The Daily Worker Newspaper, January 2, 1934, Page 5

DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1934 =: By Michael Gold : a _ayehka in U.S.S.R. SPONTANEOUS’ inovement has been growing among middleclass ele- ments who are, sympathetic to Communism. Groups are being formed o contentrate on the support of some working class activity, Thus, here is One group “that raises money for the Steel Workers’ Journal. Another in New York ‘gathers funds and otherwise helps in the struggles of the marine and'transport workers’ union, and still another has adopted several Unemployed ‘Councilr.’ It is a form of what is called in the Soviet Union the smychka. Chere, ‘of course, this friendship between two particular groups involves ereat-masses. The.workers of a great factory in Moscow or Leningrad «ill adopt some peasant collective farm. In time of harvest or other need, thousands of.workers will volunteer for a week of intense labor to help their brothers. Or the peasants, of a big collective farm will adopt a division of the G.P.U,, which is the. abbreviated name of the organization which de- fen, (the Soviet Union from sabotagers, spies and business men and bust $ morals. The peasants, at’ some holiday time, will visit their G.P.U. brothers at their, .¢lubhouse in the nearby city. The G,P.U. will give them a banquet, «where lecturers will explain the work of the organization, and then the.G.P.U. dancers and accordianists and actors will entertain. T rer ber one such jolly smychka event in Moscow. The German Workers;Club was being entertained by a Red Army troop stationed near the,Kremlin,. whom they had adopted. The soldier-cOmrades had spent probably the last ni¢kel of their monthly wages to-buy all the wine and fruit and cakes in Moscow. It ‘was a wonderful spread. Then we inspected their clubhouse and bar- racks; the library,''the’classrooms and art studio, for many of these Red Army men are developed artistically, too, in the service (there was a recent big exhibit of paintings by Red Army soldiers recently in Moscow.) ‘After this, there was an entertainment, at which the German and Red Army. men joined,in presenting better amusement than I have seen in many“an evening,aiv.an American vaudeyille, Foundation. of Revolution good to see this spirit coming up in America, especially when it ses the form of: yyreal union between intellectuals and workers. Many intellectuals‘and middle class sympathizers still find it difficult “io fit themselves into~a working class movement. It is because they unconciously resent the fact that the working class is made the basis of the moyement, and is considered more important. This hangover ef bourgeois thought can only be cured by a long course of study and experience. The middle class-elements are workers, too, of course. They have economic - demands to make, they need organizing, they, too, are suffer- ing badly, just as tie workers in this so-called depression. it ought be Clear to them that only the workers in the basic in- Aiagyries’ Can lead 2, Teal social revolution and establish Socialism. is was the chieflesson of Marx. It was he who first pointed out thaq: the strategic points of capitalism were not in the banks or houses yarliament, but in the factories where mass production went on, The whole system was based on coal, steel, iron, transport and other 1 industries. A farmer's revolt would not overthrow capitalism. Even & succeeded, it would not change the system of private ownership, evolt. of the middle class might gain its ends, but these ends would be socialistic. Whenghe workers in the basic industries revolt, they can only free umselves by socializing the factories and all other means of production. § not because they are more intelligent, or more reyolutionary, but aise they are’ forted to it as their historic way out. It is not a matter of numbers or superior importance to society, It imply that no revolutionary movement against capitalism can succeed ay without the leadership of the organized workers in the basic in- tries.