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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11

Following is the statement
of the Chairman of the Am
erican League Against War
and Fascism on the refusal of
Dean Richard G.. Tyler to keep
his engagement to speak at the
mass meeting sponsored by the
American League Against War
and Fascism, Sunday, Jan. 10.
The American League Against
War and Fascism is not, as Dean
Tyler charges, a Communist or
ganization. 1t is a united front
organization in which all groups
sincerely opposed to war and fas-
cism have united on a common
program.
Hundreds of trade unions,
churches, student, socialist and
fraternal organizations, as well
as prominent liberals, have af-
filiated themselves with the Am
erican League Against War and
Fascism.
Tyler Censored
Dean Tyler's attitude merits
sharp censure. His action is cal.
culated to split the growing un
ity of Northwest anti-war, anti.
fascist forces.
1t should be emphasized again
and again that the American
League is a non-political body,
under the domination of no pc
litical party. The League con
Germs itself with banding togeth-
er all groups, whose interests
lead them to oppose war and fas
cism, for an uncomprOmising
struggle against these two men
aeing trends. 1t maintains that
in order to wage an effective fight
against war and fascism, it must
embrace all anti-war, anti-fascist
groups. The presence of the
Communist Party in our united
front is not only desirable, but
vitality necessary to it's success.
Broad Organization
The Seattle city committee OF
the League, which is sponsoring
the meeting at which Tyler re.
tracted his agreement to speak
because, he said, the meeting was
being held under "eOmmunistic
sponsorship" consists OF q af
filiated groups. Five of these or
CARNATIONS are AFL unions and
one is a church.
Under the circumstances, the
chairman of the Seattle city com
mittee must brand Tyler's state
ment and action as descriptive to
the united front against war and
fascism.
For broader and greater unity,
Merwin Cole, Chairman,
American League Against
War and Fascism.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
YCL Paper Stirs
Spokane School

SPOKANE, Jan. 10 = Mimeo-
graphed on pink paper, a Young
Communist League publication
that is causing the capitalist
press here to shudder at the
growing danger of Communism
in the high schools Is the Student
Voice, published at 202 Lindelle
building and distributed off the
school grounds to students.
The paper demanded reduction
in the prices charged the stu
dents for lunches in the cafeteria
and protested the barring of
Scott Nearing from the school
auditorium.
Hart Philosophical
In spite of the red scare in
dulged in by the capitalist Chron-
icle, Henry Hart, school princi-
pal, takes a philosophical view
of the matter. I'VE have but one
avo we d Communist student,
said Mr.. Hart, "and as far as we
know there is no Communist or
ganization in the school. High
school education such as is given
in the public school is the best
possible insurance against the
growth of any dangerous teach
ings. My opinion is students will
not be interested in the least by
distribution of any such pam
phlets."
Communist headquarters re-
ported that there were about
1000 copies of the Student Voice
distributed among the Lewis and
Clark students.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
Trip Is Coveted

SPOKANE, Jan. 10-The trip
to the Soviet Union is the covet-
ed prize of many contestants in
the Voice of Action drive. The
popularity contest between the
five contestants named last week
is well under way and the first
results on the votes can be an
'nounced next week. Ten subscrip-
tion books were out before the
committee in charge had even
formulated it's plans, which au-
gurs well for the success of the
drive in this district.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11

