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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-05
Summer Comforts:
Cantilever Shoes

Hot weather tests human resist
ance. We have learned to take al
most every precaution to make the
strain of summer bearable-we eat
cooling foods, wear light clothes
and straw hats-yet often neglect
what is very important, comfortable
footwear.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-05

Word has been received from Miss
Helen L. Clark. former Home
Demonstration agent of the Ken
nebec Farm Bureau. that she f. now
ut Flint, Mich. where she and her
parents are visiting relatives for
this week to California where they
are planning to make their home. !
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-05

hospital for treatment and the am
putation was found to be necessary!
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-05
MANCHESTER

MIS-. Gertrude Farr or Augusta
passed week. end at Manchester.
NORTH-A party of friends from
Boston are visiting Irving Mitchell at
the residence of Lawrence Cram.
William Taylor and family went to
Winslow one day last week.
Evelyn Taylor of Orono is visiting
at the home of Laura Cram.
William Lyon. who has been suf-
fering with neuritis caused by. a bad
fall. is gaining slowly.
Earlon Written. Marion Written and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-05

: Come 10 The Masquerade Dance
tuesday evening, Belgrade. Grange
hall. Prizes. Forest Smith plays.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-05
- LOCAL NOTICE

Usual big dance, French's Corner,
Wednesday evening: Smiths orchss-
Ira 2 ss4 Aug.Sd2t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-08-05

Warm days make the feet swell
and perspire. Few shoes can stand
this test of comfort. If you change
now to Cantilever Shoes, you will
find great relief in their perfect ease.
In Cantilever Shoes the body re-
lakes, walking is no longer an effort,
you feel cooler. Cantilever Shoes are
made on lasts designed from the
natural outline of the foot. The
normal inner sole line, and the
slightly tilted heel, encourage easy
carriage without undue strain at any
point. The.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19

SAINTS have had the land handed over
to them by the industrial workers, so
that the acquisitions taken from the
peasants could be regarded as re.
ceipt given by them to the working
class in exchange for the land they
have received.
If we are attempting to reach a gem
eral formula for the relation of N. E.
P. to war Communism, we must real
ize quite clearly that N. E. P. would
never have been possible in Russia
unless it had succeeded a prelimin-
airy stage of war. Communism. 1t
would not have been possible because
the will of the bourgeoisie, and their
resistance, had first to be broken, and
very thoroly broken, before they were
ready to submit to the leadership Of
the working class. Therefore we may
assert that a longer or shorter per-
iod of war Communism must precede
the N. E. P. in future revolutions. If
it be further asked how war Commun-
ism and N. E. P. will be modified to
suit different conditions, l think we
may consider the following aspects of
this question:
The decision as to how far war
Communism can or must proceed, will
depend upon the particular conditions
in given country, and also on the in
ternational conditions in which the
proletariat of particular country
seizes power, that is to say, on how
much fighting is necessary before the
bourgeoisie is subjugated to the lead
ership of the working class.
National Variations.
Naturally this will and must vary
in different countries. 1t will depend
upon the strength of the working
class as against the bourgeoisie and
the petty bourgeoisie. 1t will also
largely depend upon the international
situation. Obviously proletarian re-
volution which takes place in a coun-
try where the neighboring countries
are already nearly ripe for revolution,
and, which defeats its adversaries, not
in the course of a period of years, but
in much shorter time, and is able to
consolidate its power, will have to
adapt and alter both the forms and
the duration of war Communism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
WAR COMMUNISM

Now as to the question of war Com
munism, which must defend a little
against Comrade Bukharin. What is
the true nature of war Communism?
1t can be defined as rational cen
tralized method of distribution, adapt
ed to the necessities of war. The es-
sential prerequisite for it, is that the
resources which make economic organ
ization possible, should be present. 1t
is necessary to lay particular stress
on this fact of the existence of re-
sources. The policy of military Com
munism could never have been car
ried out in Russia without the re-
sources which czarism had left behind
it.
What is the distinguishing mark of
war Communism from the economic
point Of view? Abolition of money,
highly centralized control, no private
trading, the Gripping of the small
trader and the requisitioning of agri-
cultural produce. In order to decide
whether war Communism should form
a feature Of our program, it is neces-
sary to remember that war Commun-
ism was not evolved from any theo-
retical program drawn up beforehand
by the Russian Communist Party, but
simply developed out Of the necessi-
ties Of revolutionary strategy. What
were these necessities? They were
mainly two: The First, to drive out
the bourgeoisie from all those posi-
lions the economic strength of which
could be utilized in the political strug-
gle. All the strongholds of economic
power which were destroyed, were
not destroyed simply from the eco
nomic point of view, but from the
point of view of revolutionary strate-
gy, the end being the complete defeat
Of the bourgeoisie. And the necessity
for this action endures so long as the
power of the bourgeoisie is not really
broken. 1t remains until the bour
geoisie has been subjugated, and
placed under the control of the work
ing class, the dictatorship of the pro.
letariat. That is the first aspect.
Mass Supply Army.
The second essential function of
war Communism, is to supply the
army and the urban industrial popu-
lation with food This function must
OF course be closely related to the
fact that acquisitions of agricultural
produce are not made until the pea
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
PARTIAL DEMANDS

