The Daily Worker Newspaper, March 3, 1931, Page 4

Pudlished by the Comprodaily Publishing Co., Inc, daily except Sunday. at 50 Fast SUBSCRIPTION RATES: e Page Four 18th Street, New York City. N. ¥. 'Teleptione Algonquin 7958-7, Cable: “DAIWORK.” Dai vor. er By matl everywhere: One year, $6; six months $3: two months, $1; excepting Boroughs © Address and mai} all checks to tne Dally Worker, 60 Bast 18th Street, New York, N. Y. Ce. US.A ot Manhattan and Bronx. New York Ctiy, Foreign; one vear, $8- six months, $4.50 intra) § Orga Party i fe = pres = Se he ol ah cere eh Thee ee 2 RO Se Se ee ss polite bg ony nn a] 99 By BURCK _—_— te eee | WHEN IN NEED CALL ON UNCLE pelea SOCIAL FASCISM IN READING By LOUIS SCOTT. really understand and estimate the danger of the socialist party, we have to come in contact with them in our daily work in behalf | of the working class. Time and again we have exposed the socialist party as the third party of the capitalist class, a party that wants to en- trench itself in the ranks of the workers by the | the natural process of radicalization of our class into “peaceful legitimate” channels. The best examples as to the role of the social fascists in this country can be found in the two cities where the socialist party is the actual governing force. One of those two cities is Reading, where the mayor, the city council and all municipal of- fices are held by members of the socialist party. Socialists Get Power. The socialists were swept into office by an accident. In my-conversations with workers, some of whom are even now supporters of the “socialists,” I found that not even the most optimistic members of the party hoped for a complete victory. This is being shown by the fact that the “leader,” Jim Maurer, was nom- inated not for mayor, but counucilman, think- ‘ing that they might elect a councilman but they had no hopes of electing a “socialist” for the office of the chief executive of the municipality. This is the reason for nominating Stump, who ‘was by no means considered a leading figure in comparison with Jim Maurer. They were swept into office for two reasons, One, the factional fight in the republican or- ganization for the control of the city’s graft and the fact that against the democratic party's policy of high assessments the “socialists” came forward for lower assessments. Their election campaign was anything but a campaign of a party of workers. The major emphasis in their street corner speeches was laid on the fact that John or Jack “socialist” candi- dates used to play marbles with the boys down Ninth St. Of course there were lots of promises about an intensified fight against capitalism,. but after the elections all these promises were forgotten and everything proceeded in the same old capitalist way. Whenever anybody reminded the “socialists” of the promises they had made prior to the election the answer came readily: “You can’t do anything in one town, you'll have to have socialists all over and then we'll show you.” The “Socialist Party” Exposes Itself. Unemployment hit Reading just as it hit all American towns. Workers by the thousands were laid off and in spite of the low assess- ; ments 1,200 workers were sold out by the sheriff | in the year of 1930. This happens at a time when Mayor Stump is on the board of directors of the North East Building and Loan Associa- | tion. We all remember yet the recent textile | strike, when the socialists were “in sympathy | with the strikers, but could not take an official | stand.” Finally | towards the recent unemployment demonstra- | tion and towards the movement of the unem- | ployed in general. the best illustration of the | use of demagogic phrases in order to mislead | character of the socialist party is their agtitude | One thousand workers. marched and demon- | strated in Reading Feb. 10. Mayor Stump re- ceived the delegates elected by the unemn!nved is with the unemployed. He told us that capi- talism ought to be overthrown, but, he say: “the trouble with you boys is that you don’t know the law. How could we tax the rich? That's against the Clark act. know the Clark act, that’s why you present your illegal demands.” When the delegation pointed out that.the laws of the rich were made to suppress and exploit the poor, and he, as one | who proposes to overthrow capitalism should | disregard these laws to feed the hungry who created all the wealth of the rich, he still main- tained that capitalism must be overthrown but its laws must -be respected. This is. the whole story they are trying to show that they are for the workers by the use of demagogic phrases and at the same time dis- couraging them by impressing upon them the strength of the boss class. ‘The workers, however, here are beginning to see the role of the “socialists” and are rallying around the Unemployed Council of the T. U. U. L. and our Party. In the past few weeks 500 unemployed workers were organized in the Read- ing Unemployed Council. At every meeting the hall is packed and many times many workers have to be turned away in spite of the fact that the meetings are being held daily. The Party doubled in membershiv and we are selling 280 Daily Workers every day. The best way to expose the socialist fakers is by actually confronting them with problems. The Party and T. U. U. L. is