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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
voice. Drive Must
Proceed Faster if
It Is BeSucceSS
EDITORIAL

With over two weeks of the
Voice of Actions $1,000 drive
gone by, only $104 has been
sent in.
The enthusiasm over the
drive is high, but the money
collected does not match the
enthusiasm.
Undoubtedly more than
$104 has been collected; yet
for various reasons, has not
been forwarded to the Voice
of Action,
On the success of this drive
rests the future of Northwest
labor. The Voice of Action
is the workers most effect
i've fighter for higher relief,
unemployment I'M uran ce,
higher wages, shorter hours
and better conditions on the
job; against legal frame-ups,
evictions and vigilante terror,
etc.
$4,000 is necessary to safe
guard the Voice Of Actions
existence as the militant
champion of the Northwest
working class.
We must 60 over the top
in this campaign! Intensity
the drive for funds and sub
scriptions. Garry the Voice of
Action into the mass organ
izations. Visit your friends
with it! OVER THE TOP!
y
All money should be sent
in as it is collected so that
we can have an accurate
check on the progress of the
campaign at all tmies.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18

SEATTLE, Jan. ia call for a
broadly representative Arrange
ments COMMITTEE to draw up de-
tailed plans for a Northwest Con-
gress Against War and Fascism,
to be held here early in March,
was issued by the Seattle section
of the American League Against
War and Fascism.
Letters were sent to trade
unions, church groups, student
organizations, fraternal bodies
and anti-war groups, requesting
them to send representatives to
the first meeting of the Arrange
ments Committee. This meeting
is scheduled for February 3, and
the hall will be announced later.
Comments and replies to the
call should be sent to the Amer
lean League Against War and
Fascism, care Of the Voice of
Action, 3O2 Maritime bldg.
Officials of the Seattle league
branch ase negotiating with the
national Office for an outstanding
Eastern anti-war, an fascist
speaker to address sessions of
the Northwest Congress.
The call issued reads as fol-
lows:
To All Opponents Of War and
Fascism:
War and fascism are now, more
than ever before, menacing the
life and liberty of all people.
The imminence of war is ap-
parent to everyone. Every coun-
try is armed to the teeth. Am
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
National Jobless Insurance Congress Effective

pfoyed Citizens league, was
Washington's delegate, attending
with Dirk De Jonge, Oregon dele
gate and militant leader of Port
lands unemployed, now under a
seven-year sentence on charges of
criminal syndicalism.
Trade unions were represented
by 1857 delegates from 306 ALL
locals; 344 industrial unions, 217
Trade Union Unity League To-
Gals; "a Unemployed Council
branches, "a Unemployed Citi-
zen's Leagues, one unemployed
union and 81 miscellaneous unem.
ployed groups were represented
by delegates.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18

No. 70. Stark is writing to George
(Sc0ttyl Mitchell, his friend and
fellow machinist, also a pioneer
in Seattle's trade union move
ment and meber of the Machin-
lists Union.
The letter is printed as Mitchell
received it; its only deletions
are personal inquiries concern
ing mutual friends Stark has
lost track of while in the USSR.
The letter reads as follows:
We left New York on the 14th
of August, 1929, just in time to
miss the depression out here, so
were lucky in that respect.
We went to Moscow by way of
Warsaw, Poland, and it seemed
good to see the red flag flying
when we reached the border of
the USSR. OF course, having read
lots of what was going on there,
Il huCW Juot nIub w OApCSc oAAa
things didn't seem very strange
to me at all.
Moscow is quite city, about
three million OF a population at
present. We had quite time get
ting around on account of not
knowing the language but In
most of the good hotels there Is
always some one who can talk
English. The streets were mostly
cobble stones and it was pretty
rough riding in two old broken
down taxis, the only cars l saw
there at that time.
But what a change when |,
came out four years later.
The buildings had all been re-
paired and lots of new ones built,
the streets were paved in lots
of places and paving still going
on, and they had started digging
for subway, and lots of factor
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
Aberdeen Raises
One Fourth of
Quota for Drive
Collections Should Be
Sent to Voice
Immediately

