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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
|AnnaLOuiSe Strong
Here To Describe
Soviet Democracy

SEATTLE, Feb. 2S-Ama Lou
Use Strong, editor of the Moscow
News and author of several books
on the Soviet Union and China,
will speak here Sunday, March
10, at the Eagles Auditorium on
Dictatorship and Democracy in
the Soviet Union"
Miss Strong is a former Seattle
woman, and is well known here
for her extensive past activities
in the local labor movement.
IS Years in USSR
Miss Strong has been in the
Soviet Union for IL years, and is
thoroughly acquainted with all
phases of Soviet life. Her testi-
mOny should be an effective
answer to the Hearst press SLAM
derOus anti-Soviet propaganda.
As steady contributor to the
American Mercury. the New Re-
public and the Nation, Miss
Strong has gained nationwide
repute as a commentator on the
Soviet Union and the Far East.
Tickets for the Strong meeting
can be obtained through Fred
Shorter at Capitol 0326. They
are priced at % cents and 80 cents
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acts or methods as means of &C
cOmplishing or effeeting indust-
rial or political change or revo-
luton. Sabotage hereby is defin-
ed to be intentional and unlawful
damage, injury or destruction of
real or personal property"
The august body of six men
and six women retired for SOL
emn deliberatiOn. They had pri-
marily to determine whether the
literature named in the indict-
ment contained matter advocat-
ing criminal syndicalism or sabo-
tage as defined above. Apparent
ly defense argument that Stains
pamphlet, "The Work in the Rur-
al Districts" pertained to the
Soviet Union and did not concern
the sovereign state of oregon had
little effect upon the jury. Nor
defense argument that Lamonts
and COwrs pamphlets consider
the Soviet Union and their re-
cent visits there and do not adj
vocate intentional and unlaw-
full damage, injury or destruc-
tion of real or personal property
in Oregon. For after 20 minutes
deliberation the jury returned its
unanimous verdict of guilty as
charged in the indictment.
Pugh was ordered to rise and
receive the sentence from the
Judge. With a smile that was FIRE.
quent throughout the two-day
trial, the Judge stated to defense
that he would much sooner pun,
ish the authors than Pugh who
made an honest living as news
vendor. But Stain could not be
found in court. Nor were Olgin,
Whose pamphlet was considered
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01

present demands to the operat.
Ors directly.
Reorganizel
The time has come when the
rank and file of the Al must take
action and smash the Al company
union of their own. The first
step is to call a mass meeting
of your entire local membership.
elect delegates to the Northwest
Lumber Workers Conference and
help outline a plan of struggle
against the ever increasing at
tacks of the lumber operators.
The time has arrived when the
lumber workers and their unions
must build a powerful united
front for the right to live.
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Criminal Syndicalism i'm Oregon Pugh Case

as highly seditious, or the other
authors there. So it remained for
Pugh, who received a trial by a
jury of his peers" to receive the
sentence.
The Judge further stated that,
just a few years ago at Portland,
Ben BolOff, who since died from
tuberculosis contracted in prison,
had received ten years for Grimm
al syndicalism because of his
membership in the Communist
Party. Also that earlier this
month at Portland Dirk De JOnge
received seven years for criminal
syndicalism because he partici-
pated in a mass meeting arising
out of the shooting of striking
lOngshoremen and the raiding OF
workers halls and homes.
From all appearances Pugh,
who had never been arrested be-
fore, was clearly due for "lenien-
cy." The ten years and one thous-
and dollar maximum penalty was
out of the question. Even seven
years was too long. So the ten
years were cut in half, the fine
was actually disregarded and
five years in Oregon penitentiary
was the sentence imposed!
During the three months Pugh
was in Jail awaiting trial the sher-
if had possession of the donkey.
Seventy-five cents day is the re-
puted cost of his food. What the
donkey's fate will be pending ap-
peal OF Pugh's case by the lid
to Oregon Supreme Court has not
yet been determined. There is e
rumor current that the august
guardians of the law may indict
him for criminal syndicalism.
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Confer on Price

