The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 27, 1926, Page 4

3 — Four ‘OSOCOW, U.S. S. R., Feb. 25 (By Mail).—The eighth session of the | odabe executive committee of the nist International was opened today under the chairmanship of Com- rade Smeral, In the name of the Czech delega- Peer Smeral read a declaration to the effect that it was in agreement with the standpoint of the theses that a Struggle was necessary against both Tight and left. This agreement was expressed in the speech of Neurath, with which the Czech delegation is in thr agreement. ‘Comrade Konrad (Berlin) declared: tal “The sixth Berlin district is in agree- arm ment with Scholem and Rosenberg. In att his remark yesterday Thaelmann did to not sufficiently stress the necessity of the struggle against the right dangers, ne @ltho the right danger in France can yp, ave international results. We accept the political line of the Open letter, but we shall not and have Mot signed it because it described thousands of Communist workers as enemies of the party. I hope that the German commission will revise the words of Thaelmann upon the internal Party policy. Thaelmann did not stress the correctness of the theses of Zinoviev sufficiently. The largest district of the Berlin organization is im complete agreement with these theses. If the central committee makes no attempt to revise the de- cisions of the fifth congress we shall support it.” MMRADE ERCOLI (Italy) stressed above all that there was no neces- sity to revise the decisions of the fifth congress. Here tlie impression is widespread that Bordiga is a party leader of some significance. We in Italy now know that this is not the ease. If we had entrusted Bordiga with the leadership of the party in the last two. years the party would have been today in ruins. The standpoint of Bordiga is out- side the policy of the Comintern, but one cannot build up a Communist Party in opposition to the Comintern. When Bordiga says here that he is in agreement with the theses of the third congress, then that is not true, for we have seen in practice that there are practically irreconcilable differ- ences between him and those theses. ‘There are contradictions in Bordiga’s ideas about the peasant question and ‘bout the party, Bordiga rejects the workers and Peasants’ government and talks about ew policy of the Italian party, Our ta¢tic is not new; it is the old Lenin- ist tactic applied to the present situa- tion. It is not correct to divide the forces into fascism and Communism. We must make differentiations be- tween the various sections of the bourgeoisie. If there are masses be- hind them then we, must find a way to win these masses, and we must + utilize the smallest contradiction amongst the bourgeoisie in order to do 80. The block of the petty-bourgeoisie stands between the proletariat and the large bourgeoisie. The Aventine action of the Italian party widened the influence of the party amongst the petty-bourgeoisie and was to this extent successful. Whether the chief internal danger comes from the right or the left depends upon the objective situation and upon the subjective ef- fects of this situation upon the par- ties. jODAY there is no danger from the right in Italy, but a danger can ensue if the formation of a left-bour- geois block against fascism makes progress. We are prepared to work with all comrades, but only those com- rades who are in complete agreement with the party can be admitted to its leadership. It is our task to create a leading force by an open and clear ideological struggle in the ‘closest connection with the masses. For this reason the German open letter was correct. Bor- diga makes fun of the word “bol- shevization.” ‘That is characteristic. One may be judged by’the things that one finds absurd. ‘We are in agreement with Bopdiga when he says that the revolution. is not only an organizational question, ‘but also a question of principle. We must find the connection with the masses, and this is only organiza- tionally soluble thru the nuclei. SCOTT NEARING will debate NATIONAL SECURITY LEAGUE ) opponent J. Robert O’Brien ht Press Correspondence.) Cem moZaee on Recognition of Soviet Russia FRANK P. WALSH, Chairman MANHATTAN OPERA HOUSE, 315 West 34th Street NEW YORK CITY Sunday Afternoon, March 28, at 2:30 Reserved seats, $1.65, $1.10, 830, bbc, on gale now at; Manhattan Opera House, Box Office; Jimmie Higgins Book Store, 127, University Place, Auspices: Rew Masses, 39 W. 8th Street Tel. Stuyvesant 2104 Songs, Speaking, Dramatics and THE DAILY he always was. in the trade unions, bour, ‘geoi situation. munist Party. munist League, upon which he the past, is now