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The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-08

At last the big cake house was done, and one wee man cried, "Oh, what fun twill be to sleep in there tonight. I know that I'll sleep sound.
 ssBut, how about the Tinymites? They can't sleep out on chilly nights. We'll have to find a place for them. Come on, we'll LOOK around!"
 A searching party started out, and soon they all heard Scouty shout, "Ah, here's a dandy spot. It is q cave. I'll sleep right here"
 "And, so will l." said Duncy. ssSay. I think I'll turn in right away. There's nothing in the cave, so there is not a thing to fear" .
 ssWait until I get some pillows, tots. Don't fret, 'cause have lots and lots" exclaimed the kind old woman. Then she disappeared from sight.
 m just about ten minutes more, she shouted, "Toss these on the floor. Then you had .best all go to bed. and get some sleep to-
 The pillows then were tossed around and soon the bunch was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-08

.. (Some cupcakes come to life fl ] the next story.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-10-08

sleeping sound. The kind old woman sat outside the cave all
 through the night.
 Wee Scouty saw her there at dawn, and said, s"I thought you would be gone. GxeI lstayetk.. she answered, ito be sure that you all were all right"
 Soon Scouty, quiet as a mouse.
 went over to the big cake house.
 Hey, little men, wake up," he
 cried. Another day IS here."
 The Tinymites all heard him
 rave, and they rushed right out of their cave. Don't yell so loud" !"
 snapped Dotty. You will fill the men with fear"
 Then came a very big surprise.
 when, right before the Tinies' eyes, the little men came from the
 cake house, happy as could be. They all were dressed in baker
 clothes. and they looked real cute, goodness knows. One man cried, Look us over! Little baker men are wei" t
 (Copyright 1894 NEA Service, Incl .. (Some cupcalkes come to life in the next stOry.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
LOSANGELES
CAR STRIKE
MAY SPREAD
Walkout Expected To
Paralyze Movement
OF All Traffic

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. IL
Spread of the Los Angeles Railway
Company strike to the Pacific Elec-
trio System, which connects the
downtown district with the suburbs,
doomed today, as D. A. Mackenzie,
International e-President of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
announced that the union may with
draw the order to postpone the
strike.
The Federal mediators here were
informed by the trainmen that I'M
less the company was ordered to
meet wage increase and shorter hour
demands, a strike will be called. In
addition, the union announces that
its members in the freight stations
of the two transcontinental systems
here may likewise be called out to
paralyze freight movements.
The Pacific Electric lines serve
10000 commuters daily, and employ
800 workers. Mackenzie likewise
stated that if a zero hour is set for
a strike this time it will not be an
nounced in advance. If the P. E.
workers join the 2,100 stretcar men
out now, all transportation in Los
Angeles County will be tied up.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Ii Face Court
inPhiladelphia
This Morning

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec. II. =
The Unemployment Councils have
called upon all workers to pack the
city court, room 625, at City Hall,
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
when thirteen workers, who formed
part of delegation of one hun
bred to City Hall last week, come
up for trial.
The delegation, which went to the
City Hall last Thursday to protest
the police murder of William Heat
erly, an unemployed Negro, while
they were carrying out an eviction,
demanded that the city pass an or
dinance against evictions. Police
hidden in the City Hall attacked the
delegation as it entered.
When the thirteen Negro and
white workers were arraigned be-
fore Magistrate Roberts last Fri
day, twelve were ordered held in
bail of $500 each, and one in bail of
$500.
The first defendant, an Irish
woman, who although pregnant was
beaten by the police, explained that
she was delegated by the Irish
Workers Club to serve on the com
mittee.
A few hours before this, the city
coroner had exonerated Anderson,
the policeman who had murdered
In addition to packing the court
trial Wednesday morning. the Coun-
ellis have asked that all workers and
their organizations send immediate
protest resolutions to Mayor Moore
at City Hail.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Endorsements
of Congress

