The Daily Worker Newspaper, May 21, 1934, Page 5

a ‘s} of al a So GEL ERS Bae a CHANGE e.. oe WORLD! By MICHAEL GOLD 'TUDY Spanish! and study the revolutionary history and literature of Latin America! I have urged this ofce before on the young students atid working-class intellectuals, and I wish to do so again? | Wall Street, under its Monroe Doctrine, dominates the political arid ecohomie life of Latin Ameri¢a, The same masters who murder steél workers ih Pittsburgh, degrade and destroy the Indian peasants in the sugar-cane flelds, banana plantations and metal mines of Latin America. If Wall Stréet wins a victory down there, this makes it stronger in its fight against the workers at home. Many American workers have begun to understand that if there ig a strike in a few of Hetiry Ford’s factories, thesé strikers cannot win unless they bring out the workets in all thé other Ford plants. ‘We must extend this lesson, and learn that when the workers in a Latin-American country go on strike against Wall Street, we cannot win our own strikes unless we support them in theirs. Imperialism makes the master stronger; and whatever makes him stfonger, must be fought ceaselessly, by workers, for their own pro- tection. Latin-America and the United States are linked in a fatal union. The American working class will néver win its own fight against capi- talism until’ Latin-America has also shaken off the Wall Street chains. ‘The two armies of workers are réally one army. The Latin- American wotkets feé1 this more keétily than we do. A great many of their leaders and intellectuals speak and read English, and follow the events here closély. But how many American revolutionaries are familiar with Latin America? One finds véty little in our press that would teach one to understand Latin América as well as we do Gerttiany of Japan. That is why it is important to have a corps of translators, writers and students familiar with Latin-Americin events and literature, a sort of lidison corps between the two Sections of thé Pan-Atherican working class. It was one of Lenin's greatest contributions to Marxist sciénce that he poitited out the fact that capitalism, in this epoch, has entered on the imperialist stage, which meahs its erd. It will be destroyed by a joint attack of the working class in both the imperialist lands and in the colonies. The Cigarinakérs of Tampa NOTHER fact that makes the Spanish language important to us is that there are millions of Spanish-speaking workers in the United States, thany of them in strategic industries. The cigar-makérs of Tathpa are such a group (though cigars are, of course, not one of the really heavy indtstries). Joseph Freeman has just concluded a series of articles on the life and struggles of these Tampa Workers. They are among the bravest of the brave. Fighting agaiiist one of the most brutal reigns of. fascist terror in this country, living under conditions that can only be com- pared to Nazi Germany, they are giving a lesson to all of us in pro- letarian heroism and solidarity. some of the spirit of this greup. I am printing extracts from it, but omitting his name; for reasons obvious to anyone who has read the Freeman articlés or éver heard of Hitler or the Ku Klux Klan. ‘This comrade asks that we pardon his English. But there is nothing to pardon. Let us ask his pardon, rather, bécatise of our complete lack of Spanish: A Letter from a Teacher OMRADE MIKE GOLD: I just got through reading your article today in Change the World. I couldn’t help it; I sed to myself, I got to write to miy técher Gold. My nefew was sitting by me. When I got throtigh reading your article he tel me: Look! to me is he writing this article! “{ myself write articles in Spanish; some I publish, some I dont. I am old now (54) but when young I read Kropotkin, Malatesta, Jean Grave, Zola, Victor Hugo and so forth, I was then 21 year. “The conclusion of thé anarchist didn’t reach my heart or brain; their critique of the sistem, yes. “Thén when I got to bé 25 years I read the Communist Manifésto of Marx and Engels, Oh! then I see it all clear. I talked to my fellow Workers (cigat makers like riysélf) about the idéas of Marx. They do not iinderstand. I say to them, I knoW how you do fot understand, but some day you will see it clear. “When I say you are among my techers I know you will not like it. But I also have a group around mé, that call me techér, too; and I don’t like it, either. “I say to the workers here in Tampa, prepare, study, organize. Even if underground, because big things are moving. But I