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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Municipal News SANDERS Militant
School Teachers

SEATTLE, Oct. 25-In SLAM
derOus article directed at Seat
ties teachers, the Seattle NUM-
cipal News, organ of Seattle's big
business interests, went on re.
cord Immediately after the fail.
ure of the three-mill school levy
to pass, in favor of openly de-
grading the public schools.
Basic education is not yet
at stake" are the papers mealy-
mouthed words, when hundreds
of Seattle children are deprived
of vocational and other training
since the educational cuts of
the last few years. "The school
levy failed because people are
not satisfied that the emergency
in our schools compares with the
emergency in private business" -
Under the same slogan Oregon is
talking of cutting it's school ex-
penditures some 20 per cent.
Knock Militant Teachers
People dislike the tremen-
dous political activity of the
teachers. we learn. Teachers
are not supposed to be humans
with social and political rights.
And this is no mere rhetoric; the
executive cretary of the the
Municipal League displays fas-
cist leanings when he acknow-
lodges that he thinks all public
employees should be deprived of
the right to vote.
Then the good old days are
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Farmers National Body
Sponsor USSR Visit

To finance an American dirt
farmer on a trip of inspection
to the Soviet Union and to raise
funds to carry out its program
of struggle for drought relief the
Farmers National Committee for
Action has issued the above GER
tificate.
Julius Walstad. vice president
of the U. +. l.. and a South Da-
kota farm leader is the delegate.
This is a rare opportunity for a
real dirt farmer to learn the
truth about Soviet Russia and
tell the American farmers what
he has seen there.
A certificate win be given TO
each contributor of twenty-five
cents or more and can be framed.
1t entities the holder to o
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26

uOfSeu III.
Green's only comment during
the whole convention was to de-
clare this measure u Communist
proposition" Measures concern
ing racketeering in the Unions,
trade union democracy, the gen.
eral strike. criticism of the NRA,
anti-labor legislation - in fact,
the whole rank and file program
were dismissed in the same
manner.
To the rank and file this was
a glorious defeat. They went to
the convention with no illusions
concerning even the possibility
of securing working class legis-
lation.
They would have been fools
to expect anything from a con-
vention where 80 per cent of
the votes were in the hands of
delegates appointd by the ten
thousand dollar a year AL
bureaucracy.
The rank and file fully realized
that only through organization
from below can they achieve their
ends; that control of local unions
through rank and file groups is
the first and most important
step; that delegates within the
central and state organizations
come next; and that the national
organization will then either bow
to the rule of the majority or
become impotent and unimport-
ant.
What was the purpose OF the
rank and file within the conven-
ton? First, to fight for real work.
ing class measures because, how
ever unsuccessful, such a fight
always rallies the hope, interest
and suppsrt of all class conscious
workers.
Second, because only out of
actual struggle may come the
experience with which working
class victories may be built in
the future. And third, in order
to build rank and file organ
izations within local unions, it
is necessary to expose in every
possible way the fakery of
these leaders.
All of this was achieved in
brilliant fashion by the rank and
file at the San Francisco conven-
ton. The country's highest paid
and most skillful labor takers,
William Green and his mob, were
completely disarmed and unarm-
ed by a mere handful of inexperi-
enced rank and file delegates.
Green the expert, was forced
to abandon all pretense of DEM
ocracy within the convention
and to deal with the rank and
file in the manner Of big time
political boss.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Camps Without Safety
Devices for Workers

MONTESANO. Oct. rs Ed
Hammil. seriously injured recent
ly at Pieces Logging camp near
Raymond. was forced to lie In the
woods until fellow workers could
construct a makeshift streteher
of poles and coats to carry him
to the ambulance.
No first.aid kits are kept on
supply In the woods by this lum-
Der camp. The same condition is
reported to exist In Schafers
camp also. Workers must pass In
protest against such criminal
negligence. Often in case of ac-
cident a workers life may de.
pend upon his receiving medical
aid with the utmost speed.
For the sake of extra profits
the greedy capitalist camp-op-
orators risk the workers lives.
This condition will continue un-
less camp owners are forced by
militant mass action to provide
proper safeguards.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Lewis County UFL
To Meet At Toledo