Support of the National Con-
greSs for Unemployment Insur-
ance, which will meet in Wash
ington, D. c., on Jan. to 7, was
given yesterday by the following
organizations:
Kensington, Pa, Central Labor
Union.
Richmond Republican Club Phila-
delphis.
United Front Conference in Provi-
dence. at which were represented the
Socialist Party and the State Fedora
ton of Labor.
Civil Liberties Conference with dele
gates from the following organiza-
tions:
American Federation Of Teachers,
American Indian Defense Association,
Church League for Industrial Demo-
cracy, Committee for the Protection Of
Foreign Born. Committee on Militar-
ism in Education, Emergency Commit
tee for Strikers Relief, Farmers Ma
tional Committee Of Action. Fellowship
Of Reconciliation, General Defense
Committee, International Juridical AS
ISOLATION. International Labor Defense
League for Industrial Democracy. Meth
odist Federation for Social Service,
National Association for the Advances
ment Of the Colored People. National
League for American Citizenship,
American Birth Control League. Ma
tionsl Student Federation, National
Urban League, Peoples Lobby, United
Farmers League, Womens International
League for Peace and Freedom.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
A N E d | T O r l A L

united front despite the sabotage of the top leader
ership:
Thus far six State organizations of the Socialist
Party have endorsed the united front of struggle
for social insurance Gas well other issues and
decided to participate in the preparations for the
Washington congress and in the congress itself.
These include New Jersey, North Carolina Tennes-
see, Kentucky Alabama and Arkansas. The fact
that New jersey important Industrial state Dor
dering on the reactionary- controlled New York
organizations votes to join with the five Southern
States in furthering the united front testimony to
the tremendous and increasing sentiment for united
struggle.
At the same time local organizations are begin
ming to take action Portland, Me, with the particle
patton of the Party's State Secretary the first
local Socialist body. following the N. E. c. meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Rally All A. F. of Locals the Socialist Organizations
And Unemployment Groups for Insurance Congress, JAM

THE united working class front for unemployment
insurance is being forged in the preparations
now going on for the National Congress for IN
employment and Social Insurance to be held in
Washington, Jan. to 7.
The efforts of the Socialist and A. F. OF L. lead
to prevent united workers struggle for social
insurance failing in the face of the workers
growing determination to achieve unity
The actions of the Socialist branches locals and
even State bodies daily refuting the claim of
Norman Thomas and Louis Waldman that they
we're expressing the sentiment of their Party men,
bership when they shelved the united front issue
until the next national convention of the Socialist
Party-to be held in 1885,
The following developments since the Boston
N. E. G. meeting show that the Socialist workers
are pressing forward to the actual realization of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12

to throw its weight behind the united front
In New Orleans the Socialist organization has
stood squarely for united action fer some weeks.
The same is true of Newark where, on number
of local issues, united action between Socialists
and Communists has been maturing.
Yesterday the Providence local sent representa-
tives to the local preparatory conference social
insurance declaring their support for the January
congress.
In addition, throughout the entire country hun
dreds of Socialist workers actively working for
the congress either as individuals as representa-
tives of unions workers bodies under Socialist
influence.
Finally, the Washington conference of the
American Civil Liberties Union, with number of
Socialist-controlled organizations represented yes
terday unanimously endorsed the National Congress
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Eight Chinese
Militants Face
Death Verdict

Yu Chi Chuan, Chinese anti-im-
perialist leader, and seven other
Chinese militants held with him
are in immediate danger of execu-
ton by the illuminating police, ac-
cording to a cable received by the
international Seamen's Union, wired
others are Tsao Sung Hsu, Lin TIE
Min, Lin Sung WI, Lin Yu Wing,
Chen Sui Yang, Wang Chin Sen and
Chen Yu Lung.
The eight anti-imperialists were
arrested on June rs by the Marking
police for sponsoring and leading
the movement for national armed
self defense against the invasion of
Japanese imperialism. They have
been held since that time in a Nam
king prison.
The arrest and threatened execu-
ton of the eight Chinese militants
is part of the joint terror campaign
of the Kuomintang and the i'm
perialists against the growing anti
imperialist movement in China.
The I L. D. today issued an ap-
peal to all organizations to send
wires to Chang Kai-shek, Marking
China, and to DR.. Alfred SEE, Chi
nese Embassy, Washington, D. c..
protesting the threatened execution
of Yu Chi Chuan and his COM
panions and demanding their i'm
mediate release.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
BY Milton Howard

