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1000 dues paying members. Thus,
the union still holds onto its
craft policy which weakens the
ranks of the single weavers.
The NLWU was there to pro-
pose that delegates take rank
and file action by forcing their
officials to put their program
into effect. And to send delegates
to the Northwest Conference be-
ing called by the NIjWU the
middle of March.
Barney Bright and Jim Taylor
fully realized the sentiment ex-
listing among the ranks OF the
shingle mill workers for unity.
The workers in the single in
dustry must join the ISWU and
take rank and file control to
fight against the reactionary of.
fieials that insist on keeping the
workers ranks split.
Adopt resolutions of protest
and demand of your officials to
organize the common labOrers
into the ISWU. Send protest res
OlutiOns to the StSte Senate
against the vicious OFT bill, And
for the endorsement of the I'm
employment and Social Insurance
bill, lib 1913. Gust these takers
from your ranks and make a
weapon of struggle out of your
union. Elect delegates to the
Northwest Conference. Refuse to
'accept the operators wage cuts
, naSGiValV
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out OF employment without any
means of living. Facing them
is poverty and starvation with
the breadline as an ultimate
destin alton, for industry can
not absorb them with more
than II million workers already
unemployed due to the econ
omic crisis of capitalism.
The fishermen who fish in Bris-
tOl Bay are faced with a real
problem. The Alaska Fishermen's
Union must clearly understand
and make others understand
what are the true reasons for the
closing of Bristol Bay in the
name of conservation" 1t is
plain that it is a step toward
mOnopOlization and that conserv-
alton is only a subterfuge-mon.
opOlization in order to build up
the fish packers profits.
Members of the Alaska Fish
ermen's Union are waiting for ac-
tiOn. Their livelihood is destroy
ed. The livelihood of their fami-
lies depends on the opening of
Bristol Bay, and Bristol Bay will
not open unless mass protests
are made to the Fisheries bu-
reaus and other responsible de-
partments. Only by the rank and
file taking action and building
for a united front of all unions
can a real force of struggle be
forged against this attack.
Such step was the holding of
the All Alaska Fishermen's Con-
ventiOn, held in Juneau, January
5, with the majority of Alaska
fisheremn's organizations partici-
pating, with exceptions of VAN
ser's claimed controlled. union to
the westward, and the Alaska
Fishermen's Union. The Alaska
Fishermen's Union branches at
Seattle and Portland, realizing
the Importance of a united front
of all fishermen, unanimously
supported participation in this
conference, but this action was
later rescinded due to the over
ruling by the Frisco machine.
The purpose of the All Alaska
Fishermen's Convention was to
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cooperation could unity be pre-
served. Sentiment favOring unity
was very strong. Intensive Or
ganizational work was planned.
A national committee of 10
was elected to continue the
work until the next union con-
vention. Xvi LARA was elected
national secretary and Miller Or
ganizer.
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official seal. No doubt, these
agents of the bosses who visited
our offices stealing in during the
night, will attempt to further
their insidious acts by issuing
provocative letters, documents,
and letters with our official seal.
The National Executive Com
mittee wishes to warn it's men,
bership to be on the alert for any
of the union supplies, forgeries
by the use of our seal, and to re-
port these things Immediately to
the National office.
@ Fraternally yours, -.a.
National Executive Committee,
Fishermen and Cannery Work
ers Industrial Union.
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er will be active in union work.
The union will always be truly
their heroic resistance to scab-
bling.
The Communist members of
the unions are to join in the
daily struggles for specific and
concrete demands such as fights
against wage cuts, rising pay for
rising prices, a reduction in
hours without reduction in pay,
elimination of the speed-up, real
social insurance and unemploy-
ment relief-House Bill 1927.
In the interests of trade union
unity the Communist members of
Independent unions are asked to
fight for united action. In the
Marine unions they are already
working for amalgamation. In
the lumber unions they are de-
handing wage conference of all
the unions in the industry. In or
der to win against the bosses the
workers must have unity and ev-
cry Communist must make a day
by day fight for concrete united
action.
No Loose Name-Calling
These resolutions ask the COM
munist members to keep always
in mind that the ALL unions are
honest mass workers organiza-
lions even though there may be
mis-leaders. bureauerats at the
top. The duty OF the Communist
members is to expose those who
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Special from B. @. Correspondent