SEATTLE, Feb. % - Copper
River and Prince William Sound
Fishermen's Association members
met here on February 18th to
discuss prices as proposed from
CordOva, Alaska.
Approximately 125 members
of the union attneded and unani-
mously approved of the prices
set by Cordova, of 32H cents a
fish for Copper River Reds for
independent fishermen, and one
half for company furnished gear.
A committee of four was ap-
pointed to present fish price de-
mands to the canneries.
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Voice of Action
On Sale i'm Seattle at:

NORTH END, BALLARD
Drug Store, 65th g. Gath N W
Drug Store, 65th g. 32nd NV
Drug Store
32nd N w and w 85th
Drug Store, 1854 18th N w
Magee Drug Co.
N. 103rd and Aurora Ave
Smith Drug Co.
N. 18th and Aurora Ave.
UNIVERSITY
Pharmacy, 6416 Meridian
Neptune Fount., 1901 e 45th
Drug Company
And and University Way
Ravenna Pharmacy
$500 Ravenna Ave.
Drug Company
29th N e and e. 55th st.
SOUTH END:
Pharmacy
Walden and Rainier.
International Pharmacy
Vale and Airport Way
WEST SEATTLE, ALKI-
DAILY Drugs
California and W. Alaska
West Seattle Drug Co.,
$500 California Ave.
Seaside Pharmacy (Alki)
81 S. w. and Alki Ave.
WHITE CENTER
Newsboy, 18th. S. w. and w.
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Bellingham Fishermen
Protest Against
Discriminatory Bills

BELLINGHAM, Wash. Feb. %
A mass meeting of fishermen
called by the Fishermen and Can
merry Workers Industrial Union
here February II, decided to in
itiate campaign against the vi
cious Initiative 5 and the discrim-
inatory features of Initiative II.
The Bellingham fishermen decid-
ed to work in conjunction with
other groups of fishermen from
other Puget Sound and Washing
ton ports, and to call for united
front of all fishermen in the fight
against these vicious measures.
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Owners of large farms and wives
of merchants were conspicuous
on the jury panel. The prosecutor
appeared well satisfied with the
jurors called, scarcely questioned
them, and exercised but one pre-
emptory challenge. The writer,
International La Dor Defense
counsel, exhausted six perempt-
DRY challenges permitted by law
and would have exercised many
more had the law permitted.
Ask Deportation
The prosecutors presentation
70 the states case was almost as
expeditions as his selection of
the jury. Two state police officers
testified about the arrest, one in
dignantly adding that Pugh
should be deported to Russia, al
though born in Virginia. A half
dozen paragraphs were hurriedly
read through from the basket
full of literature introduced into
evidence. That, with unexpected
suddenness, concluded the states
case.
A motion for directed verdict of
aequittal was denied and de-
tense proceeded to read parts of
paragraphs the prosecutor omit
ted.
Following brief reading and
the testimony of Pugh, who read.
lily admitted circulation and sale
of the literature the defense rest
ed. Then came instructions OF
law from the Judge.
Criminal syndicalism," stated
the Judge inter ALA, hereby is
defined to be the doctrine which
advocates crime, physical vio-
lenee, sabotage, or any unlawful
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
BY IRWIN GOODMAN

The summary conviction and
sentence of Kyle Pugh for Grim
inal syndicalism is one of the
most recent instances of the ex-
tent of red hysteria" on the
West Coast arising out of the
maritime strike.
Three years ago Pugh went to
southern Oregon to prospect for
gold. But the gold was not to be
found and Pugh, possessor of
lone donkey, made himself a
wooden cart, hitched up the don
key and journeyed up and down
the highway selling radical lit
erature to workers and impover-
ished tarmres.
The returns from his sales, to-
gether with gifts of food from
sympathetic customers, made it
possible for both himself and the
donkey to eat more or less regu-
larly. Both frequently slept
dlOHgSlue Tie highway.
Imprisoned
Month after month Pugh sold
his literature undisturbed ex-
eept for May Day when his cart,
painted red for that occasion,
was stopped for a photograph.
But on September 9, 1894, in con-
junction with the red hysteria"
on the West Coast, when work
ers were indiscriminately thrown
into jails throughout Oregon,
Washington and California, he
was arrested, confined under one
thousand dollar bail, charged
with criminal syndicalism. There
after the following indictment
was returned:
The said Kyle Pugh on the
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Fishermen To Meet

