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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19

ing the fate Of the Russian working
class. Herein lies the whole of Len
ms genius: in his utmost intensity
Of intimate contact with his field Of
activity.
| must take some other opportun-
ity of debating why SO great a mind
as that Of Rosa Luxembourg was not
capable of understanding the cor
rectness Of Lenin's principles on the
origin Of Bolshevism; can only out
line the fact. Rosa Luxembourg did
not grasp concreteIy the economic
and political difference between the
fighting conditions of the Russian
proletariat and those Of the prole-
tariat Of Western Europe. There
fore she inclined to Menshevism in
the year 1904. Menshevism regard
ed historically, was the policy Of the
Petty-bOurgeOis intelkgentzia, and Of
those strata Of the proletarait most
closely related to the petty bour-
geoisie.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19

peas from a wall. He EMPLOYED the
simplest argument: A war cannot
be conducted by a party of good
revolutionlsts who, having seized
their own bourgeoisie by the throat,
IS not capable of closing a bargain
with the German bourgeoisie. The
mujik must carry on the war. "But
don't you see that the Mujik voted
against the .war7" Lenin asked me.
Excuse me, when and how did he
vote against it," "He voted with
his feet, he is running away from
the front" And for him that settled
the matter. That we would not be
able to agree with German imperial
ism, this Lenin knew as well as
everybody else, but when he spoke
in favor of the Brest pause for
breath, he did not conceal from the
masses for SINGLE moment the suf-
ferings which were bound to follow.
But it was no worse than the i'm.
mediate breakdown of the Russian
Revolution; it gage US a shadow of
hope, pause for Sbreath, if only but
a few months, and this was the de-
cisive moment. It was necessary
that the Mujik should touch with his
hands the earth which the revolu-
ton had given him; it was neces-
sary that he be confronted with the
danger of losing this earth, for then
he would defend it.
Let us take another example. It
was at the time of our defeat in the
Polish war, when negotiations were
taken up at Riga. At that time
went abroad, and before leaving /
paid Ilyitch visit, in order to speak
with him on the differences of opin-
ion which had arisen between US
on the relations to the trade unions.
Just as Lenin held the Mujik from
the Riazan Province before his men
tai vision when deciding on the
Brest peace, knowing that this Muiik
was the decisive personality on the
drama Of war, in the same manner
he placed himself in the position of
the plain workman as soon as il
was a question of transition from
civil war to economic reconstruction,
AOh Wtbhoub ills pam WOEkIIldH no
economic reconstruction is possible.
Hsw did he put the question to
himself? The Party meeting dis
cussed the role played by the trade
unions in political economy; there
were controversies on syndicalism
and eclectism. But what Lenin saw
was the yictimized workman, endur-
ing unhe&fd Of and indescribable suf-
ferings, and now called upon to
reconstitute political economy. That
the economic reconstruction was an
imperative necessity, that we had
TO assemble all our forces, and that
we had the right to call upon the
working class to take part in the
work, all this appeared incontestable
TO him, but it was a question whe-
ther we should begin with this at
once, whether we should withdraw
thousands Of our best comrades from
the army, where they had accus-
toned themselves to commanding,
and send them back into the facto-
ries at once. Nothing would be pro-
duced by pursuing such tactics.
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Today it is most interesting TO
read the controversy on the famous
frst paragraph of the Party Stat
utes, the paragraph which led to the
split of the Social Democratic Party
into Bolsheviki and Mensheviki. At
that time Lenin's demand, that only
the members of illegal organizations
were to be counted as party men,
bers, appeared highly sectarian. But
what was the real point in question I?
Lenin sought to prevent the con-
fused ideas Of certain intelIectuals
from determining the policy of the
labor party. Before the first revo-
luton, any malcontent of a physi-
can or lawyer who happened to
have read Marx styled himself a
social democrat, altho at bottom he
was only a liberal. Even when they
entered an illegal organization. even
when they had broken with their
petty-bourgeois way of living, his
tory shows many intellectuals to
have remained liberals at the bot
tom of their souls. But the hmita-
ton Of the Party to such persons as
were willing to face the dangers of
belonging to an illegal organization,
had undoubtedly the advantage of
lessening the danger of bourgeois as
cendancy in the labor party, and
permitted the revolutionary ray en-
anating from the working class to
penetrate the party organizations,
however much filed with intellectual
elements. But in order to be able
to grasp this, in order to be even
prepared to split the Party on this
account, it was necessary to be as
closely bound up with Russian real
tiles as was Lenin. in his capacity
of Russian Marxist and Russian rev.
olutionist. And if this was not fully
clear to many good Marxist in
the years 1908 and 1904, it became
clear enough from the moment when
Axelrod began TO mix up the class
struggle Of the proletariat against
the Russian bourgeoisie with the ia
nous agrarian campaign, that is,
with the appearance of workers at
liberal banquets for the double pur-
pose of: getting to know the bour-
geoisie, and of becoming filed with
hate against the capitalist class
which, as is well known, had never
seen the working class except at
the banquet; moreover, the capital
lists were to be thus educated into
comprehension of the necessity Of
furthering general national interests.
Applies Common Sense.
Lenin's way Of knowing Russian
actuality is another point in which
he differs from all others who have
stretched out their hands towards
the sceptre of leadership over the
Russian proletariat. Not only does
he know Russian actuality, he sees
and feels it as well. At every turn
ing point in the history of the Party,
and especially at the moment when
we seized power, and the fate Of
$50 million people hung on the de-
cisions of the Party, | have always
been amazed at Lenin's store Of
what the English call common
sense" IL may be remarked that
when we are speaking of human
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-02-19
AftsrWOrd to 'The State and Revolution"
By NICoLAI LENIN.

