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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Hearst >-> King of the Gutter Press

lin demanding that We conquer
Mexico and keep it-fOr the
greater glory of Hearst and Wall
Street.
The gutter press kings empire
is not large enough to satisfy
his enormous appetite for plum
der; his extensive holdings of val
liable property in New York iCty;
his South Dakota mines worth 80
MILLION dollars (which he has as
sessed for taxation purposes at
ten million dollars; his huge
California estate that extends for
so miles along our western coast;
his thousands of acres of cOOlie-
worked California vegetable
fields; his enormous Mexican
ranch that extends for distance
of 20 miles-these are not enough
to satisfy the king of tine gutter
press.
AS a boy, little Willie was
such a bad character that his
father couldn't send him to Cal
ifornia schools; they wouldn't
have him. So he was sent to a
private eastern school. Soon
they could stand him no longer,
and kicked him out. Then he
was sent to Harvard Univers-
ity; there too, he was SO bad
that no one could stand him and
he was again kicked out.
Hearst Is Pervert
When Hearst chose to enter
politics, he had to leave Califor-
MIA where he was too well known,
and go to New York, where he
became a notorious tool of Tam
many Hall. On another venture
into eastern politics, Hearst took
with him as a character witness
Governor Budd of California.
They and others, while on the
train journey with assorted dis
reputable characters, staged q
shameless orgy. Governor Budd
fled to Europe in fear and shame;
but Hearst's money and influence
carried him on.
Hearst's methods of fooling the
people are devilishly interesting.
In the early days of his power,
the people of California were
fighting the corrupt rule of the
Southern Pacific Railway which
had California in its grasp.
People Sold Out
Hearst, to increase his circula-
ton, became the peoples cham
piOn-until he made deal with
the company. From it he received
$4,000 to cease his attacks and
he had the increased circulation.
What more could he want. He
pulled the same trick later in
Chicago in attacking the corrupt
and powerful gas trust, selling
out to the enemies of the people.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Intensity Fight on
OFT Anti~L Bill!

The OFT bill has stirred a hornets nest of
protest. From railroad brotherhoods, union
after union, the Everett Central Labor Council
the working class has hit in no uncertain terms
this challenge to its fundamental rights and
liberties
The measure strikes most directly at the
Communist Party, at labors most militant or
ganization. But it goes farther to deny the
rights OF the ballot to any militant or progress
I've
The measure must be smashed. Protest must
increase. Deluge every state senator in Olympia
with the demand that the Houses passage Of
the bill be not repeated!
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01

'ers, and have been reading pref
ty faithfully the Voice, and ex-
cept for some things that ! sup
pose | know about the Commun-
lists, see no difference in aims.
| like the Voice of Action.
Sincerely,
j. +. p.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Around = the
world inC minutes

MANCHUKUo- This puppet
state of imperialist Japan felt
the effects of a large group of
mutinying native troops near
Mukden. Rebelling against the
tyranny of their japanese mas
tiers, the native armed forces
were successfully defying large
cOntingents of japanese troops
to put them down.
ITALY-Italy is replacing her
Negro troops in Africa with TIA
ian troops, so there will be less
danger of mutiny.
SPAIN-Despite the greatest
of fascist oppression, the revolu-
tiOnary situation continues to
mature rapidly. In this country
there are three million landless
agricultural workers who earn
from 80 to rs cents a day. Two per
cent of the landowners own 81
per cent of the land.
SOVIET CHINA - Latest re-
ports from this region show that
the Red Armies have been rapid
ly closing on Chungking, capital
of SZechuan province and a city
of a million population. This Is
the stronghold of the richest of
all Chinese provinces.
ABYSSINIA-Evidence brought
to light by Pravda, Moscow daily,
seems to show that Germany Is
giving approval to the extension
of Japanese influence in this
last free country of Africa. Italy
is driving toward open invasion
of the little country; Germany,
who was thwarted by Italy in her
attempt last year to unite with
Austria, is now playing the i'm
perialist dog in the manger with
MussOlini.
1TALY-At the same time,
Italy has been mobilizing troops
on the border of Austria.
GERMANY-The Hitler gov
eminent, under the fear of con-
tinually rising tide OF revolution
airy sentiment, is using one of its
most powerful weapons against
the militant wOrkers-steriliZa-
ton of opponents of the govern
ment under the claim that they
are mental detectives, No civil
lied nation using sterilization for
mental detectives adopts the
method of castration. the most
brutal of all types Yet this re-
gime of degenerates is doing it.
At the Moabit prison, where
many mliitants have been kept,
already III men have suffered
this brutality. ~
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
81 The Next Step Is
Greater Unity

