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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
August | Preparations

and faScism today at the City
Hall Plaza.
Harry Weeks, Organi2atiOnal
secretary fthe Philadelphia
District will be the main speak
or.
The demonstration is being
planned by a committee repre-
Senting ~ organizations, called
together b ythe Communist Par
~ and the Young Communist
League.
To Demonstrate in Flint
FLINT, Mich.-The August |
demonstration against imperial
list war will be held in Kearsly
Par kat p. IN. under the aus
pires of the Flint United Front
Committee Against War and
Fascism.
Buffalo Youth Conference
BUFFALO, N. "a pTelimin-
AIRY youth conference against
war and Fascism was held July
% at the East Side Workers hall.
The call for the preliminary
conference was issued by the
Young Communist League to the
youth, and adult, fraternal, trade
union, cultural. political and
student organizations.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

one of the surprising things
about the prUletarian press in
America is the absence of mater
ial in its pages about the life and
works of Eugene POTTER. author
of the words to the Internal ion
ale. 1t is not surprising that the
bourgeois press has maintained
Il conspiracy of silence about the
work of Il man that is sung by
more people in more different
languages than any other bit OF
music in modern times.
One will search the libraries of
America in vain for books or
magazine material on POTTER
and the InternatiOnale. So when
this writer came across some
such material i'll an obscure
French source. he thought it well
to translate and pass on the in
formation.
Packer, Draughtsman, Song
Writer
EOtticr, song writer and pOliti-
elan, was born at Paris in 1916
two years before the birth-date
of Marx and died in the same
city in 1887. First he worked as a
packer; later he became a
draughtsman of real talent. Be
coming affiliated with the First
InternatiOnale, he com posed
many political songs of consider
able popularity, and after the
siege of Paris he was elected a
member of the Commune from
the second reimbursement.
After the defeat of the Com
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
Vel DEMANDS MORE
NEWS OF THAELMANN

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 3 To
intensity the campaign for the
release of Ernst Thaelmann,
leader of the Communist Party
of Germany, held by the Nazi
government, the Young Com
munist League appointed a com
mittee to demand that the local
newspapers publish news about
him.
The decision was reached at a
meeting held July Is.
G., Innnil,n u tho Nninn nf A Of ion
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
10000 JEWS FLEE FROM GERMANY

BERLIN. Aug. , A survey
published by the Central Wei
fare Committee of German Jews
reveals that 10000 Jews have fled
German vas a result of the Na2i
anti-semetic campaign, with l2O,-
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
RUSSIAN SELF-TAUGHT

r hone tic pronunciation,
handy bound paper book of
nearly a hundred pages, 25c.
Many other books at bargain
prices.
RAYMER'S Old Book Store
905 3rd Ave.-Seattle
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03
INCORPORATED"

0OO under 30 years OF age who
have not left because they are
completely without transporta-
tion and have no prospects OF
jobs for maintenance outside OF
Germany.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-08-03

Continued from Page 2, col. 8.
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steamship Co, and tied up with
CrOwn-Zellerbach Corp. and the
Crown Willamette Co., lumber
and paper corporations.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
RESERVE BANKS|
GUT CREDITS |

The average daily volume OF
Federal Reserve Bank credit out
standing for the week ended Feb
ruary IA, as reported by the Fed
eral Reserve banks, was $2.6O9,-
900, 900, a decrease Of $7,OOO,COO
compared with the preceding week
and an increase of $4,000, 900
compared with the corresponding
week in 1888.
On February 7 total reserve
bank credit amounted to $685.
600, 900, a decrease of $13,000,O 900
for the week.
This decrease corresponds with
decreases of $58,OO0,O0O in Treas
ury cash and deposits with Fed
eral Reserve banks and $21 ,000,-
900 in nonmember deposits and
other Federal Reserve accounts
and an increase of $50 100000 in
monetary gold stock, offset in part
by increases of $115,000,000 in
member bank reserve balances and
100000 in money in circulation.
The systems holdings of bills
discounted declined $4,000, 900, of
bills brought in open market SILL
100000 and of United States
Treasury notes 100000, while
holdings of Treasury certificates
and bills increased $2,OOO,OOO.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16

