The Daily Worker Newspaper, November 4, 1932, Page 4

DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1932 Yorker | Dail Comtrod 5 Party nas Published by the Comprodally Publishing Co., ins., daily axexept Pandey, at 08 KR 1th 6t., New York City W. ¥. Telephone ALgumquin 4-7856. Onble “DAIWURE.” Address and mall checks te the Dally Worker, 50 K. 19h 84, Now York, M. ¥ SUBSCRIPTION RATE: By mail everywhere: One year, $6; six months, § excepting Borough of Manhattan and Bronx Canada: One year, $9; 6 month: ~ “§, P. Our Chief Aids,” Say German Capitalists 3 months, $2; 1 month, %o Foreign and trasting the starvation of the | i” the cotton fields in order to wrest the barest living from the soil, workers under capitalism and the | Supposedly free, they arc actually little more than slaves—Shay Pease achievements of the workers under | 80%’ “niggers.” .Once Dee had made an effort to work his way to a : Mae 1 UCenten ane Roatanaey, freedom, placing his hopes ona mule and plough he had bought with Sensational Admissions Are ontained in} the savings of many years. Now continue: & ve “4 2 Py ’ | Special articles include “How mee eat Confidential ‘Letters from Leaders the Soviet Worker is Protected”; | THE day he put his mark to an | he ain’ got no money?” “Steel—U. S. S. R. and U. S. A.”; agreement with Shay Pearson Louise slid from the rocker to her oS Than Niagara” en article | for the use of twenty’ acres, and the | knees. > \ INIST PARTY of the ted States he 2. on greatest electrical power | mule and second-hand plough were SLAVERY {EE COMMUNIST PARTY 1¢ United Sta a gett achievement in the history of man- | paid for, was one of rejoicing. The ae aero, eatedly stated t the Socialists the United States kind—Dnieprostroi); ‘The Soviet | mule was not as young and healthy : : : Workers Speak” (letters from work- | as Dee would have liked but he was “I ain’ questionin’ you none, id throughout the world are splitters of the labo: movement ers in the Soviet Union); “Why | the best they could afford. Louise lawd,” she prayed, “but did you ie : SLE oe nemechdntinn aE nis and How the Imperialists Plan to | patched their clothes by the kero- | hab tuh do dis tuh us? Ain’ we done ooh : : : ey pia . Attack the Soviet Union,” the latter | sene lamp and they did with little Fase ia = ~ _— italist svstem at the expense of the worker: article giving important facts on | store food that winter, for so much the preparations for war by the | depended upon finishing the season \ ‘ ; re t ring 1 > from the | imperialist powers. clear of debt. te ye : Those were feverish ys at nouths of the rulers, the big sins of industvy of Germany N important article is “War In | planting time when the sinter estify to th ; ition for this accusation. The Com- South America,” what and who | vanished in the mellow warmth of : are behind the Bolivian-Para-| spring. When perfect stands of P: many has obtained possession of a con- guayan and other wars going on | cotton made the long rows a vivid 3 te he SDeateahe “—Rauchparuriotal? in South America. The article, by | green, Dee ploughed the middles 1 service, the “Deutsche Fuehrerbriele Louis Ortiz, tells of the battle for | again to make the beds soft, and (Letters sent out by circles close to the National the mineral riches of the Latin- | with anxious care they thinned the 2ct_ group of less Mor- Fords and Rockefe ribers allowed to get this service Socialists Main Props of Capitalist Rule In these bulletins the big exploiters speak frankly on lems of politics and economics. In issues No, 72 and tember 16 and 20, 1932, the letters state: “The problem of consolidating the bourgeois regime post- r Germany is generally determined by the fact « that the leading bourgeoisie, who have centrol of the na- \ ticnal economy, have become too small in order to uphold r rule alone. They require, for this rule, if they do not wich te rely on the extremely dangerous weapon of a pure- ary exercise of force, an alliance with strata which long to the socially, but which render them the nsable service of anchoring their rule in the people snd thereby being .:> actual and final bearers of this rule. This last or “outside bearer” of bourgeois rule was, in the tirst period of post-war consolidation, the social-democracy.” we see clearly the role of the Socialists: “to anchor of finance capital on the people.” “Letters to Leaders” continues and openly speaks the chief danger threatening the rule of finance capital: Chief Danger to the Rule