<Any othe» ‘program is utopian, Marx proved. The power house of modern industrialism is in the basic industries, pture that. powst? House and you hold the world. . wise . . Task for the John Reeders is ‘the-most important link, then, in the historic chain of organization jor Communism, that the workers in the basic industries be roused up. ‘The middle class sympathizers can bring much to this vital task. ‘There are some 30 John Reed Clubs in America, for instance. Would not he of great service if each club concentrated on the most im- rtant basic industry in its vicinity, and furnished speakers for the sion meetings, and writers and cartoonists to help in the factory papers? yuidn’t they perhaps make it their task to support one or two organ- rs for these industries? One of the weaknesses of the John Reed Club and similar middle ass organizations been the fact that their members get mostly a nd of academic tract picture of the social revolution. ‘They make 1e club their only form of revolutionary expression—become ingrown sda po oe, eee ique for coming close to the most vital work the real day-by-day revolution. tk against war, and no practical and organized at- “industrial workers who alone can lead the fight done ® Sy tach new ‘Too many committee meetings and seminage as to what is proletarian art, and .too little contact with the proletarian realities out of which such art-alone can<come, _ An over-emphiasis on the theoretical aspects of Communism, and 1ot enough simple, practical work. This generally leads into the kind ‘f£ morbid and academic anti-Party position taken by such intellectuals 1s Sidney Hook, They think and live in a red ivory tower—in a bookish tream world. ic The bankrupt lower middle class, and the farmers, and the vet- mans and”Negroes ‘and all the other oppressed sections of America must earn this lesson, “again and again; things can only change when the workers in basic industry organize and move forward. ‘We are indispensable as allies, but they must lead. We can help or- ganize them now by recognizing the life-or-death necessity of the task and concentrating. oft it. ‘The amiychka idea is a fine start. Let it spread over the country “sty where there are organized middle class groups. It will do ~ 3#*'@S they will do the revolution, For in practical work Only such work can give some of these middle * ealness, a feeling of closeness to the revolution. maladjustment between worker and in- “~overties, that some intellectuals love It will do you lots of lectures, New Pamphiet Treats Leninism in Relation To Worldwide Crisis “Leninism,” by A. Bubnov, one of a number of new pamphlets for the Tenth Commemoration | of the death of Lenin, has just} been issued by International Pub-| lishers. This pamphlet is an expo of Leninism and its application to the present world situation. The teachings of Lenin are di cussed against the background o: the world crisis, on the one hand, and the building of Socialism in the Soviet Union, on the other} hand. It is the kind of pamphlet which ean be given to anyone who wants to have an introductory and popular exposition of Leninism. It is especially intended for use as a basis for the discussions to} be held during Lenin Month. The] pamphlet, selling at 5 cents, may be obtained at workers’ bookshops or in quantities from Workers’ Library Publishers, Box 148, Sta- tion D, New Yo: sition | Registration for Photo School to Close January 3rd NEW YORK.—Registration for the class in elementary photog- raphy will close Jan. 3, at 10:30 p.m. The Film and Photo League asks all workers who are in- terested in taking this course to register immediately for assurance of a place in this class. This week is the last week of registration for the New York Workers’ School, 35 East 12th St., third floor. “Unite and F ight! ?? __. A True Short Story By I. BRISKER ‘HE story of the Winters as told by Winter himself to the three members of the Unemployed Coun- cil on a chilly afterncon is the story of the plight of the American working class and its struggle for a way out of the economic crisis in the year 1933. Ben Winter is a dressmaker with a wife and four kids to support. He is known to be a quiet, honest and industrious worker. Ben has worked most of his years, stopping only when forced to do so by dull sea- sons and lay-offs. As a matter of fact Ben is employed part time even at present. But while his working week has only partly decreased and his efficiency even redoubled, his in- come has shrunk to the point where he is in despair. It is over three years that the Winters have been on the down- grade. At first the family, never too prosperous, began to economize on such thinks that the poor consider necessities in normal times and luxuries in