davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
Workers. Cases
To Get Hearing

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Nov. %
Motion was filed in Superior
Court by Attorney U. d. Gnagey
for his clients, George Bradley
and Charles Watson, to proceed
with the hearing on the case
against the relief committee OF
the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Julian Brown, George F. Rhode
and Irwin II. Sly. Bradley and
Watson are suing on the ground
that they were Disseminated
against for their Communist act
ivities, although they were ell
igible to relief from the Veterans
funds. The trial of the case was
postponed when it was found the
defendants were to have been re-
placed by a new committee In
October.
Superior Judge Ed E. Hardin
in whose court the trial was be-
ing held, continued the case until
Wednesday, Nov. Fl, to give Gina
gey an opportunity to determine
the present personnel of the COM
mittee and to substitute them
as defendants. However, since no
new committee has been appoint
ed in the interim, it was held that
the former defendants in the case
were still responsible. George
Bradley, as a member of the Vet
Grams of Foreign Wars and of the
American Legion, ran for the U.
S. Senate on the Communist
ticket during the recent election.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
f. ID. R.ReceiUes
ScOttsbOrO Plea

NEW YORK. Nov. PA dele
cation OF prominent Negro and
white liberals, together with rep
resentatives of various organiza-
tions, went to Washington. Nov
ember II, to demand of President
Roosevelt that he Immediately
free the Scottsboro boys.
This action was decided upon
last week by the National Scots
boro-Herndon Action Committee,
which will sponsor the delega-
ton.
The Presidents power to COM
ply with this demand was proved
from established precedent and
by quotation from the funda-
mental laws of the country, in
the pamphlet. MIR. President,
Free the ScOttsbOro Boys" pub
lished by the international Labor
Defense a few months ago.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23

the workers refused to work over
the 40-hour week. Delegates of
the NLWU and a rank and file
group of the ALL union circu-
lated a petition that was unani-
mously supported by the three
camps on the north peninsula.
This solidarity of the workers put
a stop to this measure, tenn
pOrarily. Winning this conces-
sion by all means will not be
the end of the company's plot.
A maneuver is being manufac-
tured at present by these shut
downs to put into effect longer
hours when the camps reopen.
Common Tactic
This same tactic was used last
year by the st. Paul Tacoma Co.,
when the NLWU organized a
branch of the union in Buckley.
The company will take advantage
of the economic conditions of the
workers. During the next six
weeks the unemployed loggers
will have to rely upon relief for
an existence. When the camps
open up every one will be broke
and eager to get back on the job.
Being organized in the AFL will
also give the operators the guar
antee that no strike action will
be taken.
The lumber workers of the
Bloedel camps must begin to pre-
pare for action against the
frightening of the hours, against
the intense speed-up. Don't wait
until January but start right
now. Organize into the NLWU
unemployed branches and fight
for immediate relief. Elect dele
gates to the Unemployed Con-
gress at Olympia in January. En-
dorse Initiative No. 4 and get
every worker to sign. During the
shut down every logger will need
relief. BY organization we can
win this concession.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
Plan is
Hardship For Women

OLYMPIA, Nov. 22-The Unjust
ices and absurdities of the self
help" programs are being glar.
ingly illustrated here in the sew
ing room set-up in the basement
of the public library. Women
with homes and children to look
after and with sewing machines
in their homes, are expected to
walk or hitch-hike (if they live
outside the city limits to do
their sewing. Clothing materials
are given only to those who sew
here.
Only four machines are in op-
Grafton, consequently many wO-
men have to appear day after
day before they get turn at the
machines.
Prison RECOMMENDATION is in Or
der in the room. The woman who
has charge of the project refuses
to allow the women to talk to
each other either when at work
or when awaiting their turn. One
woman was refused the use of a
machine and ordered never to APP
pear again, in spite of the fact
that she had an order for a num-
Der of garments, because she had
the temerity to talk to other
workers. Materials were also de-
MED her.
Committees of women have
been formed in remonstrance
against this tyranny and have
called upon the officials but so
far no action has been taken.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
FCWIU.LOcal Endorses
JObleSs,C Congress

