The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 16, 1930, Page 4

Published by the Comprodai Page Four cael Lane 18th Street, New York City, N. Y. Address and mail all checks to the Daily Worker, 50 East 13th Street, New York, N. Y. Publishing Co., Inc., daily, except Sunday, at 50 East “DAIWORK.” Telephone Algonquin 7956-7. Cable: Dail Central Ongo orker Frunist Party U.S.A. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ISTHE SOCIALIST PARTY LESS CORRUPT THAN TAMMANY? By PAUL NOVICK. (The following is the third of a series of anticles by Comrade Paul No the “Socialist” Party of America. Workers will find these articles of value in their discis- sion on the parties and 7 ms in the present election campaign.—Editor.) ee a HE “socialists” are making much noise about the corruption of Tammany Hall. There's hardly any need stressing the point that Tammany is corrupt to the core and serves as the connecting link between the un- derworld and capitalist government. But the “socialists,” with no exaggeration, are just as rotten as Tammany, and facts will prove it. Corruption among the’ “socialists” would fill volumes if taken up for a long period and in all its aspects. We will cite a few amples. We are not interested in personalities, but when you talk of “honest graft” in the Tam- many government of New York, you are bound to mention Jimmie Walker’s $40,000 a year. When you talk of “soc * graft and cor- ex- | ruption, you are bound to mention some of | the names of the leaders of the “socialist” party. In our first article, we have mentioned that in 1924 Morris Hillquit had charged the Cloak- makers’ Union $25,000 for representing it at the commission of former Governor Smith—a short period of “service.”, If Walker’s grab for a whole year.of “service” to the city of New York is nothing but graft, then some stronger term must be used for the grab of the chairman of the “socialist” party, from an organization of miserably exploited needle workers. Another “socialist” leader, Abe Cahan. This gentleman is receiving a salary of $20,000 a year, for editing that filthiest sheet in Amer- ica, the yellow Jewish Forward, a paper that is supposed to serve the intérests of the work- ers. Cahan, the editor, is getting $20,000 a year, Vladek, the manager, $17,500, and so down the line. A group of “socialists” en- riching themselves out of the funds supposed to go to the “labor movement.” What are these “honest grafters” doing with their mon- ey? Aren’t they either living like capitalists or swelling up their bank accounts, “invest- ing,” etc., and thereby becoming full-fledged members of the capitalist class? Broun, and a score of others, could be men- tioned here as “honest grafters,” bribed by capitalist society like Jimmy Walker. But there is enough of “plain” graft and corrup- tion in the “socialist” ranks which must be given honorable mention. Corruption in the company unions in the nee lle trades comes first in line. “The grafters,” that is how the needle worker refers to the “socialists” of the Schles- inger, Hillman, Kaufman, Zaritzky, Shiplakoff gangs “leading” the company unions, with the aid of the underworld (as we shall see later). Graft scandals are continually on the order of Thomas is kept quite busy “investi- is flock. But if there is any differ- ence between his “investigations” and the “in- vestigations” of Tammany we would like to know it. Here is a notorious character, Langer, of Schlesingers gang, who was “investigated.” He was not found guilty (oh, no!) but his “morality” was declared under suspicion. Well? Is he not holding an office in that company union up to this date? Here is a fellow of the same class, Bres- Yauer. In 1925 Stewart Chase had his account investigated (by request of the then left wing administration of Local 35, International La- dies’ Garment Workers’ Union) and it was found that-this “socialist,” who for years was the manager of Local 35, used to buy him- self presents for money drawn out of the treasury, and that ten thousand dollars col- ected from the needle workers in 1919 for the steel strike were never forwarded. And a Jot more. Well? Is not this notorious graft- er a member of the General Executive Board ef the Schlesinger “Union”? Was he not again made manager,of the same local? Was he not one of the two officially assigned cam- paigners for Norman Thomas in 1928? Not to mention the minor grafters, gam- Dlers, drunkards surrounding the luminaries in the company unions in the needle trades. Not to mention an underworld character like Beckerman of the Amalgamated, who is a member of the “socialist” *party and a candi- date of that party in a number of elections. Hillman is paying “honest graft” to fellows like J. B. S. Hardman (Salutsky) and Leo Wolman trying to give the Amalgamated an intellectual front. Trying hard, because that organization is reeking with graft. To men- tion only a character like Harry Cohen who in 1921 was thrown out of the union by Hill- man “himself” (because of the demands of the left wing) for accepting bribes from manufac- turers and installed again into