SEATTLE, Jan. 17-While the
Voice of Action $4,000 drive enters
it's third week-leaving nine
weeks to go over the top-drive
managers are asking that all
funds be sent into the headquar-
tiers as soon as they are collected.
Some campaign committees
and organizations are holding
their funds collected, to send in
at a later date" stated Robert F.
Roberts, Voice of Action business
and drive manger.
This is impermissable," Ro-
berts declared. TT slows up the
whole campaign, destroys the
spirit of Socialist competition be-
tween cities and states, and
makes workers think what's the
use of working hard? I'm still
keeping up with what the rest
have turned in
I'VE must turn in our re-
ports and collections day by day."
Roberts concluded.
Drive headquarters is 302 Mar
thine building, Seattle.
Up to Monday night S104 had
been collected toward the $1,000
quota. Aberdeen had already
turned in "a per cent of it's quota.
Portland Works on Drive
In Portland representatives of
the Young Pioneers, the Interna-
tional Labor Defense, four I'm
employment Councils, the Civic
Emergency Federation, four units
and the seetionof the Communist
Party, the Friends of the Soviet
Union, Young Communist League
and the American League Against
War and Fascism sent delegates
to a conference to outline the
Voice OF Action drive campaign.
Many are the ways that have
been chosen to raise money. The
Portland YCL pledged itself to
rattle off a bust of Lenin, pro-
ceeds to swell the drive fund.
All organizations in Portland
took subscription books. From
this section, Lawrence Miner,
Kenneth Fitzgerald, E. A. Hicks
and Esther Layton have so far
announced their candidacy for
the Soviet Union trip.
The Horace Mann Unemploy-
ment Council of Tacoma sent in
So raised by dance.
Astoria Sends 50
Astoria workers made SO at a
dance for the Voice of Action
campaign.
Port Angeles started its SUBJ
scription drive towards raising
it's quota of $50. Frank LangdOn,
however, went out with collec-
tiOn lists and raised $525 before
the rest of the workers were start
ed.
And then there were the young
sters that sold candy for the
Voice of Action at the Seattle
meeting of the American League
Against War and Fascism.
Anacortes has challenged Bell
ingham that it will raise its quo
ia of $50 before Bellingham raises
its quota of $40. Anacortes also
states that it intends to raise a
larger sum above its quota than
Bellingham. More power to them
both. See back page for score
board on drive.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
Government Officials
Avoided Workers

SEATTLE, Jan. 17-They came
from 40 states, from the District
of Columbia and Canada, 2242
delegates representing more than
5000, 900 workers, employed and
unemployed, to attend the Ma
tional Unemployment Insurance
Congress in Washington, d. G.,
January 5, 6 and Z.
William Murray, Central Fed
Grafton chairman of the Unem-
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18

BERLIN, Jan. 17-Character-
lied by all the terroristic tactics
which Hitler's sadist forces have
used to keep power in Germany,
the Saar plebiscite was distin-
guished by fresh onslaughts and
raids across the border by flying
squadTons of fascists.
With the tacit consent OF the
, League police army, whose Of
ficials looked the other way while
storm troopers intimindated OPP
position voters and their leaders,
large sections of the voting popu-
lace were literally forced to vote
for return of the Saar to Ger
many.
Jews, Catholics, Communists
and Socialists had united in sup
port of the status quo. Preced-
ing the voting day a reign of bru-
tally was carried on against them.
Jews were slugged, their ballots
stolen, many were beaten and the
list of those killed and injured in
consequence of the League "neu-
trail army's stand by, hands off"
policy is incalculable.
Votes Bought
Former citizens of the Saar
swarmed from all over the world
to take part in the voting. Ger
man agents were given carte
blanche authority to take care
of transportation expenses and
"incidentals," paying any reason
able amount necessary to secure
these votes for the Saar's return
to the "Fatherland."
Never have ward-heelers, po-
litical bosses in Tammany cleo
tions dared to be more openly
corrupt in their purchase of ven
al minded voters
Before the results of the plebi-
settle were announced or the vOt-
ing complete, Nazi troops swarm
ed across the border, arresting
suspect opposition voters indis-
criminately, failing Jews and
Communists and some Catholics.
Purge Begun
nj addition a purge of resident
police has begun, arrests to the
huber of 120 were reported in
single city. Catholics as well as
left wing opposition elements,
have been forced to flee their
homes.
France has made preparation
to receive an estimate of 10000
Continued on Page 4, Col. 81
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
Vim. BrOUder
Here FridaY

SEATTLE, Jan. 17-William
Browder, business manager of
the New Masses" revolution
airy weekly magazine, speaks
in Seattle Friday night, at 8
o'clock, at the Moose hall,
1916 9Th ave.
'The Middle Glass Must
Choose" will be the subject
of his lecture. PROVIDERS ap-
pearance is under auspices of
the John Reed club.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
Relief Investigation Is
Due Here As Result

Mary Van Kleek of the Interna.
tional Association for Social In
surance and Director of Industri-
al studies, Russell Sage Founda-
tion.
THE most dramatic and inspi-
rational incident of the Con-
gress,' Murray stated upon his
return to Seattle Monday, was
the reception given Earl Brow
Continued on Page 8, Col. 81
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
Young Pioneers Attend

