The Daily Worker Newspaper, December 1, 1924, Page 4

adel Four TH Ee: DALY RAE Sh ee ee December 1, 1924 Discussion of Our Party’s Immediate Tasks THE WORKERS PARTY IS THE By EARL R. BROWDER. In the thesis of the Central Execu- tive Committee, on the tasks of the Workers Party (printed in the DAILY WORKER Noy. 26), the majority takes the position that the Workers Party is itself the political leader of the left wing in the American labor move- ment. The thesis of the minority (printed in the DAILY WORKER Nov. 27), on the contrary, declares that it is only under the banner of a “class farmer- labor party” that we can mobilize “the left-class-party bloc” and thus “again establish contact with the trade un- fons and with the organization of the poorer farmers.” Here is a definite issue. Is the left wing of the American proletariat en- tirely leaderless? Is it impossible for the Workers Party to lead this left wing except by first organizing it in- to a non-Communist farmer-labor par- ty? The C. E. C. majority says: “No!” The Workers Party has already estab- lished itself as the leader of the left wing. The minority says: “Yes!” They think the Workers Party stands alone and naked unless it has the cov- ering of a farmer-labor party, a “left- class-party bloc” (whatever that is.) with which it will beguile the left wing into following it. Which is cor- rect? Do We Need a Farmer-Labor Party to Lead the Left Wing? The left wing is that section of the working class which understands, de- finitely enough to fight for its imme- diate aims, that it has a bitter and implacable enemy in the capitalist class, and that only thru uncomprom- ising struggle is it possible to win im- provements in the lot of the workers and strengthen the working class for future struggles. In the trade unions it is that section which follows the general line of the R. I. L. U. and the Trade Union Educational League, the line of class struggle and against class collaboration. Does this left wing follow the poli- tical leadership of the Workers Par- ty? Does it support the Workers LEADER OF THE LEFT WING Party as the Workers Party? Yes, it-does. True, this left wing was the backbone of most of our farmer-labor parties in the industrial centers during the past two years. But we did not find all these elements there. We took most of them in with us. The left wing of the industrial proletariat went into the farmer-labor parties largely under the leadership of the Workers Party. They will go | into farmer-labor parties again, if we advise them to do so, But they are not inclined at all to force us to or- ganize a farmer-labor party for them as the price of our leadership. They will follow the Workers Party under its own name just as readily—indeed, many portions of the left wing with even more enthusiasm, as was proved in the New York eampaign where thousands of dollars were donated by unions for the W. P. campaign, more than was ever forthcoming for a farm- er-labor party. Do We Need a F.-L. P. to Widen the Left Wing? Must we have a “left-class-bloc” party, a farmer-labor party, a non- Communist party, in order to widen the left wing? No, says the majority thesis. The C. E. C. of out party does not believe that such protective coloring, neces- sarily evasions of primary questions of the class struggle, will widen and strengthen the left wing. Only by the most active organization and lead- ership of the left wing by the Com- munists, and the launching of strug- gles for definite immediate demands (shop committees, amalgamation of the unions, resistance to wage cuts, unemployed councils, etc.) can the left wing extend its influence and, at the same time and as a consequence, strengthen the influence of the Work- ers Party. Recruits to the left wing are not won on the basis of abstract, organizational slogans, such as “for a labor party”; rather they are won in the fight for immediate protection and betterment of the workers, in the trade unions and out, for political and industrial demands. This struggle can only be led by the Workers Party. It is impossible for a farmer-labor party, without de- finite revolutionary principles, to lead a left-wing struggle, If it argued that the Workers Party will give it the Communist backbone—what then is the use of the farmer-labor party'if it contributes nothing? The masses are not in it, so it cannot contribute mass and volume. About all that a farmer- labor party created by the Workers Party could possibly add to the strug: gle would be some additional illusions that would have to be destroyed be- fore its members would be really left wingers. Workers Party Alone Leads Strengthens Left Wing. In short, the more we examine the arguments of the minority on this point of left-wing leadership, the more definitely must we conclude that it is not only incorrect—that would be bad enough—but that it betrays a funda- mental misconception of the class struggle, of the process of