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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
MN. London Teams
Up with Stevenson;
Ideals Are UnSulled

SEATTLE, Jan. ION. M. Lon
dino, Commonwealth leader, last
week was appointed County Sup
erintendent of Right-of-way by
County Commissioner John G.
Stevenson.
ut came as quite a surprise
to me" London said today in an
interview. He resigned from his
post in the Federal Internal Rev
enue department January 2.
Il will resign from Mr.. Stew
enson's employ Immediately if he
ever asks me to do anything con-
trary to my declared aims and
ideals London said.
Workers believed it wasn't
possible for Stevenson to pro-
pose anything that might cause
London a twinge of conscience.
London, expelled Communist
Party member, undoubtedly will
head the Stevenson for Cover
nor" drive in the 1886 campaign
of the currently dominant cap
italist party.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
NV. LABOR
IS SWINGING
ITS.
NEWSPAPER.
Send in Funds Now
Collected; Write for
Drive Materials

SEATTLE, Jan. 10--A tremend-
GUS enthusiasm and determine
ton to go over the top in the
$1,000 Voice of Action Drive is
sweeping the ranks of the North
west working class, as already
funds and pledges are beginning
to rain into the Voice of Action.
The Renton section of the Com
munist Party, with a 500 quota,
has already sent in $1,000 The
! Portland campaign committee
has challenged Seattle to a race
on the fulfillment of quotas, and
has announced that three Port
land workers have entered the
contest for the Soviet Union trip.
Portlnad has also ordered 500
subscription books.
Aberdeen, Olympia Working
Aberdeen and Olympia are
well on their way toward the at
tainment OF their financial goal,
while the Astoria local of the
Fishermen and cannery Workers
Industrial Union has elected a
drive committee which is expect.
ed to function effectively.
The AnacOrtes section of the
Communist Party has challenged
the Bellingham section to raise
its quota of $50 before Belling-
ham reaches it's $40 quota.
Electing a campaign commit
tee OF three, the Ilwaco local of
the FCWIU plunged into the
drive enthusiastically.
Professor Scott Nearing, noted
lecturer, who spoke to 5000 peo-
pie at the Eagles auditorium
Sunday night, praised the Voice
of Action and emphasized the
necessity of building a strong
workers press in the Northwest.
Nearing is quoted as follows:
The attack now being direct
ed against wOrker-eOntrolled So
Wet Russia by the Hearst papers
and other organs of the U. S. A.
millionaires should convince the
workers of the Pacific Northwest
of the necessity of building a
militant working class press. The
Chambers of Commerce reach
large masses every day with their
press and radio. If the masses are
to know what is going on in the
world-especially in the workers
wOrld-they have no choice but
to build and support their own
working class newspaper"
The Voice of Action will do
nate material for any Voice of
Action benefit affair sponsored
by section campaign committees,
but cannot print material free
for individuals or organizations
in the contest.
The business manager announc-
ed the following quotas for King,
county this list is not complete,
continued on page a col. 81
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
City Council Forced
By UCL To Consider
Backing Initiative 4

The Seattle City Council was
forced Monday by the Unemploy-
ed Citizens League committee to
at least consider Initiative A
among progressive" and AFL
reformist bills for recommended
legislation to Olympia sOlons.
The committee, elected at the
mass funeral in Times Square for
Mrs. Lena Dams, presented its
demands to. the Council and
was-for the inst time in history
-courteously received by the
reactionary and liberal capitalist
politicians.
Council President Dave Levine
promised the committee that In
itiative 4 would be considered for
endorsement, among other social
insurance bills, by the councils
legislative committee. This ac-
tion on Initiative A was forced
by the tremendous statewide
pressure of organized labor and
organized unemployed for real in
surance, coupled with the i'm
mediate mass reaction against
the brutality and heartless in
difference of relief heads respon-
sible for Mrs. Dams committing
suicide and her public funeral.
County commissioners, visited
by the UCL committee elected
at Mrs. Dams funeral, were fore
ed to guarantee that the county
would pay for the funeral and
cremation.
A letter sent by the Central
Federation of the UCL to the
council preceded the visit of the
committee, demanding the cOun-
Gil endorse Initiative a. 1t read in
part:
with the enactment of this
bill further tragedies such as
occurred in the Dams family will
be impossible.
Without the enactment of
this type of legislation the same
methods, only in a more brutal
form, will be used against the
workers to lower wages, cut
down relief, rob them of their
little properties and will crush
out of existence the small bus
mess classes in order to make
Continued on page 4 col. g.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
Spokane Sending Is
Delegates to Olympia