There also were 35 Communist
Party delegates. four counter
revolutionary Lovestoneites, IA
Young Communist League dele
gates and nine from the Young
Pioneers.
The balance of the delegates
was made up of fraternal, civic,
language and religious group rep
resentatives.
Is the Workers Bill tre-num-
bered HR 1927 "unconstitution-
al as liberals and reactionaries
charge? This question was bril-
liantly answered to the complete
satisfaction of all delegates by
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
Brockway Arraigned;
Trial Date To Be Set

SEATTLE, Jan. IL Harold
Brockway, prominent Seattle
working class leader, was arraign-
ed Tuesday in Superior Court for
trial on charges of "rioting" last
May % when he aided striking
soup line transients at the Fed
eral kitchen, 2030 Western Ave-
nue., as they struggled against
intolerable conditions.
Brockway pleaded not guilty
Date for his trial will be set Sat
urday. He was tried first in po-
lice court, and appealed the YER
dict.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
srRrKEBREAKER REELECTED

SEATTLE, Jan. 17-Alfred Lun-
din, president of the strikebreak-
ing Civic Emergency Committee
during the recent marine strike,
was rewarded for his labor-fight-
ing efforts by Seattle big bus
mess last week when he was re-
elected president of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
JoBLEss INSURANCE DANCE

SEATTLE, Jan. IAN enter
tainment and dance will be given
Wednesday night at 8 o'clock,
January %, at the Finnish hall,
9th and Yesler.
This affair is given by Unit
10, Communist Party, to rally
for the State Congress
for Unemployment Insurance.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
TACOMA LENrN MEETING

TACOMA, Jan. 1.-THE Tacoma
section of the Young Communist
League will hold a Lenin Mem
orial meeting Saturday night at
the Horace Mann Unemployed
Council hall.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
HUGE MASS SEMI. OFF FOR UNEMPi 0YMENT
INSURANCE DEL EGA TIES, MOOSE HALL, JAN. "a
Ex-Seattleite, Who Worked in USSR,
Cites Soviet Gains in Long Letter

More smashing its reputation of the
Russia than article by nationally
the following letter from American worker
during its critical period helped build industry
nothing to its gigantic and worldhalengng
The letter written by r. Stark old time
unonist member of
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
SEATTLE LENIN MEET

SEATTLE, Jan. ia Lenin
Memorial meeting will be held
at 1920 University Way, January
"a at d. m.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-01-18
Terror Aids
to Win
Saar Election.
VIOLENCE Is USED AGAINST
ANrI-FASCIsTs By
HITLERITEs
BULLETIN

BERLIN, Jan. 1.-THE Saar-
land voted to return to Ger
many under Reichsfuerer Ad-
olph Hitler by large majority,
the League of Nations plebis-
cite commission announced to-
day.
The vote to return the Saar
to Germany was reported as
476,08s; to retain the status quo
i6, 613; and annexation to France,
2,152.
The Washington times., 1935-11-08

imagined Everything for only $7o This outfit Of
size and Vanity e~qtey finished walnut Also
Vanity Bench comfortable Mattress guaranteed Spring and Pillows Don't fah
The Washington times., 1935-11-08

Value beyond oomparson This outfit consists of sturdy
5piece Breakfast Set beautifully finished 3burner Gas
this outfit costs only $3o liberal trade-n allowance
for your old furniture! No Money Down!
The Washington times., 1935-11-08

Everything comfortable living entire outfit
sensatnay prce Consisting twope Living Room Suite,
covered tapestry Chair Floor Lamp Shad
Bridge shad Lamp and Shad and Book Trough
End Table, All for only $50! No Money Down.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-13
DR.. Quai,l Finds Parts of
Brazil Like Black Hills

wise lands desirable for state foresta
or state parks.
II. b. 196-Creates . labor division
In the department Of agriculture and
labor.
3. B. 3l7-Provjdes for appointment
OF resident agents for insurance BY
attorneys on payment Of . fec for
each such agent, and extending ap.
plicsbility Of general insurance law Of
state.
8. B. 256-Authorizes county com.
missionerS to condemn rights of way.
II. b. 28o-Permits county Of orig
inal residence to care for poor relief
client In another county: excluding
the time under poor relief In deter
mining residence.
H. b. 328-Permits transfer OF II.
cense tags for commercial trucks by
owner to another truck II original
vehicle sold or destroyed, and pro.
hibits automobile dealer to permit
use Of license by others.
H. b. 360-Provides North Dakota
bidders and sellers be given pref
erence.
H. b. 353-Amends law regulating
marking Of pumps, pipes and contain
efs Of gasoline and kerosene.
H. b. 363-Directs board Of admin
istration to sell automobiles In the
beer department.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-13

