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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
Yes, We Get No Money
Einstein Says Naughty
Two Pigeons, Matching
Silver Limps Back

Britain. owing TO the United States
S47lS.OOOO0O, has decided that the
best plan for this springs installment
is TO pay nothing at all. They would
have gladly handed in token" some
thing for Uncle Sam to play with,
perhaps a few silver dollars, but Pres
ident Roosevelt had said: PAY the
amount due this spring, or consider
yourselves in default"
The British do not like TO be in de
fault. Refusing TO pay what they
owe this nation would justify other
nations in refusing to pay them. On
the other hand. the British feel that,
If they buy our dollars to pay US, they
might increase the value Of the dollar
and diminish that Of the pound.
The upshOt is that our British
friends decide TO pay nothing, explain
ing with words well chosen that we
ought TO be grateful that Britain did
not allow Germany TO destroy the
United States in the big war. And
anyhow, it is all our fault
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22
Cause and Effect

%You played rather poorly at the
bridge party last night, old man"
"Yeh, I'd seen the prizes"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

| am an inveterate smoker, but de-
spise the habit; get no pleasure out
of it | have never owned a satisfac-
tory pipe, used a tobacco that did not
bite my tongue, or been able to find
satisfactory cigar. Lately
tried quitting, and the nuisance of
quitting was no greater than the
nuisance of smoking; in fact, a little
less :. shall try the plan on some
other Of my bad habits, since ] have
long preached that practice of good
habits is easier than practice Of bad
habits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

At Morrison, Ill, two pigeons take
turns trying to hatch a duck egg left
in an open lane. The pigeons find it
hard to cover the entire egg, but do
their best, and the egg may be Matched.
Farmers watch and wonder what the
pigeons will do with their child after
they have Matched the duckling, and
what they will think when it takes to
the water.
eminent that may be even more sur
prised than those pigeons as it watches
the unfolding careers Of social and
economic "ducklings" that it is now
Matching.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22
Reciprocity

Il know II. Why, whenever my
wife is too sick to go shopping she
sends for the doctor"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

man may be a fool in three or
four ways, and wise in FIVE or six 9TH
ers. q have never known anyone who
was not a fool about two or three
things).
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

A. Size 10 takes 81 yards 36-inch
fabric. illustrated step-by-step sew
ing instructions included.
Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) In
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Address orders TO Sewing Circle
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enteenth street, New York City.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

The super-learned Doctor Einstein
of relatively fame, warns the United
States that America is not innocent
of EurOpe's misery" and in demand
ing payment of her debt becomes ''an
accomplice in the ruin Of political
morality and the cultivation of a re-
venge spirit encouraged by despair"
So says an Associated Press dispatch
from Paris.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

Nine. Curie IS suffering from an III
ness caused, her scientific associates
say, by overwork in her radium lab
oratory. She Is sixty-six, and should
have a rest. But ambition and love
Of truth are pitiless slavedrivers.
e. King Features syndicats. Inc.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

The most expensive thing In the
world is careleSsless. In New York
state alone last year accidents TO
workers cost one hundred million dol
lars. Twenty-Five million dollars was
paid in compensation The entire loss
of s1OO,0O0,OOO in the long run is paid
by the public.
The important thing is the loss TO
workers and their physical suffering.
There is no remedy, except greater
care on the part Of workers, who be-
come careless; men that handle dy-
Mantle, for instance, often throwing
the sticks about as they would throw
sticks OF wood. Also, there should be
ever-increasing vigilance as regards
use of safety devices on machinery.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22
Howe About:
Sentiment
Manufactured Roar
Ford's Philosophy
G. Bell syndicate-wNU Service.
By ED HOWE

THE gross sentimentality Americans
l. have long practiced in their public
affairs, and do not privately believe in.
has done them great harm. No one
can doubt il was our foolishly senti
mentai talk OF making the world safe
for democracy that landed US in the
World war, at an expense which bank
rupted US. and harmed instead Of pro-
NOTED democracy; il gave the poll
ticians their present terrible power.
Gross sentimentality (too much SYM
pathy for evil doers) ruined our courts.
and built up legal system that is the
establishment of the Intelligent world /;
II has corrupted our youth, our women
ard our religion-everything we are
now in almost universal revolt against
had its inception in gross sentimen.
tally.
The writers and leaders Known as
the Sob Squad have taken advantage
of our smiling, hypocritical acquies-
ence in sentimental folly until we are
the laughing stock of all sane foreign
ers. Our present groaning because of
self-infiicted wounds will make page
in future histories that will disgrace
the once brave word American
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