SEATTLE, Feb. pa mass
meeting of fishermen is called
for the IOGT hall for Sunday,
March 3, at 2 p. IN. This meeting
will take up different discTimin-
atory measures aimed against
gill net and purse seine fisher
men, nOn-residential laws, and
other problems. Fishermen of all
categories are invited to attend
and take part in the meeting.
The meeting is being called un.
der the auspices of the Fisher
men and Cannery Workers In
dustrial union. The address of
the IOGT hall is llO9 Virginia
srteet.
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Elect Delegates to Convention of Fishermen and Canney Workers
Saved from PoOrhouse

SPOKANE, Feb. 2s-Tempor-
airy relief was won for an old lady
" years old, who had previously
been denied relief because she
owned her own home. by. milit-
ant action by the Spokane I'm
employment Councils.
Before the Unemployed Coun-
ellis tok up her ease. the aged wo-
man had been told by the relief
home visitor that the VERA
could do nothing for her and that
she would have to 20 to the poor
house,
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A committee of eight fishermen
was elected from the mass meet
ing to formulate plans for carry
ing on the campaign against In
itiative 5, and other discrimin-
atory legislation by the collect
ing of signatures, the sending of
protest committees to the proper
authorities, and the calling of
mass protest meetings.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
National Convention
of Fishermen and
Cannery Workers
Industrial Union

SEATTLE, Feb. 2S-The ques-
tiOn of the National Convention
OF the Fishermen and Cannery
Workers Industrial Union should
Immediately be taken up by eV-
cry fishermen The conVentiOp
comes at a time when stronger
organization of fishermen Is i'm
perative il we are to defeat the
attacks of the fish packers upon
our living standards.
Every local of our union must
Immediately hold pre-convention
meetings where they will discuss
our work of the past year, our
achievements and our shOrtcom-
ings: where they will take up the
problems confronting us and Of
fer the convention concrete pro-
pOsals and plans to build and
strengthen not only the work of
our union but to build for trade
union unity, to build for united
front of all fishermen and can
merry workers in our mutual
struggle for better conditions.
Other unions are invited to
send frateranl delegates to the
convention.
Elect Delegates
Already some of our locals
have elected delegates, and re-
ported to the national office.
Those locals that have not as yet
| taken up the question Of the
National Convention should do
so Immediately. They should also
take up the question of having
fraternal delegates from other
lfishermen's unions attend the
convention from their respective
territories. Finances should be
raised to send the delegates and
help finance the holding OF the
National Convention.
Only a month remains to dc
this work, so immediate reports
should be sent in on what are
the preparations for the Nation
al Convention in your port.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Monterey Fishermen
Strongly Organized

MONTEREY, Calf, Feb. rs
According to reports of the Fish
ermen and Cannery Workers In
dustrial Union local of Monterey,
the fishermen are practically 100
per cent organized, and due to
the activity and organization of
the Monterey market fishermen,
the increase won in price has
been from % to so per cent.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
JoBLEss HEAR FITZGERALD

PORTLAND, Feb. q = Ken
meth Fitzgerald addressed a
meeting of the Northwest Port
land Unemployed Council here
recently on unemployment insur-
ance.
The workers at the meeting
voted to name the club the
and social insurance club and
voted ton anne the club the
Northwest Portland Insurance
Club"
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ORDER MORE VOICES

PORTLAND, Feb. 28-At the
last meeting of the North Port
land local of the Unemployed
Councils, the recent Oregon Con-
gress for Unemployment Insur-
ance was discussed, and the en-
tire membership was unanimous
in the opinion that the Congress
was a huge success.
To meet the growing working
class demand for the Voice of Ac-
ton, additional copies of that
ppaer were ordered.
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Voice Card Parties

SPOKANE, Feb. 2S Spokane
workers are raising funds for the
Voice of Action drive through
neighborhood card parties and
dances. Recently local of the
Unemployed Councils raised $l.65
for the drive with n successful
card party.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
NEW UNEMPLOYED BRANCH

SPOKANE, Feb. 2S-The unem-
ployed at Clayton, Wash, 20 miles
north of Spokane, have organic
ed branch of the Unemployed
Councils.
Officers for the newly formed
group are p. II. Peterson, organ
izer; Mr.. Owen, chairman; Mr.. o.
Beckman, secretary; and II. w.
Buck, treasurer.
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PROTEST OFT BILL

