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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-25
Natl Unemployment
Council Conventions
Manifesto
TO THE 100000 UNEMPLOYED IN THE UNIT
ED safes;
TO THE RANK AND FILE OF ALL UNEMPLoY.
ED ORGANIZATIONS:

winter of bitter want and struggle faces US.
Sixteen millions of our brothers and sisters and
their families are unemployed Hundreds of
thousands are being added to the list of the
j0bless every month. Whether we are white or
Negro, native foreign-bOrn, the sword of
hunger cuts into the marrow of our bones.
Our boys and girls grow up without hope
OF work. Our children famish before our very
eyes. Food in plenty, but we cannot buy it.
Clothing is in abundance, but we must go
without it, Comfortable homes stand empty,
but we must buddle together in dirty tene-
ments
Facing Winter of Misery
Facing the cold of winter four millions of
our brothers have been removed from the fed
eral relief rolls by order of Roosevelt. The So
called "unemployabe Sick nfirm Grip
pies and widowed-in the midst of winter are
pitilessly handed over to the mercy of hunger.
Roosevelt has deereed that all workers need
ing relief shall be compelled to work Not work
for decent wages-but work at relief roll bud
gets. Single men are sent by the tens of thous-
ands to transient camps. If they refuse, they
go to Jail as Migrants
million workers families are being trans
ported to the land to so-called subsistence
homesteads where they will be abandoned to
their own resources. This is done in the name of
Economy
Economy Plays No Part
Economy plays no part in the generosity
OF the government to the bankers and indus
trialists. While workers families starve; while
relief Is being cut to a starvation level the
government extends billions to bankers and cor
porations. While the workers wages are cut,
the profits and dividends of the big capitalists
climb sky-high. While children are allowed to
go hungry, the government spends billinos for
another imperialist war.
There is no security for the workers in the
United States. The poor farmer has no protec-
tion in the so-called possession" of land.
Both face, and will continue to face destitu-
tion in the United States as long as the present
system remains, in which few control the lives
of the masses.
We produce the wealth-but we 90 hungry
We build the homes, but we sleep in novels
We make all the clothes and shoes, but we walk
in tatters.
What is the cause of this crisis, which is now
In its sixth year and has dragged the millions
down into misery? The system is controlled by
the owners who allow us to work only so long
as they can make profit
Our wages are so low that we cannot con-
sumo what we produce. The employers cannot
dispose Of the tremendous products we turn
out. When markets fall they close down their
plants and turn us into the streets.
For six years. this crisis has ragged through
out the capitalist world. For six years tens of
millions have faced starvation The crisis con-
;Inues Il affects all sections of the working
Observation-Disclosures, white collar. profession
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-25
Paul Robson
In the USSR

The words of Paul Robson
one of Americas finest Negro
singers and actors, about the
Soviet Union, are worth dozens
of attempts to expose the poison
Gus mOuthings of the Hearst
press.
Robson, who has gone to the
Soviet Union for an extended
stay, says: Il was not prepared
for the happiness l see on every
face in Moscow. / was aware
that there was no starvation
here, but was not prepared for
the bounding life, the feeling OF
safety and abundance and free
dom that | find here wherever
turn.
81 was not prepared for the
endless friendship that surround
ed me from the moment / crossed
the border :, . And this joy and
happiness and friendliness, this
utter absence of any race ques-
ton is all the more keenly felt
by me because of the day |
spent in Berlin on the way
here, and that was a day of hor-
ror-in an atmosphere of hatred,
fear and suspicion"
Hits White Guards
In commenting on the recent
execution of counter-revolution-
aries in the Soviet Union, which
has raised such an ocean of croc-
odile tears from the capitalist
press of the world, Robson said,
From what | have already seen
of the workings of the Soviet
government. | can only say that
anybody who lifts a hand against
it ought to be shOt!"
1T is the governments duty
to put down any opposition to
this really free society with a
firm hand, and L hope they will
always do it, for l already regard
myself at home here. feel more
kinship to the Russian people
under their new society than
ever felt anywhere else"
How does this sound to the
Negotiating Hearst press?
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-25

Some 1900 of the largest in
dustrial establishments have
signed blank checks with the
War Department, whereby the
owners of these industries re-
ceive military commissions and
will have military discipline over
their employees upon the out
break of war.
AAAs criminal crop reduction
program i'm the South has cast
1000 semi-starving tenant farm
ers from the soil.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-25
week to more than $3OO,OOO,OOO.