WE SAW in the first article that
" Father Coughlin's career is re-
markable for the fact that he has
an economic and political platform
welcomed by many workers as a
radical" program, against Wall
Street, while at the same time Wall
Street capitalists are gladly shelling
out good money to finance the &C
tivities of this Coughlin.
We saw that many workers sup
port Coughlin as an enemy of the
capitalist bosses they hate, while
these capitalist bosses support
Coughlin against the workers whom
they fear.
Today we shall begin to examine
the platform upon which Coughlin
calls to the workers to follow him,
the platform of the National Union
for Social Justice into whose ranks
Coughlin every Sunday urges
the poverty-stricken, debt-ridden
masses of the country to enter as
the place where they can strike a
blow at the chains which bind
them.
This platform of the Union for
Social Justice contains sixteen
points covering Coughlin's ideas on
money, war, property, taxes, trade
unions, unemployment, b nks
wages, and the farmer.
Cunning Self Contradictions
Although we shall examine these
ideas separately, We think that il
is important to give them in Their
entirety. They comprise cunning
self contradictory, reactionary mix
ture of ideas that sound very radi-
cal and bold only in order to con-
ceal from the workers the fact these
ideas will not give the working class
a single measure of relief from then
present burdens, will not settle 9
single problem of the crisis in the
interests Of the masses, but on the
contrary will protect the rule ano
the domination of private capita.
concentrated in the Wall STREE
banks and monopolies.
Here is Coughlin's radical plat.
form for his Union for Social JUS
tice:
l. believe in the right of liberty
of conscience and liberty of educa.
ton, not permitting the state tx
dictate either my worship to m,
God or my chosen avocation in life
2. 1 believe that every either
willing to work and capable O.
working shall receive a just anc
living annual wage which will en-
able him to maintain and educatt
his family according to the stand
ards of American decency.
8. I believe in Matchmaking thoss
Continued on Page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
CORRUPTION
is ADMITTED
BY BIG FIRMS
Workers Burdened With
Taxes To Grease the
Officials and Agents

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IL
Widespread graft, with the conniv-
ance of the U. S. State Department,
in the sale of munitions to Mexico,
Latin America, China and European
countries, was uncovered by the
Senate Committee investigating the
munitions industry.
Leading American companies in
volved in paying graft to army and
government officials are the du
Points and the Remington Arms
Company, the du Points admitting
the payment of only four per cent
on all sales of gunpowder to Chinese
army officers in 1929
Government Aids
Continuous paying of grease" to
Latin American countries to ease
large arms purchases for war prep
arations was revealed in the testi-
mony of c. K. Davis of the Reming-
ton Arms Company and H. j. Mon
Afghan of the Westchester Rifle
Company
A letter from Monaghan to his
firm declared that the state De-
partment is willing to shut its eyes
to small graft" but interfered only
when one of the firms was trying
to sell the Dominican government
$40 rifles for $50 a piece.
The way in which the workers of
all capitalist countries are MIXED
through heavy taxes to pay for the
huge graft and war expenditures
was shown in letter describing the
method used by typical agent Of
the munitions firms:
How 1t Is Done
HE goes to the country and he
says You need SO much material.
I'll provide you with this whole lot
and give you so much graft and I'll
lend you the money to buy it with.
Then he will go to local banker
Or merchant and he will say this:
We will make loan through Mr.
So-and-So to the government and
this loan will bring to you very
large interest and we will give SC
much commission to the Minister OF
Finance, and he will promise to col
lect enough taxes to pay this loar
and he does not get the commission
until the loan is paid back.
He gets the money from these
various people. The government
pays Vickers the full amount less
the discount which goes to some in
termediary. In time the government
collects taxes, pays back the people
who made the loan and all in the
game pocket the profits"
Heavy graft by the du Points in
selling munitions to Poland were
also shown. The du Points are en-.
thusiastic supporters of the Roose.
welt New Deal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
40 ARE DEAD
IN HOTEL FIRE
IN MICHIGAN
Bellboy Saves Many, Is
Killed-IOO Are
Still Missing

