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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
Chicago Will Welcome
Muenzenberg in Big
Meeting Tomorrow
POLICE BAN FOUGHT
Communist Party Section
Arranges for Anti
Nazi Demonstration
lsneclal 70 the paily workerl

RACINE, Wis, July 22.-
The Wisconsin State Fedora
ton of Labor convention,
meeting here, passed a reso-
luton demanding the freedom
of Ernst Thaelmann, leader of
the German working class
and head of the heroic Com
munist Party of Germany.
The resolution condemned
Hitler's fascism.
a resolution from the floor by
Simmons (Kenosha), Federal Labor
union delegate, protesting police
terror and murder of Minneapolis
truck strikers, and pledging soli-
dasity to the strikers, was also
passed. Copies were telegraphed to
Gov. Olson of Wisconsin, and Mayor
Bairbridge of Minneapolis.
Discussion on a resolution de-
handing RESIGNATION of A. F, of L
officials on N. R. A. Board& was
evaded by parliamentary trickery
and referred to Resolutions Com
mittee to be killed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
Ask Delegates
To ThaelInann
Rally, Banquet
Muenzenberg 10 Speak
On German Situation
Friday Evening

NEW YORK.-Vital questions of
the present critical situation in Nazi
Germany will be answered by one of
the best qualified authorities in the
world, when Will Muenzenberg, in
ternationally famed leader of the
German workers, speaks at the
Bronx Coliseum, East 177th St.,
next Friday evening. July 81 - Ma
tional Thaelmann Day.
The occasion Is Free Thael-
mann" Rally and farewell banquet
to MuenzenbGg.
Muenzenberg was for 10 years a
Communist deputy in the German
Reichstag, and publisher of workers
magazines and newspapers with cir
culations totalling in the millions.
Since the outbreak of the Nazi ter
ror, he has continued his organiza-
tional and propaganda fight against
German fascism through such mill
tant publications as the "Gegen-
Angriff," 'Unsere Zeit,' and the
widely beloved "Aiz" workers il
Illustrated newspaper.
The banquet and mass rally in
the Bronx Coliseum is being or
ganized on broad basis. Twenty
four women delegates who will soon
sail for the Paris Anti-War Con-
gress in August will attend in a
body. Mother Bloor, valiant old
fighter, will speak on behalf of
these delegates who include repre-
sentatives of needle trades, metal
workers, United Council of Work
ing Women, Negro organizations and
other groups.
All organizations are urged to
send delegations with contributions
to help finance the German anti
fascist struggle. These contribu-
tons, handed directly to Muenzen-
berg, will be taken by him to Ger
many for the united front anti
facist organizations.
A limited number of banquet
tickets are being sold in advance at
so cents. Admission tickets for the
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23

government in its strike breaking assaults against
the working class.
1t is quite openly war of class against class,
the employer banker class against the working
class.
THE Socialist New Leader remarks this week that
the coarse Fascist violence against the Com
munist Party and the Marine Workers unions is
partly due to the fact that the President has gone
fishing
Thus is the idea created that Roosevelt shares
responsibility for the latest shootngs, raids and
killings by police and thugs
But if fact now stares every one in the
face it is the fact that every utterance of the
press gives proof that it is other than
Roosevelt himself who leads and organizes the
terrorism against the working class.
1t is now clear that Roosevets departure for
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
Terror Used
In Alabama
Strike Raids
Report $4,000 Out
Firm in Spite of Police,
Thugs's Attacks
1speelaI to the Daily wOrkerl

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, July %. -
Twenty-Five thousand textile work
ers of so mills are out on strike, &C
cording to John Dean, international
representative of the United Textile
Workers.
Mass meetings of strikers at De-
catur were attacked by armed
thugs and strike-breakers Thurs
day. Monroe Adcock, president of
the local Huntsville local of the
u. T. w, was shot, and Isaac Bull
lard and Bernice Rigsby, union
men. were beaten. However, the
strikers adjourned to the woods,
where another mass meeting was
held.
Special deputies with rifles and
tear gas are guarding the Tonnes
see River Bridge to Decatur against
a reported motorcade Of Huntsville
strikers to pull out Decatur mills
on strike,
Police of the red squad raided the
home of Israel Berlin Thursday,
arrested Berlin and confscated GER
tain literature including the Bible,
dictionary and volumes Of Shelley,
Keats, Burns and Whitman poetry
as evidence. Berlin is now out on
bond and will come up for trial
Wednesday.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
Seattle Maritime
Strike Continues
esDeciaI 10 the paily worker,