office in 1928, and by Hillman “himself.” That Morris Kaufman and the International Fur Workers’ Union (“restored” to “life” by Edward F. McGrady who was awarded a medal by the “famous” Paul Vacarelli, Tammany gangster, bootlegger, now head of the Loyal Labor Legion) is a veritable Forty Thieves’ den hardly needs proving. Probably the only court records in existence‘ showing that a needle trade union supplies bail for murderers of the underworld were the records published June 25, 1927, showing that the International Fur Workers’. Union had supplied bail for two well-known gangsters arrested for a murder- ous attack upon fur workers. The gangster- lawyer, former Tammany assistant district at- torney, Markovitch, steadily engaged by the “socialis' openly defended these murderers, and had their case thrown out of court be- cause the judge (an Ewald, or a Vitale) found that the attacked workers did not believe in god. And Kaufman, you know, has-given his en- dorsement for Heywood Broun. So the New York Times has announced with a flourish. In February, 1930, one of Schlesinger’s gangsters, “Chauffeur Ashkenasi,” attacked and killed a dress-manufacturer, Rothenberg, by mistake. A prostitute, also engaged by the Schlesinger gang, has confessed to detectives who had trailed her to Montreal, that she had lured Rothenberg: to death (the confession was printed in the World and Times June 6 last). And Schlesinger, you know, has given his endorsement for Heywood Broun. So the New York Times has announced with a flourish. (Schlesinger is one of the “big -chiefs” of the Forward racket, drawing some ten thou- sand dollars annually for “advertising com- mission: Facts about “socialist” gangsterism could fill just as many volumes as “socialist” cor- ruption. Needless to say that the “socialists” work hand in glove with Tammany—corrupt judges, “fixers,” etc. Hillquit’s deal with the Tammany district attorney mentioned in our first article being just one of many instances. Tt may be worth while mentioning here the letter written by former Tammany Police Com- missioner Warren to the Muteite and Brook- wood “graduate,” Julius Hochman, one of Schlesinger’s assistants in the Ladies’ Gar- ment company union. “Thanks for your good wishes,” Warren wrote to Hochman April 14, 1927. “I shall endeavor so to conduct the office of commis- sioner of police that upon my retirement you will not regret having congratulated me.” (A photostatie copy of that letter was reproduced in the Daily Worker.) No, the “socialists” have not regrettéd. Not for nothing is a Tammany police commissioner congratulated. Two months after, thousands of policemen flooded the fur market in order to drown the strike of the left wing fur union in blood (McGrady’s gangsters must not be overlooked). This. may be enough for a short article, but one more case, showing the brazenness and the shamelessness of the “socialists” must be mentioned. For, if most of the above facts might have been “blurred,” “overlooked” by “nice people,” the Karlin case is only a few months old. July 22 last the Daily Worker printed an article showing that- Karlin was one of a most unscrupulous band of “thieves and informers” that robbed a group of jew- elry workers brought over here from Switzer- land by the Bulova Watch Company of New York. This gang of “socialists” (Karlin, Beardsley Cannon) had informed the labor department that the workers ought to be de- ported (in order to get the government’s re- ward) and at the same time were getting money fro mthe workers (“fees” for Karlin) so that they might not be deported. The ar- ticle was well supported by ‘photostatie docu- ments that were drafted and signed in Karlin’s office (the workers, @f course, were deported). The Forward racketeers mumbled something but could not deny the facts. The “transac- tion” with the Labor Department was “not so clear” even to that salacious sheet. Still, Karlin was nominated as candidate for attor- ney general on the “socialist” ticket! Karlin! will take care of “justice” and “honesty.” And the “socialists” have the affrontery to talk about the corruption of Tammany (with ea services they help themselves so liber- ally). Graft, corruption, the underworld, are or- ganic outgrowths of capitalist society. The “socialists” who stand for capitalism (never mind their babbling!) who live like capftal- ists, are capitalists, are. of necessity organ- ically connected with the underworld and just as corrupt as their ally, Tammany. Vote for a fight against capitalism and all its servants. Vote Communist November 4. A. F.L. Convention Side-Lights BOSTON, Mass. (By Mail)—The American Legion parade was a patriotic orgy for which the entire city of Boston was mobilized. All business places, banks, schools, post offices ‘were closed—in fact, everything except the “likker joints” and brothels. And of course the A. F. of L. convention adjourned for the occasion too, Every Legionnaire who could walk steadily (which means that thousands had to be left out) was put through his paces. The Ladies’ Auxiliaries were also tricked out in florid style. Brass