NEW WESTMINSTER, B. c.,
Feb. 2l-The strike of the shingle
mill workers in the BlOedel, Stew
art and Walsh single mill,
against a Is to 20 per cent wage
cut continues though a few scabs
are working. Bengough, a reac-
tiOnary official of the Canadian
AH-Congress of Labor, is working
hand in glove with the shingle
mill operators to break the
strike.
The local has elected a rank
and file leadership whcih was re,
jected and suspended by Ben
cough along with the Charter.
At the regular meeting of our To-
cal last week, all the suspended
members were present. MacDOn-
aid, president of the Trades of
Labor Council, presided and re-
quested the suspended members
to leave the meeting.
A member in good standing
rose and started fight against
this form of discrimination and
called upon all rank and file mem,
bers to stand up in support of
their brothers. Result, only two
dissenting votes.
The chairman refused to con-
tinue the meeting and Bengough
gave the local five minutes to
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Communists Will Work for Real Mass Labor Party

have deserted the two old parties
and are looking for a real mass
Labor Party.
Realizing this the Communist
Party has instructed its members
to fight side by side with all
the workers in their struggles
on the new battle front. The
three chief tasks the Party sets
itself are ~ to strengthen the
trade union movement, ~ to in
crease the power of the United
Front, and, 90 to build a real
mass Labor Party.
The first job is to strengthen
the ranks of union labor and to
increase the militancy of the I'M
ions. The Communist Party has
ordered every one of it's men,
bers that is eligible to join an
AFL union. The Communist Par
ty is doing this because it recog-
nizes that the ALL is becoming
more and more predominant
mass organization. The members
are more class conscious. They
are militant in their demands.
And they are enlisting workers
on all fronts in their unions.
The growth of the trade unions
must continue until every work.
er, employed or unemployed, is a
member and the company union
is destroyed. This can be done
by increasing trade union democ-
racy and the industrial organiza-
ton of the AL. Then every work
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| will give a few details OF
this argument. IL took place In
the lobby of the Lowman Build
ing, when Mr.. London joined a
group of Commonwealth Build
ers who were discussing the bill.
In the group were Jack Cluck
and Howard Costigan.
Most OF them were agreed that
this bill was threat to all Or
CARNATIONS seeking social change
including their own, and that 1t
was an attack upon civil rights.
Mr.. London, however, i'm
mediately defended the Obi
bloc for the way IL had voted,
and stated that he would sup
port such q bill; the Commun-
lists didn't want to get power
by the ballot; that the Com.
munists were the real obstacle
to revolution, to socialism; that
the Communists were the cause
of fascism and that this bill
would give them, the Common
wealth Builders, a weapon to
smash both the Communists
and the fascists.
As to exact quotation, that
/ am unable to do. But the state
ments above are substantially
what Mr.. London said. II Mr.,
London still denies that he ever
supported the OFT bill, ! would
be glad to go before a notary
and make affidavit to his sup
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-02-22
MIN. London's SANDER Against
Voice of Action Is Answered
BY Randall, lid Secretary
Rank and File Protest, Voice Exposure,
Responsible for OFT Turn About

port of the bin In this argument
February 2. In addition, MIR.
Cluck and Mr.. Costigan took part
in the argument, and will verify
the fact that no psychic pro-
cess" or mysterious process OF
mental divination" were used to
discover Mr.. London's attitude
ON the OFT bill.
But Mr.. London now Is "op-
posed" TO the bill. There are
two things which may have
caused him to change his mind.
First, the immediate and pow
erful move among Obi mem
bers and units, condemning the
action of the CHI bloc at olyr5y
pia, and demanding that the
CHI legislators reverse their
position on this vicious mea-
sure; and second. the article
in the Voice of Action which
brought such a prompt re-
spouse from Mr.. London.
Here Is strong evidence of the
power of the Voice OF Action
and it's poliey-that II has COM
PEELED ellen so INSCRIPTIONS a
demagogge as M. NJ. London to
reverse his position.
The international Labor De-
tense appreciates the value of
supporting and building the
Voice of Action, as powerful
weapon in our struggle for work
ing class civil rights, and against
such measures as the OFT bill.
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Commute of 10