Peyton Gordon, who as United
States Attorney, first recognized
Mr.. Rover'S ability as prosecutor.
Justice Gordon described the high
lights in his successors career, in
cluding the work the latter per-
formed in assisting in the trial OF
the famous oil fraud cases.
Testimonial Awarded
Henry I. Quinn, who attended
Gonzaga School with Mr.. Rover
when both were "SWampoodle"
boys, presented the testimonials
an artistic copy of resolutions
of the bar association, the work
of Russell Bellew, and silver tray.
Mr.. Rover then was allowed to
defend himself" and arising to
the occasion gave the "lowdown"
on how he came to be District
Attorney.
The modest manner in which
Mr.. Rover disclaimed credit for
the administration Of his office,
and gave credit to his staff, even
naming the non-profesSional help
in the "dugout,' was accepted as
a fine tribute to his character. The
knowledge that his administration
has been an honest one is OF far
more Importance than its accomp-
lishments along executive ineS'
Mr.. Rover declared.
Distinguished Guests
Distinguished guests included
U. S. Supreme Court Justice owen
J. Roberts, Attorney General
Homer S. Cummings, U. S. Sen
ator David I. Walsh, Justices j. A.
Van Orsdel, Charles S. Robb and
D. Lawrence Groner, of the Court
of Appeals; Justices Peyton Cor
don, Jesse C. Adkins, o. R. Luhr-
ing, Joseph w. Cox, James M.
Proctor, and F. Dickinson Let's, OF
the District Supreme Court; U. S.
Attorney Leslie C. Garnett, J. E.
Hoover, head of the bureau OF in
vestigation Of the Department OF
Justice; Corporation Counsel Will
liam w. Bride, Bar Association
President F. Regis Noel, and w. A.
Roberts, president of the Federal
Bar Association.
High police officials, headed by
Major E. w. Brown, occupied two
tables, and from Lorton came Col.
William A. Peak, superintendent
o. the reformatory.
Prominently assisting Mr.. Las
key on the dinner committee were
Edmund M. Toland, William H.
Collins, and John j. Sirica.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
'AU-UniUersityNig
FeteS Are ArrUnQed

"All-University Night" will be
celebrated by students of the
University of Maryland Saturday
night on the campus at College
Park, Md.
Besides a basketball game, fea-
lures of the evening will be q
drill by the university r. o. T. G.
unit, a dramatic skit, and Q
dance program given by the coed
physical education class.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Notes of Cheer
In Trade Ne1vs

One firm resumes, one pays
extra, two vote special, and IL
declare regular dividends in
day st. Joseph lead profit
in 1898 reported at $SOO,175,
compared with loss of S1,287,711
in 1892 Wholesale COM
modify price rise for week is
O.5 per cent, according to Bu-
reau of Labor Statistics In
dex Youngstown steel Op-
eratiOns rate closes week at 4S
per cent or capacity, a gain Of
four points from opening
Exchange reports that 27S cor
pOratiOns have repurchased
blocks of own stocks Bank
clearings reported to Dun &
Bradstreet, Inc, 16.7 per cent
above those Of like week q year
ago MathiesOn AlkaH reports
net for past year at $1,224,O7S,
compared with S729.505 in 1882.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
UP
1877 PER CENT

Bank clearings show a further
increase. The total this week for
all leading cities in the United
States, as reported to Dun &
Bradstreet, Inc, was $4,161, 1857 900,
an increase of 1877 per cent, COM
pared with the same week Of last
year.
New York City clearings were
$2,913,995, 900, a gain Of 18 per
cent, while the total for all centers
outside of New York of $1,247 ,362,-
900 was 1875 per cent higher.
Clearings at this time last year
were considerably below the vol
ume of those for the preceding
weeks and in some measure the
gain that now appears in this
weeks report is to be attributed
to that fact. This was especially
the case at some of the outside
cities.
The increase this week continues
quite large at some Western and
Southern centers. Substantial
gains appear at Boston, Pitts
burgh, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincin-
natl, st. Louis, Kansas City,
Omaha, Minneapolis, Richmond,
Atlanta, Louisville, Dallas, San
Francisco, Portland, Ore, and
Seattle.
Only five cities out of % report
ing show a reduction in clearings
from a year ago.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Testimonial Dinner
Praises Leo Rover,
Man and Official