tell them to look out for extremism, ‘infantile Communism’ The cigarmakers have the spirit of Marxist justice, but yet many are confused, because in the past, when we had readers reading to the men at work in the factories, the readers didn't réad mtich Marx, but plénty of anarqtiism. “Before I concluded I shall say that you will laugh at my writing. I know it is ouful. But I feel that you will excuse me. I would be proud to teli you about my activities or rolé here. Better leave that thotigh for somebody else. “The same a8 I tead the Daily Workér and other papers, books, and anti-burgis litefaturé, I redd the magnificent magazine, ‘New Masses.” But lately you say in your column this: the New Masses often i$ in the direction of a Communist academicism. Will you please go over this matter and explain what you mean by this? “Dear comrade, it is not only me that feéls puzzled; but it is a big group here, Vuestro sincero, camiarada——” . * . Learn to Give ND that is the letter. How touching it is in its honesty, its courage, its proletarian diréctness. We Havé scores of intéllectuals around New York who can find nothing better to do than whine continually about the fact that the Communist movement has no place for them. ‘They nurse their little bruised souls, and brood like spoiled children Let them go atound the country and mix with the workers. They . They may die, unknowh aiid unsung, but to them will be erected the greatest of all montiments: a Soviet America. Let the whiners try to learn from stich workers the great lessoii; that when ohe comes to the Commiinist movement to GIVE, and not to TAKE, oné always finds that it gives great things in return: clatity, courage, a sense of being useful, a Phosieneis and undefeatable hope. No, my dear comtade of Tampa, you must not say you are old. No revolutionist ever grows old. Your heart and brain are as yoting as Lehin’s or Maxim Mother Bloor’s, and will never fail you. You are of the age of Adios, salud, y revolucion social! 'To= _ morrow I will answer the question regarding the New Masses. DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, MONDAY, MAY 21, 1934 é |, Bureau Organized by One of these Workers has just Witten #ié a letter, which cotitairis | War time, this picture preaches the Olgin Reviews Earl Browder’sReportto || Eighth Convention “A Political Masterpiece” is the title of Moissaye J. Olgin’s teview of Earl Browder’s report to the recent Eighth Convention 6f the Communist Party held in || Cleveland. | “There was a spell over the || audithee as one chapter of the || réport after the other was || unfolded by Comrade Browder,” writes Olgin. Olgin’s review will appear on || this page on Tuesday. Do not fail to read it! Musicians’ Service Pierre Degeyter Club} NEW YORK.—The Pierre Degey- | ter Club, an organization of revo- lutionary musicians affiliated with | the Workérs Music League, in re-| sponse to the wide demand of work- ers’ organizations for musicial ac- | tivities, has "organized a Service | Bureau. | The Musicians Service Bureau of the Pierre Degeyter Club is fully able to provide expert proféssional musicians—violinists, pianists, En- sémblists, the Pierre Degeyter Or- chestra (consisting of thirty_pro- fessional musicians), the Pierre Degeyter Sinfonietta, singers and choral groups; arid teachers and lécturers—well équipped along the various linés of musical training. | These musicians are available for the use of workers’ organizations for all affairs, entertainments, meetings, strikes and all other group activities of proletarian or- ganizations in New York City. The Bureau will also undertake to arrange special programs of So- viet and other proletarian works, as well as any other kind of m that the organization may require, incliiding music for dances and entertainments. Ih cartying on thi§ work, it is the purpose of the Pierre Degeéyter Club to establish the closest con- tact between mass organizations and working class musicians, serv- ing as the agency through which all workers’ organizatiotis can carry on ifterésting and satisfying musi- cal activities. Organizations are therefore urged to make their re- quests through Musicians Service Bureau, 5 E. 19th St., N. Y. C. Film-Photo League Calls for Protest Against War Picture After playing a week at the Roxy Theatre, New York, Columbia Pic- tures Corporation is getting ready to réleasé to the neighborhood thea- tres a film called “No Greater Glory,” which under the guise of entertainment attempts to sell pro- paganda for WAR. In “No Greater Glory” a cast of children is