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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28

SEATTLE-lnterviewed this week
by Voice of Action representative,
four of the five labo r'leaderS" eX-
l'posed last week by this paper as
members of labor spy bureau
known as the Labor Educational
Bureau" declared they had mo
statement to make"
In almost identical language, they
placed the entire blame on A. Z.
Walter, Bureau head, for misuse
of their names, but refused to
take any action whatever against
him. %.
The five laborites implicated are
Dave Levine, Jewellers delegate TO
the Central Labor Council; William
Short, past president of the United
Mine Workers of America, district
10, and past president OF the State
Federation of Labor, Robert Harlin
former labor" mayor, former dis
trict UMWA secretary and Techni-
cal Engineers delegate to the Cen
trail Labor Council.
Asked Two Questions
Leo Flynn, AT of L Orkanizer
and Carpenters and JoinerS' men,
Der; and W. L. Brackinreed, State
Federation OF Labor vice-president
and Aberdeen Central Labor Coun-
Gil president.
Each was asked: 60 Have you
4 statement to make concerning
your connection with the Labor
Educational Bureau? (2) If Wal
ter is guilty of using your name
without your knowledge or au.
lthority, what action are you taking
! against him?
Dave Levine: 81 never talk 10
rats and liars. You are bunch
of spying rats and liars and ! won't
talk to you until we're in differ
ent place"
Levine was asked II this was an
attempt to .intimidate the Voice OF
Action reporter.
Levine hastily denied this, ex-
planning, mo, just won't talk ia
you in newspaper office" (The
interview took place in Leyine's
office.) } K.
Leo r. Flynn: "There's going to
be rehearing tnoight (Monday) and
somebody else'll he on the spot,
for a change.
I'm not going to say a thing.
You fellows win probably hear
all teh information, anyway. You
seem to get il somehow,
Robert Harlin, interviewed in; his
, suite at the City Council chambers,
emphatically declared his only don.
nection with Walter had been Civ.
ing his consent when Walter ap-
preached him five or six months
ago to write an article for the State
Labor News "ss part Of a program
to help the paper out financially BY
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28

tons makers), The Northwestern
improvement Co., and the Pacific
Coast Coal CO., the Seattle Daily
Times.
Nor do you and editor Levine
stop at mere open advertising. An
outstanding feature of the year book
is 4 long article by j. B. Fitzgerald,
the man in charge of the lnforma-
ton Department of the West Coast
Lumbermen'S Association. This ar
prove" through a confusing maze
of phony statistics Figures don't
lie but liars can figure), that the
lumber baronS cannot pay the just
demands of the lumber strikel Com
ing out as it does, right in the mid
die of the strike, it is a strike
breaking scoop worthy of HearSts
Post-lntelligencer.
Rank and File Program
You are coming to the end of
your rope, Mr.. Harlin. Labor will
junk you and the other director-gar-
bage of the Labor Educational Blu
reau-David. Levine, William Short,
Leo Flynn, and W. L. Brackinreed.
Against you and your program of
cooperation with the scab-herding
friendly" lumber barons, we coun-
terpoSe the program of the growing
progressive rank and file movement
in the American Federation of La
Dor The program:
To give full support to the
lumber strike. To demand re-
movsl Of troops and state police.
To guarantee labor's civil rights
to strike and to picket.
For an organixational drive to
make each city in the Northwest
100 percent union.
For the Workers' Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bill, HR 1927,
for union pay on work relief jobs,
for .unionizstion Of those jobs into
locals affiliated to the a OF l..
Against imperislist war, against
fsscism.
For a mass, snti-eapitslist La
Dor Party.
As part of such program, the
labor movement will get rid of you
and your kind-the principle OPP
ponentS of; the interests of the
working class. A white-wash by
business agents will not serve you.
Local after local must join the
demand to Gust you from the trade
union movement.
You are on the way OUT
Yours truly,
THE VOICE of ACTION
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Levine, Stung by Expopure Of Labor
Bureau, Calls Voice Reporter Rat