TACOMA, Feb. 14-How work
ers can win demands was shown
at relief station No. 4 by a COM
mittee of Is which won most Of
its demands in spite of rule set
by the supervisors that only a
committeeof 8 would be seen.
When told the rule the COM
mittee said: That's all right with
u.s." After they were inside the
group was counted and the sup
ervisors discovered there were
eighteen, most of the demands
we're granted.
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MOVIE GIVEN SOON BY
TACOMA NC

TACOMA, Feb. l3-McKinley
Hill Unemployment Council is
sponsoring a movie at the Park
theateT Wednesday. February q,
to raise funds for the use of the
council. Committees are carrying
on a house to house ticket sale,
thus getting the program of the
council into many homes.
The Mckinley local meets each
Tuesday evening in Liberty hall,
Division Lane and East G, at s
o'clock.
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are traitors, concretely and con.
vincingly, but to recognize and
assist those who are honest func-
tionaries in particular local ALL
unions.
The second task which the
Communist Party sets it's men,
bers is to struggle more actively
for the united front. The nature
of the union work in this field
has already been pointed out.
Any other elements who are will
ing to make a united fight for
specific measures must be con-
tacted and drawn into the strug-
gle.
Build Anti-war Conference
Particularly must the North
west Conference Against War
and Fascism be extended. Al
ready thG Socialists of Tacoma
have Joined in this united front.
Local units Of the Socialist Par
ty elsewhere must be drawn in,
as well as Commonwealth units,
farmers, teachers, and all others
who can be made allies of the
working class.
The united front is the wea-
pom by which the workers can
beat back the attacks of the
bosses. The OFT bill now in the
representative of the masses. And
the unemployed amalgamated
with the employed, will continue
State Senate is not just a threat
to the Communist Party; 1t is
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union to lull the delegates to
sleep with their peace policy
with the bosses. They told the
delegates how much the NRA
had done for the lumber workers
and that they were lobbying for
legislation that would benefit la
Dor. Not one word was said in
opposition to the vicious OFT bill
which will be used against the
shingle workers as well as other
unions, etc.
What the NLwU Had To
Propose
The Nationl Lumber Workers
Union sent delegate to the conf
vention to make known to the
delegates present the true situa-
tion existing in the shingle in.
dustry. The policy Of the NLWU
is for the ISWU to put its YER
teal program into effect by act
ually organizing the single mill
workers into the one union.
The writer has been in con-
slant contact with the inorganic
ed single mill workers and they
state they will not organize into
the ISWU because it is not doing
anything to fight for their de-
mands. However, If the top of
ficialdOm would put the ISWU
program into effect the workers
would join.
At present there are approx
mately 5000 men working In tn
shingle industry. There are ]
locals of the ISWU with less tina
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TACOMA, Feb. 21-A promise
of two mattresses for a Tacoma
workers family was wrung from
the relief set-up Wednesday,
when a committee of four men,
bers of the Mckinley Hill IN
employment Council interviewed
the supervisor Wednesday morn
ing
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-02-22

SEATTLE, Feb. 21-"Mother,"
an all-talking, full length Soviet
picture, based on Maxim GOrky's
novel Mother" will begin in cir
cult showing in the Northwest
March 4.
Mother" was produced 100 per
cent in the Soviet Union, and is
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packed with drama and color,
showing scenes from the Russian
Revolution of 1917 and the May
Day parade in Red Square, 1888,
with millions of workers march
ing and singing.
The dialog for Mother" while
in Russian, is completely explain
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SPECIAL NEWS FOR THE
e. FISHERMEN e.