This little book written August September 1917
had already drawn the plan the chapter
on the experiences of the Russian Revolutions 1917
but apart from the title, had succeeded writing single
line OF the chapter being political crisis
the of the November Revolution
only be welcomed However this part the book devoted to
the lessons OF the Russian Revolution Of 1905
ably have to be put off for long time pleasant and
more uefu to 1--we thru the experience Of revolution
about 1.-THE Author.
PetrOgrad Nov. 800 Dec. 12 1917.
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OOmnAne8 mafAiSm Win strategy
Lenin combined Marxism with the
general working class strategy, but
at the same time he applied it CON
cretely to that strategic task involv-
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-30
LEISURE
BY THOMAS ARkLE CLARK
Dean of Men, University of
Illinois.
wide world Photos

lDOWELL had a job that kept him
busy eight hours a day and on the
side he was attempting to get some
necessary reading lone to fit him for
a promotion.
"Pd like to do it," he assured me,
and l know l should, but | haven't
a minutes time"
Keep a record of how you spend
your time for a week." | said to him,
land her come back and see me-"
He brought the record in rather
shamefacedly at the end OF the week.
81 don't work as much as I thought"
he said.
1t was quite as l had supposed. He
vas wasting half Of his available time
in foolish or Improbable things. He
had leisure, but he used 1t to no adj
vantage. He was helped by it neither
to be a better nor a more efficient
man.
You can tel more about a mans
character by the a he spends his
time than anything else. Vacations
test a mans moral fiber much more
than the regular routine of daily work.
During his leisure hours one is not
under restraint or direction. He may
do as he pleases.
"The real test of living" a ecenr
writer says, lis what the individual
does with his days leisure. 1t Is
going to be a much more difficult task
OF our civilization to learn to use lei
sure wisely than it has been to learn
to labor efficiently"
How do you spend our vacation?'
| asked a half dozen fellows not long
ago. And the answer was very inter
esting. Most of them expected to
sleep until noon each day, some were
planning more or less exhausting So
cial activities, and only one had in
mind the employment Of the time in
such a way as to bring him back
stronger and better fitted to take up
his work.
Many of the great accomplishments
of the world have been made possible
because busy men were willing to en-
ploy their leisure time in things that
were worth while.
How much leisure do you have, and
how do you spend it? In reading, in
working at an a~vocation, in healthy
out-of-door exercise, or in sleeping, in
loafing about the fireplace or In asso-
Citations that are not Strengthening TO
your character? The answer to the
question will tell you a lot about
yourself.
&c. 1924, Western Newspaper Union)
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-30
Member of House of Representatives
for the Second Congressional District
Two Members of State Assembly
Cnronar