drawing in the more friendly en-
ployers az advertisers.
He declared Walter had used hi
name without his knowledge in the
later organization of the Labor Edu
cational Bureau and that he wa!
planning to sue Walter for crimina
libel.
The recording clerk for the
prosecuting attorneys office,
however, had no record Of suit
being filed against Walter by any
Of the five plaintiffs"
Harlin refused to write state
ment of his case for this issue Of
the Voice OF Action.
William Short, refusing a person.
al interview, was reached on the
telephone.
You're in 4 hell of spot he
swore over the phone. 81 dom
have to clear myself. I've been here
too many years to have to defend
myself when some fool comes along
and charges me with murder"
Walters Scheme"
IAN know about it," he finally
stated, cooling off, "is that Walter
had scheme some months ago to
get the labor powers to write some
articles for an educational campaign
in the State Labor News"
81 never heard any more until
heard about letter being circulated
asking for money and using my
name. Then | wrote letter to
Walter requesting him to stop using
my name.
what kind Of an educational
campaign was this going to be?"
Short was asked.
u didn't know what or why,
didn't want to know, except the
labor powers had ok'd the educa-
tional campaign" Short answered.
who are the labor powers D.
questioned the reporter.
.Oh, the fellows" Short hszily
replied.
labor had taken against Brackinreed
at local union meetings had not
been reported Wednesday afternoon,
although the SawmiIl and Timber
Workers local was reported TO have
brought, the matter on the floor
at its Tuesday night meeting.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Elect Warwick Secretary

PORTLAND-A. D. Warwick Of
the American Radio Telegraphers
was recently eected secretary of the
Executive Committee of the Column
bia River District Maritime Council
Brother Warwick played signifi-
catn role in the successful strike
of the Radio operators, taking a
militant position In cnnoection with
the Luckenbaeh strike in Portland.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Bellingham Police Seize
Movie Machine at Showing
of 'Soviets on Parade

BELLINGHAM, Wash. The
entire police force of Bellingham
twenty-one uniformed minionS Of
claw and order" marched into Z
hall where "SovietS on Parade" was
being shown last week and, amid the
boos of a large crowd, seized the
projection machine and films.
Listen here, Kid" burly pc,
liceman said, swinging his club over
the head of a youth who protested,
Pm not bit afraid of you
Not Enough Men"
Chief of Police Stone, member
of the Ku Klux Khan, who led the
raid under the order of Bellingham'S
Ku Klux mayor, refused TO allow
policeman to smash the machine
in public because 81 haven't got
enough men here
After the police had left with the
machine, a meeting was held in the
hall and a committee of IS elected
to 60 to the police station to demand
release of the machine.
Stone Offered to see only one at
time. When the committee refused
to be split the police replied BY
swinging their clubs and pushing
the men and women more than a
block from the station.
Hold Protest Meeting
At mass protest meeting held
Sunday, protest resolution was
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Hold Voice Banquet

PORTLAND-A Voice of Action
Banquet is being sponsored by the
Hawthorne local of the unemploy-
ment. Councils at Redman hall, s.
E. 9th avenue and Hawthorne, Satur-
day, July 6, from 6 to 9 p. m. Be-
sides musical program. Dawn Love
lace, Chairman Of the Portland Blu.
read of the Voice OF Action, will
speak ON the Need Of a more pow.
erful labor paper"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
More About
Bone, ZiOncheck
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Zioncheck himself has not hesitat-
ed to use the floor to commend the
governor of his state, in course OF
debate on legislation.
He declined, however, to mention
the shift in the governors attitude
on the floor, "
Asked whether he hadn't cam
paigned on the promise that, il elect
ed, he would do all possible to pre-.
vent the use of the Guardsmen
against strikers, Representative Zion
check made a vigorous denial.
u couldn't have said that because
Il know what the restrictions OF a
representative are" he said. 81 did
commend the governor for refusing
to call the troops in the iongshore
strike, but that was after the strike,
and that was personal opinion"
He added that he, too, thought
arbitration would be good thing
in the present strike, and he would
yet in touch with his senators and
join his efforts with theirs.
Lloyd is Silent
Representative Wesley Lloyd OF
Tacoma. Democrat, also refused
point-blank to advise the governor
which, incidentally, is another ave-
nue. which both senators and con-
gressman might use in full conform
| ity with the ruling class legislative
precedent. .... .
81 wouldn't care to make any
statement" Lloyd said. 81 haven't
been out there since last December,
and wouldn't undertake to advise
the governor without knowing more
about the situation"
MEDIATOR" Ordered p
The Labor Department ordered t.
p. Marsh and P. A. Donaghue, con-
ciliatorS, from Portland to Tacoma.
Donaghue is the notorious former
National Labor Board agent who was
rushed to San Francisco, Minneapo-
lis and many other great strike
struggles when it became difficult to
crush them directly.
The Departments Spokesman said
he didn't know anything about plans
TO arbitrate, but, when informed this
was known to be the objective, he
conceded that the only thing the
agents could do would he to arbitrate
or mediate.
From other sources the Voice OF
Action learned that quite number,
of other Labor Department "coneili-
ators" are in the area of the lumber
mems strike, ready TO go in II need
ed.
Officials here also turned down the
conservative union leaders demand
for Federal troops-not because such
troops would be supplanting one
strike-breaking army with another,
but because, they contended,' Ped
eral troops could 90 In only In case
of rebellion.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28