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 1.-THE
estimate of the number killed in
the fire which destroyed the Kerns
Hotel here early this morning is
rising rapidly with more than forty
accounted dead by the police and
more than 100 missing.
Witnesses told CHASTITY stories OF
a large group of guests huddled on
roof which collapsed into the roar
ing fire before they could escape.
Among the dead are several mem
bers of the Michigan State legiSla-
ture. The hotel was frequented by
many members of the legislature
during sessions
The fire spread rapidly and many
occupants of the hotel rooms had
to choose between jumping into the
icy rapids of the Grand River or
death by flames as their escape
was cut off.
Fire inspectors said late today
that they would investigate reports
of several celebrations held by legis-
lators last night in the hotel.
Bell Hop Saved Many
S. L. Colburn, of Cassopolis, one
of the survivors, told of the hero
ism of an unnamed bell-hop who
met his death in the flames by
running through the halls pound
ing on one door after another,
sounding the warning against the
spreading flames. Il don't know
who he was" Mr.. Colburn stated,
"but he was responsible for the
escape of more than so per cent of
/ those who were saved. He had
plenty of time to get out, but in
stead ran from room to room,
knocking on doors and shouting to
guests. 1 last saw him running up
a blazing stairway and he was in
the building when the first wall
caved in"
Could Not Reach Exits
Many of the occupants could not
reach any fire escapes, as there
were none at the back of the hotel
facing the river, and many died
leaping into the icy currents.
A full list of the guests was de-
stroyed in the flames, and it will
be several days before the bodies
will be dislodged from the wreck
age. Many who leaped into the
streets were killed or severely in
jured.
The hotel was built twenty-siS
years ago.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Providence S.P. Sends Delegate;
american CioiI Liberties Session
Is Unanimous for the Congress
Washington Conference
Of Many Bodies Votes
To Back Congress

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. IL
Unanimous endorsement of the Ma
tional Congress for Unemployment
and Social Insurance was given by
the Civil Liberties Conference on the
New Deal, which met here yester-
day.
The Civil Liberties Conference was
composed of representatives Of the
following organizations:
American Federation of Teachers;
American Indian Defense Associa-
ton; Church League for Industrial
Democracy; Committee for the Pro-
lection of the Foreign Born; Com
mittee on Militarism in Education;
Emergency Committee for Strikers
Relief; Farmers National Committee
on Action; Fellowship of Reconcil-
iation; General Defense Committee;
International Juridical Association;
international Labor Defence; League
for Industrial Democracy; Methodist
Federation for Social Service; Ma
ltional Association for the Advance
ment of Colored People; National
League for American Citizenship;
American Birth Control League;
National Student Federation; Ma
tional Urban League; Peoples Lobby;
United Farmers League; Women's
International League for Peace and
Freedom.
Cite Poverty of Farmers
I'm the opinion of the committee"
the report stated, "the problem of
securing civil liberties for farm la
borers, workers in agricultural in
dustries, share troopers and tenant
farmers is closely bound up with
and dependent upon the improve
ment of their depressed economic
condition. Accordingly We believe
that any realistic program for civil
liberties must rest upon fundamental
economic legislation.
1--WE believe further that this leg
islation cannot be fitted into the
scheme of the present Agricultural
Adjustment Act, but requires an
entirely different approach to and
conception of the problem. We be-
lieve that the ruthless policy Of crop
reduction attempted by the present
administration inevitably reduces
the standard of living for all work
ers. both agricultural and indus
trial.
1--WE believe that maintenance
and improvement of the standard of
living can be attained only by the
fullest utilization of all the means
of production for the benefit OF
the producers. This in turn can be
accomplished only by legislation
which will assure an income to
workers, employed and unemployed
sufficient to enable them to enjoy
the standards which already have
been set up by the Departments OF
Agriculture and Labor in their lib
eral budgets as the American STAN
dard of living.
Legislation of this nature and III
keeping with the conclusions of this
committee is to be more fully con-
sidered by the National Congress:
for Unemployment and Social In
surance. We therefore urge that the
program of this National Congress
receive the endorsement of this con-
yention and of organizations inter
ested in the rights of workers"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
BIG RALLIES
TO SUPPORT
SOCIAL BILL

