The Daily Worker Newspaper, February 4, 1928, Page 6

PAGE THE DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1928 With the Young Workers BOY SCOUTS ACT WS PUPPETS OF AMERICAN EMPIRE Exposed as Enemy of Young Workers By IRVING M. GLAZIN. ARL LIEBKNECHT was correct/ when he said: “The boy scouts} utilize the youthful love of frecdors't in order to lead the youth into sla- very, in order to keep the youth under the heel of their oppressors.” In this sentence Liebknecht fully ex-| présses the character of the boy scouts. Their various activities serves but one aim—to transform the na- tural free spirit of youth into an ar-| tificial jingoistic one, to make the | workers and farmers’ children faith- ful servants of the ruling class. Getting Them Young. The rulers of the American Empire realize too well the importance of winning the youth. They spare no efforts to carry thru the slogan of Theodore Roosevelt “If you are going to do anything for the average man, you have got to begin before he is aman. The chances of success lies in working with the boy not with the man.” When they say thru the boy scout leaders: “The boy of today is the man of tomorrow—work with him!”, or, “One million boys become] voters every year’—they grasp the) significance of spreading the capi-| talist propaganda during the early| years. Not only that but millions of| youth and child workers must be made obedient and content with their present enslavers. Appreciate Boy Scouts. That the “captains of industry” ap- preciate this role of the boy scouts can be seen from the following state- ment made by Lewis B. Gawtry, vice- president of the Consolidated Gas Company of New York: “The experi- ence of this company in having a troop of boy scouts composed of the junior employees, the average age of the present troop is being 17 years, has been most satisfactory. The troop has been in existence five years and during that period has included nearly 300 boys in its membership. We firmly! endorse the idea of a troop of boy scouts in industrial and business in-| stitutions. We believe that the value of each young employee who goes thru this training has been materially increased.” (10th report of boy uts}. In other words Gawiry tes- that by belonging and being trained in a boy scout troop, the young workers materially increase their value to the bosses, by becom- | ing more willing slaves, faster work-| ers, etc. Acceptable to Bosses. The suggestion of Gawtry to es- tablish boy scout troops in industrial) and business institutions is, of course, quite acceptable to the masters. In mines, mills and factories these troops are eagerly being organized. The leaders of the boy scouts are damn frank on this matter. Colin H. Livingstone, first president and at present honorary vice president of the boy scouts, in his opening address at the 5th annual meeting of the na- | tional council, openly stated “You; can realize what that will mean to, factory towns like Pitts gh, and the towns of New E d, and at Chicago, Gary and places of that kind, where a large percentage of the men are employed in the mills,” Loyalty to Bosses. i Naive people may not understand why the American boy scouts left out from their second law the point about being loyal to the employers, which is to be found in the second law of the British boy scouts. The British 2nd law frankly says: “A scout i loyal to the king, his country, his officers, his parents, his employers (our emphasis) and to those w him.” This law is commonly acc« as being also the one of the American oy scouts. The leaders of the American boy scouts were clever enough not to say this in such a clear way, so that the young workers who feel the lash of the employers every day may be deluded. But they say th very same thing in a more rou about way in the 2nd law: “A scout is Ioyal. He is loyal to all to whens Toyalty is due; his scout leader, hi “WALTER DAMROSCH. Who will appear as guest conductor «® the New York Symphony next * Carnegie Hall. } rea, |it because ih j whale activity of the boy scouts shows Vacation but No Pay For Exploited Youth In Newark Factory (By a Young Worker Chrrespansent)| NEWARK, N. J., Feb. 3.