The Daily Worker Newspaper, October 5, 1934, Page 5

CHANGE | — WORLD! —— By MICHAEL GOLD JLYIN-GENEVSKY, a veteran Bolshevik, has written an interesting pamphlet which describes the stirring, difficult days in Russia just before the Soviets under Lenin took the power. During these crucial months this comrade was the editor of the Bolshevik newspaper which Circulated among the soldiers. It was a most important task, and the newspaper was vefy sticcessful and popular. It played a great role in organizing the soldiers against the imperialist war and for the Soviet regime. A newspaper is one of the chief weapons of a working-class move- ment, It is interesting to study the reasons that madé this soldiers’ paper in Petrograd so popular. To begin with, two-thirds of its contents, according to the editor, consisted of letters from soldiers in the trenches on the various fronts, or in barracks in the Ruésian cities. They told of their hardships, the hunger and filth that they endured, the cruelty of the Czarist officers, and of their longings to be free of all this Horror, and back on their ¥ peasant farms. They groped toward a politica] understanding of the causes of their vast misery. They asked many questions of Lenin’s party. These questions were answered in the paper, point by point; it was rooted in the mass, and expressed intimately their daily life and struggles. It gave them leadership in every situation, however seem- ingly minor. This papér, “Soldiers’ Truth,” never forgot to be con- crete. It didn’t lose itself in those large abstractions into which some of the windy Hamlets fall as into an empty gulf. Theory without practise leads to exactly nothing. This soldiers’ paper never took its feet out of the mud where its readers lived. * * . A Newspaper Problem UT practice without theory also can lead to futility. We have seen many examples of this in recent history. It was the false theory of Socialists like Kautsky and Bauer that led the Germans and Austrian workers into the trap of Nazism, even though these workers were brave and ready for action. The soldiers’ paper constantly educated its readers in Communist theory. And here is where an amusing note creeps into the editor’s narrative. For this man had a mania for simplicity in language. He knew that millions of these peasant soldiers had never had 4 college educa- tion. In order to talk to them, it was necessary to be plain as a peasant. One must avoid the mandarin language they Rad never heard, One must not sit high on one’s mountain of words and ideas and expect them to make a sacred pilgrimage to one’s temple. So everything that went into the paper that had to do with theory or politics was carefully writtén.in soldiers’ words. The determined editor made that his main job. And it brought him, as he relates, into many a conflict with some of the more academic leaders among the Communists. They resented having their pet two-dollar words eliminated. The matter came up as far as the Central Committee of the Communist Party. Here was an editor who daréd to edit his paper for the workers, and not for the intellectuals. Communists with strong intellectual bias felt this as a blow to their pride in long two-dollar words. But the Central Committee sustained the daring editor. * Pleading for Mercy E ARE having this problem in América. Time and again, weary workers have written to the Daily Worker and other Communist Journals pleading for mercy. They were tired of being forced to read with a dictionary. Some of them didn’t own dictionaries, and had to give up reading; others complained that even the dictionaries failed to explain some of the curious language found in the Daily. Last week a cartoon by a worker appeared in the Daily which beautifully summed it all up. Wall separating the Communist Party from the American workers, This formidable wall was made up of great stone blocks, and each block was one of those terrific words like hegemony, fascization, periphery, functionary, liquidation, bourgeoisification, activization, and so forth. In the greatest crisis Amética has ever seen, the workers are desperately searching for a way out, and they come to us asking for bread, and we give them these