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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Two Meetings = Show
Who Are Our Friends

I Asst WEEK a monster meeting of $4,000 work.
ers, professionals and intellectuals was
held In New York in protest against the Hull
Hearst-Hitler inctement to war against the
Soviet Union.
Congressman Lundeen, who introduced the
Workers Bill into Congress, hit the keynote of
the meeting when he said: Il warn them 1.-THE
American ruling class that when they plunge
this country into war against the Soviet Union,
longer have any say in the government. After
the storm there will be no capitalist govern
ments left"
This meeting was one OF the finest united
front demonstrations against war and fascism
yet achieved in America.
Some weeks ago another meeting was held
in New York to protest against the "barbarism'
of the Sovets in executing the terrorists who
slew Kirov and attempted to overthrow the
workers government. At this time Richard w.
Child Isaac Don Levine, and other pen prosti-
tutes of the Hearst camp Joined hands with Nor
man Thomas and other liberals" In protesting
against Soviet justice. While Thomas and others
of his group were conspicuous for their alb
sence in the protest meeting against Hearst.
thousands of other liberals joined forces with
the workers.
The miltants in the working class are rapid
ly drawing to their side the best elements
among the professionals and intelleetuals, just
as they are winning increasing prestige among
the rank and file OF American workers. These
two meetings demonstrate which way the wind
blows.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Gold Clause Decision
Hits Living Standards

A FTER many strategic delays mad false moves,
a the Supreme Court supported Roosevelt
in his infationary measures by multiplying that
clause of the law which provided that govern
ment obligations must be paid in gold Roose-
welt nullified this when he went off the gold
standard last year, and the Supreme Court
upheld his action, fearing new panic unless
it did So
Almost Immediately resulted wave of spec
ulation greater than any seen since the wild
days of 1929 Spectators and bankers rushed
wildly into the market, shouting and cheering
as prices scared madly, bringing new rain of
golden profits for Wall Street.
The court decision gives the stamp of APP
proval to Roosevelt's nflation-price raising pol
icy, which means increasing misery for the
masses.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Defeat Sales Tax!

VOICE of ACTION predictions are coming
true in Olympia Unless immediate action
is taken the most odiOus of all taxes-the
SALES TAX-will pass.
The sales tax is trick to throw the entire
burden upon those least able to pay. By taxing
directly the necessities of life, the wage-work-
ers, the professional people with small incomes,
the unemployed, pay taxes out of all proper
tion to their incomes,
In states where the sales tax has been slip
ped over it has aroused public indignation to
high pitch. But we need not let it go that far!
AS this is written the measure has not yet been
passed by the legislature.
Letters resolutions and committees to your
state senators and representatives can still stop
the sales tax.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Likes Features

A South Gle Elum reader writes
as follows:
Dear Sirs-Your issue of the
first of the month was a pleasant
surprise and | must congratu-
late you on the different topics of
general interest. There has long
been the ned of a similar paper
for every state in the union.
Spotlight on World Crisis,
Around the World in Three Min
utes, Wall Street Fascist Plot
Exposed, and wishing the public
on Hearst's program, are items
OF general interest, rot only to
the workers but of deep concern
to the whole country.
Hope the public will wake up
to more fully appreciate your
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
War Trends

Kansas is thinking OF joining
the growing list of states that
requires its teachers to sign
Oaths of allegiance, entirely re-
moving all academic freedom.
A recent bill to stop compul-
sorry military training in schools
and colleges was voted down by
Congress, ll9 to 81.
General Johnson, a chief figure
in Roosevelt's war planning COM
mission, says that The disproyes
of CONSUMPTION of industry in
war time. But he doesn't disprove
of conscripting all man power
for cannon fodder. The capitalist
leaders of the American Legion
Hearst puppetsl have misled the
rank and file of the Legion into
approving war plans on the claim
that capital would be conseripted
along with man power in time of
war. Now even the war planning
committee is forced to deny this
brazen demagogy.
The press admitted on Febru-
AIRY "a that: "The New Deal Is
working quietly to make the CCC
the greatest peace time army in
Americas history. Detailed plans
have been drawn to double the
enrolment of the corps"
n y
On February "a, Secretary Hull
warned the world of Americas in
creasing imperialism. Lest anyone
mistake Roosevelt's good neigh
Dor policy" Hull fastened to add
that the u s. is also great
power" which is being armed to
the teeth to show its neighborli-
ness. Said Hull (who recently
declared that war was almost in
evitable for the U. S.: "Our poll
cies must of necessity be those of
so-called great power"
Sir Henry Deterding, the Brit
ish oil magnate who has been in
vOlved in a polt for intervention
in the Soviet Union in order to
get for England the rich Baku
oil fields, has recently gone to
Nazi Germany to arrange for sup
plying Germany, duty free with
fuel for military purposes.
n y
Exports of scrap iron have
reached an all-time record. Soma
two and a half times as much was
shipped in 1894 as in 1888. Japan
is the largest customer.
Il y
In a frantic attempt to work
up preparedness" sentiment for
war, Richberg in a recent speech
admitted that the NRA was es-
tablished to save the trusts and
said that the economic crisis was
caused by the class struggle.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08