SEATTLE, Feb. 2S-The Fair.
view local of the Unemployed
Citizens League sent a protest
resolution to Olympia against
the OFT anti-labor bill. which
would bar all militant working
class political parties from the
ballot, and also announced the
beginning of a drive for sigma
lures protesting against the bill.
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No Rights Here

SPOKANE, Feb. 2S-For de-
manding the rights of unemploy-
ed for proper care, John Lee and
George Berner, militant SpO-
kane unemployed leaders, were
forcibly thrown out OF the Clay
ton, Wash, Washington Emer-
gency Relief Administration
headquarters last week.
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FRISCO FISHERMEN
SUPPORT VOICE DRIVE

SEATTLE, Feb. 2S-Six dollars
was sent up by Frisco fishermen
to help boost for a six-page
Voice of Action. The money was
sent through the national office
of the Fishermen and Cannery
Workers Industrial Union.
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Benefit Dance

SPOKANE, Feb. 2S-The Deer
Park local of the Unemployment
Councils will hold a benefit dance
for the Voice of Action at Den
isOn, two miles from Deer Park.
March 2, at 8 p. m.
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ed group in an attempt to bribe
them away from unity with their
comrades. Such true measure
is HB 1897. now before the House
at Washington, and its state OF
Washington brother, HB l2S.
On such a program the Com
munist Party will always fight
for a united front.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
College Head
Fears Outside
Information"

TACOMA, Feb. 28-Two girls
were recently denied the right to
distribute leaflets to the stu
dents of the College of Puget
Sound advertising a meeting ex-
posing the Hearst campaign of
slanderous lies against the So
Wet Union and the working class.
The president of the college,
DR.. f. H. Todd, stated, I'VE take
these subjects in the schools
classes and do not need outside
information"
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Robbery (sss7 18th 8 w
DOWNTOWN
Newsboy, 3rd and Union
Newsboy, Fourth and Pike
Newsboy, 3rd and Pine
Newsboy, End and Pike
Newsboy, 9Th & University
Labor Temple
Newsstand
Washington g. Occidental
Workers Bookstore
200 Collins Building
Pike Place Market
Corner First and Pike
Miller's Merchandise Mart
708 Pike Streete
Federal Lunch.
LIST g. Madison
MADISON TO JACKSON:
T. B. Bakers Pharmacy
18th and Z. Union
Mayrand's Drugs
23rd and Z. Union
Pharmacy, 2311 e. Madison
Garden Drug,
29th g. e. Cherry
Benson's Fountain Lunch
Leschi Ferry Dock
Star Pharmacy,
23rd and Jackson
walla Walla Pharmacy
21st and Z. jefferson
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Carlson To Tour

SPOKANE, Feb. 2S-According
to a letter received by Mrs. Ray
Carlson, from her husband, Ray
Carlson, who is in New York
awaiting further deportation
proceedings, Carlson is free on
$1,000 bail, and will be a featured
speaker on tour of New York,
Philadelphia and Boston on be-
half of foreign born workers fac
ing deportation.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
SPECIAL NEWS
for the
Lumber Workers
Lumber Operators Plan to
Abolish Overtime Paw
Edited by JAMES MURPHY
Secretary National Lumber Workers Union

SEATTLE Feb. 8Longer pay for overtime is
the order of the day of the lumber operators
The Al working to put over
the bosses drive In bulletin stated
the following to its members: ~
REVISED OVERTIME REGULATIONS To maintain con-
tinuous regulation shifts of the head unit:
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SPECIAL NEWS FOR THE
e. FISHERMEN e
AnaCOrteS Fishermen
Against Initiative 5
Begin Campaign

