The Daily Worker Newspaper, June 22, 1934, Page 5

DAILY WORKER, 'W YORK, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1934 Page Five ~ ‘WORLD: FLASHES and| | | CLOSE-UPS | By LENS WAS present at a showing the | other night of two Soviet films to a crew of Hollywood professionals | at the Paramount Eastern Service | Studios, Astoria, L. I. The major- | Soviet Critic Describes Growth |Auto Workers’ News Of Creative Art in the U.S.S.R., Prepares Basis For 6 = Dynamoy Declares Mass’ | Thousands See Recent Struggle In Industry Literary Movement | Art Exhibitions in Moscow AUTO WORKERS’ NEWS, officiial | longer articles of general news. organ of the Ante Workers Union, One regular column in the paper ity of the group of spectators had never seen a Soviet film before and By SENDER GARLIN ROM a biographer of Karl Marx to an apologist for ‘*’ Mr. Andrew Mellon is quite a stretch, but John Spargo made the distance in good time. Some of you may have missed it, but Spargo took a little time off some weeks ago to address a letter to the Editor of the New York Times, with whom he corresponds regularly. Aroused by the action of the United States Attorney-General in making a gesture at prosecuting Mellon for alleged income-tax eva- sions, Spargo wrote to The Times as follows: “Thank you for your editorial ‘Mr. Mellon and the Attorney- General.” The modesty of your language emphasizes the unanswerable logic and the uncompromising defense of private right in every sentence of your comment. “Andrew W. Mellon is an American citizen whose eminent service to the nation richly merited the enviable reputation he has borne with modesty. That reputation Mr. Cummings (Attorney-General) undertook to dishonor and destroy. If Mr. Mellon’s income tax re- ‘turns, after their approval and acceptance by the internal revenue experts, were found to be incorrect, or believed to be so, he had the same right as the humblest citizen of the land—namely, to be served with notice of the review of his returns and to receive a hearing before the Board of Appeals, etc.” Mr. Mellon’s “Eminent Service” IST what “eminent service” Mr. Mellon has rendered to the nation John Spargo does not disclose. As a matter of fact, an examina- tion of Mellon’s depradations as listed in Harvey O’Connor's masterly expose, “Mellon's Millions,” will convince one that dodging income tax payments is small potatoes compared to the ingenious methods worked out by the Mellon dynasty for piling up millions by exploitation, financial manipulation, and various and sundry forms of chicanery. It’s rather hard to believe that the writer of the letter to the times is the author of what was for many years the only biography of Karl Marx in the English language—if we exclude Otto Ruhle’s psycho-analytic “study” of Marx based on the thesis that Marx's thinking all grew out of faulty digestive organs. Spargo, for many years a leader of the American Socialist Party, Jed the jingo, pro-war group which included William English Walling, Charles Edward Russell and the others who later formed the American Alliance for Labor and Democracy, which was practically an adjunct of the Intelligence Division of the Wilson administration. He Coilects Old Pottery 'PARGO, who now lives in Old Bennington, Vermont, spends his time collecting old American pottery. In addition, he is president of the Vermont Historical Society (appointed by the late Calvin Coolidge), the reactions were interesting. the most part these fabulously paid People live and think in a vacuum. To them, stuffy studios, decadent luxury and Malibu Beach are the | only realities. Some, like Ben Hecht for instance, are downright intellec- tual harlots who have given up all |pretense at honesty and turn out | distortions like “The Front Page” at | so much per scenario. (Hecht, who together with McArthur is direct- ing a piece of kitsch at the Eastern Studio, was present.) Others, and these form the ma- | jority, are synthetic souls far re. moved from the turbulent currents | of the realities that are shaking | the world about them and who are | |almost naive in their ignorance of | janything outside of their circum- | seribed artificial world (years of participation in the weaving of | fairytales and bluff on celluloid for | mass consumption have made them | that way.) A few of these were| present. | An extremely rare few (I can count them on the fingers of my two hands) are genuine artistic | creators who have compromised and are holding on to Hollywood in the dim hope of “being given a chance” to produce something away from | the idiotic Hays formulas. Such a | man is Slavko Vorkapich, who for seven years has been trying to ap- ply his brilliantly original ideas in’ the midst of avathy, mediocrity, ridicule. Only his remarkable abil- ity as a consulting expert on “spe- cial effects,” which make his serv- ice almost indispensable at