practically a Comintern. Thru the nuclei a strong middle leadership has been built up in the Communist Party of Italy; which is in the closest connection with the masses and which guarantees-the pro- letarian nature of the party. Wher- ever the party was organized upon the basis of the nuclei we had an increase of membership to show. In those districts which were not reor- ganized we lost members. A frac- tional question is not a moral but a political question. When Bordiga said that the history of fractions was identical with the history of Lenin he mixed up the sec- ond international with the Comintern. Lenin built fractions in the second international because the protess of decay was gone so far that the only possibility of hope was thru.a split. When Bordiga demands fractions in- side the Communist parties: he seems to have a similar perspective for the Comintern. Democratic a must. be applied, Naturally the application of this democracy must depend upon the po- litical situation, the internal! party sit- uation and upon the training of the membership. Bordiga said that a cer- tain difficult “crisis” existed in the Comintern. One must, however, not make the executive responsible for unavoidable phenomena. Upon the ‘basis of the objective situation and the development of the subjective fac- tors, it is possible that we. may have these conflicts for years to come. The only way out is to be found in a still closer co-operative work with the Russian Communist Party, JOMRADE BUKHARIN_ (greeted with storms of cheers) . stressed the necessity of analyzing: the objec- tive situation in which the Communist parties as subjective factors natu- rally work for the revolutionary per- spective. In our tactics we must reckon with reality. Bordiga, how- ever, eliminates reality and this leads to a vulgarization of tactics... Bordiga declares that we wish to carry over the experiences of the Russian revo- lution mechanically to western Europe. The absolute contrary is the truth. Leninism gives no recipes, it only gives us a method, and for this reason I stress the necessity of ana- lyzing the specific situation in western | lution. Bordiga Has Learned Nothing. . THE feature of the eighth session of the plenum of the Com- munist International was the speech of Comrade Bukharin. “Bordiga,” said Bukharin, “remains the one thing stable in a world ofschange.” Bordiga remains the wltra-leftist He was able to lead the movement when the waves of revolutionary sentiment among the Italian working class ran high and the ultra-left revolutionary phraseology did not so sharply show itself to be a menace to the party. But in period of preparation for the revolution, when it is necessary to conduct the most elementary daily work among the masses to increase the influence of the among the peasantry, to win as allies sections of the petty ie, to carry on the work of the united front, to Bol- shevize the party, Bordigaism fails to adapt itself to a changed In its desperate efforts to remain a pure sectarian group, it carries on its struggle against Bolshevization, fights the reorganization of the party, perverts the work of Lenin in an attempt to justify their “right to form fractions” in order - to fight the Comintern and its leadership, the Russian Com- colai party Bukharin correctly analyzes the position of Bordiga and leaves it without a shred of pretension to a Communist stand. We may add only that;,it is fortunate for our Italian brother party that Bordiga’s,influence is so reduced that only some 10 per cent in the party support him, and the Young Com- leaned strongly for support in unit against him and for the this is the reason for its attempts to draw the American Federation of Labor into Amsterdam. In this con- nection the maneuver of the left social-democrats is worth a little attention, Take Otto Bauer, for instance. He expects_the ré&lization of socialism thru the co-operation of the Austrian co-operatives with the economic or- gans of the Soviet Union. He wants to make the revolution with a revo- The present two chief tasks, the application of the united front tac- tic and the trade union work, were determined by the concrete situation In the commencing period of the united front tactic the Comintern dealt the strongest blows at the dan- ger from the right. This was proved by the expulsion of the Traenmalists in Norway, the struggle against the German and the Polish rights at the fifth congress, the expulsion of the Swedish right, the expulsion of Bala- banova, the expulsion of the Rubnik group from the Czech party, the ex- pulsion-of Sovarina, Rosmer and Monatte from the French party, etc. This cleaned the Comintern