fer Of >aoo, 900. Co., 900 from one class
to another class was the aim Of con-
gress BY devaluating the gold, but !
fail to see his mathematics when no
ought to know the available gold IN
all our U. 8. vaults would not scratch
such IN amount.
I would like to see some Of those
gold worshippers out on an island,
stranded for q week without gruD,
and then meet them with . dozen
ham sandwiches In one hand and .
bag Of 100000 In gold in the other
ana ask which will you have2" Then
We would get one decision that would
say gold Is inferior to baloney when
1t comes to meeting the wants Of
man.
Senators Glass and Connally had
better engage In . game Of marbles
than argue oyer the decision Of the
supreme court. The sooner this jab.
bering Is stopped, the better.
E, PLURIBUS uNUM.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-13
DR.. GEORGE HENRY
SPEAKS AT ROTARY
Director Of Fargo Transient
Camp Tells Of Work Over.
seas After World War

Dr.. George A. Henry, director Of
the federal transient bureau at Fargo
formerly pastor OF the Methodist
church at Grand Forks and more re-
Gently professor Of religion at Wesley
college there, described to the local
Rotary club Wednesday his expert.
ences and travels In France and the
British Isles after the World war.
A. . director Of public speaking
with the 7. M. @. A., DR.. Henry spent
many months overseas before the
armistice was signed and later visited
in Scotland, England and ireland.
During the trip through Great Brit.
tain he Travelled 10000 miles and con.
tacted lit stations where American
soldiers were billeted. he said.
Dr.. Henry told Of . six-week speak
Ing tour Of Scotland and dwelt briefly
on . visit to the ancestral hall In
the castle Of the duke Of Argyle. He
was introduced by J. e. Taylor. pro.
gram chairman.
Dr.. Harry A. Brandes, Charles Rob-
ertson ana John L. Peterson were an
pointed BY President John p. French
TO act as . committee to prepare q
ladies' night program to be held
sometime In April. Guests Of the club
were II. o. Saxvil, ]. N. Roherty and
Rev. Walter =. Water. Henry Dueme-
land led the group singing and Al
Lowry played the piano accompani-
ments.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-13
e. o N T l N u E n
from paee ono,
Wexford approves
Measure Boosting
State Income Tax

s. B. l6l-strengthens law regulat.
ing dealers In livestock: defines acts
OF deceit, fraud and dishonesty Ia
connection.
s. B. l64-Licenses dealers In motor
vehicle fuels.
s. B. lbs - Defines jurisdiction Of
police magistrate and city justice Of
peace In criminal actions in cites over
5000 population.
8. B. l94-Relates to meetings Of
board Of common school districts.
s. B. l95-Provides court review In
revocation Of license by beer commits
sioner.
s. B. 222-Provides park commits.
sioners shall hold terms Of office un.
til successors are duly elected and
qualified.
s. B. 223-Provides elective city Of
ficers serve until SUCCESSORS elected
and qualified.
Fund for Prison Sewer
Appropriates $l3.2l4s0 for extern
sion OF SewerageS system ct the state
penitenttary to Bismarck system.
s. B. 263-Revamps militia setup:
sets up commissary for purchasing Of
supplies.
8. B. 26o-Directs state officials 70
release real estate mortgage executed
BY Company q Of the national guard
In Barnes county.
8. B. M6-AuthoriSes use Of dye
to color gasoline black for agricultural
purposes.
8. B. 287-Authofises Workmen's
Compensation bureau 70 carry st
cost, insurance for employees Of
NRWR highway projects.
8. B. 2o6-Provides for creation Of
water conservation districts and pgo-
vtdes for levy Of special assessments.
.. B. 306-AuthogiDes the govosnor
TO enter into agreements With pCoGj.
dent Of the United States under tlae|
congregational ct for reljel q une,n.
ployed through public Woek.
.. ,. 32o-AuthoeiSes steto Iocoetoe
70 enter into agreements With lodogol
government Or othee agencies . @.
quire ~ saee. puTchaeo. e othGg.|
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-13
23S GIRL scouts
HOLD stunt night
Program at City Auditorium
Marks Opening Of Birthday
Week Celebration