week TO more than S3UO,OUO,UUO.
To estimate the increased cost
imposed by the Workers Bill,
there would need to be deduc-
ton for present expenditures for
unemployment relief by public
and private agencies, and for
present expenditures for work
mems compensation. Thus rough
ly some 250,0OO,0OO might be the
additional cost of continuity of
income were to be insured.
What, however, would be the
effect of this continuity of in
come upon unemployment?
Here emerge questions to
which only tentative answers can
be given. 1t must be understood
that an expenditure of $3.50, 000, 900
for workers income would consti-
tute that amount OF increase in
weekly purchasing power. 1t
would go for rent, which would
help to insure returns on hous-
ing investments. 1t would 60 for
food, which would increase the
market for agriculture.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-25
Problem

'sions and replaced by unemploy-
ed workers.. there will then be
12,800,0OO unemployed; and if one
estimates the average weekly
benefit at 500, the cost of I'M
employment insurance would be
$256,0O0,0O0.
To this would need be added
the cost of old age pensions and
of sickness, accident and mater
nifty insurance, which might cas-
lily raise the cost for the first
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-25
THE LINES ARE DRAWN

fenOW W.
The lines are drawn: Either united struggle
of those wio produce against those who today
eOntrol-or we go down together. The bosses
do not want us to unite, for our unity would
break them. Their agents in the working class
do not want us to unite, for that would smash
their control. The unity of the unemployed-the
organization of the unOrganized unemployed
the unity of white and Negro, of native and for
eign-bom, of employed and unemployed, of
workers and farmers-this is the burning need
By lies and ISLANDERS and by misrepresenta-
ton, we are kept apart, suspicious of one an
other, fighting one another-strengthening the
hand of our enemies. William Green Matthew
Woll John L. Lewis, James Oneal Norman
Thomas, A. j. Muste VIM. Truax, Father Cough
lin, Upton Sinclair Franklin d. Roosevelt, VIM
r. Hearst-use different means, but keep us
from uniting our ranks.
Fellow Workers.
We unemployed have all one interest-no
matter in what organization we may be. Our
joint interest is to organize the vast numbers of
unemployed. Our joint interest it is to win more
relief union conditions on Jobs to defeat forced
labor whether it be in transient or CCC camps
or on subsistence homesteads. Our joint interest
it is to win the Workers Unemployment and
Social Insurance Bill Our joint interest it is
with united ranks to fight for our daily needs,
and out of this unity to forge one united organ
izatiOn of the unemployed.
Who stands in the way? Who keeps us
apart? Ask your leaders. your local, your county,
your state your national leaders. YOU want
unity-WE ALL want unity Whoever says no
plays the game of the bosses.
We unemployed workers, in the midst of
the sixth year of the crisis, with worse condi-
tions staring us in the face declare that we will
fight for unity.
This is our basic need. Without it we can
not succeed, but will sink into worse misery.
With it. we go forth to victory
Forward to one powerful united unemployed
organization, with militant policy, with fight
ing leadership, to unity of employed and un-
employed, to victory in the struggle for the
Workers Bill
4TH NATIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
COUNCIL CONVENTION
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-13
Double Knockout

THE Golden Gloves ticket
i agencies report a brisk sale for
the finals show at the ArmOry Fri
day night. And this Is not an idle
boast. The Times-LegiOn amateur
fstic tOurnev is going to pack EN-
in this week when the champions
are crowned There are 80 survivors,
counting both classes, Open and
Novice. and "a Will have to be
eliminated Friday. leaving seven
Novice champions and eight open
title holders. No heavyWeightS en-
tered the Novice division.
A customer from the far North
Side writes that in his opinion the
two previous shows we're vows and
that he viii be occupying a ring
side seat again at the third and last
classic. Truly" he said. its the
best entertainment offered for a
long time Il this city and all I hope
is that everybody planning to go
can get in Friday. I am safe. with
nv ticket IN my pocket.
This reminds this column con-
ductOr Of an incident that happened
on the second night Of the Golden
Gloves. Two fans had a head-on
collision in an aisle due TO the fact
they were stepping along with heads
turned toward the ring watching
thriller scrap. They came together
with a sharp smack and both we're
sent spinning. II was double
Knockout that didn't go into the OF
fetal record.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-13