going ahead with its work. Our demonstration on the 25th was one more powerful challenge for the socialists. The workers will follow the leadership of the Party, because they see that we are the only evictions and discriminatioris of all kinds. ‘The conservative Pennsylvania Dutch and the against the fakers and betrayers. Russky Golos~Enemy of the Workers Tt Central Committee of the Communist Party of U. S. A. through its Foreign Lan- guage Agitation Department has published in the “Novy Mir,” the Russian Organ of the Party, a statement exposing “Russky Golos,” a Russian daily issued in New York, as an enemy of the workers. The statement of the Central Committee, C. P. U.S. A, says that: * “Rusky Golos” has placed itself on the side of the enemies of the workers when it expressed its approval of the Hoover conference, composed of big bankers, manufacturers and the treacherous leaders of the A. F. of L. “Among the Russian workers ‘Russky Golos’ serves as the main conductor of the ideology of the enemy class.” The statement cites various facts which prove this. “Russky Golos” had the insolence to’ compare in its editorial this conference composed of bit- terest enemies and oppressors of the toilers with the Council of Supreme Economy of the U. S. 8. R. and stated that the government of the U. S. A. ‘is following in the footsteps of the Soviet Union.” ‘Thus “Russky Golos” was instilling into the workers confidence in their class enemies, was disarming the workers, distracting them from organizing and defending their interests.” “Russky Golos” helps the bankers to cheat the workers. ‘The statement of the Party exposes the posi- tion of the “Russky Golos” in the recent bank crashes. “Russky Golos” solidarized itself with Mayor Walker, the henchman of Tammany Hall, the bitterest enemy, shameless scoundrel and de- ceiver of the toilers, and broadcasted his speech expressing confidence in the safety of the say- ings of the workers in the banks. “Russky Golos” went even further—it circu- larized the banks with a declaration of its loyalty. “Russky Golos” is hiding the depth of the crisis in the agriculture of the U.S. A. It specu- lates upon the miseries of the ‘workers and is instilling into them the illusion that they can find an escape from their miseries in the pur- | chase of a farm, immigration into the “happy” Arizona, etc. While “Russky Golos” is making loud attacks upon the capitalists and capitalist countries of the entire world for their oppression of the toil- ers and war preparations against the U. S. 5. R. —it is entirely silent about Uncle Sam. “Thus ‘Russky Golos’ is again distracting the attention of the workers from their main and immediate enemy—American imperialism.” Posing as the Defender of the U.S. S. R. “Russky Golos” is posing as a defender-of the U.S. 8. R. This-is only a cloak. It prints on its pages the attacks of the anar- chist-white guardist leadership of the Russian United Mutual Aid Society upon the Russian National Mutual Aid Society which follows a- working class policy. “Russky Golos” has kept complete silence on the struggle of this society for the retention in its constitution of the provision for the exclusion of strike-breakers, The statement of the Central Committee con- cludes by saying that “The working class of the U. S. A. is facing a period of severe clashes with its oppressor—the capitalist. class. In this situation, the role of the false enemies of the workers—the petty bourgeois liberals and their newspapers—is especially pernicious: they are helping the big capital to prevent’ the militant mobilization of the working masses.” Only the Communist press is able to accom- plish the task of militant preparation of the masses for the struggle for bread, against the increasing exploitation, against the war prepara- tion and in defense of the U. 5. S..R. The Central Committee of the C. P. U.S. A. calls upon the Russian workers to rally around the “Novy Mir.” The Situation in Uruguay (In view of the recent military revolts in many Latin American countries, all of which are sharply hit by the world crisis, and the rumored military movement in Uruguay, the Daily Worker gives herewith a brief summary of the work of the Congress and Central Com- mittee Plenum of the Communist Party of Uruguay, held early in January.) . By B. SHERMAN. aedeagal ahve we had not kept step with developing events. Organization was stressed. The Party must be one step ahead of the masses to intelligently guide them. It must be thoroughly proletarian- ized. The Party must lead struggles for immediate into political struggle. Self criticism is essential to avoid repetition of errors. ‘Trade union work is of highest importance. All Communists must be unionists. Fractions must be formed, the isolated union locals con- solidated and new bases built in all capitalist enterprises. The Party must fight all reformist movements, including the anarchist, the “Battlista union Movement (Battlista is a political party, Strongly fascist in character). the ciass collaboration movement and the ulira “lefts” who oppose {m- ‘ 5 yf " mediate demands by general talk of “ultimate goals.” On the basis of immediate demands, the masses of unemployed must be mobilized against capitalism and imperiajism. The Young Pioneers must be energetically supported. The