Laurels to the Communist Party for pro-
posing five-point united front program of
3Qhour week at union rates of pay on all VERA
jobs building of strong AFL unions in the state
opposition to the OFT bill, repeal of the Grimm
al syndicalism law, unemployment and social
Insurance tHB 12S and HR 2S27l!
wreath to the Commonwealth convention
delegates who answered the call for unity and
arranged that committee of theirs meet the
Communist Party committee to discuss details
OF joint action
The Communist Party directed its call also
to the state and King County committees of the
Socialist Party, to the State Federation of La
Dor and to the Seattle Central Labor Council,
to the Continental Committee on Technocraey
We urge those bodies to act. We ask men,
bers of those organizations to see their execut-
ives accept the unity proposals.
The attack of capital upon labor, the rising
tide of fascsm, make unity of action the burn
ing question of the day. BY labors international
day Of celebration, May Day, let us see trade
unionists Communists, Socialists, Technoerats
and Commonwealth Builders in one strong wall
of resistance to hunger, fascism and war
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Dr. Congratulations and
Full Support

Commonwealth Builders, we congratulate
you. Your convention shows you are on the road
to militant action
You have declared for unity against the
forces of reaction. You oppose Hearst, the OFT
bill, the jim-crOw measure OF Representative
Todd You are for free speech and free press
You believe in the right to organize and strike.
We welcome you as brothers in common
cause For these points are the program of the
Voice of Action. On these issues we have led
a two-year uneomprOmising fight.
We will continue our policy of constructive
criticism. We will oppose frankly and openly
policies and actions we believe not in the inter-
ests of the working class We will expose cap
italist ciques who attempt to make your or
ganzation a political football-as Schwellen-
bach did as Stevenson would like to do.
The pages of the Voice of Action are open
to you. News of the plans and activities of your
units belong in this paper
We pledge you full support influential and
unwayering support for the positive planks OF
your platform. We pledge you aid in the fight
for honest. rank and file control OF your organ
ization. We pledge all forces to the building
of militant Commonwealth Builders, Inc.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
Asks Unity
Seated, Wash.

Dear Editor:
Why not, all of us with com
mon aims, join forces and present
single front to the reaction
aries? / am not Communist,
and, If / understand their prin-
ciples, part of them, could not
now at any rate, become one.
l know any number OF radicals
who in that are like me. think
nearly all native Americans are
so.
But you and the Socialists, the
Technocrats and ] think, the Com
monwealtb Builders. have in the
main, one purpose--to make Of
our country a socialist state.
listen as often as possible to
the broadcasts of the Technocrats
and the Commonwealth Build
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
War Trends
The WEEKS DEVELOPMENTS


Documents of great Importance
relating to a proposed investiga-
tiOn of certain army officers by
Congress we're found to be miss
ing from the Congressional office.
Secretary of the Navy Swanson
announced a shake-up involving
the change OF many high officials
in the fleet, preparatory to ex-
tensive naval maneuvers in the
Pacific this coming spring and
summer. The war games" are be-
ing used as an imperialist move
to incite Japan to stir up a war
situation.
Last week the Congressional
Committee for investigating fas-
eism made its report. As predict
ed in the Daily Worker and the
Voice of Action, almost nothing
was said of fascism, but the OPP
pOrtunity was taken to recon-
mend that Congress pass laws
setting up a special federal po-
lice for Selling militants and Com
munists, depriving the Commun-
4, list Party of the use of the mails,
and fixing heavy Jail sentences
for all militant activity. 1t will be
remembered that the investigat-
ing committee took care to hear
all prO-fascists who wished to tes-
tify against labor, but refused
to allow the Communist Party
to present any testimony.
| -
The u. S. Army and Navy ANA
teur Reserve Systems, two highly
important cogs in the war ma
chine, are widely advertised and
recruited for by the American
Radio Relay League, an organ
izatiOn supposed to be devoted
to the interests of amateur radio
fans. In this way the youth in
terested in radio, and the air
channels supposed to be reserved
for their expTimental use, are
being rounded up in the rapid
preparations for another imper-
ialist blood bath.
y
Even the toy manufacturers
are aiding in the drive for war
by greatly increasing their stocks
of military toys. Games of war
are being featured more prom
, inently in the toy displays.
y
The War Department has as
signed 81 officers to the NRA set
up to permit them to make stu
dies and observations of value In
the perfecting of the industrial
mobilization plans" Nineteen of
these are on code boards repre-
senting 10 basic industries.
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AnacOrtes, Wash.
Dear Editor:
Mr.. Lowell Wakefield made a
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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
BY r. X. VAN DORM