bands played the usual patriotic songs, American flags (Boston was lousy with them) fluttered to the usual rever- ential salutes, and rifles surged priskly through the streets. And all in the name of —believe it or not—peace! | . “Oh, Say Can You See.” Speaking of brothels, there is a notorious place not so very far from the Hotel Statler, where the A. F. of L. has been meeting, with a sign outside the door: Rooms $1. And draped over it is an American flag. Pat, the Scab. ‘It was with special pride that President Green introduced Secretary of War Pat Hur- Jey, who opened his speech by bragging about the fact that 30 years ago, while a member of the United Mine Workers, he deserted dur- ing a strike and never returned. It was a case of scab meet scab. “The object of this government,” said the aristocratically attired ex-pit boy who made good, “is to establish social and economic jus- tice, to promote education, to abolish ignor- ance, ‘intolerance and ecrime—and to enable every child under our flag to have an equal opportunity for a life of intellectual service, peace and happiness. This is not only the program of our country, but it is included in the very principles of the American Federa- tion of Labor.” That’s what you'd call taking a running start and then leaping recklessly’ into the realms of fancy. Any coal miners( not the kind that run away from strikes) can attest to the highly picturesque quality of Secretary Hurley’s lying. Thanks For the Buggy Ride. Your correspondent certainly feels grateful ‘| to the A. F. of L. fakers for the bus ride to Concord, Lexington, Bunker Hill and other in- spiring historic places. After having to bum his fare to Boston in order to attend this won- derful golden jubilee convention, it felt good ipreeeeeeaa— a AGITATE IN DON’T STAND F OR IT! —BY BURCK Communist Election Campaign in Minnesota By KARL REEVE. (istrict Organizer, District 9.) Te Farmer Labor Party in Minnesota is the principal party of big business in the pres- ent election campaign. It becomes more and more clear that the capitalist class in Minne- sota is backing the social fascist Farmer La- bor Party and expects this party to secure the election of at least its candidate for Governor Floyd B. Olson, present county prosecutor of Minneapolis. As in previous years the Farmer Labor Party has made an alliance with the | democratic party and is not campaigning ef- fectively against the democratic candidate for U. S. Senate, Hoidale. The democratic party in its turn has made its candidate for gov- ernor, Inderhus, a mere figure-head, who was not even present at the, recent State Confer- ence of the democratic democratic campaign committee and whose name is seldom men- tioned in the campaign. The republican party is not conducting a vigorous campaign for its candidate for governor, Frank Chase. The Minneapolis Tribune, the chief organ of big business in Minneapolis, reported on Sept. 30 that “the first move in an alliance between the democrats and farmer laborites in the cur- rent campaign was made by William J. Gal- lagher, who announced his withdrawal as dem- ocratic candidate for Congress in the tenth district (three wards in Minneapolis) in be- half of Erling Swenson, farmer labor nom- inee.” The same issue, in another column carried the news that Hoidale, democratic sen- atorial nominee, had come out with a state- ment praising H. Shipstead, present farmer labor senator, and defending him from attack on the part of the republican party. The al- liance between the democratic and farmer la- bor parties therefore, comes out in the open once more. The so-called “left wing” of the farmer la- bor party has been fully exposed in the pres- ent campaign as a part of the social fascist F.L.P. machine. Such elements as Ernest Lundeen, now F.L.P..candidate for U. 8. Sen- ator, Emil Youngdahl, candidate for legisla- ture on the F.L.P. ticket, and Walter Frank, candidate of the F.L.P. for State Senator, are doing the dirtiest work for the farmer labor party. These elements - which have posed as “friends” of the Soviet Union, are now ap- pealing for unity of the F.L.P. ranks, run for office on the social-fascist farmer labor ticket, and indorse all of the social fascist activities of the F.L.P. They serve the valuable role of being the “left” mask of the farmer labor party. Walter Frank, who was expelled from the ranks of the Communist Party some years ago for his treachery, is now the leading “left” phrasemonger of the F.L.P., and serves to fool * the workers by giving out Musteite phrases. Role of Trotskyites. 