madé to go through the thotions of 4 miniature war for a vacant lot. Parallelirig the propa- ganda of the War-mongers during worship of the military uniform. Its message is: “There is no greater floty than laying down your life r your country” (the country that has kept you unemployed or cut your wages during the past five years). It tells you that war is in- evitable, that it always has been and always will be. It tells you that your children can have no finer virtues than the “virtues” of war Which léad to “honorable-pa- triotic death.” The Film and Photo League issues this warning to all workers, to all organizations, to all who are op- posed to imperialist war. Special attehtion must be given to exposing “No Greater Glory” in the neigh- borhood movies. Special attention because leading liberals and paci- fists are coming forward by praising this picture for being against war. The Film and Photo League calls upon all anti-war fighters to send protests to Columbia Pictures Corp., 129 Seyenth Ave., New York City, demanding they stop distributing “No Greater Glory”; send protests and delegations to neighborhood theatrés demanding that they can- cél bookings of “No Greater Glory”; issué leaflets and picket theatres showing “No Greater Glory”; raise the slogan: “Boycott All Pro-War ahd Pro-Fascist films!” TUNING IN 1:00 P. M.-WEAF=Baseball Restime WOR—Sports Talk—Ford Frick WJZ—Amos 'n’ Andy—Sketch 1:15-WEAF—Gene and Glenn—Sketch WOR—Variety Musicale WJZ—Baby Rose Marie, Songs WABC—Just Plain Bill—Sketch 7:30-WEAF—Shirley Howard, Songs; Trio WOR—Maverick Jim—Sketch WJZ—Mario Cozzi, Baritone WABC—Armbruster Orchestra; my Kemper, Songs 1:45- The Goldbergs—Sketch JZ—Sketch—Max Baet, Boxer WAR eae = Carter, Commentatot 8:00- @ of the Cachalot— OR id Songs; Orch. jones and Hare, 8; Or ae Orchestra; Olga Ver- wand C—Maty Eastinan, Soprano; Concert Orchestra Soe TABC—Edwin ©. wt, Conimentator 3 Lawrence Tibbett, Batitone -Wallenstein’s Sinfonietta Wiz anole City Four is We baaete Crosby, Songs ‘Baseball—Babe Ruth Wier etneina Orchestra; Parker, ‘Tenor WOR—Dance Orchestra W2—Minstrel Show ‘WABC—Rosa Ponselle, Sopratio; Kos- Jim- oo Prank telanetz “gee oe cob istry H, Balkin W :—Pas' e Orchealza: Melody Singers Wise = Ge ide Niesen, alps ee Sketch, aon | 2 9: asec eae Froman, Songs 10:00- Eastman Orchestra; Liillaby Gene Arnold, Narrator Wormbetty and Lucky—Sketch W32—Symphony Orchestra, Dt. Wal- ter Damfosth, Cnodtctor; Robert Simmons, Tenor WABC Wayne King Orchestra 10 R—Curtent Events—H. E. Read 10: 30. Weak supine Anierican Relations —Hiroshi Saito, Japanese Ambas- sador to U. Sis Army and Navy “To Be Annoiinded WABC—Eaward Nell Jr, Baritone; i0:48-W. re of e of Na= ‘R, Coudert, Lawyer | Simms in | ——_—____._— By ALFRED HAYES Brush Creek miners How Harry Simms was shot On a side spur from a hand car All their blood ran hot. Through the counties flew the news Swifter thah flowed The winds stood still in Cumberland In Tennessee the creeks frozé up. In Pineville the noon shift paused The tipple clenched Arlen Miller shot him dead He shot him, Sheriff Blair. | In Knoxville pickets walked their cells They heard the hooter wail He shot him, Judge Henry Jones He shot him, Lawyer Knight. | The banker shot him from his vault The mine boss from the run The goverhor in the Capitol They pointed Miller’ He is not buried in But where the coal In Brush Creek pits, Harlan, a miner’s lamp, he burns. After the Death of Harry Kentucky when they heard his blood the air 's gun. the hills car turns in Pineville, Decisions of Eighth Convention Analysed In May “Communist’ THE COMMUNIST, theoretical or- gan of the Communist Party of the U. S. May, 1934. Price 20c. gion fee | Reviewed by J. MINDEL 'HE May issue of The Communist is devoted largely to the major decisions adopted at the Eighth Conyention of the Communist Party of the U. 8. A. in Cleveland, April 2-8. The three resolutions of the con- vention are prefaced by ah intro- ductory editorial giving us a graphie picture of the make-up of the del- egates, who came from all parts of the country and represented 24,500! dues-paying members, Of the 233 regular delegates, 119 came from basic industries, 145 were native- born American workers, and 39 were Negroes. These resolutions embody the gist of Earl Browder’s thorough report, analyzing the achievements and shortcomings of the Party, and outlining the tasks facing the Party and the American working class. The chief resolution: “The pres- ent situation and the tasks of the Communist Party in the U. S. A.” analyzes the geheral