of Capitalism “The necessary condition for any social reconsolida- tion of bourgeois rule possible in Germany after the war, is the splitting of the workers’ movement. Any united workers’ movement springing up from below must be re- yolationary, and this rule would not be able to hold out against it for long, not even with the means of military power.” | ox | Workers IJERE the capitalists say quite plainly: the chief danger to AL the rule of capitalism is the united front of the prole- tariat. This confirms what the Communists have never tired of telling the masses: tho capitalist class can be de- {cated only by the proletarian united front. The letters follow with this damning indictment of the the reconsolidation era of the bourgeoise post-war regime in the era from 1925-24 to 1929-30 the “In first split in the working class was founded on the achievements in regard to wages and social policy into which the social- a: democracy capitalized the revolutionary upsurge.” Thus, it was only due to the fact that the Socia!-Demoeratic Par- ty split the working class that it was possible for finance capital to maintain its rule!” “Thanks to its social character as being originally a workers’ party the social democracy brought into the sys- tem of reconsolidation at that time (1918-19) in addition to its purely politieal force, something more valuable and endurable, namely, the organized working class, and while paralyzing their revolutionary energy CHAINED THEM FAST TO THE BOURGEOISE STATE.” (Emphasis ours D. W.) JT would be hard to find a clearer formulation on the role of —By Burck Buch, November“Labor Unity” Features 15th Anniversary every-day life of the workers of the Soviet Union—how they are protected on the job, the ad- vantages the workers enjoy under a@ system of Socialism, how they are abolishing illiteracy, how they have abolished unemployment— these are featured in the November issue of Labor Unity, special 15th anniversary number of the Rus- sian Revolution, The issue is well illustrated, with pictures con- American countries, of the bitter rivalries between British and Amer- ican imperialism, about the suffer- ing of the native masses under the yoke of imperialism. The hypocrisy of the A. F. of L. fakers’ claims to non-partisanship in politics is exposed in the article on “The A. F. of L., the Elections and Its Convention. The story of the strike of 4,000 Maine shoe workers and the les- sons of that strike are to be read in the article by S. Ziebel, “A Strike Way Down East.” Here was a spontaneous, unorganized strike of workers in a section never be- fore touched by strike struggles; how the strike was sold out by the Democratic state politicians is told in the article. The Victory of Chicago Unemployed in Fight Against 50 Per Cent Relief Slash 'HE 50 per cent cut in relief has been withdrawn and the pre- vious ration of relief restored to the unemployed in Chicago and Cook County, as a result of the mass mobilization of the unemployed, supported by part-time and em- ployed workers, led by the Un- employed Councils, Trade Union Unity League, supported and given leadership by the Communist Party. | The Unemployed Councils of Cook County issued a call to all unemployed workers, to the mem- bers of the Chicago Workers Com~ on Unemployment, the League, and others to unite in one common _ struggle against the 50 per cent cut in relief. What Action of Jobless Did Wilfred S. Reynolds. cretary of the Illinois Emergency Relief Com- mission, rushed to Washington to plead for funds. He declared to the Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion that “the unemployed are be- coming organized and showing a disposition to act. We face a seri- ous situation in Chicago unless we restore the old food level.” The Reconstruction Finance Corpora- tion came across with $6,303,150. Of this amount $5,554,500 is allowed for Cook County and the remain- ing for the rest of Illinois, Joseph L, Moss, a director of the Lilinois Emergency Relief Commission, de- clared immediately that the food rations will be restored to the pre- vious level starting with Novem- ber 1. This clearly shows what the action of the masses can do, and that under militant leadership of the Unemployed Councils, united with the membership of other or- ganizations, it was possible to force the bosses at least temporarily to restore the relief rations. ar IN MONDAY, October 31, from the south, west and north, the unemployed men, women, young workers and children