The Daily Worker Newspaper, August 31, 1934, Page 6

Daily QW (GUETERL ORGAN CONNHENIET PARTY 5.4 (SECTION OF COMMUNIST MITEREATIOMAS: “America’s Oniy Working Class Daity Newspaper” FOUNDED 1924 PUBLISHED DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY, BY THE COMPRODAILY PUBLISHING CO., INC., 50 E. 15th Street, New York, N. ¥. Telephone: ALgonquin 4 - 7 Cable Address New Washington Bureau 94 14th and F St., Wai Midwest Bureau: 101 5: “Daiwork, Room Teleshone: Dearborn 39° Subscription Rates: a Bronx) year, $6.00 By Mail: (except M 3 nd te z 6 months, $3.50; 3 $2.00; 1 month, 0.75 cont a | Manhattan, Bronx, a oe Canada: 1 year, 9 00; 3 $3.0 ey carriers Weekly nts; monthly, 78 cents FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1934 —————————O Garment Industry Strike Issues OINING in the great textile strike move- ment and adding force and strength te the struggle of the workers who weave the cloth are the workers in the cotton garment industry. Strike sentiment has reached such heights among the garment workers that leaders of the International Ladies Garment Work- ers Union and the Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America have been forced to declare in favor of a strike. Mr. David Dubinsky, president of the LL.G.W.U., pressed by demands for strike action on all sides, has formally gone on record for a strike to com- mence about October 1. Dubinsky’s policy is one of delay. He is attempting to put the action off as long as possible and in the meantime maneuver to halt it. Dubinsky’s policy is to divide the gar- ment workers from the rest of the employes in the cloth industry and thus weaken their struggles. In Philadelphia, however, the sentiment for strike had reached such a high pitch that the leaders, in order to save their faces, were compelled to repeat the sentiment of the membership and call for a united strike at once with the textile workers. The LL.G.W.U. and the United Textile Workers Union have set up a joint council for united strike action to begin at once. This places before the rank and file of the garment unions some important tasks. First, they must, through the organization of rank and file committees defeat Dubinsky’s plan to delay the strike until October. The rank and file should demand that all the garment workers unions come out on strike with the textile workers. Such a strategy will strengthen the fight of the workers in both industries. The plan of the rank and file should be for one united strike under the leadership of a united rank and file strike com- mitt Secondly, in Philadelphia, where the rank and file have forced the strike issue, the workers should see to it that the strike is carried on with joint action of the workers of the U.T.W.U. and the cotton garment industry and that the policy of militant mass picketing is established. The question of demands is very important. Leaders of the unions say that they will fight for the recent Roosevelt garment code amendments. The garment code amendments, while they cut the hours for both week workers and piece workers, do not call for an increase in wages to meet the 27 per cent rise in the cost of living. The piece workers would receive a cut in income through the code amendment provisions, even though it cuts the hours and raises the price per piece. A 10 per cent decrease in hours, along with a 10 per cent increase in the price per piece is in reality a cut in weekly wages at a time when living costs are mounting. Demands of the workers must be increased wages to meet the rise in the cost of living. The demands of the workers for shorter hours is correct and the rank and file performed a great act when they forced their leaders to go on record for strike action. One of the most important trade union demands is the demand for shorter hours. But along with the demand for shorter hours must go the demand for wage and piece work increases to meet the rising cost of living. Lehman ‘Promises’ Social Insurance PEAKING at the convention of the State Federation of Labor in Buffalo yesterday, Governor Lehman promised “unemployment insurance that will be a benefit to all, employer and worker alike.” Governor Lehman, who on July 31 told spokesmen of the United Action Conference on Work, Relief and Unemployment, who had gone to Albany to demand the passage of the Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill by the State tha ou'll neither get that nor any other insurance,” has, backed the New York State Byrne Bill in the past. The Byrne Bill, an unemployment “reserves” bill, which was passed by the New York State Senate, would bar benefits to any worker who has “lost his employment by joining a strike not-caused by @ breach of agreement on the part of the employer” —clearly a strikebreaking clause. Under its terms, no worker, regardless of the length of his unemployment, would receive benefits for more than sixteen weeks, “Most important, the Byrne Bill completely ex- cludes from its benefits the millions of workers at present unemployed, and also all farm workers, =2vernmental employes and professional workers. Finally, if passed, and a similar fake bill will probably be revived in the New York State