champs and then went on to take Ma
sonic Home with a jumbIed lineup,
rise and chant: washington, Short
ridge, Ben Davis. Southport and so on.
BEWARE THE IDES OF MARCH"
Anyhow. L still can't trust the Red
skins, and rather than forfeit my ferry
tee. / wait for later tidings. Yours
with hope.
NEITHER DEAD NOR RED.
p. S.-"Be stiu my fluttering heart
Manual to whistle a tune Warren doesn't
enjoy. and to craze a bit at Greenfield.
Thanks. Blackboard. for mentioning
Manual ahead of Broad Ripple Monday.
A Few SwiShes Jasper,
which supplies the cause for JEFF
fersonville, the mighty. to play its
last home game Saturday, has an
nexed Is games while dropping
three Moose Singer, state
finals veteran, is the big horn on
the Jasper combination this sea-
son he mas compiled 191 points
in II games for an average Of lib
per Free Throws at Logan
sport opines JEFF of Lafayette
can't beat Frankfort a third time
if they meet in the regional E.
the Casemen warped the Berries,
23-l1, last week The report
comes from Brazil that the cagerS
there we're unimpreSsed by Jeffer-
sonville when they played the
Red Devils last week Jeffer-
sonville won, 27-23 Three
games in the majority of cases.
two in a number and one in a few
are all that are left on state
schedules.
Tomorrow is BacHboard'S regu-
lar pickin' day. But the ole boy
is going to forego the agony Chis
agony-your agony of placing
his bets on two score teams. He's
going to lay his entire fortune
(heh, heD on one steed.
The usual spilling bee will be
held Friday. Thirteen of 20
finished at the tape for Back
board last week.
- q
AIOBLESVILLE'S Merry Millers
IN didn't let that close shave
by Washington slow 'em down one
bit. They swarmed over La
pei in 31-to-10 style last night.
going. going. going is Lapels
prestige in Madison County. ..
Franklin's Grizzly Cubs took the
hardest drubbing they've felt this
season at Anderson. The
Indians allowed EN- three points
in the first haH and won, 36-16.
Rub, Of course, was in the
thick of everything. And
Plainield thumped sectional
threat, Danville.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-13
Local " Matmen
Drill for Meets
Squad to Invade VinCenneS
for Contest Saturday.

The Indianapolis Y. M G. A.
wrestling team will interrupt its
drills for the state 'Y'' tournament
to invade Vincennes Saturday night
for a meet with the Y. M. C. A.
squad of the doWnstate city.
Members of the local squad who
will make the trip include Bob Ben
net, 126-pound second-year man;
Samuel Kaufman, 1875 pounds;
Robert McCrory, ITS; Charles Sol
han, 118; John Spangler, 145; Wal
ter Baumann, 165; Bob Leech,
heavyweight, and Joe Worley, new
member of the team. Spangler and
Baumann are veterans.
The Indianapolis "Y" mat team is
coached by Jack Scott and man
aged by H. L. Human. The team
has defeated Huntington and won
on forfeit from Evansville, while
losing two meets with South Bend.
The state Y. M c. A. tournament
will be held here March 80 on the
Indianapolis "Y" floor The Indi-
ana-Kentucky A A. u meet will be
held here April 6. Two members of
the indianapolis squad will go to
Ames, Ia, for the national wrestling
meet April Is.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-13
Every Day Statistics

THE AAA. speed trials report
Il covers every hour Of any day in
which a trial is attempted. The mas
sive 1I-mile system Of telephones
through wrich a constant check on
the progress Of the Bluebird IS made
al every mile during the run. Is
manned bv representatives Of the
contest board
Also the scores OF flags that line
the beach 70 guide Sir Malcolm
Campbell on a true course and the
timing traps-thin aviation wire
stretched across the C0urse-tO rec
ord the passing OF the Bluebiid at
each mile post. are set a. measured
distances under A.AA. supervision.
Winds. tides. visibility are con-
stantIv checked by the three "A
and at every low tide. no matter the
time Of dav or night. an official car
speeds along the course, constantly
testing for a perfect beach. Weather
reports are kept up to the minute
and reams OF statistical data are
compiled by officials.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-13
Packers Pack Punch