times, has permitted him to survive in that most arid of capitalist creative centers, Hollywood. Slavko Vorkapich was also pres- ent at this showing. It was at his invitation that Hecht and his wife came. After squirming restlessly in his chair during the showing of Yutkevitch’s “Golden Mountains,” Hecht remarked in a cynically wise- cracking vein: “That thing could stand the scissors . . . I've always contended that the Russians don't make the propaganda obvious enough ... They don’t lay it on thick enough ...” What most impresesd Benny in For | | Has Developed By S. DINAMOV 'WO years passed since the vari- ous organizations of proletarian writers, artists and composers were done away with and the basis laid |for new unions organized in com- | pliance with a decision of the Party | stream of art confuting all the Trotzkyist counter ~ revolutionary fables about “uniform” art in the USSR An people unprecedented number visited the exhibitions of | of with anniversaries of the October | published at 4210 Woodward Ave., | that recommends itself especially to Detroit. Subscription 75¢ a year. Reviewed by ROBERT W. DUNN 'HE Auto Workers’ News is one of the oldest militant trade union paintings organized in connection | P@Pers in the United States It was a regular weekly paper of | struction were eligible for enroll-| published on April 23, 1932. Those who supported the program of Sov- iet. development and aspired to par- ticipate actively in socialist con | ment. The wisdom of this decision | is quite manifest at present, for! oviet art has grown stronger under | the new conditions. New significant | works of art have appeared and new writers have grown up, whose first works already made them pop- ular among wide masses of read- jers (Lebedenko, Soboley, Avdeenko, | and others). | The rightful role of proletarian} literature has risen to a high level. A mass literary movement has de- veloped, the number of literary circles has increased and, above all, the work carried on with young) SERGE! DYNAMOY Outstanding Soviet literary critic who writes frequently on American authors in “International Litera- ture.” writers has assumed an organized and more fundamental character, | poem “Pressure,” by Alexandrovich, | es standard size in 1919. Detroit work- Serna an gpd the Hed Army. The | ers have told us that it then sold of the exhibitions are worth read-|>Y_ the Logeane mo De sree ing. In a brief article, such as this|COrmers and in the plants of tha it is hardly possible to give an idea | and neighboring cities. For years it of the wide scope of interests the recorded the struggles of the auto millions of visitors displayed. and auto parts workers, besides car- All the genres—still life, portraits, |7Ying new of the general labor landscape and satiric paintings were | ovement furnished by Federated highly admired by them. Press and left wing news agencies { Diversity of the Drama The paper was discontinued for The same ‘aspiration after most | Several years and was later revived diverse forms of art is noticeable in| U"der the editorship of Phil Ray- the theatrical field. mond, at that time secretary of the | Some performances of classic | United Automobile, Aircraft and |authors such as “Talents and Ad-| Vehicle Workers of America, Local mirers,” “Wolves and Sheep,” by 127 of Detroit. We remember con- Ostrovski, had a fully deserved suc-|Sulting its pages frequently in cess, but at the same time an im-|8@thering material for Labor and mensely greater interest was shown | Automobiles, the first book in the in modern plays. Comedies proved | Labor Research Assn., labor and in- just as successful as “serious” plays.| dustry series. The paper had ap- “Steps,” by Chkhikvadze, “Baku,” |7t is significant that works, quite peared as a monthly, and at still Soviet art welcomes the second an-}by V. Totoviantz, the Armenian niversary of the historic decision of | Writer, and others also belong in the Party with a number of out-: this group. standing works of art and a general | enthusiasm in all fields of creative effort. The attention paid by the Party and its unremitting leadership ac- count for this important change and The life and struggle of the col- lective farmers who are building a collective regime under the leader-| |Ship of the Party, were depicted i @ number of works, such as “Ingots, by Panferov, “Soil Upturned,” by less frequent intervals, until Decem- different in genre and content, were | # awarded premiums at the recent ber, si eae atey took | All-Union competition under the |OVer the editorship and the paper auspices of the government. These became a bi-weekly with four pages plays were, “Destruction of the |° five columns each - Squadron,” by Korneichuk (on the|_ 2¢ 1s unquestionably the paper inking of the Black Sea Squadron) | workers should consult if they want “The Miraculous Alloy,” by Kirshon |‘ know what's