ASTORIA, Ore, Nov. 22-The
Astoria local of the Fishermen
and Cannery Workers Industrial
Union, at it's meeting November
10, endorsed the call to the Ma
tional Congress for Unemploy-
ment and Social Insurance to be
held in Washington, d. c., Jan
uary 5, 6,7.
1t is proposing a united front
around this issue with other I'M
Ions.
Resolutions of protest were al
so endorsed on the Seottsboro,
Thaelmann, Northwest criminal
syndicalism cases, and against
the deportation of Oscar Mannis-
to, militant Finnish worker, who
is now being held at Ellis Is
land.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
WhatCOm Strike
Meeting Makes
New Proposals

BELLINGHAM, Wash, Dec. 70
The mass meeting called by the
United Front Strike Committee
at 1906 State street Friday night
brought out u very satisfactory
representation of the relief work
ers.
BY unanimous standing vote
motion was carried to continue
with the strike. Ten proposals
from the strike committee were
slightly revised and accepted.
Proposals Listed
1. The temporary strike head
quarters will be kept open every
day after $50 a. III.
2. The registration at strike
headquarters for all workers in
vOlved in the strike to insure
the continuation of relief.
3. Strengthen the picket line
in front of the Alaska building.
4. Arrangements made to de-
mand that city council and c0un
ty commissioners endorse the de-
mands at their next respective
meetings.
5. Free use OF the shoots for
the holding of mass meetings to
be demanded.
6. All city candidates to be con-
tacted for their endorsement of
the demands.
Z. All unemployed and farm or
CARNATIONS and all trade unions
to be contacted for their endorse
ment of the strike and the cleo
tion of delegates to the strike
committee.
s. Send letters to all County
Committees of the Republican,
Democrat, Socialist, Communist,
Cincinnatus, and all other politi-
cal parties for the endorsement
of the strike. In this the strike
committee demands that they be
notified OF the action taken.
g. The strike committee is to
be answerable to the call of the
general assemblage at all times
and can be changed or added to
according to the wishes of the
body.
10. Elected delegates from any
organization will sit on the strike
committee and will have a voice
in the affairs of the strike.
Authority is vested in the strike
committee to secure a hall and
call a meeting as soon as 1t is
deemed advisable.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
Strike Headquarters
Raided by ViglanteS

COCHRANE, Ont, Nov. 22-
The headquarters of the lumber
strikers was raided here last
week, smashed, and the strikers
driven out of town by hordes of
Provincial Police, aided by arm
ed hooligans wearing white arm
bands. While raids continue, sew
eral carloads of police and their
unofficial assistants have left for
the outlying picket lines at Jack
sonboro and Stimson. Strike COM
mittee leaders have been arrest
ed, the strikers kitchen smashed,
and houses of strikers raided.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
BY Robert Smith
Secretary Street PAYERS Union

SEATTLE, Nov. % The Seat
tie Street PAYERS, Sewer and Wat
ermain Union is now six months
old. In its short but interesting
life it has accomplished two
quite important things.
1t abolished what was known
as mixer time. That is, if the con-
crete mixer worked three hours
and you worked six, you only got
paid for three.
The second important accom-
plishment was the Passing uf Or
dinance 55027, which raised, on
paper, November "a, all common
labor to 20 cents an hour, on all
Seattle projects let out on con
tract.
Experience with AL Leaders
But the most important things
we gained was our experience
with the AFL leadership and
their local representatives,
About three rlOntns ago when
We were just getting IN our feet
local representatives of the AFL
appeared before MS, and impress.
ed us with the i Importance of
joining the ALL.
For as Mr.. Harlin clearly stat
ed, there will be money appropri-
ated and as the AFL is the only
bona fide organization recognize
ed by the government, it will con-
troll and fill those Jobs. So if ave
did not. join the AFL, we faced
the possibility of being outlaw
ed.
OF course we did not want to
be outlawed. We only wanted to
improve the conditions on the
job so we could work and get
paid for it. So we made inquiry
about getting a charter with the
ALL in a letter to Washington.
Referred to Doyle
After due time letter appear
ed informing us that the matter
was referred to their local repre-.
sentative, one Mr.. Charles Doyle.
For more than three months
we have not heard from Mr..
Doyle officially. But behind the
scenes Mr.. Doyle has been work
ing and we have recognized his
undetermined work.
1t seems as if the contractors,
the local government re-emplOy-
ment office in the Federal build
ing, the NRA office in the Ex-
change building, and last but not
least the VERA in the Times
building were all only interested
in one thing, splitting and starv-
ing to death the members of the
Street PAYERS, Sewer and Water
main union.
At first we could not under
stand what was wrong. Why were
all those organizations, through
business agent johnson of Local
II, trying so hard to drive us out
of existence But we learned fast.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
NEW MASS TRIAL OF WORK.
Frs OPENS in LUTZK