the revolu- tionization of the masses, and of the role of the party therein. And not only that—it betrays also a complete lack of confidence in our party, in its ability to stand openly before the con- scious workers as well as before the masses—winning their confidence and and the leadership of their struggles on the merits of its superior knowledge and program, its more militant fighting spirit, its greater practical ability to organize the struggle. The Workers Party has won its place as the party of the class strug- gle in America. By that fact it has won leadership of the left wing of the American proletariat. It does not need a cloak-of-many-colors, whether it be called “farmer-labor party” or whatnot, to hold and widen this lead- ership. What it needs is better or- ganization in its own ranks, the transformation on the basis of shop nuclei, the more complete assimilation of the principles of Leninism, and more—ever more—practical activity under its own name and on the basis of the united front in the daily strug- gles of the working class. The minor- ity is wrong. The thesis of the Cen- tral Executive Committee is correct. It points the road upon which must travel the Communist movement in ‘America, THE “LOGIC” OF THE MAJORITY THESIS By C. E. RUTHENBERG. HE most striking feature of the thesis of the majority members of the Central Executive Committee on the political situation and the tasks of our party is the illogical con- clusion which is drawn from the facts submitted. This conflict between the analysis of the economic and political developments in the United States and the policy which it is proposed that our party shall follow-is so glaring that it strikes one in the face even in a most casual reading of the the- sis. What are the facts which have guided our party policy during the past two or three years? World War Brot on Crisis. Our position has been: The*world war has resulted in the crisis of capi- talism. The economic burdens grow- ing out of the war and the destruction of the means of production in Euro: pean countries have decreased the productive power of capitalism and brot a sharpening of the class strug: gle. The United States is not im mune from these conditions, as has been shown by the swiftly recurring period of depression in this country As a consequence we have* had ¢ period of intenser class struggle in the United States since the end of the war. In these struggles the use of the state power against the -work- ers and exploited farmers has de- veloped their political consciousness and resulted in the movement. for in- dependent p tical action by these ex ploited classes. Every attentive student of our pol iey in our party will agree that this was the line of our argument during the two and a half years of onr united front Farmer-Labor Party policy. The whole basis of our policy was- that the intenser class struggles’ of the period of the crisis of capitalism would develop. the political eonscious- ness of the workers and exploited farmers and create a movement for independent political action by these classes. We said, this is our best soint of contact with these masses By raising the slogan which ex- presses the need which is dawn ing in their political conscious- ness, we will win their. confi- dence, establish our leadership, draw these masses closer to us and in the process of working and fighting with them we will draw the best elements into our party and thus build the Workers’ Party. Our policy had a two-fold purpose, to further develor politically those workers and farm: ers in whose minds the idea of inde pendent political action was growing and to build our party. Workers Learn of Our Party. For us this policy was a success Our party became a political factor in the United States thru its united front Farmer-Labor Party Policy. Our activities in putting into effect this policy brot us before the masses, our party became known to the workers and exploited farmers. We gained prestige and leadership, What are the facts now? The thesis of the majority of the Cc. E. C. agrees with the viewpoint of the minority thesis that the future in the United States—not the distan‘ future, but the immediate future— holds continued and new oppressions of the workers and exploited farmers and as @ consequence even more in tense class struggles than in recent years, In other words the majority thesis agrees that the conditions which cre ated the movement for independen’ political action by the workers and exploited farmers will continue, that these conditions will even be intensi- fied. And what is the logical deduc- tion from this? The deduction of the majority thesis is, the movement for independent political action by the workers and exploited farmers is dead. Their argument is, all the conditions which create a movement for inde- pendent political action by the work- ers and exploited farmers will prevai! in. an intensified form, but there