The Daily Worker Newspaper, July 24, 1934, Page 5

| | CHANGE ——THE— WORLD! By SENDER GARLIN EADERS of this column have developed the fine habit of sending me clippings from the capitalist press. One came from Chicago yesterday wnich also appeared in the New York American and the rest of the Hearst papers. It’s a column of petty spleen by one of Hearst’s “special Writers,’ Mr. Philip Wylie, and is called “A Tip to the Reds.” Well, generally Communists aré in the habit of meeting ideas With ideas. But sometimes the literary gentry of the capitalist press sink so low that—regardless of whether they are heavyweights or bantams—one is tempted to invite them to “come outside.” That seems to be the only way possible to settle the argument. “The Communists in America,” writes this genteel son of Admiral Wy waste breath enough to fill the Graf Zeppelin daily in point- tie, ing out the stupidity of others, and yet they seem to be pretty stupid or pretty insinceré. You decide whith.” Mr. Wylie is only getting geared up for his real “arguments,” so jisten to this: “If a group of men are sincere about promoting a cause they do théir brilliant best to enlist supporters. A really good présé agent could put ovér Communism. But all the Communists in this country do is bawl, howl, belly-ache, make issues out of the de- fensé ob a variety of unsavory morons, insult the sane and edit frenetic little magazines that hate everything but the staff in charge. They also lay right and left with labels: capitalism, bourgedisie, proletariat.” “A really good press agent could put over Communism?” he @s- sures us. And if he could, Mr. Wylie, would you like it? Are you so much in favor of Communism that you lie awake nights trying to figuré ott effective methods by which to bring about Communism? ts that what Mr. William Randolph Hearst pays you for? You're only prattling, smatt-boy, and padding out your stint in order to make a hit with the boss of whom you are undoubtedly in mortal terror. * * * “A Union Square Sneer” DDRESSING himself to the Communists, this Hearst scribbler con- tinues:—The mah you call a capitalist, with a seething Union | gig sneer, WAS probably a breaker boy in a coal mine a few years | Mr. Andrew Mellon, John D. Rockefeller, James | ago.” Oh-yeah? Pierpont. Morgan, the Vanderbilts, the Astors and the growing crew éf milliohaires who enslave the majority of the population of the United States by their ownership of the basic industries of this coun- try! Listen snotnose, if you're going to argue economics, read at least the New Republic, but don’t try that cheesey stuff about everybody being a capitalist at heart. “And if it’s the bourgeoisie of the U. 8. A. you wish to eradicate,” the facile columnist continues, “abandon the notion; you can’t eradi- cate a hundred million people.” Don’t you know that the bourgeoisie of the U. S. consists of less than 10 per cent of the poptilation? Did the workers’ and peasants’ government eradicate 160,000,000 people— or did it merely hurl from its midst the czars, capitalists afd other parasités—so that the population of old Russia could really live! Mr. Wylie continues with his grattiitous advice to the Communist Party. “Abandon those tenth-rate parades in which you have a lot of straggling women chant, ‘We want insured unemployed pensions for milliners’ and turn out a snappy procession with fireworks after- ward. Hiré unemployed automobile salesmen to lead. They're usually pretty good looking and well dressed. The people of Ametica don’t want class struggle, they just want class. Get a good comedian to- Jead off in a Red Hour over a national hook-up every night. Use the news reels—not show a bunch of hoodlums burning a taxicab over something no one understands, but. to show a good, snappy baby parade. Try to get a couple of popular people in your party—Babe Ruth of Katherine Hepburn. Use plenty of pretty girls at all times.” Can you stand more of this drivel? “Comb your hair, clean your nails, drop your voices a couple of octaves, sénd your clothes to the jaundry. Remember that you won't have to start your first five-year plan here with nothing on hard but one oil well, some crown jewels, a caviar cannéry afid ah old Ford. Maybe, my good rioters, what you will get in the end won't be Communism. But, then, this ish’t the Old Empire, either. If you're out for yourselves, O. K. But if you have a cause and really mean it, stop knocking, my fine Reds, and BOOST.” * * He’s a “Literary Man” HAT a picture of abject servVility to Mt. Hearst! Imagine, if you can, this thin-lipped, anemic individual sitting before a typé- writer pounding out this tripe saturated in the snobbery of 4 dying class! This creature who talks 80 airily about striking taximén would probably drop his cane and suffer an attack of loose bowels if a worker raiséd his voice “a couple of octaves” higher. Mr. Wylie, mind you, is