worthless, indigestible stones. There is no doubt of it, this inability to talk to the workers has now gone beyond the problem of rhetoric. It has become a major political problem, as the cartoonist pointed out. There are many organizers of the Communist Party who are still incapable of making a simple speech on Communism that an audience of non-Communists will understand. How can a movement grow when its education is conducted in what is often like a foreign language to the mass of people? . A Brake on Progress MUST not be too extreme in our sélf-cirticism, of course. Theré has been a great improvement in the use of this basic tool of speech and communication during the past year.. Certainly when Earl Browder or Clarence Hathaway and dozens of other leaders write or speak, one finds clarity, precision and strength in their rhetoric. Bloor needs no one to instruct her in the fine art of reaching the heart and mind of the American worker and farmer. There are hundreds, yes thousands of Communist bees at work daily in the field of organization who are close to the mass. But there are the others, and they are a brake on progress. And what is worse, there is a tradition of this kind of thing, a hangover from the factional days of the Communist Party, when it was afflicted with members who thought of it as some kind of secret religion. This tradition still affects most of us, and the effort of resisting it 4s itself a form of waste of energy. There are other reasons for this disease of verbalism. One of them I believe, is sheer laziness, Many of our speakers and writers find it easier to use the cliches and avoid any kind of original thought. Another motive is vanity. The shorter words seem too plebian, and these Comrades want to make a thundéring impression of profundity. Another motive is a fear of vulgarization. Théy believe simplicity means talking to the workers. Still another motive is the sectarian fear that unless one has crowded all the long economic and philosophic words into a speech, one is perhaps deviating. Lenin, the greatest political mind of our century, had none of this unhealthy fear of the masses. He was not too proud to address them directly in the folk-speech. His burning manifestos and appeals might well be made models of rhetoric by some of us. Where the Jogicai structure is sound, one doesn’t need the flimsy decoration of long Latinical words. Lenin knew this, and the Russian masses could follow him. Simplicity of speech doesn’t ean vulgarization. We do not need to adopt the wretched style of the tabloid papers. It happens that the genius of American speech lies in a laconic simplicity. Even the professors of English acknowledge this; and we can go to popular writers like Mark Twain for our style, rather than to the tabloids. Yes, here is a political question of high importance. We are a Party of teachers. We teach the masses, not only through deeds, but through the words that must explain the deeds. And these words should not be fuzzy, vain or obscure; they cannot be a secret jargon; they must: be clear as sunlight and flexible as tempered steel. It is time to study this question. * * * * . Contributions received to the credit of “Change the World” in its Socialist competion with Harry Gannes and the Medical Advisory Board in the Daily Worker $60,000 drive. Quota, $500. Anonymous ... . $ 2.00 Previously received . 45.68 $47.68 The cartoon showed a gréat Chinese | DAILY WORKER. NEW YORK, FRIDAY. (CTOBER 5 1934 Page Five | Sensational Expose of Wide Anti-Semitic Activities _By JOHN L. SPIVAK Through the courtesy of the New Masses, the Daily Worker has been given permission to re- print the remarkable articles ap- pearing in the magazine weekly. by John L. Spivak, well-known journalist, and author of “Georgia Nigger.’ These articles, docu- mented, with irrefutable proof for every statement made, show the existence in this country of a widespread anti-semitic move- ment, growing rapidly as the fascist forces becemes more bold, emanating from and encouraged by officials in lofty places in the government, business, universities. In his first article, which ap- peared in the New Masses of October 2, Spivak announces that he will set out to prove the fol- lowing: 1, That Americans, acting as Nagi agents, some of them in high Government positions, are among the secret directors of anti- semitic propaganda, 2. That American “patriotic” organizations to which rich Jews contribute, are secretly using this money for anti-semitic prop- aganda, 3. That much of this anti- semitic and fascist propaganda is smuggled into this country; how it is smuggled and secretly dis- tributed, and by whom. 4. That Nazi unifotms are smuggled into this country; how this is done and by whom, That Nazis in full uniform drill in preparation for “the day” when pity will be pogroms against the 5, That Ralph M. Easley, head of the National Civic Federation of which Matthew Woll, vice- president, distributed anti-semitic propaganda imported into this country by George Sylvester Vier- eck, paid Nazi agent. 6. That despite the American Federation of Labor’s stand in favor of the German boycott, Easley secretly tried to get it stopped. 7. That Easley, head of the Na- tional Civic Federation of which Matthew Woll is vice-president, secretly reported on these efforts to Viereck. 8. That high officials in the State Department worked with Easley while he was reporting to Viereck, paid Nazi agent. 9. That a Pennsylyeyia Con- gressman (to be nated), who attacked the Jews in Congress, took a bribe of $25,000 and is con- stquéntly just a plain crook. 10. That the North German Lloyd and the Hamburg American lines, in violation of their agree- ments with other shipping com- panies, often gave free passages, ‘rany to anti-semitic propagan- dists. 11. That German exchange stu- dents in this country are otganiz- ing Nazi cells in the universities and carrying on anti-semitic paganda, 12, That the effect of this propaganda has already reached intto big business and that at least one insurance company has started to refuse insurance to Jews. In this first article, Spivak ex- poses the role of one Col. Edwin Emerson, Nazi agent, organizer of the “Friends of Germany, who in conjunction with Royal Scott Gulden, Fred R. Marvin, Richard Rollins, J. Schmic+ and William Dudley Pelley, he: 1 of the Silver Shirts, held a secret meeting on March 19th, at 138 W. 57th St., and launched their progtam for the dissemination of anti-semitic propaganda. On March 3ist, the group held another meeting aug- mented by Commander Charles E. Gilpin, Col, C. W. Throckmorton, Col, E. N. Sanctuary, Capt. Mori- arity, J. H. Roys, and Walter Plotting the American United States of America. Johnson. An organization called the “Order of 16” was founded, with Royal Scott Gulden ap- pointed secretary to direct esplo- nage and propaganda. Working with him is Sidney Brooks, close in the confidence of Republican Senators and Con- gressmen, who, Spivak proves, is actually the son of the notorious Col. ‘merson, These people, Spivak proves through actual let- ters, are closely associated with Nazi Germany, from which they | rece've financial backing as well as propaganda material in the form of books, leaflets, pamphlets. The first installment of the sec- ond article is reprinted below, and will continue every Friday, Satur- day and Monday, until the series is over —E4itor’s Note. aa eS 'HERE is an air of mystery on the seventh floor of 139 East 57th Street, New York City. Well dressed men and women en‘er and leave Room 703. Sometimes they carry | brief cases and look intent and serious. To the observer who wan- {ders onto this floor Room 1703, the |entrance to a suite, is just another | office in an office building, possibly a private office because there is no | firm’s or individual’s name on the glass door. Those running this | | their doors, they do not want too many people to know that this is is the headquarters of the secret society for spying on “Jews and Editorials Correspondence Murray Godwin—Bdbbit’s Bard David Ramsey—Science Notes George Willson—Theatre Robert Forsythe—Mae West: | business and political office do not want any names on | New Masses = Out Today “Canale John L. Spivak—Plotting the American Pogroms 2. “Jews Must Be Destroyed.” Marguerite Young—Senator Nye Shadow-Boxes W'r Joshua Kunitz—New Women in Old Asia Walker Winslow—God’s A Haole (poem) Edwin