will not be any movement for independent political action and therefore we must discard the slogan “for a class ®@armer-Labor Party.” That is the “logic” of their thesis, The minority of the C. E. C. de Party Activities Of Local Chicago Monday, Dec. 1. Douglas Park English re ns Douglas Blvd. Business meetin; North Side English, 2409 N. Halsted St. oa ath Dunne speaking on “Report of e 19th Ward_Italian, 1103 . Loomis St. Tuesday, Dec. 2. Roumanian Branch, 2250 Clybourn Ave. Czecho-Slovak Town of Lake, Work- ers’ — Sist and Whipple St. =. E. L. meeting, Local General fig ” Northwest Hall, corner North and Western Aves. Report on El Paso A. P. of L. convention by William F. Dunne. Wednesday, Dec. 3. Italian Cicero, Circolo Giovanile Hall, 14th St. between 5Sist and 50th Ct. Douglas Park Jewish, 3420 W. Roose- velt Road. Italian Terra Cotta, 2475 Clybourn Ave. Englewood English, 5414 S. Halsted St. The next meeting of the City Cen- tral Committee, Workers’ Party, Local Chicago will take place, as hitherto, on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 8 p. m., at Workers’ Hall, 722 Blue Island Ave. Many important resolutions, indus- trial and other matters will be up for attention. Every delegate must at- tend. Be on time—8 p. m. sharp! Thursday, Dec. 4. South Slavic No. 1, 1806 S. Racine St. Finnish Branch, 2409 N. Hi d ith Ward Italian, 2439 S. 01 Sist Ward Italian, 511 N. Si South Side English, 3201 8S. ‘abash. Russian No. 1, 1902 W. Division St. Seandinavian Karl Marx, 2733 Hirsch vd. Lithuanian No. 41, 4198 Archer Ave. Friday, Dec. 5. Industrial organizers’ erga 307, 166 W. Washington St., Polish North Side, 1902 we Bivision St. Greek Branch, 722 Blue Island Ave. Saturday, Dec. 6. Metal Trades T. U. BE. L. Group, 7:30 Dp. m., 722 Blue Island Ave. 3322 Hughes Likes This Revolution. WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.— Ambas- sador Collier, home on leave from Chile, reports that the militarist revo- lution and dictatorship in Chile is now in process of revising the coustitution to fit the fact of revolution, Recogni tion by the United States has not Yoon withdrawn, but direct diplomatic dealings are in a state of suspense awaiting the constitutional changes. READ THE DAILY WORKER. FIRST MEETING OF THE RED ATHLETIC CLUB TO BE HELD IN NEW YORK NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 30,—All New York comrades Interested in the workers’ sport movement please reserve Saturday afternoon, Dec. 6, for the first meeting of the New York Red Athletio Club which will be held at 208 East 12th street at 1 p.m. This is the first attempt of the party to go into this field of activities. All those interested in sports are urged to attend this meeting and inform thelr friends. L vd. overwhelmingly carried; reactionary party officialdom; ex- STILL TIME TO REGISTER FOR CLASS IN HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN COMMUNIST PARTY Alfred Wagenknecht substituted for Jas. P. Cannon at the class on Communist party history at Technical Hall, 1902 West Division Street, Chi- cago, Tuesday night. attend. Comrade Cannon was sick and therefore could not The lecture by.Comrade Wagenknecht covered the period of inter-party activity in workers’ political party organizations from the socialist party national convention held in <April,+ 1917, to the organization of the Com- munist Labor Party and the Commun- Party in September, 1919. The lecturer made plain and inter- esting the following occurrences dur- ing this period: The April, 1917, national convention of the socialist party; the anti-war resolution; the effort of the leftists in the socialist party to carry out this resolution into life; anti-conscription agitation; in Cleveland, Ohio; in the language federations; in the Y. P. S. L.; Debs in 1918. The Bolshevik revolution in 1917; its effect upon the Slavic feder- “Jations and upon the English speaking elements in the left wing of the so- cialist party; referendum of the social- ist party to join Third International left wing international delegates and national executive committee of socialist party elected; referendum declared illegal pulsion of 40,000 federation members by the national executive committee of the socialist party, expulsion of the state organizations of Michigan and Ohio for their left tendencies. National left wing conference in New York, June, 1919; split in the left wing executive, the Slavic feder- ations demanding the calling of a convention to organize a Communist party irrespective of the coming August socialist party convention, and the English branches of the left wing holding that it would be better tactics to attend the socialist party August convention and there propagate for the left wing; the ejection of the left wing from the socialist party August convention by the Chicago police upon call of Germer and other reactionary S. P. officials; the meeting of these left wing delegates in hall below the 8. P. convention to organize the Com- munist Labor Party; the organization of the Communist Party during these same days in a hall on Blue Island avenue, Chicago; the attempt to unite the C. L. P. and ©. P. conventions, resulting in failure, the ideological difference between the two parties an] memberships, the leaders in the two parties and the leadership of tho remnant left of the socialist’ party. Students wishing to register can still do so for the. next lecture which will be given Tuesday, Dec. 2. Lota Ba ay anes at Wanders Philadelphia Open Forum is Workers’ Center of Education PHILADELPHIA, Noy. 30.