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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
UJich Again Calls on Workers
To Save Him from Deportation

Relief Department was headed ny
Mr.. A. B. Comfort and Mr. Priest
Who are now indicted for miSap,
pliCation Of Federal and State
funds amounting to 27 million
dollars. II is interesting to know
that the two mentioned gentlemen
are at liberty on $1,000 and ST.,
500 bodnS respectively, while John
Ujich, who dared to protest
against the starvation of $50
per week is again for the third
time in three years thrown into
prison back to physical and men.
tai torture and held on S2,O9S
bonds At the inStigation of the
above two named gentlemen OF
Tacoma, Washington.
Adding an insult to an already
inflicted injury, this Board of Re,
view in the Labor Department re-
sorts to the same method of yes
terday'S horror of PilSudSki, who
forced his victims to dig their own
graves before they were shot down
by firing squad. They offer me
Self-deportation, (voluntary de-
parture), and this without provid-
ing me one red bean for my ticket.
Forced voluntary departure" with
in thirty days.
SO this is my compensation for
the thirty years of my youthful
days in the mills, mines, and log
ging camps of the Northwest since
| was sixteen years of age
If Judas betrayed an innocent
man, at least he had a conscience
taslld, hung himself swhiess NtrsA .sB,
Comfort is waking the streets
at liberty and the Pilates at Wash
ington are trying to wash their
hands while | am being punished
for their crimes in Ellis Island.
JOHN UJICH,
u S. Marine Hospital Ellis Island
Harbor, June ID 1888.
(Ujich is seriously i'll in the hos
pital at Ellis Island, suffering from
the effect of the rotten food and
close confinement there.)
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28

haven't the money to buy II
with, and the kids are all Gov
cred with weltS and half sick.
Try to Split Workers
They tried to split us tran
SientS from the farmers, make
us hate each other by paying
them IA cash allowance of 65 cents
an hour. We didn't even get
the 81 week promised The
coloniSts worked eight hours,
we worked ~ to IL, and did
volunteer work ON the boat
coming back. We were charged
Sll0 per day for meals ON the
North star.
How a skilled worker-tracto
service man, had to stand by
and see thousands of dollars of
equipment wrecked because
the foreman was appointed for
his bootlicking-nOt mechanical
ability. was told 10y the work
erS returned from Matanuska.
The factory representative,
who came in with the Is deisel
tractors. examined the drivers
and mechanics and selected one
worker as competent and told
bosses Ecck and Perkins the
tractors would only he released
by the factory II this man were
in charge of SerVicing.
They agreed until the factory
representative left. Then Peek
appointed his flunky, Shaw, as
service man as soon as he could
be broken in.
Shaw learned to start and
stop the tractors, then took
charge I'm a short time he had
burnt out at least half of the
traction clutches on the eXpcn-
sive machines and two winches
were wrecked through lack of
grcasng.
Transportation was not even
furnished the factory specified
service man. but he was able to
keep four diesel and two gas
tractors Serviced by lamp light,
after walking to them in the
woods.
The camp is in charge of the
California SERA.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
zELLERBACH FEARS STRIKE

PORT ANGELES-The Xellcr-
bach interests are sitting on a
powder keg since they put over
the famous 2H cent raise with a
no-strike agreement for another
year, Because the Zellerbach
agents in the local unions under
stand the strong resentment
against this latest sell-Out, they
are using every means known to
prevent any discussion Of the
lumber strike in any of the local
unions for fear that such agita-
ton might cause the paper mill
workers to come out over the
heads of the leadership.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28

the Socialist Party for united
front on a nationwide scale.
For Unity in Struggle
The Northwest District Com
mittee Of the Communist Party
again appeals TO the State Executive
Committee of the Socialist Party,
pointing out that the immediate
necessity of the struggle here in
Washington calls for the immediate
formation of united front on a
statewide scale.
We propose that this united
front should set itself the imme-
diate tasks of undertaking Jointly
the following steps:
l. Mobilizing the support of all
labor for the Lumber strike
arousing the widest possible
protest against the plans Of
Governor Martin and the
Committee Of 500 to crush
the strike by force and terror.
,. Against the new wage-cut
drive. To propose to the
State Federation of Labor
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Egg Gamblers Win Wage
Raise, Union Recognition in
Portland Poultry Strike