LUTZK, Poland. Nov. PA Sec
ond mass trial of workers and
peasants has been rus h d
through here in the utmost seq
recy after the "a defendants, men,
bers of the Communist Party,
charged with plot to establish
a Soviet Order in the Southeast
ern regions of Poland, finally
reached trial at the conclusion of
four years of preliminary impris-
onment.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
Overdose OF StarCheS
In State Relief Menu
By a Worker Correspondent


OLYMPIA, Nov. 22-fhe wife
of an unemployed man on relief
in Olympia was handled by one
of the Welfare (?) workers one
of the relief's Suggested Menus
for One Month" TWenty-eight
days only were accounted for,
whether the relief set-up intends
that those on relief should fast
or starve the other two days is
not stated.
An analysis of the items spe-
Gifted for the "a meals designated
showes 16S starchy foods. Meat,
fish and cheese are mentioned
for only "a meals. Fifty four times
some nOn-starchy vegetables are
mentioned. Eggs may be had at
eight meals, and milk is mention
ed only four times. Butter is nam
ed for use in % of the meals, or
about one-fourth.
Mostly Starch
The starchy foods outnumbsr
all the combined non-starchy veg
etables, meats, fish, cheese, fruits,
eggs and milk specified.
1t might be interesting to learn
who prepared this program OF
menus, and how much relief
money was paid for it. But Mr..
Ernst refused access to the re-
cords. A pretty sure indication
that Denmark is not the only
state where something is rotten.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
Red Candidate Seeks
School Director Post

OLYMPIA, Nov. 22-Filing no
tice of his candidacy for director
of the Olympia school district,
Martin +. Greene presented a
petition signed by 50 voters. Only
so names are required for filing.
Greene, who ran for county COM
missioner in the first district, at
the recent election, polled 23O
votes on the Communist ticket.
Greene is seeking the nOn-sol-
aried job now held by Mark
Wight who has announced his
intention of reelection to the
post. Greene and Wight are the
only candidates for the position
so far.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
AFL Leaders Try To Split
Independent Street PAYERS
Job, But No Treasury

We discovered that the AFL
leadership was not interested IN
our battles against the contract
ors but only in their meal ticket.
Mr. johnson, Business Agent of
Plasterers Local II, had "A job but
no treasury. We had about 50 ce-
ment finishers and he wanted
them to come into his union at
$500 head initiation fee.
The bulk of our men, water
main workers, rodders, spreaders,
graders, were not wanted.
So Mr.. johnson, backed by the
contractors, went from job to
job and told our boys that their
union was outlawed and that
they could not work on the job
unless they had a card from local
II or local PAP.
A permit would cost "a dollar,
he said, but he would trust them
for that dollar. He is still trust
ing.
| can inform him that he may
as well save himself the energy
of making out more cards, for
this is the only organization that
is recognized by every one, and,
what is most important, by the
men themselves.
Gave Contractors Choice
We gave the contractors their
choice, to hire their men through
Johnson, who has more men, or
through us.
And of course the contractors
hire through us for the very good
reason that all the paving, sewer,
and Waterman workers are in
this union.
Mr.. Doyle, after all the dirty
deals given us by the business
agent of local II, we are still
awaiting your reply for our re-
quest for a charter.
We want to join the AFL as an
industrial group, so we can fight
for our rights with millions of
other workers.
But we do not want to be
split and disorganized only to
serve as a labor bureaucrat's
meal ticket.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
Workers School Dance
To Be Held Saturday

