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‘ n Published-by the Comprodatly Publishing Co. sth Street, New York City, N. ¥. Address an@ mail all checks to the Daily Worker, Inc, daily, Telephone Algonquin 7956-7. excest Sumday, Cable: DRAFT PLATFORM OF AC- TION OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY OF INDIA (Continued.) The C. F. of India is firmly convinced that the eomplete, thoroughgoing and permanent achieve- ment of the above mentioned political and so- clal changes is possible only by the overthrow of British domination and the cre: ':on of a Federal Workers’ and Peasants’ Soviet Republic. D. Emancipation of the Pariahs and the Slaves. As a result of the rule of British imperialism in our country, there are still in existence mil- lions of slaves and tens of millions of socially outcast working pariahs, who are deprived of all Tighs. British rule, the system of landlordism, the reactionary caste system, religious deception and all the slave and serf traditions of the past shrottle the Indian people and stand in the way of its emancipation. They have led to pariahs vho have no right to meet with all their fellow nen, drink from common wells, study in common chools etc. Instead of putting an end once and for all to this shameful blot on the Indian people, Gandhi nd the other Congress leaders call for the mai-- temance of the caste system, which is the basis nd justification for the existence of the socially 4” ast pariahs. — Only the ruthless abolition of the caste system 11 its reformed, Gandhi-ist variety, only the ag- arian revolution and the violent overthrow of Uritish rule, will lead to she complete social, eco- tomic, cultural and legal emancipation of the ‘orking pariahs and slaves. The G, P. of India calls upon all the pariahs ‘> join in the united revolutionary front with all tse workers of the country against British rule + 1d landlordism. The C. P. of India cails on the pariahs not to ? ve way to the tricks of the British imperialist » ents who try to split and set one against the t ier the toilers of rr count The C. P. of India fights for the complete abo- ‘on of slavery. the caste em and caste in- * uality in all its forms (social, cultural, etc.), e C. P. of India fights for the complete and solute equality of the working pariahs and all > toilers of our country. The Struggle for the Interests of the Town and Petty Bourgeoisie. The C. P. of India calls upon the working small yducers in the towns to support the revolu- nary struggle against British domination, the idlords, the princes and the money-lenders. The capitalist class and the National Congress, their search for a compromise with imper- sm, are betraying the interests not only of workers and peasants but also of wide sec- as of the town petty bourgeoisie (artisans, 2et traders, cic.). Mmly the complete abolition of British rule, > aging in its n the liberation of our country, > radical alteration of thé whole policy of the ernment, and the abolition of landordism and vivals of serfdom throtighout thé Indian social er, Will create the conditions requisite for de- sping the economic life of the town petty crgeoisie, handicraft workers and town poor, ‘he C. P. of India fights for the cancellation all the usury which has enslaved India, fights the cancellation of all direct and indirect excise, and other forms of taxation of «es and small earnings. which are ruining the sans, street-traders, employers, ete. It stands the replacement of such taxes by a progres- income-tax on the capitalists, bond holders, ks, and inherit-~ce. The C. P. of India fights all revolutionary measures which serve the rests of the town pec >. F. Emancipation of the Toiling Women. he toiling women of India are in a semi- ile condition under a double burden of the rivals of feudalism, economic, cultural and 1 inequality. The toiling women have no t whatsoever to determinate their fate, and many districts are forced to drag out their tence in purdah, under the veil, and without right not only of participating in public af- 3, but even of freely and ope~’y meeting their ow citizens and moving through the strécts. 38, ; the same time the exploitation and working | % litions of the women workers are surely un- 4 7d of in their brutality and sweated character. semi-slave conditions of women in India are result of the widespread survival of relics of talism throughout the social order of the itry and its careful preservation by British orialism. othing that the present bourgeois national | =< .en’s organization, the “All-India Women's ference” led by Sarojini Naidu, one of the ers of the National Congress, is not carry- ‘© on a genuine struggle to emancipate women in reality is cooperating with British imper- m, the ©. P. of India calls upon the working sé¢s of India to join the common revolution- struggle of the toiling masses, under the ership of the Communist Party, for the over- »w of the social order and social system th give rise to the slave conditions of Indian + 2,.2en, ye C. P. of India fights for the complete so- . economic and legal equality of women. It 3 for the compiete abolition of night work women (in the coal mines) and in all aches harmful for females. ae C. P. of India fights for leave of absence ; + 1 work at full rates