not just an ordinary feporter, taking assignments from a Hearst city editor. He, if you please, is a “special writer” who comierits on the topics of the day. He is even thought by some to be a literary man, having written a novel which can be found on the bargain counters in drug’ stores. * Here’s your great capitalist “culture” for you, published in a newspaper “for people who think,” a newspaper which was a leader in the attack on the Pacific Coast strikers, which leads the wolf- pack in scurvy attacks on the Soviet Union, which shrieks for a big Navy “Second to none.” As for Mr. Philip Wylie, to call him a prostitute wotild be to flatter him! TUNING Be A IN and Others ‘ay and Bragdiotti, Piano 10:15- A. WORsCurtent Evenits—H. FE. Read }C—Troopers Band -WEAF-—Bageball Resumé bs jorts Resume—Ford Frick WJZ—Gracé Hayes, Songs WABC—Beale Street Boys, Songs :15-WEAF—Gt 10: am wee ae le Orchestra " Non comedy, “ec an's Rendervous WdZ—Press- News a Beg San — - WEAF — ateurs—Sk yf) Btalde” the Road- Wopewnteman, Grete 1:20-WJZ—Jack Parker, Tehor Wiz meres Party louse Talk 7:30-WEAF—Human Bide of the Law — Willi i District Attor- gee Ra ore Cdunty “| STAGE and SCREEN Me EI seh aiacwn Holl wo nfergnée, on ity Planning nknown Soldier Speaks,” and Strike News At Acme “The Unknown Soldief Speaks,” sa ae ee ate y now pl al the Acme Theatte. This is a pic- ture that is different. Heré the spirit of the Unknown Soldier speaks and protests against the tragedy and the horror of war. The film also gives, for the first time, & graphic picture of the part played by the Négro soldier in the war. The production takes the audience through the entire course of the world war and shows much of the same spirit that brought on the conflict that exists today. James W. Ford, Communist can- didate for Vice-President in the last eléction, appears in the film | and comments on the picture. New sosnes of the San Francisco strike situation are being shown on the same program, 4:45- Mga Trapeet ans WOR ‘Neills—Ske Wie orenk pucks Adveritures WABC—Reake Carter, Commentator wie— Killér= we Concert Greh.; Frank Munh, ‘Ten ee 8:30-\. 1 Wilson, Soprano % King Or WO! OR “Somaemorstion Er omen . Me Merril Present Pat ancAmetlean 80: ciety, mead Others ‘JZ—Goldman Band Concert, Pros- Ww Sorgen, ‘Orchestra; Vivien estra; Le Mi iver Smith, Tenor §:00- Duluth: Symphony Orehes- i tra; Paul Le May, Conductor ‘WOR—Johnson Orchestra; Dave, Vine, ‘Comedian WsZ—Alice Mock, Soprano; Edgar Giesi, Post; Concert Orchestra WABC—George Vivot, Comedian §:30-WEAF—Dramati¢c Sketch C ichael Bartlett, Tenor imphony Orehéstra; Joser mbér_Orchesira dy Brown, violin WRAF—Operetta, Ploradora, with Gladys Swarthout, Soprano; John Dimitroff Hails World Struggle Agains DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, TUESDAY, JULY 24, 1934 Fascism in Letter to Barbusse, Rolland | “Fascism Wants to Turn Back the Wheels of History” Translated by SOMERSET LOGAN (The following letter original- ly appeared in Henri Barbusse’s journal, Monde, published in Paris. It was sent to Henri Batbusse ahd Romain Roiland, two of the most famous of con- temporary writers. George Dimi- ttoff’s heroism before the Nazi hafigmen is now a glorious page in working-class history. This letter to Rolland and Barbusse brings out some of those mag- nificent qualitiés which have en- deared Dimitroff to every class- conscious worker—The Trans- lator.) ees Dear Gomrade Romain Rolland and Henri Barbusse: Having at last had the oppor- tunity of studying the literature of the wotld-wide mass move- ment provoked by the Reichstag fire trial, I feel I must write you a few yords. These lines are ad- dressed to you personally—to you, whose courageous attitude against imperialist war and fascism I have followed with the greatest interest—as well as to the thou- sands of poets, artists and -scien- tists who have publicly aligned themselves with you in the course of this struggle. I am well aware that your in- tervention and that of your friends during the trial was not méfely in my behalf or in behalf of my fellow defendants. In whatever sector of the world dront we happen to be, wé fight against fascist savagery, we fight for Communism and thé Internation- al Ocmmunist; we participate in the mighty struggle for liberation to which we have dedicated our lives. The fact that the great stfugglés of the working masses recently in France and Austria have inducéd a good number of intéllectuals to join forces with the party of the workers fight- ing against fascist reactions, has confirmed my opinion that with Escape from the Nazis! The Sonnenburg Torture Camp Vint. Willi Kasper, a former member of | Parliament, who had a bad heart and a disease of the nerves, was compelled to “take charge” of the prisoners of the east wing. For 40 minutes they raced around the yard, while the Nazis watched eagerly for the slightest sign of