Rolfe—These Men Are Revolution (poem) Granville Hicks—A High Talent for Straddling Anna Rochester—Poverty and Plenty Joseph M. Gillman—How Sophomores Would Solve Tt A Treatise on Dec’ y Peter Ellis—Cream Puff and Black Bread Drawings by Limbach, Lozowick, Mackey a Several hundred pounds of this single sheet wore smuggled in on German ships docking in New York and consigned to the “Friends of the New Germany,” which secretly distributed it throughout the Communists,” the Order of '76. There are a wooden bench and several desks in Room 703. To ihe | ight as you enter are two more rooms, each with desks at which | serious locking men is another office the one where the files are kept and where Royal Scott Gulden of the mustard king family acts as secretary of the espionage society and as director of | spreading the “hate the Jew” creed. It is an exclusive organization, this one on the seventh floor of the building. It takes into its member- | ship only men and women in the “higher strata” of the military, the country.” They want to “save America from falling into the hands |of the Jews and the Communists.” R. S, Gulden himself is.a neatly dressed, middie aged man with graying temples, thinning hair and washed-out gray eyes. He was at his desk, heaped high with letters and clippings when I walked in, The two men with whom he was talking urrcd around quickly while all of them looked at me with a startled air. Strangers do not wan- der into these offices by accident. Gulden raised his eyes interroga- tively, a pleasant smile spreading over his pale face. “My name is Spivak—John L. Spivak of the New Masses—” The two men with Gulden closed in on me almost automatically. “The New Masses!” Gulden ex- Pogrom , claimed from the New | until he can gather his | me. |don’t you?” |to have thrown the stink bomb in | Hemple—Jonas Hemple. sit studying | papers; and {o the left, Room 1704, | | Gulden smiled. een either, bu: we have them. “worlds of | “The New Masses! He’s sses!” E was addressing no one in par- “We're rur Ee a series ca ar- ticles on th growth of anti- semitism in y. I find that your or has estab- among ion “well?” ‘sald Gulden coldly. “I should like to interview One of the men beside me to laugh. “You seem to know all about returned Gulden suavely. don’t have to interview me.” turned to his desk. “But I'd like to very much;” assured him sweetly. He raised his head and looked at me s'eadily for a moment “All right.” he said curtly. do you mean?” “These gentlemen?” I nodded to the two men still standing beside He I “What “You want to know every ng, “I know one of them. This man is Eugene Daniels who is supposed the stock exchange, isn’t he?” Daniels smiled embatrassedly. The head of the secret espionage order bowed gracefully. “Pardon me, Mr. Daniels—Mr. Spivak. This gentleman is Mr. Now let’s | get down to business. I'm very busy. What do you want?” “I just want to know why you believe in anti-semitism.” “I don’t believe in anti-semitism,” “I don't believe in I don’t believe in poison but you get it. It’s the same with the Jews. | We've got them. Our main work is | Patriotic, chiefly against Commu- nism. And when we find that Com- munism and Judaism are one, then ; we fight Judaism.” The other men nodded. Mr. Daniels launched on a long dis- serta ion to assure me that he did not mind the Jews. I finally had | to explain that it was Mr. Gulden’s | views I was interested in. Mr. Dan- fels left. “How did you discover that Com- munism and Judaism are one?” I asked. “Oh, we Bot @ barrel of clip- pings. og8 fE rosé to get a folder out of a file. I noticed a slight bulge on his righ’ hip. I got up and patted it gently. “What 's this—a gat?” Gulden turned upon me with a/ startled air. The mysterious and heavy set Mr. Hemple stepped | quickly to my side. Gulden returned | to his desk without the file. “Yes, a gun,” he smiled, his wash- | |out gray eyes boring in‘o me. “What calibre?” “Thirty-two Smith and Wes-| He drew the revolver from tts| holster and placed it on his desk. | “You needn’t be afraid,” he} smiled assuringly. “We don’t hurt | people—unless they hurt us,” he | added significantly. “Maybe I'd better hold it then,” I laughed. Gulden smiled grimly. “I think | maybe we'd better put it in my desk.” He opened a drawer and de- posited the pistol. “Got a permit?” He turned upon me irritably. “Who the hell—” “Got a permit?” I repea‘ed. “What the hell—” “Let’s see your permit!” Gulden looked startled. Without | further word he fished a billfold from his coat pocket and handed me his pistol permit: C23609. (To Be Continued) Frida [ATIONAL PRESS Bazaar Com- aioe calls on all Cake Bakers to help bake oake for the coming Press Bazaar. See comrade Klumack at the Bazaar Of- fice, 50 E. 18th 8t., Room 602, every day between 12 and 1 o'clock. VOLUNTEERS needed to help during the coming Press Bazaar, October 19, 20, 2. Those who wish to ‘volunteer ate urged “4 register at the Bazaar office, ¥ B. 13th cae 602, 50, eve day until 8 n cmromder Hathaway” talkte. érs Union Hall, 114 W. 14th St., 8 p.m. Adm, 2c. aingle ticket; $1 series of 5 pictures. Auspices: Workers Lab. Theatre. Proceeds to Daily Worker. FRIDAY Forums, opening lecture; Oak- 1éy Johnson speaks on “Youth and Crisis,” Boié Park cultural: Gentes, 1280 Sé6th Si Brooklyn, 8:30 p.m, Auspices: Harry Sims Br. LLD. RECEPTION—Parewell Dinner and Dance for Edwin Seaver, New Rditor of Soviet Russia Today. Liston ¥. Oak, Retiring Editor, 7 p.m. at Roger Smith Grill, 40 E. 4ist St. Subs. $1.25. FIRST Lecture of the Season. Delegate to Anti-War Congress will speak on “Sec ond Conference Against War and Fascism.” Red Spark Club, 64 Second Ave. BEN DAVIS, editor “Negro Liberator,” lectures at Prospect Workers Center, 1157 So, Boulevard, Bronx, 8:30 p.m. JOSEPH FREEMAN lectures before the Vanguard Selentific Society, 2700 Bronx Park East, on “The Sun.” Admission free. 8:30. p.m. 600 I.W.O., Followers MEETING of Br. of the Trail, 114 W. 14th St., 8:30 p.m. eee Blection of officers end final cers ments of affair to be held Friday, Oct. 12. ERNEST TISHLER speaks on “Position of Women in Soviet Russia,” 1401 Jerome 7 re p.m. Auspices: . Eden Br. 100. inthe ‘Soviet’ Union and tn lecture by prominent LL.D. © Park Workers Club, 4704 ‘spe 18th Ave.. ;, Brooklyn. REPORT 8. Congress Against War.” Casa D'Amor, Sist St. and Mer- maid Ave. 8:30 p.m. Rose Pastor Stokes Br. LL.D. Adm, free FIRST of October Lecture Series: “Myth of Race Superiority” by Dr. Gtaubard, author of “Heredity and Boclal Behavior,” Associated Workers Club, with cooperation Jolin Reed Club, 11 W. 18th St., 8:30 p.m. Saturda ALL NIG! Cabaret and Breakfast Dance, Néw Workers Center, 415 Lenox Ave. (cor, 13ist), R. Washington and his Royal Savanhahans Dance Orchestra; Gala beri. a Show. Auspices: Harlem March- ing Club and Young Liberators. -Entertainment and Refreshments at 42 B. 12th 8t., 9 p.m. Auspices: W.L.T., ned ¥,.C.L. and Dance, Excellent Program at 108 So. Boulevard (Tremont Ave.). Given by Bronx Sec. Fréihelt Gesang Parein. MIDNIGHT Showing of _ “Petersbur; Nights” at Acme Theatre, 14th St. an 4th Ave., 10:45 p.m. Proceeds for Mid- town Election ‘Campaign Comm. OP. MODERN Thought Center celebrates opening of new headquarters. Grand Con- cert and Dance, 1200 Walton Ave. (168th St.) Subs. 2c. OPENING Darice and Entertainment at Red Spark Club, 64 Second Ave. Excellent Jara Band. Adm. be, MAX BEDACHT speaks on “The Life and Teachings of Karl Merx and Frede- rick Engels,” 2 p.m, at Friends of Workers School, 2nd floor, 116 University Place, Get free tickets by buying %5c worth of pamphlets at all Workers’ Book Shops. CLARENCE HATHAWAY will lecture on “Beoncmics and Politics of Fascism and Social Fascism.” Workers School, 35 B. 12th St., 3 p.m., for four weeks. Registra- tion now going on for this course, “UNITED We Dance,” Gala Dance and Exhibition Musicale at Artists Union, 11 W. 18th St., 8:30 p.m. till ? Adm. 2c. MACAULAY Strike Striiggle Dance at Office Workers Union, 114 W. 14th St. En- tértainment by the Pumave String Quartet. ELABORATE Program at Tremont Prog. Club, 865 E. Tremont Ave. Showing “america Today” news flashes, Chaplin comedy. Dancing after show. LLOWER of Nature Camp is cele- the reception of delegate from the Anti- War Congress with banquet and concert. Sunday GREET the New York Daily Worker. Delegated Mass Meeting, at 8 p. m., Central Opera Housé, 67th Street d ard Ave, Clarence Hathaway, James