SEATTLE, Wash, July 22-De-
spite a wave of fascist terror, the
maritime strike continues here.
Police raided the Workers Book
shop and arrested so workers.
The American Mail liner President
Grant was held up from sailing by
the custom Officials after the COM
pany was unable to get an adequate
crew of strikebreakers.
The sailing of the President Grant
was to have been a great event, &C
cording to the shipowners. But in
order to sail a ship like the Grant
it is necessary to have minimum
of 10 able seamen. Not more than
eight of the Strikebreakers with
which the master of the ship pro-
posed to sail across the Pacific
could qualify as able seamen. One
of the proposed crew did not know
the difference between port and
starboard. Some of the strikebreak-
ers were unable to pass the lifeboat
test.
Meanwhile shipowners are trying
to load the ships with strikebreak-
ers, who are working under heavily
armed guards.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
BumperCrop
Refutes Lies
About USSR
Soviet Govt Aid
Overcomes Drought
Difficulties
BY vERN SMITH
Special to the Daily wcrkerl

tSDeclal TO the DAILY NcrkeFJ
MOSCOW (By CABLE July 20
The recent statement of the New
York Times, Famine in the U. S. S.
r." claiming bad harvest and
collectivism for this condition, is
utterly unfounded 1t is the result
of the idle fantasy of the author,
if no worse motives can be imputed
to him.
The spring sowing this year is
we'll known, and all of the U. S. S..
R. is brilliant in the quality and
quantity of its harvest. Despite
the partial drought during the
month of May in the South, the
harvest will not be less than last
year, while in many districts it will
be better than last years record
harvest, as stated at the Plenum of
the Central Committee of the Com
munist Party of the Soviet Union
in Moscow recently.
ColIectivism Defeats Drought
The advantages of the collective
farm system can be felt. putting,
as it does, into the hands of the
peasants, the possibilities of organ
lied struggle against drought, and
the results are such as were i'm
possible to attain for the small in
diyidual farms. The harvesting,
which is now proceeding in a con-
siderable territory of the U. S. S. r.,
fully confirms the analysis of the
Plenum of the Central Committee.
Even in the drought region of
the Volga, this years harvest is
fully satisfactory From informa-
ton received, there is an exception
ally good harvest in the North
Caucasus, where over seven and a
half million acres have already been
harvested. 1t is we'll known that
this is one of the chief grain regions
of the Soviet Union. An abundant
harvest this year will be obtained
from the enormous wheat fields,
the collective farms, and the state
farms in the Eas,ern regions OF
the U. S. S. R-UralS and Siberia.
The work of harvesting is widen
ing every day, from South, TO
(Copf9nlIpd nm Pane 61
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
Government Mediation Board ASSISTS
Reactionary Union Leaders in Frisco
In Conspiracy to Betray Marine Strikers
The Workers Fight On
AN DITTO AL

e1HE San Francisco and Pacific general strike is over
1joyousy declared General Hugh S. Johnson chief agent
of the NRA Credit is due to the shipowners and the
responsible labor leaders"
General Johnson, of course knows that the general
strike was broken by A. of L. leaders like the Green's
Vandeeurs and the Caseys together with the scabby ship
owners by broken by all
the bosses open shop who want to
low united against
interests to smash the general strike.
splendid solidarity action Of the San Francisco work
support the and dock workers reacherous be-
trayed about this highly advanced
entire American working
dock workers still fighting bravey
Secondly throughout the whole country there is
the workers who prev
osy BETRAYED by the NRA by government
with ofhcaldom of the A. F. of L.
who previously also went back to work
the NRA
promised arbitration" of their de-
rked they out strike again.
(Continu Pane
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
Arbitration Scheme" Is
Put Forward to Trick
Coast Workers
EARLY VOTE CITED
WalkOut of Mark e t
Street Railway Men
Continues in Force
EARLY VOTE CITED