what in the motor | the great achievements attained so far in the realm of the arts. The ties between the representatives of art and the working class have strengthened. Soviet writers and artists have more closely approached the life and interests of the workers | menian authors, such as “Rural Es- and collective farmers, and the| sa. by Zarian, “Yashar,” by Jab- practical development of socialist |}arly, the Azerbaijan writer, and construction. New and essential | others. themes are set before them; their) Many works have been devoted to talents and abilities have been given| the period of Civil War, as for in- a new and fruitful trend. | stance, “Intervention,” by Slavin, Rich and Diverse Art | “Fiery Road,” by Argutinski, “The Soviet art is extremely rich in its| People Who Fly,” by V. Tolstoi, and content, and very diverse in its|so on. themes. Within the single style of | Themes connected with the crisis socialist realism there is an im-|and decay of capitalism as well as mense wealth of genres and trends.|the world ‘war and fascism have at— Sholokhov, “On the Ridge,” by Stav— ski, “The Enemy," by Permitin, “Lads,” by Kotchin, a play by I. Mikishenko, “The Girls of Our Country,” the poem “Over the River,” by Kupala, works by Ar- (a witty comedy on a brigade of industry today, It is also undoubt- young Communists), “Fighters,” by | Cay the paper the labor historians | | d-|0f the future will have to go to Poavarek eee pel saga when they come to write the auto- |in the style of oriental tales), and | ™0bile labor sat of the current |the comedy “The Watchmaker and | Petiod. For it faithfully reflects the |the Chicken,” by Kotcherga | life of auto workers, specially of the | Unfortunately, the cinema is | most exploited sections of the Ford, lagging behind the general progress | General Motors, Chrysler and other |of Soviet art. Backward methods of | Plants. | work, incorrect understanding of the | CIE ee | role of the producer who so far has| T#® Auto Workers’ News, in the | | first place, carries the essential | been the highest authority in the : | field of the cinema, lack of personal | neWs of the industry—news flashes | responsibility, weak leadership, ex- | jtremely insufficient collaboration | with writers and playwrights—all this resulted in a situation where | new cinema pictures ceased to ap-| | Pear on time and their quality was | fronts as well as special stories. For up of certain local Detroit labor leaders with a notorious spy agency which ran in the issue of March 10 from the organization and strike | example, the revelations on the tie- | us is headed “Facts for Auto Work- ers”—briefs on production, R. A., cost of living and the gene |eral economic situation of the couns try as it bears on the position of auto workers. It is much the same type of material as the N. R. A. turns out for other industries in its various Notes. The editor of Auto Workers News exhibits a keen ree search sense and good editorial abile ity in getting over these facts im the simplest and most readable style. sales, N, HE paper has also been running in recent issues special articles on the economic condition of the | country by the Detroit Pen & Ham« mer, a group which promises to ba | of great service to the union. The | Pen & Hammer organization is now, | incidentally, conducting an elaborate | first-hand survey of the working and | living conditions of Detroit workers and would doubtless welcome the |volunteer services of any Daily | Worker reader in Detroit who | might care to assist in the taking | of questionnaires | Pictures and cartoons are used im |the paper to good advantage, a full | Cross-page picture in a recent issue showing the charging National Guardsmen of Toledo, a lesson, # ever there was one, in the class nature of the democratic governe ment controlled by the auto mage nates and their kind. Well shot pictures of striking and picketing workers are found in practically every issue of the paper. News of auto production and auto | workers’ conditions in the Soviet | Union, which appear frequently in | the paper, helps to give the readers ie sense of the nearness and im- portance of workers in that country who are turning out Ford model | type cars and Amo trucks. One also | ets from these accounts something | of upward lift of the motor industry |in the Soviet Untion in contrast with the shutdowns and slow disintegra- tion of the industry in the United | States, | 'HE paper usually carries a fourth | page editorial of real merit on | the most immediately pressing prob- Maxim Gorki, the great prole- | tracted the attention of Soviet writ-|far from what should be expected. |0f this year, made a story of real tarian writer, depicted with extreme |ers (“War,” by Tikhonov, “Over-| The attention of the Party to this | importance. | are some of the recent ones: “Strike artistic force the aspects of the | hauling,” by Sobolev, “Battle in the | section of art recently changed the| The workers’ correspondence is | Wave Answers New Deal”; “Whither past. His plays ‘The Tomb | situation in the field of cinema. A | well done and seems to come from | and from time to time writes letters to the New York Times. He's just one of a whole crew of ex-socialists who have gone more to the right than the most rock-ribbed conservative in the pre-war days. “Golden Mountains” was the pure- ly muscular impact of the brawl in the last reel. Much in the same |lems before the auto workers. Here West,” by Vishnevski, One of these days some enterprising revolutionary journalist ought to assemble the facts about the present-day activities of some of these Socialists of yesteryear: David Karsner, official biographer of Bugene Debs and Horace Traubel, and one-time literary editor of the New York Call; Charles Edward Russell, Evans Clark, Chester Wright, and some of the other boys who are now on various comfortable payrolls. Chester Wright was one-time managing editor of The New York Call, but now he's editor of Matthew Woll’s vicious International Labor News Service which still prints canards about the Soviet Union which even cynical city editors of metropolitan newspapers would throw into the waste-paper basket. Evans Clark, who joined Norman Thomas after the death of The Call in establishing “The Leader,” a daily “non-partisan” labor (that is, socialist) sheet, is now working for the Boston capitalist Edward Filene. His job is to advise the old boy on how to dispense his con- tributions to public charities. With Joseph Shaplen, another ex-socialist serving the New York Times as a “labor expert,” it might be illuminating to compile a list of those who are now helping to preserve the present system of things on the basis of their early contact with the Socialist movement in America. Pier Vinee anes. On Borrowing Books “Dear Comrade Garlin: “This letter is addressed to you, as your column ‘Change The World’ might suggest a corrective for a problem which T think is quite important, “In the ‘News of the Workers Schools,’ we see that a major problem with many of the schools is the absence of an adequate library. Here in New York, we have two workers libraries, the reading library in the Workers School proper, and the circulation library in the Workers Bookstore. In the latter are to be found many of the better - books, which we students have been anxious to get, but were unable to, up to the present, because of the expense involved. But now that. a circulation library was established, we thought that the problem of expense was solved. “However, we were quickly disappointed, Before one can obtain a book from the Workers Circulation Library, one dollar is required for registration. When a book is taken off the shelf, one is brusquely told that ‘another $1.50 must be paid, as the book costs $2.50.’ After taking the book home, and reading it carefully from cover to cover (this requires at least a week, since many of us have assignments from class to cover, and many of our evenings are taken up with club and group work), we are obliged to pay twenty-one cents, plus fare, as the fee is 3c per day. “If. this capitalist method of running our workers’ libraries is followed for very long, I’m afraid the less studious will just fold up and go to a neighborhood movie, while the more serious will continue as we have up to now—patronize the New York Public Library, where there is no expense involved, and where courtesy is taken for granted. “Sincerely yours, A Recent Student of the Workers School. Pe a ene Petty-Bourgeois Instincts? 'M afraid I can be only slightly sympathetic. My own personal ex- perience (as a victim) convinces me that there is more grand larceny in books than in any other field. In fact that’s one of the reasons I don’t encourage visitors in my own Town House, and why books for reviewers are under lock and key in the Daily Worker office. time I was thinking of getting someone to draw up charts on the mortality of books around here, but since I got a good lock on my shelf T've called off the investigation.’ A study of the situation will reveal the fact that when one (even @ comrade) borrows a book in the best of faith—after a week or two a curious relationship develops between the borrower and the book with the result that the volume is seldom returned to its original owner. All this, of course, may sound like vile petty bourgeois property instinct, but the fact is that until our Red Commissar of Education takes over all the libraries—including those built up by Carnegie out of the profits from the exploitation of steel workers—it will be necessary to ask for a reasonable deposit from book borrowers at our workers’ bookshops. As for the lending library in the Workers’ Bookshop (35 E. 12th St.