SEATTLE, Nov. 1.-THE first of
a series of dances to be held for
the benefit of the Workers
School will be staged Saturday,
December |, 8 p. M, at IOGT
hall, 1109 Virginia Street. 1t will
be one of the biggest working
class affairs of the season.
An excellent orchestra, pro-
gram numbers, and a valuable
door prize will be attractions at
the dance. Admission is % cents.
Every supporter of the Seattle
Workers School should plan to
attend the entertainment.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23

w. A. Found, deputy minister of
fisheries for the Dominion of
Canada: q. $. Pearson, British
Columbia commissioners of fish
cries; George J, Alexander, dep
uty commissioner; GoYcrno
Martin; Frank n. Bell, United
States commissioner of fisheries,
and Miller Freeman, chairman;
b. NJ. Brennan, Washington di-
rector of fisheries. and Ray +.
James, director of the State
Game Department.
Every fisherman, fishing in
either the Washington or Ca.
madam waters, knows of the ac-
lions. or have suffered from the
dictates of the above named
gentlemen, all of whom have
made rulings for the benefit of
the boss packers, Ii is not strange
that these gentlemen. who know
no other law than that of the
dollar, are shedding crocodile
tears for the salmon industry.
Ostensibly they are studying"
the spawning grounds, but in
reality they are studying how. to
make international laws so they
can control the trolling and seine
fishing on the high seas for the
interests of the fish trust.
Take Action!
What do the Canadian Fisher
men think of this situation? |
would suggest that the fisher
men of Canada as well as of the
U. S. A., Immediately make a de-
mand upon the state and federal
government, that rank and file
fishermen, with experience, be
placed on this International com
mission. This is the only way
that scientific propagation of the
salmon can be provided for and
the control of the regulation of
the seasons taken away from the
hands of capitalist politicians
who sell their services to the
highest bidder.
Let's hear from the Fishermen
on this matter, write to FCWIU,
POI Collins Bldg, Seattle.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
LABOR PRESS DANCE

SEATTLE, Nov. PA Labor
Press dance for the benefit of
the Daily Worker and the Voice
of Action will be held Wednss-
day, Nov. 2S, at 8 p. m. at the
Finnish hall, 9Th and Yesler Way.
There will be good orchestra
and refreshments. All supporters
of the workers press should at
tend this dance. Admission is
only ten cents.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
SPECIAL NEWS
for the
Workers
ALL LUMBER WORKERS MUST ORGANIZE UNITED
'FRONT.' BLoEDEL MILLS AND CAMPS CLOSE Dowr
Edited by JAMES MURPHY
Secretary National Lumber Workers Union

SEATTLE, Nov. 22The lumber operators have released
harmless looking article in the Seattle local stating
Bloede mill and would close down within the few
for the holidays The real of the immediate
another adjustment in the code give higher profits
operators Boede in his Sappho weeks back
to put into effect the 4hour week The speedup being intense
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
Hungarian Strike
Leader Murdered

BUDAPEST, Nov. % = Otto
Hoffman, leader of the heroic
miners hunger strike at PEGS,
was murdered by police here af-
ter they had arrested him for
questioning" The murdered b0-
dy was thrown out of the window
and police announced Hoffman
had committed suicide" Twelve
other workers leaders were ar
rested the same day, charged
with "being Communists
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
zeal training they are now
getting, would qualify them as
reservists for the army and
navy in case of emergency.

getting, would qualify them as
reservists for the army and
navy in case of emergency.
1T is sincerely hoped that 1t
will be seen fit to include some
specific provisions for a course
of basic military training. We
are confident there will be no OPP
position TO 1t on the part OF the
enrollees themselves"
The officers who are in charge
of the camps have during the
whole period of their existence,
continually tried to get recruits
to the different branches of the
armed forces from the camp
ranks.
Camps Get War Magazine
In a la,er issue of the same
magazine a letter from one of
the CCC camps says: Most of
the men in our camp read your
publication regularly"
In many cases reports to the
young Worker" official organ
of the Young Communist League
show that both the Army and
Navy Register" and the Army
and Navy Journal" are promin-
emily displayed in the recreation
centers at the camps and the
boys constantly urged to read
them.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
oAKv1LLE SHOWS RED GAIN

OAKVILLE, Nov. 22-Belated
election returns from this dis
trict give the Communist vote a
60 per cent increase above last
election counts. Some precincts
showed as high as 200 per ent
increase, and others showed Com
munist votes where none had
been cast before.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
Vegetable Workers On
Strike In California

SANTA MARIA. Calf, Nov. %
Under the leadership of the
Cannery and Agricultural Work
ers Industrial Union, 1900 Fill
pino vegetable workers went out
on strike.
The walk-out was "a protest
against cut from 30 cents to rs
cents an hour. The strikers de-
clared they would remain out un-
til the five cents was restored.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
THURSToN RETURNS GIVEN