Legis- lature next year, it will not become operative until one year after passed—until such time as “reserves” are built up. Compare this strikebreaking “reserves” bill, which has the unqualified support of Lehman, with the Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill. The Workers’ Bill, endorsed and supported by millions of workers throughout the country, provides that the present unemploy@d will receive immediate benefits upon the passage of the Workers’ Bill. All workers, without discrimination, regardless of the length of their unemployment, the aged, sick, part-time workers, expectant mothers will receive benefit payments for the entire period of unemploy- ment and at the expense of the bosses and their government. Only the Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill Answers all the requirements of the chief immediate j a q orker | | nist Perty. need of the entire working cless population—for immediate unemployment insurance. The workers’ answer to Lehman’s demagogy hould be increased mass pressure for the Workers nemployment and Social Insurance Bill, and sup- port for the Communist Party, which initiated and led the fight for this bill. Relief Cuts Under the Tax Plan ONSIDERING one factor alone, the amount of money to be raised for re- lief under the tax plan submitted yester- day to the Laws Committee of the Board of Aldermen by big business interests in New York City, a threat of drastic relief cuts is held out for the jobless. Under this “Merchants’ Relief Tax Plan,” $43,500,000 would be raised for relief during the coming year. With the present number on the relief lists, which Welfare Commissioner Hodson has predicted will rise 25 per cent during the com- ing Winter, the city now spends $4,500,000 a month. LaGuardia and Hodson have both characterized this amount as “inadequate,” yet the Merchants’ Tax Plan would mean cutting yearly relief expen- ditures by $10,500,000 in the face of a rising relief demand. In the name of “municipal economy,” big busi- ness proposes “unification of the city subway system at a saving of $10,000,000 a year,” this sum to be applied to relief. Yet this sum must come from somewhere. It would mean the firing of many present subway employes, adding new thousands to the city’s growing army of unemployed. But, actually, to tie up “subway unification” with unemployment relief is nonsense. It will not be carried through this year. So this item of $10,000,000 only serves as the flowers for a set of proposals designed to drastically cut unemployment relief. Issuance of bonds for the financing of relief funds, the second point in the tax program of big business, means more millions into the coffers of the bankers, A tax of one-tenth of 1 per cent on all business doing a gross business in excess of $15,000 yearly, instead of $5,000 as LaGuardia proposes, the third point on the tax program of the big business group, would seem to be a concession to the small business element. Actually, it is designed to take the burden off those who can well afford to pay. The big income group would pay one-tenth of 1 per cent instead of one-half of 1 per cent, They thus hope to save millions for themselves with the support of small business elements for whom they would soon find other means of taxation. And here the figures which the big business men quote are open to question. This tax on business, they state, will net $16,000,000 annually. Yet, by their own admission, the present tax on business, which is levied at one-half of what they propose, brought in only $3,500,000. Here lies another relief cut for the jobless. The jobless agree with Mayor LaGuardia when he declared that the present relief situation is “serious.” They differ, however, on the manner of raising the necessary funds. He wishes to put the burden on the masses and on small business. The Communists propose to tax the rich. Taxation must be levied; but new, untouched fields must be opened. Taxation on the large sala- ries, the enormous profits of the corporations and the public utilities operating in the city, on the large realty holdings, and cessation of payments to the bankers under the terms of the Bankers Agree- ment will raise the necessary funds for financing relief. A Way to Fight Fascism J ABOR in America, as throughout the world, is now facing the most serious struggles in its entire history. Advocation of Communist principles in California is being considered by the ruling class as a state crime. Fascist organizations of business men are pressing for the outlawing of the Communist Party. Resolutions have been passed in the Golden State proposing death and banishment for Com- munists and honest labor leaders. Government “investigations” of Communist ac- tivities are under way in California and New Jersey and are in preparation in Illinois, William Green, president of the American Feder- ation of Labor, has opened a drive in which he will attempt to oust’ Communists and militants from the unions. The bloody sword of fascism now hangs on a slender thread like the sword of Damocles over the American labor movement. Everything that is pro- gressive and good in society is threatened by the gory hand of