of wages two months be- | » and two months after child birth, with free ical aid, and for the establishment of creches ~ll factories and workshops employing women, che expense of the employers, such creches ‘over small children and infants at the breast, . a special apartment for feeding. Nursing hers to have their working day reduced to ays are, G. Soldiers’ Demands. > In the struggle for the emancipation of our ‘ctry Pche C. P. of India calls for the spreading evolutionary propaganda among the soldiers ‘ police, and the explanation of the necessity ‘ their armed insurrection together with the -ag masses of the country against British rule. .. The Indian soldiers and police are socially ae main poor peasants, who have been forced eek employment in the army by poverty, Jessness and hunger. The C. P. of India 4 for the allotment of land to the soldiers Uy with all the other toiling peasants. The . of 11 dia calls upon its supporters to explain ~he seldiers and ex-soldiers that the only us cf acquiring land, abolishing indebtedness » getting wos is tne ravolutionary overthrow sts ae fwudal supremacy. | tionaries to begin organizing groups among the soldiers. The aim of these groups must be to persuade and prepare tl diers to take action in support of a gene insurrection of the people for liberty, land and a Workers’ and Peasants’ Government. It is necessary to explain to the soldiers by concrete example; drawn from their daily lives (arbitrary actions by the officers, shooting down of demon- strations, worke ity of white and Indian sol clothes, allowances, etc.) that Indian soldiers are only a blind tool in the hands of the British robbers, who use them to maintain the national social oppression of the toiling masses of our country. IV. The C. P. of India calls upon its supporters to organize the ex-soldiers, who have had prac- tical proof of the swindling and exploiting char- acter of British rule, and to build up revolution- ary ex-soldier organizations to prepare and sup- port the future national insurrection and ag) ian movement under the leadership of the Vv. The C. P. of India calls upon the class- conscious workers to organize fraternization with Indian soldiers, with the object of establishing closest friendship and explainng the solidarity trikes, etc., flagrant inequal- for freedom and the aboltion of all itation. in the fight forms of exp I. The C. P. of India calls upon the revolu- tionary king class youih to build up the The Young Com- munist League of India being an illegal organi- zation owing to the complete lack of rights and the prevailing terror. to organize the widest possible class peasant and revolutionary the banner of ihe Communist P: either directly or through the medium of auxil- legal and semi-legal mass or atio (youth sections in the trade unions, ¢ Il. The Y. C. L, of India as Party has the special task of organizing the working youth under the banner of sie tna ee The Y. C. L. of India must come forward as political organization which subordinates all forms of struggle and mass organizations—eco- nomic, cultural, sports, ete.—to the interest of the political struggle, namely, the overthrow of the imperialist yoke and the winning of power by the working class and the peasantry. Ii. The C. P. of India calls for the country- wide organization both of mixed and of separate workers, peasants and students’ detachments, both to defend the people's demonstrations, strikes etc. and in order to make systematic preparattions for the armed struggle of the In- | dian people. IV. The C. P, of India cails upon the honest revolutionary youth to help in spreading political: | propaganda among the soldiers and police. The C. P. of India considers that the call of the ‘Left’ | nationalists to the soldiers to leave the army and take their discharge, in accordance with Gandhi's philosophy of non-violence, is a mistake. The task of genuine revolutionaries is to persuade the soldiers, while staying in the army, to prepare and raise, when the time is ripe, the banner of armed insurrection and, shoulder to shoulder with the toiling people, overthrow British rule V. With the object of pr youth against physical and cultural degeneration and ‘~ order to develop its a sive for the national and social liberation of the toiling masses, the C. P. of India fights for: tecting the toiling a.) Limitation of the working day to 6 hours for youths from 16 t~ 20. Prohibition of employ ment of children under 16. b.) Universal free and compulsory education up to 16 in the national language of the pupils. Free feeding, clothing and supply of text books | to children at the expense of the State. fntro- duction of vocational training for youths at the expense of the State and the employers. c.) Paid weekly and annual (6 weeks) holiday for youths. d.) State maintainance of unemployed youths at rates equivalent to the cost of livng. Conclusion. The Communist Party of India, putting for- | ward its programm of demands of the Indian revolution, calls upon the toiling masses to rally under the revolutionary banner of the Party, and catry on the struggle to the successful con- quest of power and the establishment of the democratic dictatorship of the workinz class and the peasantry in the form of Soviets. | The C. P. of India