NEW YORK.-Mass demonstra-
tons throughout the country are
being planned on behalf of the
Workers Unemployment and Social
Insurance Bill by the committees
sponsoring the National Congress
for Unemployment and Social In
surance to be held in Washington,
D. c. on Jan, 5, and 7. These
demonstrations will take place stimuli
taneously with the presentation of
the demand for the bill before the
United States Congress. Unem-
ployment organizations, unions, fra
ternal, Negro, youth, church or
CARNATIONS, etc, will be modified
for the demonstrations.
An intensified campaign for the
Workers Bill is urged by the Ma
tionaI Sponsoring Committee for the
Congress. In the preparations fo-
the demonstration" the National
Committee declared in a statement
issued yesterday, resolutions should
be adopted in all possible working
class organizations endorsing the
Workers Unemployment and Social
Insurance Bill.
Special efforts should be made
to get Central Labor Bodies and
State FederationS of Labor to en-
dorse the Workers Bill and the
National Congress. Copies of the
resolutions should be sent to Pres
ident Roosevelt and to your con-
gressmen and senators, demanding
fTo.,4n,,,J -, d. ol
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12

for Social Insurance.
All of these developments show that the demand
for real social insurance, fer system of social in
surance such as is embodied in the Workers IN
employment and Social Insurance Bill, is gaining
tremendous momentum. They further show grow
ing consciousness on the part of the masses that
only united mass struggle can force the adoption
of the Workers Bill
These facts must determine the point of prin-
cipal stress in all the preparatory work for the
Washington congress. The united 'front.' the draw
ing in of the broadest masses of workers, trade
unicnists Socialists, unorganized workers, is the
key to the next stage of the fight for social nsur
ance the creation of clcscly1nit, weai-o.saazed,
cffectiyely-led, nationwide movement CT the
Continued on Page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
STRIKE FIRM
AT LOD &c
IN DETROIT
A. B. Magil
Especial to the Daily Worker)

DETROIT, Dec. 1.-THE strike of
the workers at Fisher Lodge, mu-
nicipal fiophouse where nearly 1000
unemployed single men are quar-
tered, now in it's second week, is
gathering strength each day.
The men are striking against
forced labor once every two weeks
for dollar day They are de-
handing eight dollars a week cash
on work relief or six dollars direct
relief. The walkout is being led
by the Unemployment Councils.
The Office of the County Welfare
Commission, It's East Jefferson
Ave, is being picketed daily. Seven
squads of nine men each are as
signed each day for picket duty.
Members of the strike committee
informed your correspondent that
one of the group captains was yes
terday approached by Roy Du-
quette, Supervisor of Fisher Lodge,
with a proposal of ten hours work
week at fifty cents an hour. The
group captain told him to conduct
his negotiations through the rank
and file strike committee.
Because of the strength of the
strike, Duquette has not dared to
evict any Of the men from the
Lodge or cut off the miserable slop
that is handed to them as food.
The strike committee urgently
appeals to all working class organ
izations to back their struggle and
donate funds and food for the
pickets. Strike headquarters are
at the Greek Workers Educational
Club. l4l3 Randolph ST.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
PROGRAM
HIS AID
TO BIG CAPITAL
Aims To Keep Masses
Under Influence of
Capitalist Parties

This is the second of series
of articles analyzing the program
of Father Coughlin, the radio
priest" whose speeches have led
many workers to believe that
Coughlin is to be trusted as a
leader of the fight against the
capitalists and for the needs of
the masses.
The main emphasis of the ar
ticles will be an examination of
Coughlin's ideas as they affect
the needs of the working class
now.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
Seamen's Union Head
Makes Threat to Scab
On West Coast Strike
Especial to the Daily workerj

SEATTLE, Wash, Dec. 11.-Victor
Olander, National Secretary of the
International Seamen's Union wired
the seamen striking three Lucken-
bach ships here, that unless they
return to work the union will send
men to replace them.
The strikers held meeting and
unanimously rejected Olander's pro-
posal. The strikers remain solid and
determined to stay out. Pickets are
on constant duty at the piers.
The Marine Workers Industrial
Union is calling for the spread of
LIle strike to all ports.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-12-12
TEACHERS ON STRIKE

SCRANTON, Pa, Dec. ia
strike of Sc school teachers, affect
ing more than $500 pupils, went
into effect here yesterday in JesSup
Borough. The teachers are fight
ing for the immediate payment of
eight months back pay.