revolt and handled their guns nervously. But luck was against them. The prisoners showed an inzomparable discipline. They wete possessed by but @ single thought: “Not one of uS must fall into the trap of these provocateurs.”” That evening the hospital was filled to overflowing. One of the guards there who still retained a bit of human feelifig made no secret of his indignation, and even sent a letter to the Home Office in which he accuséd thé warden of the camp, saying, among other things, that “there were more injections used in that one day than would ordinarily be uséd in A year.” It was not long after that some of the Nazis told the prisoners con- fidentially that the inscription upon the door of the dormitory was the work of one of the Nazis. When thé Black guards came to Sonnenburg, there was “discovered” upon the samé door another revo- lutionary inscription. This time, however, it Was written on the out- side of the door. The series of tor- tures, marching and racing began again. And again the Nazis told the prisoners confidentially that this also was the work of a Nazi who had been stupid enough to write it om the outside of the door. In September the third provoca- tion took place. This time it was charged that political discussions were held néar the water-pump. One of the political prisoners was said to have told his comrades: “It won't be very long before we will make the Nazis match around this same courtyatd.” One of the national-socialist pris- oners, a young doctor called Jung Marchand, who wanted to win the favor of the Nazis by denouncing the others, said that he himself had overheard political discussions neat the pump. A half dozen prisoners Were thrown into the torture cham- bets to be questioned. But )not one betrayed his comrades. Enraged at this third failure, Bruening proceeded with a furious \“forward march” treatment. Willi Kasper had a heart attack and had to be taken to the hospital on a strétcher. Many of the prisoners developed serious heart, nerve, and lung diseases as a result of this day's “training.” Von Ossietzki and Dr. Auslander, both very ill, were forced to carry on. * . Save Willi Kosper can never forget how strong and healthy Willi Kasder was when he arrived at Sonnerburg. ‘The very first day he was beaten in his cell and in the courtyard un- til he bled. When his wife, Toni, came to see him, she was struck dumb with horror at the changed, mutilated face of her husband. His face pale as wax, hair torn out. head covered with wounds, he stood by the wall of the prison and could not say a word. He was a svecial butt of the Na- ais. They compelled him to take over command of the other pris- oners and to lead them in their ex- ercises. They jeered at hin when- ever they saw him. He was held responsible for every political dis- cussion that was “discovered.” He you and your friends the cause of the proletariat is always para- mount. Fascism wants to turn back the wheels of world history. Fascism dations of cultural progress. It increases the misery of the labor- ing masses. It openly preaches the ‘ ee wr GEORGE DIMITROFF Heroic Bulgarian Commiinist, who was rescued from Nazi execu- tioners by world protest return to barbarism. What could intéfectuals expect of such a re- gime but a new decline of scien- tific research, of artistic creation, of technical achievement, and the worsening of the economic situa- tion of the intellectuals them- selves? The proletarian revolution lib- erates the masses from exploita- tion, clears all roads for rapid progress, and with the aid of |technique advances human mas- | tery over nature, thus making possible an unbelieveable devel- opment of creative forces. What I have already seen of the prog- ress of Socialist construction in the Soviet Union is new and positive proof of the immense was not left in peace for a single day, for a siigle hour. They made him race through the yard and the buildings continually, until he had an attack, after «which he spent weeks in the hospital. Then Nazis came to the hospital and said, “Kasper, why don’t you finish it all yourself? Why do you wait so long? Why do you compel us to dispatch the matter our- selves?” an suicide and ‘a warning. This had lasted for three-quarters, of a year when I escaped. Kasper’s face twitched nervously; it was lined with deep wrinkles. He was at Jeast ten years older than when he arrived. We all agreed that if this lasted much longer, Willi Kasper would not leave Sonnenburg alive. * * Delegations of Foreign Soarnalina Deceived EVERAL TIMES a month dele- gation of foreign journalists} arrived. Many of these are déle- gated by governments which are friendly towards the rule of Hitler and are supplied with government funds. But honest foreign delega- tioris also came. They were ac- companied, however, by employes of the Ministry of the Interior and the camp warden. These delega- tions were