declares that the successful solution of the problems facing the revolution against feudalism and for emancipation will open up the possibilty, with the help of the interna- tional proletariat and the class offensive of the exploited masses of our country, of the revolu- tion developing through a number of stages into a proletarian revolution, thereby creating the re- quisite conditions for the development of our | country on Socialist lines, avoiding the further stage of domination of the capitalist system. In this struggle the Indian people are not alone. They have an ally in the revolutionary | workers of all countries in the world. ‘The work- | ers of the whole world are fighting for the over- throw of international imperialism and the abo- lition of the whole system of capitalist exploita- | tion, which is now going through a very profound | crisis. The crisis of the f~udal and capitalist sys- | tem of exploitation in India is at present being | combined with the world crisis, which leads to the great sharpening of all antazonisms, the ap- proach of wats, and the rise of a new wave of revolutionary struggles. ‘The growing crisis is producing the growth of stubborn resistance and counter-offensive on the part of the international proletariat and the col- onial peoples. The strength of the international revolution is growing. In one of the countries of the world, Soviet Russia, the working class has long ago overthrown the power of the exploiters and is successfully building up a Socialist state of society. The workers of the Soviet Union have created a firm bulwark of the international Communist movement, and are showing in prac- tice how the world ought to be reconstructed in tle interests of the workers and peasants. The Soxet Union is a reliable ally of the colonial pevples, i:.cluding the toilers of India. The toil- ing masses cf India wili receive the support of the revolutionary workers of all countries, par- ’ i at 50 East “DATWORK.” 60 Bast 13th Street, New York, N. ¥. revolutionary ts and soldiers | he helper of the | * tionary offen- | Dail Contral orker Party USA of Manhat JIM-CROWISM EVEN ON THE HUNGER-LINE! ! By mail everywhere: + ae SUBSCRIPTION RATES! One year, $6; six months, $3; two months, tan and Bronx, New York City. Foreign: One year, $1; $8; elx months, $4.50. By BURCK The Rising Tide the Soviet Union By G. T. GRINKO } | | People’s Commissar of Finance, U, 5. 8. Re | HERE is no disputing the fact that the un- precedented tempo of economic development of the U.S.S.R. during the past few years, and the splendid successes in the accomplishment of the | Five-Year Plan are really a result of this social- | ist character of Soviet construction, The collec- | tive socialist forms ot national economy open un- heard-of vistas for the development of the pro- ductive forces and the creative ardor of the | rreatest masses of the population. This is some- thing unknown to capitalism. The entire Five- | Year Plan is built upon the unprecedented op- | portunities presented by the collective socialist forms of the economic system. Here lies the | world-wide historical significance of the develop- ment which is taking place in the U.SS.R., and which with every passing year and every new stage of progress, becomes an increasingly im- portant factor in the international proletarian revolution. The capitalist elements within the U.S.S.R. and the inte ional bourgeoisie with its Social- Democratic prophets never tire of prophesying that the S.S.R. will slide back to capitalism. The econo development of the U.S.S.R. dur- | ing the past period, the expressed socialist char- | acter of the Five-Year Plan, the determined so- | cialist offensive, the daring extirpation of the roots of capitalism in the U.S.S.R., the splendid | progress made in the accomplishment of the Five- | Year Plan, gave smashing blows to the hopes | and illus’ of the bourgeoisie. | return to capitalism, {’ ere is a tempe~‘uous tide | of socialism rising in the U.S.S.R. The leading elements of international capitalism have now come to understand it. This explains the in- creased hostility asad aggressiveness »~ainst the | | Soviet Union and vhe feverish preparations that | are being made for a new capitalist “holy crus- | ade” against the country of rising socialism. For some years the Trotskyites degenerated to the position of the counter-revolutionary Social- Democracy, have kept up their “Left” attacks on the economic policy of the U.S.S.R., claiming that there is a Thermidor taking place in the USSF. In the struggle against Trotskyism, the | socialist construction of the U.S.S.R. is carried on to victory. In the midst of the struggle against Trotskyism the great Five-Year Plan of immense socialist projects was prepared and is being carried into execution. Not a Thermidor but a mighty developme * of October is taking piace in the U,S.S.R. The anti-Soviet, counter- revolutionary nature of Trotskyism has been mercilessly exposed. The leader of this group has passed into the camp of the capitalist ene- mies of the Soviet Union, but the overwhelming | mass of the Trotskyists have capitulated before the unchallengeable fact of the victorious social- ist development. of Socialism in The Right opportunistic element (the Buk- harin group) made