reaction. With this drive against the Communist Party, and labor in general, being intensified in all sections of the country by the fascist forces, the war mongers and other agents of reaction, support of the drive for $60,000 to establish a bigger and better Daily Worker becomes clearly one of the most important tasks confronting the working class. It is the Daily Worker that continually and uncompromisingly exposes the source of the fascist attack and its aims. It is the Daily Worker that leads the fight against reaction—that is uniting all forces of labor, showing the way to defeat growing fascism. The fascist forces hate the Daily Worker because it is fighting for the working class, the ruined farmers, the oppressed Negro masses. The fight against all anti-labor forces must be spread to involve hundreds of thousands of fresh forces of labor. To make this fight successful, the Daily Worker in enlarged and greater editions must be spread among new sections of American toilers, By supporting the $60,000 drive and making it an early success, we will be able to spread through a new and more popular Daily Worker the message of the struggle against fascism and for the right of labor to organize to these sections of workers who are ready to join the struggle, Fight fascism by becoming an active collector and giver to the Daily Worker financial drive. Join the Communist Party 38 EAST 12TH STREET, NEW YORK, N. Y. Piease send me more information on the Commu- { NAME. | Mess or social. Says Winkler DAILY WORKER, NEW YORK, FRIDAY, AUGUST 31, 1934 \Nazis Issue New Orders Against Jews | 3,000,000 Copies of| Anti-Semitic Regula- | tions Are Distributed BERLIN, Aug. 30.—Orders for a more intensified drive against Jews in Germany were issued today by Rudolf Hess, Hitler’s chief deputy, and mentioned as chosen by Hitler } to replace him in the event of “ab- | sence or death.” The anti-semitic campaign oeders | were printed in 3,000,000 copies and | are being distributed to Nazi Party | members and close sympathizers. | Hess strictly prohibits any rela- | tionship whatever of Nazi Party | members with Jews, whether busi- The tone of the or- der is so worded as to provoke a} new series of pogroms, and to still further lower the economic and | political status of the Jews. | The order is issued at a time} when hunger is spreading rapidly throughout Germany and is cal- culated to deflect discontent with the Nazis to hatred of the Jews. HeimwehrMen Paid by Italy, PRAGUE, Czechoslovakia, Aug. 30. —Charges that Mussolini has heav- ily financed Austria’s Heimwehr Fascist forces since 1929 through Prince Ernst von Starhemberg, were made here today by Franz Winkler, former Austrian Vice-Chancellor. He also charged Austrian bankers paid the Heimwehr leader $5,000 monthly to fight Communism, Winkler declared Italian Fascism has a firm grip on the Schussnig government, anr particularly on the | Heimwehr Fascist army. | The fugitive vice-chancellor speci- | fied Mussolini turned over to Prince | von Starhemberg $1,000,000 since | 1929 to strengthen Italian hege- mony over Austria. He also added | the Vatican supplied money to yon | Starhemberg to aid him in the ‘fight against the Nazis and Ger- | man Anschluss (union with Ger- | many). | “Von Starhemberg also received | from Chancellor Schober of Aus- tria for a period of two years $5,000 monthly from a fund put up by Austrian bankers to fight Com- munism,” Winkler said. Japan Prints ‘Lies on Soviet Railway Offe (Special to the Daily Worker) MOSCOW, Aug. 30 (By Wireless). —How the Japanese-Manchurian authorities distort the details of the Soviet proposals for the sale of the Chinese Eastern Railway is exposed by TASS, official Soviet news agency. The TASS statement declares: “The published statements of the Japanese-Manchurian side exactly repeat the figures of the TASS statement of August 18. These fig- ures and facts, however, are in- terpreted very subjectively and one- sidedly, attempting to prove that the Japanese-Manchurian side manifested complaisance during the negotiations. “They attempt to lead public opinion to think that the Japanese- Manchurian side offered for the C. E. R. not 120,000,000 yen but 170,- 000,000 yen. “This last figure is derived by adding 50,000,000 yen compensation which must be paid to Soviet and Manchurian employees of the rail- road in case of their dismissal. It is quite clear that the dismissal or non-dismissal of employees of the railroad, following sale thereof, is the concern of the new owner of the railroad—Japan-Manchuria, which naturally must bear the ex- pense of compensation connected with dismissals. “It is also clear that similar ex- penses in no way may compose part of the price for the C. E. R.” | | r | Nazis Move to Oust All Young Workers As Production Drops BERLIN, Aug. 30.