The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1935-02-09

"A OPGAAAACh
Dole Trouble in England
And the United Front
OPANISH fascism is foun-
" dering in the heavy sea of
it's own weaknesses and con-
Predictions. Repeated cabinet
crises have hit the Lerroux-
Robes outfit. Always it has
the fear that the working
class, some Of whose advance guard
it massacred, is preparing for new
and greater battles. Recently
cock-and-bull story came out ID
Spain about a plot to unite Portu-
gal with Spain, and that 1t was fo1
this reason that the Asturias ups
rising started.
Now the CorteS, Spanish parlia-
ment, is grumbling and squeakins
over a proposed bill for the censor
ship Of newspapers, motion pictures,
wireless and photography under ali
circumstances. Newspapers, it a
provided, can be founded only with
government permission.
Some of the facist supporters OF
the regime had to call it mon
stroSity," and others admitted il
was ''muddle." All Of the news
papers, except Gil Robes the
Spanish Hitler, attacked the bill
Even Jose Antonio Primo de Rivera.
the leader of the more open fascist
gang, the "Phalanx," declared that
the governments "oWn weakness
was responsible for the strength OF
the measure"
WE GET the following interesting
W letter from Spain on the situa-
ton OF the working class:
"The reign of terror, subsequent
to the revolutionary events in
Spain, still continues. But now it
is taking the vindictive form Of
fascist reprisals against the work.
ing class. This is but natural
since two of the state ministers
are members of the G. E. ID. A.
(Gil Robes fascist Catholic
party, and particularly the
pivotal post of Minister of Labor
is held by G. E. d. A. man,
Anguera de SOLO.
Recently a ministerial order
raised the hours of work in the
metallurgical industry from A to
4S. This is very important in
dustry in Catalonia. Accompany
ing this decree came the warming
that any workers, individually or
0rganizationally, who intefered
with the social peace by agitating
against this edict would be dealt
with by military authorities.
Utilities and banks were given
the liberty to fire any number Of
workers they want to. Previously,
when a worker was told he was no
longer required, he was given a
heariSg before the jurado mixto
mixed jury.
'The effect of this decree was
felt almost Immediately. In Ma.
drid, 437 street-car workers were
fired"
A TREMENDOUS mass movement
"A is developing in Britain against 4
slaShing of the dole rates On We'd &
nesday, a particularly high point
was reached when thousands Of
workers in Sheffield battled the po-
lice. Nine cops were injured, and
80 workers arrested. The police
charged into the crowd when the
delegation came from the City Hail
to report on it's conference with the
authorities.
The initiative of this gigantic
movement which is sweeping Bril-
tain, breaking through the obstacles
of His Majesty's Labor Party off,
Gals and trade union leaders, is
given by the National Unemployed
Workers Movement, at the head Of
which are Communists. Wal Han
nington is the outstanding leader Of
the movement.
Just two weeks ago, more than
10000 workers marched in Glasgow
and Pontypridd against the Unem-
ployment Boards slashing of relief
scales. The movement is gaining
greater momentum all the time, and
will be a powerful factor in the
forthcoming national elections and
in the united front struggles OF the
Communist Party Of Great Britain.
THE crux Of the fight is against
the newly appointed National
Unemployment Assistance Board,
which is following Roosevelt's more
fascist measures in slashing relief,
instituting forced labor camps, and
centralizing the relief apparatus in
order to cut down the total of the
doles by series of complicated
maneuvers.
The New York Times admitted
that the united front demonstra-
tons have forced partial upward
revision of the doles; but the fight
is still going on.
1t was this same measure which
the American capitalist press sem
sationally distort e d, and which
Hearst's chief liar, Brisbane, tried ]
to interpret as insuring the works
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