froni the opportunist elements. The struggle against the rights was correct, the events proved this. Balabanova or- ganized a new international, the Traenmalists are carrying on a sttug- gle against the Soviet Union, Hoeg- lund is editing Branting’s works. Naturally, a right danger’still exists, in some countries as France for in stance, it is even the chief danger. In France the danger from the righ: is potentially threatening. A lateni danger from the right also exists in other places. In the continuation ot the present correct tactic in Germany a right danger can ensue. ‘Very probably many of the rights have gJready the desire to take the leadership of the parties once again into their hands. But this will remain an unfu}filled desire. On the other hand there is the danger from the left which consists in a failure to grasp the necessity for the conquest of the masses and which rejects the united front and the trade union work. Bowes who always delivers the same speech and who remains Europe. This specific situation is that in western Europe there are large social- democratic parties and large trade unions under social-democratic influ- ence which make a coalition policy with the bourgeoisie upon the basis of imperialism, and social-patriotism. Bordiga fails to notice these ele- phants. And as he does not observe the social-democracy and. the trade unions he is opposed to, the united front. The Russian movement never knew the united front tactic upon such a large scale. It is not we who fail to observe the characteristic of west- ern Europe, but Bordiga. An analysis of the present situation shows a rela- tive strengthening of the bourgeoisie, but even then we must underline the world relative. Neurath is in error when he ob- serves no process of stabilization in Czecho-Slovakia. If this process were non-existent, then there would be a revolutionary situation there. The relativity of the stabilization and the retreat of Europe before America is expressed in the radicalization of the masses in western Europe. The strengthening of America produced a swing towards the right in the Ameri- can working class movement. A THIRD factor is the development of the Soviet Union and its ef- fects upon the working class. The social-democracy is trying to AN ENTERTAINING EVENING given by ALDLD, 487 and 104 Brch’s SUNDAY, MARCH 28th, 1926 SCHOOL HALL, 48th dnd Honore Streets, Chicago, Ill. Doors open 2 P. M——-Program starts’ 3 P. M. Tickets in advance 60c and 40c; at door 78¢ and 50c, Moving pictures on Reconstruction in Rus: hinder the process of radicalism; Lenin Funeral, and Comedy Dancing. Entertainment for Ali, the one thing stable in a world of change, represents these ideas most clearly. Bordiga and ultra-lefts me- chanically take over the methods of the periods of revolutionary storm which can again become correct, to other times into which they do not fit. For this reason they do not under- stand the relations to the social- democratic wérking masses, to the trade unions, to the question of par- tial demands. Recently the ultra-left tendencies were larger than the ultra- left fractions themselves, . Whole parties were ultra-left in- fected, for example the German Com- munist parties. At the time of the Frankfort party congress the most Obvious characteristic factor was the mass movement out of the trade unions. Ruth Fischer, however, fought against the attitude of the Comintern against this mass abandonment of the unions, Ruth Fischer praised here the tactics of the executive committee of the Communist International at the Frankfort . party congress; she de scribed the letter of the E. C. C, L at that time as an exemplary docu- ment, yet nevertheless she wanted to prevent its publication. (Interruption: “She succeeded as far as the German press is concerned.”) At the fifth congress, where the question of trade union unity was put, many delegates fought against it. Some said that this tactic was made purely from the Russian point of view. Today everyone sees the importance of this tactic for the work- ing class. After the fifth congress, however, the Ruth Fischer central committee abolished the trade union department and ruined the trade union work. In Poland the united front policy was not adopted, no trade union work was done and the revolutionary peas- ants’ movement was described as an- archy, use of this the party went to’ e of extinction. (In- terrup! Domsky: “That's not, true!” answered: ~ pag 88? WORKER 1 ____} s| Bukharin Speaks at the Plenum “The party ‘conference was of the same opinion.”) On the other hand cation of the united front tactic and in the trade union work in England. Since the letter of the E. C. C. I. we} have had some success in Germany, some success in Italy since the policy of Bordiga has been overcome. OW. the ultra-lefts declare that | they have made mistakes and | their general demand is for an am- nesty. I am rather suspicious of | these demands and this suspicion | finds“some basis in jhe speeches of | the ultra-left delegatés, Scholem said we made good progress. in the appli: | LOZOWICK SPEAKS AT SUNDAY NIGHT WORKERS’ FORUM ‘Resolution Endorses Strike Conduct NEW YORK, March 25.