—advt.), everyone knows that it is not a commercial organization. It must pay landlords, book publishers and other pestiferous groups which infest the world under capitalism. Unfortunately, all revolu- tionary activity involves the expenditure of money. Consequently, it is no more possible for a workers’ bookshop to hazard the loss of than it would be for a workers’ cooperative restaurant to attem| feed the unemployed free. ‘The comrade says he may be forced to patronize the public libraries. Why not? Get in the habit of making demands upon these public libraries for the books you want. Organize your friends to do the same. In fact when the LaGuardia administration recently closed down a number of branch libraries in the city, the workers’ cultural organiza- tions should have organized a demonstration and flooded the city authorities with a barrage of protests! to For a, way that eight-year olds are moved by final reckonings with villains in Hollywood “westerns.” You can now get somewhat of an angle on the profound brain that pictured a radical in “Front Page” as a patho- ae specimen fit for the padded cell, Siegen ea A CASTING director present dur- ing the screening became gen- uinely interested, engaged me in conversation and jotted down book references on the theories of the great Soviet directors. A beautiful young: cutting-room girl shouted in admiration of some of the superb séquences in Vertov's “Man With The Camera.” She ap- parently enjoyed the films tremen- dously and wanted to know “Why the director made this picture?” and “Why did he cut in a close-up of a face between long shots of a busy street?” ete., etc. To her such films were like some revelation, strange and fascinating. At the end of “Golden Moun- tains” Mrs. Hecht applauded wildly and exclaimed: “What a beautiful film! I really feel like shouting ‘Long Live the Soviet Union’.” Mrs. Hecht is an honest, sincere woman, and unlike her boy-friend, devoid of his vitriolic cynicism. Slavko Vorkapich, who could teach the art of the cinema to all of Hollywood's “masters” if they were but capable of learning, was so genuinely stirred by “The Man With The Camera” that he ex- claimed: “Well, boys! I'm packing my things and going to the Soviet Union!” Mrs, Vorkapich, a sentive and intelligent woman, expressed a similar sentiment. As we walked to the subway on our way home, a young Hungarian hard-working studio-hand let loose and sang the “International” in his native tongue. (Slavko Vorkapich, about whom more will be said in this column in the near future, has become a friend of the Film and Photo League, having already given concrete ex- pression to his sympathies in the form of a substantial donation and a@ promise to lecture before the students of the Potamkin Film School. Red front! Comrade Vor- kapich!) TUNING IN| 7:00-WEAF—Baseball Resume WOR—Sports Resume—Ford Prick WJZ—Amos ‘n’ Andy—Sketch WABC--Théodore Ernwood, Baritone 7:15-WEAF—Gene and Glenn—Sketch WOR-Front-Page Drama WdsZ—From Geneva; Prospects of the Labor Conference—Elmer F. Andrews, head of American Dele- gation WABC—Armbruster Orch.; Jimmy Kemper, Songs 7:45-WEAF—The Goldbergs—Sketch fack Arthur, Baritone Stories Off the Record —Thornton Fisher, Writer WABC—Boake Carter, Commentator 8:00-WEAF—Bourdon Orch.; Olga Albani, Soprano; Revelers Quartet, ‘WOR—Jones and Here, Songs ‘W3Z—Walter O'Keefe, Comedian: Ethel Shutta, Songs; Dolan Orch. WABC—Mary Eastman, Soprano 8:15-WABC—Easy Aces—Sketch 8:30-WOR—Novelty Orch.; Slim Timblin, Comedian; Cavaliers Quartet WABC—Court of Human Relations 8:45-WJZ—Baseball Comment—Babe uth: 9:00-WEAF—Lyman Orch.; Frank Munn, Tenor; Vivienne Segal, Soprano WOR—Brokenshire Orch. ‘WJZ—Harris Orch.; Leah Ray, Songs 9:15-WABO—Little Orch. 9:30-WEAF—Bonime Orch.; Pic and Pat, Comedians WOR—Dance Orch. WJZ—Phil Baker, Comedian WABC—Green Orch. 10:00-WEAF—Dramatic Sketch WOR—Dave Vine, Comedian WsZ—Stories That Should Be Told —Fulton Oursler, Author WABC—Young Orch.; Everett Mar- shall, Baritoné; Frank Crumit, Songs: Stoopnagie and Budd, Co- medians; Male Octet 48,15-WOR—Current Events—H. E. Read “Yegor Bulichey | and Others” and “Dostigayev” in- of the Unknown Soldier,” by Lidin, culeate detestation of the past and | (Abduction of Europe,” by K. Fadin, a wish to fight for the socialist | “Confrontation,” by G. Serebrian- fatherland. The powerful articles | kova, “The Trial,” by Kirshon, “The written by Gorki, a genuine master | Heavy of proletarian journalism, consti-|The Feat,” b: Lapin, “The Path tute a vivid supplement to his play . | of the Samurais,” by L, Rubinstein, Socialist construction and industry | and others.), are themes treated by many Soviet | Historical Novel Developing writers. The following are the most | Simultaneously with the works on outstanding examples: “Energy,” by | modern themes the type of litera- Division,” by Lebedinski, Gladkov, “Unity,” by Nikiforov, | ture known as historical