Five hundred lawyers and lay
friends gathered at the Mayflower
Hotel last night to tell Leo A,
Rover what a good District Attor'
ney he made, and to hear George
O'Connor sing Saloon" one more
time.
Practically every lawyer in the
city who had the price of admis-
sion attended the elaborate tes-
timonial dinner for the boy from
"Swampoodle," who is proud of it.
Through the entire period Of
the speeches Of praise and COM
mendation, Mr.. Roevr, who spent
six hectic years in the District
Attorneys office without turning
a single gray hair, took it mod
estly.
LaSky Presides
John E. Lasky, chairman Of the
dinner committee, presided during
the dinner and then turned the
proceedings over to William E.
Leahy, POSTMASTER.
Mr.. Leahy presented dis
tinguished guests who knew Mr..
Rover during his career, and then
the entertainment started.
George H. O'Connor, master
of ceremonies, and favorlte
artist of the lawyers, was in
charge of the musical program,
which included Miss Mary
O'Donoghue in several numbers;
Edwin Steffe, William Raymond,
Fred East, Bernard Fitzgerald,
George Wilson, and Matt Horne,
veteran piano accompanist OF
Mr.. O'Connor.
Mr.. O'Connor himself then
broke up the show with his spe-
cial numbers, including the ia.
nous convivial ballad, Saloon" "
Opened With Prayer
Differing from all other affairs
of it's kind, this gathering began
and ended with prayer. The Rev.
Francis Lucey, Sd, spoke both
the invocation and benediction.
Associate Justice Josiah A. Van
Orsdel brought the first blush
to Mr.. Rover's cheeks as he be-
spoke the lawyers fine conduct
at the bar of the Court of APP
peals, and George E. Hamilton,
dean of the local bar, who was
Mr.. Rover's instructor in law
school, expressed pride at his
pupils 26-year career, which took
him to what was termed the
most important United States
Attorneyship in the United States.
Mr.. Leahy then called Justice
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Auburn Places Big
Materials Orders

orders for materials totallng
nearly $5,5OO,O0O have been let
by the Auburn Automobile
Company to concerns in Ohio,
Indiana, Pennsylvania, Illinois and
New York within the last week,
w. H. Beal, president. announced
The materials will be used in
building the company's new 1884
models.
Ohio concerns get the largest
totals with contracts calling for
over $1,25O,OOO. Orders to Penn
sylvania firms total $1,089, 800.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
E.. Burd Grub Made
President of Curb

NEW YORK, Feb. 16 GNS0.-
Election of E. Burd Grubb to sue
ceed Howard c. Sykes, who re-
fused to stand for reelection, as
president of the New York Curb
Exchange, was announced today.
Fred C. Moffatt becomes vice pres
ident, succeeding Edwin Posner.
Mr.. Grubb, a floor member since
1928, is a son of Civil War Gen.
E. Burd Grubb, and won the Croix
de Guerre with the Allied Armies.
An ardent sportsman, being inter-
terested in golf and plane and
boat racing, he won the middle
weight championship of the
A, E, F.,
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Toronto Exchange
ALLOUs Fee Splits

TORONTO, Feb. 16,-A new by
law adopted by the Toronto Stock
Exchange permits non-member
brokers one:third commission on
business originating with them
when such broker has been ap-
proved by a committee Of the ex-
change. Members Of the New
York and London Stock Ex-
changes are automatically ap-
proved as eligible to receive COM
missions on business originating
with them,
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Still Hears Gunfire
On Vienna Streets

VIENNA, Feb. Is. 0NS0-
I'm the early morning hours
today I could still hear gunfire
on the streets"
H. r. Knickerbocker, writing
the series "Will War Come" for
International News Service, cabled
his New York headquarters.
shooting continued all night.
1t is too early to predict COM
pIete calm but the government
claims all important socialist
resistance has been crushed.
Sporadic shipping may 60 on
for sometime, however"
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
j. s. MAY MOVE.
To EASE LOANS
To INDUSTRY
By GEORGE r. HOLMES
International News Service