CENTRALIA, Wash, Oct. rs
Lewis county was represented by
three delegates at the United
Farmers League State Conven-
tion at Everett. Two days we're
spent In intensive study of the
program of the Washington
farmers.
Milk codes and matters con-
corning other products such as
berries and eggs were investigat-
ed, relative to getting higher
prices for the producer without
increased cost to consumer.
The result of this convention
will be a benefit to all farmers in
Lewis County.
Report Convention Success
Walter Setosky, L. L. Hovey,
w. w. Magahan and Lake King
OF Centralia, Toledo and Winlock
report the convention a great
success.
A meeting at which all farmers
are welcome will be held at Tole-
do on Oct. 10 at r. m. directly
across from the Dance hall. A
full report Of the convention will
be given at that time.
Delegates from other counties
are specially invited to attend.
A member to represent Lewis
County will be elected to the
State Executive Committee at
this time.
Farmers can not be too strong
ly urged to attend this meeting,
as 1t offers a method Of arriving
at concrete solution of their
problems.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
H.Brockway
Candidate of
workingclass

Editors Note: The following
labor record of Harold Brock
way, Communist Party candidate
for county commissioner, first
district, is published in the be-
lief that workers are entitled to
know the histories of working
class candidates.
Harold BrOckway was born in
Canada in 1902, of American par
ents and when three months old,
moved with them into Washing.
ton, Whatcom county, where he
resided until 1914. During the
war he worked in logging camps,
mines and at farming.
Brockway joined the United
States Marines April %, 1924, and
served two years with the USS
Pennsylvania and was transferr-
ed to the mail guard, Denver, in
1926.
In 1927 he was assigned to duty
In China, protecting property"
during the civil war there, was
discharged in 1928 and did not re-
enlist.
Worked for Dunn Lumber, Sc
attic, then returned to farming
in Whateom county, and joined
the Communist Party in August,
1882. Organized Whatcom county
farmers into committees of action
and successfully fought several
evictions and sheriff's sales.
Took part in the hunger march,
es to Olympia. Organized farmers
support Of Seattle unemployed
In the 4S-hour demonstration in
the County-City building. Joined
the Unemployed Citizens League.
Is now on $4,000 bail following
arrest in May for organizing pick
ct lines in strike of soupline
workers, and was severely beaten
by Vigilantes and police for in
citing to riot"
Active in organizing unity be-
tween unemployed and longshore-
men during maritime strike. Was
elected Secretary Central Fedora
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Tacoma Panel Patcher
Fired for Asking Raise

TACOMA, WASH, Oct. 25JThe
Peterman Manufacturing Com
pany here fired five panel patch
ers who had been with the COM
pany for years for asking for
more money. The workers are
averaging $3.50 a day and work
only two or three days a week.
The boss would not listen to
the demands of the workers and
threatened them with blacklist
ing In the lumber industry.
Extremely bad conditions exist
in the Peterman plant with
speed up and part time work.
There Is no union In this plant
and the workers are urged to
help in organizing q branch OF
the National Lumber Workers
Union with rank and file control
to struggle against conditions
and demand the reinstatement of
every worker fired for asking for
better wages.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Mutual Camp Loggers
Kept In Air by Bosses

TENINO, Wash. Oct. 25-At
the Mutual Logging Company
near Bucoda, the workers don't
kno from one day to the next
how much work they will get. The
workers have only had seven
days work SO far this month. On
Thursday, October IL. they didn't
know from one day to the next
Friday or not. In the evening
they received notice of no more
work until Monday and that was
not certain.
1t is being demonstrated more
clearly every day that the New
Deal which was to insure greater
stability of the peoples livelihood
Is q complete failure.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Exploit Coast Guarders