novels has “The Pacific Ocean,” by Vladimir | greatly developed. Many writers Lidin, “My Friend,” by Send ts turned to the past trying to “Time Forward,” by Katayev, “Man comprehend it in a new way. Most Changes His Skin,” by Yasienski, | characteristic of these novels are “The Big Conveyor,” by J. Ilyin, the| “Peter the First,” by A. Tolstoi, collective volume “People of the|‘Tsusima,” by Novikov-Priboi, “The Stalingrad Tractor Plant,” “I Love,” | Barricades,” by Pavlenko, and “The by Avdeenko and “Kara-Bugaz,” by | Youth of Marx,” by Serebriakova. Paustovski. The works of White- | number of new pictures appeared in | every plant in the industry, not only | 1934 and there is still a sufficient | from those in Detroit. Recent let- number of them in production. The | ters which we examined dealt briefly | cinema workers have not drawn the | and plainly with speed-up, small de— |mecessary conclusions from the suc- | partment strikes, pay cuts, health |cess of “Counter-Plan,” a picture | hazards such as the deadly fumes | produced by Ermler. They have notin the motor rooms of the Hudson | realized that this picture was a|plant, sanitary conditions, and ef- |Sreat success because it dealt with | forts to organize including exposures |a present day theme and was worked | of company unions and A. F. of L. out by means of genuine art, that | leader betrayals. Some issues could its heroes were real people, whose| have stood more of this sort of | life was interesting, who were loved | workers’ correspondence, and if it |and whose lot attracted the audi- | was available it should not have | end. |been crowded out even for the Our Soviet cinema production is} | freeing itself with great difficulties| ~ the M. E. S. A.” (Mechanics Educa tional Society of America); “Motor Products. Strike Shows What Can | Be Done.” Finally, a practical point that may | perhaps be useful to the papers of other unions. Auto Workers News seems to be able—and this is no mean achievement—to line up ads from many small businessmen. This fact may account in part for the Tegular appearance of the paper, which is evidently less of a drain on the union treasury than are some official organs of the move- ment, |from enormous expenditure and waste of money and in particular from producers who disguise their | Russian writers, such as “Tales” by Lilkov, “New City,” by Gruski, the Novels, tales, poems, satires, hu- | incapacity to create films for the Friday | | aerate stories, most diverse genres | land forms unite into one powerful millions of people by talk of the) “specific aims” of cinema art, SENDER GARLIN, Staff writer of Daily | Worker, on “Do You Believe What You Read?" with pictures of America Today A Collective Report o vu. Theodore Lessing On the 26th of February, 1933, the noted clairvoyant, Erich Hanussen, opened his new and elegant Berlin home. In the seance which he held as-part of the entertainment for his prominent guests, he saw “a big building burning.” The next day “the big building” known as the Reichstag was burned. On the 5th of February, 1933, this same chair- yoyant, Hanussen, on the occasion of a performance he was giving in Hanover, had predicted from the stage: “A scholar, very well known in Hanover, and who is much talked about in Hanover, will suffer death during this year.” On the 30th of August, 1933, the “scholar, very well known in Han- over” suffered death. But by no means @ normal death from natural causes. Theodore Lessing sat in his workroom, in his room of refuge, his back toward the window. This back served as a broad target for the Nazi murderers. Was this Erich Hanussen a genuine chairvoyant? Not a bit of it! Otherwise he would have foreseen his qwn murder at the hands of Nazi agents. But he was the intimate friend of the head of the Storm Troop in Berlin, Count Brains Behind Barbed W n Persecution Helldorf. Hanussen was, according {to a joke current in Berlin, not a \clairvoyant, but a “Helldorvoyant.” And this count friend of his, who counted so heavily in the inner circles of Nazi intrigue, knew, and could tell, without being a clair- voyant, just which “big buildings” were scheduled to be burned, and which “well known scholars” were going to be targets for Nazi bullets. The revolver which fired the bul- let into the body of Professor Theo- dore Lessing, was loaded in the Nazi headquarters, What drew down on this scholar from Hanover the hate of the rulers of the Third Reich? “Love is there, nothing but love and sympathy for all creatures ... one can’t help be- ing reminded of St. Francis of Assisi. Are we to believe that such a man is a ‘disintegrator,’ a cor- rupter of the people and of youth?” These words were written in 1926 in an essay on Theodore Lessing by the philopher Hans Driesch. But the Technical University in Hanover, like other universities of the Weimar Republic, would not tolerate in its faculty