working women’s demands must be given special atten- tion. Their best elements brought into the Party. A united front from below is emsential to car- rying out plans of Party work. The work among the agrarian population connected with the unions of land laborers. The above summarizes the Congress Thesis. ‘The Plenum of the Central Committee adopted detailed methods for applying the. policy laid down by the Congress. The dwelt strongly on the fight against the fascisization of the government and the perspective of a coup d'etat (military revolt), emphasizing the eco- nomic causes, the deepening crisis, the fight be- tween rival imperialisms for exclusive domina- tion of Uruguay. ‘ ‘The national situation was connected with the international; the decay of capitalism, the grow- ing .militancy of the workers, the growth of so- clalism in the Soviet Union, the plots against it, the war plans of imperialism in Latin Amer- fea; the need for counter-action by the Latin American masses. ~ “Battlismo” was termed as ultra demagogic, force fighting with them for bread and against | workers, assured them that his mayoral heart | You boys don’t | ~ PARTY LIFE | Conducted by the Organization Department of doubly oppressed Negro workers are with us | the Central Commit‘ee, Communist Party, U.S.A. | | Site ie | | Some Exper-cices in Selling | the “Daily Worker” By PAUL MUNTER. THE experiences that one has in selling the Daily Worker provide a.good indication of what influence the Party is gaining among the workers.; The selection of a proper spot to sell in is vital. Of course my report deals mainly with towns similar in size to Portland. In Port- land we find that concentration on the main “transfer corners” at night when the workers are getting the strect cars to go home, is most fruitful. Later with an increase of forces, we will apply the same method to factories. Now, the old question of a comrade feeling that he is doing constructive work in staying on the spot with the Daily is answered. My own experience of the last three weeks has given me an insight on the role of the Daily that is more comprehensive than I gained before in spasmodic efforts, my understanding of our work with the mass of workers has been en- riched and in short a complete political educa- tional gain of tremendous importance to myself has been accomplished. When I started I sold four or five copies on the corner from five to six o'clock. At first many laughed and a few bought out of curiosity. I had to adopt the loud “grinding” of a regular newsboy. Picking out a certain story to feature helped... In a few nights the sales had jumped to 10 and 12. Now 20 to 30 is the average sale. Crgcnizational results from this concentration of efforts: A young girl worker in one of the department stores is stopping to ask questions and is talking with her shopmates, using the Daily articles to bear out her talks. She is mak- ing herself into a conscious militant. A group of American youthful laborers, who bought at first out of curiosity, are now studying Party literature and will soon be within the ranks of the T.U.U.L. at least. Several office workers, men and women, buy and are beginning to un- derstand their position in the class struggle. An electrical worker is propagandizing his seven fellow workers though he never gave the class struggle any conscious thought until two weeks ago. All of them buy additional copies for dis- tribution, etc. At first they would put the Daily -in their pockets furtively; now they read pages spread. They come up and say “Give me a copy, comrade.” Sell the Daily, Party members, a hum- drum task not at all. The most enjoyable and fruitful assignment that a Party member can receive. Do not wait to be assigned to the Daily but start in and concentrate on some place and in a few weeks, you will feel repaid a hundred times. Workers! Join the Party of Your Class! Communist Party U.S A. P. O. Box 87 Station D. New York City. Please send me more information on the Cum- munist Party. AGATOSS ..ccccvcscccccccccccccssecscssessccsonce City ... seveesecceresscesceess STALE seseeeceeee OCCUPAtION ...ececccccsevscsceeceeee .Mail this to the Central Office, ‘Communist Party, P. O. Box 87 Station D. New York City. with the role of an agent of capitalism among the workers, leading them: to their own mas- sacre.. Better grganization of the Communist Party is needed to mect the tasks of struggle. The Chinese “Young Red Guard’. Detends the Soviet Districts By HUO YAN. LTHOUGH the imperialist and Kuomintang press, with their loud outery over the “Com- munist murder bands,” are stirring up the whole capitalist world against the Red Army, and al- though the Trotskyists and liquidators such as Chen-Du-Hsiu and ces‘nany describe it as a “band of robbers” and 2 Red soldiérs as “slum proletarians,” the Red Army still remains the armed force of the Chinese revolutionary work- ers and peasants which has won and is defend- ing the Soviet, Power, By its side, as an auxil- iary and reserve force; there stands the armed “Young Red Guard.” In order to convey to the European proletariat an idea of the activity of the Defense organiza- tions in the Soviet districts, and especially of the “Young Red Guard,” we publish the follow- ing letter (with a few shortenings) from the Soviet district