—A drive to oust all young unmarried office workers and unskilled factory laborers under 25 years of age from their jobs was undertaken by the Nazi authorities here today. October 1 has been set as a deadline for dismissal of these young workers. The reason given for this drastic step to deliberately plunge hun- dreds of thousands of youth onto the streets is that older unemployed workers with families will be put in their place, The real reason, however, is the fact that because of the shutting down of many German industries due to lack of raw ma- terials and the worsened economic cae the young are slated to suffer tb. very few exceptions are made such as support of one or more dependents, certain apprentices, for- aa soldiers, and “loyal Nazi war- lors.” Fifty Jobless Workers Demonstrate in Italy | ROME, Aug. 30.—At Rio Saliceto | (Emilia), over 50 unemployed work- | ers organized a demonstration in the largest square of the town, shouting “We want bread and! work.” The unemployed, and the small holders, ruined by the high taxes, are in a state of great in- dignation all over this district, i | TWO KINDS OF STRETCHOUTS How Mr. Jones, Negro Editor, to ‘Save’ Liberia Proposes | Ps Haywood Declares Plan xo doubt, term the “dictation of Reveals Would Tighten Grip of Wall Street By HARRY HAYWOOD IL Mr. William N. Jones, one of the editors of the Baltimore Afro- American, in an article appearing in his paper (Aug. 11) takes sharp issue with the Communist estimate of his so-called “Save-Liberia movement.” That estimate was made in detail in my report to the Eighth Convention of the Commu- nist Party. (This report was later published in pamphlet form under the title “The Road to Negro Lib- eration.”) It will be recalled that in this re- port the plan of Mr. Jones known as the Liberian-American Plan of Co-operation was characterized as an instrument of American im- perialism, calculated to tighten the grip of Wall Street and Harvey Firestone on the Liberian people. Mr. Jones takes vigorous excep- tion to what he terms the “careless statements” which I make concern- ing his co-operation with George Padmore, expelled renegade from Communism. Jones admits, how- ever, the essential facts: That he had a lengthy conversation with Padmore, and that he and Mr. Padmore agreed quite well on the question of Liberia. He makes much of the fact that this discus- sioh took place, not, as I said, while he was on his way from Liberia to America, but instead while he was on his way from America to Liberia. Now what possible difference can it make to the Liberian masses whether the plans for their betrayal were made on Mr. Jones’ trip there of on Mr. Jones’ trip home? Mr, Jones—“Revolutionary Marxist” Mr. Jones in his article hotly de- nies that his plan is against the interests of the Liberian masses. He denies that the plan is “in any way linked up with imperialism.” He denies that it represents a re- treat from the program of revolu- tionary struggle, or that it means, in practice, support for American imperialism and its native hangers- on, He denies also that as far as the American Negroes are con- cerned, it is a new and more subtle edition of Garvey’s Back-to-Africa program. But this is not all. Mr. Jones not only denies all these accusa- tions—but he actually lays claim to being a Marxist. “I am a Marxist,” he says, “and believe in revolution- ary struggle.” But in the same breath, Mr. Jones, with apparent naivete, would have us believe that his Save-Liberia scheme has no connection with politics, whether imperialist of Communist. Oh no, his plan is merely an “emergency measure backed by a group of friends of Liberia,” who have as their sole motive “to save it (Liberia) in a grave and impending emergency.” Having meade this “defense,” Mr. Jones now takes the offensive against his Communist critics. He attempts to divert the question from his own desertion of the struggle for the liberation of the Negro people, by a “subtle” attack on the Communist Party. Thus Mr. Jones will have us know that although a “revolutionary Marx- ist,” friendly to Communism, and | having “respect” for at least “some of the principles of the Communist Party and even some of its lead- ers,” (1) what he calls the “goose-step tac- tics” of the Communis: leaders in this country. These tactics, he goes on to say, “make it necessary to dot every ‘i’ and cross every ‘t’ with Moscow ideology.” Mr, Jones will not be bound by what he would, ‘ |that of | driver, land-thief and recruiter of he emphatically rejects | Moscow.” Brushing aside for the time be- ing—because space will not allow us to deal with them in this article— the slanderous implications of this statement, we comment now only upon the gist of Mr. Jones’ asser- tions, which are in effect that he will not accept the guidance and decisions of the world leadership of the revolutionary movement, the Communist International. “Independent” Mr. Jones “The very freedom,” continues Mr. Jones, “which motivates me in not being a slave to the Republican and Democratic parties, when they fail to represent my ideal, would keep me from being a slave to the Communist Party or any other Party.” Mr. Jones, the “revolu- tionary Marxist,” further stipulates that he does “not believe that Com- munism is the last word in human relations. There will come some movement even better some day than even the dictatorship of the proletariat, as administered by Stalin. When it comes, if I were living, I would not hesitate to turn from Communism to it. In other words, I shall never be a slave to any party.” (My emphasis.