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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-21

government was clearly revealed
by Mr.. Consley of the United
States Shipping Board Sea Serv-
ice Bureau when he told COM
mittee from the Marine Workers
Industrial Union that "when we
get the seamen at four corners of
the globe, when we get all the
strikers scattered and when ar
bitration has been dragged out
until most of the Seamen are de-
mOralized, then well stop sending
into the 1. S. U. for crews"
Pointing out that the shipowners
have the same plan up their sleeves
for the longshoremen. the Marine
Workers Industrial Union has is
sued a call for a struggle against
discrimination and blacklisting.
M.WI.U. Plans Action
The Marine Workers Industrial
Union has worked out the following
plan of action:
II Building gang and ship
committees.
~ Removing the dishonest,
rotten leaders of the 1. L. A. and
I. S. U. and electing rank and file
members who have proven their
loyalty to the interests of their
class during the strike.
81 Setting up Of waterfront
federation of all unions in and
connected with the marine in
dustry.
a. Establishing Of a seamen's
controlled united front shipping
buro.
81 Striking on individual docks
and ships for the demands of the
seamen and longshoremen, for the
removal Of the scabs.
s. Fighting against all acts of
discrimination against any sea-
man, longshoreman or unon.
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Back
n. Y. Reporters
In Guild Fight

STATEN ISLAND-Picketing by
members of the Newspaper Guild
of New York to force the publish
ers of the Staten Island Advance
to reinstate Alexander Crosby, who
was fired because of union activi-
ties, has had a telling effect on the
circulation of the paper. 1t is I'M
officially estimated that since the
Guild opened its fight last Wednes-
day the papers circulation has been
cut from $4,000 to 81 800.
Swinging into action behind the
newspaper men, various labor or
CARNATIONS in Staten Island and
Manhattan have pledged to sup
port the fight against the "Ad-
vance" The World Telegram
Chapel of the Typographical Union
passed a resolution pledging to sup
port the editorial workers. This
resolution was introduced at the
regular meeting of the union last
Sunday and passed. A motion to
select a committee of nine to Or
ganize the men in the composing
room of the Advance" who have
been working under open shop con-
ditions was adopted.
Included in the organizations sc-
lively supporting the Guild is the
Relief Workers Union, the Home
Owners League and the Unemploy-
ment Council of Staten Island.
Hugh Holohan, chairman of the
Emergency Committee that is lead
ing the struggle, stated yesterday
that the Guild is planning united
front conference of representatives
of all labor organizations in Staten
Island for support of the fight.
Throughout the day yesterday a
sound truck cruised the streets of
Staten Island carrying the message
of the fight of the newspaper men
to the people of the city. A squad
of reporters working out of the tenn
porary headquarters of the Guild at
81 Richmond Terrace, were can
wasting door-to-door, appealing di-
rectly to housewives to support the
fight by refusing to buy the paper.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-08-21
Veterans Endorse Call

NEW YORK-The Workers Elk
Servicemen's League has endorsed
the call of the American League
Against War and Fascism to the
U. S. Congress Against War which
will be held in Chicago on Sep
TENDER %, 20 and 30.
This Congress is meeting at a
time when the entire capitalist
world is in a turmoil and the i'm
perialist nations are preparing to
solve the crisis through another
bloody slaughter" says a statement
issued by the City Committee of the
W.ES.L. THE Workers Ex-Service-
mems League strenuously opposes
any such maneuvers and the large
appropriations that have beer
made to the army and the navy
here in the United States and at
the same time the government re-
fuses social unemployment insur-
ance to the millions of unemployed
in the nation"
The city committee of the Work
ers Ex-Servicemen's League is plan
ming to send fifteen delegates from
New York City These delegates
will leave New York four days be-
fore the opening of the congress, in
a truck, and plans are being laid
to hold mass meetings in all the i'm
portant cities along the route. The
city committee has called upon
every rank and file veteran of all
other veteran organizations to sup
port this congress and to raise the
question of sending delegates from
their organizations.
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Dy the noise OF cannon being nreQ
in sham battle put on by the
National Guard on the lake front.
Fifty Chicago workers and intel
lectuals, representatives of organi-
cations and individuals, established
the apparatus which has the task
Of making the Congress, which will
be held here, a success. Committees
on organization, publicity, finance,
speakers, and housing were set up.
The body also constituted itself the
Arrangement Committee to check
the work of different committees.
The delegates came, either as
representatives or individual mem
bers, from widely differing organi-
cations: The Communist Party, the
Illinois State Teachers Association,
the Sinai Sisterhood, trade unions,
church groups, neighborhood anti
fascist organizations, fraternal and
defense organizations.
Headquarters in Workers School
With perfect unanimity, the dele
gates planned the job of preparing
for a conference of thousands of
workers from all over the country.
The terrific artillery explosions, q
warning of what the future may
bring, seemed to have the effect
of intensifying the anti-war spirit
of the group.
The Chicago Workers School Of
fered its new headquarters at sos
South State Street for an office for
the Arrangements Committee, and
the offer was accepted.
Tom McKenna, secretary of the
Chicago branch of the American
League Against War and Fascism,
was unanimously elected secretary
Of the committee.
One of the major tasks of the
committee is to raise a $4,000 fund
to assure the rental of halls and to
meet other expenses of the congress.
The congress will open with a
mass meeting in the Coliseum,
Sixteenth and Wabash, on Septem-
Der %, pm, at which Chicago
workers will greet the delegates
from all over the country. Con-
vention sessions on September 20
and 80 will be held at Ashland
Auditorium, Ashland and Van
Buren, Streets.
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Meat Up 6.7 Per Cent