The second question, and perhaps
the most important controversial
question discussed by the last con-
gress during its debate on the pro-
grams, was the question of whether
transitional and partial demands
should be included in the general pro-
gram of the Communist information
al or not. This question was decid-
ed by the Fourth Congress, which re-
solved that the definition of the ma
ture of and necessity for transitional
and partial demands should be placed
in the general program, while the
particular application of these de-
mands in relation to concrete ques-
tions, should be left to the national
program. 1t is well known that Com
rade Lenin was in complete agree
ment with these decisions, and as
their theoretical correctness has al
ready been established, we do not see
any reason to alter them.
Lenln on Partial Demands.
The necessary principles had al,
ready been laid down in the program
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19

have developed. 1t depends upon the
degree to which industry has been
centralized, its strength in proportion
to that of peasant production, its tech
nical organization, it's relation to
finance, to petty bourgeois capital,
etc. All these aspects must be taken
into consideration.
Naturally we cannot lay down all
the concrete adaptations of this kind
in our program. That would be .impos-
sible, for nobody can .foresee them.
We must be content to lay down the
essential principles Of the New Eco
nomic Policy, as the general form of
the transition to Socialism, and the
essential principles of war Commun-
ism, as the adaptation of economic
necessity to the requirements of re-
evolutionary strategy; that is to say,
war Communism must be regarded
from the aspect of the defeat of the
bourgeoisie, the conduct of a civil
war, and Of possible rewards Of in
tervention.
The. commission unanimously
agreed that the transition to Social
ism must be laid down in the pro-
gram from these points Of view.
Divisions in Working Glass.
A second question which was dis
cussed was that of the various divi-
lsions of the working class. A full re-
port was given to the program COM
mission of all the various groupings
of the working class in relation to its
political tendencies, groupings, and
parties. The main point on which
stress was laid here, was naturally
that of the part played by the arfsto-
cracy of labor in a period of imperial
ism, its relation to the superior i'm
perialistic power of certain countries,
and the relation of the aristocracy Of
labor to opportunism and the oppor-
tunistic tendencies in the working
class. But, in considering these points,
it was also realized that it was not
only important to distinguish these
various divisions, but equally import
ant to make it clear that these diyi-
sions are of transitory and merely
temporary nature, since the main line
of development is at present proceed
ing in direction which will obliter-
ate these differences, and level down
the various subdivisions of the work
ing class into "a common economic po-
sition and common theological at
titude, thus drawing them nearer to-
gether. 1t must not be forgotten, in
considering all these groupings, that
above and beyond them there exists
the fundamental identity of interest
of the working class as an economic
class. 1t is this fundamental unity of
the working class, founded upon its
place in the machinery of production,
which must be our starting point
when we set out to pass over all the
divisions and differentiations OF the
working class, and to unite them un-
der single leadership, the leadership
of the Communist Party.
Ito Be contInued.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
NEP VARIES

1t is equally clear that the forms Of
the New Economic Policy will also
vary in different countries, and that
the general plan, the general scheme,
the outline of the N. E. P. in different
conditions. 1t is both possible and
probable that in countries where the
capitalist system is highly developed
and is much greater in proportion to
the pre-capitalistic, peasant stage Of
production than it was in Russia, the
N. e. P. may be developed much fur
Their than it has been here in Russia.
The form in which N. E. P. is develop
ed depends very much upon the stage
towards which the industries taken
over by the proletarian revolution
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
|. W. W. IN DRIVE
ON WHEAT FIELDS
OF NORTH DAKOTA
Governor Tries to Stop
Webs Campaign
BY H. r. MARTINsoN.