The British government orders
Lloyd's to cease writing insurance on
the life of President Roosevelt. A
special list of rates had been prepared
for those wishing to insure the Presi-
dents life, 5 per cent for insurance
against assassination or accident, 7iz
per cent against death from ordinary
causes, 1873 per cent against the Pres
ident's being incapacitated.
BY special request, and wisely, this
system OF gambling on the Presidents
life has been discontinued.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

We are going on a partial, limping
semi-silver basis, which means having
back of our money S25 worth Of silver,
at the nominal imaginary rate of S129
per ounce, for every 500 worth Of
gold.
The government must purchase
some thirteen or fourteen hundred
million ounces of silver, that will cost,
with silver prices probably rising. be-
tween seven hundred and one thou
sand million dollars.
Interesting question: How will the
government pay for this new silver?
viii it pay with more Understanding
bonds. on the assumption that the sill
yer is really worth nothing? Or will
the government issue nice new green
money, saying, There is good silver
back Of this"7 How lsng is the most
dangerous kind of imitation" through
Understanding bonds, to continue?
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

i have lived so long, and heard so
many tales, only a very unusual one
interests me. Today | gave little at
tention to this: twenty-year-old
girl of the best set in a small town
is taking a liquor cure.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

. Twas once in the company Of a moth
er and daughter, and especially ad-
mired the daughter. "She deserves all
you say of her now," the mother said,
''but as a child she was terrible;
was busy half the time returning
things she stole from the neighbors.
And she was a tyrant with the other
children and with her parents. In her
babyhoOd as sincerely regretted she
ever was born as l now rejoice in it,
for she Is an unusually creditable
woman; she frequently shames me
with her ladylike manners" {.
l admired the young woman the more
because she so successfully overcame
the natural bad habits of youth. Sue
cess in life is realization as we grow
up that if we are to enjoy the comforts
of civilization, we must acquire civil
lized habits.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

have just been reading another
African book, and encountered two
well-behaved maidenly ladies who
went everywhere. They had no am
bition beyond seeing the country; no
reforms TO introduce. So they were
welcomed by all the whites, and the
natives found them so unusual they
were also delighted TO see them. The
author thus dismisses them finally (;
They had been everywhere in the
world that one would like to go, and
experienced nothing that in their eyes
amounted to risk or discomfort. But
they will never write q travel book,
their observation is too accurate, their
views too sane, TO command attention"
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

Henry Ford recently wrote: "a
man has no divine right 10 Job, but
must work TO find work. Charity I'M
dermines character; self-help Is the
only road to economic salvation. 1 do
not believe in routine charity; l think
it a shameful thing that any man
should have to stoop to take it or give
it. 1t is neither helpful nor human.
The charity of our cities is the most
barbarous thing in our system. True
charity is a much more costly effort
than money giving. Unemployment
has become one of the most dreadful
words in the language" This
philosopher spent a large amount of
money in getting this sound thinking
before the people, but they paid not
the slightest attention to it.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1934-06-22

The writing between the lines here
is that publishers will print nothing
about Africa, or anything else, not
absurdly exaggerated. In everything
in print publishers insist that lions
roar menacingly, maui hunters, and
carry off women and children
In all you read. look out for the
manufactured roar, and discount 1t,
or your reading will add to your con-
fusion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30