PORTLAND - VIII ere [ h @
small farmers stand whch labor
and employers face each other
across picket lines was demon
Stratcd by the recent strike ol
egg gamblers and other workers
at the Pacific Poultry Cooper
atirc plant here, when gamblers
struck for wage increases, pull
ing ont the rest OF the plant
! workers.
Letters from hystCrical and
blulling operators to members
Of the cOOperative-SmaIl poul-
try raiscrS also being MIXED by
the managemcnt-WerC issued
calling on the iarmcr-members
to operate the plant. No re-
Spouse was received, instead the
farmers bringing in produce to
the strikers and backing them
Iup in their fight,
Wages ranged from $40 per
week Tor unskilled women to $22
Der week for men gamblers, the
women gamblers averaging about
SlI per week. Attempts to ne
gOtiate new contract several
weeks before the expiration of
the old one were met with stub
born refusal on the part of the
management, and an effort to
put the workers on an hourly
instead of a weekly salary basis
was made.
A strike vote was taken by
the gamblers, followed by milit-
ant solid support by the work
ers' in the other departments, all
refusing ITO enter hes plant
across the picket lines. The man
continued to howl that
increases in pay would break
the egg producers in spite OF
the fact that Wholesale prices
on first grade eggs had increased
about 66 per cent during the
past year.
The Pacific POultrp COOperat-
i've is one of the typical mon
profit" schemes which. under
the guiSe of cooperative" bass
attempt to delude both members
and workers.
The arrangements attempt to
play the small-farmer members
off against the striking workers
met with whele-heartcd support
of the strikers by the farmers.
and the workers went back to
work on the fifth day of the
strike with wage and hour con
cessions and recognition Of the
Egg and Poultry Workers Tn
ion.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Communist Party Calls Socialist Party Unity Against Sreag Wage Cuts

NRA, there can be no disagreement
al the present time on the fact that
the working class is facing new and
sharper attacks than ever before.
Here in Washington where
nearly 10000 lumber workers
are out on strike against intoler-
able conditions, Governor Mar
tin has openly taken the position
il the Committee of 500 and
has announced his intentions of
smashing the strike by force and
srresting all militant pickets and
Communists.
RooSeveltS $40 wage scheme
has been recognized everywhere as
an attempt to make this the stand
ard wage of American labor. AL
ready in the state of Washington
unemployed workers are being cut
off relief
Heads of families are being
work relief jobs while
single men are being ordered into
transient labor camps. The state
OF Washington is becoming one Of
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28

SEATTLE-Calling on the King
County Executive Committee OF
the Socialist Party for a united
front against Governor Clarence
b. Martins Strike-breaking terror
and five other important issues
confronting the Northwest working
class, the District Committee OF
the Communist Party addressed
the following call to the Socialist
Executive body this week:
Seattle, Wash,
p. Q. Box 552,
June 20, 1855.
Socialist Party:
King County Executive COMMITTEE
Dear Comrades:
The Supreme Court decision on
the NRA is being accepted by the
capitalists everywhere as a Sgnal
to begin in new attack on the
conditions Of the workers.
Regardless of what differences
have existed between us in thepaSt
Ion the question OF the role OF the
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28

Convention and TO the var
iouS Central Labor Councils
the immediate initiation of
wide organizational campaigns
preparing the workers to
struggle against wage cuts
and To make their towns 100
percent union.
!. The unionization of the I'M
employed who will be placed
on the relief project jobs in
unions affiliated to the A. F.
il l..
For the Workers Unemploy-
ment Insurance Bill, H. R.
2S27 (Which has already
been endorsed BY the Social
list Party nationality
!. For the building Of a mass
snti-capitalist Labor Party
based upon the trade unions.
Against the growing imper-
ialiSt war provocations which
are reaching new height
through the deeper invasion
OF Japan in China, MuSsolinfs
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Benefit Dance