The National Executive Committee checking up material
stolen by night raiders from offices February 49, finds
that union SEAL membership books bank) receipt
books and file of fishermens newspapers taken
The National Executive Committee of the Fishermen and
Cannery Workers Industrial Union all of its members
be for material carrying
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Join hundreds of Northwest
workers in filling Voice of Action
$1,000 financial drive.
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SPECIAL NEWS
for the
Lumber Workers
NLwU CALLS ON SINGLE MILL WORKERS FOR UNITY
Edited by JAMES MURPHY
Secretary National Lumber Workers Union

Seattle, Feb. II At the convention Of the international
Single Viewers Union held in Olympia Saturday February
TO- the ALL bureaucracy ruled supreme Barney Bright North
west Council president supported by his colleague Hur
euvered to deny the floor to delegate from the National
Lumber Workers Union Instead the
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The Voice of Action has receiv-
ed a slanderous and insulting
letter from Melvin NJ. London,
Bone-Stevenson appointee and
Commonwealth Builder execu-
tive board member. denying he
favored the vicious OFT anti-Com-
munist bill now in State Senate
committee.
The facts of London's treachery
and his subsequent about-face
under pressure from the Obi
rank and file are detailed below:
BY WESLEY RANDALL
lid District Secretary
The editors of the Voice of
Action have handed me Mr.. Lon
don's letter for answer and CON-
ment, since 1t was from me that
they received the information to
which Mr.. London refers. and not
by any psychic process" or 'mys.
ferrous process Of mental diyina-
tion" on the part OF the editors.
Bluntly, Mr.. London lies when
he says so glibly, Il am, have been
and always viii be opposed to the
type of legislation as represented
by the vicious OFT measure" On
Saturday, February 2, the day
after the bill was passed by the
state House of Representatives.
with the support of the Common
wealth Builders bloc, Mr.. Lon
don in an argument with other
members and myself, definitely
supported this bill.
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ed with inserts in English speech
as the play progresses.
The movie is showing under the
auspices of the Workers Photo
League. tFor complete schedule
of circuit shOwings see advertise
ment elsewhere in the Voice Of
Action
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-21
ADVERTISEMENT
MOST FOLKS EAT SOFT
FOODS; NEEDED R0UGHAGE
NOW FOUND IN new BREAD
Rces Bakery Introduce Honey Krushed Wheat Bread and
Constipation Sufferers Find Relief

Mrs. Peter j. Ride, tbs 18th st.
S. E., is another Washington
housewife who recommends new
bread highly.
Through personal investiga-
ton which I made regarding your
new Rice's Honey brushed Wheat
Bread, I found it to be most help.
full and nutritious. I find that the
combination of whole crushed
wheat kernels and honey produce
sufficient roughage and also act
as a mild stimulant to the intes-
tines. I Fundamentally recon-
mend this bread to everyone, as I
believe it to be the most ideal
food one can eat"
Securing the formula of a baker
who had spent a lifetime with his
dough and his ovens, they found
this secret recipe contained two
vital energy-giving ingredients,
roughage and honey. Combined
in Rice's Honey Brushed Wheat
Bread they positively act as a
natural laxative that is effective
at once and is thoroughly bene-
fetal.
Make This Ten-Day Test
If you are troubled with faulty
elimination switch to Rice's Honey
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-21

brushed Wheat Bread for ten
days. After the third or fourth
day you will begin to feel more
poppy, your bowels will begin to
move regularly and you will begin
to feel like a different person.
The two ingredients of Rice's
Honey Krushed Wheat Bread
crushed whole wheat and honey
give your internal organs the slim.
ulation they need to keep them in
perfect order. To counterfeit the
faults of our diet, specialists and
physicians are now advocating the
regular eating of Rice'S Honey
brushed Wheat Bread. 1t is well
to follow this advice and start at
once. Order from your grocer to-
day and keep on eating it.
Thousands of physicians insist
on having this bread on their ta-
BILE three times day and are rec.
ommending it to their patients.
Stir up your tagging intestines,
let the bowels move naturally and
at the same time enjoy the appe.
tizing flavor, the nut-meat taste
of Rice's Honey brushed Wheat
Bread. Look for the moisture
proof wrapper with Cellophane
window and the extra outer coat.
ing of crushed wheat on the crust.
copyright, 1885. All rirh.= reserved.)
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-21
Play Ball! Justices
Asked to Umpire