—H. H.) We have at the moment no time to analyze all the confusion con- tained in these statements of Mr. Jones. Let'us rather get down to the issues involved in the imme- diate controversy—that is, to the question of Liberia and how to achieve its freedom. Is it true that Mr. Jones’ plan has no connection with politics? That its sponsors are motivated solely by the noble and humane desire to save Liberia? Mr. Jones makes much ado about his “political independence.” He will not “be a slave to any Party.” From this sublime state of imagined in- dependence, Mr. Jones looks down upon the vulgar strife of parties and classes, from which he feels himself happily detached. Mr. Jones is an independent man! Let us examine this “non-par- tisan” position. Let us see where the “independent” Mr. Jones lines up on the question of Liberia. Mr. Jones innocently claims that his only motive is to save Liberia. Now this problem of saving Liberia is one in which we Communists are vitally concerned. But for whom to save Liberia For the money Jords of Wall Street? Or for the Liberian masses? That is the ques- tion. Mr. Jones lays claim to being a “revolutionary Marxist.” Mr. Jones should then know that it is con- tingent upon a Marxist, in the working out of any program, to base himself upon a precise estimation of the alignment of class forces in a given situation. Class Forces in Liberia What is the alignment of class forces in the Liberian situation? There are: 1. The imperialists powers: American imperialism, represented mainly by Harvey Firestone, which | at present controls the chief eco- | nomic and financial resources of the country. We have also British and French imperialism, striving— through the League of Nations—to expand their interests in Liberia and increase their share of the plunder. 2. The native upper classes—the small capitalists, occupied chiefly as traders, plantation owners and gov- ernment officials, aligned with the native chiefs. These classes are represented by the Barclay Gov- ernment in Monrovia. Their role is local policeman, slave- forced labor for American and other imperialist interests in Li- beria. 3. The toiling ‘masses, the in- digenous population numbering about 2,000,000, the overwhelming majority in Liberia, suffering under the cruelest yoke of the imperialist Padmore, Renegade, and W. N. Jones slave-drivers and their native lack- eys. Such is the present relationship of class forces in the so-called “In- it not clear that without revolu- tionary struggle for the overthrow of America and all foreign impe- rialism, together with their native henchmen, there can be no talk about the freedom of Liberia? Is it not likewise clear that the only force, ablé to carry through this fight are the native toilers, the colonial slaves, who have already engaged in heroic and stubborn Struggles against the system of colonial plunder and slavery, the robbery of the native lands, the crushing taxes, the humiliating pass-laws? It is in the hands of these native toilers, supported by the revolutionary moyement throughout the world, that the sal- vation of Liberia rests. This program of revolutionary struggle by the toiling masses, native agents, flows out of any the Liberian situation. It is clear that any plan for saving Liberia must first of all give unconditional support to this heroic struggle of the Liberian toilers. Plan Aids Imperialists Does the Liberian-American Plan, fathered by Jones and Padmore, fulfill this requirement? Does the Plan call for unconditional support of the native toilers of Liberia in their struggle for freedom? Does it call for an uncompromising fight against foreign imperialism? In a word, will this plan, if put into prac- tice, save Liberia for the Liberian masses? The answer is that the Liberian- American Plan is designed to bolster up a corrupt and tottering native government, whose interests are bound up with the interests of the foreign slave-drivers, The plan plays into the hands of the Amer- ican imperialists. The plan would tighten the chains of slavery more cruelly upon the Liberian toilers. And by creating illusions about’ the Possible solution of the Negro ques- tion in America through Utopian schemes of economic advancement on the African continent, the plan —in this respect a subtle edition of Garveyism—tends to divert the masses of American Negroes from revolutionary struggle against their oppressors. These contentions we shall prove in tomorrow’s article. (Continued Tomorrow) Many Socialist Groups Write to Paper in Spain MADRID, Spain, Aug. 30— | “Mundo Obrero,” Communist news- paper here, daily publishes resolu- tions from Socialist and reformist workers, expressing their agreement with the proposals made by the ae Party for unity of ac- ion. These proposals were rejected by the executives of the Socialist Party, the Socialist youth and the reformist trade union federation, Among the organizations accepting the proposals of the Communist |Party are the General Workers’ Unicn and the Small Holders’ Union of Caceres, which counis 300 members and is affiliated to ‘he re- formist Trade Union Cenier. union has called a meeting, and has invited as speakers