any instructor who ventured to make a criticism of General Field Marshal von Hinden- burg. “One can say: ‘Rather a zero STAGE AND SCREEN “Let’s Try Again” At The Radio City Music Hall “Let's Try Again,” a new RKO picture, with Diana Wynyard and Clive Brook in the leading roles, is now showing at the Radio City Music Hall. The film was adapted from Vincent Lawrence's play, “Sour Grapes.” “Giselle,” a romantic bal- let in three scenes, with Nina Whit- ney, formerly of the Ballet Russe, and Nicholas Daks, is the feature of the stage show. Other stage items include “Knick Knacks,” a revue; The Rockettes; George Pren- tice and Hal Menken. “The Life of Vergie Winters,” with Ann Harding and John Boles, will be shown this week at the Pa- lace Theatre. Art Jarrett and Elea- WJZ—Mario Cozzi, Baritone; Mannesr, Soprano 10:30-WEAF—Jack Benny, Comedian; Grier Orch.; Frank Parker, Tenor WOR—Walter’ Ahrens, Baritone; Marie Gerard, Soprano WJZ--String Symphony; Contraito 10:45-WABC—Carlile and London, Plano: Warwick Sisters, Songs 11:00-WEAF—George R. Holmes, Chief, Washington Bureau, LN.8. Lucille Doris Doe, ;nor Holm head the stage show. The Jefferson Theatre, beginning Saturday, will present “Such Women Are Dangerous,” with Warner Bax- ter and Rochelle Hudson. On Tues- day the program will include “Sadie McKee,” with Joan Crawford and “She Made Her Bed” featuring Sally Eilers. “Broken Shoes” Coming To Acme Theatre Next Tuesday “Broken Shoes,” the Soviet talkie enacted mostly by children, will come to the Acme Theatre on Tues- day, June 26, for a short engage- ment. The call for the film, since its last showing, has been so per- sistent, that the Acme management decided to bring it back. “Broken Shoes” was produced in the Soviet. Union by Margarita Barskaya, di- rector of the Children’s Theatre in Moscow. This is her first screen production. The Maxim Gorki film, “Mother, 1905," produced by Pudovkin from the famous novel of the same name, now current at the Acme, will end its four week's run on Monday, ire! Mara Tartar, the Revolutionary Blues Singer. Drama Section of Workers Club, | Friday, June 22, 8:30 p.m. at Coney Island Workers Center; 27th and Mermaid Ave. Adm. 25e. Br. LL.D. Island. SUMMER FESTIVAL, 52 W. 15th St., Friday, 8:30. Auspices, Theatre Collective Auspices, Rose Pastor Stokes and Workers Club of Coney A ‘ | Program ‘includes Lanny Ross, Richard in Nazi Germany Huey and others. Dancing, refreshments Im. 35c. GENERAL Assembly of Workers Schoo} students Friday, 8:30, at 35 E. 12th St. and floor. there will be a musical program rendered by “American String Quartet’ and Rose Renard, Dramatic Soprano, A. Markoff than a Nero!’ But unfortunately | history shows that behind the zero, a future Nero always stands hidden.” | Director, will address students. Adm. free Pies ied All welcome. FILM SHOWING “Road to Life” at 'HESE words were written by | workers Lab. Theatre, 42 F. 12th St, Lessing in 1925 concerning Hin j Friday, 8:30. Benefit “Shock Troop’ W. LT, Adm. 20¢. Air cooled quarters 20-50 PER CENT discount sale at Workers Bookshops begins Friday, June 22—Ends Saturday. July 7. Join the cir culating brary, 50 E. 13th 8t., N.Y.C. LE by Joe Gilbert at Magnet Youth Club, 1083 Bergen Street, neat Nostrand Ave. Brooklyn, 8 p.m. Topic: Recent Strike Wave in America. Adm. 1c LECTURE by Dr. D. Stumkoff on Work- denburg’s candidacy for President of the German Republic. Hinden- burg was the zero, And the history of the last year and a half has shown that so many years ago Lessing was right. The zero which was and is Hindenburg, hid the Nero which is Hitler and the Nazi ers Health in Soviet Union and United regime. pe States at Williamsburg Workers Club, 43 In 1872 Theodore Lessing was | Manhattan Ave., Brooklyn, 8:30 p.m. Al) born, the son of a doctor. His youth | invited. Though a radical in his early days | pm, at 130 W. 38rd St. ‘Auspiess, stn at school he — descendant of Jews | Ave. 1.L..D Branch and would-be assimilationist — was phot RUA : nee es Sen e v” at Rugby Youth Olu repelled by the brutal anti-semitism LECTURE on ‘The New Soviet Woman” of his fellow-students in the uni-| 4 © 52nd st. Brooklyn. 