—Louis Lo- zowick, artist of distinction and a representative of proletarian ideolo- gy in his work, is not-only an instinc- tive artist, but a conscious one who understands thoroly the theories on which he works and is able to inter- that the general and organization line of the E. C. C, I. letter is correct; it | is only a few words that he doesn't | like. No politician talks like this. | Either’the general line: of the letter is correct—in this casé ‘one must sup- | port it and not refuse on account of | one or two expressions—or it is in-| correct and in this case one must fight it. CHOLEM sacrificed the correct pol- icy for a few words and fought against the open letter. © Probably because Scholem is not’ only opposed to a few words of the E. C. C. I. letter but to the whole policy. Ruth Fischer told us heré that she had signed the E. C. C. I. letter and made its policy her own, but the affair did not work as easily “as that. Long struggles were fought out, the E. C. C, I. sent .ciegram after telegram be- cause Ruth Fischer dia not want to come, The first German delegation after the party congress demanded that the representative of the DB. C. C. I, should be disavowed. We man- aged to convince that delegation. We also convinced the second delegation and isolated Ruth Fischer in the Ger- man Communist ‘party. And when she lost her army to the last man she signed in Berlin, she capitulated heroically. (Amusement.) For this reason I am skeptical about the ultra-left declarations, for this rea- son we must fight the ultra-left ideo- logically to the end (general amuse- ment). Domsky also recognized indi- vidual ultra-left errors, He will, how- ever, not agree that the ultra-left pol- icy was in erron. (interraption of Domsky: What was the policy? ‘Bukharin: Was it af imistaken one? Domsky, after a a Yes!) Domsky’s hesitating answer makes me skeptical. Bordiga declared that the united front tas r degenerated. He, however, did n rove it. Bor- diga declared that thé bolshevization only meant an organizational trans- formation to thé shop nuclei. This is, however, otily a figment of Bordiga’s imagination{'as without or- zanization-there can''§e no revolution- ary victory, and withbat a good policy oven a good organi#@tion*eannot be victorious. To oppege organization ‘o policy is un-Marxist. Bordiga stressed the unimportance of organi- ation forms; nevertheless, two-thirds f his criticism direeted itself against he organizational farms ba the Com- ntern. 338 He forgets, however, that it was ust the Russian party which put for- vard the question of drawing other sections more deeply into the leader- ‘hip of the Comintern. When Bor- liga contends that the nuclei cannot xe the basis for the: party organiza- fon because the workers have no in- erests in politics, he betrays in this statement his lack of confidence in the working class. This is opportun- ‘sm, a complete negation of the revo- lutionary perspectives. Bordiga spoke also against iron discipline. But this is also opportunistic, for the Com- munist farties must prepare them- selyes to act in a state of civil war where, without discipline, no victory is possible, Bordiga wants freedom to form fractions and he appeals to Lenin, who also organized fractions. Lenin, however, organized a fraction in the socialdlemocracy. As, however, we are neither in the’ Second Interna- tional, nor in the league of nations, we are against the mechanical carry- ing over of the Russian experiences in the question of fractions. Zinoviev said very correctly that our attitude in the German and French questions characterized our general policy. We must fight for a very long time still against the right and ultra- left dangers, If we carry out this cor- rectly, the Comintern will become more steeled and stronger from this plenum, despite theopposite expecta- tions of our enemies, (Applause.) At the end of the eighth session the enlarged BE. C. Cy I. unanimously adopted a resolution to send a tele- gram of greetings to the Georgian pro- letariat on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the‘existence of the Soviet Republic of Georgia. Engdahl