its appearance during this difficult and critical period in the development | of the U.S.S.R. which took place during the in- itial stage of the reconstruction period, at the moment when the capitalist elements mobilized all their forces for the bitterest resistance to the work of socialist construction by the All-Union Communist Party. These Right opportunist ele- meits considered that the contemplated tempo of socialist industrialization went beyond the re- sources of the Soviet Union. They failed to un- derstand the program of the socialist reconstruc- tién of the village. They charted their course by the p-:vate sector in agriculture. They were afraid to start a quarrel with the kulak. In the final analysis they were trying to force the All- Union Communist Party to reduce the tempo | of socialist industrialization and make it follow | a course leading to the capitalist development of Instead of a | the village; ie., a course of capitulation to the capitalist elements of the country. The Right opportunist elements prophesied that the con- templated — of socialist industrialization and soci t reconst:uction in ‘* > village would break up the alliance between the vorkers and the peasants, alienate ihe working class from the peasantry and underr~’-e the foundations of the proletarian dictatorship. oie ve From The Five Year Plan of the Soviet Union, by G. T. Grinko, one of the original collaborators on the Five-Year Plan of So- cialist industrialization, a complete account of the Plan, containing the first two years of its operation and a political estimate of its place in world economy. By special arrangement with Interna- tional Publishers this $. book FREE WITH THE DAILY WORKER FOR ONE YEAR( $8 in Manhattan and the Bronx, $6 outside New York. Rush your subscription to the Daily Worker, 50 E. 13th St. New York. Mention this offer. SOVIETS IN CHINA All revolutionary workers are watching with greatest concern and enthusiasm the growth. of Soviets in China. The great fight of the Chinese workers and peasants is of deepest importance not only for the millions of the Chinese toilers but also for the world proletariat. A clear analysis of the development of the So- viet movement in China is being published in the January (just out) and February numbers of the COMMUNIST. This was written by Com- rade L. Magyar, an international authority on the Chinese movement. * to'y~ masses of India “1 also be supported by the revolutionary workers of Great Britain, led by the British Communist Party, while the ruling I.-"-~ P-rt, of MacDonald and the Inde- pendent Labor Party of Maxton and Brockway, who are part and parcel and agents of British imperio’s™, will do.ever: ‘1 in their power to tighten and maintain the noose of slavery and poverty srourd the n ‘: of the Indian people. In spite of all “ie devices of the imperialists and their reformist agents, the revolutionary front of world prolet: t and the colonial peoples is growing stronger and wi... every day. But to ensure the victory of the Indian revo- lution, there is ~*yu'red > munis’ Party « the pro’-’--tat, the leader an’ organizer of the toiling masses of our country. The building of a ce~’ *, disciplined, united mass v * ~~ ground Communist Party ‘s te*-y the chief and basic task, long ago overdue, of the revolutionary movement for the emancipation of our country. ‘The C. P. of India declare~ with pride that it considers itself a part of .{*~ organized world Comunist movement, a Section of the Communist International. The C. P. of India calls upon all advene-* workers and reve ‘‘ounries “voted to the cause of the working class to join the ranks of the Communist Party now being built in order to fight to carry out the historic tasks of the Indian revolution. In the conditions of Brit- ish supremacy and terrorism, the Communist Party can exist and develop as an underground Party, applying and utilizing all forms of: legal and illegal activity to develop its mass struggle, and to win the toiling masses for the fight for the democratic dictatorship of the werking class and of the peasantry. The Communist Party of India sets up its Party organizations and groups in all towns and in all factories and workshops throughout the country. The Commun ° Party of India organizes the working class and the basic masses of the peas- antry under the banner of the Indian revolution. In spite of all the attempts of the impe~’ lists and the Indian bourgeoisie to separate the rev- “onary mover.ont cf India from the interna- tions: pro” the ¢ -mynist Party will Je: the struggle of the toiling masses to the com- plete overthrow of British rule and of the sys- t . of *~Ao-diem and serfton., in order there- after, together with the world proletariat, to march forward in the struggle to set up a So- clalist system of society in our country and throughout the world. L- > live the irdependenc’ of Indiat Lon; live the v>rking cass, “‘e leader of the tolling “asses! Long live the revolut’ mary insurrection for indeper*~ land and bread! Long live the Workers’ and Peasants’ Soviet Government! 