SEATTLE-With all proceeds 60
ing to the Northwest Joint Strike
Committee strike fund, the united
front of the Finnish Federation will
sponsor a dance at the Finnish hall,
at 9th and YeSler, Wednesday night,
July 3. Ten cents admission will
be charged Refreshments will be
served, and amuSementS are to be
carried on.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Many Demand Discharge from F.E.R.A.
Projects in Alaska, Others Desert;
Children Undernourished; Food Bad
Workers Who Won Discharge Colony CHASTITY
Federal Governments Alaskan

Is the camps, BLESS called then
bluff and announced You can
ALI go back II you want tor'
Workers dropped their tools in
the woods in the rush To get
out.
Changes Orders
bliss cOuntcrmanded the
order, only allowing 81 to go,
even trying to bulldOZc It's out
of going, but we made him stick
To il.
"If YOU agitatc To try to get
better conditions, or kick about
prices, you're called IA red,
you're Immediately denoted
and If YOU still kick. something
might happen to You, Yet
these conditions exist;
"rhe workers are issued can
teen books. II was three
weeks before we even got them q.
Although the camp cOmmiSsary
is non-profit, we paid full
price for everything! For in
stance, cigarette cartons we
paid 80 cents for on the govern
ment ship that brought us
there, VT paid $3.50 for at Mata-
nuSka.
Officials Get Drunk
"li we wanted to send some
one else to the commisSary for
a candy bar we'd have to give
them the whole book, as tickets
weren't hOnOrcd if detached.
These were the conditions UNI
der which we could spend our
princcly allowance of ~ per
week.
The two big shots, George
MOland, assistant to the assist
ant director, and Jack Grees,
cOmmissary and morale O. dir
Gctor, got drunk and wrecked
two government autos, Moth
ing was said. Two workers got
drunk and were discharged as
'disgracing the camp and being
mcnaceS to society,"
Merchants at Anchorage sell
mosquito netting at 25 cents.
The coInmissary sold the same
size to us for 80 cents. Ninety
seven percent of the pioneers
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Workers Bare Horrors of Life In Matanuskan Wilds
Lengthen hours
In Can Plant

NEArrLE-Continentai Can Co
has opened its attack on the
workers with the same 4S-hnur
week emergency period" as il en-
j"Fed last year under the code. This
emergency period was authoriz
ed hN code authorities to last 90
weeks. The workers expect the
Bosses to attempt to forget To end
il.
Last year the mlchiniStS, as now,
iIatIy refused to work more than
10 hours, despite the fact that they
ale mot organized
The emergency period start.
ed June is.
American Can is a fine example
oi how the MIRA fnStered company
unions, all employees being forced
10 accept the Employees Repre-
Nent1tIun Plan when the MIRA he
came effective.
Some workers didn't even know
they were in it, until several months
after the bosses had registered
them. As far as improved working
conditions, they are finding they'll
nave To Join A real AL union To
get any.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Spencer Seattle
Representative
To Youth Meet

SEATTLE-A $50 money order
from the Finnish Workers Fedora
ton has brought the campaign for
a Northwest delegation To the Sec
/ ond American Youth Congress
around the turn. and NJ. Lyle Spen-
Ger, Jr., will definitely leave Mon
day, July 1. for Detroit to repre-
sent Northwest youth there.
This contribution brought the
fund to nine dollars over the 7O-dol-
lar minimum necessary to send Mr.
Spencer. The campaign is now in
tenSified with the end in view OF
sending second delegate, John
| Clyde.
The delegation was endorsed last
Tuesday ny the Seattle Metal Trades
Council, to which ten unions are
affiliated, and il was recommend
ed that member unions contribute
to the expense of the delegation
Spencer on Program
! A letter from Waldo McNutt, ma
tional chairman of the American
Youth Congress, was received this
week, stating that Mr.. Spencer will
he placed on the program for a re-
port to the round table discussion
on tendencies toward war and faS-
ciSm. He will be nominated for a
place on the organization commit
tee, where he will he useful by
reason of his experience in other
countries.
Well-Known Speaker
Mr. Spencer is weIl-known pub
lie speaker, who started on the
Seattle Chamber of Commerce
round.the- world tour with Robert
K. Burns. lie has been teaching So
GEOLOGY at the University of Wash
ington. He is the son OF the former
president of that institution.
Mr.. Clyde has been Northwest
field organizer for the American
League Against War and FaSciSm
since his return from the Pacific
Coast anti-war conference in San
Francisco. lie is former student
at the L. of W., and was leader in
the Student League for Industrial
Democracy.
The Second American Youth Con.
greSS will undoubtedly he the BIC
geSt aggregation of regularly elect |
ed youth delegates ever to gather /
in the history of the United States. |
Youth from all parts of the country
and all shades of opinion will he
represented there.
The delegation will return to
build strong youth movement
here. Organizations wishing to Spon-
Sor meetings for the delegation
when they return the middle of
July, should communicate with
Phil Davis, 3t3 Mutual Life Bldg
The fifty dollar contribution was
raised under contribution was. rails
ed under the slogan of Send Mar
gsret Johnson. to DetEeit,' but
generSust c5aperation
of Miss Johnson, Tacoma contribut-
orS and the Finnish Workers Fedora
ton, it has been placed at The dis
pOSal of the committee to send the
smaller delegation
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
By HAcKFIELD THOMAS