ABERDEEN, Wash, Oct. 25-
Coast Guard employees in gov
eminent service have received
wage cut of about 30 per cent.
These workers are held respons-
ible for duty on the job "a hours
a day, six days a week. They are
now earning about $S5 per month
including the 5O-cent allowance
per day for food.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
BY Voice of Action
Staff Correspondent

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25-The
last week of the Fifty-Fourth
Convention of the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor were days OF
grotesque contradiction. They
were days of tragic comedy for
American labor but which re-
Elected in a small way, at least,
the growing revolt of the rank
and file.
Remember, the convention
was dominated by one Of the
most ruthless and gangster-
ridden political machines in
the history of American labor.
Remember that more than 80
per cent Of the votes in the con-
vention were in the hands of
delegates appointed by the
$4,000 q year top bureaucracy
Of the Federation.
Remember that control of the
convention rested in the hands
of half a dozen individuals: that
John L. Lewis came to the con-
vention with 5000 votes while
the handful of rank and file dele
gates. mostly from Federal I'm
ions had one vote apiece.
Remember all this and then |
think you will want to rise and
cheer when | tell you of the cour-
ageous work of the rank and file
and of how they stood up and
fought against overwhelming
odds and were successful in driv-
ing William Green and his ma
chine from its hypocritical demo-
cratic pose.
Misleaders Worried
To the bosses of the conven-
ton. the rank and file delegates
offered a major problem. They
had been worried all year by the
growing rank and file revolt
against their official treachery.
These ten thousand dollar a year
misleaders were more than alarm
ed by the rumblings from below.
President Ryan had been re.
jected by the longshoremen in
the West Coast marine strike.
Harry Bridges and rank and file
leadership in San Francisco was
In complete control of the long.
shore locals Of the largest port
on the Pacific Coast. A rank
and file steel strike had barely
been averted, and a gigantic
textile strike, involving 100000
workers, had been called, in
spite Of the Gorman-McMahon
machines.
To climax this situation the
rank and file had invaded the
convention itself. Here in the
holy of HOLES, the citadel of Am
erican labor bureaucracy, were
officially seated rank and file del
egates. They had presented
complete program of working
class legislation to the conven-
ton for passage. Here indeed
was the most serious problem
facing the bosses of the conven-
ton.
Faced with Real Program
1t Is necessary and historically
that workers under
stand what happened in San
Francisco when the AFL machine
was for the first time faced with
a true working class program,
which as presented and vigorous
ly defended by a group within
the convention itself.
Misleaders OF the working
class invariably hide behind DEM
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26

praised for their marvellous hui
man prOducts-without the bene-
fits of much education. And
more: people are not satisfied
that education win be of poorer
quality in Seattle than prior to
1920"
And finally, insult is added to
injury: the teachers are shown
the breadline and threatened
with membership: 1T is now
up to the teachers. to do their
best or resign. Plenty of good
teachers are available"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
ton, UCL..

ton, UCL.
Was spokesman for UCL COM
mittee proposing united front
mass demonstration at pier Al to
stop scab loadings and police
terror. Due to sabotage of Seattle
strike committee, it was turned
into mass meeting and political
rally at Civic Auditorium.
Brockway, still UCL secretary
and always active in uniting I'M
employed and organizing workers
in the struggle for better working
conditions and a higher standard
of living, is running for county
commissioner as real, working
class candidate.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
Branch Of CAWIU Will
Aid In Building Voice

MOUNTAIN VIEW, WASH, Oct.
25-At recent meeting of the
Mountain View Branch of the
Cannery and Agricultural Work
ers Industrial Union, it was de-
cided to begin now to build up
a strong and well organized I'M
ion so that when spring comes
the workers will be able to en-
force their demands.
Mountain View local proposes
that agricultural workers de-
mand so cents an hour and an
eight-hour day for next season,
and the prices for berry picking
and all kinds of piece work be
raised to q point where the av-
erage worker can make a similar
wage.
Need Larger Paper
The members of this local be-
lieve that one OF the best ways
to popularize these demands and
build up the union is to increase
the size of the Voice of Action
to six pages and to increase its
circulation among the farm
workers. They propose that their
organization help in raising
funds to aid the Voice of Action
and urge that other organiza-
lions assist.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26