the leader of the Socialist Party and of the reformist trade unions, Largo Ca- ballero, and Jesus Hernandez of the Communist Party. Besides this, a Link Between! dependent Republic of Liberia.” Is | against foreign imperialism and its | honest and realistic examination of | Favoring United Front The’ On the World Front HARRY GANNES. ‘By Communist Propaganda Via Acid, Dogs, String |A Book on Dimitroff | | MVHE ingenuity and boldness | of Communist propaganda in Germany increases with the tempo of the growing fight against Fascism. Re- cently, some of the largest stores in Berlin have had to have their front plate glass windows removed. They were covered with irremovable Communist sloggps- “Release Ernst’ Thaelmann!” “D & | with Fascism!” “Long Live a * |iet Germany!” § | * . . : HE Hitler bloodhounds ard their wits end, over their fa + |to find the workers responsible. | technique is simple and effect A specially constructed stamp | made with a chamber that cove the lettering with an acid-chemica A casual window-shopper peers in at the store display. He leans against the window at several places for a few moments and Walks away, There is not a trace of his contact ‘ | with the window. In half an hour, | deeply bitten into the glass appear | the slogans, and nothing can ree | move them short of destroying the plate glass, | eee ey | ROM Berlin we receive the report of the following instances of | Communist propaganda: The Enraged Nazi The whole street knew this Nazi official, an anti-Communist of the worst type, with a frightfully irri- table temper. He had to be given | something to remember. One fina | morning, after reading the Hitler | press that was all well in this Fas< | cist country, he goes to open the window and notices a cord hanging down over the window with a small stone tied to the end. The stone | knocked against the window pane, ; and the Nazi official, sure that | Someone was playing him a trick, | seized the string and gave it a vigorous pull, Immediately a shower | of small leaflets follow the cord, | The passersby, hastening to work, | snatch up the leaflets. The Nazi has let loose a hail of morning greet- ings with the inscripttions: “Save Thaelmann!” “Fight with the Com- | munist Party of Germany!” “Long live Soviet Germany!” His rage does not prevent scores of workers from Picking up the leaflets. oe 8 The Dog HS owner is a National Socialist, still the dog was not averse to accepting a few chunks of meat from strangers, and raised no ob- jection to being decorated with a paper coat. After a brief detention, he is set free again. * . * HE rushes down the street barking, looking for his houndish master. The people on the street stand and gaze at his coat, which is gaily painted. A police sergeant neariy freezes in horror. Could he trust his eyes? “Release Ernst Thaelmann and fight with the Communist Party!” A wild chase commences for the dog who runs all the harder, He is finally caught, deprived of his coat, and his identity is estab= lished by his license as belonging to a trusted Nazi. He, the faithful Nazi henchman, proved to own a dog which carries on Communist agita- | tion! | ae: Oe | Please Pull! fd many of the gardens throughout |* Berlin, a cord runs up to and along the sidewalk, to which is at- tached a piece of paper on which there is the message: “Please pull!” If the instructions are obeyed, out of the soft earth comes a-bundle of Communist leafiets, * gear ite Publishing office of foreign workers in the Soviet Union will soon issue a book entitled, “Georgt Dimitroff,” in several languages, We hope one of these languages is English, as the description of the book promises that it will be of the greatest interests to thousands of workers who breathlessly followed Dimitroff’s brilliant defense against his threatening Nazi executioners, The author is Comrade Stella Blagoyeva, daughter of the well- known Bulgarian revolutionist, D. Blagoyey. jen eee Ame material on the life of Dimitroff was made available for the book. The author had many conversations with Comrade Dim- itroff since his release from the fascist prison. The second half of the book is devoted entirely to the Leipzig trial, and relates Dimitroff’s historical stand in court and his defiant exposure of the fascist provocations that ‘nearly caused Goering to burst a blood vessel. The book has a number of illustra- tions. Comrade Demitroff’s final speech at the trial is given in full. | * |Nazi’s Foes Increase, | Swiss Paper Declares BASLE, Switzerland, Aug. 30. The “National Zeitung” here writes “Nothing has changed with regard to facts at home and abroad. Oc- tober confronts us, and two months ago the president of the Reichs- bank, Dr. Schacht, stated to the ambassador of one of the great Powers: ‘In October the economic catastrophe will begin.” Nothing is changed, the unprecedented for- eign political isolation remains, and a whole world of opponents re- mains, rejecting the Third Realm _ with ever increasing indignation, as a intellectual and spiritual chal- lenge.” large group of typographical work- ers, belonging the reformist trede union center in Caceres, have Joined the united action movement of the Communist Party,