Meat up b.f Per Gent
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2O.-Meats
have gone up 81 per cent and
cereals 3.5 per cent, DR.. Frederic
w. Howe, A.A.A. Consumers Coun-
sci, admitted here today.
The cost of a months supply of
IA foods for a family which was
Sits on April "a was 1925 on
July 1, DR.. Howe said. The Consum-
ers' Counsel further revealed that
the farmers were getting no benefit
out of the price rise. Farmers are
still getting only a little over a
third of the consumers food dollar"
he stated. From 1924 to 1929, they
received almost half"
Skirting around the question of
a possible food shortage, DR.. Howe
nevertheless admitted that some of
the American people would be with
out certain foods in the future
months
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n. Y. VETERANS
PLAN TO SEND
Is DELEGATES
Group of so Organized Preparations for Monster
Gathering 900 Fund Must Be Raised
Mass Meetings To Open Sessions
DAILY worker Midwest Bureau,

CHICAGO, Aug 20-The dull booming of artillery fire
served accompaniment to the discussion at the
ganzaon meeting of the Chicago Arrangements Committee
for the Second u S. Congress Against War and Fascsm
Friday night At times speakers almost drowned out
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STE Ell LABOR
BOARD EXPERTLY
BALKS WORKERS
Roosevelt Aides Leave Pittsburgh After En-.
cOuraging Company Unions and Refusing to
Act on Demands of Workers
Bv TOM KEENAN

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 2O-President Roosevets Nc
tonal Steel Labor Relations Board has completed week
expert mumboumbo here and packed up for Portsmouth
Ohio where the performance will be Continued next wee
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Birmingham Trial
Is Effort to OutIaw
Communist Party

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Aug 2O-Two white workers and
Negro worker here face possible sentences of
the chain gang and 5000 fines for possessing working
class literature and belonging to militant workers organi-
cation. The charge against them is criminal anarchy.
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Unless Every Section and Unit In
the Party Throws Its Forces Vigor-
Dusty Into the Circulation Drive,
the Daily Worker Remains I'M
known to Thousands of Workers.
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IN Hamburg, the NO" vote was
the heaviest, being 20 per cent of
the total, and combining 1t with
the spoiled" ballots, the percentage
rises to over %. There was also a
heavy opposition vote in Berlin,
other industrial centres and in
Catholic districts.
(See editorial on page 81
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A Mass Circulation Of our DAILY"
Means Quickening Tempo In Class
Struggle.
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Must Choose" in which he clearly
laid down the main economic lines
of fascism in the United States.
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New Terror Threat
Is Made by Hitler

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StevedOre Killed
By Fascist Band

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LARGE sunny room facing park Also
small room. Kitchen privileges, tele-
phone; 1901 It'll Ave. Apt. 3B. Cor 10th
Street.
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Japan Prepares
to Seize Railway

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Tells of Strikes

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by US. to Continue

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Classified

WANTED to buy photograph of the "Fas-
cist Funeral" that took part at our
May parade and organized by Comrade
R. Pi. Kindly reply to Julio Vsldes, Is
w. 111th st. NYC.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
SOVIET To SEEK
MEMBERSHIP
IN LEAGUE

PARIS, Jan. IS G.N.SJ.-Rus-
sia is willing to enter the League
of Nations but will make no move
until she is recognized by other
European states, notably the
Little Entente nations, Interna-
tional News Service learned to-
day as the league council con-
vened in Geneva.
Reports, believed to have been
inspired, said Russia was about
to apply for membership. But re-
liable information stated that Rus
sia had made European recogni-
ton a prerequisite.
Active diplomatic moves have
been under way for weeks to bring
Russia into the League, with
France playing a leading part.
In frequent contact with Rus.
sian officials, French Spokesmen
have thrown the full weight of
their influence into the argument,
and a considerable softening of
the Soviets' traditional antipathy
to the League has been evident.
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ADVERTISEMENT
One Cent a Day
Brings $1OO a Month