Members Of Bismarck's II Girl
Scout troops, numbering about ass IA
all, participated IN the Stunt Night
program given q tho Bismarck city
auditorium Tuesday evening to cele.
brate the twenty.third birthday an
|niversary Of scouting.
Mrs. Themar +. Simle and the
Misses 0enevieve lAErance and Dor.
(othy Petron directed the program Of
stunts staged BY the individual troops.
which follows:
Troop :. Hiking: Troop :, Gross
ing the Tracks": Troop I, pantomime:
Troop 5, two short slits; Troop 8, &C.
ton picture based On the song, 1.-THE
Old Mn Stream: Troop Z, Making
. Car: Troop 3 a. the Bismarck IN
dian school. acrobatic stunts: Troops
., II and II, folk dances: Troop 10.
interpreted song contest selections
given By patrols: Troop Is. scout
songs.
Miss Evelyn Grace Hermann led
the girls In singing their scout songs.
Miss Petron, who u local Girl Scout
director, presided during the meet
ing.
Refreshments Of Ice cream bars.
cookies and candy were served ct the
Memorial building by Z committee
headed by Mrs. J. p. Wagner and In
Guiding Mrs. Philip J. Meyer, Mrs. E.
A. Thorberg. Mrs. j. +. Davis and
Mrs. W. b. Pierce.
On Friday afternoon, the scouts
will give . silver tea In behalf OF .
special project Of Juliette Low, Girl
Scout founder, from Z 70 8 O'Clock at
the World War Memorial building
dining room.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-13
R|CHBERG ANSWERS
BORAHS CRITICISM
Tells Senate Committee Sena-
tors Arguments Are Ex-
aggerated Trifles

Washington, March 13.-tR,-Don
lid r. Richberg told the senate fl
nance committee Wednesday thai
Senator Borah's criticism of NRA!
steel code was IAN exaggeration o.
trifles" that did not represent ma.
ture judgment on the facts of indus.
try"
This reply to the Idaho Republican
was made just after Richberg had
represented American business as
Overwhelmingly In favor Of continu-
ing NRA.
The recovery coordinator warmly
defended NRA's approval of the steel
code in the face of monopoly charges,
contending 1t did not establish mon
opoly in the steel industry and did
not change practices in the indus
try.
Then, without mentioning Borah by
name, Richberg referred to a charge
on the senate floor by the Idaho SEN
Ator that steel prices had jumped as
much as 300 per cent.
That is the sort of exaggeration
Of trifles" Richberg said warmly, that
does not represent a mature judg-
n1ent on the facts Of industry"
He cited figures designed to show
that steel prices had not risen un-
duly.
The 1929 price OF finished steel,
per ton, he said was $5l.45. but it is
now about $47.50 and has mot yet
come within speaking distance of the
depression level"
On the other hand, he said, steel
payrolls have jumped from low of
$4,000 month to S42 900 GOO and
average weekly wages from $l1.52 to
1912.
The recovery coordinator testified
that the Chamber of Commerce of
the United States and the American
Federation Of Labor had both declar-
ed for extension of NRA.
He also explained a plan for elm
mating SGT Of NRAs smaller codes by
blanketing them into a single flex-
tble small industries" code. Though
he did not personally recommend the
plan, he submitted 1t to the commit
tee as method Of simplifying NRA
administration.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-03-13
THE UPPER ROOM
REHEARSALS begin
Several Roles to 30 Repeated
in Cathedral Players Sec.
ond Version Of Drama

Margaret Fortune, q Samuel, thu
servant boy, and md Lieut.. Richard
r. Saul Of Fort Lincoln as Achas
landlord Of the upper room, viii have
leading roles In THE Upper Room
Hugh Benson's drama Of Christ's pas-
sion, which the Cathedral Playera
will present for tho second consecu.
tive year during Holy Week.
Lieut.. Saul Is . newcomer 70 the
cast which includes several Of those
who appeared last year, among them
Miss Fortune. Others repeating their
roles are John Wingate q John, the
disciple: Edward O'Neil = Judas.
Ralph O'Neil - Longinus, Marion
Curran - Mary and Jane Dyrue q
Mary Magdalene. Frederick Money,
who appeared as Achas last year,
win have the role q Peter n the
current presentation.
Paul German has been cast q
Joseph Of Arimathea. Mary Cayou,
who portrayed the character Of Sam.
uel In Newman club versions Of the
play at the University Of North D.
kota, is to be seen IA he role Of
Veronica, taken last year by Mrs,
Eugene NJ Sinner.
Tho play went into rehearsal early
his week. according to Rev. Father
Henry Holleman, director. Z win b
he third Offering Of the season for the
Cathedral Players, who already have
yiven The Torch Bearers' ana THE
Whole Towns Talking." Last year.
The Upper Room" performance
marked the beginning Of the groups |
lctivities.
II ticket sales are sufficiently large, |
NO performances Of the play win b |
,iven.