—Con- sidering the great interest that is be- ing shown by the Philadelphia work- ers in the Workers’ Party Open Fo: rum it promises to become a real center of education for the advance- ment of working class interests. William Weinstone of New York, addressed the second meeting of the forum on “The Labor Government of England vs. Soviet Government of Russia.” He made a careful analy: sis of the nine months of administra- tion and showed that during all that time not a single bill was introduced in parliament that would interfere with the domination of the capitalist class over the working class. No leg: islation was put into effect that would increase the standard of living of the workers or relieve the unemployed and otherwise be in the interest of the workers. He drew the conclusion that it was nothing other than a con- tinuation of the former Baldwin im: perialist policy. He further showed how different was the situation in Soviet Russia, how the proletarian Fi dictatorship had successfully served the interests of the working class and today is stronger economically. and politically than it had ever been in the seven years of its existence. During the discussion one of the sur- vivals of the S. L. P., Silver by name, \ried to show by quoting Engels’ in troduction to Marx’ “Class Struggles in France 1848-1851” that the workers | “ will get into power by legal means. Weinstone explained that the docu- ment quoted from was distorted by Eduard Bernstein who published it originally and furthermore a very {m- portant part of the document was omitted which completely refuted the | Ohio Thit | rege was made public by the Marx-Engels’ idea of legalistic emancipation. Institute of Moscow. On Sunday, Nov. 30, Lovestone, who ‘s well known for his writings on imperialism, will speak on “American Imperialism and .the Dawes Plan,” The forum meets every Sunday eve ning, 8 p. m., at Grand Fraternity Hall, 1628 Arch St. Admission is free, ELECTION SURVEY SHOWS MINORITY RULES AMERICA Disfranchisement of’ the Negroes Clearly Shown Only 52.8 per cent of the populice} eligible to vote went to the polls: on November 4 according to a statement: issued following a survey made by the national association of manufacturers This is an increase of but 3.7' per cent over the 1920 figures when 49.1 per cent of the electorate went to the polls. The minority basis of the parlia- mentary structure of American goy- ernment is clearly indicated. in the fig- ures which accompany the report of the survey. The figures of the asso- ciation also reveal in a startling férm the systematic disfranchisement of the Negros in the southern states. Nineteen of the 48 states cast a smaller vote than in, 1920 and the “solid south” upheld its reputation as the home of feudal reaction by per- centages ranging from 8 in South Carolina, 10.1 in Georgia, 10.8 in Miss- issippi, 12.5 in Louisiana, 7.5 in Flor- ida to 37.2 in North Carolina. In Kansas and Indiana aproximately 82 per cent of the total eligible vote was cast due to the fight betweemthe klan and anti-klan forces. The enfranchisement of women has had little apparent effect on the per eentage of voters altho it has increas: ed the number who go to the polls. The tabulation of the percentages for the nation is as follows: Pet. votes Tot. votes Pct. v! cast '20.. cast '24. cast ‘at | 36.9 RS 59.2 60. 69. 25.1 10.1 53.4 68.5 0 eS 126,000 649 42,560" Fe 23 =2 3 Michigan _ ‘ta issour! feiss 26, 166,8 New Jersey .. 1,080,618 New Mexico New York .. North Carolin North Dakota Beanevts Rhode I oo Careline » 102, 167, 440, West 578, Wisconsin... 