Ocfatic cl0aks. Green and Com
pany proved no exception to this
rule. Here is the original plan
by which the bosses of the con-
vention hoped to deal with the
rank and file:
First, the convention was fill
ed with detectives and special
police of the San Francisco red
squad. placed there to intimidate
rank and file delegates and lis
teners.
Then a program Of national
ly known red baiters and anti
Communist speakers was pre-
pared, on which was Charles
r. Mabey, vice-commander of
the American Legion; w. M.
Citrine of the British Trade
Union Congress; @. A. Weaver
of the Musicians Union and
other high-powered anti-work.
ing-class speakers.
The plan was to whip up a
lynch feeling against the rank
and file within the convention,
and then to preserve the appear
ance of democracy by allowing
the rank and file delegates to
take the floor in defense of their
measures after all the cards In
the deck had been stacked
against them.
Clever Technique
In fact they hoped to arouse
so much opposition against the
rank and file from the floor of
the convention that Green would
actually come to their defense
and over the protests of the con-
vention demand in the name of
free speech the right of the rank
and file to talk.
Such is the technique and
method of labor fakery, as it
is planned.
But they had not counted on
the militancy and courage of
the rank and file.
The bosses of the convention
were visibly troubled when a
rank and file delegate, Maisus of
the Cleaners and Dyers, broke
into the scheduled line of speak
tion on the rights of the Negro
workers.
On that occasion the report of
the Green appointed committee
on organization was almost up
set and only by the trickery of
cleverly -'worded amendments
was the resolutions introduced
by Randolph OF the Sleeping Car
POrters, defeated, and the report
of the committee saved.
Dallas Hits Report
The convention bureaucrats
were even more frantic when
Delegate Dallas of Federal Union
1859 of Flour and Cereal Work
ers, Seattle. declaring himself to
be from a rank and file union,
attacked the report of the Ex-
ecutive Board of the American
Federation of Labor. The juris-
dictiOn dispute between the
Brewers and Transfers was the
subject under consideration.
This was an important mat
ter. The whole question Of can
nibalism within the AL, of
whether industrial unions such
as the Brewers were to be dis
membered and Occurred by the
craft organizations, was in
volved. The convention hall
was crowded. The big shots
had all spoken.
The suave equilibrium of the
was badly shaken
when this rank and file delegate
in short vigorous speech, ex-
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Small Delegation Representing Rank
and File Workers. Resentment of
Misleadership Upsets ALL ParIey

posed the whole rotten gangster
fight between the teamsters and
brewers in Seattle. He openly
charged Dave Beck, Northwest
Teamster boss, with responsible
ty for the same, and ended with
an appeal for rank and file dem
ocracy within the unions as the
only permanent cure for such u
situation.
Drop Democratic Mask
The bosses of the convention
backed ground. With the Rank
and File taking the offensive,
with an international vice presi-
dent of the teamsters openly ac-
cused of gangsterism on the floor
of the convention, with the SYM
pathy of the gallery and the in
dependent delegates leaving
them the bosses of the eOnven-
tion were afraid to carry
through with their plan of DEM
ocratic fakery. They began to
doubt, themselves, whether II
would be possible among their
own gang to create lynch spirit
against the rank and file.
They were afraid to let any
more rank and file speakers
plead for union democracy, or
even bring up the subject OF
Unemployment Insurance. They
were driven to drop all pretense
Of democracy within the eonven-
ton.
On the evening OF October IL,
in an extended session after most
of the delegates had gone home,
the dirty work was done. In
this skulking manner the most
important part of the rank and
file program was railroaded
through without discussion.
Some 20 measures were read,
considered and rejected by the
convention in less than thirty
minutes. Not a single rank and
file delegate-and they were all
there-was allowed the floor to
speak for his own measures.
Refuse Dallas Floor
The height of this villiany was
reached when Green drove Dele
gate Dallas from the floor. He
was attempting to speak on his
own resolution, No. ll9, author
izing general strikes. After Dali
las had been recognized and start
ed speaking Green raped him
down, and gave the floor to
George Farley of the Seattle
Central Labor council. Farley
instead of speaking on the ques-
ton INDUCED in a verbal attack
on Dallas and eulOgy of
brother Dave Beck" whom he
declared to be a Every highly
respected and hOnOred member
of our Seattle Central Labor
Council"
Twice during this spec acle
delegates rose to points of order,
demanding that the speaker
confine himself to the resolution
under consideration. But Green
refused to consider them.
TO American Labor with the
problem of l6 million of its ranks
unemployed, it was tragic that
federal unemployment insurance
was not even allowed to be dis
cussed. But there was an element
of irony in the situation too,
when William Green, the great
champion of American democra-
cy, denied rank and file speak
ers the right to talk on their own
resolution which embodied re-
commentator of Unemployment
Insurance Bill. HR 1898, after
nearly 5000 ALL locals had en-
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
SPECIAL NEWS
for the
Lumber Worker
Edited by JAMES MURPHY
Secretary National Lumber Workers Union