OLYMPIA, Nov. 22-UnOfficial
election returns from. Thurston
county show the following Com
munist vote polled: Grimes, 255;
Blasting, 221; Gillette, 319; Parrot,
226; Bradley, 2l0; Green, 800
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
SPECIAL NEWS FOR THE
e. FISHERMEN e.
By Emil Linden, National Secretary FowIu

SEATTLE No 22The New Deal" laying plans restrict
salmon fishing the ntenatio
al hreeme limits Gov Martin of Washington has issued orders
for the formation International Fisheries Commission This
commission does consist OF single fisherman but composed
entirely outstanding the boss packers
"A m
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23

CEBU, p. l., Nov. 22-More than
1000 sailors here have voted to
continue their strike for higher
wages which their employers have
thus far refused to grant.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-11-23
Freeman Attacks Small
Salmon TrOllerS

A grievance prevalent among
the salmon trOllers of the coast
of Oregon and Washington, but
especially among the trollers of
northern Washington, is the fact
that the fish buyers, through the
aid other agent, Mr.. Wood Free
man, head of the Trolling Vessel
Owners Association, have made
the small boat trollers the vic
tins of the large diesel (smOk-
ersl boats.
Last spring Mr.. Freeman OPP
ened up salmon exchange,
whereby only the large diesel
operated boats would be able
to bring their catches direct from
the fishing banks to Seattle,
while the small boats are forced
to sell their catches on the fish
ing stations for whatever the
buyer wants to pay.
This year when Freeman and
Suoja Unanswered with the buy
ers, the same buyers who were
building high" at Freeman's ex-
change in cattle, were some
times paying less than half that
price, a hundred miles away at
Neah Bay.
Trollers to Act
At a meeting of trollers held
recently in Seattle a broad dis
cussion on this matter took
place. A fact-finding committee
was elected, which shall investi-
gate and interview various brOk-
ers and buyers. The plan is to
have this matter on the agenda
of the coming Northwest Confer.
ence of fishermen, Dec. 10, with
the possibility of arranging ways
and means of marketing the
trollers' catches, especially those
of the small boats (which are in
the majority independent OF
Freeman and his crOnies. Sug-
gestions on this matter are vel
coined from all trollers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-19
LUMBER WILL BE NEEDED AT
 RUINED CITY
Alaska Steamship Company Makes Concession on
 Relief Supplies

SEATTLE, Sept. 19.-The second great rush to Nome will be that of wood instead of gold, veteran Alaskan said commenting on the predicament of the Northern city.
 It is believed here that what is mostly needed is building material.
 Frank Cotter, Manager of the Alaska Weekly said if the Gov ernment will make a million to a million and one half dollar loan, Nome citizens will immediately be- gin rebuilding and they can work almost up to December creating new city.
 The Alaska Steamship Company said freight rates on relief sup plies, such as lumber, building material, groceries, drygoods and medical supplies carried on the Dellwood leaving Saturday, will be half the regular rates. The Dell wood and another ship are loading with all possible speed. The second ship is leaving for Nome on Mon day.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-19
PLANE NEWS

This morning the Alaska South ern Airways plane Kruzof, pilot Murray Stuart, left for a round trip to Chichagof with Eli Tovet- ich, E. Malilund and Jack Butrorsc as outbound passengers. .
 With hunting party aboard the ASA seaplane Baranof, pilot Gene Meyring, Lloyd -Jarman, mechanic, left at o'clock this morning for Berg Lake. Those making the trip were Oscar Harri, James Carlson and Chester Tripp. They plan to be away for three or four days.
 Fairbanks Plane Due
 A Stearman plane of the Pacific Alaska Airways, is due today from Fairbanks to meet T. B. Wilson, Vice President and General Mana ger ofathe Alaska Steamship Com panys whosis to arrive here on the Aleutian, according to a radio re- ceived today by A. B. Hayes from Lyman s. Peck, General Manager of the Pacific Alaska Airways. All larger planes of the PAA are en- gagged because of the disaster in Nome, MT. Peck stated. ' ht
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-19
NEW HOT SPRINGS

, Famous Soap Lake Mineral Sol arium Baths, Drugless Institute.
 adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1934-09-19

Mining Locaslon NurIces al Elm. pire office.