1 avon poems age: SCIENTISTS AND SOVIETS CLEVELAND, Ohi ‘The impressive achieve- ment of the Soviet Union's Five-Year Plan loomed large in the discussions of the American economists gathered in Cleveland in connection with the convention of the American Association | for the Advancement of Science and its affiliated learned societies. Contrasting with the evidences of capitaliste decline in other countries, their significance was not denied by even the most anti-Soviet speakers, and the sessions dealing with the Soviet Union were among the most crowded and animated of the whole convention. Attacking the Soviet regime as one of “force and fear,” Prof. Calvin B. Hoover, of Duke Uni- versity, conceded that “the Soviet economic sys- tem has scored some: impressive successes.” He | cited the 16 per cent inczease in Soviet industrial production in 1928-29, comparing it with the in- crease of only 4 per cent in the United States during this boom year before the present de- pression. He also mentioned the Soviet successes and restoring Russia as an important factor in international industry. Describing “the economi which is Soviet Russia” as “the most crucial de- velopment in our capitalist era,” Prof. Hoover said: “It appears inevitable to me that the sur- vival of the Soviet regime through the next two | or three years means a beginning, within the | decade, of a desperate struggle between Commu- nism and capitalism.” The only chance of avert- ing such serious social conflict, he thought, was if the capitalist system could constantly offer labor a higher standard of living than could be obtained under Communism. That the Soviet regime is not an “experiment” but rather a natural step in social evolution in- dicating the type of society which is destined to supercede capitalism, was the contention of Dr. Leslie A. White of the University of Michi- gan in an “anthropological appraisal” made be- fore the American Anthropological Association. ‘Tracing the development of man from primitive tribal conditions to the present highly organized has succeeded the nobility in reached the conclusion that “capitalist society cannot continue to exist. It has almost realized itself, and signs of disintegration are visible on all sides. And already a post-capitalistic so- ciety has formed itself in our midst.” “Imperialism, and hence capitalism, can exist only as long as it can exploit fresh inarkets and untouched sources of raw material,” he said. “Practically all of the world’s raw materials have already been appropriated. It is obvious, then, that the margin upon which capitalism has been operating is rapidly diminishing. The col- lapse is inevitable.” “Yar and working class struggle will end capi- talism, Dr. White conten-~1. “Anyone who has any vision and grésp of cultural processes must realize that war is not only likely but even im- minent,” he said. “Indeed, one might say that capitalism needs a war now, for it would solve the two most pressing problems of the day. It would consume our excessive _roduction 6f com- moditics, and it would slaughter the unemployed. But the new lease on life would be only tem- porary at best; war will eventually destroy the system that promotes it. The logical conclusion of capitalism is martial suicide. “Another weakness of capitalism is internal. ‘The working people are slowly but surely grasp- ing the -ignific: ce of their situation. ‘Chey ar~ becoming fed up with centuries of oppression and exploilation, impatient with labor ‘~/unc- tions, hostile legislation bia -d judicial de- cisions. “They are becoming tired of dying by the mil- lion to make the world safe for democracy and investment bankers. They don’t like to walk “the streets hungry while warehouses are crammed with ‘overproduction.’ They are beginning to realize that production, the very core and source of industrialism lies within their own hands, And they are beginning to realize that a well- directed and concerted effort on their part will give them political and economic control of our social existence. “In the history of class struggles the move- ment has always been upward, The bourgeoisie displaced the nobles, and the proletariat will displace the bourgeoisie. Feudal aristocracy, ’ bourgeois ‘democracy,’ socialist society, constitute @ sequence in evolutionary development. “The tremendous significance of the Russian Revolution lies in the tact that it hos ushcred into the world a social order which is an evolu- tionary sequence of capitalistic society. It has dissolved vertical class stratification and ex- ploitation. “Russia's Mve-year program may fail, Or the power, White | Presid! | Moore will act as Prosecutor, and Jos. R. Brod- in collectivizing 25 per cent of all peasant farms | and social experimer* | By JORGE ee Prisoners at the Bar ‘Well, boys and girls, what do you know about this? Four notorious and dangerous offenders have been apprehended and will be given trial next Sunday at one o'clock at the Star Casino in New York. ‘They are called Hoover, alias “Fat Face,” alias “The Great Engineer”; C-een, alias “Billy, the Btrike-Breaker”; Walker, alias “Jimmy, the Nut”; and Thomas, alias “The Lying Parson.” These birds have been charged with Conspire acy Against the Unemployed, and will be brought to trial before you and other of their victims, His Honor, Alfred Wagenknecht, will be the g Officer of the Court. Richard B, sky will see that they get a fair proletarian trial as Ait for the Defense. There are millions of witnesses