TAKING on all corners in indie
Il pendent and professional bas-
ketbau. the Hilgemeier Packers OF
indianapolis have established
marvellous record. Last years rec
ord was 50 games won against one
defeat and this season the Packers
have annexed 10 out Of II.
The single setback last year was
At the hands of the Lafayette Blue
Ribbons who we're trounced by the
Packers in a second contest. The
one defeat Chalked against the Hill
gemeierS this season was by the
Firestones Of Akron. o. The Rub
Der outfit was knocked of by the
locals in an earlier tilt.
The WilberfOrce College five OF
Ohio. Negro collegiate champs, will
be in indianapolis tonight TO mix
with the Hilgemeiers at Pennsy
gym. Other features billed are the
Packers Us. New York Renaissance
at Butler fisldhouSe Feb. 20 and a
second Skirmish with the Indianap-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-13
Charles Merz
to Supervise
Speed Classic
Local Engineer and Former
Driver viii Be Chief
Steward of 500 Mile.

A veteran driver Of the first race,
a quarter Of a century ago, will as
sumo charge of the actual running
OF the annual 500-mile competition
at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
here May 80, it was announced to-
day.
Charles MerZ, former race driver
and now one of the foremost auto
motive engineers Of the country, has
been selected to succeed the late w.
D. Edenburn as steward in charge
of the race. and Official representa-
tive Of the Contest Board of the
American Automobile Association. AS
such he will be IN charge of all
drivers during both their qualifying
runs and their actual competition,
and Will have a voice in the settle
ment of all disputes.
Early in the morning of Decora-
ton Day, 1911, Merz, a local young
Ster. pushed a locally built car,
National, out on the new bricks of
the new Indianapolis Motor Speed
way to start in a sporting venture
which was to endure with increaS-
ing popularity over a period Of Is
years.
Lined up against Merz were stock
cars which were the forerunners Of
the automobile industry, names
such as Lozier, Simplex, Knox, Jack
son, Pope Hartford, Cole Apper-
son and Velie. Merz averaged 70
miles an hour over the two-and-a-
half mile brick course to finish in
seventh place. In 1912 ne drove a
Stutz, also built in indianapolis,
into fifth place and drove the same
make car into third place the fol-
lowing year.
EnliSting in the U. S. Army in 1917
as captain, Merz was appointed a
major While in active service in
France in the fall of 1917. After
the Armistice he was connected
with the Survey Board of the Air
Corps in France.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-13
Packers Hosts to
WilberfOrce Team
Negro College Champs in
Net Tilt Here.

The Hilgemeler Packers, whose
seasons record of 16 straight vic
tories was snapped by the Fire
stone Tire team earlier in the week,
will be in action again tonight with
hopes of launching new victory
streak.
They will meet the Wherefore
College five, national Negro COL
legiate champs, at the Pennsy gym
at 9 p. m. A curtain raiser between
the Midway A. C.'s and the Ell
Amingos, leaders of the Negro In
dustrial League, will precede the
main event.
The Wilberforce METERS come
here with a seasons record Of IA
victories in Is starts and have
scored $50 points against their OPP
ponents' 4O5. Chief among their
scoring aces is "Chink" Matthews,
who has accounted for 146 of the
points.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-13

An out-of-to athletic club,
the Miller A. c. of Cambridge
City, Ind, has five formidable
amateur fighters who will make
bid for team supremacy in the
final session of the annual Times
Legion Golden Gloves boxing
tournament at the local Armory
Friday night.
All five are entered in the Open
class competition. Open cham
pions of the eight weight di-
visions will be sent to Chicago to
compete in the Midwest Tourna-
ment of Golden Gloves Cham
piOnS.
The Miller A. c. last year had
two representatives on the Times
Legion team which went to the
Chicago event. It's contenders in
the current action have formida-
bic records.
Blocky Mohler, 135-pounder,
has a record of 81 amateur VIC
tories and only two losses. The
record of Delbert Hutton, middle
weight, is equally as impressive
with Is victories against six
losses.
Russ Bennett, 200-pound Negro
slugger, will compete in the semi
finals with another Miller A. G.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-13