52.6 817, WYOMING srcssecetensere 14 70, ed — de | campaign clares that since nothing else can come out of the economic and pol litical situation in the United States than sharper struggles between * the workers and exploited farmers. and the capitalist government, ‘the logica) deduction from this is that the move ment fer independent> political action by the workers and exploited farm- ers thru a Farmer-Labor Party will be even stronger than in the past and that we must maintain our: contact with these masses thru continuing our under the slogan “for a class Farmer-Labor Party,” because we can thus best fulfill our task of developing the political consciousness of the workers and exploited farmers, leading them into political struggles and thus creating the basis for class action by these two groups against the capitalist government. The min- ority of the C. BE. C. declares. that it is only thru such participation in the actual, developing political move: ment of the workers and poorer farm: ers that we can build the Workers’ Party and make of it the mass Com munist Party of the United States. ‘The LaFollette Bugaboo. What answer does the C. E. C, ma- jority make to this reasoning. Why they declare, LaFollette has swal- lowed the whole Farmer-Labor Party movement, No doubt, temporarily, he has_ swallowed a goodly part of it. But is the LaFollette illusion stronger than the economic forces which com- pel the workers and exploited farm- ers to fight their respective class bat- tles? The economic forces which throw these groups into struggles have been powerful enuf to compel them to leaye the republican and democratic parties. They will be powerful enuf to’ break the weaker hold upon ‘these workers and ex: ploited farmers which LaFollette has temporarily gained over them. The reading of the C. B. C. major ity thesis gives one the impression that the LaFollette illusion has taken hold of the minds of the majority There is a-fatalistic bowing of the knee before LaFolletteism.. For the C. E. C. majority it seems a definitely established fact that the workers and exploited farmers who are for inde- pendent political action have settled in the LaFollette camp and are going GERMAN FASCISTI APE BRITISH TORIES IN FORGING COMMUNIST DOCUMENTS FOR THE ELECTIONS (Specia| to The Daily Worker) BERLIN, Noy. 30.—As a climax to the exposure of police graft amount- ing to at least $5,000,000, officials here have heen forced to admit. that a group of polite heads have been forging and “planting” a series of Russion documents, among them a series of forged Zineviev letters. The “discovery” of these letters by the police, often by the very men after another these . ly helped line the pockets of the po- lice force, but have also given the newspapers an opportunity to-con- demn Soviet propaganda. Shown Gigantic Frame-up. With the forging of the last link in the “chain of evidence” concerning Russia, the whole thing is discovered to be a gigantic frame-up. The officials have attempted to muzzle the press and prevent discus- sion of the Zinoviev forgeries, by stat- ing that by means of complete silence they hope to obtain a confession. At the same time that the forgeries have been exposed, discoveries were made of a $10,000,000 siush fund for buying the elections for the monarch- ist and nationalist parties. Locomotive Boss Takes Lead. Documentary evidence has been {published proving that Herr von Bor- sig, president of the Borsig Locomo- tive Works, one of Germany’s biggest industries, was the person chiéfly con- cerned in the raising of the slush fund. Cleveland Winds Up Anti-Red Week Drive with Party Dance CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 30.—A suc- cessful membership meeting of the Young Workers: League and the 1| Workers Party concluded our cam- 4|paign against anti-red week. The meeting wound up with a social—sing- ing of revolutionary songs, a dance, eats and a good time for all, This celebration come at the end of a week of real hard work. The league and the party distributed from ten to fifteen thousand leaflets “Forward to the Soviets”. Branches discussed the slogans for that week. A mass meeting was held in conjunc: tion with the party. An enthusiastic crowd listened to Jim Hamilton, city organizer of the party who spoke on “The Fraud of National Education Week.” Max Lerner, organizer of District No. 6 of the party spoke on “Proletarian Dictatorship vs, Capital- ist Democracy”. Herbert Benjamin, of the executive committee of the dis- trict, spoke on Loyalty vs Capitalist Patriotism”, and George Papcun, organizer of local Cleveland Young Workers League spoke on “The Fight of the Young Workers League Against Perversion of Education”, “Working Class. New York Workers’ School. who forged them, created a scandal of some proportion in Germany. One Russian docu-¢, ments would come to light thru “cle- | ver detective work,” and have not on-| Remember These Dates. HE entire New York organiza: tion is expected to co-operate in the following affairs. All affiliat- ed and sympathetic organizations aro requested not to arrange con- flicting dates, “« Jan. 11, Sunday afternoon’ and evening, DAILY WORKER Jubilee, New Star Casino. Feb. 1, Sunday afternoon, Lenin Memorial, Madison Square Garden. Feb. 11-14, Defense Bazaar, The Lyceum, 65th street. March 15, Sunday afternoon and evening, Press Pageant and Paris Commune Celebration, Madison Square Garden. j pene DEDHAM, Mass., Nov. 30 The first of five bills of exceptions in the case of Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti have been filed in Norfolk country superior court. The excep- tions were taken to procedure in the recent hearings