hard times. As condi- tions grew worse, the Winters began to “cash in” and pawn away. Every so often another article would dis- appear from the house, as if con- sumed by an invisible monster. Only a flickering hope of better times kindled by press and radio talks kept | hood up the spirits of the family. But the race between economy and income grew steadily apace. The family already retrenched to starva- tion lines faced a desperate situa- tion. At the door hungry beasts gnashed their bloody teeth: The landlord menacingly threatened with court action and eviction; the fur- niture company.. with the removal of the partially unpaid furniture; the gas company, most impatient of them all, issued a Final Notice which, with its black borders, seemed like a death warrant served on the entire group, children and all. Ben’s blood chilled at the thought of it all, 1E only vaguely remembers how he strode over to the Ward Com- mitteeman. (Mr. Winter, it should be said, had no special taste for politics except as a citizen when he cast his vote for the Democratic ticket which, in his innocence, confused with democraty.) Mr. Winter came to the Commit- teeman for a job, any sort of job that would help him out of his dif- ficulties. Mr. Committeeman, whether impressed by the beaten look of the worker or, perhaps, overcome by his own kindness, decided to help his man, but in his own way. He lazily SwWivelled in his leather chair, de- positad the wet cigar-end on the corner of his desk and dialed. “Jew- ish Charities? This is Mr. Commit- teeman speaking... Yes, emergency . . . Oh, yeah, plenty of sickness ... Will visit them tomorrow ... That's fine.” The puffy palm of politics crept all over the workers’ back as he led him out of the office. “Glad to give a fellow a hand... always glad to... You bet.” I am Miss Charity.” Ben sharply drew back his hand... Ben retired without supper. That was simple enough. With so little to go around, Mrs. Winter concen- trated-her attention on the kids who seemed to have grown more and more active. As for herself and her hus- band she thought that they, as adults, could get by “somehow”... Ben's eyes were shut, but his mind was wide awake. A motley of ENTERED “delicate” and less and less]; Artef Players to Present Gorki’s | ‘Yegor Bulitchew’ for First Time in United States Next Saturday! NEW YORK.—Maxim Gorki’s new drama, “Yegor Bulitchev,” will be produced for the first time in the United States by the Artef Player: Collective on Saturday evening, 6, and thereafter every Saturday 2 junday evening, at the H Foundation Theatre, Fifth Ave r of 104th St. her cor- The production will be directed by} Beno Schneider, a pupil of Vaktar gov, one of the greatest masiers of the theatre of all times. The s tings have been designed by M. Solo- taroff. Describing the first presentation of | - Eugene O’Neill’s “Days With-' : out End” To Open At Henry Miller’s Theatre Eugene O'Neill's new play, “Days Without End,” is announced by the Theatre Guild for next Monday night at Henry Miller's Theatre. This is the second O'Neill production to be presented by the Guild this season, the other “Ah, Wilderness,” is now playing at the Guild Theatre. Earle Larimore, Selena Royle, Stanley Rid- ges, Robert Loraine and Ilka Chase play the principal roles in “Days Without End.” “Re-Echo,” a new play by I. J. Gol- den, author of “Precedent” the Tom Mooney play, will open at the Forrest Theatre on Wed. Jan. 10 with Car- lotta Nillson, Thurston Hall, Phyllis Povah and Harry Davenport in the cast. The drama is being tried out in Philadelphia this week. black space about him. At irregular intervals the door bell would re- sound with the shriek of a fire siren and Visitors, ladies with concave eyes and piercing noses would admit themselves into the house by un- fastening the door with their key- like fingers. There were flocks of them. Gesticulating and jabbering they came and departed, while across the street the neighbors, peeping from behind curtained windows, kept close watch on all that was going on in the house. ae Pare /E woke up with a start. His head Jay heavily in the pillow, his mouth was parched. He rose. Time dragged on in an agony of waiting. Fear and eagerness pounded on his head with dull hammmer blows. Above all he dreaded the sound of the door bell . . . He happened to be on the back porch when the Visitor was admitted into