SPOKANE, Jan. 10-Refused a
hall in which to meet, the I'm
employed Council here held a
mass meeting ON the street to
make plans for sending delegates
to the Olympia Congress in the
campaign for the Workers I'm
employment and Social Insurance
bill.
Fifteen delegates are to be
sent from the Spokane sector. At
the mass meeting resolutions
were sent to Congress that the
HR 1898 for Unemployment and
Social Insurance be passed, that
local and national relief not be
reduced, and denouncing the pol
icy of President Roosevelt drop
ping 100000 from the relief rolls
February l, 1885.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
Scott Nearing Backs
Initiative 4
Drive

Election of delegates from ALL
unions, organized unemployed To-
Gals and church and youth groups
was urged by the Unemployment
Insurance Arrangements Commit
tee to continue right up to the
mass send-off for Olympia.
The Congress will present its
demands for real unemployment
insurance to the state legislature
January q, after holding q pre-
liminary session Sunday, January
26, in Olympia.
Continued collection of Initi-
alive 4 signatures was urged by
the Arrangements Committee. Al
though the drive for $4,000 signers
now stands about 10000 short, the
petitions will be presented on the
floor of the Legislature as man.
date from the working class for
action.
Adding his support to the
drive for real unemployment In
surance and urging 100 per cent
backing by all workers of Initial
i've 4 and for militant supp \ u
the Unemployment Insurance
Congress at Olympia January ~
and 2s, Scott Nearing. nationally
known author and lecturer, Wis.,
tied the Voice Of Action Monday
and asked to be quoted as fol-
lows:
"The owning class always In
sures itself through. its stocks,
bonds and mortgages against
economic uncertainties.
The workers have been the
chief sufferers from hard times,
especially from unemployment
Now that mass unemploy-
ment has come to stay, the
workers must demand q system
of unemployment Insurance.
paid for by the bosses and the
state that will protect the
workers must demand q system
of unemployment insurance
paid for by the bosses and the
state that will protect the
worker against this most ter
rible of all economic uncertain
ties"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11

legislature to vote on the Work
ers' Unemployment and Social
Insurance bill Yet, as you know,
this number, collected by the
legal deadline. January 4, is in
sufficient.
There falls to you, for that
reason, a duty and an honor. VIII
you join with other legislators
in the introduction of the Work
ers' Unemployment Insurance
bill to both houses of the state
legislature?
No measure Is more vital to
the welfare of the masses of the
people. Your constituents expect
to see you on the side of the
movement for genuine unemploy-
ment insurance. We expect a IA
vorable, early reply.
Yours truly,
ARRANGEMENTS COMMIT
TEE, STATE CONGRESS FOR
UNEMPLOYMENT AND So
CIAL INSURANCE.
P.S.-We enclose for your in
formation, a copy of the Work
ers' Unemployment Insurance
Bill, and of the call to the State
Congress for Unemployment In
surance, to be held in Olympia,
January 1928. The call lists the
organizations and individuals
who join in sending you this let
ter.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
Speed $1,000 Drive!
EDITORIAL

| The Voice of Action drive
for $1,000 it at an enthusiastic
pitch. Efforts, however, must
be made OF raise its momen-
tum even higher and faster.
Socialist competition, be-
tween organizations, individu-
ais and communities, must be
stimulated. Every source OF
funds must be reached.
Funds collected should be
sent in Immediately to the
Voice of Action, 302 Maritime
Bldg, Seattle, so that we may
have an accurate check on the
progress of the drive.
The Importance of this
drive to the Northwest work
ing class cannot be underesti-
mated. On its success or fail
ure depends much of the
workers future.
Over the top in the $1,000
drive! Build a strong labor
press in the Pacific North
vest!
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
FORCE PROSTITUTION

OLYMPIA, Wash, Jan. 10
Because of her economic needs
and the desire of the Thurston
County Welfare authorities to
ease relief costs, a young woman
was compelled to take the job
of housekeeper to an elderly sin
gle man. The woman, now an err
pectant mother, has been told
by the Welfare that upon the
birth of the child she must sur
render it at once for adoption.
BY such methods the Thurston
County set-up encourages i'm
morality, illegitimacy and pros
titution.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
"UncOnStitutiOnality"
Gag Smashed