FARGO, NJ Oak, Aug. 1S..The
"wobblies' are organizing in North
Dakota, preparing r It for decent
working conditions, s and wages.
The governor of the state is issuing
proclamations, calling up state, coun-
ty and village officials to protect "hon-
est" workingmen and farmers from
the workers who dare to demand a
wage that will at least pay their fare
to che lumber camp or to a cheap
bunk and coffee and" in some east
ern city.
Machinery Saves Labor.
~ And in North Dakota wheat field
they are demonstrating wonder
harvesting machine that cuts, shocks
and stacks the grain in one operation.
With this machine the farmer can cut
his grain without the aid of the man
formerly hired to do the shocking.
The demonstrators promise still
more saving of labor at threshing
time. Several teams to buck" the
grain to the threshing machine and
several men to pitch" the grain into
the separator would cut the threshing
crew in two at least.
The organization of the workers of
the harvest field will not be stopped
by a governors proclamation, but
neither will the elimination of the
harvest hand by the perfection of the
machine be stopped by the organiza.
ton Of the One Big Union. The har.
vest and threshing crew cannot stand
being cut in half many more times
and still remain in position to de.
mand even job.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
NATHAN P. DoUGAN.
Cheers Tor business Mananer.


All hats off for the DAILY WORK
Err! Today's papers came busting
into town on the N. W. flyer at 7:1O
a. M, nearly three hours ahead of
the Chicago Tribune. Hats off, Bull
lyl Fine! Put a red mark some
where in the Office for the business
manager.
Say, boys, DAILY WORKERS sold
like hot cakes.
Gee, was in clover-three hours
ahead of the Chi rag. Hurrah! That
is the kind Of action that hits the
bull's-eye. You can't beat It. And
think of it, on Monday, too. Hurrah!
The Tribune boys looked at me
stunned. Wondered where they came
from. / told them maybe it was an
aeroplane went over. That is sure
management.
Yours for the revolution,
: GEORGE +. PARTRIDGE.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
NEW YORK CITY
Party Activities
OPEN AIR MEETINGS.
"Wednesday. AUGUST 20.

Wednesday, August 20.
Suffolk and Grand Sts.-Speakers: Mar
garet indus and Jewish speaker.
116th st. and Lenox Ave.-Speaker:
Thursday, August Fl.
Intervale and Wilkins Aves.-Jewish
Friday, August %.
14th st. and Irving Place-Harry Win
itslxy
Jefferson and East Broadway-Sam
Nessin and Jewish speakers;
10th st. and 5th Ave.-Juliet S. Ponytz
and others.
13Sth st. and Brook Ave.-George Sis
kind and Baum.
Graham and yaret streets-Jewish
Grand and Roebling streets-Speakers:
John Marshall Mary Hartman.
Stone and Pitkin Aves.-Ben Levy
s' 52Dd E 81 and 5th Ave.-speaker. Joe
Brandy.
18th Ave. and 42nd Street-Speakers:
l. Potash, Sparer.
25th st. and Mermaid Aves.-Mitchell
and others.
Saturday, August %.
3Sth St. and Sth Ave.-Speaker to be
announced.
161st St and Prospect Ave.-Speakers:
W. W. Weinstone, Martin. D79A j
Grand st. Extension-Speaker: Pascal
Cosgrove.
Stone and Pitkin Aves.-Primoff, Fam
ME Warshafsky.
Union Hill, New Jersey.
Tuesday, August 19-Speaker: Harry
Winitsky.
Saturday, August 2S-spealser: Jack
Statchel.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19

to Socialism, as we regard N. r. p,
are already sketched out by Marx.
refer here to the third volume of
Capital" and to Marks notes on the
Gothic program, where he says that
in the transition to Socialism we
would at first have to adapt ourselves
to the economic forms left behind by
capitalism, and that we shall only be
able to proceed to full Communism at
a further stage of development, when
we have eliminated those forms also.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
MOORS FEEDING
PANISH TROOPS
ON LEAD DIET
Alfonso Does Lizards
Crawl at Deauyille