the house. He was surprised to find the meeting rather simple. He was eager to talk and he freely responded to her inquiries about his intimate life. Incidents in his life, long forgotten, now like telegraph posts and bushes before a speeding train, came and left his memory as he retraced his two Scores of years . . . Orphan child- + + » years of apprenticeship + +. migration . . . sweatshop toil and a workers’ struggle to support a family . . . Years of hard labor in battle with poverty, always self- supporting, depending on nobody for assistance. Never did depend, never before...” He choked. The youngster thought it funny that daddy should cry ... The pause suggested to the Visitor to inquire about the health condi- tion of the family. “Can’t complain ... Me? I am all right too... Tt is only at times when I feel weak and dizzy. Can’t complain, though.” The Visitor began to fumble. Now TUNING IN TONIGHT’S PROGRAMS WEAF—660 Ke 7:00 P. M.—Mountaineers Music 1:15—Billy Bachelor—Sketch 7:30To be Announced 7:45—The Goldbergs—Sketch 8:00—Reisman Orch.; Phil Duey, Baritone 8:30—Wayne King Orch, 9:00—Bernie Orch. 9:30—Ed Wynn, Comedian; Voorhees Orch. 10:00—Cruise of the Seth Parker--Dramatic Sketch 10:30—Beauty—Mme. Sylvia 10:45—Robert Simmons, Tenor 11:00—Talk—J, B. Kenneay 11:15—Jesters Trio 11:30—Whiteman Orch, 12:00—Vallee Orch. 12:96 A. M.—Martin Orch. . «@ WOR--710 Ke 7:00 P. M.—Sports—Ford Frick §—News—Gabriel Heater Jean Sargent, Tenor 8:30—Frank and Flo, Songs 8:45—To Be Announced 9:15—Ralph Grosvenor, Teno: 9:30—Footlight Echoes) 10:00—Teddy Bergman, Comedian; Queen, Songs; Rondollers Quartri 10:15—-Curent Events 10:30—Eddy Brown, Violin 11:00—Weather Report 1:02—Moonbeams Trio 11:30—Nelson Orch. 12:00—Robbins Orch, * Songs; Betty . WJZ—760 Ke 7:00 P, M.—Amos ’n’ Andy T:15—New Sources of Local Revenue — C 1 this play in Moscow, Nathaniel Buch- | wald, then the Soviet correspondent} of the Daily Worker and the Mo: Fretheit wrote: “The magic of Gorki’s artistry, the} wisdom of his portrayals ar the or of his revolutionary spirit over ; whelmed the audience. . It was jin his agony of body and spirit on: a. ad the doom of the the Artef, 8 E, 18th St. The telep! is Tompkins Square 6-5181 iCWA Workers Forced | to Pay for Own Tools| ee 1 Cal., Dec. 31.- Eighty Works workers here were asked to furnish their own} tools when they were recently| transferred from the San Gabriel} job to Sherman Oaks, 2 distance of 21 miles. They have to travel on t own time and must pay for transporta- tion. On rainy days they must pay train fare, but are not paid. A relief workers’ union has been established, and the men are organ-| izing solidly into its ranks. ' that she pumped him of his life story, spent all this time, how was she to tell him that it was all in vain, that according to some arrangement she would have to refer him to pub- lic charity instead. Ben Winter could not grasp her incoherent ex- planation. “Must I be sick to be helped by you? Why should they want me to be sick?” Cold per- spiration covered his hot forehead as he tried to reason with her. She slipped him the address of the pub- lic charity station and passed out of the house. . HE following morning Ben Winter, cap in hand rapned on the door of the Visitor's office. He anticipated the meaning of her annoyed look and in a dry, cracked voice hastily began to explain: “Yes, he did go there as directed, but they wouldn’t let him in... The man at the door shoved an application blank at him, ordered him to fill it out and to come back in two weeks . .. Two weeks! This morning he received the final notice from the electric company. They too...” Facing the Visitor, Ben stood, a picture of despair: The final notices in one hand, the half-filled out application blank in the other, across his face deep furrows of pain. She made an effort to disintangle. “Why didn’t he insist on being taken care of?” “Why didn’t he, with the husky doorman, people and police around, what was he to do?” His voice rose to almost a shriek. Her last attempt at shaking him off. “Now, why don’t you. . .?” Ben waited expectantly; the oracle did not come off. She turned, mumbled something about public charity and private charity, and rules and or- ganizations and hurried off. The vision of last night’s Visitors flashed through his mind as he saw her dis- appearing in the dark corridor. Mayor Walter G. C. Otto of New Ro- chelle; Mayor Meyer C. Ellenstein of Newark; Paul V. Betters, Director Amer- ican Municipal Association 7:45--Harris Oreh, 8:00—The Mikado Murders—Sketch 8:30—Adventures in Health—Dr. Herman Bundesen 8:45—Billy Hillpot and Scrappy Lambert, Songs 9:00—Alice Mock, Soprano 9:30—Men of Daring—Dramatic Sketch 10:00—Joy Orch.; Syd Gary, Songs; Sydney Mann, Soprano 10:00—Girls Trio 10:45—The Automobile Show—J. B. Kennedy 11:00—Leaders Trio 11:15—Antheny Frome, Tenor 11:30—Madriguera Orch. 12:00—Ash Orch. 12:30 A. M.