Speaks Against Anti-Alien Law at Akron Whio, Sunday Afternoon AKRON, Ohio, March 25—A meet- ing protesting against the laws aimed at foreign-born workers will be held in the Music Hall, corner B, Exchange and South High streets Sunday after- noon, March 28, at 2:30 o'clock, J. Louis Engdahl, editor of The DAILY WORKER, will be one of the speak- ers. —_—-—_. Isadore Schorr Take Notice. Comrade Isadore Schorr, former member of the Marshfield Junior Group and the Brownsville group in New York is asked to write to the National Pioneer Gommittee immedi- ately. We have a maennne for you Isadore, Please rospond, pret them not only on the canvas but in critical writings and talks, He has been secured by the Work- ers’ School Forum to speak this Sun- | day evening, March 28, at 8 p. m., at 108 East 14th street, on the topic, “Art and Revolution.”. His work deals with machinery, skyscrapers, cities. Unlike the bourgeois artist, who either flees from the machine age, seeking refuge in romanticism, or paints the city and factory as ex- pressions of confusion and chaos. \Lo- zowick sees, underlying these, the es- sential order and organization inher- ent in machine civilization, and the possibility of their utilization. He expresses his theories as fol- lows: “Every epoch conditions the artist’s attitude and the manner of his ex- pression very subtly and in devious ways. He observes and absorbs en- vironmental facts, social currents, philosophic speculation and then chooses the elements for his work in such fashion and focuses attention on such aspects of the environment as will reveal hig own aesthetic vision, as well as the essential character of environment which conditioned it. _“The dominant trend in America to- | day, beneath all the apparent chaos and confusion, is towards order and organization which find their outward sign and symbol in the rigid geometry of the American city, in the verticals of its smoke stacks, the parallels of its car tracks, the squares of its streets, the cubes of its factories, jhe arcs of its bridges, the cylihders of its gas tanks.” Louis Lozowick is one of the edi- torial staff of the New Masses. An- other member of the editorial staff of the same magazine, Floyd Dell, will deliver, on the following Sunday night April 4, his postponed lecture on “Li- terature and Revolution,” which had to be put off on account of his ill- ness. And on April 11, Jack Stachel will speak on “Class Collaboration.” Denver, Colo., Workers Party Branch Aids Passaic Strikers DENVER, Col., March 25.—As soon as the telegram was received from the International Workers’. Aid stat- ing that money and clothes were urg- ently needed for the Passaic strikers the secretary of the International Branch, Workers (Communist) Party galled a meeting of the executive board and appointed a committee of four to collect funds. The committee reported at the regular meeting that in two days’ time it collected about $40 and a collection was taken up at the meet! which made the total about $50 which was immediately for- warded to Passaic strikers. The Denver branch is not strong numerically, but this action shows that it is alive to any emergency that the workers may be engaged in on the industrial field. Denver Celebrates the Paris Commune DENVER, Col., March 25.—Altho a blinding rain and snow storm raged all day and part of the evening, over 100 families attended the Paris Com- mune anniversary celebration held at the Labor Lyceum, under the auspic- es of the-International Labor Defense. The chairman of the evening, James A. Ayres gave a short history of the revolutions of the past two centuries and compared them to the Paris Com- mune and the Russian revolution of 1917. A number of piano solos’ were rend- ered by members of the Young Work- ers (Communist) League, The Young Pioneer group sang a number of re- volutionary songs and gave’ recita- tions. One of the surprises of the evening was the dancing, singing, re- citations and sketches put on by the Moore and Rosenfeld children, Mrs, Rosenfeld at the piano, William Diet- rich made the main speech of the evening dealing directly on the work of the Commune to which he did jus- tice. F. Krassick, secretary of the Inter- national Labor Defense, spoke of the work it is carrying on and appealed for membership as well as subs for the Labor Defender. All above expenses of the meeting will be donated 50-50 between the Zeigler miners and the eg strik- ors, Section 9A Brooklyn Holds Entertainment BROOKLYN, N. Y., March 25.