An open letter to the United
States Supreme Court:
Honored Justices: Please be
ready to arbitrate in the ball game
to be played at Quantico next
Saturday between members of
Congress and members Of the
press.
It appeared today that some
form of arbitration undoubtedly
would be needed in view of the
selection of umpires. Vice Presi-
dent Garner was first named to
be sole umpire. Then a howl
went up from the press galleries,
louder even than those uttered by
the Kingfish.
The scribes protested that nat.
urally the Vice President would
be prejudiced in favor of the legis-
latorS, and that would never do.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-21
PROWLER SHOT,
SUCCUMBS

Edward S. Cont, colored, 20, of
the 1900 block Tenth Street North
west, shot by a policeman on
March % while attempting to
escape arrest, died today at Gal
linger Hospital.
Detective Robert L. Manning of
the Second precinct shot and
wounded Cont, who had been
seen prowling in an apartment
house in the 1900 block Fourteenth
Street Northwest.
Cont was taken to Freedmen's
Hospital and later transferred to
Gallinger. He had been charged
with HOUSEKEEPING. An inquest
into his death will be held at the
District Morgue.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-21

So a second umpire was added
to the roster, none other than
General Hugh Johnson, daddy"
of the Blue Eagle. But the gen.
eral, now being a columnist, may
be expected to bend over in favor
of his brethren of the pen.
In view of this, it will take
minds able to cope with the gold
clause, Section IA and other
highly technical subjects to bring
the game to an amicable ending
or the United States Marines.
The party will get under way at
/ p. m. next Saturday when the
steamer City of Wilmington sets
sail for Quantico, with numbers
of Congressman and newspaper
men and quantities of beer and
other refreshments on board.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-21

How would you like to have
"Rags" for your very own pet?
He is waiting to be claimed at
the Animal Rescue League, II o
st. N. w.
Rags" a wire-haired fox ter
rier. is friendly and playful, and
he does so want his own master.
If you would like to give Rags"
a home, get in touch with Off
Gals at the league.
-Four hound puppies, about
three weeks old, are being given
away by I. P. Smith, duffy
House." Chapel Road, Seat Pleas
ant, Md. There are three male
pups and one female. Mr.. Smith
will be at home to give the pup
pies away after 5 p. m. today.
A letter from Mrs. B. w. Mey-
ers, Sixth Street, near Conduit
Road, Cabin John, Md, tells us
that Mrs. Meyers has a mother
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-21
MRS. DOYLE SET
To ASK BOARD
FOR CHANGE

Demands of the organized teach
ing personnel of the Washington
public schools are acceded to I'M
der recommendations for a COM
plete change in the methods OF
rating teachers to be submitted to
the Board Of Education by its
personnel committee at a special
meeting of the board tomorrow.
Mrs. Henry Grattan Doyle. vice
president of the board and chair
man of the committee, will recon-
mend the changes, which bring to
q elimination a long fight waged
by the District Teachers Union.
Five hearings were held last
winter at which both teachers
and school officers attacked the
present system of rating and
urged a new and more simple
method.
Teachers say they are vitality
interested in the methods of rat
ing because their promotion to
higher salary grades depends on
the ratings given them by their
superior officers. They argued
that under the prevailing system.
their ratings are not based chiefly
on their teaching ability, but
sometimes by what they regard as
Irrelevant issues.
School officials also announced
that the Board of Education will
meet at 3 p. m. Friday with
special out of town conSultantS
on the character education pro-
gram of the local schools. The
meeting is being held to draw up
plans for next years program, on
the assumption that Congress will
appropriate funds for it's continu-
AnCe.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-21
Traffic Offenders
Must Study Rules

DENVER, May 81 U.N.S).-An
intensive course in traffic rules is
being offered by the Denver police
department. Students are minor
violators who are sentenced to a
stated number of evenings study
ing the regulations, instead Of a
fine.
The first class had an enroll
ment of 10. OF this number, II
had been given tickets for speed.
ing, one for driving through a red
traffic light.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-05-21
Democratic Dinner
To Honor Abbott

Horatio j. Abbott, Democratic
National Committeeman from
Michigan, and the States Demo
cratic representatives in Congress
will be guests of honor at a din
ner to be given at Z o'clock to-.
night at the Mayflower Hotel by
the Observation-Disclosures Demo
cratic Club.