signed and a committee of ten
elected TO carry it. to the Chief of
Police.
Seven policemen seized clubs
when, the committee arrived at the
station, and told the delegation that
Stone had left town.
All workers are urged to wire or
write Protests to Chief OF Police
William Stone, demanding the i'm
mediate release OF the projecting
machine and film.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Portland Ill. A..
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Continued from Page 0nel
ton, one OF the implicated officials,
from the ballot of nominees to the
international Convention.
The amazing story brought to
light when the Voice obtained Miss
Walters sworn statements brought
to a head the indignation and resent
ment among the rank and lille.
Tanner Leading Figure
X. c. Tanner, suave and accom-
plished trial lawyer, was the main
feature OF Sundays meeting accord
ing to reliable reports. Both Tanner
and his associate, b. A. Green, wealthy
labor attorney" were placed in an
embarrassing light by Miss walters
statements, having been charged with
assisting in the "red-hunt" industrial
squad espionage in which Miss Wal
Ter was the agent Of Captain Jack
Keegan, chief of Portland detectives,
and with ordering the woman labor
spy to leave town, offering to pay her
expenses.
Tanners defense, which lasted an
hour, began with a TRADE against
Claudia Waller, in which he painted
her as a depraved prostitute who
victimiled him by her wleS.
lie uttered 4 stirring denunciation
and warning against women, remind
| ing the hundreds of longShoremen
present Of the dirty work OF Helen
OF Troy.
Tells Weird Tale
His story is that Claudia Waller
called him and made an appointment,
and that she started talking about
Hal Marchant, proyocateur and vio-
lence-inciter who figured in several
episodes of violence, and who has
since mysteriouSly disappeared.
Tanner told of the touching ro-
nance which, according to his account
OF the conversations with Waller,
was revealed TO him by the blond
young police agent.
lie declared that Claudia wrung his
heart with her story, and said she
wanted to get away from her old
associates and start life anew in 4
new environment.
And Mr.. Tanner--eSperlenced
criminal lawyer-waS so touched
that he Offered to send this woman,
whom he knew to be police spy,
to Salt Lake City. to give her recon-
mendationS to influential friends OF
his. and start her off on the straight
and narrow path OF virtue.
Denied Suggestion
This explanation came, according to
reliable accounts, after he had de-
MED having suggested that Miss Wal
Ter leave the city of Portland.
And the only stipulation made by
Mr.. Tanner-the only cooperation
exacted from Miss Waller in return
for this generosity, was that she
Ijoin the YWCA and go to Salt Lake
City under that organizations aus
pieces. This Miss Waller refused to do,
thence the whole generiuS scheme fell
through, and Miss Waller did not
go to Salt Lake City, but instead,
for some unknown reason, turned
on her would-be benefactor and his
lila official associates and betrayed
them.
Mr.. Tanner, as part of his defense,
also attacked Hal Marchant, dealing
at such length with the absent sea
man-proyocateur that the longshore-
men, in their impotence, called out
that Marchant was not on trial.
Meehsn Explains Exposure
The climax OF the attorneys de-
lfenSe came about when, pointing
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Open Letter to Harlin Connections With Lumber
BaronS Shown By Advertisers in Labor Year Book
Big MIL Operators
Ads In Federation
Annual Booklet