Casey, Ford, age Eee! Charles WL. and W.LR. jc. JACK STACHEL lectures on “The Pres- ent Wave of Strike Struggles and the Tasks of the Trade Unions.” Workers brating the opening of winter house and) WHAT’S ON School Forum, 96 B. 1h St, @ p. m. Adm. 35c. DAVID RAMSBY lectures on “The Cri- sis in Setence Under Capitalism,” 114 W. Mth St. 8 p. m. Adm. 20¢. “Auspices: Student Review. AUTUMN DANCE given by Nurses and Hospital Workers Léague at Priends of the Workers School, 116 University Place, 8:30 p.m. Dramatic groups, dance orches- tra, refreshments. Subs. 35c. [ATURE FRIENDS International Or- ganization hike to Osmp “Followers of Nature,” meet 9 a.m. West 181st St., cor. St. Nicholas Ave. Fare 70c, Leader, G. Schmidt, - SYMPOSIUM at P. 8, 63, East Third st. between Pirst Ave. and Avenue A, held by Fraternal Federation for Social Insurance. AFFAIRS FOR THE DAILY WORKER Friday “60,000 Party’ for the benefit of the Daily Worker will be given by Unit 14, C.P., 8:30 p.m. at 284 E. 3nd St. Lots of fun, food and dancing. MASS MEETING and Entertainment in celebration of Presentation of Banner awarded to Morris Langer Br. I. W. O., Irving Plaza, 18th St. and Irving Place, 8:30 p.m. Speakers: Joseph Gilbert, N. Shaffer, I. Potash. Avram Weldon, famous violinist, accompanied by Dave Shapiro. Saturday . MOVIE *‘Road to Life,” chalk talk by John Reed Brigade and othér entertain- ment. Laisve Hall, 46 Ten Eyck Street, Brooklyn, 8 p.m. Auspices: Unit 4 Sec. 6. Candidates of all parties to present views! Surd on Unemployment Insurance, Monday, Oc- tober 8. Adm. free. VEGETARIAN Workers Club of Bronx, next meeting Monday, Oct, 8, 7:30 p.m, at 675 E. 170th St., Apt. 1F. “WE SAW the Textile Strike.” Speak- ers: Anne Burlak, Cerl Reeve, Allan Taub, Myra Page, and strike leaders from South and New England. 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ANGELO HERNDON, Mother Ida Norris and Richard B, Moore will speak at the Mass Meeting of the LL.D. on Friday, October 12, Broadway Arena, Broad and Ohristian streets, 8 p.m. OPENING Dance, Saturday, Oct. 6, by West Phila, Workers Club, 1180 N. 40th St. Excellent Band and Entertainment. Adm. 35¢, inc. wardrobe. DAILY WORKER Concert, M. Olgin, main speaker. Artef, Freiheit Gesangs Farein and other attractions. Friday, Oct. 19 at Broadway Arena, Broad and Christin streets, 8 p.m. Binghamion, N. Y. BANQUET for the Daily Worker at the Lithuanian Hall, 315 Clinton St., Saturday, Detroit, Mich. AFPAIR for Daily Werker arranged by Sec. 2 C.P, at 2113 Lycaste St., Saturday, 13. Oct. 1: Chicago, Iil. GENERAL Victor A. Yahkhontoff speaks on “Soviet Russia in the Far East,” 185 North Wabash. Sth flcor. Adm. 35¢. Aus- ples: F.8.0., Sunday, Oct. 7, 3 p.m. S HR7598 } fain ® eapon | Women Have Against Fascist D It was just the ex- ¢ $ a star led man who a pea | automatically keeps on talking; NEW YORK.—On Sept New York F death with ‘The wor! ry tention to the Thompson and Fr: Thompson pointed to the f in European cou “the condi- tion of women ’ y, standards of fifteen 5 not show progress, but retrogres- She brought out that this y true in fascis ‘tries like Germany and Ital, one exception to this ne development was in the Sc Union. Frau Wurm charged that Hitlerites had driven German sion.” coun- the wo- men back to medieval conditions. ic “The legal, political and econo: equality of the sexes had been en- y abolished.” Their education s been restricted; they have been driven out of economic and public life; they have been reduced to a position of serfdom. She described how the Nazis had driven 60,009 young girls into unpaid household labor. Upper class parasites have kept these helpless victims in a | state of semi-slavery. * ots 'HESE conditions are already par- alleled to some extent in this coun’'ry. There is Mrs. Roosevelt's pet scheme of forced labor for wo- men. There is the cons ant em- | phesis thet wmen should devote | the: Ives exclusively to raising babies and that women should get out of industry and the professions in order to make jobs for men. The burden of unemployment is thus to be shifted to > the backs of | Stage and Screen “Spring Song” Tale re East Side Life at Morosco Bella and Samuel Spewack are the