flagrantly hoodwinked. Often the journalists were told truth about the military drill. But they knew nothing of the tortures that take place in the cellar of the east and west wings. One delega- tion arrived without being an- nounced. Even they did not see the truth, since the name-cards on the cells had been turned blank side out, giving the impression that the cells were unoccupied. Some of the prisoners in the cellar heard Bruening say to the visitors, “In these cells, there are no prisoners, as you can see by the name-plates.” Bach time a delegation of jour- nalists is announced, all the men in the torture-chambers are trans- ferred to the upper floors, This practice is best shown by an ac- count of the visit of the French journalists, Jules Sauerwein, of Paris-Soir. Before his arrival, numerous in- structions were given. All the rooms were thoroughly cleaned. The escort from the Ministry iftro- duced Sauerwein to Bruening and then accompanied him from the small entrance to the camp to the small gate between the west wing and the prisoners’ quarters into the west court. He saw several of the men who were working in the court and many from the east wing. One of the Nazis in civil clothing Photographed Sauerwein with Bruening and the representatives of the Ministty. I remember in par- grey hair. hope this fellow doesn’t look at sec- tion two of the weest wing . . . the prisoners from the cellar are there... .” A few days before, a large num- ber of prisoners had been terribly beaten in the torture-chambers of the west wing. I ath sure that Sauerwein did not see the west wing, and when he inspected the cellar, there was no one there. ee eee try were talking excitedly with Sauerwein near the west wing, singing was suddenly heard from destroys systematically the foun- | the short time since my return to | perspectives which the victory of | invitation to commit | ticular that Sauerwein has very; During the inspection Bruening | said to his aide Knochel, “I only | the proletarian revolution opens to humanity. The bourgeoisie, stopping at no | calumny, no misinterpretation, will do everything to make trouble among the ranks of intellectuals interested in Socialism. The | Reichstag trial offers sufficient | evidence of this. The ruling class | will be helped in their ac- | tivities by the policies of Social- Democracy, pretending to want Socialism, but at the same time | Placing itself ideologically on the side of the bourgeoisie, and in every decisive moment actually opposing the revolutionary front of the working class. ‘We must not be alarmed over difficulties. Of course, you and your friends are not alarmed. To attain a great goal is worth the greatest hazards. And our liber- | the | | ation from the clutches of a German fascists shows that by straining all forces on a unified front, it is really possible to sur- mount great difficulties. The problem now is to bend every effort for the liberation of | the anti-fascist fighters still held | by the Nazis. I ain thinking | particularly of Ernst Thaelmann, the leader of the German Com- the east court. The Nazi in com-| mand there had probably not been | informed of the visit of the jour- nalists and Was going through the} ordinary routine of marching and singing. The sohg was “Oh Strass- burg,” a call of revenge composed by | the Nazis. Bruening turned pale, motioned | to one of his assistants who ran to| | the east court. Then the song! | “Wandering is a Miller’s Delight” | | Was substituted, and Jules Sauer- ; wein probably did not notice what) had happened around him. Siegmund . and Brtiening had) prepared several of the more com-| plaisant ptisoners for questioning by the journalists. These individ- | uals were carefully trained to go) into ecstasies over the good treat- ment they received in the camp. The delegations never learned | about the “medical treatment” in) the hospital. They were never told | that: the government of Hitler) spends only from 35 to 36 pfen-| nings (about 7 cents) per prisoner per day for all purposes in the} | camp. During interviews with the prom- | inent prisoners of the camp such as von Ossiétzki, Willi Kasper, Walter Stotcker, éte. the Nazis kept a most careful lookout. Had they made the slightest criticism of the camp, their bones would have been broken the next day. Noturally all interviews took place the presence of the Nazis. I am prepated for an open dis- cussion with all the journalists, writets and jurists who visited Son- nenburg to reconstruct any part of their inspections and to tell them exactly when and where their visits tok place and exactly how they were decieved and lied to by the Nazis, under the guidance of the | Home Office. Such interviews can be arranged through the Inteffa- tional Red Aid (I. L. D.) in Paris. (To Be Continued) SAN FRANCISCO STRIKE EM- PHASIZES LENIN’S TEACHING ON STATE Fighting to carry through the