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Il 49,
psi'u'I' - Ar,
'he A"A anu
e"
Sn'
In an interview WIN our repre-
sentative you STATE your eonhee-
ton with the anti-lapor' rea-pa'''hs
and understanding LABOR Iauea-
uohai bureau "e "'',"b " 80,
sa'i Il,1' 'o .a 50 80
o'e'e I'Oo' -, -. a,t G,anc
graz" " "e'p We ~ - 60
,1ny py u'a" sa..isa,sn Trs.
~ emp'oye" - Au'.'n VS. ,,,,, -
seh'ia'S '"e 1'S SH.u -
'he Ne"''" Lawn
"soI
We VIII remina you 'hat P'e''S'S
this prostitution OF the 'aoo' news
papers supposed 10 represent ,apo'
IS declared III the secret pu"e''"
OF the bureau issued 10 enp'oSe' .
Tor the purpose VI se't ~
money from 'heni 'o Son0ue ""
agency as one oi the ou'''' p''''"''
activities. ,
We nave nelore Us 'he @ ''
News oiiic'al rear pooN' ou' W.
weeks. You ana your eo'ehenn'eS
OF labor succeeded IN getting 'n'''y
one lumber corporations 10 aa's
tise in that puoliCatloh- ir'eho'S
employers.
Trying to Break Lumber Strike!
What explanation do you make
to our 10000 union brothers in the
lumber industry, on strike iour
weeks when this Year Book came
out, for your Strike-breaklng CON
neetion with these Scab inmner OUT
fits?
What statement 10 you "'Sn i"
make to the union IohSShoteii'e"
Seamen and teamSterS VINO 'eiuse W
handle the Scao lumner oil ,hese
companies, your advertising eha
ly employers
Would you IKE 10 speak pelo' {
Tacoma workers on your SussesS
in landing the business OF the mhee'-
er-Osgood Company one Oh 'ne
l9'7'rfing to operate peh'hu INC
.LyonetS and tear gas OIL pahh'
er Martins Na'iohai uuAfa'
Do you thing ihat men 's"''hs
against tremendous oaaS III one Vi
the greatest iapor Suuss,eS "e
darstand, those two best-placed ads
the half-page each of the Weyer-
baussr Timber Company and the
Harbor PIywood Corporation on the
back of the cover?
A..o.;.,.d MIL. Letter
wha, 40 Won now have to say
4, a. off;c;a, Letter endorsing YOU
W - ayirs cent to lumber on
-. H., ths pnost Soupd ASsoci.
80 M;,,s tbe second day of the
aararaI lumber STRIKE, (Original
49,, rho,oStated and reproduced
",osrs,da his ar,icle
rs, ,,r,hsr workers ever see the
u,s.L;.ato, S,,ta Labor News or
vn.s pook W. uSt therefore.
80 :, ns ,hs "fr;sndlv .mplover."
vou rresept 70 them through its
49, U,r,her strikers If your
.,srIa,d,,n boss &c NOT in this list,
-. u,r,;r and Levine asking
as r,;ssadN.
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Bloedel Donovan Lumber Mills
Western Cooperage Company
Seattle Cedar Lumber Manufacturing
Company
Oregon-Washington Plywood Co.
Everett Pulp and Paper SomPany
ce-I.;., pin comp.nv
N...L,...,.,, Woodenw.re Co.
pI..L.,o,. Lumber Company
- M,cl.srv Timber Company
rT;.,, R.v M;u COMPANY
No,,bw.,t Door Company
pno., Sound pulp and Timber Co.
Ws,b;ngton Pulp and Paper Co.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
10 the PUGET SOUND Asso CT ATED MILLS:


n
Just a mat ter Of Harlan
Levine prominent in the political
King County during
who are known repre-
citing funds to purpose
sacha as IS n attached.
y. been less, rleft wingers"
s. middle course today.
truly,
PUGET SOUND AssocI ATED MILLS
5@1 g $500
REs:G Sa:--" saas"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Other Lo..e. "Friendly"

We do not imply that though, be-
cause of the strike, most of your
friends" are lumber operators, you
have neglected other crafts. The
Fisher FIGURING Mills CO., the E. l..
Dupont DeNemours & Co., Inc.
(head merchants of death-muni-
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Hold Protest Meeting

At mass protest meeting held
Sunday, protest resolution was
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-01-09
Parents In State
Register Babies
Eleven Thousand Registration
Il Cards Filled Out During
Campaign; Ends Saturday

The Register Your Baby cam
paign ends Saturday, January IL.
More than 11,GOO baby census cards
SIS per cent of the birth registra-
ton of this state for 1888, are al
ready being checked with the State
Department of Health in Seattle
This return places Washington fifth
among the 80 other states which
have already conducted Register
Your Baby" campaigns, DR.. E. r.
Coffey, director Of the State De-
partment of Health, announces.
Parents still have an opportunity
to check their childs birth, by ad
dressing a penny postal card, CIV
ing the child's name, date and place
of birth, and the parents name, to
the department of health, Alaska
Building, Seattle, or by returning
one of the regular baby census
cards in the usual way. 7g
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-01-09
Church Notices
SACRED HEART CHURCH