son, officials Of the International
Longshoremen's Association. were
also found guilty of supporting the
shipowners and the police and of
sabotaging the picket line.
Dick Parker was buried today and
I. L. A. officials cooperated with the
shipowners and police by attempt
ing to suppress any demonstration
in honor of the murdered long
shoreman.
No addresses we're allowed that
would show why Parker died. No
banners were permitted in the
procession of thousands who fol-
lowed the hearSe.
A thousand members of the Fish
erman and Cannery Workers Union
marched from their hall in a body
to the funeral. Striking seamen,
Members Of the Marine Workers In
dustrial Union, marched with Sea-
mems United Front delegation.
There were delegations from the
Communist Party, International
Labor Defense and the Workers IN
ternational Relief
Walter Hannfleld, who was iden-
titled by strikers as the man who
shot Parker, was released following
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
Organize To Strike Against New MIRA Attack In Textile
Young Socialist Heads Split
Unity Of Youth against Var

rade, bearing the name United
Youth Demonstration Against
War and Fascism." This was
conceded by us 10 satisfy the
groups which objected to the use
of this title National Youth Day"
p Each organization or group
participating to issue leaflets and
literature in accordance with de-
< cisiOns made weeks before by
National Committees and confer
ences.
y After agreement on all de-
tails, one committee composed of
one representative from each city
wide organization represented at
both conferences to be formed to
handle further details.
We agreed to the Y.P.S.L. demand
for a joint leaflet in which National
Youth Day not be mentioned. In
YP.SL. statements It is untruth-
fully stated that James Lerner re-
fused this point)
We agreed to the Y.P.SL. demand
that each group of organizations
march under the banner Of its re-
spective conference.
We agreed to the YP.S.L. demand
that there be one banner at the
head of the parade carrying one
name agreed by all, This was also
to be used to cover the speakers
stand.
We could not go against the in
structions placed upon US by eur
conference Of 253 delegates and re-
frain from issuing the leaflets for
National Youth Day at all. We
believe, that as representing a con-
ference with delegates representing
41,500 organized young people we
had conceded as much as possible,
particularly in view of the fact that
some of the most basic demands
were not placed before the confer
ence rs whole, but in the small
committee which met after the
conference, The YP.SL. confer
ence Of Is organizations, mostly
very small in size, could have been
expected to meet us half way, as we
attempted to meet them.
This is our position. It shows
willingness to unite in every pos
sible way. The YP.SL. leaders
found it impossible to continue to
refuse participation in united fronts
The desire for unity among young
workers and students is too strong
SO they decided on a maneuver
whereby they would make the offer
of unity and then, by trick. walk
out and throw the blame on us
In our opinion the facts speak for
themselves Do not let these ma
lneuvers break the invineible strength
Of the young fighters against wal
and fascism. Join in the mass
demonstration on National Youth
Day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
New Wage Cut
Is Ordered By
MIRA. In Mills
Urge Organization Of
ActiOn Committees
i'm All Mills

NEW YORK.-The National Tex
tile Workers Union issued a call
yesterday to all textile workers to
organize in the mills and prepare
to strike for a 60-cent an hour min
imum wage in the cotton industry
and the 30-hour week.
The call was issued following the
Issuance Of an n. R. A, order that
production in all cotton mills is to
be cut Is per cent after June I.
Although Thomas F. Mcmahon.
International PRESIDENT of the
United Textile Workers. and Francis
j, German, the First Vice President.
have announced that 100000 textile
workers would be called on strike
II the curtsilment goes into effect.
It is a well-known fact that these
are leaders, particularly who COOP
Grated with the N.RA. and the mill
owners in getting the one week lay
off in the silk mills and raised the
demand for the 50-hour week with
out an increase in pay.
These gentlemen, who are now at
tempting to head the developing
strike movement in order to betray
It, helped the N. r. A. put across
the Infamous textile code which es-
taonshed wages at S13 in the North
and S12 in the South: which brought
the most intense stretch-out and
speed-up in the mills, and which
mas been used to crush any attempt
OF the workers to strike.
The National Textile Workers
Union, the only body that brought
forward a real workers code as
against the strikebreaking Cotton
textile Code, is now calling on the
workers to prepare to strike for the
workers code.
The Is per cent curtailment in
cotton comes at time when the
living standards of the textile work
ers are already at ridiculouslv low
level. A curtailment in cotton pro-
ouction means drastic cut in the
wages Of the cotton workers.
Workers of the United Textile
workers Union and the National
Textile Workers Union must now
unite to stop this new attempt to
reduce their wages.
Don't rely on Mcmahon and Cor
man. They have already betrayed
the textile workers to the bosses,
Organize your own action COM
mItteeS in the mills. Prepare to
strike for the following demands.
l. A minimum of so cents an
hour in the cotton mills; 2. No re-
ductlon in wages for the workers
making more than 50 cents: 3. A
guarantee of at least 30 hours
week and 40 weeks a year: 4. A
guarantee Of at least $3.50 a wear
to the lowest paid worker. the
government and employers to
make mp the difference in wages
caused by the cHrtaiIment Of
hours; ). Reduction Of the present
machine load per worker in the
entire industry.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
BrOwd9r tOAnalyze
barrow Report and
NewDeaIDemagOgy
Will SIP eak on tn e
Meaning of
Toledo