that could testify as to the crimes committed, but among the more notable ones are Bob Minor, Sam Nes- sin, Jack Stachel, Max Bedacht, M. J. Olgin, I Amter and plenty of workers from breadlines, flop-houses and some of those whom Walker said would not be evicted from their homes but were evicted notwithstanding. And you, the workers wo attend, will be the jury! Come one and all! The Farmers Join Up Late last summer, somebody writing from Southern Tilinois, wrote a letter to our Worker Correspondence section, in a paragraph of which he said that the farmers were discontented, but that if anybody thought they were anywhere near accepting the idea of revolution it would be ying the stupidity of John Pepper. Our Work- er Correspondence editor let that go by, un- fortunately, without correttion. The fact was, that it was the Worker Corespondent in that case who was taking the line of John Pepper. We ri 1 this distinctly, since we are inter- ested in farmers, as all Communists are or should be. We are interested pctitically, as one inter- sted in the proletarian revolution, not person- ally, in spite of the fact that this scribe who now sits within “spittin’ range” of Morgan's Bank here in Manhattan, was hatched out in a prairie dug-out, shucked corn, milked cows,:cur- ried horses, punched cattle, grubbed sage-brush and greasewood, irrigated alfalfa, etc. not to speak of stealin’ watermelons, drownin’ out gophers, swimmif’ in buffalo-wallows and other such sports. By the way, the first wage work we ever did was cow-punchin’ on a pinto pony while we were yet so near the grass that we had to climb up his fore-leg by pulling on the critter's mane. But that is all by the way. What we want to slam and slam hard, is the idea, carefully cultivated by the boss press and soaked up by even members of our Party, that the poor small farmers and hard-run middle farmers, are shy of or hostile to the Communists and to anything that “looks Red.” This is pure poppy-cock, There is nothing more natural than that poverty-stricken farmers turn to the revolutionary workers of the city for aid and guidance. For, who else, please tell us, will give them aid that is effective, guidance that will lead them out of the swamp of capital- ism? The Arkansas farmers have stirred the whole country by ying out, “~-perfectly perhaps, + with good militant spirit, the advice of the Daily Worker. We have received acknowledgement of their appreciati->, by the way, in the form of $3, collected by “ibutions from forty Arkansas | farmers—‘For Jorge and nobody else,” with a urban social order, in which the middle class ‘| note added that, “They done reckon they starved enoygh. It’s time row f-~ ammunition.” (To give them “ammunition” we are turning the $3 over to the Daily Worker's $30,000 Fund). hore comes fo our desk a copy of @ lodal North Dakota paper, the “Stanley Sun,” with a nice two-column box on the front page publish- ing a “Call for Conference of Farmers of Moun- trail County,” signed by 21 farmers and saying, in part, as follows: “We farmers of Montrail County believe that there can be no solution of the problems of the poor farmers, until they have organized them- selves into Leagues of Action for immediate de- mands by committees of farmers in each town- ship affiliated with the United Farmers League to enforce these demands: To fight for free seed and feed; moratorium on farmers’ debts; and to fight against high taxes, crop mortgages, fore- closure and evictions.” Their conference is to be held in the County Courthouse “for the purpose of organiting strong leagues of Education and Action,” and a mass mecting is being held in the evening, the 'eading speaker being Ella Reeve “Mother” Bloor, state organizer of the United Farmers League. (The United Farmers League, if any wish to know, has headquarters at New York Mills, Minnesota, and prblishe- the on!y paper, “The United Farm- er,” exclusively and really devoted to the farm- ers). So, folks, the farmers are joining up—and in place of letters claiming that the farmers are skeered of the Reds, let us hear of Communists getting cul into the country «1 Sundays and get- ting a little revolu.onary inspiration from folks to whom fightin’ comes as natural as chawing’ dog-leg tobacco. le Can’t Something Be Done bout This? “To the Daily Worker:—In the few times that I had been in the inside meetings of the work- ing class movement, with the speakers of the Red propaganda or teaching, I have waited one how or even the right time, that it was scheduled for “I had observed, too, that the audience make: too much noise and do talk too much so nobody hears the speaker. And will.it\be good idea te write in big letters on a curtain, the words: “Keep Silence!” so the audience could hear what the speaker or orator says.—Yours ‘truly,—J.F.G. capitalist states may set upon her and dismem- ber her. But cultural processes grind steadily Capitalism will soon be fighting for its life. s created by the machine, and by the ma- it will be destroyed, Whether the Com- munist model for the future be Russian, Chinese or German matters little. The essence of Com- munism {s internationalism, and that is the next stage in political evolution, anyway.” on. > ate Ae ee Sas

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