830 Adm toe. versity. He renounced Protestant- | at 1401 Jerome Ave., Bronx (cor. 170th St.) ism and became a Jew. He wrote yriary see | Hoetah a by i uspices, . len Br. 8.0. many poems, short stories, critic. MASS MEETING of Harlem }isms. Uncertainly he groped about | anti-war Commitier, 8 p.m, at Julie in the world, lived as travelling | Mella Club, 1413 5th Ave. cor. 116th St. teacher, lecturer, elocutionist, recit-| Speakers: Joseph Brodsky, Williana J. or, publicist. Beans, Tillie Littinsky. Entertainment In 1904 “I sought and found a Le TRADE Union Strategy, Olass of Har- sition as teacher in Dresden,” he | writes in his autobiography, “At once I threw myself into social work, founded the first study courses Women’s sion of its class tonight, 7 nm m at 200 W. 135th &t., Room 2144. ‘Tim Holmes of N.T.W.LU. will discuss sa: tical problems of the Negro in ‘Trade unions, fought for women’s rights, | ‘normal Trade Relations Between U.S & for elimination of officially-system-| and U.8.8.R. at Labor Temple, 14th and atized prostitution, for abstinence phe bi ‘. ee free, Auspices, from alcohol, for peaceful under- one standing between nations, for dress reform-—never in later life did T take part in so many ‘congresses,’ ‘sessions,’ ‘mandates,’ ‘resolutions’ as during these, my most miserable In Addition to awarded prizes | Adm, 106. | lem Workers School, will hold open. ses- | for workers, joined with the Social-| Unions. Class ends 8:30 sharp. Admis. e Democrats, worked with the trade| “hore. 4. Herbert Goldfrank on/ AMUSEMENTS *s ON WORKERS Clubs Attention—Camp Fok lowers of Nature will make special rates for any club visiting us for ® day ar week-end. Arrangements must be made two weeks in advance. SEND OPF PARTY to Rae Barne leave ing for Soviet Union, 8:30 p.m. at Brooke lyn Labor Lyceum, 947 Willoughby Arey Brooklyn. Adm. 15¢. Auspices, Williamse burg Br, F.8.U. Entertainment, refreshe ments, etc. OPENING Celebration in new headquar« ters of Anti-Nazi Federation tonight, & ny m., 168 W. 23rd St. Songs by “‘Stevedore’ cast. Anti-Nazi Poems. Dance Recital. Jara Band and other attractions. Adm. 35c. DANCE and Entertainment given by all Oakley Johnson Study Groups at U.F.5, Hall, 11 W. 18th St., 9 p.m. Jazz, enters tainment, features. ‘Oakley Johnson sn4 | Marjorie Smith, author of “Broadway te | Moscow." Refreshments FIRST SUMMER Frolic’at Pierre Dege ter Club, 5 E. 19th Bt., 8:30 p.m. Ed | Kogin of Unity Theatre. Mordecai Ba mann, baritone. Also musical novelties and 8-piece dance band. Entertainment starts 10 p.m. Subscription 256, Cool off on roof. Saturday CONCERT and Dance at Irving Irving Place and ith &t., Saturday. 8: Auspices, Branches 2 and 132 1.W.0. and Comm. of Needle Trades W.ILU. CARNIVAL, sports, dramatics, chorus of 500 singers. Dancing at Ulmer Park. Weey End Train stop 25th Ave, 2 p.m. til # a.m. Auspices, Jewish Workers Clubs. WEEK-END OUTING arranged by Dr: Cutters Group to Camp Nitgedaiget. $3. includes round trip bus fare—three mealsy nights’ lodging. Bus leaves June 23rd, 11 a.m. from 140 W. 36th St. For tickets and further information call at 140 We 36th St, Room 101 BANQUET June 23rd Rall, 3875 Third Ave., celebrating 9th Ans | niversary I.L.D. Leon Blum, guest of honor. Speakers, R. B. Moore, Allan Tu and others. Entertainment. Hot Bul Admission 50 cents. Auspices Bronx tion LL.D. ee GALA concert-dance at 1378 43rd Sty | Brooklyn, 8:30. Auspices C.P. Unit 2, 11. Comrade Markoff! of Workers Schoo will speak. SPEND this week-end June 23 with Of- fice Workers Union at Followers of Trail Camp. Make reservations at Union offi 114 W. 14th St. Chelsea 3-9808. Accom: dations . $2.65 per person. All sports. MOONLIGHT Excursion on the | Dancing. Gym Exh. Refreshments. Ti $1 at Book Store. See adv. Saturday'P - Daily. Apsp. Scand. Work. Olub. SPRING FESTIVAL and Entertainm: at Ohildren’s Center, 211 B. 12th St., 8: Subscription 2c. Benefit Workérs Train- | ing School. Refreshments : at Ambassadot (Additional What's On on Page 3) years.” But for all these congresses, Sessions, mandates and resolutions, Lessing remained an outsider. He did not become a Marxist. His years of teaching and learning left no real trade in his philosophical works, “My secret aim, however, was to get a place on the faculty of a German university.” And in 1908 he finally attained this aim. He became an unpaid instructor at the MAXIM GORKI’S with BATALOV (of “Road to Life”) * ACME THEATRE Last 4 Days! “MOTHER” A PUDOVKIN Masterpiece 14th STREET and UNION SQUARE University of Hanover — and re- mained one for fully eighteen years: eternally instructor, eternally with- out a cent of salary. The bullet fired into him by the Nazi gunman was not aimed at. Prof. Lessing the idealistic thinker. It was aimed at Theodore Lessing, the Jew who dared call a zero Nero, though that zero was a “General Field Marshal von Hindenburg” — a zero “behind whom a future Nero always stands hidden.” (To be continued), —-RADIO CITY MUSIC HA S0th St. & 6th Ave.—Show Place of the Nation—Opens 11:30 A. M. DIANA WYNYARD CLIVE BROOK in “Let's Try Again” AND A GREAT STAGE SHOW GLADYS ADRIENNE = RAYMOND WALTER HUSTON in Sinclair Lewis’ DODSWORTH Dramatized by SIDNEY HOWARD SHUBERT, W. 44th St, Ers, 8:49 Sharp Matinees Wednesday and Saturday 2:30 — THE THEATRE UNION Presents — The Season's Outstanding Dramatic Rit sfevedore CIVIC REPERTORY THEA, 105 W 14 st. Eves. 8:45. Mats. Tues, a Sat. BMe-40¢-6Ne-7He-$1.00 & $1.50. No Tax The Daily Worker gives you ful news about the struggle for unem ployment insurance. Buy the Dail Worker at the newsstands, Tr | cents & copy, ‘