general strike against all the forces of ruling class government—sol- diers, police and vigilante thugs— few of the San Francisco long- | shoremen would dispute this char- acterization of the state by Lenin: “Every state, including the most) democratic republic, is nothing but a machine for the suppression of one ‘class by another.” This Marxist conception of the role of the state, which is being proved every day in the ever-fiercer class battlees throughout the United States, is developed at length by Lenin in his pamphlet, “The Paris Commune.” Out of | print for some time, the work is being republished in a revised trans- lation by International Publishers as No. 5 of the Little Lenin Library. The overthrow of the bourgeois | state apparatus does not at once! introduce classless society, Lenin shows. On the contrary, the pro- letarian revolution demands its own state machine for the suppression of the counter-revolutionary class, the bourgeoisie. “The proletarian state is the machine for the suppression of the bourgeoisie by the proletariat, and) such suppression is necessary be-| cause of the frenzied, desperate and | reckless resistance offered by the| | big landowners and capitalists, by! | the whole bourgeoisie and _ its! ILE the men from the Minis- | lackeys, by all exploiters, as soon as| New York, or from Workérs’ Library their’ overthrow, the expropriation | of the expropriators, begins.” The booklet is an all-important , | phisticated | two striking features. | for experimentation. | direct statement. The power of his |in the material will give it an im- Writers, Artists and Scientists Gave Aid In Fight munists, one of the finest and clearest minds among the Ger- man proletariat. All during my imprisonment in Germany and during the trial, I was coticerned about Comrade Thaelmann’s fate, and at the present time I cannot forget about him for a moment. You have done so much for us. It is imperative to do more for Ernst Thaelmann, because his deliverance will naturally be a far more difficult task. In our name and in the name of our International, I wish to express to you, dear Romain Rol- land and Barbusse, my deep tude, and I contemplate with joy the days wheh, once more shoul= der to shoulder, we shall face the common enemy You GEORG! Says " DIMITROFF. Unity of Purpose and Vigor Mark May-June Issue of “Left Front” LEFT FRONT, May-June, 1934. Organ of the John Reed Clubs of the Midwest. 10c. Reviewed by WALLACE PHELPS UR revolutionary literature is gtowing very rapidly. And it is | not confined to a few tetropolitan | | areas. For the first time a really | national literature, free from so- importations, is being given form by the many regional | revolutionary magazines, The latest number of Left Froni, | | the bi-monthly organ of the Joha Reed'Clubs of the Middle Wes:, has The issue as a whole is vigorous and direct. It has the punch And unity of pur. pose which shows that the editors and contributors are thoroughly | aware of their aims and of their | audience. They are evidently try-| ing to contribute to our hational | revolutionary literature by building} from the ground up. There is little | of the jazziness and pretentiousness in the magazine, which comes | from a juggling of ill-adapted forms and themes. The other encouraging feature is the predominance of younger | writers of very promising gifts, Pace | Setter, a story by Tom Butler, is an interesting variation of familiar worker themes. A tire-builder with his nose to the grindstone, produc- ing more than anybody else in the | shop, finally wears himself out, and wakens to the interests of the workers in the shop. This final | conversion mars the story some- | | what in that it is a little too linear, | too much like a resume of what | | might have happened. Mark Mar- | vin's recreation in Jorgen’s Folly of the wrecking of a machine in the 17th century because it would speed up production and throw workers | out of jobs, suggests the vast. room | It falls short | of its aims, however, because the | account is too literal. The char- acters do hot rise out of their historical setting. Edith Matgo continues her re- | portage of the unemployed strug- gles in Chicago. Her sketches are lucid and in places exciting, but her frequent absorption in details and in tactics serves to make the sketches simmer where they should | sizzle, Herbert Klein contributes a| section of a play of the South, John Henty “Bad Nigger,” which I un- derstand will soon be produced in| | New York. uri dee } ‘HE poetry and the criticism seem to be the weakest parts of the issue. The review of Farrell's The Young Manhood of Studs Lonigan by Herb Markson is sen- sitive enough to the evident virtues of the book, but Markson exag- gerates them and throws them out of perspective by failing to relate the book to the problems and achievements of revolutionary liter- ature in general. Similarly