Answering the "unconstitution-
atty" gag used by liberal state
representatives to refuse to In
troduee and back Initiative in
the legislature at Olympia, Geo.
Bradley, Initiative drive chair
man explained how the 8-hour
law for railroad workers was also
declared "uncoVstitutionaF in
1S17-yet was forced enacted by
an aroused working class.
THE nationally organized rail-
road workers continued to fight
for the eight-hour Adamson Act,
though 1t was declared unconsti-
tutional by the capitalist courts"
said Bradley.
"The railroad unions prepared
for a general strike to enforce
their demand that the eight-hour
law be enacted. The hour was
set for a general railroad strike
over the United States.
AS the hour approached, the
United States Supreme Court
reversed its decision.
The eight-hour law was declar-
ed constitutional
Initiative 4-and all real.
working class legislation has al
ways been declared 'unconsti-
tutionaP by the capitalist courts.
Initiative is as constitution
al as the eight-hour law. Mobile
ed working class support will
put it across despite it's capital
list and frightened liberal oppo-
sition."
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
Elect Olympia Delegates!
Will 1895 be as hard year as 1884?

Will 1885 be hard a year 1884?
Will food clothing fuel be cant? Will paying
much sacrifice? Will the light off the Juice?
viii the thousands of obless be threat your
scale? Will they still be club against successful strikes
better conditions?
Will medical care be out of reach? Higher education for the
children impossible?
Will kids still to school hungry? Will other follow
the out of poor old Mrs. Dams?
YOU CAN ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS BY YOUR AN
SWER TO THIS CALL FOR ACTIONl
What will provide minimum security all?
employment and social The Workers Unemployment
and Social Insurance Bill
How enactment of this by the legislature of the
of Washington be forced? BY delegations officials
and to legislators By meetings By continuing the collection
of signatures the Initiative petitions BY ELECTION
OF DELEGATES TO THE UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE
CONGRESS IN OLYMPIA JANUARY 27-2S
Little time remains Your response-your be
decisive and immediate.
minimum of two representatives evey organ
zaton union unemployed
political club you belong to reach!
Information, extra copies of the official call may be
cured from Arrangements Committee 400 Mutual Life Building
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
ANII-FASCIST MASS MEETING SUNDAY AT EAGLES
HALL WILL HIT CRIMINAL SYNDICAIISM, HEARST

SEATTLE, Jan. 10-With an
imposing list of anti-war, anti
fascist speakers on the program
a huge crowd is expected at the
mass meeting being sponsored
by the city committee of the Am
erican League Against War and
Fascism Sunday night at the
Eagles hall.
Burning topics of the day
will be subjects Of the meeting.
The criminal syndicalism laws
as a stepping stone to Ameri-
can fascism will be discussed.
by Harry L. Gross, Portlnad
international Labor Defense
lawyer who acted as one of the
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11

attorneys in the Portland syn
dicalism cases.
Other subjects to be touched
upon by speakers will be the
possibility of world war over the
Saar controversy in Europe, and
the Hearst newspaper chains
drive for fascism.
The meeting, incidentally, Is
being held on the same date as
the Saar elections, in which the
Saar population will determine
whether it will remain under
League of Nations protecorate
or go over to Germany or France.
Besides Gross, f. M. Weston,
secretary of the Metal Trades
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11

'EoQ udlt anu lllc NdllillS NlONu
of 5000 cOnverges upon the IN
employed Citizens League men,
bers conducting her service.
Simply, clearly, her story is
told above the clatter of traffic.
She was working class moth
er and wife. She came to Ameri-
ca, the land of plenty, a young
woman with babe in arms. Her
corpse in the hearse is thin, dis
ese-wracked. The babe is a grown
man, out of work. Her husband
and daughter are unemployed.
The house the family was buying
has $500 due in taxes. A home loan
was refused the family.
She was on relief. She went to
California, hitch-hiking part way
to try to find job. She came
back, to Seattle sick, and because
she had $40 in cash her ''home vist
itor' told her she couldn't get
back on relief for two montehs!
A miserly, mean little trick for
relief authorities to play on any
one. For Mrs. Dams it was the
last straw. She committed sui
eide.
Arise, We prisoners of starva-
ton, arise We wretched of the
earth" This was the keynote of
Rev. Thomas II. Edmund's buria,
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11

ing the MINUS criticism of the
reactiOnary officials, Scharenberg
Olander, aud others. He also
stated that the East Coast
problems did not affect us
on the West Coast, despite
the fact that the agreement was
rotten as he frankly admitted.
Lundberg's misunderstanding Of
the class struggle position has
played into the hands of the re-
dictionary officials.
The MWIU called upon the ex-
ecutive board to endors, the cleo
ton OF an ISU negotiating COM
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
Groups Representatives
10 Jan. II JObleSS Meet
Should Be Chosen Soon
Demand Legislators
Back Initiative 4
In Letter

