Judge Hobson's
Court, Pemberton Square, Boston.
The defendants are appealing from
long prison terms imposed at the
first trial.
The film will also be shown at
the Scottsboro protest rally this
Monday evening at the Dudley
Opera House here.
A protest, released yesterday by
the National Commute for the De-
Tense of Political Prisoners, signed
by % noted individuals, asks for
"the immediate dismissal of the
cases in the interest of Massachu-
sets justice"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
Parade
Halts Bosses
Ballot Plan

PATERSON, Nov. 25.-The ire
mendous demonstration of rs 600
striking dyers and their supporters
last Friday, resulted in the en-
ployers Immediately announcing
that they withdraw all proposals
made since the start of the strike
more than four weeks ago. This
maneuver is designed to save the
face of the Service Clubs of this
city which would be made ridi-
culous by an attempt to take Sc
cret ballot among the strikers on
the rejected proposals. The ire
mendous turnout of workers in
answer to the Chamber of Com
merce, now makes such poll OBJ
viollsly foolish.
Meanwhile the next trump card
of the employers is to starve the
strikers into submission through
the cutting off of relief. Reports
are increasing that the move will
be made through Washington. Ber-
tram H. Saunders, Chairman of
the County Relief Advisory Coun-
Gil, although cautious not to reveal
the steps which are to be taken,
declared that there is a chance
for a radical change, and maybe
either a cut in the amount of re-
lief or an absolute stoppage." He
did not issue a denial as in former
cases when questioned on such re-
ports. The strikers. however, are
determined not to permit single
worker to be denied relief. In addi-
ton the relief campaign among
workers organization is broadening
out.
In Hudson County an injunction
is being sought by the Pioneer
Piece Dyeing Company to restrain
the workers from mass picketing.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
ROOSEVELT With U.s. FASCISTS SAY
Jobless in Chicago Relief March
Policemen Waiting
Call Against Jobless
Shoot Each Other

CHICAGO, Nov. Is Lacking
an opportunity to turn their guns
on jobIess workers who massed
on Saturday in a demonstration
and parade to demand more re-
lief, $50 policemen modified in
the detective bureau turned their
guns on each other. Seven were
wounded.
A firecracker exploded under
the feet of a Negro patrolman
being baited by his fellows,
caused others to draw their guns
and begin a fusillade.
George L. Taylor, Negro po-
Iiceman, was the most seriously
wounded. One of the policemen
was arrested on point
charge Of assault to kill and more
than 100 others were locked up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
A Workers in 3 States Face
Criminal Syndicalism Charges

HILLSBORO. Ill, Nov. 25.-Fif-
teen defendants on charges of GRIM
inal syndicalism, including members
of the Progressive Miners of Amer
lea. the Socialist Party, the Com
munist Party, and the International
Labor Defense, will go on trial here
December 3, it was learned today.
The fifteen Hillsboro defendants
were arrested following a demon
stration of unemployed demanding
relief, and protesting against the
tombstone" relief which grating
officials were putting into their
pockets, credited to names copied
from stones in the countys ceme-
teries.
The defense will be conducted by
a committee of the defendants
themselves, assisted by w. O.
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(Ccntinued on Page p
Mrs. Williams
Urges Support
OF LID. Fight

Specific reputation of any claims
which Mr.. Samuel Leibowitz may
have made that he represents her
or her son, or that the so-called
American ScottSboro Committee.
has any authority in her sons case.
is made by Mrs. Mamie Williams,
mother of Eugene Williams, young
est of the Scottsboro boys, in a
document made public by Anna Da-
mon, acting national secretary of
the International Labor Defense,
yesterday.
Eugene Williams and Roy Wright
are the two youngest boys, whose
cases have been referred by the Ala
bama Supreme Court to the juve-
nile court.
The text of Mrs. Williams state
ment follows:
Chattanooga, Tenn,
Nov. "a, 1884.
ITO whom it may concern:
II want the International Labor
Defense to have full and exclusive
charge of the defense of my son
Eugene, who is now imprisoned in
Jefferson County Jail, Birming-
ham, Ala, charged with rape. Any
statement I have signed to the con-
trary is to be entirely disregarded.
IT approve both the legal and
mass defense policies of the I. L. D.
I know that these policies have kept
my son, and the other eight Scots
boro boys, alive for more than three
and half years.
II authorize the T. L. D. alone
to have full charge of the collection
of funds for my boys defense.
Il do not want Mr.. Samuel S.
Leibowitz, his agents or his Ameri-
can Scottsboro Committee, Inc, to
have anything to do with the de-
Tense of my son Eugene. None of
these people came to my rescue IN
April, 1881, when my boy and the
other Scottsboro boys had been
tGostimted on Page ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
Picked Jury Forgiues Insult
His Billion Dollar Plumber

CHICAGO, H., Nov. 25.-A jury
carefully picked for its obvious
"solidity" swallowed line, hook and
sinker, the success" story of Sam
uel insult, and set him free on Sat-
urday afternoon after the Chicago
utilities magnate had admitted his
part in the billion dollar swindle
that robbed thousands of people of
their life's savings in the collapse
of the insult Middle West Utilities
empire.
Acquitted with him on charges
of fraud in using the mails are
eleven other stockholders, financi-
ers, and financial SPECTATORS Of
one kind or another from the Wall
Street banks and brokerage houses
involved in the collapse of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
Pig-Iron Production
In U.S.S.R. Exceeds
United States Output
Especial to the Daily Worker,