ana QlSpOSeQ OF UIle husky DrulSer II
For thrills and wild and woolly
action, the Marshall melee
set new high, reaching its climax
when the Colorado blond hurled
Davis into the ropes with so much
enthusiasm that ring post snapped
in two and the ropes were strewn
over the mat. This happened after
20 minutes of punching and tug
ging. Marshall made short work
of the Big Boy after that, battering
him about the undraped ring and
flooring him with a volley Of
punches.
Job for Carpenters
It took a half-dozen carpenter
and rope twisters 80 minutes to re-
pair the damage the huskies had
accomplished in a few minutes.
With a new ring post installed, the
grapplers resumed hostilities just
where they had left off.
Davis battered Eyerett's head on
the iron ring braces, then tossed
him out on to the floor. Twice
Marshall tried to return, and just
as many times was kicked out again
by the Big Boy. The next time
Marshall grabbed Davis, planted a
right solidly in the Davis tumn1y
and dived through the ropes to nail
him to the canvas. This took just
seven minutes.
Nearly 1000 fans who for weeks
have been clamoring for Davis
scalp were on hand to see the
Buckeye Bad Boy" humbled, and
when Marshall accomplished the
feat-4OOO huzzahs raised the roof
Karl was far from pleased with
the decision, however, claiming that
Marshall had thrown him while he
CMarshalD was outside the ring. He
argued long and loudly with Referee
Heze Clark. Everett interrupted and
the fans who had remained to
watch the argument were treated to
an impromptu boxing match be-
tween the rival grapplers.
Marvin Is Drubbed
Not all the smuggling was PROVIDED
by Marshall and Davis, however
Billy Edwards, the strutting Texan
added another triumph to his local
string by "knuckling" down Tommy
Marvin, Indian veteran, with his
"chiropractic hold in Is minutes.
Marvin absorbed a sound drubbing.
and only twice, when he clampec.
on his favorite 'chinlock" only to
see it broken by big-chested Billy,
did he perform up to his usual
standard.
Otto Kuss, the popular I. U. COL
legian, added Commute draw with
Paul Harper to his pro record. The
lanky Hoosier found the going tough
with the handsome Texas athlete,
and more than once was caught
in a "ticklish" situation. Both war
riors stuck TO graphing "a Ia
Hoyle" and the result was fast
and clever tusSle.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-13

IT takes an elaborate organization TO supervise the straight
away auto speed trials at DayCna Beach, Fla where Sir
Malcolm Campbell poised with his Bluebrd ready to burn
up the sand effort to better his mark of 2721O8
miles an hour his 100000 The world speed trials
under the supervision Of the contest board OF the Ame-
can Automobile Association.
A trials Of the Diesel olburnng motors
OF HpniA Waukesa
OF Indianapolis WITH Cunnns DIESEL
Die IS 1908
indianapolis A A A officials They
the Indianapolis Motor Speedway
times the 5OOne
here within onehousandth Of second
Mr. ycrs is a Daytona Beach.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-13
/. T.. Tilt on Air

GONE Of the towns hot spots are
- going 70 miss out on business
during the early part Of Saturday
night coming up. A lot Of sports
gOers are going 10 remain at home
with their ears glued to the loud
speaker.
The Indiana University basketball
team, tied with Purdue for the Big
Ten lead, will battle third place
Wisconsin at Madison Saturday and
the running play will be put on the
air by the Milwaukee Journal. The
station is WTMJ.
Inspect the tubes, boys. 1t
promises to be a thriller. At the
same time Purdue will be battling
Illinois at Lafayette. There's an
idea. You can go see that one and
the guess is that the Ind.ana-Wis-
cousin score will be announced
there at the half and final. The
WTAIJ, Milwaukee. announcement
SAYS 8 p. m. for the start of the
Crimson Badger broadcast.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-02-13
Butler Diamond
TryOuts Report
II to Prepare for Gard of
ID Games.

First call for baseball was made
yesterday at Butler University. with
II candidates turning out in re-
spouse. Five lettermen we're among
the group.
Lettermen who will be at the dis
posal of Coach Tony Hinkle are
George Zimmerman, Robert Foil,
Karl Sutphin, Roscoe Bats and
Arnold Kleine. Other early tryouts
are Eldon Staller, Clarence Laymon,
Max Brown, Spero Costas, Charles
Lee, Harry Mckee, Joe Nesbit, FL
mer Wyatt, Richard Curtis, Fred
Cline, Kermit Bunnel and Max
Stuckey.
The 1885 team will play on new
diamond, which has been laid out
behind the feldhouse. Fourteen
games are included in the schedule.
It is:
April II. at Indiana Central; April 26.
at Indiana State; April 2S, Wabash; MAY
3. Franklin; May 8. at Wabash; May IL,
Indiana State; May Il, Indiana Gen.
trail; May 81, Wabash; May 20, at Frank
lin; June l, Wabash. Games with Purdue
and Earlham will be arranged for June.