William Randolph Hearst,
King of the Gutter Press, is
getting a well-deserved trouncing
such as he never had before.
James Casey, managing editor of
the Daily Worker and a former
editor of the New York Times, is
showing in series of articles in
the Daily Worker that Hearst is
among other things-a liar, a
blackmailer, a swindler, and a
thief. In series of powerful
sketches, editor Casey draws up
on his long experience and ac-
quaintance In the field of jour-
nalism and traces the series of
corrupt acts that mark the rise
of the king of yellow journalism
like mile-posts on the road to
American fascism.
As the mouthpiece of leading
financiers of the country, Hearst
has always built up the circula-
ton of his papers and the extent
OF his power by pretending to
stand for the common people
while in reality-in each and ev-
cry case-he betrays the trust of
the masses.
Hides His Past
Today, Hearst is the man
who tells his editors to play
up the red scare or lose their
jobs. This is the man who fears
the effect of the bright light Of
publicity so much that he will
not risk it being turned upon
his past; he orders his editors
to keep no accounts Of his life
in their newspaper files-which
are a valuable working store of
news for every newspaper.
First, Hearst is a notorious
hirer of scab labor, and always
has been-eYen when he was pre-
tending the loudest to be a friend
of the working man.
During all the years that
Hearst has been going before the
American people pleading for a
large army and navy to keep
peace, he has at the same time
worked desperately for war. 1t
is by now well-known that the
Spanish-American war of 1898 was
chiefly a result of the unceasing
propaganda for imperialist mar
kets in Cuba and the other Span
ish islands by Hearst and his
Wall Street cohorts.
Hearst Wanted War
In 1916, minor troubles were
brewing in Mexico-where Hearst
has huge ranch and still larger
oil and mineral interests. The U.
S. almost declared war on Mexico
ON a mere pretext-because of
the war hatred that Hearst and
his Wall Street clique stirred up
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
MAKE PRIZES

!. PORTLAND, Feb. 2S-North-
west Portland Unemployment
Council ladies sewing circle are
making gifts for the dutch aue-
tions held on social evenings.
The N.W,P. NC gained another
new member last meeting.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
In Sympathy
Caldwell, Idaho.

Caldwell, Idaho.
Dear Editor:
Please send me a copy Of the
Voice of Action for Feb. 8 and
copy of the latest issue for en-
closed 10 cents. l am In sympathy
with you in this great work Of
uplifting OF the masses.
Mrs. III. d. p.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01

Last week in Chicago Frederick Dinkel-
berg died He was on relief. He was one of the
nations most famous architects, having design
ed the Flatiron building in New York. one of
the first sky-scrapers.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01

Roosevelt's struggle for a $50 month wage
standard on all public works is large element
in his drive for war. The profits of the NUM-
tions manufacturers continue to rise.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01

Last week u. s. government officials at
Oklahoma City confscated 1000 copies of the
magazine, Soviet Russia Today" The raid was
made illegally without search warrant
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01

Suicides in the army are on the increase.
Suicides among the armed forces are about
three times as frequent among the general
population.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01

"Basieally the New Deal was an effort to
save capitalism. - Raymond Moley, aide to
Roosevelt.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-01
SPOTLIGHT
ON THE
World Crisis
By DONALD GLEASON
MANCHUKUoANs REVOLT
HITLER FACES RUIN
SITTING ON A VOLCANO
sTRACHEY's SPEECH
LUNDIN's NIGHTMARE

MANCHURIAN soldiers near
Mukden are revolving against
Japanese Imperialism. The extent
OF this mutiny can be realized
when the news dispatches from
Shanghai tell of 5000 Japanese
troops battling the mutineers
but being unable to stop them.
They are reported to be on the
outskirts of Mukden on two
sides with Japanese planes bomb
ing the district. Mukden is the
industrial heart of Manchukuo
and a parallel situation would
be rebels in the outskits of Pitts
burg.
, 1935-09-29
Staying OFW
Fl CHARGED