they were dominated by the big
interests, railroads, mills, banks,
insurance companies, implement
companies, packing houses. From
the first they were robbed of
the wealth they produced. The
average farmer has always been
heading straight for bankruptcy.
Today the hopes are gone.
Modern?
But what is the modern home
stealing proposition? Come to
Sherman county, Nebraska, just
north of Loupe City and you will
find the subsistence homesteads
being built with the lumber still
fresh and implanted. They have
picked a flat place, not far from
the Loupe River, where the soil
is said to be alkaline. Each home
stead is the same: A four room
house without wiring, a chicken
house which can hold four dozen
chickens, a shed and garage COM
bination which has space for ex-
actly one horse, two cows, four
sheep, and an automobile. The
set-up is much like another pro-
ject near Kearney, Neb., where
the cheerful local editor describ-
ed it as being strictly modern ex-
cept for light, heat and water.
Debt Load
Now, in return for this big
farm, the homesteader has to
sign for much more than SIG fill
ing fee. He must sign a note got
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Around = the
world inC minutes

SPAIN-On February Is united
front demonstrations of thous-
ands of workers were held all
over Spain in protest against the
execution of leaders in the re-
cent revolution. Despite the
greatest police terrorism these
demonstrations were successfully
held.
CUBA-During the past two
weeks Cuba has been in the
throes of strike of $50 900 work
ers, students, teachers and civil
service workers, rebeIling against
the American imperialist rule
that has clamped marshal law
and terrorism on the islands dur
ing the harvesting of the sugar
crop of Wall Street, involving
the near starvation and impOv-
erishment of hundreds of thous-
ands of Cuban workers.
CLIMATIC Chinese red arm
les continue their advances and
victories, and Chang Kai Sheks
foreign-led government faces
bankruptcy. A Japanese paper
admits: China is on the verge of
bankruptcy as a result of the
long financial panic, which has
prevailed since last year." Cur
rency initiation is being tried,
banks are closing, industries are
closing, and peasants cannot get
seeds for spring planting.
FRANCE - French financiers
last week feared a renewal of
currency war that is bringing a
decline in the value of foreign
money.
ENGLAND-The English pound
continued to decline last week in
foreign exchanges. The daily press
admits panicky conditions follow
ing many recent financial failures
by headline: London Bankers
Decline to Allow Market Losses
to Interfere with Golf"
MExICo-lThis, most wealthy
step-child of American imperial
ism. may soon be faced with
war by the U. S.
CHINA-As a result of Chang
Kai Shek's spending tax money
raised for irrigation purposes in
fighting the Communist areas, a
widespread drought has hit
southern Anwei province and
some three million people are
starving to death. With character
Stic cunning, the headlines of
the daily press report it: Reds
Stay Many; Millions Starve."
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Where Your Food
Dollar Goes

OUT of every dollar you spend in food stores
~ over q cents goes for the payment of inter
est, profits and taxes. Some IL cents goes to the
tax collector while Is cents flows interest and
profits, to bankers bondholders and stock
holders In this way, some three billion dollars
is drained annually from the pockets of the
consuming masses. This estimate Is made by
Labor Research Association economist on the
basis of government and trade reports and the
examination of financial reports of 100 of the
largest corporations in the food industry.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Capitalism's Campaigns