crisis of cap- italishh expressed ih the struggle between the two-world ” systems— the Socialist system of the Soviet Union “where a half-continent of| 52 nations is beirg lifted out of poverty into material well-being and rich cultural life’; and the capital- ist world “swept by a great wave of class struggles.” In consequence of the multiplying aritagonism among the imperialist powers, the upsurge of the proletariat in several major countries, and the struggle of oppressed peoples for national liberation, “the world stands on the brink of revolutions and wars.” Dealing with the crisis of. cap- italism here in the United States the resolution emphasizes that “the United States has been stripped of its last shred of ‘exceptionalism’ stands fully exposed to the fury of the’ storms of the crisis.” Recent increases in production, it points out, were brought about mainly by expenditures for war preparations, subsidies to industry and agricul- ture, inflation and_ slashes of workers wages. Improvement in the situation for capital was achieved at the expense of the working class, the poor and middle farmers, and the middle class. The brutal suppression of the struggles of the workers and farm- ers by thé manifold government apparatus proves “that the Roose- velt regime is not, as the liberals and the Socialist Party leaders claim, a progréssive regime, but is @ government serving the interests of finance capital and moving towards a fascist oppression of the workers’ movement.” ees ‘ACE to face with the growing con- flicts between the United States, England and Japan, the resolution cites from the Thesis of the KIT Plenum of the B.C. C. I: “The greatest historical task of international communism is to mobilize the masses against war, even before the war has begun, and thereby hasten the doom of capitalism. Only a Bolshevik struggle before the outbreak of war for the triumph of revolution can assure the victory of revolu- tion that breaks out in coinection with war.” Next comes the analysis of the policies of Roosevelt’s New Deal leading to the fascization of the American government. Thé inten- sified attack uJ the be | class and the Negro tiasses with the aid of Social-Fascism — the S. P. and A: F. of L. leadership, Negro reformists, and the Muste group, help the capitalist class in| paratory the offensive against the toiling sec- tions of the population. The Status of the Communist Party During the period since the last convention, “the Party itself been cleansed of opportunists liquidators (Lovestonites, = ites), ahd has unified ahd solidated itself on the ‘es of the Communist Internatior At th Eighth Convention the Party face its problems as a unified section of the Comintern. As Section V_puts them, the central tasks of the Party are “to organize and lead the fight against the offensive of the cap- has pres Worker and the entire Epety italist class, hae developing fascism atid the threat of im- petialist war, ah ts develop these struggles on the basis of fight for the immediate dematids of the workers gen= eral class battles for the ovér- throw of the capitalist dictator- ship and the setting up of a Soviet Government.” The trade union problem is out- lined in Section VI, and is dealt! with in greater detail in the spe-| cial resolution on “Lessons of Economic Struggles and the Tasks| of the Communists in the Trade r| Unions.” Chief emphasis is placed in this resolution on trade union work in the factories. We must build an inclusive united front of all militant workers in the _factory,| we must Work in the A. F. of L. unions, transform the indepéndent unions into class uniotis, build and strengthen the T.U.U.L. unions, and the Party “must work towards bringing togethér the independent and revolutionary trade unions into an Independent Federation of Labor.” Other tidss tasks facing the Party inelude organization work among the farmers, based on the organiza- tion of the agricultural laborers, thus establishing the leadership “of the working class and its revolu- tionary Party over the poor and middle farmers.” Struggle for Negro Rights and Self- Determination The Negro people is subjected to Special oppression and persecution. The resolution eraphasizes the Par- ty’s task of carrying on a merci- less struggle against white chau- vinisth and the imperialist ideology of race superiority, with the help of which the capitalist class, aided by the A. F. of L. and the Social- ist Party leaders, split the working class. “It is especially necessary to fight against discrimination in handing out jobs and