The following letter, drafted
by the Arrangements Committee,
was sent to legislators and sem
ators, urging them to introduce
and back Initiative 4 in the COM
ing session of the legislature:
Sir:
Forty thousand voters of this
state have affixed their sigma
lures to Initiative in an effort
to force the coming session of the
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11

That notorious multi-millionaire, William
Randolph Hearst, through the medium of his
EXTENSIVE daily newspaper chain, is cutting loose
with an unprecedented series directed at the
Soviet Union and the Communist Party.
Hearst sees the existence of the Soviet IN
ion, where the workers are triumphantly build
ing a social structure dedicated to mass Sc
curty, and the American Communist Party
as a menace to American Institutions"
By American institutions it is easy to see
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
Tacoma Youth To Hold
Social Security Farley

TACOMA, Jan. 10-A youth
conference for social security is
being held Jan. IL at the Horace
Mann Unemployed hall. This con-
ference is sponsored by the Youth
Committee of the Pierce County
Unemployment Councils. Organ
izations are asked to send dele
gates. All youth are invited to
attend.
The purpose of the conference
is to unite the young people of
Tacoma around a program for the
betterment of their conditions.
At the conference, delegates to
the Olympia Congress will be
elected. Speakers will explain
Initiative No. 4.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11

Council and business agent of the
Boilermakers Union; Prof. F. b.
Farquharson of the U. of W.;
Washington; Professor F. b. Far
quharson of the same university;
Revels Cayton of the Communist
Party; James Dallas, delegate to
national AFL convention from
the Flour and Cereal Workers
Union; and others, will speak.
Charles Mccarthy, member of
the Building Laborers Union
and the Central Labor Council
will preside.
The meeting will start at 8 d.
m, and admission will be 25
cents for employed and 10 cents
for unemployed.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
Hold Benefit for
Insurance Congress-

Unit 4, Communist Party, and
Crown Hill UCL are giving two
benefit card parties for delegates
to the Unemployment Insurance
Congress at Olympia.
The parties win be given at
5Sth and Fremont, January IL
and 10.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
CONGRESS NEEDS FUNDS

Money for promotion, print
ng, transportation of dele
gates, materials for banners,
ETC., is needed by the Ar
rangements Committee for the
Unemployment Insurance
Congress at Olympia January
q mad rs.
Send your organizations
contribution to APO Mutual
Life bldg, Seattle.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11

address, delivered there in Times
Squrae above the clatter of traf-
fic.
Yet this working class tragedy
is being enacted in thousands,
tens of thousands, of working
class homes all the time, said the
workers conducting services for
Mrs. Dams.
The only answer, they said, is
Continued on page A col. 81
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11
Mother Takes Life When
Refused Relief; County
Forced ToPay Funeral
Mrs. Dams Is Only One Of Thousands Of Relief
Victims Say Funeral Speakers Insurance
For JobleSS Demanded by U.C.L.
By HACK THOMAS

Monday the buried their dead holding public services
in Times Square under the relief administrators six stories
of them erowdng the windows better look at the heae
tanning their handwork.
Down Olive Way the Home Undertaking Parlor escorted
by Lena Dams riding
Packard time The Times
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-11

that Hearst means his mistresses and mansions,
along with Georgia chain gangs, munitions
rackets, banking trusts and strike breaking
agencies.
The simplest way for the millions of workers,
who resent Hearst's lying attacks, to strike back
at this degenerate hypocrite is through the cir
eulation of his newspapers Boycott the PHI
Follow the lead of the San Francisco longshore-
men, steamsters Andsseamen. who have official
ly refused to read the Hearst press -
Evening star., 1935-03-06
STOCKS SLIP BACK
AFTER BRISK RISE
Early Gains of I to 3 or
More Points Wiped Out
or Greatly Reduced.
BY VICTOR EUBANK,
Associated Press Financial Writer.