—Sosnick Orch. s WABC—860 ke. 7:00 P. M.—Myrt and Marge 7:15—Just Plain Bill—Sketch 7:30—To Be Announced 7:45—News—Boake Carter 8:00—Studio Orch. “ 8:15—News—Edwin C. Hill 8:30—Voice of Experience 9:45—Fray and Braggiotri, Piano Duo. 9:00—Philadelphia Studio Orch. 9:15—Alexander Woollcott—The Town Crier 9:30—George Jessel, Comedian; Edith Mur- ray, Sons 10:00—Gray Trio 10:30—-News Bulletins 10:45—Harlem Serenade 11:15—Dell Campo, Songs 11:30—Jones Orch. 12:00—Lopez Orch. 12:30 A. M.—Brigode Orch. 1:00—Hopkins Orch. u es Orch.; Irene Taylor, Songs, |but in public performance compels M U §& c The Concert of the Pierre Degeyter Club Orchestra even! Pierre Degeyter g the orchestra Club ¢ club r Last Friday of the concert e new and to the present needs of the ‘evolutionary movement in Ar ly it is good study materia invidious comparison with tk skilful execution cust ril it in the large concert hal content (or meaning) lies within th narrow confines of early 18th centur court life—one hesitates to refer to} this domain as having anything so} pretentious as an ideology, so re-| stricted was it in intellectual andj‘ emotional power and scope. performance of this particular work was ragged and inadequate. | A Scarlatti slow r the orchestra improving until, in] two Icelandic Melodies by § sen | it completely transformed itself into an organization for which the club is to be congratulated. Here at 4 Four unemployed American work- ers, a Negro stockyard worker, an American constr laborer, a Jewish shoe-maker and Ben Winter swapped stories in the twilight of a winter afternoon. Like one who never saw the light of day suddenly g sight and beholds a scene of color and life where before only darkness reigned, so Ben Winter, through contact with these workers, woke up to truths that erstwhile were non-existant for him, Their stories, convinced him as nothing else before, that such troubles as his are shared by mil- lions of toilers throughout the coun- try and the world. He soon also realized that the sufferings of the poor are due to the lack of unity among them; because of their failure to act shoulder to shoulder they are bitterly exploited and taken advantage of by the crafty and unscrupulous. On the other hand he saw it demon- strated what the strength of the workers is like when they unite into a fighting working cl: organiza- tion. When he was strangled in the grip of misery and starvation be- cause of under-employment and miserable wages, it was not the crafty politician nor the charity lady who came to his rescue, but the workers, organized in the Unem- ployed Council. It was they who ac- complished the feat which gave. him and his family a new lease on life. EN is unaware how the Unem- ployed Council learned about his condition. When he had given up all hope of helping himself and resigned himself to the inevitable, they knocked at his door. Three of them entered, questioned him briefly and promptly hurried him off to the public charity station. Other work- ers joined them on the way. This time, surrounded by the “delegation,” he had no difficulty entering the building. Once inside they were promptly ushered in to the super- visor‘s office. Ben watched her squirming as she yielded to the auth- crity of the workers’ delegation. The charity ven squeaked writing the food-order under the pressure of the proletarian fist. This happened the day before. Now these workers dropped in for a check- up and a chat. Though he had known these men for only a few hours, he felt that actually he belonged to them all his life. He was impressed by their simpicity and intelligence. He listened with every fiber of his being to their exposition of the causes of and cure for the depres- sion. For once he fealized that it is the faulty economic system that systematically drives millions of workers into starvation and misery. It is the profit