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal,
July 22.-Having concluded
a shameful betrayal of the
Frisco general strike, the
Roosevelt Mediation Board
and reactionary leaders of the
Frisco unions unanswered to
defeat the strike of the mari
time workers.
Knowing full we'll that the
longshoremen and seamen has
voted sgainst returning to work
and throwing all demands of the
strike into the lap of the Roose-
welt Committee for arbitration, the
Presidents Board, feeling that the
morale of the strikers has been
weakened by long reign of ter
ror and the withdrawal a number
of unions from the strike front, has
again put forward the same old plan
of ending the strike through ar
bitration.
Without the consent of the strik-
ers the Mediation Board, headed by
Archbishop Hanna, has had bal
lots printed which are to be dis
tributed to all locals of the Inter
national Longshoremens Associa-
ton which read as follows;
"WiIl the International Long
shoremen's Association agree to
submit to arbitration by the Ma
tional Longshoremen's Board the
issues in dispute in the longshore-
mems strike and be bound by the
decision of the board?"
This question was answered by
the longshoremen time and time
again with an overwhelming mo-"
II is clear that the Roosevelt Board
which is to supervise the referen-
dunn, will resort to crooked tactics in
vote counting if intimidation fails
to fetch the longshoremen around
to voting for arbitration.
Further moves on the part of The
shipowners and business interests
against Communists and militant
and aggressive strikers are being
made in an attempt to swing the
leadership of the marine workers
into the hands of the reactionaries
ans thus make the betrayal COM
Eete.
Even the capitalist press admits
that the combined police and Vigil
lante attacks on Communists has
weakened thle strike movement.
But the solidarity of the workers
has not been weakened.
Street Car Men Continue Strike
The strike of the Market Street
Railway platform men continues.
Approximately half of the lines
employees were on strike, making it
difficult for street car traffic to OPP
crate on the main street. The plat
form men have refused to arbi-
trate the wages question after they
return to work as proposed by the
Regional Labor Board and the
street car owners.
Many windows of street cars were
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
One Worker Is Dead,
Two Others Are Not
Expected to Live
GAS TANKS ON ROADS
City Faces Martial Law
Today as Truce Agreed
Upon Expires
lspeeI.I 70 the DIE workerl

MINNEAPOLIS, July 22.-
Martial law faces the city to-
day as the truce" agreed to
by the A. F. of L. leaders ex-
pires tomorrow morning.
OF the 66 workers who were shot
on Friday when police opened fire
without warning on a group OF
pickets moving toward a scab truck
conveyed by thugs and police. one.
Henry Ness, 40. has already died OF
his wounds, and two others are not
expected to live
More than 1000 National Guards
men patrol the streets with machine
guns and tanks. making the city
look like an armed camp.
The combined forces Of Governor
Olson, Farmer aborite, the A. F.
Of L. leaders and their Trotskyite
assistants are modified to establish
in the minds Of the workers a sep
sration between the State troops
and the city police.
ASK Tor Troops
This maneuyer has reached the
stage where Governor Olson and
William Shores, secretary Of the
General Drivers Union, have both
demanded the establishment of mar
tial law ito protect our boys from
the wanton numbering of the police"
That the State troops can murder
workers, in defense of the employ
ers, as efficiently as the police
seems to have escaped the notice Of
these two gentlemen.
A mass meeting of $4,000 drivers
and helpers voted for a one day
stoppage of all transportation.
The stoppage thus far has not
materialiZed.
The A. F. of L. leadership is striv-
ing to prevent any general strike,
with Grant Dunno. Trotskyite, de-
claring that "the time is not ripe
for that now"
The present renewed walk-out Of
the men is a result of the fact that
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
|L|T|A PATROLS MINNIE AP0LIS
A. F. of L. Wisconsin Demands Ernst Thaemanns Release
N. G.. Officer Worried
by Coast Strike Duty
Ends Life With Gun

SAN FRANCISCO. July %. - A
young officer, Major David W
Gooch. 80, Of the National Guard
shot himself here yesterday with his
service revolver, leaving notes be-
hind which tell of intense worry
about the strike situation"
This suicide confirms rumors
which have been persistently leak
ing out Of the growing unwilling
ness of the National Guard to act
as strike breakers behind machine
guns pointed at striking workers.
A member of the National Guard,
posted in the strike area, it is re-
ported, demanded to be withdrawn
from the waterfront after seeing his
brother on the picket lines.
Another Guardsmsn, it is re-
ported over the radio yesterday. re-
fused to obey orders to clear the
docks Of pickets after learning that
his fathers union was taking part
in the strike.
The Communist Party is dis
tributing leaflets among the guards
men urging them to help the strik-
ers win their demands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
Defense Groups Unite
To Fight Coast Terror
Continued on Page p