pendent union has. sprung up in
the lumber industry. This is the
United Boom Workers Union of
Everett.
This union, however, does not
have the reactionary leadership
like the above quoted unions,
but is organized on a class strug-
gle basis, and taking measures
to expand and organize the en-
tire boomers and rafters of the
Pacific Northwest.
In order to guarantee that the
independent union will be a
weapon of struggle for the work
ers, the NLWU organizes milit-
ant rank and file opposition
groups so as to keep the union on
a militant porgram, and out of
the hands of the operators.
The latter type of union is or
ganized directly by the workers
through the necessity of having
a union to struggle for their de-
mands. Fully realizing the past
sell-outs of the American FEEDER
alton of Labor, the boom-workers
refuse emphatically to affiliate.
AT the same time they are not
T, prepared to affiliaete to the
Trade Union Unity League with
which the NLWU is affiliated.
But with the ever increasing
need for unity, such unions as
the United Boom Workers will
theoretically join a united front
struggle as they did March IL.
Wage Conference
The NLWU has already pledg-
ed its support to the Boom
Workers in aiding them in their
drive for membership. 1t is also
our policy to aid the workers in
the industry to organize any I'M
ion of their own choice. In doing
so the NLWU will be the first to
expose any maneuver on the part
of any officials that may be
placed in the leadership to de-
tour the union men from a class
policy.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
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additional billions for the big
capitalists"
The specific demands, out
lined in the letter and presented
to the council by the committee,
were:
That the council memorabilia
Governor Martin and the State
Legislature to enact this bill as a
state bill, pending enactment Of
the national bill.
That the council memorabilia
President Roosevelt and the I'm
tied States Congress, Senators
Bone and Schwellenbach and
Congressman Zioncheck to take
immediate steps to have HR
1898 enacted by this session OF
Congress.
That no evasions be made by
the City council, that this matter
be not referred to committee,
but that a decision be made by
the body as whole and the vote
of each be polled on these de.
mands.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
Workers Theatre
Wants Uniforms

Gong into production of Il Will
Not Tell" a one-act play of work
ers in Fascist Germany, Seattle's
new Workers Theatre issued a
call this week for military uni
forms, or parts of uniforms that
can be used by the actors.
Items needed are CAPS, Sam
Browne belts, military boots,
brown shirts, ROTC TUNES, etc.
They should be brought to the
Voice of Action office, 3O2 Mari
time bldg.
The play will be presented at
the Lenin Memorial meeting, 10
CT hall January 10.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11

chairman of the assemblage, had
taken part In three significant
labor struggles prior to. his at
filiation with the leftward move
ment in 1888.
While employed by the Dur
ham Duplex Razor company he
helped organize the strike few
years ago in Jersey City, N. j.,
which won a tWo-dollar week
increase in wages for the employ
ees, He participated in the Cur
tis-Wright Airplane strike at
Long Island and the walkout of
the Clinic Asphalt company en-
ployees in Union City, N. j. He
was also active in collecting funds
for the defense of Sacco and Van
zetti.
Comes West
As work became scarcer, Den
ny drifted west and finally, I'M
employed and homeless, was reg
istered in the Single Mems Re-
lief department at the Com
mons"
Here he became organizer OF
the local Unemployment Coun
ell to fight for better conditions
and against forced labor. As q
result he was arrested and latel
released through the protest Of
the public. When the longshore
strike was called last summer,
Denny became active in organ
izing the single men against TAX
ing any part in scab activities
and Organizer Denny was respon
sible for no small amount of the
solidarity that soon developed
between Portland's Unemployed
and the militant lila.
Thus on July "a, 1884, Edward
Denny, "a years of age, had be-
come a target for the wrath of the
Red Squad. Arrested and charg-
ed with criminal syndicalism his
release from the Multnomah
county Jail was effected by the
International Labor Defense and
as the third defendant to stand
trial in the Portland courts, he
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
Raises Red Scare
AGAINST Anti War
Mass Meet Sunday
Chairman Of League Makes Sharp Answer to
Deans Charges Of Communist Control
Leagues Answer