BUCHAREST. Rumania. Sept. 28.
-tF-Vasile Tcaciuc was held SAT-
urday for the mass murder Of n
persons, including one woman.
Police said the woman had been
identified as a school teacher who
had been missing for several weeks.
Authorities said they had obtain
ed "a confession from Tcaciuc admit
ting that he got spiritual satisfac-
ton out Of q good murder"
The alleged confession also stated
that a l7-year-old girl induced him
to commit the crimes and served as
the lure OF the victims.
i.nung the men slain were IA faith
CIR and son. according to police who
expressed skepticism over "a state
ment In the alleged confession that
three women, In addition 70 the
l7-year-old girl. aided IN the crimes.
II Is unlikely. the police said, that
the school teacher could have been
lured to her doom by a girl
All the other crimes followed a
common design. the police said. It
was the Slayer'S practice 20 invite
his victims TO an Isolated house. the
alleged confession stated. to meet
the women friends"
, 1935-09-29
Out-Of-State
Students Are
Enrolled Here

Thirty-six pupils who have been
attending other schools are registered
In the Brownsville high school and
junior high school this year. accord
ing 10 a list furnished by Superin-
tendent r. G. Dodd.
The new pupils come from points
as far off as Wyoming. although a
number are from other Valley
points. The list follows:
Kathryn Avants. Muskogee. Okla
John and Ruth Brugman Port Isa-
bel: Floyd Byrd, Caspar, WyOm-
ing: Carl Brugman. Jr., Catarina,
Texas: Marilyn Baylor, Odem;
Ralph Berchman, Jr.. Cheram. Tex
as: Carol Clayton, Claremore, Ok
lahcma: Marjorie Sue Clarkson,
Beaumont: Roger Davis, Jr.. villa
Park. Illinois: James and Charles
Davidson. Harrington: y. ID. Duke,
San Benito: Frances Farrar, Faye,
Oklahoma. Eugene Hanson. Lake
Charles, Louisiana: Jack Hutcher-
son, Port Isabel: Frank Hutchinson,
San Benito: Harry Swofford, Jr,
Buffalo. N. Y: Bonnie Jean Kientz.
San Benito: Josefina Lopez. Rio
Grande City: Mary X and Frank
Lallier. Fcrt worth: Eugene Me-
Nair. Council Bluff. Iowa: Richard
NuRent. Harrington: Travers Osborne.
st. Louis: Harrison Pabst. Weslaco;
Lawrence Perdue. Weslaco: Glenn
PolhemuS Mission; Harvey Rentz
San Benito: Harry Swofford. r.,
Harlingen: Isabel Tallcn. San An
tonic: Nancy and Catherine Whit
ney. Delmar. NJ. Y.: Lois Worley.
San Antonio; Berneil wilson. Port
Isabel. and Della YznaEa. Mercedes
, 1935-09-29
LEAGUE WARNS OF
GRAVE EVENTS

GENEVA. Sept. %. RDThe Lea
que of Nations assembly adjourned
Saturday in the face Of q warning
of grave events" impending-but
ready to meet instantly on an SOS
call In any new talo-Ethiopian
emergency.
Shortly after adjournment. sit
ting as q committee Of thirteen. the
league council decided In private
session 70 submit to the italian gov
eminent Ethiopia's request for the
dispatch OF neutral observers TO the
troubled frontiers CT Emperor He.'e
GelaSSie.
Italy's views were sought. league
officials explained, because the coun-
ell felt Il would be difficult and
perhaps even perilous for q neutral
commission TO proceed TO Ethiopia
unless guarantees were obtained
from both nations that its work
would be facilitated and the lives Of
Its members protected.
AT the same time a belief was cur
rent In Diplomatic circles that Great
Britain. II worst comes to worst.
would refuse TO act alone IN a naval
blockade against italy.
, 1935-09-29
OLD KENTUCKY
DEMOS SPLIT


FRANKFORT. KY. Sept. 28.-CRI
The presidential blessing Saturday
rested upon the youthful shoulders
Of Lieut.. Gov. Z. B. Happy) Chan
dler. democratic nominee for gov
ernor. but 1t served to emphasize a
schism In the ranks or democracy In
old Kentucky.
After declining a White House in
vitation to join President Roosevelt's
special train at Cincinnati Friday, a
bid Chandler quickly accepted, Gov
ernor Ruby Laffoon and Thomas s.
Rhea, the state administrations
candidate defeated BY Chandler In
the recent bitter primary campaign,
likewise were co~nSpicuOusly absent
from the party c~ounselors who con-
verged on Lawrencehurg Saturday
for Chambers maiden speech as the
party nominee.
Party leaders declined to speculate
upon what effect. II any. the schism
mry have In determining Kentucky's
choice in the state general election
November 8 between Chandler and
the republican nominee, Judge King
Swope OF Lexington.
In their primary campaigns, both
Chandler and Rhea emphasized
their allegiance to the New Deal,
and the importance OF a democratic
victory In Kentucky this fan to
President Roosevelt's administration.
, 1935-09-29
Fl. WORTH