gathered in three points to march through ‘the loop to the City Hall. Police Com- missioner Allman, after the permit was forced from Mayor Cermak, issued an order, “No red flags, no | groups, Workers of the United States carried by the workers, with slo- gans against the Hoover Starvation Government, calling upon workers to fight, were displayed in all three The workers marched in pouring rain, They were all soak- ing wet, but they were singing “The International” and “Solidarity.” They cheered and called upon workers to vote Communist; come to the November 7th celebra- tion of the Russian Revolution; and while they passed the streets, thousands of workers gathered \ from the houses, railroads, SHOPS, c} factories, who applauded © and > cheered the marching army of the workers. ae Sean T RANDOLPH STREET, where there is situated a farmers’ market, the farmers cheered the marchers, expressing their sym- pathy. The marchers were coming closer to the Loop, and, according to the bankers’ organ, The Chicago Daily News, ‘It was one of the long- est parades downtown Chicago ever witnessed—a few observers thought it was the longest and estimated the marchers at more than 50,000. ‘Traffic was completely tied up dur- ing the noon hour. At least 100,000 loop workers crowded the sidewalks to watch the marchers, hear their shouts and read their banners.” “A FIGHTING ARMY” When the march came to Michi- gan Boulevard, the leading traffic street of the city and the Fifth Avenue of Chicago, the police at- tempted to shift the marchers from the-street on to the sidewalks, but they failed. The Chicago Ameri- can and other boss papers have the following to say: “The marchers, however, pushed into the street, One policeman struggled to push them over to the sidewalk and drew a pistol. with loud laughter as the marchrs pushed on by and poured into Grant Park. The masses marching and those on the streets felt that this is a fighting army and nothing could stop them in their march, ‘They gathered in Grant Park, to | His action was greeted | mayor was forced to answer him, “The unemployed workers who have: been arrested at the demon- stratiems of the unemployed last Wednesday» shall be freed. The water of the unemployed will not be shut off.” But the delegation was not satisfied; they demanded the mayor's stand on other issues and on unemployment. insurance. The mayor was on the defensive, while the delegation was constantly pressing their demands. They told Cermak that they will explain to the--masses that he js -purposely ‘pleading “helplessness” in order to ;j evade’ the. issue... They» reminded him that he is mayor and has the Power to put through the demands of the unemployed, and that he is not a) mere “observer.” ‘as he pre- tends. to be. Mayor Cermak tried feebly to fence with the Committee. He began saying that Newton and Weber. were imported into Chicago, “So say you,” said Comrade Weber, “but you were imported also, but from Czecho-Slovakia, while your police arrested Nels Kjar and turned him over to the: Immigra- tion authorities, and now he is being deported.” PUT DEMANDS BEFORE COMMISSIONERS From the mayor, the delegation went to the Cook County commis- stoners. They were met by Mrs. Flemming, She told the delegation that he heart is bleeding for the suffering of the magses, but under the existing laws not much could be done. ‘ I see no remedy’, she said, “for the misery of the masses until we have a revolution.” The dele- gates insisted that these demands be placed before the county com- missioners and that they accept them and see that they are carried out. The delegation then went to | the Illinois Emergency Rielef Com- mission and presented the demands there. ‘ While th deiegation was in the mayor's office presenting — their fighting militancy, there was a Reverend W. B. Waltinire repre- A Description of the Successful United Front March and Its Lessons for the ized by the Unemployed Councils and the Communist Party, shows very clearly that some of the lead- ers of the Socialist Party sabotaged the mass march. McDONALD SPEAKS In Grant Park, Comrade McDon- ald, Communist candidate for Gov- ernor, spoke on the role of the So- cialist Party, calling on the workers to vote for Foster and Ford. He was cheered and applauded. Com- pletely different was the attitude on the. part.of the workers toward the leaders Of the Socialist Party. “The Socialist Party brought Clar- ence Darrow, who openly declared ; that he will vote for the Demo- cratic Party