payment of relief, coniiecting up the fight for the partial demands of the Ne- groes with the fight dgainst lynching, the struggle for Negro liberation, raising the slogan of equal rights and the right of self-determination of the Negro people in the Black Belt.” Working Class Youth Winning the young proletariat is discussed at length in the special resolution on page 477 of the May issue. The Party must realize that “the present utiderestimation and neglect of the daily systematic work among the young workers is a re- formist remnant especially danger- ous to the Party,” and that “un- derestimation or neglect of this work is incompatiblé with the ca- pacity to fill leading positions in the Party.” As the young workers form the reservoir of man-power that the capitalist class will use as cannon- fodder in imperialist war, the Par- ty’s anti-war work cannot yield re- sults unless emphasis is based upon the youth of the proletariat. Like- wise, it is the youth that fascist demagogy makes efforts to exploit and mislead. Our fight against Fas- cism must involve all of the young workers and farmers. The Women of the Working Class In view of the increasing employ- ment of women in the basic muni- tions _ industries. during war-time, the Convention resolutions empha- size the added importance that the task of organizing and winning working class wothen takes on arith the immine of ibe. war danger.” ng the Party Victory can be ” abhievea only when the proletariat and the toil- ing masses are led by a homogen- eous, Mea tae Party based on the theory Marxism-Leninism, a Bolshevik Patty whose members are devoted to the cause of the ee tarian revolution and are willing to make every sacrifice for the revo- oils The Party must meet ay attacks | eg the capitalist class by resisting and by rooting the Party in ‘actories ae! taking pl pre- measures for wor! un- aritoty if * + & AISING the political and theo- retical level of the Party mem- | we can overcome the barrier. Groups of Textile Workers from R. L To See “Stevedore” NEW YORK. — What a strong | workers’ cultural movement means to workers in all parts of the coun-} try is shown by requests received by| the Theatre Union for tickets from) groups which are willing to make ieee difficult journeys in trucks to} “Stevedore.” "ie following letter comes from Ann Burlak, national secretary of the National Textile Workers Union in Providence, R. I. telling how) groups of underpaid textile workers| want to drive down to New York to see the militant Negro play. at the Civic Repertory Theatre if they) can secure free seats. | My dear Comrades: The presentation of “Stevedore”| makes such a profound impression| on any worker who sees it, that I am sorry for only one thing; the fact that so few workers outside of| New York City have a chance to enjoy the play. I have talked to numerous tex- tile workers here about the play,| and they are very anxious to get| a chance to see it. The distance and expense involved seem to be the great barrier. Possibly with a little cooperation We jare planning to organize a theatre] party of some 12 or 14 textile work-| Sand times answered? ers. They can cut their traveling expense to a minimum by coming in two cars. Can the Theatre Union help out by arranging for this group to get some of the Unem- ployed tickets that are regularly dis- tributed? These textile workers are extremely low paid, and will be 9) quite handicapped if this arrange- ment can’t be made. The group hopes to make the trip some week- end, attend a showing on a Sat- urday evening and return to Provi- dence on Sunday. I am sure this move would spread | the poptilarity and significance of the Theatre Union in our textile territory. Write me at our National Office (address at top). Best fraternal wishes, - (signed) ANN BURLAK, National Secretary. WHAT’S ON Monday ISRAEL AMTER, National Secretary of the Unemployed Councils, Langdon W. Post, New York City Tenement Commis- sidner and a speaker representing the Real Estate Boards will speak at symposium on “Housing and Jobs,” Greenwich House, 23 Barrow St., 8:30 p.m. RABBI BENJAMIN GOLDSTEIN will lec- ture on “Is Hitler and Fascism Doomed?” Tuesday, May 22, at the Empire Hotel, 63rd St. and Broadway, & p.m. Auspices, Relmoh Club. Dancing and refreshments. CLARENCE HATHAWAY answers Corne- lus Vanderbilt, Jr., and others in “Hit- ler’s Reign of Terror,” which will start its rin in the Acme Theatre, Tuesday, May 22, for one week only. Ann Arbor, Mich. SENDER GARLIN lectures on “Do You Believe What You Read?” at the National Students