NEW YORK.-A broad united
front of six defense organizations,
representing various political opin-
ions, has been established for the
purpose of meeting and defeating
the drive of the bosses, state and
federal officials and super patriotic
organize, ions to smash the mill
tant labor movement on the Paci-
fic Coast.
The United Front Committee for
Workers Rights, composed of the
American Civil Liberties Union, the
international Labor Defense, the
General Defense Committee of the
I. w. W., the League for Indus
trial Democracy, the National Com
mittee for Defense of Political
Prisoners and the NonPartisan
Defense League, Saturday sent a
message to Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins reading, in part:
THE effect of your telegram to
the Mayor of San Francisco,
vi llOtf wac w
encourage anti-union employers
and local and state officials every
where to continue the drive on
labor organizations. The facts Of
workers struggles are too well
known to you for us to stress them
in this connection. We ask you to
make clear to the state and local
authorities that your department is
not available to them as strike
breaking agency and that you will
not be party to the persecution
Of militant workers for their polit-
ical opinions or strike activities.
Immigration Law for Bosses
1--WE ask you further to declare
forcefully against official mob rule
in San Francisco by ordering that
these workers held for your depart
ment for strike activities shall be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
Portland Faces
General Strike
IfTroopsCone

PORTLAND, Ore, July 22.-
Twenty of the thirty -five workers
arrested here last Wednesday in
the police raid on the Communist
Headquarters were held by the
Grand Jury on criminal syndi-
calism charges.
Dirk de Jonge, Communist cam
didate for Mayor in the recent
elections, and Clyde Stewart were
placed under $1,000 bail each.
Other workers who were arrested
were held in SIS bonds.
PORTLAND, Ore, July 22.-Gen-
eral strike sentiment seethed here
today as 1000 heavily armed Ore
gon National Guardsmen camped
near the city.
The unions have announced def
initely that they will walk out on
general strike if the troops are
brought into the city. A meeting OF
all unions was held at the Labor
Temple today to map out plans for
the general walkout, if it is voted.
Meanwhile the strikers adopted
policy of economic boycott against
all companies connected with the
shipping industry.
Wives of the striking longshore-
men took up picket stations at the
entrances of the Meier and Frank
Company store. the largest mercan-
tile house on the Pacific coast. This
action was in direct retaliation to
Governor Julius L. Meier, one of the
owners of the store, who called out
troops against the strikers.
The boycott is to extend rapidly
to all firms and persons who ship
merchandise or receive it through
shipping companies where the
workers are striking.
Seventy-five members of the Tex
the Workers and Mattresses unions
are picke5ing the Meier and Frank
store carrying banners on which are
printed Who Called The Troops?"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
Rallies By Workers
In All Parts of Z. S.
To Score Fascism
"Nert Var viii Come
Like Lightning Bolt"
Says General Petain

ST. MALO, France, July 22.-
A preparedness speech to further
strengthen the war preparations
of French imperialism was made
today by General Petain, Mini
ster of War, when he told the
Reserve Officers Congress that
the next war will come like a
bolt Of lightning"
Never lose sight of the need
for preparedness he said. Pre-
pare conscientiously so that you
will be able to lead your men
under fire as ably as at present
you lead them on the parade
ground. Remember, the next con-
flict will be brutal and unex-
pected."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
DUTCH DRIVE ON COMMUNISTS

HAGUE, July %. = RepresSive
measures against workers organiza-
tons were passed Immediately fol-
lowing the Amsterdam and Rotte--
dam street battles and strikes re-
Gently.
At the same time, Communist
deputies we're denied the right to
question the government on the
causes of the troubles. 1t is well
known that a sharp cut in the mini
mum unemployment relief caused
the demonstrations, which were
turned into bloody struggles by
police repression.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
CUBAN HUNGER MARCH

HAVANA, July 22-Veterans Of
Cubas war of independence are
enroute to the capital on a hunger
march today. These men are all
over So
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23

Mass Picketing At Bronx Home
Relief Bureau
NEW YORK.-Daily mass picket
lines at the Bronx Home Relief
Bureau at l39th st. and WHY'S Ave.
forced the relief heads to meet with
mass delegation of rs and grant
immediate relief without investiga-
ton to needy cases presented.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
F. S. U. Gree Thaelmann"
Demonstration SATURDAY.