SEATTLE, Jan. 10-Presumab-
ly suceumbing to the Hearst
American Legion red scare and
pressure applied by President
Lee Paul Sieg, Dean Richard q.
Tyler of the University of Wash
ington School of Engineering and
well-known liberal and Techno-
crat, backed out of his date to
speak at a united front mass
meeting Sunday under the spon-
sorship of the American League
Against War and Fascism.
Tyler's excuse, that the meet
ing was under "communistic
sponsorship" is ridiculous in
light of the fact that the Seattle
section of the American League
is composed of representatives
of five AFL unions, one church,
and various other liberal organ
izations, the Communist Party
and the Young Communist
League having only four out of
approximately forty votes on
the city committee.
Liberals on Program
The program on which Tyler
refused to speak includes such
well-known liberals as Professor
f. b. Farquharson and K. M.
Weston.
In his excuse for not keeping
/ the engagement to speak Sum
day Tyler joins the Hearsts in
raising the red scare, and drives
a wedge between the opponents
of war and fascism, whom the
American League is trying to
bring together in a much-needed
united front.
When Tyler infers that the
American League Against War
and Fascism is a Communist or
ganizaiton, he shows complete
ignorance of the inner construc-
tion of the organization. DIR.
Harry F. Ward, prominent Meth
odist clergyman, is national
chairman of the league. Robert
Morss Lovett, for years litera-
ture professor at Chicago Uni
versity, is chairman, as is
Lincoln Steffens, well known
writer.
Prominent League Members
On the national executive COM
mittee of the League are such
prominent figures as Rev. Will
liam B. Spofford; Mrs. A. Victor
Berger; Roger N. Baldwin, an
editor of the New Republic; and
numerous others who have far
more to lose by uniting with the
! Communist Party than has Dean
I Tyler.
These liberals know that no
successful front against war and
fascism can be built without
the aid of the Communist Party.
Tyler's stand is based on both
timidity and ignorance. He
promiscuously states that the
American League Against War
and Fascism, which is sponsoring
Sundays meeting, is a Commun-
ist-contrOlled organization, when
one glance at the personnel of
the Leagues executive commit
tee, both nationally and locally,
would have told him otherwise.
But at the bottom of Tyler's
action is his fear to come out
openly and do battle with. the
forces of reaction.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
JOBLESS WIN FIGHT

PORTLAND, Jan. 10-After a
continuous struggle of three
months with the relief authori-
ties of the city OF Portland and
the state against discriminatory
policies with regard to a World
War veteran, the fight was won
by a joint committee of the Vet
Grams Union and the Central
Federation Against Unemploy'
ment.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11

faces ten years in the Oregon
State penitentiary for acting as
chairman of a meeting that had
been called to protest the shoot
ing down of Portland strikers.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
rs TAKEN INTO UNEMPLoY-
ED COUNCIL AT MEETING

SEATTLE, Jan. 10 = Twenty
five workers on transient relief
Joined the downtown Unemploy-
ed Council at yesterdays meet
ing in the Marine Workers In
dustrial Union hall.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
More on Drive
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and is subject to future addi-
tiOns): Unemployed Citizens
League, 500; Downtown Section
Communist Party, $10O; North
End section CP, $50; Renton Sec
ton, CP, $40; Auburn section CP,
$40; John Reed Club, S.; League
of Struggle for Negro Rights, S.;
Young Communist League, SIS;
Voice of Action Staff, $50; IGOR,
$40.
The business manager also en-
phasized the rule that campaign
committees can not sponsor can
didates, although any organiza-
tion or individual can go to any
source for support.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
RnIIu TO Arms Aquinst POuertu


JANUARY OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
Denny, to Be Tried
Jan. 16, Airplane
Workers. Pioneer

PORTI1AND 10-Edward Denny, of the criminal
January H. although
revolutionary movement unfam
past applications of strategy the part of American
Labor.
surveyor by trade Denny arrested with the other
three melting July % while acting
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
SPECIAL NEWS
for the
Lumber Workers
NLwu POLICY REGARDING INDEPENDENT UNIONS
Edited by JAMES MURPHY
Secretary National Lumber Workers Union

SEATTLE JAM 10During the period of the NRA, independ
unions nationally rapidly These unions affiliated
neither with the American Federation of Labor the Trade
Union Unity League There existence about four differ
ent of independent unions The Railroad BroehOod the
Progressive Miners of Illinois, and the Anthracite Miners of Penn
syvana However, during the period the IRA only indie
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-10
P. v. A. INTEREST
RATE RESTORED
Ickes Announces Change,
Designed to Attract
Private Capital.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Restoration Of the old per cent
interest rate on p. w. A. loans to
States and communities under the
81 600, 900 900 work program was an
nounced today by Secretary 1ckes.
who said the change was designed to
attract private capital to finance the
expenditures not donated by the Fed
eral Government.
The rate was lowered to 3 per cent
on May "a. at the same time the Fed
eral donation on Federal P. W..
A. projects was raised from 30 to IS
per cent.
Ickes said the change made today
was recommended to President Roose-
welt by the Advisory Committee on
Allotments.
This committee assembled today
for an important session at the White
House. 1t Is studying ways OF spend
ing the $4,000, 100000 works fund.
President Approves.
Ickes also said the President had
given permission to continue the old
p. w. A. policy of making grants
only where States and cities were able
to supply the remaining cost from
their own funds or by borrowing pri-
vately.
He explained the changes were made
to encourage communities with good
credit to apply for grants only.
In many instances" he added,
this 3 Der cent rate made 1t mad
visable for communities with rea-
sonably good credit resources to utilize
such credit outside the Federal Gov
eminent" -.
THE adjustment of terms" Ickes
said, rs made in an endeavor to re-
duce the share of the cost borne by
the Federal Government of re-employ-
ing men in the work-relief program
by making it possible to loan more
money instead of making 100 per cent
grants to achieve unemployment OBJ
jectives, and also to permit commune
ties to supplement the Federal grants
only through utilization of their own
funds or credit resources, opening
sources of private capital without re-
course to Federal loans.
1.-The adjusted terms were estab-
lished in the desire to place the Gov
eminent in a position where 1t could
cause q dollars worth Of re-employ-
ment construction by an expenditure
of As cents of the emergency relief
appropriation of 1885"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-10
TAXICAB STRIKE
HIT BY RANKIN
Mississippi Democrat Declares
House D.. c. Body
Should Act.