before Judge Webster Thayer on five motions for a new trial of these men convicted in Thayer's court for murdering a paymaster and guard at South Braintree in 1921, Thayer brushed aside new evidence of importance and would not heed the discrediting of state witnesses in the new trial hearings so that these two workers who have always maintained their innocence and that prosecution was a frameup must continue their’ fight thru the state supreme court. Sacco-Vanzetti Defense Committee, Box, 93, Hanover St. Station, Bost announce William G. Thompson as de- fense attorney. The committee solicits funds from sympathizers to-save these | two Italian-American, workers from | and friendly. organizations take notice! — The Philadelphia City Central Committee of the Workers. Party has arranged to hold the | Lenin Memorial Meeting on Saturday, Jan. 24, at 8 p. m., in the Lulu Temple. f Please arrange no meetings or affairs on that date, i Philadelphia City Central Commition, to stay there for a long, long time to come, There is a reason for this which ie not stated in the majoritly thesis, but which runs behind the whole argu- ment of the thesis. This same reason explains the desire of the majority to abandon the slogan for “a class Farm- er-Labor Party” and substitute for. it directly against the LaFollette move: ment the slogan “Join the Workers’ Party.” It is the majority theory that the Labor Party in the United States must of necessity be a “broad, all-inclusive Farmer-Labor | Party,” Any other Farmer-Labor Party, even tho it united a half million workere and exploited farmers, was taboo for- the C, E. C. majority. In the back ground of the minds of the members of the C. E. C. majority there is the view that the LaFollette movement is it—the broad, all-inclusive Farmer- Labor Party. That is the basis for abandoning the united front Farmer. Labor Party policy. That is the basis \for raising the slogan “Join the Work- ers’ Party” against the LaFollette movement. It would be a correct pol- icy if in the LaFollette movement we had the Farmer-Labor Party of the United States. That this is the case the C. E. C. majority dare not say. Against “Folded Hands” Policy. The minority declares, that it is not creditable for a Communist Party to fold its hands and let the workers and exploited farmers, who are resting there temporarily, remain in the La- Follette camp. That we must con- tinue to combine the slogan “For a class Farmer-Labor Party” with the slogan “Join the Workers’ Party.” That by raising the issue of a class party of workers and exploited farm- ers against the LaFollette movement we will be wielding the strongest weapon against that movement, and for the developing of the political con- sciousness of the workers and poorer farmers. That in conducting such a campaign “For a Class Farmer-Labor Party” we will continue contact with the masses who are moving in that direction and that in participating in the fight with them we will have the best opportunity to raise the slogan “Join the Workers’ Party” and to build our party. The minority thesis draws the logi- cal conclusion as to policy from itr analysis and the facts it submits. Thé majority jumps to a conclusion in direct conflict with the analysis it submits. JAPANESE LEADER WIRES KARAKHAN URGING TREATY Felicitates Soviet Am- bassador to China By ROSTA PEKING, Nov. 30.—The following message has been received by the Soviet Ambassador, Mr. L. M. Karak- han, from Mr. Sentaro Honda, the noted Japanese thinker and a leader of public opinion in Japan, replying to a telegram sent by Mr. Karakhan in answer to a mesage first sent by Mr. Sentaro Honda end of Septem- ber:— ‘ “I was praying for solution of the Russo-Japanese question at Daisekiji, our head temple at the foot of Mount Puji, when the arrival of Your Ex- cellency’s telegram was announced. - “Then I hurried home and read: it with joy: I admire your spirit and rejoice that my sincerity is apprécia- ted. I present my humble respects to Your Excellency with cordial wishee for continued health and welfare. _ “It was indeed by inspiration that I cabled Your Excellency. I have al- ready made sincere representations to our government. If Your Excel- lency will solve the long pending Russo-Japanese question, it will be 2 godsend, it will impart great vitality to both nations, lead to their spiritual revival and stabilize public feeling. Therefore I earnestly entreat Your Excellency to make every effort to — bring this high mission to a success- ful conclusion, Sentaro Honda, Tokyo. " st Coal Production Grows. MOSCOW, Nov. 30,— Russian coal production in the Donetz ef reached 12,000,000 tons in the ending October, 1924. This is 150 cent of last year and 47 per cent pre-war. This year's program was. ceeded by 6 per cent, and the on hand for export are 1,500,000 Pode ot. coat the’ bast Seah ‘per cent of the year aaree Sd Open Forum, Sunday Night, ‘Room, Ashland Auditorium, * & So