—The last | r distrib- | issue of the Young Wor uted in front of the Waite and Bond Cigar factory made a hit with the young workers. It was greeted by many favorable comments: “It is the | truth,”” ‘hat was some writeup,” “I’m gonna send in an article.” All the workers, the cigar makers, |packers, examiners, the young men and boys in the machine shop all liked we all suffer from the} same rotten conditions. All are in the same boat. Take Away Bonus. Before Supt. Orr came, we got at the end of the year an additional bonus of $1, for each week’ we worked. When he came, this bonus was taken} away. Everybody hated him (except the bosses) and when he was away once for a couple of weeks the place was a “pleasure” if you can imagine} working in a joint like this and get-| ing pleasure from it. When he came sack, it was the same old hell, as it always is anyway. In my department we are sup- posed to get relief when we need it, but often we have to wait one to two hours for it and sometimes even more. “Relief girls’ are employed for this work, but instead of relieving us, the bosses put them in charge of opening the “rejects” and of course then they can’t get away to do the work they are supposed to do. Fast Eaters Only. But we can’t better our conditions unless we all get together and help ourselves. The Young Workers League, an organization of young workers and students fighting to better the conditions of the young workers will do all it can to help you. Become a young worker correspond- jent, write about your conditions in | the shop. We'll give the next issue out, too. Your fellow workers will be glad to read your articles. You need not sign your name. Use the following address: Editor, Young Worker, 43 E. 125th Street, N. Y. C. Cleaners Win From Young Workers in Basket Ball Game DETROIT, Feb. 8—The Young Worker’s and Student’s Club basket- ball team lost a strenuous two extra period game to the Wild Cleaners. The “Y’s went into the fourth period with a seven point lead but were unable to hold the margin. With five seconds to play Tideringten of the Wilds, sank the tying shot from the sideline, making the score 29 all. The Cleaners scored first in the jextra play, but the “Y’s” came back and sank one to end up the period. In | the second extra period, the fast tir- |ing “Y’s” were handicapped by the lack of substitutes and lost the ver- dict 35 to 31, Line-Up: W.Y.S. Wild’s litala .R.F. Tidevingten R.F. R. Lonn LF. Donaldson L.F. A. Lonn C. Chase C. Parsinen C. Grubaugh C. Julku R.G. Overry R.G. Vikander LG. Quinn L.G. Timer—Koski Scorer---Kalke Time of quarters—10 minutes. Half-time score—‘Y’s”—21 Wild's oe me, The his parents and country.” that the employers come under the head’ of those to whom “loyalty is | due.” While loyalty to “his country” } means to the country controlied by | these same employers. We must do all in our power to break up the efforts of the pee scouts | penetrate the factories. The New Plays “MRS. DANE’S DEFENSE,” Henry Arthur Jones’s play, re- vived by Chamberlain Brown, opens Monday night at the Cosmopolitan Theatre. Violet Heming heads the cast. “ATLAS AND EVA,” a comedy by Harry Delf, opens at the Mans ‘ield Monday night. The author is n the cast. “MEEK MOSE,” a drama of Ne- sro life by Frank Wilson, will be resented at the Princess Theatre Tonday. “PARISIANA,” a musical revue opens at the Edyth Totten The. itre Monday night, “THE SILENT HOUSE,” a nelodrama by John G. Brandon and George Pickett, will be presented by the Shuberts at the Moroscc Theatre Tuesday night. Alan Dine- hart and Helen Chandler head the to a cast. “SUNNY DAYS,” Hassard Short’s musical production, opens at the Imperial Theatre Wednesday night. Frank McIntyre, Lynn Overman and Jeanette MacDonald are in the cast. “RAIN OR SHINE,” the new Jones & Green musical production will open Thursday night at the George M. Cohan Theatre. Joc Cook is starred. OCRCOERS | -jers and the popular wits in the audi- 4 ges puppet thee originated in Rus- sia in the early part of the 17th century, at a time when the Russian people had no idea of the theatrical art. The first theatrical performance in Russia took place at a somewhat later period, during the second half of the 17th century. The puppet show came to Russia from Europe, constituting the first |sign of the relations established be- jtween Muscovy and the West. These relations were dictated by economic circumstances, as the territory of the Muscovite State represented a mar- ket of tremendous importance for European merchandise. This special fea:ure was introduced by some vag- rant German comedians. ‘Petrushka’ (Little Peter, the name given to the first puppet) very soon acquired great popularity among the masses of the people. The 17th century in Russia was {marked by increased persecution of secular entertainments, music and merriment by both the church and the state. Church edicts of that per- iod placed the ban on all amusements, singing, dancing and music. A charter issued by the Tzar is 1648 provided for the flogging of all those who dis- obeyed the ban on amusements. It was only since the beginning of the 18th century that “Petrushka” was allowed an unhampered