NEW YORK. - Earl Browder,
General Secretary Of the Commu-
mist Party of this country. will ana
I'VE the significance of the barrow
report. Gen. Johnson's answer. and
the N.R.A. and how it now affects
the working class, in lecture IN
der the auspices Of the New York
District Of the Communist Party,
tomorrow night, at Cooper Union.
The strike in Toledo particularly
and the Wagner Bill which Roose-
welt is pushing in order to quell
the struggles Of workers will be
dealt with by Browder.
The New York District Of the
Communist Party invites especially
members of the A. ?. of L., indie
pendent unions and members of the
Trade Union Unity League to at
tend the lecture, Admission is 10
cents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
Bertha Long Conduct:
Own Defense, Gets
Vicious Sentence

NEW YORK-Police barred all
workers yesterday at the trial of the
workers arrested at the demonstra-
ton before the Welfare Department
on Saturday, May rs. I. L. D. at
torney Joseph Tauber demanded
that all workers be permitted to
attend the trial, and that the court
be cleared Of cops.
Claiming that the police who we're
to be called as witnesses were still
in the hospital, the District At
torney asked for adjournment until
June II, but the I. l.. D. won ad-
journment until Friday, June |.
Tsuber demanded that the ex-
cessive bail of 81 500 be reduced.
but when the Judge heard Tauber
say These are workers." bail was
continued at $500.
The District Attorney demanded
that the editor, publisher, presi-
dent and the reporter who had
written the articles calling the
demonstration" be subpoenaed as
witnesses. Earlier in the week,
Clarence Hathaway, editor of the
Daily Worker, was summoned, but
was not called at yesterdays trial.
Workers are urged to pack the
trial Friday, June l, at 10 am, at
the First District Court, Franklin
and Center SITS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30
Workers to Jam Court
at Trial of Ten
on June /

damning testimony of other wit
nesses, called by the international
Labor Defense Attorney in her be-
half, Judge Dwyer, without hesita-
ton pronounced sentence of ten
days on Mrs. Raffe, and then sus-
pended sentence, saying:
only because of your condition
am suSpending sentence. Other
wise ! would surely send you to the
wor&house.'
Long was arrested when she pro-
tested against the po1ice's brutal
treatment of RS. Raffe. She followed
them to the police station and was
taken into custody there. In his
testimony, Conway, the cop, first
declared he had arrested her at the
demonstration, but under Longs
brilliant examination he was
force to admit he had lied.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30

to say" Then he pronounced SEN
tence of "ten days for disorderly
conduct"
Pregnant Woman Tried
Vittoria Raffe, mother of two
children and in her ninth month
of pregnancy, is emaciated, weak,
hardly able to walk or talk. Her
husband has been jobless for three
years. When her case came up, the
judge also attempted to show that
they were getting money from the
city and we're "ungrateful" for it.
And Mrs. Raffe, in a low, barely
audible voice, testified
Il have had three letters from
doctors of Bellevue Hospital which
have been given to the Home Re-
lief Bureau, stating that I need q
special diet and am in need Of a
blood TRANSMISSION. This has even
been brought to Commissioner
Hodsons attention, but he too re-
fused all aid.
For my family the Relief Blu
reau allows $575 a week. I went
to the Home Relief on May % be-
cause my gas had been shut off
The cops picked me out from about
300 people who were listening to
speakers from the Unemployment
Councils. It was necessary for me
to stand aside because of my con-
dition.
1.-The policeman pushed me to the
ground, twisted my arm, dragged
me for three blocks and then
showed me brutally into a cab and
took me to the Elizabeth st. police
station. There I was denied ever
a drink of water"
Dwyer took exception to this
testimony, storming, IF the police
are accused of this" he shouted
they must be given a chance tt
appear themselves" Despite ths
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30