NEW YORK.-The Friends of the
Soviet Union, many members OF
whose German section are today in
Hitler's dungeons and concentration
camps, is organizing a Free Thael-
Continued from page p
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-07-23
Free Thaelmann" Rally
In Chicago Tomorrow
(Daily Worker Midwest Bureau)

CHICAGO, July % A giant
Free Thaelmann" rally and mass
welcome to Will Muenzenberg, DR..
Kurt Resented and Aneurin Bevans
on their Free Thaelmann" tour,
will be held here Tuesday evening
at Masonic Temple, Is West Ran
dolph St.
Rosenfeld, Bevans and MuenZen-
berg will also speak on Wednesday
evening at a mass mobilization of
Chicago's German population at
Social Turner Hall, Paulina and
Belmont.
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To DAYS Only Are Left to Save
ANGELO HERND0N from
" the Chain Gang. $4,000 Bail
Is Needed. II Will Be Returned
Rush Cash Or Liberty Bonds to International
Labor Defense, so E. 18th St. New York City.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1934-08-31

The home of Mrs. William A.
Porter Of 655 st. Anthony avenue
on last Thursday afternoon from
three to six was the scene of a very
beautiful and unique affair in the
form of a comfort party" compli-
menting Mrs. Effie La Monde of
Indianapolis, Indiana, who was the
house guest for the week of Mrs.
Porter. The ladies were all daintily
attired in print dresses. The house
was beautifully decorated with cut
flowers, the color scheme being ca
nary yellow. Music and games were
enjoyed during the afternoon. The
hostess served a delicious luncheon
and was assisted by Mesdames Will
liam Warrick, Jerry Hargrave, Dee
Douglas, Leroy Coleman, and Miss
Charlotine Moore. Mrs. LaMonde
Fourth avenue south.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1934-08-31

ON Wednesday, August Is, the
Gloom Chasers club gave a cabarea
dance to close the popularity con.
test of the male members of thu
club. The dance was successful
Earl l.. Sims was voted the mos
popular man and was presented
with quilt made by club members
The meeting of August 22,. was {
moonlight picnic at Glenwood park
under the supervision of Mrs. L
Gordon. A truck load of member,
ieK her home at 8 p. M, returning
at IL o'clock. Mrs. Juanita Jones
chairman of sports, furnished tn,
games. Mrs. Estella Sims As presi-
dent of the club, and Mrs. Thelm:
Starks is reporter.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1934-08-31

Misses Dinty Pitts and Nina
Scott, of Winnipeg, Canada, nieces
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charley Noble of
1892 4th Ave. So, Minneapolis, are
visiting them as their house guests.
Mr.. Julian Penn, Junior Tennis
Champ Of Chicago, Illinois, is
spending two weeks as the house
guest of his cousin, Mr.. William
Penn of go Carroll Ave. Mr.. Penn
was one of the entries in the Twin
City Tennis Tournament which
closed Sunday. He was eliminated
prior to the semi-finals by his
cousin, "Bill", who regained his tt
tie by defeating Freddie Slemmons,
runner-up.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1934-08-31

Mrs. W. Bennett and Mrs. C.
Green of 872 St. Anthony avenue
were co-hostesses Friday, August
24th, at a midnight dinner party
honoring Miss Zenobia Smith of
Tuskegee Institute, house guest
of Mrs. Addie Few of 1927 Cumber-
land avenue. Covers were laid for
seventeen guests at a beautifully
appointed table using pink and
green for the color scheme. Tall
sea green tapers set in amber hold
ers and a beautiful bouquet of gar
den flowers formed the center
piece. The rooms were very attrac-
lively decorated with garden flow
ers and ferns. Bridge was one of
the main features of the evening,
first honors going to Miss Smith,
second to Mrs. C. Covington, third
to Mrs. o. Wells, and the consola-
ton to DR.. W. Jordon. A beautiful
guest gift was given the honoree.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1934-08-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Cufryy 1886
Fifth avenue south, and their eight
children, motored to the Glen Lake
sanitorium to visit Mrs. Curry's
mother, Mrs. Wilhelmina Busey,
who is undergoing treatment there.
'Mr. and Mrs. Mckinley E. Bell
have moved to 3s4o 18th avenue
south.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1934-08-31
Minneapolis Society News

DR.. and Mrs. G. w. Grissom of
jamaica, L. l., made a flying trip
to- the Twin Cities for a few days
stay with relatives. Mr.. and Mrs
G.. X. Grissom of 1922 Rondo st.,
ST Paul, parents Of DR.. GrissSn,
accompanied the visitors to the
morning service at Bethesda Bap-
fist church where they met many
friends of the families. The young
er Mrs. Grissom was the former
Pearl Renfro, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. w. Renfro, of 2s1O Tenth
avenue south, with whom. part of
their visit was spent.