existence, and since the first half of the 19h century it became one of the favorite varieties of popular amusement. Subsequently the popularity of the puppet show declined, owing chiefly to the limitation of its repertoire, and the tedious uniformity of per- sonages and dialogues. The October Revolution, which revived all the branches of art, contributed also to the revival of “Petrushka”. The pup- pet show has since been used as an, excellent vehicle for popular enter- tainment as well as for educational and cultural purpases, particularly in the rural districts, where this type of amusement offers even greater opportunities than the theatrical stage |and live human actors. No theatrical show impresses the simple villagers so readily as that of the puppets. One of the reasons may be that the mimicry of the human actor can never be so exaggerated and concen- trated as that of the puppet. There is a peculiar richness of dynamics in the gestures of the puppet. “Petrush- | ka,” cleverly handled by the talented comedian, may be turned into an ef- ficient spokesrhan on any topic. To- day in the Soviet villages there is hardly a popular festival without its merry puppet show. “Petrushka” talks about the needs of the village, about the cooperatives, about the business of the village Soviet. He exposes the seamy side of village life, and speaks of progressive agriculture and the tractor. On the May Day carnival the fig- ure of “Petrushka” clad in a scarlet shirt attracts universal attention. His pointed jokes evoke stormy ova- tions, whilst the people in the audi- ence become infected with the jesting spirit, and a sort of battle of wits ensues between the puppet perform- ence. Even more popular is the show among the youngsters, and this fact is taken advantage of by educators who use it as a means for art edu- cation. The puppet show for children makes use of the children’s dolls and |toys, and the little ones are quite impressed. Puppet shows are frequently given {at the workers’ clubs, dealing mostly |with industrial and cultural topics. | All the organizational defects and j Shortcomings find their satirized por-| leeaval in this show, usually produced | by the efforis of the club members | ithemselves. Other subjects are fur- | |nished by the various social festivals | and campaigns. “Petrushka” be-| comes the “principal speaker” on such occasions, and in his witty jokes and| ditties there is many an earnest word! ‘spoken about the people and the jevents of today. | At a conference organized by the | Pedagogical Section of the Peoples | Commissariat of Education in 1926) ja resolution was carried in which the | puppet theatre was recommended as ‘an educational method constituting, |“a synthesis of the various arts”, as \the children engaged in producing | the puppets are prompted to engage) in clay-modelling, in painting, in sew- | {ing the quaint costumes, in getting up the scenario, the singing, etc. {It was therefore recommended as an excellent kind of activity wich child- Mozart Predominates in American Opera Pro- gram Next Week Mozart operas will predominate in the fifth week repertoire of the Amer- ican Opera Company at the Gallo Theatre. “The Abduction from the Seraglio” will open the week on Mon- day evening and be repeated on Wed- nesday, Friday and Saturday eve- nings. Puccini’s “Madame Butter-| fly” will be the opera Tuesday eve- ning. Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro,” Wednesday matinee and Thursday evening. Cadman’s “Sunset Trail” and Leoncavallo’s “Pagliacci” will be given as a double bill for the Satur- day matinee. “Seraglio” was given its first per- formance in English in Rochester a year ago by the Rochester American Opera Company. Since then, an at- tempt has been made to reconstruct Bretzner’s original book and, al hough the outline of the pilot has been re- tained, Robert A. Simon has taken the dialogue and refashioned it. The American Opera Company’s version has a new character, Fatima who is house keeper of the Seraglio. There will be important changes in cast throughout the week. Frank St. Le- ger will conduct the performances of “Seraglio,” “Butterfly” and “Pagli- acci.” Gerald Reynolds will conduct ‘The Sunset Trail” on Saturday after- noon, With the Orchestras PHILHARMONIC The Philharmonic Orchestra plays four concerts the coming week, under the direction of Arturo Toscanini, all at Carnegie Hall. This Sunday af- ternoon the program includes the Mozart overture in Italian style in G- major, Beethoven’s Fourth S: phony, Honegger’s Pastorale D’ and Pacific 231, and Respighi’s Pines list. GEORGE ARLISS. 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