the re- view of The Great Tradition by Granville Hicks accurately sums up | | the contents of the book, but fails to cut through to the method Hicks employs—to its implications and to validity of Hicks’ use of it. Had this been done, the review would have been more helpful to readers, | writers, and critics. The poetry, in general, is not as| good as it might be. Several of the poems are easy writing by direct rhetorical statement. They do not show sufficient awareness of the problems of revolutionary poetry. H. H. Lewis’ poem is pedestrian without being popular. The form and images are loose, and the ref- erences remote and arbitrary, The | - two best poems are those by Pillin | and Wright. And Wright, too, suc- cumbs largély to the rhetoric of | poem is in the idea and not in the mood and images he uses to evoke the idea. Pillin is one of the most promising of our younger poets, | and one of the most experimental. But he has not yet achieved a bal- ance of idiom and theme. A word about the make-up. | the Eighth Party | thizer. & feachers’ Training Course At N. Y. Workers’ School We e “announced recently that a Teachers’ Training Course will be started at the Workers’ School in New York beginning with the fall term. So far about ten applicants came in. Within a be interviewed an resented to the School Com for consideration. In order to get the maximum re-\ sult of Buch a course it is neces- safy that the Section Committees should recommend comrade this course. The lack of comrades tfainéd to carry on educational work in the Party section of the Distr he need of political! redes, Here is an opportuhity for every sec‘ion to select one, two or three members who show inclination and ability for theoretical development and assign them for the Teachers’ Training Coutse. The class will meet either onve or twice a week for an hour ahd a half. This will net deprive the comrade of the opportunity for Party work. The section committees mus» bear in mind, however, that in assigning comrades for this course they should not overldad the comrade with too much work, that time must be provided for stu and reading. The importance of this work does not have to be stressed here. If we aré to carry the decisions of Convention into | life, the political development of | | our members is a most essential developed com- task. Every comrade who will/ complete the training course, who will do the work conscientiously, will be in a position to carry on the educational work in the section, district, etc. The Section committees should proceed. with sélection of comrades at once. In addition, we want other comrades to apply for this course. The requirements are 1. The comrade must be in the Party at least one year (exceptions can be made at the diseretion of the section committee or by the School Committee. 2, The comrade must present a statement from his unit as to his activity within the Party or mass organization. 3. Applications should be ac- companied by a brief biography of | the applicant. Final date | Aug. 7, is for applications National Training School Fund We are printing below a letter which Was sent to every unit of the Party some time ago. The let- ter speaks for itself. But in spite of the importance and the urgency of the problem the campaign is proceeding at a snail’s pace as far as the Units are concerned. We/| planned originally to begin the first National Training School in| September. It certainly canhno. be done without funds. Why are the} Units so slow? Snail's pace is in- compatible with the period we live in, We must increase the tempo of our work in every phase of our activity, Every unit must get busy, get the qtiota assigned. The quota | is from $1 to $5 per uhit; it is not | large and can be gotten without! | difficulty. Send all funds at once to A. Markoff, 35 E. 12th St., N. Y. ©. We also welcome individual donations from friends and sympa- thizets. | To All Units: “The resolution of the Eighth National Convention of the Party again emphasizes “the need of raising the political and theoretical level of’ the entire Party member- | ship. The training of new cadres | requires the more serious develop- | ment of district schools, week-end schools, particularly in the indus- | trial sections, and the strengthen: | ing of the National School.” “The Central Committee is a ing organizational measures to carry these decisions into life at once and therefore has decided to: 1, Open a school to train in-| structors. 2, Organize circuit schools. 3. Hold several National Train- ing Schools. 