— An entertainment and dance will be giv- en by Section 9-A, Saturday night, March 27, at Laisve Hall, 46 Ten Byck 8t., Brooklyn, N. Y. All comrades and sympathizers arg invited" : se bs WITH THE Y CONDUCTED = BY TH, Ba) a sere Ao sateen IMPERIALISM MEANS WAR! (The following article was written by Comrade Bucha, 12 years old, of the Hammond Pioneers Group, after attendance at five sessions of the class in Elements of Communism held in Gary, Ind.) se IRST of all, what is imperialism? Bukharin says, “The policy of con- quest pursued by finance capital in the struggle for markets and areas or for the investments of capital is called imperialism. Imperialism springs from finance capital, Finance capital could and can pursue no other policy than that of conquest, violence, and war. very country ruled by finance capital wishes to get resources and make it a world kingdom in which a handful of capitalists belonging to the victorious nation will rule. In early days England dreamt of a British empire allover the world. Now they boast thatthe sun never sets on British colonies.” England now owns many of her most impor- tant colonies in Asia and Africa. Eng- land has been able to unite its colonial empire from Cape to Egypt, Arabia to India, and the. most i rtant en- trances to the world seas are now in her possession, The capitalists of England send their machinery, railroads and other steel goods to the colonies to make profits, not for the purpose of helping that colony. The capitalists of Eng- land are interested to have the colo- nies of Asia and Africa under their possession because they won't have to pay the workers such high wages as in the mother country; in this way making more profits. When a war breaks out England will also have many workers from the colonies. to fight for them. Native capitalism has developed in the East. When it developed a young labor movement also developed there. The native capitalists of the East would like to be free from the im- perialists of England, so they could make more profits. As a tool against the imperialists the native capitalists use the labor movement. In spite of this the labor movement in the back- ward countries is developing. If a revolution between the native capitalists and the imperialists should break out the workers of the colonies and of the home country should help it out, becausé if the mother country is defeated the workers of the colonies would be stronger against the native capitalists. Besides the’ English imperialism preading, American imperialism is also spreading, One of the most im- portant weapons that America is us- ing in her struggle for resources is the “Monroe. doctrine,” which says that no European powers can make any possession in America. This leaves the United States to get all the resources in both of the Americas. America’ has already got a foothold in Latin-America by owning the Canal Zone. In South America resources are also being grabbed by the American imperialists. In Chile they are slowly but surely grasping the nitrate beds. In Peru they are getting the meat and wheat, and in Brazil the coffee and rubber plantations. ETTING all of this from “south America, our imperialists go to Europe and Asia, where in China they get hold of the railway system. In Mesopotamia they are driving for the oil. In Europe they are trying to turn Austria into a coolie colony. Leaving Europe, our capitalists go even into the thickest jungles of Africa. Here they get many Negroes to work for them in the rubber plantations for al- most no pay at all, and also the im- perialists get the gold, ivory, dia- monds and other natural resources of Africa, America controls other colonies that I have not named, some of them who are trying to get their independence from America are: the Philippines, Cuba, Porto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. Columbia, Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile, Honduras and Salvador would also ‘be bringing up a fight against America if they weré under ‘ther con- trol. America controls these coun- tries ‘by trickery; that is, by taking away certain rights which the natives of that country think are nothing, but which develop into large profits for America, or else bring the country un- der American possession in order to keep and maintain the control of her colonies, And to help the investors abroad America is developing into: a huge’ naval apd military system. In a decade America has more than doubled its cost of national defense. It has spent many millions of dollars to keep up the army and navy every year. Bill Green and his lieutenants are beneficiaries of the imperialist sys- tem, When a representative of some oppressed colony asks them to help the colony get their independence, all they give him is a promise, which turns out to be nothing