The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 31, 1926, Page 12

Women of Modern Turkey a= is the capital city of the new Turkey. Its fresh and vigor- ous life is at the present time attract- ing world wide attention. » The old Stamboul, the centre of ,. Sultans, harems, islamic priests and » veiled. women, is completely receding into the background making room for the young spiritual and political centre of Turkey—Angora. This little Anatolian city is pulsating with in- tense life, it is being built and main- tained by the efforts of the masses themselves who are heroically defend- ing the independence of their country against the imperialist designs of the powerful capitalist countries of Eu- rope, In this reawakening of the masses of Turkey, the working class and peasant women are playing a very important role. The Turkish woman, the plaything of harems, the helpless slave of the rich and powerful for centuries, is now becoming a free and independent indi- vidual. She is working hand in hand with sweetheart, brother, husband and father for the rebuilding and strenth- ening of the new revolutionary Turkey. Turkey’s independence is being maintained by constant vigilance. The peasantry, the workers, and the peo- ple’s army have thus managed to re- tain all their Anatolian provinces and are further repulsing the encroach- ments of the Western imperialists, Thanks to its alliance with the Union of Socialist Soviet Republics, Turkey was able to defeat all the attacks upon its independence, Altho Turkey is in control of the old capitol of the Ottoman Empire, the centre of the new people’s repub- lic is in Angora. This city was very little known up to a short time ago. It was not always to be found on the map, But now it is different, It is fast regaining its ancient glory and importance. Angora is an old and ancient city. It played an important role in world wide events of past centuries, Its streets call forth memories of many bitter struggles in which participated Egyptians, Assyrians, Persians, Arabs, Romans, Greeks, etc ‘This ancient past is peculiarly combining itgelf with the new and modern life of the masses in present day Angora, The impression of this enchanting com- bination is unforgetable, The remnants of this ancient past of Angora interferes very little with its forward march. The foreign visitor mma fy. enjoys the wonderful relics of old days but very soon becomes absorbed in the living reality of Turkey’s new life. And the most striking feature of it all is the tremendous change that occurred in the life of the Turkish women. She seems to be enjoying the free- dom of the new life even more in- tensely than the man, She is wide awake, alert, intelligent and active. She works, studies and struggles with zest and devotion, No wonder, there- fore, she is fast making for herself a place of decisive importance in the economic, political and cultural life of Turkey. : The city women are of course tak- ing the lead, But also peasant women are showing great activity. For all of them it is still the period of so-called honeymoon of diberation. It is for this reason that the class distinctions between the proletarian worlan and the middle class woman aré not-very sharp ‘at present; But théy are de- veloping just the same, with the work- ing class woman beginning to take the lead in social and political activities. What is happening in Turkey is true in a large measure of the women in the East generally. The more back- ward the woman and the more intense the oppression in the past, the more energetically the women struggle for their liberation at present. Thruout the entire East the women of the op pressed classes are developing great activities. In some instances they are even setting the pace to the general liberation movements of their coun- tries, nA In the great historic struggles of the oppressed nations of the East against Western imperialism, the working class women and the peasant women are destined to play a decisive role. This the masses of eastern women seem to feel instinctively. A good many of them are realizing it con- sciously. And they are preparing them- selves for the historic events of the future, Beginning Soont “Labor and Literature” By V. F. CALVERTON, Author of the “Newer Spirit” The first article will cover the first be- ginnings of American literature and the early history of American labor. ‘‘Uncle Tom's Cabin, the question of the Negro, etc. This will be followed by 2—THE RAILROAD IN FICTION— Frank Norris and his novels of the West. 3—THE CAPITALIST JUNGLE—Deal- ing with Upton Sinclair's novel, “The Jungie.” 4—SATIRE AND THE BOURGEOISIE— Dealing with Upton Sinetair’e seer” rod Sinclair Lewis’ “Babbitt” and “Main treet.” 6—"MARCHING MEN”—Sherwood An- derson's novel, ee ee Little Leshous for Bright Little Boys and Girls of All Ages q This is a cop. O, see the prett What Is the cop doing? The cop is r worker, Is the pretty game? Yes, the cop Is playing “Kill thd Striker!” What Is the,cop saying? The pretty cop outahere, for!” Does the cop finish the game? He doeg if he can. the worker and the head, Does the cop win a prize if he wins the game? Yes, the pretty cop does. The boss you damn reda Whatcha think ya strikin’ Se y little cop! % \ unning after @ cop playing @ says: “Gittahel- He catches he socks him o gives him a prize for “preservin’” the peace, the mayor makeg him a captain and the newspapers call him a hero, And what else does the pretty cop do? i He puts workers In jail; he slugs them; he gets money from women a booze joints; he helps the dirty politicians and he does a lot of other nice little dirty things. we i O, see the pretty cop. ita Does the cop love the worker? O, yes, the cop loves the worker—he loves him—like hell he does! (From We've been the slaves of capital We've earned our bread in bitterness But we have caught a transient glimpse if we can make our Unions live They’re striving now to forge new chains They'll have the trouble for their pains; Though darkness settle round our path; if we can make our Unions live, THE TINY WORKER A Weekly Edited by Irene Newman, New York Vol, 1. Saturday, July 31, 1926 No. 10 POEMS 'N NEWS EVERYTHING The: sentease Little Irene New- man of New York, only ten years old, sends ud all this good stuff which makes her editor of this jssue, POEM There’s a fellow § know, . By the name of Joe, The workers think of him As a foe (but they won't for long!) Where, oh where, . are the jolly, Jol- ~ ty Bolsheviks, bat ag wn are jolly, \e ly Bolsheviks. Where, oh where, are the Jolly, Jol- ly Bolsheviks. Safe now in Rus- sial They went away because Rad hated the Capitalists, They went awa because th you know it the word Cap- italist means? A parasite: one lives on workers’ toilings, By Irene Newman, a 10 year old Bol- she NEW YORK CITY, Don’t Let the Unions Die! the ves and then they the post Civil War labor paper, “The Wel- come Workman”—1869) ; For many weary years And moistened it with tears; Of happier days In store; The tyrant’s reign is o’er. And if our Unions die ° And if our Unions die A hundred thousand workingmen Shall know the reason why. oe #&# @ To bind us to their will; For we’re unconquered still. Though hope be well-nigh gone; A better day will dawn. And if our Unions die And if our Unions die A hundred thousand workingmen Shall know the reason why. P heer, Ww “But cats are tou He scratched | S4ying anyth mself a on now only “Wa miles until he got back to's poor fam- | for next ily he th, classy TINY i “Some catt” Johnny oxclaimed, youkanrm ALSO COMING that too, Wi But we always come Johnny . . and some day we are going to come back darn mad” “Sure,” his father continued, * Pick And Johnny said; “You betcha— and soon, tool" tot T =a was tos — sar)