4, Build Workers’ the larger centers, The successful carrying out of} a this task will require the help of evety Party member and sympa- Every comrade devoted to the Party and showing ability in leadership should be promoted into & leading position in the Party. | This can only be accomplished if! the political and theorétical level Schools in| | days onl: | St. from 4 to 5:30 p.m Page Five t What’s Doing in the Worker Schools of the U. S. of the entire Party membership is raised, and if the comrades pro- moted into leadership are well equipped to give guidance in the struggles of th kers, poor farmers and the gro toiling masses To insure the real program of work, tfioney will be necessary. The Cen- tral Committee of the Party has decided to launch a drive for a $10,000 Fund to be used only to promote. and organize the educa tional activities of the Party and train new forces The Central Committee requests - unit take up t question, discuss Ways and means of how eash fit can contribute toward t d CENTRAL COMMITTEE, c. P., U. & Earl Browder, General Secretary. ation of this ge sum of Workers’ Schools at Camps Big Success The Summer Workers’ Schools #= Let Camp Nitgedaigeét and Camp ity are proving a tremendous success. This is the first season that permanent schools, under the wing of the New York Workers’ School have been attempted. Charles Alexander is the instruc» ~~ tor at Nitgedaiget and Leon Arne -- is the Unity School director. At both camps, classes are held in the open a Courses aré com- pleted in two weeks, although each session is a unit in itself. Statis- ties of attendance show that the percentage of those who drop out of Classes is insignificant. On the other hand, a number of campers who, because they come for a few cafinot register for the two weeks’ course, visit classes. The registration at the two camps nume bers well over a hundred. Count- ing visitors, the number is almost doubled. These classes and the weekly open is stimulate literature-- sales considerably, especially basic works like the Commuhist Mani- festo, the Marx and Lenin pam- phlets, ete. Each camp finds it easy to mobilize large numbers of campers to volunteer as salesmen, who help circulate the books and pamphlets. The Communist Party and Young Communist League units here follow up this work with systematic recruiting for Party and League with good results, The Workers’ Schools of other Districts should follow the example ‘of the New York Workers’ School for utilizing the camps for the political development of the masses, forut Lately, we have not received information regarding plans and activities of Workets’ Schools throughout the country, This column presents an opportunity for publicizing the various plans of the Workers’ Schools. We urge, therefore, every Workers’ School to send news and infor- mation mote frequently. | Harlem School Holds Summer Cultural Courses HARLES BURROUGHS of the John Reed Club will lecture on “The Revolutionary Theatre Move- ment in the U.; 8.” on Wednesday at 7:30 pm. and Otto Hall will lecture on “The Negro During Ré- construction Period” on Thursday night at 7:30 at the Harlem Work- ers’ School, 200 W. 135th St., Room 214-A. a These lectures are part of the series being given during this sea-™ son on the subjects of “Proletarian Drama and History of the Negro In America.” Mike Gold, James Allen | and Herbert Klein, playwright, will Speak at the school every Wednes- day and Thursday evening until Aug. 16. : The diréctor of the school is Comrade Williana Burroughs, and- all further information may be se- ctifed from the school office at 200 W. 135th St. WHAT’S ON TUESDAY TALK ON “The Frisco Genéral Strike. Why No Strike in Soviet Russia,” by Joha'~-- tam, 1401 Jerome Ave., Bronx, cor. 170th 8:30 p.m. Dancing to follow. Admis- fish’ free, ‘Auspices: Mt. Eden Fourth - zi Race Theories,” by Dre - n, of Columbia University. at National Student League, 114 W. 14th Adm. 15¢, WEDNESDAY — LECTURE “Negro Problems,” by J. | Ford, Instructor at the Workers School at National Stident League, 114 W. 14th “> t., from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Adm. 5c, “NEW THEATRE film showings. Thee rictous films. Showings at 7 afid 9:30 p.m. New School, 66 W. 12th St. Adm, 35c. Auspices: New Theatre Magazine. SHOWING of Soviet anti-war fi “Sniper.” Also “Bloody Memo: in Los Angeles” and Chaplin com! and Photo Leagué, 12 E. 17th St ing from 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Set July 28th, Adm. 20¢. AMUSE MENTS Spécial Added Feature —— ACME THEATRE, 14th JAMES W. FORD | “THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER SPEAKS” | The Horror of War and Appeal for Peace ’Frisco Strike News Communist Leader Bb Comments on Street and Union Square Though this has been improved in| the last issue, Left Front is still! a little confusing to readers, be- cause of the splitting up of re- views and stories, and the use of | columns in newpaper fashion. If I seem to be a little too critical | in this review, it’s because I believe that the future of Left Front is promising, and that improvement portant place among revolutionary magazines, item in every worker's education. 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