! SEAITIE- Transfers with
out teams. hricklayers serving
a. bakers, carpenters and me-
chanicS a. cooks, an army doe
tor that confessed he had never
attended women in sole charge
of CNpectant mothers. quarters
of fresh meat allowed to rot on
/ the ground wlIilc pioneers
sickencd on rclicf-canncd stew
although the officials dincd
daily on stcakS-this is the
FERA'S misery colonization
project at Matanuska, Alaska.
/ These experiences weOkti .Glri
counted in Seattle Sunday by
81 disilluSioned workers who
demanded their discharge from
Colonel Frank L. Bliss, Mata-
nuskG colony boss.
The ballyhoo, bands, pho
tographers that attended their
send.off were missing as the
! workers landed in Seattle.
No announcement of their
return was made by local
relief officials, no interviews
with reporters requested, the
men were sneaked into a skid
road hotel to wait their pay
off"
This is the story they tell:
'ii5 Of us from the transient
camps and shelters of Califor-
mia, were shipped to MatanuSka1
in two loads. We worked 10
to Ii hours daily preparing work
that hadn't even been started
to accommodate the farmer
families that came with us and
waited on the ships.
Food Service Eau
The food service was irregular
meals sometimes two or three
hours late. We came and went
to work in the nine outlying
camps on our own time. 'iilc
truck diSpatchcrs forgot crews
waiting in some camps, until
hours after dark, some worker
would ask, Where's the crew
from Camp Three" Then the
dispatchers would fuss with
their records and say by gosh,
guess they're Still sitting
there"
The officials got their baths
at the government experiment
tai farm until we built them |
showers, three for the ~ of
them Later, we were allowed |
to build u showers for the AS
OF us.
6 Weeks Without Baths
Meanwhile We were six weeks
without II bath, with water be-
ing hauled three-quarters of a.
mile, while they took q days to
drill well that could have
been sunk in q hours with
modern equipment.
\ number of workers es-
rapcd the first two weeks. pre-
ferring to hike to the coast and
take their chances on getting
back to the States.
Half the kids are sick and.
undernourished, and every
BODY Is still living in tents.
When we left, % men had been
working eight and a half days
on one cabin, and it wasn't
finished yet.
Carpenters are cutting brush,
one cooks assistant cOmamnd-
eered carpenters tool kit and
went off in the woods. The camp
barber is running a caterpillar
tractor.
Patronage" System
This is a result of Colonel
Bliss system of patronage {
He brought up his gang from
San Luis ObispO and made
them all commanders, whether I
they knew their job or not.
When dissatisfaction spread !
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28

Order your bundles for the spe-
cial Bloody Thursday" edition now.
Send in your greetings.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28

preparations for war on Ethi-
opia, the open preparations of
Hitler for war against the So
Wet Union, and the recent out
rageouS provocative article by
Admiral Stirling, calling for
the carrying out of the policy
of Hitler and Hearst, of a unit
ed war of capitalism against
the Soviet Union,
Should Elect Committee
We propose specifically that you
elect a committee to meet with a
committee from our party and to
take immediate steps for joint ae-
tons of both parties and for Joint
to the trade unions of
the A. F. of L. on these questions.
We feel sure that such action
would UNNECESSARILY strengthen the
forces in the struggle of the work
ing class of the state of Washington.
Comrsdely,
DISTRICT COMMITTEE,
C.P., U. S. A., NORTHWEST
DISTRICT
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
BY DAWN LOVELACE
portland Bureau, Voice OF
Action