3 The Trotskyites are the despicable, stool to get a bus ride free. And he was itsugh good company, tbo. For opposite him none other than Martin F, Ryan, treasurer of the A. F. of L. It is a pleasure to travel with such a fine class of people. The aforesaid Mr. Ryan is a hetty gent, some 400 pounds of blubber. He has six chins and is able to view his circumference only with considerable effort. Mr. Ryan was attired in, among other things, a red, white and blue tie, a glittering stickpin, and a heavy watch charm dangling somewhere near the equator. Queth the eminent labor leader: “I’ve heard Presi- dent Hoover over the radio and he has a good radio voice, but I couldn’t hear him at the con- vention at all though I sat right near the plat- form. I read the speech in the papers; there didn’t seem to be much to it. Well, I guess one man can’t solve all the problems.” pigéon tail of the farmer labor party. While they attack the Soviet Union and the C.P. slanderously, at the same time they attend conventions of the F.L.P. as delegates, talk mildly about Walter Frank’s “lack of aggres- siveness” and hang on to the shirt tails of the F.L.P. In view of this sharpening of the class strug- gle, the capitalist class has selected the farmer labor party as its best social fascist agency to betray the workers, to prevent them from organizing and struggling against the capital- ist class, by using left phrases and at the same time on all vital issues try to tie up the workers to the policy of class collabora- tion. The program of the farmer labor party is full of vague and meaningless phrases, which might have been written by Cal Coolidge. ‘The farmer labor party openly accepts the im- perialist MacDonald government—the butchers of the Indian and Chinese workers as its model (the June 18th Labor Review). On the vital issue of unemployment the farmer labor A. F. of L. machine, while using such general “left” phrases, as “strike a blow against un- employment” in all of its programs issued on the unemployment question has advocated only a conference of the A. F. of L. fakers with employers as its concrete program. The farmer labor party speakers declare they are in favor of social insurance, but of course they advo- cate social insurance paid for ‘out of the pdck- ets of the workers and do not advocate even in a general way, the passage of a social in- suranc bill, let alone stating the provisions such a bill should contain. The farmer labot review has often pleaded with the~bosses for an unemployment conference as the best means of preventing Communist and T.U.U.L. unem- ployment ‘demonstrations. For War on U. S. S. R. The farmer dabor party convention rejected a mild resolution for the recognition of the Soviet Union, and does not mention this issue in its program. The farmer labor party ac- cepted the attacks of Woll and Green on the Soviet Union, as it accepts the anti-Soviet at- tacks of the Fish Committee and Hoover Gov- ernment. , The farmer labor party takes part in the preparations of the capitalist class of Minneapolis for. a world war..directed. chiefly against the Soviet Union (Duluth Airport). Recently, delegates from the Unemployed Councils of the T.U.U.L. succeeded through pressure of rank and file delegates in getting the floor at the building trades council meet- ing. They asked for delegates to be sent to the unemployed conference on Sept. 28. Due to the resistance of the farmer labor leaders, this motion was voted/ down, and the officials of the farmer labor-A.F, of L.-machine called the representatives of the unemployed work- ers. “racketeers.” Walter Frank, business agent of the council, gave his silent support to this attack on the unemployed workers. On , the question of the foreign born workers, the last convention of the Minnesota Federation of Labor indorsed the Woll-Green-Hoover policy of attack on the foreign born workers, more restricted immigration, and more stringent de- portation laws. On the question of the farm- ers, the farmer labor party program indorses the dead McNary-Haugen bill, and mouths words such as are uttered by Hoover, intend- ing to bind the poor farmers closed to finance capital. s The election campaign conducted by the Communist Party has been directed chiefly against this sovial fascist party, although, especially in the earlier stages of the campaign, the party was not mobjlized sufficiently and the role of social fascism in the campaign was under-estimated and not’ fought sufficiently on concrete issues, the propaganda ‘against the THE SHOPS! . For the. By MAX KAGAN (Serving in Milwaukee “Socialist” jail) JHE sharpening of class antagonisms, due to the economic crisis, more than ever exposes the fascist role of the socialist party, its unity with the bosses and its poliee government in its attacks on the workers who refuse to ac- cept quietly, increasing unemployment; wage- cuts, speed-up and longer hours. « Five hundred workers of Seaman” Body Corp. are threatening to go out on strike against another wage cut. A shop gate meet- ing was held there last week at which the Party and T.U.U.L. speakers presented fight- ing demands. The slogans of no. wage cuts but wage increase, no speed-up, unemployment insurance, join the Auto Workers Union of the T.U.ULL., etc., were greeted with fine spirits. A few days later) Al Benson, “left” social- ist fascist appealed to these workers to be peaceful, not to go on strike. “Mr. Seaman (the boss) is a good fellow,” said Benson. “He'll give you a square deal.” When he was asked about the last wage cut and the lay offs, Ben- son let loose a long tirade against the Com- munist Party and