system of the capi- talist society that forces workers to toil during the so-called prosperity periods only to be scrapped when they are no longer profit producing, just_ so that a handful who never produce themselves could thrive in luxury and have their way about things! A system of industrial slavery of the worst kind, Ben felt ashamed he never thought of it himself. He was eager to do something about it, as if to vin- dicate himself. His heart throbbed with excitement when they proposed that he join them in the Unem- ployed Council in struggle against starvation and the system that breeds it. When they got up and shook {the ideological structure whose very ovement showed | starved out of this culture and leisure hands with him in parting, he felt with every warm hand pressure as though new life was rushing into his veins. That night Ben Winter entered unon a new path, the path of class struggle, _( Trying To Put It Over WELL ITS THs WAY: © lr ant by QUIRT BEEN TREATED last ¥ ated dynamics, clear at-} sion, rubato—in short, icianly job. The high spot of the musical pro- gram was a very decent performance of Bach’s Double Concerto for two violins entional concerto | greater | more of learned con- ri- of | kept | vements of the of which the Vis commissions ing on tend 00ks. elevant for us, how- | iifully it is| rasts with the sec-| 01 or slow ment. Here is} serene joy, delicate, but of immeas-| h, one of the great her-| musical past. It be- to all men. It transcends its not only the material pro- that defined its style but also est side it presents. We have heard this great work played many times | in the bour concert halls and alons, but never before with such effect. Though played with ten times > skill by Kreisler and Elman and| accompaniment of the most celebrated orchestras and conductors, | there was always present the feeling of ste dized, acrobatic exhibition- ism, a c modity paid for by the} gross wealth of idle sophisticates| whose presence in the audience} ugured culture and conspicuous leisure, Workers! You who have been by the crazy social structure that is now breaking up before our eyes—if you haye ever wondered what all the exct%ement about highbrow music means and whether it could ever mean anything in your lives—and you, too, professional musicians and lovers of professional music! You who feel dazed and frustrated by the de- bacle which modern music as well as modern society finds itself in— come and hear this music played in @ workers’ club, where the players and listeners and, often, the com- posers too, are all bound together by ympathy in a common cause, the revolutionary movement that will free them and their children from a loath- some bondage. For a moment, per- haps, you may realize what listening to music % Russia must be. You may perhaps see for yourself to what a small extent the real experience of music depends upon extreme virtuos- ity or grotesquely high pay or upon certification by critics who assume a capacity to judge objectively of mu- sical values. Composers and players give only part of the music. The rest is given by the audience—by the audience as a whole, The members of an audi- ence cannot, a8 individuals, give this in its entirety. Above all, music is a social experience. There are some things that an individual can do only when he is a member of a group, a community. A proper audience is not a@ mere collection of individuals. It can contribute its completion of the musical process only when it possesses within itself a unity of thought and feeling in regard to things as a whole. Such a unity—a united’ front—im- plies agreements concerning facts and agreements concerning values or aims. Only indirectly, by association, can music give us facts. But directly, and very directly, it gives us aims, | Music is propaganda—always prop- aganda—and of the most powerful sort. Dominant minorities have al- ways known this and have organized music to serve their ends. But often the musicians have circumvented the central control. Many of the instances in so doing are clearly recognizable. The slow movement of the Bach Double Concerto is one. Its radiant love of humanity is an absolute con- tradiction of the capitalist system. Therefore it has value to the revolu- tionary movement as has also Bee- thoven’s Fifth Symphony, Moussorg- sky’s Boris and Stravinsky's Sacre. But not all the old masterpieces