League. Chicago, Til. SENDER GARIN lectures on “Do You Believe What You Read?” at the Medical and Dental Arts Building, 185 No. Wabash Ave, Wed. evening, sponsored by John Reed Club of Chicago. Stage and Screen | “The Only Girl” Opens At 44th St. Theatre Tonight Victor Herbert’s musical play, “The Only Girl,” will be revived this evening by the Shuberts at the Forty-fourth Street Theatre with Bettina Hall and Robert Halliday featured. Others in the cast include Robert Emmett Keane, George Meader, Neila Goodelle and Dorothy Dare. “The Shining Hour,” Keith Win- ter’s play, is announced to end its run here oh Saturday night at the Booth Theatre. The entire com- pany, headed by Gladys Cooper, Adrienne Allen and Raymond Mas- sey will go to London for early pre- sentation there. “Hitler’s Reign of Terror At Acme Theatre Tuesday Clarence Hathaway answers Cor- nelius Vanderbilt, Jr., and others in “Hitler's Reign of Terror,’ which opens on Tuesday at the Acme Theatre. This is the first and only showing of this version of the film and the engagement is limited for one week. Ih “Hitler’s Reign of Terror,” Clarence Hathaway presents the workers’ version of the terrible events in Nazi Germany. He not only answers the various speakers who tell of the Hitler regime, but he presents the working class’ view- point of the regime of murder and persecution in Germany today. The film presents Hitler's persecu- tion of the workers, Communists, Socialists, Jews, Liberals, It shows the Nazi boycott against the Jews in Germany. Also the burning by the Nazis of the world’s great books. A feature of the film shows the fight of the Daily Worker against Nazi propaganda in the U.S.A. As an added attraction, the Acme is presenting the May Day Cele- bration in New York, when thou- sands of Communists turned in _ to celebrate the workers’ Holi- ay. “Mignon” To Be Added To Hippodrome Opera Thurs. bership. building and improving the tasks. “Building the s Party eens nds Hing eo Ue = thee : ly in the trade union strug- opts bé decisively overtome.” A struggle on two fronts—against leftism and _ particularly teks car- Tight opvortuhisim—imust be ried on_ persistently. The Convention’s decisions mist faa by each Patty metnber, ge fraction, etc. and concretely in their évery-day activi- le resolutions and a neat ‘Thomas’ opera, “Mignon, ” will be added to the grand opera repertory at thé Hippodrome on Thursday apc The cast iftludes Bruna of a, Dorothy Chapman, Ralph Errolle and Nino Ruisi. Other operas of the week are: “Rigoletto,” to- night; “Samson ard Dalila,” Tues- day evening; “La Boheme,” Wednes- day night; “Fatist,” Friday night; “Tl Trovatore,” Saturday afternoon; “Mme. Butterfly,” Saturday evening and “Aida,” Sunday night. Subscribe to the Daily Worker. | along the lines of Page Five ‘Soviet Film Executive Tells of USSR Advance In Field of Pictures By SAMUEL BRODY s EET V. A, USIEVICH, the head of the foréign trade division of t the United Motion Picture Industry of the Soviet Union! Almost cherubic in appearance, Smiling, alert, he ar sand questions. U: some weeks in Warsaw, Berlin Paris before coming to the United|t States to establish business con-| tacts with the American motion picture producing and distributin, industry. He has probably become hardened to the particular brand of query indulged in by capitalist reporters. “Are Soviet films made for prop- aganda or entertainment?” “Who are the fayorite American | Stars in the Soviet Union?” “Is anything being produced “Mickey Mouse’?’ How many times has he to these questions, some a | flippantly superficial, others a thou- ig equip- h we be- t part in opment in our Usievich informs us that there are now over 2,000 theatres in the Soviet Union equipped for sound. This is a tremendous achievement when it is recalled that the So- viet Union does not rely on the sound international _ capitalist monopolies for equipment. As to the technical quality of So- viet sonorization, it now rivals that of the most advanced capi- talist countries. its | In 4 terse and instructive state- ment Usievich tells us: “The output of sound films de- yelops rapidly in the USS.R., and |L believe that the new productions that are now issuing from the So-| “We will wi viet studios will have considerable] portant interest for the American public.) the 16 m These include, besides the type of| size, non-' artistic features for which the So-|to penetrate the remotest sections viet Union has become famous in|of our vast land with our sound the past, @ number of musical/films. It is my personal opinion