left the meeting in)charge of the police who quickly dispersed the crowd. The brutal beating of a “Labor Defender” agent by the socialist controlled Amalgamated Clothing Workers gang when he came to their meeting with “Labor Defenders,” is another lesson to the workers of Milwaukee as to’ the open fascist methods of the socialist fakers. Shop gate meetings by the Party\T. U. U. L. and the I. L. D. being broken up and speakers arrested, has been a common event in this stronghold of social-fascism and its main spokesman, Business Booster Mayor! Hoan. At one of the metings in front of the Inter- national Harvester, Al Benson came along in time to see our speakers arrested as soon as they mounted the platform. When Benson got up to speak, he shook hands with the police, saying he was for “free speech” and was “sorry” the Communists did not get this “free- dom.” He was booed by the workers and most of them walked away. The workers of Milwaukee will.never forget the unity of the socialist party with the bosses and the police on March 6. The demonstration was brutally attacked by the “socialist’ police.” Negro and white workers, women and children were clubbed and arrested, while the socialist party in the person of Mayor Hoan (Hokum) rebuked the police for “having been too lenient with the workers.” The raid on the Com- munist Party headquarters and the arrest of 68 workers, including the leaders of the de- monstration, was highly gratifying to socialist Thurber, head of the Federated Trades Coun- cil. The social-fascists, bosses and police chor- used in unison: “That’s the end of the, Com- munists in Milwaukee. No more meetings, no mere demonstrations.” The answer of the workers was—huge demonstrations on May 1, August 1, August 23 and September 1. Thus the workers are learning from life the lesson of betrayals by the social-fascists. The workers who still follow the socialist party are fast being disillusioned also. The capitalist united front of the socialist party against the militant advance of the workers brings out the social-fascists in their true role—defense of the tottering capitalist system. The “peaceful” revolution by means of the ballot advocated by the socialist party means peace for capitalism, force to be used against the workers and poor farmers when they refuse to submit to starvation. 4 LIKED PAGE ONE ARTICLE: “The ar- ticle on the front page of the Worker entitled, “Workers Look Over thé World and See How the Bosses Manage Things,” was a plain, clear and forceful message that the average worker could read and under- stand. In my opinion that’s how most’ of the articles should be written, not too theor- etical and in simple language. Also think that the above would make a timely leaflet to be distributed.” M. Mangel. READERS! ORDER DAILIES! 1 CENT A COPY! GENUINE WORKERS’ FRIEND: “I am enclosing check for a year’s subscription on the Daily Worker. Your paper is the first genuine friend of the American proletariat I have yet met, and I am/heve to tell you that it is about 20 years since I first saw the Statue of Liberty, and by the way, have never seen liberty since.” Gus Uth, Oxford, Mississippi. PAID SUBS WILL BUILD THE DAILY. ——_——_—_— 5 EXPOSE THE BIG THIEVES: “I know that I am reading a paper from a standpoint that reveals the thieves, liars and cut- throats of the country.” Geo. W. Harnert; Bedford, Pa. READERS! RENEW! SUB- SCRIBE! farmer labor party having taken at first too general a character. The Communist Party has succeeded in filing its State and four Congressional candidates with double the num- ber of signatures required, two weeks before the close of filing. In September, tours were conducted by the candidate for governor, by Rudolph Harju, candidate for U. S, Senator, and by Mother Ella Bloor. “Tours have already been arranged for October, covering especially Western and Southern Minnesota, territory never before touched by the Party. Organiza- tionally, the campaign so far has not brought satisfactory results except on the Mesabi Iron Range where several new units were formed id now Party members recruited. Spevial fac- les are being concentrated on in the Twin. Cities and in Duluth. About 250,000 leaflets have ‘been issued which include leaflets ad- dressed to the farmers, a T.U.U.L. leaflet, two Party leaflets on the social insurance bill, a Y.C.L. leaflet, etc. On October 26 in Duluth will be held a district-wide conference for the protection of the foreign-born workers which is being held in conjunction with the election campaign. » The Party, in the remaining weeks of: the campaign, must strive doubly hard to overcome these shortcomings, especially to’ intensify the Against Mass Layoffs.and Wage Cuts! ‘rialist Attacks on the USSR! - attack on the social fascist farmer. labor party. By mail everywhere: One year, $6; six months, $3; two months, $1; excepting Boroughs of Manhattanjand Bronx, New York City. Foreign: One-year, $8; six months, $4.50 THE “SOCIALISTS” HELP THE BOSSES By JORG It’s the Same the Whole World Over Dispatches from Latin America are not al- ways “fit to print” in the