Member of House of Representatives
for the Second Congressional District
Two Members of State Assembly
Coroner
One % Overseer of the Poor
FIRST WARE
One f1) Chosen Freehoider
One % Member of Common Council
Two ~ Justices of the Peace
SECOND WARD
One ID Justice of the Peace
One ID Membe of Common Council
One "a a Assessor
And that the election officers will sit as
mentioned on the above day, commencing
at 6 O'Clock in the morning. closing at z
O'Clock in the evening.
And notice is also given that at the
General Election to be held November 4th
the following question will be voted upon:
Shall the act entitled An Act autho-
rizing the creation of a debt of the State
of New Jersey by the issuance of bonds
of the State in an amount not exceeding
eight million dollars, for the purpose of
paying the cost of extending the system
of State Highways by the construction of
bridges and tunnels for vehicular or other
traffic across the Delaware and Hudson
rivers, or either of them; providing the
ways and means to pay the interest of
such debt and also to pay and discharge
the principal thereof; and providing for
the submission of this law to the people
at a general election passed March Ia.
1924. be adopted and sanctioned? The net
from the bridges and tunnels
constructed under this act are devoted to
the payment of the bonds"
GEORGE H. MULLER,
City Clerk.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-30
NOTICE OF REGISTRY AND
ELECTION.

Pursuant to law. notice is hereby given
that the Board of Registry and Election
in and for every election district in
NORTHFIELD CITY,
County of Atlantic. State of New Jersey,
will meet for the purpose of making reg
istration of voters by a house-to-house
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-30
Woman's Case Amazes
P~leasantyille

A business mans wife suffered for
two years with sore, watery eyes,
which panied day and night. Finally
she tried simple camphor, hydrastis,
witchhazel, etc, as mixed in Lavoptik
eye wash. This helped her AT ONCE.
Another lady reports "it leaves eyes
cool and fresh" One small bottle
Lavoptik usually helps ANY CASE
weak, strained or infiamed eyes. Alu-
minum eye cup FREE. Thomas F.
Crawford, Druggist. Sold in Absecon
at Hurd's Drug Store.
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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1924.

4 ~ ~
County of Atlantic. State of New Jersey.
will meet for the purpose of making reg
istration of voters by a house-to-house
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1924.
and on
TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER %. 1924.
at the hour of seven O'Clock in the morn
ing and remain in session until nine o.
clock in the evening. at which time and
places said boards shall proceed to trans
cribe and make up from said canvassing
books two lists or registers Of all persons
in their respective election district enti-
tied to the right of suffrage therein at the
next election, or who shall personally APP
pear before them for that purpose, or who
shall be shOwnsto the satisfaction of such
board of registry and election by the affi-
davit in writing of some voter in that
And again on
TUESDAY. OCTOBER IA. 1924.
at the hour of one O'Clock in the after
noon and remain in session until nine o.
clock in he evening for the purpose of
revising n correcting the original reg
listers or adding thereto the names of all
persons entitled to the right of suffrage
and OF erasing therefrom the name of
any person who after a fair opportunity
to be heard, shall be shown not to be
entitled TO vote, in that election district,
at the next election.
PRIMARY ELECTION
for all political parties will be held in
each election district in
NORTHFTELD CITY.
on the 23rd day of September. 1924. be-
tween the hours of seven o'clock in the
morning and nine o'clock in the evening
for the purpose of making nominations of
candidates for the following offices:
United States Senator
Member Of House of Representatives
for the Second Congressional District
Two Members Of State Assembly
Coroner
One ID Overseer of the Poor
FIRST WARD
One ~ Chosen ~FreehoIder
One % Member Of Common Council
Two f2) Justices Of the Peace
SECOND WARD
One 90 Justice Of the Peace
One az Member of Common Council
One a. Tax Assessor
And also for the election of members
of the County Republican and Democratic
Committees.
And notice is hereby further given that
the Board of Registry and Election will
meet at the following designated places:
First Ward-New City Hall, Shore Road
opposite Mortified Plaza.
Said Ward comprises all territory East
of the Shore Fast Line.
Second Ward-Schooi House, Mill Road.
Said Ward comprises all territory West
of Shore Fast Line.
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-30
Your Conversation
"LIONIZE"