The Government Is preparing
to go deeper into the banking
business unless there is an early
and appreciable increase in the
flow of capital into heavy indus
try.
President Roosevelt and his ad.
visers feel that the whole re-
covery movement is being re.
tarded by the reluctance of the
commercial banks to extend me-
dium and long-term credit to
such industries as need that sort
Of financing. Industrialists are
constantly complaining to Wash
ington, that they find it difficult
even to get short-term loans and
almost impossible to obtain long
term accommodation
Intervention Studied
Under these circumstances the
administration is again consider
ing plans for the Government it
self to enter the field, eitheg
through the RFC, or through tn.
institution of intermediate credit
banks set up in the II reserve
districts. These banks would be
prepared to serve industry on five
or ten year credit arrangements
The Capital market is generally
regarded as in a frozen condition,
due to variety of causes. One
is that the bankers have become
exceedingly cautious since the
lessons of the depression-over.
notwithstanding to complaint.
reaching washington. Another il
the uneasiness that investment
promoters feel over the new Sc
curities act And still another is
what seems to be a disposition
to lay back and observe the effect
of the 59-cent dollar for while
yet.
President Watches Situation
The President has discussed
the situation at considerable
length with Eugene R. Black,
governor of the Federal Reserve
Board, and he N turn has taken
it up with the other members of
the board. Nothing definite has
been decided. out it was freely
predicted today that unless there
is general improvement shortly
the Government is going to act.
Governor Black said the idea
was not to compete with the
commercial banks "but to sup
plement them" This was taken
to indicate that the intermediate
credit bank plan in the various
reserve districts is favored rather
than the RFC as medium Of
getting money into industry.
Whether the Government itself
would take all the risk, or share
it with the commercial banks is
a point that has not been de-
cided.
Not to Weaken Reserves
President Roosevelt assured Gov.
ernor Black that the Administra-
ton has no intention Of weaken
ing the Reserve Bank system,
about which there have been
many fears expressed since the
adoption of the gold bill.
In letter to Governor Black,
obviously designed to quiet these
fears, the President l.ighly praised
the system for it's aid in the
battle for national recovery.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
BROKERS LOANS
DROP IN WEEK

Loans on stocks and bonds to
brokers and dealers by reporting
Federal Reserve member banks in
New York city decreased $43,-
100000 during the week ended
February IA.
Demand loans constituted
$576, 100000 of the total, COM
pared with $616,000,00O last week.
Time loans were $277, ,000, 900,
against $280,000,000.
Loans on securities direct to
non-broker customers by report
ing New York city member banks
decreased $7,00O,0O0 during the
week to a total of 1891, 600, 900.
This compares with 04,000, 900
a year ago.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
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moderate Socialist organization
in Europe, which had long been
the strongest bulwark against
Bolshevism.
Seventh and finally: Removal
from the political field in Aus
tria of the only opposition the
Nazis have had besides the gov
ernment.
Material Loss Not Counted
This balance sheet omits men,
ton of material loss. Five Of the
finest workers apartments blocks
in Europe, the Karl Marx House,
the Schlinger, Goethe, Reumann
and Ottakring houses, which
formed fortresses for the Social
lists, were taken only after an ar
tillery bombardment had seriously
damaged them.
The Goethe house-the last to
surrender-has shell holes in it
big enough to admit a horse. Di-
rect hits from artillery destroyed
whole sets of flats IN one explos-
ion. The condition of the Goethe
house is typical of the five men
toned. In each were housed from
two to ten thousand persons. I saw
the Goeth house shortly after fir
ing ceased. It didn't look quite as
bad as French houses in the de-
wasted district after the world war,
but it didn't look like a house that
could have contained many living
persons after the bombardment.
The only answer to the question
Of why many more persons were
not killed was revealed when the
commander of the government
forces that took the Goethe house,
after siege lasting 30 hours, dis
closed that it's Socialist defenders
had only two machine guns and
presumably during the whole bonn
bardment by hundreds of troops
there were no more than a hand
full of Socialists fighting while the
rest were in the cellars.
Forces HOpelessly Different
This illustrates one lesson Of
this civil war. The fighting was
between forces hopelessly different
in strength. In Vienna alone the
government had, according to one
of it's own officials, at least 5000
police, 1000 Heimwehr troops and
other irregulars and 1000 regular
troops, a total of at least 10000.
They were equipped with rifles,
heavy machine guns, field artil-
lery, hoWitzers and armored cars.
Against them was a population
which voted at the last election
100000 ballots for the Socialists.
But Of these most of the observers
agreed there could not have been
more than 5000 men equipped
with rifles and some machine
guns.
In other words the government
forces outnumbered the Socialist
fighters by at least four to one
and their equipment was incom-
parable.
Yet it took the government four
days to conquer the enemy. AS a
show Of strength it reminded one
diplomat of the Japanese attempt
to take Shanghai, when the jap
anese, expecting an easy victory,
stepped into the Chinese section
and thereby started battle which
they only won after weeks Of
fighting and at the cost Of much
prestige.
Blow Given Peace
The material damage, however,
can easily be repaired and even
the houses that were the worst
shot up can be restored within a
few weeks, but the political dam
age done and the blow given to
the peace of Europe may be ir-
reparable in the long run.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Western Union Asks
Choice of Services
By International News Service

BY Internat1OnaI News Service
Owing to the expense involved
and the possibility that the new
high speed stock exchange ticker
may not be available to sub
scribers outside of New York, the
Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has asked clients here for
an expression as to which service
would be preferred in the event
that only one is offered.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Northern Pacific
1888 Net S3O3,98I