A RECENT issue of the Pr gives evidence
"A of how closely associated are three of cap
italisms apparently diversified methods of
attacks on labor. Across the top of page and
, next to each other the following headlines:
Red Literature Destroyed by Night Raid
ers"
"Russia's Curse"
stains Despotism Worse than Former
Cars"
'Durant Hits Reds"
unions lose on Rate of Wages in Works
Bill"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Anna Louise Strong Will
Answer Gutter Journalist

IEARSTS atrOcious campaign of SANDER
against the Soviet Union is carried to new
heights in recent issues of the P-I
States blatant front page editorial:
THE conditions existing in Russia are the
most horrifying of all.
There there is absolutely no liberty, no
security-no prospect but poverty and misery
under a government without mercy no future
for subject classes but persecution and starv-
alton.
"There from eight to ten million farmers in
the past two years have been robbed of their
grain by the Communist government and allow
ed slowly to starve to dreadful death"
Photographs from cameras that have never
been within telescope range of modern Russia
fill the pages of the Sunday Pr with their story
of famine"
Herself a Seattle woman daughter of
famous Seattle churchman, and world-known
author and lecturer, Anna Louise Strong speaks
in the Northwest this coming week on her
twelve years experience as an editor of the
Moscow News.
Her lecture, titled Dictatorship and De-
mocraey in Soviet Russia" will give a smashing
answer to the filth of the Hearst newspapers.
We urge every person who desries clear and
accurate picture of life in Russia today to at
tend Miss Strong's meeting.
large attendance at these meetings how
ever can do much more than satisfy desire for
information. These meetings win in themselves
act as a protest against the Hearst campaign,
against the attempt of the American State De-
partment to break official relations with the
Soviet Union.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Debt Load
Needs Paper
Spokane, Wash.

Dear Editor:
received your fine copy of
the Voice of Action and am high
ly grateful to you for acquaint-
ing me of its existence. l have
been away from the Northwest
for some time and am very ig-
norant as to what is going on
here. l want and need just such
a paper.
/ am enclosing 81 for a six
months subscription. l only re-
greet that l am at this time con-
fined to bed, so | cannot help
you in getting more subscrip-
tions.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Sheets Disappear"

SEATTLE, March 7--One hun
bred twenty-five bed sheets are
reported to have disappeared
from the VERA single mems
shelter, 213H Second Ave-, which
means that workers get no
change of bedding this week, on
one floor.
The sheets were delivered to
the stOre-rOom by the laundry.
Who got them?
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
SPOTLIGHT
ON THE
World Crisis
By DONALD GLEASON
BRITISH COLLAPSE
WORLD SHAKEN
GRECIAN REVOLT
COMMUNISTS RIGHT
A DISASTROUS financial crash

A DISASTROUS financial crash
impends for the capitalist coun-
tries. England, which has been
used by Hearst as an example Of
recovery, has started on the
downward spiral of another de-
preston according to Sir William
Beveridge OF the London School
of Economics.
England's unemployed have in
creased 23955S In one months
time. At best the British reeov-
cry was II per cent below the
1922 level which Beveridge used
as normal figure. Now the Lon
don commodity market has col
lapsed. First to go was the social
ed pepper pool which has
threatened to involve banks and
leading figures in the govern
ment. On the continent 1t is ex-
pected that the resulting disclos-
ures will rival the French Stavis-
ky scandal.
On the heels of this collapse
came the failure of FrSucis Wiley
and Co., the largest wool dealers
in the world. Reginald Mokenna,
former Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer and head of the great
Midland Bank chain, and Sir HUI
go Cunliff-Owen of the British
American Tobacco Co., are involv-
ed in these failures. Other COM
modities are suffering disas-
trous price break as well.
AS a result near panic has
started on the London exchange.
The British pound has fluctuated
wildly, due to sales by fearful for
eign investors in British curren-
cy. On Saturday the pound drop
ped to- $3.50 in terms of the gold
dollar. Before the Roosevelt in
fIation the pound was worth S4S6.
At the low Saturday it was u per
cent below it's theoretical level.
This is an all-time low.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08

Congressional committee has not only
proved that Mellon used his position in the
Treasury department under Hoover to illegally
return millions of dollars in taxes to himself
and his friends, but it has proved that he faxed
the sale OF bonds to escape paying the taxes on
them.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
ADMIT SPEED-UP

Even the NRA research divi-
sion has been forced to admit, re-
garding the auto industry, that
depression competition ha s
spurred the speed-Up beyond hui
man capacity.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
DOCTORS DRIVE TAxIs