in a newspaper inter- view, to speak there. Chairman Karl Lockner of the meeting in Grant Park declared: “No Clarence Darrow will speak at this meeting. Clarence Darrow refused to defend the Scottsboro boys and defended lynchers in Hawaii.” So Clarence Darrow did not speak, Eee ea) HE delegation returned and re- ported through Newton and Lamson, secretary of the Cook County Unemployed Councils, and Chairman Lockner closed the meet- ing, announcing that “a complete report’ of the next action of the workers of Chicago in their fight to secure their full demands will be given at the huge mass meeting in the Coliseum on November 7th, where James W. Ford, Negro work- er, Communist candidate for Vice- President, will speak.” THE DEMANDS ‘The demands which were pre- sented to Mayor Cermak, the Cook County Commissioners and Illinois Emergency Relief Commission are as follows: 1. No cut in relief; payment of $7.50 weekly minimum cash relief to al lunemployed families of two, with additional relief for depen- dents; $5 weekly cash relief for un- employed single men and women. 2. Complete stoppage of all evic- tions, free gas, water, electricity NEGROSLAVERY TODAY John L. Spivak’s Stirring Novel "GEORGIA NIGGER’ NOTE.—“Georgis Nigger” is a smashing exposure of the hideous persecution and national oppression of the Negro masses. The Daily Worker is relentlessly opposed to the white ruling class term, “nigger,” and to the oppression and contemptuous treatment of Negroes which {t symbolizes. The author shares this view, bug. in order to paint a true picture of these horrible conditions, he considered it necessary to use this term as otherwise he would have put into the mouths of the boss lyneh- ers terms of respect for Negroes which they do not use.—Editor, INSTALLMENT 4 THE STORY SO FAR: David Jackson, a young Negro boy, whe’ has just finished a sentence on the chain gang, returns home. His father, Dee Jackson, is a share-cropper on the plantation of the power ful and inyuential white planter, Shay Pearson. The’ entire family. including David's mother, Louise, and his sister, Henrietta, must worm luxuriant growths with appraising eyes. Then the blossoms appeared, flowering like good omens. The green bolls speckled, and under the burning July sun, cracked open with the smiling promise of money for their own farm. There would be,almost a bale to the acre they told themselves happily. THE TERROR OF RAIN But on the very day they went out for the first picking, it rained. Fleecy clouds appeared in a sud- denly overcast sky. Dee's face grew haggard and he clasped his hands together as in prayer. Louise looked up with a frightened air as though seeking help from the angry heavens. No one moyed. And then it rained, It seemed to them that the rain beat the fields with furious gusts of hate. Dee sank to the furrow as though the. rain hammering his cotton to the ground had ham- mered him down, too. ee ete | ND as suddenly as it had begun, the sky cleared and the sun shone hot again. He did not stir. him gently. “Git up offen dat groun’, Dee,” she urged. “Ain’ no sense carryin’ on dat way.” “Oh, my good Lawd,” he said dazedly. The cotton had been whipped to the ground or hung dejected- ly, their whiteness stained brown from the wet leaves. The crop was ruined. They would be lucky to get a third of what it would have brought. “Dey'll be mo’ pickin’s,” Louise said encouragingly. There was only one consolation: the lord who ‘gave him his children, a helpful wife and the strength to work must have had a good reason to do that to him. Maybe he had been so busy ploughing. and chop- ping and dreaming that the lord thought he was becoming too inde- pendent and took that way to re- mind him that he was a jealous god, or perhaps some sin long since forgot was charged against him and he had demanded a settle- ment. The lord kept mighty care- ful accounts. ‘Then, in the bleak winter days, the mule became sick. Dee slept in the barn to attend his | slightest need, but nothing seemed to help. That late Decem- ber night when he returned to the cabin where the lamp with its smoking chimney threw his shadow acfoss the room, his face told the story. ..Louise was waiting, wrapped in a blanket and huddled in the old rocker near the stove. Twice she had been to the barn, but when Louise touched SHAKY CENTS A DAY—Out in the fields all way under the blazing sun, and only 30 cents for his toil! This Negro share-crop- per is paid only 30 cents a hundred pounds for the cotton