FORTLAND.-What Is the
most important issue before the
American working class today?
Anita Whitney, grey haired wo-
man veteran of labor's battles
for civil rights, smiled quickly
then looked grave,
"Why do we have criminal syn
dicalism laws like the one in
Oregon?" she asked until we
have a political party to back
up economic action. those laws
will remain and will be used
against the militant working
class
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Need Political Unity

Just cOnsider-how the Lun.
deem Unemployment Insurance
Bill was endorsed by hundreds
of ALL local unions throuhout
the country. how it was support
ed by thousands and thousands
of members of the working class
and professional people who
know their identity with the
working class, and yet it was not
able to get through.
Doesn't it show we need rep
resentatives of labor-men who
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-06-28
Patronage" System

This is a result of Colonel
Bliss system of patronage
He brought up his gang from
san Luis ObispO and made
them all commanders, whether
they knew their job or not.
When dissatisfaction spread
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-09

writes Mrs. MOTIFS M lreaoWay
 36 Sander St., New London,
 in an unsolicited letter. "You can imagine our fright when we awakened one morning around six o'clock and discovered our home on fre," Mrs. Treadway continues. Cor tunately for us we had an extension telephone upstairs.
 "Your operator gave us prompt and efficient service in time of need, and the Fire Department responded almost inn mediately. In critical moment our extension telephone paid for many years service"
 You can have telephone in your home for only a few pennies day; an exten- sion costs less than 2c day. You can never tell when emergencies will occur. Telephone or visit our business office today-or give your order to any tele- phone employee.
 *The photograph used in this advertisement IS not that of Mrs. Norris M. Treadway
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-09
"Share The Wealth"
 Notions Are Played
Carlisle Davidson Lashes at Government Paternalism
 as Conducive to Slavery in Meriden Address

when men put stone in the end of a stick and went out to hunt for their food.
 That is why so-called Social Security Act which discourages self-reliance, a Guffey Coal Bill which takes away every measure of independence from those in vast industry, a tax measure which pen alizes the very method which has contributed so much to the vast in- crease in our national substance, are measures which threaten our well being because they threaten our liberties. That is why any move to enable the federal government to regiment our activities and reg ulate the minute details ofsour lives is subversive to our traditional American way of progress. That is why any citizen who has a sensible regard for his own happiness, and a patriotic love for his country, will scorl the regimentation, the slavery, which must accompany any arbitra- ry division of things, and defend to the last the liberty of thought and action which is his most pre- cious birthright."
 Davidson, whose address was en- Enthusiastically received, answered questions from the audience on eco- homie subjects at the close of his talk.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1935-10-09

velope and spread out the photos before Hagan. Ever see her be- fore"
 Hagan looked at them carefully, while he applied a match to his cigar. At last he grunted.
 "Uh," he said,, "I think I have. I wouldn't be dead sure, but she looks like dame that plays this place more or less regularly,
 "Ah," said Larry softly. He was silent for a minute. Then he asked, Docs she come here alone, or with somebody"
 With a, John, usually. Some- times with two of 'em. The one that's her especial boy friend is q kind of slight, undersized bird with black hair and a sneaky look. If he isn't con man or a hot bond shover I miss my guess"
 He puffed at his cigar.
 "Whatd you want of herr" he asked.
 It was a rather long story that Larry told in reply, and 1t ex- plained not only his interest in this unidentified girl but his own pres ence in the Golden Feather night club.
 It began several weeks before this particular evening, in the Ma tional Bank of Neola, asmall town some 300 miles to the west of Dover.
 The morning was hot and quiet. A farmer stood at the glass-topped counter along the wall, making out an entry for his savings account with gnarled, work-roughened fn- gers. The gray-haired cashier