ANACORTES Wash, Feb 2S-Fishermen here meeting
Hall February Initiative
which would bar fishing from the of the
Washington against the discriminatory features
against gnettes in Initiative a. They decided to resist all
efforts the fish packers the fish by injunction
such niunctions
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Communist Party
Builds United Front
By r. X. wHIPPLE

a previous article union policy OF the Com
munst Party explained The second task by the North
District Committee the Communist Party increase
strength all
united front depends the participation of union
among The small minority
up been able rule because
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01

lHeN spllt tine llldSSeS INTO COii-
flicting groups, One way of doing
this has been to buy off sections
of the workers by reformist con.
cessiOns.
Glass War
The Communist Party knows
that capitalist society is in a
state of class war, and for sue
cess in war, unity is vital.
The forces of reaction are act
i've, threatening fascist violence
and war Here is the place for the
united front. All those elements
truly opposed to capitalist eX-
ploitation are asked to unite in
defense against the common enc
my.
Such elements are the workers,
the unemployed, the submerged
and exploited racial groups like
the Negroes, the small farmers,
sympathetic white collar groups,
small business men, the liberal
and radical elements of the in
tellectuals and the professions.
These constitute the vast major
ity of the population. United
they can beat back tho capitalist
offensive.
Issues
What are the issues upon
which the Communist Party can
unite with other groups? The
issues must be concrete, must
benefit the masses and must not
lead into the traps that would
cause class betrayal. One such
issue is the united front against
war and fascism. In France 1t has
defeated the efforts to bring fas-
cism. In the U. s. the Second Con-
gress Against War and Fascism
held in Chicago at the end of Sep
TENDER had 1892 delegates rep
resenting 100000 people. Among
the members were $50 trade I'M
ion delegates, 40 members of the
Socialist Party, many women's
organizations, and a Youth Sec
tion with over 700 delegates rep
resenting 100000 young people.
The League Against War and
FasciSm must be raised to even
higher levels of success. The
coming Northwest Conference
against War and Fascism is an
important step in this struggle.
Already the Socialists TO Tacoma
have joined the united front.
Commonwealth units, teachers,
veterans, farmers and all other
sympathetic elements must be
activated. The Communist Party
in the district promises all its
support.
Another issue for the united
front is the attack on all meas
ures which aim to deprive the
masses of heir rights to organize,
to strike, to present petitions
and protests. Such measures as
the criminal syndicalism bills,
the OFT bill now before the State
Senate, while they profess to at
tack Communism are in reality
aimed at the whole working class.
These entering wedges of fascism
must be flattened before they
can be used. Not only the League
Against War and Fascism, but
trade union locals, the Socialist
Party, Unemployed Councils, as
we'll as all other possible organ
izations must be united to OPP
pose such measures.
Unemployment Insurance
A third issue which all mass
organizations can support be-
cause it is for their common well
fare is unemployment insurance.
However, such a measure must
be real and not fake. 1t must
not be just a pittance to a favor
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COMMONWEALTH BUILDERS!
You have adopted the program of
the Voice of Action--Now Support
the paper militant labor's organ
lied expression in the Northwest
Subscribe! Today!
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In 1882 the average farmer got
exactly $66 net for a years labor.
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SPOKANE BooKsHoP MOVED

SPOKANE, Feb. 2s-The Spo-
kane Workers Bookshop has
been moved to l5i Brown street.
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ON SALE THURSDAY
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
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MORE LABOR NEWS
THAN ANY OTHER
NEWSPAPER IN THE
NORTHWEST
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Unemployment Insurance

A third issue which all mass
organizations can support be-
cause it is for their common well
fare is unemployment insurance.
However, such a measure must
be real and not fake. 1t must
not be just a pittance to favor
The Washington times., 1935-08-26
PENROSE
HOME RAzED

PHILADELPHIA, 0.N.S0-The
century-old mansion of the late
Boies Penrose whose almost legen-
dairy power in Republican circles
made Presidents, governors and
mayors, is b eing demolished to
make way for a central city open
air parking space.
It was the birthplace of Boies
Penrose in November, 1860 and
while he occupied the leading place
in Pennsylvania politics for nearly
so years, it remained the ex-officio
sanctum sanctorium of the party.
For many years before the SEN
ator's death, December 81, 1921,
the house was arranged solely for
his comfort. Every room had es-
pecially large chairs to accommo-
date his bulk. His third-floor bed.
room was complemented with one
unusually gigantic chair, two enor-
nous leather arm chairs and a
r. asssive table.
With a telegraph operator at
one end of the table and tele-
phone at the other Senator Pen
rose, then i'll, played a dominant
part in the 1920 National Repub.
lican convention in Chicago which
nominated Harding.