When Benjamin Franklin was
in France interesting the French
people in the struggling colonies.
he was "lionized' by the French.
The term is a reminder of the
days when the lions at the Tower
of London the chief spec
tacle of the city shown to Wis
itors. The menagerie was abol-
ished in 1884, but the SOCIAL
lions of the city are the rulers
of its human menagerie. All
society showers favors on the
man whom it decides to
"lionize."
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-30

Milly: You must admit that a wo-
man has a greater capacity for learn
ing than a man" Billy: YES, a wo-
man is never so full of gossip that she
can't hold more"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-30

Muggins: II seem to have developed
insomnia. l can't sleep" Buggins:
Don't you think it's a good plan to go
to bed on an empty stomach Mug
gins: No. | always lie on my back"
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-30

VNrsfI L. L-T1

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4. 1924,
For the purpose of electing candidates to
ill the following Offices:
Electors Of President and Vice President
Of the United States
United States Senator
The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1924-08-30

If like cures like, where is the cure
Reformers have for sin?
If to the pure all things are pure,
Where does reform come in?
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-05-02
Oats as Fattening Feed
for Swine Not in Favor

Oats, because of the hulls, contain
about five times as much fiber in a
hundred pounds as corn. Hogs, with
their rather limited digestive system,
cannot handle fiber anywhere nearly
SO good as cattle, and on this account
fattening hogs as rule are unable to
give q return for oats more than one
half as much per bushel as corn. With
corn at 20 cents a bushel, oats are
worth in the case of fattening shotes
only about 80 cents a bushel, al
though In the case of cattle they might
very easily be worth 40 cents bushel
when corn is 70 cents.
Oats have long been valued by
breeders of pure bred hogs because
they seem to help in giving hogs an
appearance of stretch. In the case
Of the man who fattens hogs. how
ever, oats are only doubtfully worth
while except under the rather I'M
usual conditions which often prevail
for a time during August when corn
may be very high and oats temporarily
very cheap.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-05-02
|. &RLIVE
.,@ySTOCK
LIVE STOCK INDUSTRY
SHOWS IMPROVEMENT

prepared by the United States Department
OF Agricultural
That the live stock industry of the
United States has benefited by the
many years OF effort toward improve
ment was brought out recently In a
statement made by DR.. John II. Mob
Ter, chief of the bureau of animal in
dustry, United States Department Of
Agriculture. He called attention to
the fact that in this country nearly
all the important breeds of live stock
of all kinds are being grown and that
many breeds have been developed here
to state nearer perfection than in
any other country. In addition to
growing the cattle. hogs, sheep. horses,
goats, and poultry, American farms
grow all the feed needed and sur
plus for export. condition found in
few well-populated countries.
Among other things listed as contrib
uting to the high standing of this
large industry are contrasting associa-
lions, which now number 627; bull
associations, numbering 218; means
for controlling or Graduating every i'm
pOItd4l QlStdSt VI IL
dom from dangerous plaques which
exist In many foreign countries; more
than $4,000 herds of cattle officially
declared free of tuberculosis; and
more than 1900 stocks growers who
have agreed to use nothing but pure
bred sires of all kinds of animals on
their farms.
Doctor Mohler also called attention
to our highly developed meat-inspec-
ton service, which is favorably
recognized by all foreign countries and
which has had much to do with the
development of the meat industry In
this country. He said that we have
one-fourth of the worlds cattle. and
although we have only one-sixteenth
of the worlds population we use prac-
tically all of the dairy products pro-
duced here. -
Few of the problems of the breeders
and feeders are deep seated. he be-
lieves, as the industry is well pro-
tected and on a solid economic foun-
dalton.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-05-02
Docking and Castrating

The custom Of docking all lambs
and castrating the males is almost
universal In the range fiocks. and to
this practice. in large measure, may
be attributed the fact that lambs pro
duced on our western ranges outsell
native or farm-raised lambs at the
market on the average of from. 81 to
$3.50 per 100 pounds. These opera
lions have been found profitable. and
that is the big reason that they have
become so commonly practiced on the
western range. They are likewise ap-
plicable to the farm flock and just as
necessary for the production Of the
best lambs and consequently the most
profit.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-05-02
Paradise Nuts.