he picks, and since this is the second pick- ing, he does well to get a hundred pounds a day. Living under the heel of the white planter, who swindles him by crooked bookkeep- ing and by charging huge interest on advances, his position is worse in some respects than under chat- tel slavery before the Civil War. The story of Dee Jackson, the Ne- gto share-cropper in “Georgia Ni ger” is typical of thousands of Ne- gtoes in the Black Belt, (Copy- right by John L. Spivak, author of “Georgia Nigger.”). Ret Pes SS Spa ieee cha a A 2 eb'ryt'ing you want done? An’ now you frows us down lak dis. Caise maybe we didn’t gib no money tuh de chu’ch. But lawd, you knows we didn’t hab no money.” Neighbors came with sympathy. Carts creaked to the Jackson cabin on the chilly evenings and tired blacks from surrounding farms sat before the fireplace and comforted them, Old Isaac Burr, who had ministered to the spiritual wants of Pearson “niggers” for a decade, came on Christmas night and told the story again of the son of god who came to spread the gospel of Jove and forgiveness; and as he talked a desperate hope awoke in Dee's breast. OU reck’n de lawd’s too busy right now?” he asked earnestly. “He’s allus got plenty on his han’s but his ears is wide open fo’ anything his chillun ses tuh him any time, anywhey in de hul worl’.” “Den lissen, lawd!” Dee shouted, rising to his feet. ‘I ain’ neber asked you fo’ much but I’m askin’ you now: gib me dat mule jes’ fo’ one mo’ season, an Ill neber ask you FEUDALISM STILL LIVES IN U.S. A—While American capitalism _. boasts of its high development, millions ef poor Negroes and whites in the South are still living and working under primitive semi-feudal con- ditions, as is indicated by the photo above of a wagon drawn by an ox. the Socialists. The Socialists, according to these big lords of industry, are valuable “because they paralyze the revolu- tionary energy of the workers and chain them fast to the capitalist government.” while their delegation of 75 was in the City Hall. The delegation pre- sented the demands to Mayor Cer- and coal for the ynemployed. 3. Free hot lunches, clothing, shoes and carfare for the children of the unemployed and part-time workers in the public schools. inflammatory banners to be car- ried,” and Karl Lockner, secretary of the united front committee, is- | mak as the hi i sued a public statement ‘declaring | Irons. head of the city admin that the workers will not abide by Py eer * senting the Chicago Workers Com- mittee on unemployment. He acted | as a strike-breaker in the delega- tion, He supported Mayor Cermak and acted as a stool-pigeon, in- | The terror against Negroes, responsible for such crimes as the Scottsboro case, is part and parcel of these feudal conditions, with the white work- ers also victimized by the ruling class. Only the joint struggle of Negro and white toilers for equal rights for Negroes and the right of self- determination in the Black Belt can put an end to this horrible feudal American S. P. Performs Same Service enough. These German Socialists are allies and brothers of the American Socialist Party. The American Socialists per- formed the same service wherever they have been elected to government office—in Schnectady, in Reading and in Mil- waukee. The historical role of the Socialists is the same all over the world—betrayal of the mass struggles of the work- The Communist Party is the only organizer of the unity of the workingclass against capitalist attacks and against the entire system. Support the candidates of the Communist Party in the election campaign, Vote Communist! the dictum of the bosses and that they will bring the banners they want. So they brought the banners built for workers; for unemploy- ment insurance «. the exvense of the bosses and government. Fighting Slogans They carried slogans such as “Vote Red for Bread,” “Fight Against Hunger,” “Vote Commu- nist,” “Foster and Ford Stand for Boys—Free Mooney,” “There is no unemployment in the Soviet Union Defend the Soviet Union.” Ban- ners of the Communist Party, thou- sands of banners and placards were 'HE delegation was led by Herbert Newton, Communist candidate for the 50,000 marchers who elected the delegation, but for the entire mass of unemployed and employed workers. He presented the de- mands and demanded an answer from Mayor Cermak. Mayor Cer- mak attempted in a very easy manner to get rid of the demands. He said: “I heartily endorse your stands on the question of cash