Northern Pacific Railway pre-
liminary report for 1888 shows a
net income of $303,981, after
taxes and charges, equal to IL
cents a share on 2,480,000 cap
ital shares.
This compares with a net loss
of 1891, ,407 sustained in 1882.
December net income was $685.
932, against $4.869 ,231 in Decem-
ber the year before.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Hartford Plants
Get NeIU Business

HARTFORD, Conn.,, Feb. 16.
capital goods purchases by leading
Nutomotive manufacturers have
stimulated activity at New Britain
factories. The New Britain Ma
chine Company, manufacturers of
automatic machinery, has received
D substantial amount Of orders
from automobile companies. The
Fafnir Bearing Company reports
demand for quick deliveries Of
bearings. The New Departure
Manufacturing Company, a divi-
sion of General Motors, is making
large shipments and a good six
months is anticipated by Fred
Orick G. Hughes, president.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
CHICAGO LIST LOWER

twenty-five representative stocks
listed on the Chicago Stock Ex'
change had a market value at
the close of business February 10
Of 1921, ,523,057, a decrease of
$40,014,437, or 500 per cent, as
compared with $667, ,537,512 at
the close of the previous week, &C
Cording to Paul H. Davis & Co.
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
Germany Seen Only Victor
In Austria's Fighting

The fundamental 1aCLS OF LLle
situation here were the three
armies: The Socialists, backed by
France and her allies; the Helm
wehr, led by Starhemberg and Fey,
backed by Italy; and the Nazis,
backed by Germany.
There are only two armies LETT
the Heimwehr and the Nazis.
The destruction Of the Socialist
party with such a high casualty
list has left a profoundly bitter
feeling among the population.
The killing Of many women and
children by artillery fire will not
be forgotten.
In this, as in all other casualty
figures, only estimates can be
given as the government is plainly
reticent and the Socialists carried
off many Of their dead and
wounded.
Sympathy For Nazis
At least IA dead women and two
children were registered at one
city hospital. Thus the Socialists
who were the most formidable
enemies of the Nazis, now are
forced to argue that the Hitler
revolution in Germany brought no
such bloodshed and that the Hit
lerites today are the only party
that can oppose the present gov
ernment here. They must argue
that even Hitlerites must be pre-
ferred to men who killed Socialist
women and children.
Therefore most observers be-
lieve that there has been an
enormous growth of sympathy for
the Nazis among all classes for
not even the Christen Socialists
of Chancellor Dollfuss' own party
condone the killing of women and
children.
The governments defense on
this point is that without the use
of artillery they could not have
taken the socialist StrongholdS
except after weeks Of siege and
by that time the reds might have
conquered the country.
Nazl Would Crush Them
If the Nazis had come into
power before the Socialists had
been crushed the Nazls would have
crushed them, too. Now, how
ever, that has been done for the
Nazis and today they can COM
pare the "benign" regime of Ger
many with the "cruel dictator
ship" of Austria. Their second
game is that the Heimwehr is
only power in the State and the
Heimwehr boys lack only brown
shirts to be full fledged NaziS.
The Heimwehr leaders, Fey and
Starhemberg, want to monopolize
power and hence will not admit
the NaziS want to dominate. But
the rank and file of the Helm
wehr are Hitlerites at heart and
would like to join Germany.
NaZiS Are Quiet
Heimwehr troops shot enthusi-
astically at Socialists, but when
the time comes to shoot at NaziS
nobody knows whether the Helm
wehr or the army or the police
would do it. During all this time
the Nazis have kept absolutely
and suSpiciouSly quiet.
They have ceased to explode
firecrackers in public meetings.
Firecrackers do not make much
of an impression during the
booming Of field artillery.
But what Europe fears today is
what the Nazis are keeping as
their secret. Rome, Paris, Lon
don, Prague and Belgrade are all
asking in anxious unison:
"When will the Nazis reap
the fruit of DOIIfuSs' 'victOry'?"
e&sl1 1lAAnA H0,a$SnA
The Washington times., 1934-02-16
RAILWAYS HERE
GUT RATES
BY International News Service

BY AntermaClOnHA NowB SerVAcS
Trunk line railroads operating
out of Washington have filed
new passenger fare schedules be.
tween this city and Southwestern
points cutting the Pullman rate
from 3.6 to 3 cents a mile, and
eliminating the surcharge.
Southeastern and west tern
roads have instituted blanket
fare cuts and the Eastern car
riers are expected to follow suit
next month.