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have already been paid to one-cent.
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Their new accident policy, paying
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$1,000 to $500 at death. is now be-
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Send No Money
For 10 days free inspection Of
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-365 days. Write National Protec.
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The Washington times., 1934-01-15
Woman Tricked, Says Court;
$22,5OO Verdict Upheld

Award of $22,500 damages to
Mrs. Louise T. Chambers to COM
pensate her for being tricked out
of property in a real estate trans
action was upheld today in a
decision by the District Court Of
Appeals.
The opinion was rendered
against William A. Hill and the
William H. Hill Co., Inc, local
real estate concern.
100000 Suit Failed
Mrs. Chambers lost a fortune
through the financial manipula-
tions of Harry V. Haynes, former
president of Farmers & Me
chanics Nationa! Bank. She was
unsuccessful in prosecution Of a
100000 suit against the Riggs
National Bank, which took over
the Farmers Bank, attempting to
hold the institution liable for
Haynes activities, but it was
upon her complaint that criminal
prosecution was instituted against
Haynes and resulted in his con-
viction on an embezzlement
charge.
In the present case, the court
found, Mrs. Haynes owned prop
erty in the 1000 block Massachus-
etts Ave. N. w., subject to a $4O,-
900 mortgage. In 1925, William
G. Lipscomb. who had served as
her agent in renting the property.
induced her to exchange her
equity in it for another piece Of
property situated on U Street,
held by the Hill Company. The
trade was made on Lipscomb's
recommendation and a week later
the Massachusetts, Avenue prop
erty was sold for $4,000 above
the mortgage.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
Text of Roosevelt Money Message Asking
Slash in Value of Dollar

other principal precious metal
silver-has also been used from
time immemorial as a metallic
base for currencies as well as
for actual currency itself. 1t
is used as such by probably
half of the population of the
world. 1t constitutes a very
important part Of our own
monetary structure. 1t Is such
a crucial factor in much Of
the worlds international trade.
that it cannot be neglected.
On December 81, 1888, l is
sued a proclamation providing
for the coinage of our newly
mined silver and for increaS-
ing our reserves of silver bull
lion, thereby putting us among
the first nations to carry out
the silver agreement entered
into by 66 governments at the
London conference.
This agreement is distinctly
a step in the right direction
and we are proceeding to per-
form our part Of it.
All of the 66 nations agreed
to refrain from melting or de-
basing their silver coins, to re-
place paper currency Of small
denominations with silver coins,
and to refrain from legislation
that would depreciate the value
of silver in the world markets.
Those ations producing
large quantities of silver agreed
to take specified amounts from
their domestic production and
those holding and using large
quantities agreed to restrict the
amount they would sell during
the four years covered by the
agreement.
See Increased Use
If all these undertakings are
The Washington times., 1934-01-15

carried out by the governments
concerned, there will be 6
marked increase in the use and
value of silver.
Governments can we'll, as they
have in the past, employ silver
as a basis for currency, and I
look for a greatly increased use.
I am, however, withholding
any recommendations to the
Congress looking to further ex-
tension Of the monetary use Of
silver because I believe that we
should gain more knowledge of
the results of the London agree
ment and. of our other monetary
measure.
Permit me once to stress two
principles. Our national cur
rency must be maintained as a
sound currency which, insofar
as possible, will have a fairly
constant standard Of purchas-
ing power and be adequate for
the purpose of daily use and
the establishment of credit.
The other principle is the in
herent right of Government to
issue currency and to be the sole
custodian and owner of the base
or reserve of precious metals
underlying that currency.
With this goes the prerogative
Of Government to determine
from time to time the extent and
nature of the metallic reserve.
I am confident that the ma
tion will well realize the definite
purpose of the Government to
maintain the credit of that Gov
ernment and, at the same time,
to provide a sound medium of
exchange which will serve the
needs Of our people.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
ONE CENT A DAY PAYS
UP TO $4,000 A MONTH

The Sterling Casualty Insurance
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cago, ILL.,, is offering a NEW accident
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limited. Write today.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
Alexandria Opens
$4,000 Relief Drive

AS the fire bells and whistles Of
the city announced the opening
of the drive for $4,000 for the
Alexandria United Charities at 9
a. m. today, more than a score of
volunteer workers left the George
Mason Hotel to solicit funds for
the relief Of the needy who cannot
be aided by the Alexandria Wei.
fare Department.
Daily luncheons will be held at
the George Mason Hotel by the
workers, who will make their re-
ports on the progress of the drive.
All the workers are volunteers and
no part of the funds raised will
be used for administration.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15