NEW YORK, March 6.-The STOCK
market enjoyed brief upward spur
today following financial news ticker
reports Of remarks by the President
at a White House press conferences
regarding the value of the dollar.
Early advances Of to or more
points. however, were later Cancelled
or substantially reduced when an ad.
miniStrative spokesman made 1t cleal
that the Chief Executive had not in.
tended to infer that any further Gu
in the dollar was contemplated al
this time.
Advances of fractions to around
point were hel5 by United State:
Smelling, MacIntyre Forcupine. Case
General Motors, American Can ant
some others. Evans Products declined
more than 2 points and a number
of smaller losers in evidence. Tn.
approximated 100000 shares.
Equities reversed their trend ane
jumped ahead when the news ticker:
reported the Chief Executive had sale
the value of the monetary unit va:
still too high in relation to debts
This, of course, was at first glance seer
as at least potentially infiationary
Gold and silver mining issues led tht
initial squirt with recoverieS of ! to
points and the trading volume ex,
panded briskly The fervor cooled
little later, however, and prices slip.
ped back from their peaks when i
was found that Mr.. Roosevelt, IL
answer to a query as to whether h
meant further dollar devaluation
laugh;ngly cautioned his questione!
not to go too fast,
Among shares recording advance:
of to around points were Unitet
States Smelling, Mcintyre Porcupine
American Can and Case. Gamers O.
a point or more included United State;
Steel; Sears, Roebuck; Continenta
Can, Loew's, American Smelling
Howe Sound, Cerro de PaSco, Chrys.
Ter, Johns s-Manville. Columbia Pic.
lures, Standard Oil Of New Jersey
Westinghouse, Santa Fe, Union Pa.
cific, Delaware g. Hudson and New
York Central. The utilities, such a.
Consolidated Gas and Public Servic,
of New Jersey. were fractionally i'm.
proved, but American Telephone wa
Just about even.
In addition to the Washington
scene and the somewhat disturbin,
, gyrations of foreign exchanges, markei
observers continued to point to tha
importance Of the domestic economic
picture.
Early carloading estimates for tn,
last week, officially published Friday
indicated more than seasonal up.
turn in traffic over the previous week
Evening star., 1935-03-06
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.
CHICAGO. March s lP. Omitted

CHICAGO. March s up. Omitted States
Department of Agriculture) )-Eogs. 10, 600,
including 1000 direct: market slow: 10
pounds, s.s0aso: top $50; a0Yse Yso-S99 600
pounds. 9.6OaS5: light lights. 9.1Oa65:
SLAUGHTER pigs. 7.50a9.10: packing sows.
S.9Oa9.O5; light light. good and choice,
140-160 pounds. g.00a65: light weight.
10000 pounds, 9.40aS5. medium weight.
2OO.25O pounds. 965a9O: heavy weight.
medium and good. 375-55O pounds. s.10a
pounds, 7.50a9.25.
Cattle. 1000: calves. 1900; fed steers
and yearlings very active. unevenly strong
to 20 higher. inbetween and lower grades
showing most advance; general run SELL
ing 80 higher than late last week; sup
ply fairly well cleaned up on early rounds:
top. IA 10; best yearlings. 1855: heifer
yearlings, 1880; largely 9.25a12.75 mar
ket; all she stock firm to unevenly higher:
bulls steady; vealers steady to 25 lower.
slauehtsr cattle s smd vealeTs: Steers: good
1900. pounds. !0.75a14.1O: 1.300-i 800
pounds 10.75a14. 10; common and medi-
good and choice. 5o0-T50 pounds, e.5Oa
COWS, sood; 7;25ag;75 common and me
Evening star., 1935-03-06
FOREIGN MARKETS.
,y the Associated Press

change was disturbed today over the un-
certain foreign exchange situation. local
and continental political differences and
sagged due TO lack of support and some
realizing in gilt.edged securities. A few
industrials closed above their lowest, and
gold shares were reactionary despite q new
record high price for bar gold Oils were
upset by the Maxican Eagle position. The
closing tone was weak.
PARIS.-The new slump Of the pound
sterling increased uneasiness on the Bourse
today and prices declined generally. Rentes
were heavier. and issues depending upon
the Brussels and London markets also
dropped. Mexican Eagle shares lost ground
The closing was better although weak.
BERLIN.-The postponement Of Foreign
Secretary Simon's visit to Germany helped
weaken prices on the Boerse. which closed
at the days lowest level.