ro- lief, unemployment. insurance and building houses for the workers. He demanded the release of all ar- rested workers, and finally. the | the United Front. forming the mayor, “The Commu- nists broke their word when they brought in the Communist ban- 'HE United Front was. forced on the Chicago Workers Committee | and Workers League, etc., by the response of the rank and file mem- bership of these organisations, and the leaders did their utmost to split The Jewish So- cialist Forward on Sunday carried fact that a small percentage of the ‘members of the Chicago Workers Committee and the Socialist Party participated in the march, that the 4. Free medical and dental care for the unemployed and their fam- ilies. against Negro and foreign-born workers. 7. Immediate release of all work- ers arrested in the course of the struggle against starvation, and no deportation of foreign-born workers. 8. Immediate inauguration of a local program of public works, in- 9. Adininistration by*elecied rep- resentatives of the trada, unions and unemployed workers’ organiza~ tions of the distribution of all un- employed funds, oppression. (Copyright by John L, Spivak, author of “Georgia Nigger.”) sald bravely. “Yeah.” He clasped and unclasped his hands, cracking the knuckles of his bony fingers. “Sho he knows whut he’s doin’.” Her thick lips quivered. “He done gib you de money fo’ tuh buy ‘im an now he takes ‘im away.” resenifully. “Talkin’ dat way ain’ gontuh do you no good.” “You kin allus git chillun. But whey, kin a nigger git.a mule w'en SRO Sanna a nS i ; 3 which expressed their demands: for | in the First Congressional District | ners, Of course the Reverend is a forecl and exemption | the mule stretched out, breathing ; fo nothin’ no mo’ in dis world’. Space does not permit us to print more of these ex- | adequate immediate relief, against, | against Negro Republican DePrlest, | Mer, the Communists never prom- Snes ere Te Lotion Chithe: aes | i sae babu: aantiiente ignspe | Never Seth ae clap. 0h vo" ghundes b 7% inati isclosures. ‘ » rulers of cap- evictions, against discrimination of | He was the spokesman for the dele- | ybody at y not th kers, t her away. an raise him f’um de daid, You kin tremely illuminating disclosures, but w hat the ruler; of ids Negro and foreign-born workers; | gation of 75, In his determined | carry baiimers, He was not the employed and part-time workers. Dee had “si ith 4 Sai at Genta tb), Wilracepat alikx cant italist society think of their Socialist watch-dogs is clear | for public works; for houses to be | voice he actually spoke not only, | only one. Leas 6. No discrimination of any kind wy) léwel kxiowe. fils ‘business; shé |° dis. {s"de°las’ chances 1 got; Lawd, doan you see dat I'll hab tuh go tuh Mist’ Pearson if you doan gik me dat ol’ mule back again?” (Continued Tomorrow) ant ei WHAT HAPPENS TO DEE IN THIS MOMENT WHEN, HIS aise 7 . HOPES FOR INDEPENDENCE ingclass, diverting them from the revolutionary path in order | Freedom and Bread—Vote Commu- | program, but what's the use,” but | a news item which gave completely | cluding. the pbuilding ot oupes, for ‘The chair creaked over the loose | Gencuun tin coune nO A to reinforce capitalist rule. In the United States at the | nist.”_ “Revolutionary Greetings | Comrade Newton would not be | different places where the workers workers in place of the existing | boards in the floor. tae ay ak st cg *, penton z * : and Solidarity with the Marchers | fooled by the bosses’ Democratic | were to gather, calling upon the | Slums in the city, the building of “@ho, Lak chilun hit is, He done Gop (THAT is. ONLY A MYT present time the Socialists are working feverishly in order | jn London,” “Down with Doak,” | mayor, He demanded an answer to | Socialist. Party bets more school in vie working ae ater e eats th i Chea Bt vay Wn is arasites > iters, “Free Gebert and Kjar and Stop }| each question, demanding where | organizations to gather in other je! 5 * q . a MAS 0 S$ ED * to perform this role better for the parasites and exploiter Deportations of Foreign - Born | the mayor stands on these issues, | places than was wecidea uponi by | Subways. All workers to be eni- i re en fs nee pat Ahh a MENT? DON'T MISS TOMOR- Workers,” “Free the Scottsboro | He demanded to know where he | the United Front Committees. ‘The | Ployed at union wage rates. et 6 Why dey: on ROWS INSTALMENT OF THE ° LIFE OF THIS BROKEN OLD NEGRO STRIVING TO RAISE HIMSELF OUT OF POVERTY IN THE WHITE EXPLOITERS | SOUTH, : aN