Especial to the Daily Worker)
MOSCOW, Nov. 25 (By Wireless =.
The September production sheet
for metals reveals that the U.S.S.R.
has taken first place in the world
for the production of pig-iron, leav-
ing behind even the United States.
In October the U.S.SR. produced
$4,000 tons of pig-iron, indicating
that the Soviet Union has done
more than retain her first place.
Pig-iron production in the U.S.S.R.
is marked by constant, confident,
forward movement. The average
daily pig-iron production amounted
in September to 30,470 tons. in Oc-
tober to 30,830 tons, and for the
second ten days in November to
1880 tons. BY Nov. 10 a daily
average of 1889 tons were being
smelted.
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zation of the most trusted sections
of the Spanish Army, and above all
by the terrific air bombardment of
the entire Spanish air fleet and by
the ferocious attacks of the cut
throat and well-equipped Spanish
Foreign Legion and the Riff troops
imported from Morocco. Oviedo the
capital of Asturias, was reduced to
a mass of crumbling ruins. Men,
women and children were slaugh-
tered by the bloodthirsty scum of
the Spanish Foreign Legion. This
Continued on Page q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
Workers Held Power Fourteen Days-Set Up
Governing Apparatus, Gave Land to Peasants,
Supplied Food During Ceaseless Fight
Article III
By Harry Cannes

This is the third series of articles the Situation
Span)
In Asturas where the united front of the Communists
and Socialists of Spain had been established long before
the October general strike and the armed battles work
ers and peasants regime set up The hero the dis
cplne the achievements of the Asturas working class
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26

$4,000, 00o,0o0 bubble which these
financial capital erected on the
power plants of insults empire. :"
insult and his associates were di-
rectly charged by the prosecution
with the following specific crimes:
u Printing fake ballyhoo giving
a false picture of the state of the
companies whose securities insult
was peddling to the public.
% Sending deliberately crooked
information through the mails re-
garding the financial condition of
insults companies.
- Organizing market operations
in such way as to trick small in
vestors into believing that the In
Continued on Page q
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Thompson, Chicago attorney, who
will advise them.
Protest against these frame-ups
and demand for the repeal Of the
Illinois Criminal Syndicalism law
should be sent to Governor Horner,
Springfield, ILL.,, and States Attor-
ney Hall at Hillsboro.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26
California Trials Today

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Nov 25.-
Eighteen workers leaders, arrested
in the raids here during the West
Coast marine workers and San
Francisco general strike, are sched-
uled to go on trial here Monday on
charges of criminal syndicalism.
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tGonsimssed from Ross II
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-11-26

Continued on Page q
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Saturdays receipts ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 4S6.4;
Total to date ...................... ,564.6I
Press Run Saturday-6O,1O
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-07-05

Waterbury's sewer situation, which has been rather quiet dur ing the more severe years of the depression, is beginning to assert itself once more. At Tuesday nights meeting of the board of works practically all of the ses- sion was taken up with hearing petitions for sanitary sewers in all parts of the city. Estimates on the jobs will be prepared and hear ings will be conducted in a short time.
 Dr E. J. Godfrey, health off cer, informed the board that a sewer is absoluate1y necessary on Fairfield avenue in order to elim- mate unsanitary conditions. Att torney Francis Mcdonald and Pel- legrino Santolupo acted as spokes- men for the residents of the street. Assistant City Engineer Charles s. Root stated, however, that the only outlet for the sewer is by way of Highland avenue and the grade is such that only houses within 300 feet of High land avenue could be taken care of. He was asked to inspect the area and see how many of the Fairfield avenue houses come with in this stretch.
 Inspection Ordered
 Residents of Norton street head ed by John Makalunas, asked that they be granted a sewer. En- gineer Root said that the sewer could not be laid beyond the in- tersection of Burr street because from there on the grade goes away rather than towards the present outlet. He expressed the opinion that the houses of most of the pe- titioners appearing at the meeting were in the stretch which cannot be taken care of. He agreed, how ever, to inspect the situation once more.
 Supt of Streets Thomas J. Flem- ing was ordered to proceed at once with the laying of sewers in Irv- ington avenue, from Watertown to Bunker Hill avenues, and in AL thea street, from Verzier street, $50 feet southerly. Authoriza- tion for the sewers was granted at the last meeting of the alder men.
 New Project Outlined It was voted to hold hearings at the next meeting on the matters of sewers in Manville street, from Thomaston avenue to Patterson court, from Manvil1e street to the end of the street.
 Petitions for sewers in Geddes terrace, Marion avenue and East Aurora street were referred to the committee on sewers for investiga- ton.
 It was announced that in con- junction with the repaving of East Main street, from Brown to Vol colt street, the city will lay a new sanitary sewer. The sewer and paving work will start early in August.
 Hearings Scheduled
 The board voted to hold hear, ings at the next meeting on the matter of sidewalks for Meadow street and Lockhart avenue. During the more severe years of the depression, property own