The taxicab strike in Washington on
the eve of the Shrine convention was
deplored on the floor of the House to-
day by Representative Rankin. Demo-
crat. of Mississippi.
Il think it is a disgrace that here
in Washington at this time striking
taxicab drivers are forcing passengers
to get out of the cabs" declared Ran
kin. If the District Committee Is in
hurry to do something it should look
into this situation.
Rankin's remark was greeted with
applause. He made it as Acting Chair
man Palmisano of the District Com
mittee called up the calendar of Dis
trict legislation.
Representative Wood. Democrat. of
Missouri, member of the District
Committee. explained that the striking
cab drivers are not affiliated with any
union organization.
Il know that" Rankin replied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-10
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN,
itsf1 Correspondent of The Star

Sten correspondent OF Inc star.
SPRINGFIELD, H.. June 10.-Mid-
west Republicans, meeting in confer
ence here today. shouted an appeal
TO the people to stand firm against
''encroachments of the Roosevelt-New
Deal administration on State and
local government.
Denying that the Republican party
has been wrecked upon the rocks of
depression, they demanded a contin-
uance of the C. o. P. on the principles
for which it has traditionally stood.
They turned their backs on proposals
to set up q new, conservative party,
or a newer new deal party
Former Gov. Frank o. Lowden Of
Illinois, twice an aspirant for the Re-
publican presidential nomination in
the past and the headliner of the
speakers at the conference today. d.
rectly attacked President Franklin D.
Rooseveltis proposal that the powers
of Federal Government be extended
over affairs that in the past have been
left to the States.
Wants States Indestructibie.
Describing the Nation once more as
IAN indissoluble union Of indestructible
States" Lowden told the huge crowd
of delegates and their guests. "Abra-
ham Lincoln made good the first half
Of that statement"
1T is now proposed" he said. ito
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-10
1000 QUIT In RATE FIGHT
AND RESENTMENT OVER
"SLUR" LAID TO ROBERTS
Shriners Manage
To Travel Despite
Taxi Driver Strike

With no taxicabs to greet them
Shriners arriving at Union Station
this morning resorted to street
cars, busses and their own feet to
reach their hotels.
Buses holding 40 people were
chartered at "a per bus for some
of the groups. Almas Temple
guides offered information on
street car schedules to their
brethren from far places.
A feet of $50 special Shrine
cars carried high officials from
the depot.
Potentate Smith. Shrine chair
man. was at the station greeting
mobiles and assuring them the con-
vention was not responsible for
the strike.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-10
HOOVER IN NEW YORK