FORT WORTH. Sept. 28.-R US
Dept. Agr.)-Hogs 900; truck hogs
s-l0 lower; top 1890: packing top
1875: good to choice 185-280 ID
truck lots mostly i1.75-90; mixed
grade underweightS. down to $50:
packing sows steady, 9O0-25.
Cattle 100; cattle 800 compared
close last week: slaughter steers and
yearlings 1925 lower: she stock
steady; bulls weak to Is lower;
calves rs lower; medium weight
steers 900; most 600; fed offerings
7.75-885: grassers 4.50-5.75; beef
COWS ~3.75-5.50; stock steer calves
625-7.50: most stock heifer calves
$50 down; yearling stock steers
6.85: feeder steers $50.
sheep 100, nominal. Compared
with a week ago: all killing classes
strong to rs higher: feeder lambs
and yearlings steady: medium 70
good fat lambs 7.75-SI50: fat year
lings 6.c0-50; 2-yr old fat wethers
$50: aged fat wethers $50: aged
Fat wethers 4O0-75; latter price for
good wooded wethers: feeder lambs
6.50-725: feeder yearlings 5.O0-25.
, 1935-09-29

austin. Sept. 20. Up Cover
nor Alfred Saturday granted a con-
ditional pardon and II general pa
roles.
Bob billiard. sentenced in Taylor
county last Jan. is to two years
for passing O. forged instrument,
received a conditional pardon
Paroles were granted
Henry Thorp, convicted IN Daw-
son county of violating the liquor
law and sentenced to one year
Willie Heaton. Menard county.
assault TO nl.rder. two years
John King. Limestone county.
burglary. two years.
Leonard Moore. johnson county.
burglary, two years.
Rufus Walker, Morris county.
murder. five years.
Joe Nisbett. Parker and Hood
counties, burglary and attempted
burglary. six years.
Floyd Mcdaniel. Wise county.
cattle th,Dt, two years.
Harry Elder. Harrison county.
murder. 10 years.
j II. Moore, Coleman county.
burglary, two years.
William Booker, Jr., Mitchell
county. burglary. three years
Tomas Lozano. Terrell count.
burglar, two years.
, 1935-09-29
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 26- up
II was hedging vs.. trade buying on
the cotton market Saturday and the
former wen the contest. resulting in
M. losses Of / to 3 points for active
futures.
A few overnight buying orders
brought about small net advances at
the first call. but the gains failed
TO hold and the market slipped CT.
for net losses on the day.
Hedging pressure continued to
increase. keeping step with the lar
ger movement of raw cotton. and
the trade would only absorb the on
tracts after minor setbacks.
Dealings In the October options
dwindled and II closed at 1912 bid.
but December at 1910. March ut
1851 and May at 1859 showed small
net losses on the day.
Port receipts 45.372: season l.446.-
o52: last season 1.l37.3l4. Experts
20.O58: season $3.50: last season
643502. Port stocks 1926. 1874. Stocks
on shipboard at New Orleans. Cal
weston and Houston were 69.lBl: last
year lO4.166. SPOT sales at south
ern markets were 1856 bales: last
year 3T.463.
, 1935-09-29

Especial 70 The Herald
MERCEDES, Sept. 28.4~The Tiger"
semi-monthly newspaper published
by the Mercedes High School, has
released the first issue Of the school
term. Miss Amy Cornish Is sponsor.
The temporary editorial staff. Is
ms follows:
Editor-in-chief, Bette Chambers:
sports editor. Tullis Martin; proof
reader, Harriet Kidder; headline
writers, Lillian Hesse1 and Mildred
Brust: reporters. Bessie Boiler. Lii
Ian Hessell. Mildred Brust. Harriet
Kidder. Frances Irby. Cassie May
Springfield. Matte Lee Breeding:
typists. Lydia Trevino. Ilivia L. Soils.
Hilma Carter. Nina May Moore and
eybil Galloway.
The temporary business staff Is
composed OF Owena Stone. BUSH
ness manager. and Frances Irby and
Matte Lee Breeding as assistants.
The Tiger staff this year plans TO
enter the publication In the Texas
High School Press association and
the Interscholastic League contests
this year.