Paradise nuts are sweet and oily and
resemble the Brazil nut. The nuts are
formed inside large urn-shaped shell.
commonly known as monkey pot
similar in construction TO that inclos
ing Brazil nuts. but much larger
When the mature pod falls TO the
ground the natural gas within blows
Off the neatly-fitting lid of the urn
scattering the nuts and at the sarns
time producing Characteristic repor
which brings all the neighboring mes
keys rushing to the feast
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1924-05-02
illustrations Blu
Irwin Myers

In the infr1n old taxicab he had sum
moned. and again of the law in the
second cab, which he had finally OBJ
tanned and in which he waited. de
tanned inexorably a mile away from
| his destination by the inf1exible maj
esty of a traffic officer affronted by
speeding? He thought so certainly al
the time. He thought so again. with
sharp regret and apprehension. as he
stood turning the key In the inside
door of the passageway to his dead
uncle's study.
The sound of woman screaming
warning, pounding upon the opposite
side of door is-in spite Of Its obvi-
Gus purpose--not really calculated TO
stay for long its opening especially
with the sudden ceasing of the out
cries Immediately following the other
most suggestive sound OF body
thrown violently upon the floor. The
door opened quickly. and through the
entrance came Stanford Gorgam.
Stand still" said a voice which.
though strained to an unnatural pitch,
he still recognized.
He stood still-rlgidly staring into
the muzzle of the revolver in the hands
of his old ill-wisher Hasbrouck Ruther-
ford. Behind the latter, at one side
upon the floor, lay the body Of the
young woman he had come to meet
apparently unconscious.
what is this? asked Stanford Cor
gam sharply.
1.-The epdl" said Hasbrouck Ruther-
ford rather slowly. THE end Of the
Gorgam Trust. 1t will stop here
and everything that is in it-or that
has touched it, It's committing sui
eide" he added jocularly. tonight
Keep out - he broke off to cry. IF
you know what's good for your For
now the servants-or whoever was in
the hall-evidently had decided IT was
time to do something, TO break in.
Yes said Stanford Gorgam. second
ing him, keep out" For he felt
by instinct as we'll as by reason
that he would have a longer and
better chance to manipulate this thing
II left alone.
What Is II you want" he asked
the man whose eye he held. And he
saw with growing satisfaction the hand
holding the revolver now somewhat
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lowered-held for support more closely
TO the body of the other. "A little
more 7" he thought. as the other was
discoursing.
"You." replied Hasbrouck Ruther-
ford simply, with a CLEAN of high sat
isfaction in his eye. You first You
thought you'd get 1t, didn't you? You
thought by this move now you'd take
over all the Gorgam money as residu-
airy legatee? You won't. Not now
or eyerl''
II was soon clear 10 Stanford Cor
gam that II was not his old acquain-
tance's purpose 10 act before he talked
see. he thought. that the pleasure to
which this man looked forward in
settling old scores by numbering him
would lose great part of its piquancy
II he could not discuss Il beforehand
with the man he proposed finally to
execute.
Rutherford did so now-ventilatlng
his SOUL discussing at length his griev-
ances Of all kinds-frst against STAN
ford Gorgam. and his uncle, and JAS
per Haig: and then at still greater
length against that immateriai thing.
now grown more real than flesh and
blooo itself In his mInd-the Gorgam
Trust. 1t was a curious thing TO watch
and hear: he seemed both to hate the
Trust and TO be in terror Of it. as q
great. implacable. living enemy.
Neither you nor l nor this thing on
the floor" he said. again indicating
Jasper Haig. nor all the other men
and women 1t has managed were
match for II. The thing he ex-
planned. 'is cunning. CunningI" he
repeated with an unpleasant smile.
"As cunning as 1t is powerful It's
thst-really that paper devil that's to
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Signs
What makes you think they're en-
gaged?"
"She has ring and he's broke"