comedies, travelogues, short sub-|that this li be achieved in a jects, and newsreels. comparatively short time. “Among the outstanding pictures} “The documentary film is making which we have recently produced,| great strides in the Soviet Union. some of which have just been re-| We are now producing a film docu- ceived in the United States, are! ment depicting the history of Rus- ‘Thunder Storm,’ adapted from the! sia for the last thirty years where- drama of the famous Russian}in the new and the old systems of writer, Ostrovsky, and ‘Petersburg| society will be compared. In this Night’ adapted from one of Dosto-| film there is included material from yevsky’s novels. In addition to|the Czar’s secret archives never re- these films, based on classical Rus-| yealed to the world. This will be a sian literature, there are now being}truly astounding production.” completed a series of motion pic-) rncidentally, the New York Times tures dealing with contemporary! ang Herald ‘Tribune reports of the Soviet life which will shortly be re-| interview distorted the main em- leased in the United States and] phasis of Usievich’s statement as Europe. These, include a §a22) vel) as his figures on film prodtic- comedy called “The Shepherd From) tion costs in the Soviet Union as Abrau’ and a musical. production! ogmpared with those of Hollywood entitled ‘Accordion.’ These films (The Times reported his estimate are only the forerunners of a whole of cost per film as $435,000; the series of comedies and musical pro-|-tripune as $185,000!) and corm- ductions, full of vitality and laugh-| Dictely misstated’ his explanation ter, reflecting various phases of life of the inseparability of the con- in the-Boviet ‘Onion, {ceptions of “entertainment” and “Another new feature of our| “propaganda” in the Soviet film. motion picture work will be the| The Times lied as follows: “Several production of several short subjects] musical comedies and other lighter depicting the everyday life of the} pictures will vary its (the Soviet people, including their work, cul-| movie industry’s—S. B.) traditional tural activities, recreation, etc., with) film program aimed at arousing so- particular emphasis on the activi-| cial consciousness.” ties of the younger generation. | The interview is over and on the “A- number of American com-/| way down one of the capita panies have expressed interest in the| porters sighs deeply and s possibility of producing film in Col= | fils colleague: “Only 2.000 Jaboration with us in the Soviet| theatres in Russia! They Union, both in English and Russian.| really doing much. . .” AMUSEMENTS New York's Only Showing!—For 1 Week Only! OPENING TOMORROW (TUESDAY) CLARENCE HATHAWAY answers CORNELIUS VANDERBILT, JR., and others in ‘*HITLER’S REIGN of TERROR” Hitler’s persecution of workers! Communists! Socialists! Jews! Liberals! The Burning in Berlin of the world’s best books! The Féarless Fight of the Daily Worker Against Nazi Propaganda in U. S. A. ith UNTO! ‘TREET and SQUARE ACME THEATRE THE THEATRE GUILD Presents JIG SAW A Comedy by DAWN POWELL with ERNEST TRUEX and SPRING. BYINGTON ETHEL BARRYMORE {toting sso. aetcrmune satczt0 EUGENE O'NEILL'S COMEDY AH, WILDERNESS! with GEORGE M. COHAN GUILD THEATR 52nd St., West of Broadway. Evenings 9:20 Matinees: Thursday and Saturday, 2:20 MAXWELL ANDERSON’S new play MARY OF SCOTLAND HAYES MBRIVALE MENKEN ALVIN THBATRE . "4,8: ortct Brosduy, Erepints $20 Matinees: Thursday and Saturday, 2:20 EXTRA MATINEES MAY 22nd AND MAY 20th —— THE THEATRE UNION Presents — The Season’s Outstanding Dramatic Hit stevedore CIVIC REPERTORY THEA. 105 W 11 St. Mats. Tues. & Sat, 2:45 Se-406-600-750-$1.00 & $1.50. No Tax —LAST DAY!———LAST DAY!— “aA Fine Soviet Satire. . . The plot has a meanthg which 43 vital to the lives of every worker.” —Dally Worker Sth AVE. tai aan w irae Uncensored. War. Secrets, Revealed Foe ws cH Be Shown is AT FOR?” ——Reduced is to ger Members—— with Moseow Art Theatte Company and Moseow & Leningrad Ballet MARIONETTES = DANCE RECITAL — {CIAL ADDED ATTRACT! T A M I R I § May Day Celebration in N. » & Mth St. & AND HER GROUP ACME THEATRE cos sa Genevieve Pilot at the Piano GLADYS ADRIENNE RAYMO! COOPER ALLEN MASSE: Benefit of NEW MASSES SUNDAY, MAY 27th —8:30 P. M— City College Auditorium THE SHINING HOUR BOOTH THEATRE, W. 45th St. Evss: Mats, Thursday & Saturday 2:40-Last GILBERT & SULLIVAN BME One month daily or six months of the Saturday edition for 75 cents, Send pagerectete genes bah ini ICKETS: 95¢, 55c, 35¢ = i ith Bie ase ae MIKADO” Stee Yo a2 Bie ahah: ‘$1 East t