Services are held every Sunday at
about 9 o'clock and consist Of holy
mass and sermon In English and in
Indian, followed by benediction
whenever this can be given.
On week days holy mass Is said
at about z o'clock.
Catechism is taught to the child
rem whenever it is more convenient
for them, that is in the morning or
in the afternoon. IS.
Sick calls Will ne attended very
promptly whenever any Catholic
either white or Indian, wishes to
have the priest. I wish to inform
that as have no means at all to
travel, anyone who wishes to have
the priest, Is kindly requested TO
take me in a car to the sick person,
and then bring me back home 4;
FATHER EDWARD NJ. GRIvA,
S, j
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-01-09

after February /, when all aged,
crippled, insane and otherwise I'M
employed persons must be support
ed out Of county and state funds.
Federal relief authorities announced
federal money no longer could be
used to pay them doles.
One-fifth of Washington's job
less are classed as "unemployable"
Funds from the relief bond issue
could not be paid such persons in
the past, the 1888 legislature speci-
flying the money was for construct
ion only. The 1885 session will be
called on to provide them. Many
counties are pinched by the 40-mill
tax law and say they cannot carry
their share of the burden.
The commonwealth builders pro-
gram, similar to the Sinclair EPIC
plan, will be filed at the session, &C
cording to reports, with about IS
votes assertedly behind it in the
house. Built on similar lines to the
WERA's rural rehabilitation pro-
gram, it goes a step further toward
communistic organization Of relief
farms. %
Both rehabilitation programs in
volve manufacture of goods and
growing of foodstuffs by unem-
ployed in part-time farming colo
MES
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-01-09
GRANGE WANTS HIGH DAM

WHEN Erwin King master Of the Washington State Grange said
w Saturday evening the high dam rally Wenatcee that
hy three thousand Changers this waiting for cheap
farm power he drove home point which ultimately may play
large part persuag the federal government high
dam at Grand Coulee.
Recent farming districts of the have revealed that
only few of the farmers have installed modern power appliances
equipment and machinery that would facilitate their work.
cheap they might reduce the their operations point
that would assure them profit for their work
The power and irrigation phases Grand Coue work hand
hand benefit When the finished there
will be ample power large part Of the farm work The
irrigation Of hundreds Of thousands Of potentially rich
through the construction Of the high da will open up market
LOT thls power. ies1
At present electricity plays small part farming op-
eration simply because its cost too high make the practice
feasible When cheap Grand Coue power becomes available will
be possible for the farmer apply the practices
operations which industry has long used.
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-01-09
COUNTY SHOULD COOPERATE

EFFORTS being made jail for Nespeem and the
IL services of fute peace officer be successful if
condition which has become increasingly during
months is to be corrected. 4'sa%t
County given accurate description of
dons existing here because Of lack of adequate jail facilities and
law enforcement when the Npelem Commercial clubs delegation
met with them early this week They informed that Jail must
be built quickly cope with the situation.
1t essential that the county cooperate with this community
financing the of Jail and helping the of law Off
here In the long the county would actually money
which expends send officers from the shers force
Nepelem, and board Nepelem prisoners in the county jail
The Nespelem tribune. [volume] (Nespelem, Wash.) 1934-1936, 1935-01-09
SPOKANE STOCKYARDS
RECEIPTS MOUNT HIGH

SPOKANE Receipts of live stock
handled by the Old Union stock
yards of Spokane in 1884 broke al
records for the industry in this
city. This is according to a compil-
alton made by Pat Ford, assistant
manager of the yards and takes nc
coznizance of the government five
stock moved through the yards for
relief purposes.
According to Mr.. Ford there was
an increase of 102 per cent in cattle
over 1888 while the gain in sheen
was 1u6 per cent. Hogs showed a
slight decrease. The total number
of commercial cattle received in
1884 was 112,105 head, compare i
with 58,027 the previous year. Hcg
receipts were 232,70O and 237,410,
Sheep were 105,773 against 7O,O65.
Truck receipts in one day also es-
tabnshed new top at 104 loads
against 81 the year before. The
heaviest day rail receipts was "
cars against "a in 1888. One Mon
day last September there were ia
cars of live stock, representing ac-
foundations over the weekend.
This was also local record of it's
kind. -
The years slaughter data of Spo-
Kane packing plants stood at 3d.
Oo9 cattle, which included 1910 for
the government, compared with 49,
1872 in 1893.
Hog slaughter showed a marked
decrease, 175,576 against 214,884
Sheep 69,025 against 45,648. the for
mer total including 22,854 for gov
eminent account.
Hall OF the cattle received came