ADVERTISEMENT
The Washington times., 1934-01-15

Mrs. Haynes discoVerd the q
Street property was worth little
or nothing and some time later,
according to the court findings,
it was learned that Lipscomb not
only received a brokers' commits
sion from her but also received a
commission from the Hill Com
pany. She brought suit against
the company through Attorney w.
Gwynn Gardiner and received a
verdict in the lower court. Up
holding this verdict, the Appellate
Court held Gin plain speaking,
she was cheated to the extent of
approximately $25, ,OOO".
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
N0tiOn-Wid Drive
For Safety Planned

A nationwide drive to reduce
loss Of life and property damage
in highway accident was launched
today by the Department of Com
merce.
Secretary Roper has called
meetings of two committees of ex-
perts and representatives of civic
organizations, while third corn
mittee has been at work some time
studying Standardization of traf-
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themselves had only nominal
intrinsic value.
In pure theory, of course, a
government could issue mere
tokens to serve as money
tokens which would be accepted
at their face value if it were
certain that the amount of
these tokens were permanently
limited and confined to the
total amount necessary for the
daily cash needs of the COM
munity.
Still Much Confusion
Because this assurance could
not always or sufficiently be
given, governments have found
that reserves or bases of gold
and silver behind their paper
or token currency added sta
bility to their financial systems.
There is still much confusion
Of thought which prevents a
worldwide agreement creating a
uniform monetary policy. Many
advocate gold as the sole basis
of currency; others advocate
silver: still others advocate both
gold and silver, whether as sep
arate bases or on basis with
a fixed ratio, or on a fused
basis.
We hope that despite present
world confusion events are lead
ing to some future form of gen.
eral agreement. The recent
London agreement in regard to
silver was a step, though only
a step, in this direction.
At this time we can usefully
take a further step, which we
hope will contribute to an ulti-
mate worldwide solution.
Certain lessons seem clear.
For example, the free circula-
tion of gold coins is unneces-
sary, leads to boarding, and
tends to a possible weakening
of national financial structures
in times of emergency.
A Prudent Step
The practice of transferring
gold from one individual to an
other or from the government
to an individual within a ma
ton is not only unnecessary,
but is in every way undesir-
able.
The transfer of gold in bulk
is essential only for the pay
ment of international trade
balances.
Therefore, it is prudent
step to vest in the government
of a nation the title to and
possession of all monetary gold
within it's boundaries and to
keep that gold in the form of
bullion rather than in coin.
Because the safe-keeping of
this monetary basis rests with
the Government, we have al
ready called in the gold which
was in the possession Of private
individuals or corporations.
There remains, however, a
very large weight in gold bull
lion and coins which is in the
possession or control of the Fed
eral Reserve banks.
Although under existing law
there is authority, by executive
act, to take title to the gold in
the possession or control of the
reserve banks, this is a step of
such Importance that I prefer
to ask the Congress by specific
enactment to vest in the United
States Government title to all
supplies of American-owned mon
etary gold, with provision for
the payment therefor in gold
certificates.
These gold certificates will
be, as now, secured at all times
dollar for dollar by gold in the
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
Rome Protects
Quality of
Wine to U.S..

NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-While
liquor prices go higher and the
quality Of the products Of our
distillers reputedly slump lower,
the Italian government has
moved to protect the palates Of
the lovers of their beverages
in this country.
A governmental decree, Rome
informed the United States, will
make certain of federal tests of
all exports and a national trade
mark will be affixed, guarantee
ing in the name of the govern
ment the products offered to the
American table.
Efforts of officials to bring
about improvement in the quail
ity Of the domestic drinkables
offered are bearing fruit, but
slowly, it is said. In general the
post-prohibition drinks are not
superior to the prohibition bev-
erages, with the single eXcep-
tion Of gin among the harder
drinks.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15
Doctors Give CreOsote
For Chest Colds

For many years our best doctors
have prescribed creosote in some
form for coughs, colds and bronchitis,
knowing how dangerous it is to let
them hang on
Creomulsion with creosote and six
highly important medicinal ele.
ments, quickly and effectively stops
coughs and colds that otherwise
might lead to serious trouble.
Creomulsion is powerful in the
treatment of colds and coughs, yet it
is absolutely harmless and is pleas.
ant and easy to take.
Your own druggist guarantees
Creomulsion by refunding your
money of you are not relieved after
taking Creomulsion as directed. Be.
ware the cough or cold that hangs
on. Always keep Creomulsion on
hand for instant use.
The Washington times., 1934-01-15

The Case Of Silver
The foregoing recommended
tionS relate chiefly to gold. The