in South West Kiangsi: ‘The workers in South West Kiangsi know that the Red Army {s conducting the fight Tor their interests, for the abolition of ‘the domina- tion of the big landowners and for the dis- tribution of the land. Therefore, every peasant is proud when his sons are fighting in the Red Army, and he is treated with particular respect by his neighbors and supported in every way. As soon as news arrives of the coming of the Red Army joyous enthusiasm prevails among the population. If, however, news arrives of the approach of the white Kuomintang troops, even the children cry with fear and terror and panic spread everywhere, for it is knqwn that the Whites wantonly“ murder people, destroy houses, seize the cattle and food and violate women, ... Reckoning ali the districts of South ye. Kiangsi together, the “Young Red Guard” is over 100,000 strong. Its members come mostly from the families of poor peasants and agri- cultural workers, Not only the male youth, but also a considerable number of the female youth are in its ranks. Right from their tenderest years they have suffered enough from exploita- tion by the big landowners, and now, under the Soviet power, have attained their freedom. ‘The “Young Red Guard,” the defense organization of the working youth, is taking the most active part in all the armed fights and is supporting the Red Army in every way. ‘The members of the “Young Red Guard” work with the greatest joy in their organization. They themselves maintain good discipline according to the model of the Red Army. membership ef their organization as training for the Red Army, in whose ranks they wish to serve later.* At sunset the “Young Red Guard” are to be seen everywhere drilling in the fields. They often invite the workers of the Red Army in order to Jearn from them. Then one often hears the question of a young guardist to the officer: “Am I sufficiently qualified to become a member of the Red Army?” the affirmative causes the young aspirant to blush with pride and joy. If, however, the of- ficer points out to him his faults aud short- comings, this acts as an incentive for him to redouble his efforts to correct his faults so as to qualify as soon as possible for the Red Army. “The Young Red Guard” haye made it their most important task to protect the local Soviets and to combat the counter-reyolutionary ele- ments. When the “Defense Militia” of the big landowners attacked a. village in the district of Shing-Kuo in South West. Kigngsi, a detach- ment of the ‘Young Red Guards,” armed only with primitive weapons such as flint-locks, spears, etc., succeeded by heroic fighting and with the support of the masses in disarming the white guards. This was the very best propa- ganda, for after this victory the young workers in this district simply flocked into the “Young Red Guard.” During the fight of the Red Army for the- capture of the town of Tchi-An in September last, the “Young Red Guard” voluntarily joined the storming party. To the singing of the “In- ternationale” and the “Young Guard” the young warriors marched to the front with the greatest courage and burning enthusiasm. Another example of the fighting courage of the “Young Red Guard” was the defense of a village in the neighborhood of Tchi-An which was surprised by the Whites just when the vil- lage Soviet was holding a meetings. As the “Red Defense Corps” had been sent to fight in another district, the village Soviet was threat- ened. It was only thanks to the “Young Red Guard” that the counter-revolutionary troops were driven back. “The Young Red Guard” in the Soviet’ district in South West Kiangsi is continually growing in the fight. The class-conscious toiling youth have recognized where their place is: in the common fight with the adult workers and pea- sants for’a Soviet China! How to Train New Members 1, Every Party member must acquire a defi- nite minimum of knowledge of the fundamental principles and aims of the Party. The leading Party bodies cannot leave it to the new Party members through practical work in the nucleus, ~to become acquainted, by themselves, with the fundamentals of Communism. The practical introduction into the work of the Party must be connected up with theoretical introduction into Marxism-Leninism. Introductory courses’ must All comrades who have as yet had no school- ing, should be drawn into these courses. Sym- pathizers should also be admitted. 2. The basis of the course is the nucleus: Workers active in the factory are. to be. trained by the factory nucleus. Several nuclei close to- gether can organize common courses. : it are stuffed down the throats of the members. The instructor must, on the. contrary, fit. the to, the actual Party tasks, etc, All efforts myst be made to awaken the initiative of the mem- bers. Participants in the course must be en- couraged to bring out all questions, all doubts, Most important is the linking up of the course with the practical experience of the participants. ‘Thus, for example, the instructor will explain to factory workers the essenc2 of capitalism from the starting point of capitalist rationalization, insufficiency of wages with high The material for the course contains in a sketchy outline the minimum of questions which member aoe know. It is advisable nor, on the other hand, d with: less. It is, how- out to the members that only first, superficia) introduc- Above all, Flyin tay literature references oo urgent necessity of study of needed. The four most im- canoe which every Communist clear, and which must be dealt with |, four evenings, are: (a). The impossibility of solving the misery of the proletariat without the forcible overthrow of the existing society, the necessity of the ex- propriation of the caypitalists, and of the prole- terian dictatorship as a transition to Com- munism. tb) The dpevitability of tuperialist wat, par- ~ Lz REES : i i i if 5 a3 re ‘a | They regard | Tho was ‘interrogathietiavem) why Patro™mon | An answer in | By JORGE Those “Gentle and Courteous Cops’ ‘ In 1923 a woman’ Was sent up for prostitution 1 by the N. Y. police, She claimed she was framediy by her estranged husband and vice squad dick McLaughlin to get custody of their baby girl. He! got the girl, anyhow. "~ On Feb. 7, 1931, SH “wrote voluntarily and against the advice of hér lawyer, to the Seabury inquiry which had'’been” exposing other frame ups by the vice squad, offering to testify. On Feb. 16, she was inyited to meet an in- vestigator on Feb. 20° “She did and told her story. She was to ‘be-eatted for public hearing | about Feb, 28. | On Feb. 23, the vice squad dick, McLaughlin, took a sudden and expensive notion to take five days off supposedly to.spend most of it riding boats down t@ Bermuda and back. A good alibi for what, happened... . On Feb. 25 after midnight, three taxi drivers | saw: & woman being beaten brutally by two men ina car. All followed, a-patrolman named Nye hopped on one. But all were, out-distanced. Next morning, near where the last one gavc up the chase, the woman,mentioned was foun¢c dead, strangled to death with a cord. Police found her “criminal record’ but it took some- body else to discover-she was, a witness against the police. She had been arrested-again not long ago by a dick named Henshaw,-but the case was thrown out. Henshaw was assigned to the murder case, Henshaw refused to,talk,to reporters about the recent case. It.would “hamper investiga- tion” he said. In the woman's room was ® threatening letter she had received calling her a stool pigeon. Police Commissioner Mulrooney “intimated that robbery might: have been the motive.” Vice squad dicks who frame up wamen as prostitutes for a few lousy dollars are’ supposed to be above Stealing a $2,500 diamond. Ryan, the taxi driver who followed farthest the car in which the woman was being beaten told all about it the ‘next-day. . After what is called an “interrogation” at police headquar- ters he said “I saw nothing” and that he never moved his taxi from the stand. He was “hustled out ofthe building and re- porters were not allowed.to question him,” says the N. Y. Post, whieh adds: “But two other taxi-drivers, Nathan Katz and Joseph Buell, who. were,on the waiting line behind Ryan Wednesday«night, confirmed the story as Ryan had at:first fold it, and when re- porters asked Bruekmen ‘the pclice inspector Nye, who had been‘-on the running board cf Katz's car, -was not present, the inspector order- ed them out of the, building,’ This is all we can say, But, reader, hasn't New York got the “wentlest” and-“most courte- ous” cops? Jewels from the Veto “The patriotism of ‘our people is not a mate- rial thing. It is a spiritual thing.” Ovr comment:.. If tyou" see some~ spooks AW.O.L., dont be frightened. They are the only patriotic vets not.in ‘the American Legion or the Veterans of Foreign Wars. Our question: Did. you ever see a spiritual “thing”? Also, did you ever lay eyes on a “thing” that was not composed of matter? Also, why did they furnish you! material bullets to shoot material Germans and ‘pay you off with a spiritual bonus? Hoover again: “When we take employment and taxes from our people it is the poor who suffer.” Our comment: Hoover..feels so badly about it that he gives the taxes back again—to the rich. But he keeps the employment. That's why “it is the poor who suffer.” Our question: If “we” took employment away. why can't “we” tote it back again? Also, how is it that “we” are quite able to decide the mat- ter of taxes, but ‘flunk-on-the matter of em- ployment? Also, who the gave Hoover the notion. to speak like a King, with his “We-s’ and his “our peoplé”,st ‘Biso, who won the war? Did “we”? ey oot ee ive? ie A Marvelous Discovery “Workers’ incomes today are 37 per cent be- low the 1929 level in factories, and 21 per cen’, elow on railroads. If wage cuts continue, wi will limit our ability to pull up quickly fron this depression.”—Thus spake Bill Green on Fel 27, at Washington, as | given in the N. Y. Time: of Feb, 28. Now, everybody hold this. item around han until Bill Green, or some of his tribe in y burg, makes another speech about how “Hoove: saved us from wage ¢itts’—as Green did at th ticularly of war against the Soviet Union, the tasks of defending the Soviet Union; t! transformation of the Rist war into a ci war against the (c) The essence atin ng soci necessi| fascism, the f -mercile: against the socialist (d) The role of factory, in economic &t ganizations, 5. It is advisable ¢ courses to set the answers to qi in order to test out ee mentals of Comm the widest “Sena 5 cents. Oreeniation dees to Une 3. chee 5, 148, Staion D, New,