SEATTLE 25-The government has turned over the
of the Lumber Code to the largest lumber operators
thus giving them unleahed authority interpret
best increase their profits paid
workers in the industry No workers exempted
their observations
The pulp wood cutters small who
ing pulp wood suffering this living
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26

lentless struggle against every
encroaehment on the part of the
lumber operators and the betray-
ais of their officials into the
hands of these robbers.
By struggle We can win con.
cessions and solidify our forces.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
SPECIAL NEWS FOR THE
FISHERMEN
The Free rhaelmann Campaign Important to All Workers
FowIU Delegates: Join Thaeimann Fight

Last summer the National Office of the FCWIU sent Free
Taemann Signature Lists to delegates in the field These
lists the National Committee Aid Victims
German Fascsm Our Alaska delegates splendid work
poularing this campaign and thus the workers I'm Alaska have
shown great interest and given strong support
Several delegates reported these sts
therefore the National Office mgeny that send i'm
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26

phamplet to be written by Jul
ius Walstad on his return about
what he has seen in the
U. s. s. r.
Certificates may be secured
from the +. N. @. A. headquarters,
72O Locust St., Philadelphia, Pa.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-26
FcwIU WINS VICTORY

PORT ARMSTRONG, Alaska,
Oct. 25-First class passage to the
States at the end fthe season
for cannery workers instead OF
cramped quarters on over-crowd.
ed seine boats-this is the victory
won here through activity led by
members of the Fishermen and
Cannery Workers Industrial IN
ion.
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BRADLEY ron SENATOR
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BRADLEY FOR SENATOR
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1934-04-27

shoulders and were not dangerous.
He dressed the wounds and the men
left, but were to return the next day.
They never came back.
Dr.. Mortensen said he did not sus-
pect them Of being criminals until he
saw . machine gun carried by one as
they were leaving. He did not report
the incident to authorities until few
days ago after he was shown pictures
Of the two.
His uncertainty whether the men
visited him March Is, II, or Is pre-
vented authorities from determining
whether the gunner were wounded in
the raid on the Sioux Falls. 8. D., Sc
curly National Bank or that Of q Ma
son City, Iowa. bank.
Three women members Of the Dill
niger gang, left behind during the
flight from Mercer and now held in
Jail at Madison, WIS.,, steadfastly have
refused to talk, only giving the names
OF Ann Southern, Rose Ancker and
Marian Mari, all Of Chicago.
Minneapolis police pushed an in
vestigation into whether one Of the
women formerly was the sweetheart
Of a Minneapolis racketeer. II the
connection Is established, authorities
hope to learn more regarding the
gangs hideouts in the Twin Cities.
In Washington, the house judiciary
committee approved bill for the
death penalty for interstate kidnapping
and the government authorized use Of
the war departments airplane facili-
ties, II necessary.