In New York, many doctors
have taken to taxi-cab driving
to support themselves. Dentists
average one-fourth OF their 1929
incomes, with the prices of their
necessary supplies sky-rocketing.
Due to heavy mass pressure,
the state senate of New Mexico
has defeated a proposed criminal
syndicalism bill.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
HOmesteads Then and NOW
By LEM HARRIS
DO YOU REMEMBER the old proposition III

no YOU REMEMBER the old proposition under the Homestead
Act Any settler could have his choice virgin prairie lands
100 for the of the filing $6 The country growing
railroads stretching the country highways
not thought Of nation being built With
thing booming expanding with practically lands the
settlers with high hopes What happened From the first
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
THE WHOLE capitalist world

THE WHOLE capitalist world
is deeply involved in the conse-
quences. There is fear that Bel
GUM and Switzerland will have
to go off the gold standard, leav-
ing only France and Holland as
the gold bloc and soon they may
have to go. The United States
will probably have to use the
two billion dollar sterilization
fund to protect the dollar and
there is great possibility that
Roosevelt will have to reduce the
gold value of the dollar from 81
cents to 80.
Such a British initiation is a
desperate effort to stop the price
collapse. 1t viii further impover-
ish the British laboring classes,
but will allow British capital to
dump goods abroad at reduced
prices. This means that the Amer
lean foreign trade is threatened
by the competition of cheapened
British goods just as Japan did
previously by initiating heavily at
home. In retaliation Roosevelt
will have to push initiation still
farther. A lower standard OF iiv-
ing for the American workers will
he the inevitable result.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08

Latest rulings of the federal courts express
ly OK company unions. Up until now the ruling
class hasn't had the courage to openly give them
the full force of the law.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08

Last week James Rorty, noted writer, was
ousted from California ION suspicion of trying
to organize Communist groups" Open vigilante
terrorism is being used even against writers.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08

The schools of Oklahoma are threatened with
immediate closing unless the ruling class of
that state can be made to disgorge enough to
keep them open.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08

commendable efforts and give
you their hearty cooperation.
very truly,
"a. Z. A"
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
IN CUBA, $4,000 students and

IN CUBA, $4,000 students and
teachers arc striking against the
wage cutting and the terrorism
which the Mendieat-Batista gov
eminent has used to keep in pow
er. Cuban labor, organized in a
united front, is making prepare
tions for general strike. So des-
perate is the economic situation
that the government may collapse
at any moment. The State De-
partment al Washington is keep
ing the cables in an effort to
stave off the revolution. Ameri-
can warships and troops will be
sent if necessary because the
bankers investments in Cuba
must be protected. American cap
italistic exploitation is mainly to
blame for the starvation coalitions
in Cuba.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
MUssoLINI continues to send

MUSsoLINI continues to send
troops and munitions to Africa in
preparation for his seizure OF
Ethiopia. Hitler does not dare
publish his new budget in Ger.
many because of the weakness Of
German finances. There is a seri-
GUS peasant revolt in Jugo-Slavia,
and Spain is on the point of an
other peasants and workers revo-
luton. Truly the Communist pre-
diction of another round of wars
and revolutions. made over a year
ago, is being proved by daily
events.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
IN GREECE there has been

IN GREECE there has been
another generals revolt which in
volved part of the army and most
of the Greek navy. The revolt
probably will be suppressed be-
cause it has no mass base, being
a struggle of rival political
cliques. However, it is just an
other symptom of the general
world crisis,
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
CHINA, FACING complete fin

CHlNA, fAOAN0 CoAhPio1o hAh
ancial collapse, is negotiating for
a Japanese loan. The price japan
asks is the domination OF China.
The British see their Chinese
market threatened and are trying
to get the United States and
France to agree to a consortium
which will save the Chinese Ma
tionalists by lending them the
necessary money to save their
banks and to finance the war on
the Chinese Soviets. This inter-
national loan will also prevent ia
pan from controlling China in her
own interests as she does Man
churia.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08
Text of Workers Unem.
ployment Insurance Bill

p FAD this measure carefully. 1t is the only
~ bill before Congress providing genuine I'M
employment insurance and social security. After
it are modelled HB 1913 Estate of Washington
and H LIB 321 Estate of Oregon. All sessions close
few days Demand no congressman or leg
islator go home without passing this-the most
important piece OF legislation in the country.
Write Get your organization to send a telegram.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08

CLIP the above, paste on penny post card
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1935-03-08

Kansas is thinking OF joining
the growing list of states that
requires its teachers to sign
oaths of allegiance, entirely re-
moving all academic freedom.
Evening star., 1935-02-08
20 Years Ago
IN THE STAR.