authors of “Spring Song,” the | play about East Side Jewish life | Whi ich opened last Monday at the | Moroseo. Featuring Francine Lar- |rimore and Helen Zelinskaya (ap- pearing for the first time on the English stage), “Spring Song” tells of the trials besetting the Solomon family. ducer, “Petersburg Nights,” filming of Dostoyevski’s novel, com- mences its second successful week at the Acme today. “Thunderstorm” jis also being held over at the Cameo. This is the Amkino release of Ovstrovsky's famous folk-drama which presents a new trend in the Soviet cinema. The first benefit performance of the season for the Actors Fund will be given by the management and company of “Dodsworth” on Friday afternoon, Oct. 19. This drama- tization of the Sinclair Lewis novel, by Sidney Howard, is playing at the Shubert. “Divided by Three,” a new play presented and directed by Guthrie McClintic, opened Tuesday night at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. Judith Anderson is the featured player. Max Gordon is the pro-} the Soviet | epraadtivg the working class. It is the w r to cause unem f women through the f living standar it to preserve the of the unemployed ress to enact H. R, the Wo and Sociel Insurance Bill. and women both will be: the provisions of the bill. . R. 7598 will prevent the bosses from using young cut the pay of famils prevent women from becoming the erfs of the wealthy parasites who were told by King ‘hat social security was a pipe dream. His contention that the workers and their wives are doomed to eternal suffering is of a piece with al cist statements that the work class must ‘ighten its belts so that the rich can continue to plunder and loot to their heart’s content. What is in store for the workers, if they do not fight for unemploy- ment imsurance, can be realized | from a statemen‘ recently made by | Mussolini. He declared that “we | are probably moving toward a period of humanity reposing on a lower tandard of life. Present day humanity is very strong and is capable of asceticism such as we perhaps have no conception of.” The example of the Soviet Union is the best answer of the working class to such bilge. Social and economic security can be es‘ab- jlished. A higher standard of living j;can be achieved. | The answer lies j things from the this country. In workers have an instrument with which they can gain a certain measure of security, protect their living standards, and ‘také'a long step towards proving that they will not resign themselves to the fate that Mussolini and Dr. King plan for them. pete Ba Amusements ONLY 4 WEEKS 1%0 see The Most Thrilling Play in N. Y. stevedore Special Reduced Rates for Parties Civic Repertory Theatre, 14th St. & 6th Ay, _ Eves. 8:45. Mat. Tues. & Sat. 2:30 Prices: 30c to $1.50. Dr. in wresting these cabinet class in H. R. 7598 the NO TAX (por ranean SEsvanaes moor er see NEW a aente MAGATINE ‘CAN'YOU HEAR THEIR voices" the ACK LONDON CLUG or JBWARK - A PLAY BY HALLIE FLANAGAN = FROM THE WHITAKER CHAMBERS e LILLIAN SHAPIRO tw 4 Dawce- OOD MORNING REVOLUTION” BAGBIE MITCHELLend ESTHER Hal. ‘of STEVEDORE" cx Secs andSPIattoace TWO PERFORMA | AFTERNOON -2.QS eee SUNDAY OC 7 1am en maemave TICKETS: APT.-2S¢HPSt EVE. 26 6' | at NEW THEATRE: lity WalU/ST. BOOksHep SOE!3) See emimeninaniaeisiee casa d 2nd Week—Soviet’s Greatest Ostrovsky’ s “Thunderstorm” Directed by Petrov With A. K. Tarasova Honorary Artist Moscow Art Theatre Hailed by Paris—tondon—Rome Cheered in New York 422°STE orBway, CAMEO) cE ea |“Worthy addition to Soviet \art.” — DAILY WORKER. Dostoyevski’s “PETERSBURG NIGHTS” (English Titles) | Moscow Art Thea. Cast | ACME utth sireet & Union Sa. Phil Bard... — at MASQU Black and White Jazz Band SAT., OCT. 6th Will be Master of Ceremonies LABOR DEFENDER BAUMBERG and BAUMBERGER of the W.L.T. RED SQUAD, Supported by Workers Laboratory Theatre Shock Troop NEW DANCE GROUP and MORDECAI BAUMANN PRIZES FOR THE BEST DEFENSE COSTUME Judges: Jack Spivak, Jacob Burck, Sender Garlin, Joe North, Isadore Schneider MANHATTAN LYCEUM 66 East 4th Strect, N.Y. C. Admission $0c. Tickets in advance at I.L.D., 80 E. llth St., 870 Broadway, Workers Bookshop, 50 E. 13th St. the — E BALL in PARADE OF Dancing Till Dawn