at all. There is still another impérialist country whose name I have not men- tioned, and that is France. . France ‘has increased her power above all the other victorious nations. France has actually become the strongest military power of Europe. France controls practically all of Europe. But France depends upon Germany, England and the United States for a great many things. Here is an important one: France has much iron ore. To make this ore worth something it has to have coal. France has no coal, but Germany and the United States have. If France could get the coal Germany has under her possession France would be sending out more manufac- tired iron goods such as stoves, ma- chinery, etc. France has been trying to get Germany under her possession so she can do it. France at the pres- ent time is having a hard fight to keep some of her colonies. In Asia, Sytia is rebelling againgt the French rule. France, like many other imperialist interedu>- countries, has taken great in Africa. Here she has even taken over the great, hot. Sahara Desert. She has also taken over the island and resources of Madagascar, ‘APAN is also another important imperialist country. It is the youngest of the three that I have already talked about. Japan has some idea of having an empire over a lot of Asia. As the other imperialist countries have taken great interest in Africa, Japan has taken interest in China and has made laws for the Chi- nese which almost put China under the possession of Japan. Japan is now building ships and war vessels, and while she is doing that she is dreaming of becoming a greater im- perialist country than she is now. These struggles for resources and money, no doubt, are the things that will bring about the next “world war.” In this war many lives of workers will be lost, because the capitalists of a dozen countries are fighting to make profits from the colonial workers. PAUL A. BUCHA. Working Youth of Porto Rico Suffer Imperialist Yoke By J. NEVARES SAGER. MAYAGUEZ, P. R.—The situation of the working youth in Porto Rico is rotten, to say the least. Three-fourths of the working class youth lack per- manent employment and have no schools to go to. Those that work at sugar centralg, seasonally, slave 12 hours per day for 75 cents, They work 7 days a week. Besides the miserable wages and hours they are exposed to being crushed by complicated machines, or scalded by boiling syrup. At the to- bacco factories the average reward for young workers is tuberculosis, Young girls work their fingers off on embroidery, in open shops — sweat shops for 35 cents per day, A large percentage are driven to prostitfition, which gives Porto Rico the appear- ance of one large house of prostitu- tion. Political oppression and a strong desire for independence is. the. main political feature here. WRITE MORE ON HOW RESULTS ARE ACHIEVED NEWARK, N. J.—Our league is very small and altho we have taken part in and organized various activi- ties we have not been able to grow. You see we are not yet: reorganized, Therefore it seems to us that we can learn from other leagues’ experiences. Why not have the comrades when they. tell of their methods of work tell their experiences, etc, It seems that such articles will do more good than | ti merely telling results all the time, angmeees And so, comrades, write more of ways and means. Of course we like to know of the achievements, but what is more important is: How and why were these results obtained? OUR CAUSE WILL BE VICTORIOUS! By PAUL CROUCH (from prison). , ALCATRAZ, Calif.—t delighted to hear of the plans which the league ig undertaking for a united front against militarism, and the wonderful opportunities for service enjoyed by my friend and comrade, Walter Trum- bul: “While I am unable to be with Comrade Trumbull in person and fight by hig side with the y never- th my hopes and best 8. are i him. ‘those who are interested in my pei Gon may say that I am in ex- cellent health and good spirits. I look forward to the future with opti- mism and absolute confidence in the ultimate victory of the great princi- ples of our cause, PRO-BOSS SCHOOL HEADS - REMOVE YOUNG COMMUNIST FROM HEAD OF STUDENTS ASTORIA, Ore.—Fourteen-year-old Paul Siro, member of the Young Workers (Communist) League, was forced to tender his resignation as president of the student body of the Robert Gray junior high school be- cause he wore @ lapel button with Lenin’s picture on it. When ques- tioned by the school officials he cledrly and unwaveringly stuck to his beliet 2 Communist principles. This is but another demonstration of non- partisan education (always in the in- sof Morgan) in the land of the, ee) He ‘ !