A MONG golfers hereabouts are
IA ]. R. De Farges, John H.
Clapp, Ben Taliaferro, Ed
Eynon, Donald Woodward, Daniel
L. Hazard, Thomas ]. Brown, John
L. Warren, Bruce L. Taylor, Earl
Wheeler, Dr.. James T. McClena-
han. o. J. De Moll, George P.
James, J. T. Hendrick and Eugene
c. Gott.
Hegarty and Kelley are being
counted upon heavily for pitching
duty by the Georgetown U. base
ball squad for the coming season.
John OReilly is the Hilltoppers'
coach.
Billy Maxam is expected to be
the standout performer Of the
Western High track squad this sea-
son. He is sprinter.
Francis Ouimet, national anna
teur golf champion, is rated plus
three in the Massachusetts, Golf
Association handicap list
E. B. Henderson has picked all
star colored elementary school
heavy and light weight basket ball
teams. On the heavyweight COM
bination are Cogsdell, Stevens
School; Betters, Slater; Fairfax,
Stevens; Hart, Jones, and Parker,
Stevens. The lightweight team is
made up Of Thomas, Cardozo;
Parker, Stevens; Mays, Stevens;
Hawkins, Stevens, and Keenan,,
Garnet.
Evening star., 1935-02-08
ORCUTT AND BAUER
SEEN AS F|NAL|STS
Both Win HandiIy in Miami
Tournament-Patty Berg
Loses on 18th Hole.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
~ IAMI, Fla, February 8-Two
MI seasoned campaigners, Maui
W. reen Orcutt of Englewood,
N. j., winner last year, and
Jean Bauer of Providence, r. l.,
this years medalist, were gallery
choices today in the semi-final of the
Miami Biltmore amateur womens golf
tournament.
Miss Orcutt faced Mrs. Joe Bydolek
of Buffalo, while Miss Bauer was
paired with Mrs Lillian Zech Of Chi
cago.
Mrs. Bydolek and Mrs. Zech sur
vived the quarter finals yesterday by
wearing down promising youngsters
and winning at the nineteenth hole.
Mrs. Zech tied her match with Patty
Berg, 16-year-old Minneapolis city
champion, at the eighteenth. after
trailing, and took the nineteenth with
par five. Miss Berg missed a five
foot putt.
Mrs. Bydolek was three down to
Ellamae Williams of Chicago, who also
is 16, at the end of the tenth, but tied
her up at the seventeenth, halved the
eighteenth and grabbed the nine
teenth.
Miss Bauer disposed Of Mrs. William
Hockenjos, jr, of Mount Arlington,
N. j., and 5.
Miss Grace Amory of Palm Beach
carried Miss Orcutt to the fifteenth
before losing. and 8.
Evening star., 1935-02-08
INGRAM, TRAMBERIA
COMPLETE RING LIST
n MATCHMAKER CHARLIE COR

n MATCHMAKER CHARLIE COR
lN NELL today closed out his
boxing card for Monday night
at the Washington Auditorium with
the announcement that Ray CKid)
Ingram of Florida, and Jimmy Tram
IBERIA, Baltimore veteran, will meet in
a return match over a f1ve-round
route.
In his debut here recently, Ingram
won a disputed verdict over the
Monumental City boy.
The closing Of the Ingram-Tram-
IBERIA bout brings the total Of sched-
uled rounds to 80. Buck Everett and
Al Boros Of Bridgeport. Conn, heavy
weights, will clash in the main event,
which Is slated to last 10 heats.
In a pair Of six-rounders, Mike
Tardugno Of this city and Harry
Jeffra of Baltimore will meet in a
lightweight tilt, and Oscar (K. o.
Riley and Roy Manley, both of Wash
irgton, will mix in a welterweight
scrap.
Another f1ve-rounder will pit Henry
Irving against Deacon Owens. They
are light-heavyweights.