Former President Silent on Ma
tional Political Situation.
NEW YORK, June 10 L9.-Former
President Herbert Hoover was a
visitor here today but he had moth
ing to say about the national politi-
cal situation.
Mr.. Hoover will attend a meeting
Uf the Boar of Directors of the New
York Life Insurance Co. Wednesday
and will leave for his home in Cali
fornia Immediately afterward.
He came here yesterday after a
fishing trip in New Hampshire, ac-
companied by his son Alan and
Lawrence Richey. his secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-10
Payless ''Payday''
Faced bv Workers
In Pennsylvania
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASS0claLeo ffess.
HARRISBURG. Pa. June 10
State employees will have pay
less payday" this week unless the
Legislature enacts the general
appropriations bill-one Of a
group of measures potent with
dispute to be settled within the
remaining two weeks of the
session.
Ordinarily thousands OF en-
ployes would receive checks Fri
day, but Senator Clark, chairman
of the Senate Appropriations
Committee. says his group has
not completed study on the bill
which allots STAT ,O00, 900 for the
general expenses of the govern
ment in the two years which be-
gan June l.
When the bill IL brought from
committee it must be passed
three times on different DAYS and
if amendments are made the
House must approve them. OBJ
servers predict it may not reach
Gov. Earle until early next week,
delaying payday until that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-10
Nv the Associated pfess.

BY this Associated Press.
ALBANY, N. Y, June 10.-Edwin
c. Pitts, the Alabama lad, who made
Sing Sing famous on athletic fields,
was ruled ineligible today to play base
ball IN the minor leagues because he
Is an ex-convict.
The decision was made by the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the National
Association of Minor Leagues, and it
means that Kenesaw Mountain Lands
propably will have to make a final
decision on the legality of Pitts con-
tract with the Albany club of the In
ternational League.
The committee unanimously upheld
the opinion of C. C. Branham, presi-
dent of the association, who ruled re-
Gently that Pitts appearance on the
field with the Albany club would be
detrimental to professional base ball.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1935-06-10
Noble Hosts
Take Over
Capital.
HUGE PARADE
TO START FETE
Business Sessions
to Bring Break
in Revelry.

As thousands Of carefree Mobiles
poured into the city today by rail.
highway and air. preliminary sessions
of affiliated Shrine bodies heralded
the grand opening tomorrow Of
Shrinedom's greatest conclave-the
61st annual gathering of the Ancient
Arabic Order, Mobiles of the Mystic
Shrine.
Fez-topped delegates from three
dozen temples in cities scattered the
length and breadth Of the land already
have taken their 1885 Mecca by storm.
and an almost continuous influx of
others was taxing all means of trans
portation this afternoon.
Greeted by a warm Spring sun of
desert-like brilliance. the trekking
faithful" took possession Of palm
decorated downtown Washington with
a spirit. Of revelry that banished the
last vestige Of restrained dignity from
the Nations Capital.
Even an eleventh hour taxicab
drivers strike failed to dampen the
ardor of the visitors. who seemed to
derive more enjoyment from trudgtng
Pennsylvania avenue with cslliope and
band, anyway.
Hospital Board Meets.
All Is not play with the Shrine,
however. They get pleasure not only
by holding their funfests annually.
but by lending aid to children with
bent spEes and distorted limbs. The
Shriners' Hospitals Board met today
at the willard to plan further ex-
pansion Of their disqualification char
tiles for tiny cripples, including con-
struction Of swimming pools at two
Shrine hospitals.
A modicum of serious business also
was sandwiched into the program to-
day by the Shrine Recorders Asso-
citation. which held its annual meet
ing at the Raleigh Hotel. Discussion
had to do chiefly with ways and
means of improving the secretarial
activities Of the order. The Royal
Order of testers meanwhile convened
at the Willard Hotel and pondered on
problems of the business of jesting-
en- important sideline of Shrine
work"
While these deliberations were
being held Imperial Potentate Dana
S. Williams and his imperial divan
we're making a round OF places Of in
terest, including the chronological
laboratory of the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and the Tomb Of the
Unknown Soldier.
Visit HOOver's Office.
A touch Of drama was given visit
by the imperial officers to Noble j.
Edgar Hoover's office when the lat
ter was forced to excuse himself for
a moment to answer a long distance
telephone call from his kidnapping
squad which had captured two of the
Weyerhaeuser kidnapers
An incident of the morning was the
presentation to Almas Temple, host
to the visitors. of a bronze bas relief
comnlemorating the 1885 convention,
to be hung in the temple as perma-
nent souvenir. The plaque was the
gift of the Hecht Co. department
store. It was presented by Charles
B. Dulcan. ST., who paid special trib-
ute to Leonard P. Steuart. local
Shrine leader, who is to become the
new imperial potentate this week.
There was sporadic, unscheduled
all day. but the first grand
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