can be so acceptable! Mgny are full of the poisonous propaganda of church, state, salon, barracks and school-room. So we must pick and choose. This is one of the most im- portant functions of such a club as the Pierre Degeyter. Workers and musicians! Give it your support by occasional attendance. Good music can be heard there at least once every week for as little as 15 or 25 cents @ program. Unemployed are welcome without charge or for 5 cents; Help define and circulate revolutionary music! It penetrates everywhere, it carries words with it, it fixes them in the mind and graves them in the heart. It is a powerful weapon in the struggle! —c. Ss. AMUSE | its winter term at its. pr a Cleveland Workers School Announces First Open Forum CLEVELAND. ~ School will init Forum on Sunday, Jan. 7, 8 p. with a talk by A, Landy, of the school, whose be “The Outlook for 1 lecture, Landy states, wi e exposure of the bankruptcy of brain trust and. oth C economists including Col. P. Ayers, Vice-President Cleveland Trust Co, The forum is conductec school auditorium. The cently announced the beginn ent Page Five The Work ate Ox eet and enlarged quarters, 1 pect Ave. It offers Principles of Commun -Leninism, Economic Unionism, History of the ican Labor Movement, H c Materialism, Sign. Painting, Illus trating and Cartooning, Engl Russian, Esperanto as well many other subjects~pertinent t the labor movement. cou The Forum, as well as other extra-curricular school activitie is carried. on by the Studer Council. Among other prominent sy ers to be presented by the fe committee will be B. Tam Instructor of Economics at Workers School, who will spe on “The Meaning of Inflation,” Sunday, Jan. 14; Phil Bart, Or- ganizational Secretary of the Communist Party, on “The World Ten Years After Lenin’s Death,” Sunday, Jan. 21; and John W liamson, District Organizer; Com- munist Party, Distriet 6 (Ohio), on “The Menace of Fascism im the U. S.,” on Sunday, Jan, 28 Films on National Minorit.2s to Be Presented Jan. 6th NEW YORK.—The use of the mo- tion picture as a weapon for the ad- vancement and education of national minorities in the Soviet Union will be demonstrated in the third of thé ser of film showings presented by Film and Photo League and the Nev Masses on Saturday, Jan. 6, at th New School for Social Research, 6¢ W, 12th St., at 7 p. m. and 9.30 p The problem of national minorit will be represented ‘by two’ filr “Little Eskimo,” an atnusing cartoon and “Law of the Siberian Taiga,” a documentary film-of the life of the nomadic hunters ‘of the Siber: Taiga. Joshua Kunitz, well known autho and lecturer, will give a brief talk on the problem of national minorities in the Soviet Union. Kunitz has been in the Soviet Union on five different occasions, He has traveled yall over the country and has lived with*varic peoples and 1s well equipped to i part his interesting” information others. Tickets in advance may be secure: at the New Masses, 31 EF. 27th St., or evenings at the Film and Photo League, 116 Lexington Ave., near 28th New Soviet Talkie “Enemies Of Progress” Coming To Acme Following the run of Fedor Ozep’s French film, “Mirages de Paris” which is now in its last four days, the Acme Theatre will present the first Amer- ican showing of the new Soviet talkie, “Enemies of Progress.” The picture is adapted from the stary, “The Last Ataman,” and was produced in. the U.S. S.R. The film isbeing released here by Amkino. . “Design For Living,”. with Frederic March, Gary Cooper and Miriar Hopkins is now showing at the Para mount Theatre. The Capitol Theatre is presentin, “Dinner at Eight.” Marie Dressler John and Lionel Barrymore, Wallac: Beery and Jean Harlow head the cast At the Roxy the screen feature is “Son of Kong” wth Robert Armstrong and Helen Mack, The Cameo Theatre is now showing John Barrymore in “Counsellor-at- Law;* a screen version of the Etmer Rice play. At the Mayfair, the screen feature is “Smoky,” with Victor Jory in the leading role, Rush your orders for the Jan. 6 Tenth Anniversary issue of the Daily Worker. 24 Pages. The big- gest and best Daily Worker in the history of our paper. B MENTS “Definitely Recommended for Charm, LAST FOUR DAYS FEDOR OZEP’S “M IRAGES 99 De PARIS Wit and Tactfulness.”-Daily Worker “Brilliant Performances—in the manner of EISENSTEIN or PUDOVKIN.” ~sHerald-Tribune. 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