title in his pocket and was content
in large parts to be on the de-
fensive. McLarnin's hook fell either
on Ross forearm or awkwardly on
the Chicago boys back. When Ross
desired to demonstrate his strength
and Ventured into an exchange, Nc
Larnin was no better off. Ross was
the surer puncher
THERE were a number of exciting
4 flurries during the contest. In
other days, these were used by Me-
Lsrnin to sneak in the annihilating
hook; now they mainly MADE him
look foolish, His aim was so bad
in these, in fact, that he was guilty
Of several low blows.
The tenth round brought the
only knOekdOwns of the affair.
Ross was the first to bounce on
the resin. 1t looked more like a
slip than the result of a blow.
They were near the ropes, be-
tween McLarnin's and neutral
corner, when McLarninS right
came over, and Ross, going away,
twisted and went down. He was
up before a count was started,
McLarnin desperately rushed in,
but Barney unanswered him
around to another corner and be-
fore McLarnin could become
aware of what was happening, a
right sent him down. He did mo-
allow q count, either.
Ross, too, was bleeding during the
last rounds. In the fourteenth. after
the round was half over, he walked
resolutely into McLarnin and ex-
changed blows with him. The
punches then came in quick sue
cession from both sides: lefts and
rights swinging. Frequently Nc
Larrlin swayed or was driven from
one corner to the other. In the
fifteenth Ross used the same tactic.
McLarnin stroye to force him into
a corner and nail him; but Ross was
to clever. A weary McLarnin took
the steps to his corner at the finish.
McLARNIN weighed l42 pounds.
WI several pounds below his natural
fighting weight. He has fought best
at 147 pounds. The process that he
went through getting his weight
down, in accordance with the agree
ment between the two men. UNI
doubtedly contributed heavily to his
enmeshment. Ross, on the other
hand, weighed in at 1917 pounds,
a poundage that put him in excel
lent shape.
A return meeting may be drawn
up. but return meetings are always
bruited about when a champion
loses, They rarely become a fact.
however. McLarnin would have
little chance with his conuueror. II
is hard to take away any credit
from Ross. He is unquestionably one
Of the best lightweights god ever
granted the business.
And how the business needs hilnl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-05-30

Continued from PGge y
sisting Of John Howard Lawson
Melvin Levy. Bernhard Stern, and
others, then went to see Mayor La
Gusrdia to protest against Amer
lean police guarding Nazi property,
but his secretary said that the
Mayor was busy handing out medals
to firemen,
Meanwhile, picketing in front Of
the German Consulate, II Battery
Place, continues strong, Pickets
march back and forth before the
entrance to the building carrying
placards demanding the immediate
safe release of Ernst Thaelmann.
MADRID, May "a Committee
for the Release Of Thaelmsnn and
other German Anti Fascists has
been formed here at the initiative
of the Spanish Committee Against
War and FaScisn. Protest declara-
tions have been published in four of
the biggest capitalist papers of Ma
drid, signed by II famous Spanish
intellectuals.
PRAGUE, May 29.-Thousands Of
signatures to protest resolutions
have been collected all through
Czechoslovakia, demanding the re-
lease of Ernst Thaelmann. Nearly
1900 signatures were collected in
the Graslitz district alone, and $50
more in the Neudeck area, to be sent
to the German Legation here. A
conference Of Prague working wo-
men unanimously adopted a demand
for T'haelmann's release.
ATHENS, May Hundreds of
tuberculosis patients in the Asves-
tokhori Sanatorium in Macedonia
signed a protest against Thael-
MAINS Imprisonment, and sent it
to the German Ambassador in
Athens. Numerous other prolets-
rians and peasant organizations
through Greece have dispatched
similar petitions.
TORONTO, Canada, May 2s.-Ar