capitalist papers of the U. S. A. One of them published in the Spanish language press, but left out of the English language ‘press, ‘tells the following story: When the bourgeois revolt, backed by Bri- tish interests, swept the dictator Siles from power in ‘Bolivia, among those who fled with Siles from the country was one Federico Ostria Reyes. Against him, the Military. Council which re- placed Siles, made charges of shady financial dealings. Now from Buenos Aires he answers, admitting that he was the paymaster for Siles of huge amounts Siles used to bribe news- papers and small-fry capitalist politicians to give him their support. Among these bribed newspapers, “The New Era” and “The Country,”\the big capitalist papers of the capital city, La Paz, alone Te- ceived $110,000. Reyes confesses to having paid out at least $384,000 for Siles, but pleads that in. doing so that he acted only as “the confidential agent” of Siles. Why do the English language papers in the United States suppress this news? ~- Because ‘ every penny that Siles spent had to: be ap- proved by a “Financial Commission” whose members, nominated by the Dillon Read bank of Wall Street, were officially approved by the Washington ‘State Department. ee ee Good Christians The Lutherans are holding convention ~in Milwaukee, and after one of its leaders calls for opposition to the “menace of Bolshevism,” the convention adopted a resolution declaring that the state is a “divine institution” and adds that/“‘under circumstances it may become the duty of a Christian to defend the state at the cost of humafi life.” After this clear pledge of support to. Amer- ican capitalism in its war preparations against the Soviet Union, it is quite understandable why Hoover sent the Lutheran convention a letter of congratulations. + o* * What Price Fish? In the N’ Y. Times recently, we were con- fronted with a quarter page advertisement of the Pennsylvania Railroad, known as'the: seab- piest of all lines. And adorning the advertise- ment was a big full-length photo of none less than that Hamilton Fish, Jr. Indeed, his name was in the biggest type of all in the ad. And the following testimonial: “When Congressman Hamilton Fish, Jr., and the other members of the ee abana ing Communist Activities le! ic they ghose their train from Bi A of oil Pennsylvania flyers.” - Perhaps when we have a Soviet Committee Investigating Capitalist Activities, we'll find out how much the seabby Pennsylyania Rail- road paid Fish for lending his infamous name for advertising purposes. ey ee. : . oa Simmering Down Gravel Pits The title may sound queer, but it is all explained in one of the most illiterate pieces of anti-Communist writing we’ve seen in a blue moon. It is taken from an editorial in the “Herald” of Plentywood, Montana: “Communism and socialism may sound fine in theory but does not work in actual practice and is merely a gravel pit, and when it is all simmered down it will be found that the entire political institution is merely the sink hole that is about to be foreclosed 6n in the near future to freeze out the stockholders and all the cred- itors.” > Maybe this means something, but how gravel pits are simmered down and frozen up and foreclosed on is a mystery to anybody except the reactionary editor of Plentywood in the head. ~ * * * In Line of Duty A cop, Mike Casamassino, “felled by thugs” so he said, was missing at roll call and the story he told of how the ruffians set upon him and smote him on the bean was long and lurid. Then he revised it: There was a lady. They had quarreled. And in a taxi the lady was continuing to tell him what she thought of him. In an heroic moment which never came over him when on strike duty, Mike pulled out his blackjack, bowed his head and said: “All right, if you still feel that way about it, go ahead. Hit me on the head.” And she did. Then left him. He woke up in the hospital and decided on second thought that the lady, Mrs. Donato, had taken him too seriously. So shé is in jail for felonious assault. : a ae eee The “Nation’s Spiritual Heritage” There are 503 tubercular patients awaiting their turn to get into New York hospitals. The press reports that hospital commissioner, Dr. J. G. William Greef, commented as fol- lows: “Dr. Greeff attributed the recent large increase in tuberculosis patients directly the unemployment situation. ! He exp! the. conviction that continued hard times through the winter would cause a tremens dous increase in the number of such pa- tients.” “2 The hospital also reports 167,000 more visits of “out-patients” in the first six months of this year, than in the entire year of 1929. . Workers, jobless, with the tuberculosis, waiting their turn to enter the hospital—that , is to say, waiting till those admitted are carried out dead, to take their place in the grim line of charity cots, on the road to the grave. Sickness caused by starvation. driving hundreds of thousands to beg free medical aid. This is a bit more of what Hoover calls “the nation’s Spiritual heritage”—under capitalism. Communist Ticket! For Bread and Work! ‘ seria arene ee