MADRID, Aug. 1S.-Disaster follows
disaster in, the Spanish Moroccan
campaign. The Spanish forces are in
a critical position, and it is not ex-
pected that they can hold out much
longer
The visit of the dictator, Primo De
Rivera, did not have the effect of
squirting the enthusiasm of the troops.
Stories of King Alfonso's animadver-
sions at Deauville and other French
watering places and his amors with
American debutantes while the sol
diers are picking Moroccan fieas off
their half-starved bodies is not con-
tributing to their peace of mind.
French Backing Moors.
The Moors are not letting them die
of boredom. 1t is reported that the
French are secretly financing the ma
tives, and of course as soon as the
Spaniards get driven out the French
will walk in. The latter have had
better luck in subjecting that portion
OF its colonial empire than the less
efficient Spanish monarchy. Repub-
lies can give old monarchies cards
and spades in the art Of enslaving CO.
lonial peoples.
The Spanish position along the
River Lau is in a critical condition.
The Moors are attacking it from a
Spanish village which they recently
captured.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19

debate winch TOOK place IN 1872, and
which were supplemented by Com
rade Lenin in relation to transitional
and partial demands. The principle
laid down was that transitional and
partial demands cannot be excluded
so long as the bourgeois has not been
conquered, and the dictatorship of the
proletariat has not been entered upon
and firmly established.
Now no facts of this kind have oc-
Cured since the last congress. The
bourgeoisie is not yet conquered, and
therefore we can see no reason for
leaving out these transitional and par
tial demands for our program.
l shall chiefly deal here with the
debates which have so far taken place
in the program commission, not with
particular details, but with what is of
value in throwing light on the de-
bates, and in simplifying future dis
cussion. / shall take the points in
the order in which they were dis
cussed in the commission.
The first question which was dis
cussed, and which Bukharin dealt
with very fully, was the question Of
the different forms of the transition to
Socialism, especially the concrete
questions of the N e. P. and of war
Communism, in so far as both these
questions have a general application.
With regard to the question whether
N. e. p could have any application to
other countries beside Russia as a
transition to Socialism, there was no
differences of opinion in the commits
sion, everyone was in full agreement
with the views developed by Bukhar-
in On the other hand, there was con-
siderable discussion of the question
Of war Communism and the part
which it might have to play in other
countries-whether it would have any
part to play, and If so, how large a
part. In short, the question we dis
cussed was: Is warCommunism a
necessary preliminary stage to N. E.
P. or not?
The N. E. P.
The second question which was
dealt with, was that regarding the
formula with which the fact that N.
E. P. is of general application should
be expressed in the program. The
conclusion reached was that one can
not of course, insert N. E. P. into the
program in a concrete form; the form
IN. E. p" itself cannot be mentioned,
but the important point is to get its
essential meaning into the program.
What are the essential Characters
tics of N. E. P? They are: Calcu-
lation according to capitalistic me-
thods; retention of the functions of
money; retention of the form of
trusts; continuance of banks and ex-
changes. In short, the combination
of the organizational forms of capital
ism with the fundamental transforma-
ton of their social significance. 1t
may be of some interest to note here
these general forms of the transition
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19

To the DAILY WORKER am try.
ing to round up few subs for you in
the home town of Bob" the Moses
that is supposed to lead the people
out of the wilderness. Altho am not
supporting the idol of the middle
class, It would be the best thing that
could possibly happen in this coun-
try II he should be elected, as 1t would
bring about clearer conception OF
the real class struggle to those that
are poisoned with the middle class
ideas.
Your position is correct in the pres.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
Farmer Likes DAILY WORKER.

To the DAILY WORKER:-I am a
Communist in sea of bourgeois con-
servatism, and farm here near the
southern end of Vancouver Island
This island is very mountainous and
heavily timbered and is therefore, not
particularly a farming country, but
considerable dairy and poultry farm
ing is carried on in the more fertile
areas. The farmers here as else
where, are reduced to a very low
level indeed, and all farms are heavi-
ly over capitalized.
The great industry of British Co
lumbis apd the islands here is lum-
boring and logging and this with the
gradual clogging of world capitalism,
has been slowing down, till with the
advent of this year, the industry here
is absolutely paralyzed.
Your fine paper, the DAILY WORK
Err, fills long-felt want with me
and the magazine section is especial
ly admirable.
NATHAN p. DOUGAN.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
Farmers Want Daily.

To the DAILY WORKER was
with the Western Progressive Farm
ers (Chautauqua people, over part of
the state. In the Big Bend country
wheat belt the average crop is about
three bushels per acre, and the farm
ers are bankrupt, However, some of
these people will take the DAILY
WORKER as soon as they are able
to raise enough money.
will do my best to work for the
DAILY WORKER.
Yours for Communism and for the
success of the Workers Party.--John
H. Weppler.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
ThaIheimer Adds TO World Program Report

Editors Note:-In this issue we be-
gin the publication of the supplement
tary report of August Thalheimer, the
German Communist, on the World
Communist Program before the Fifth
Congress of the Communist Interna-
tional. Thalheimer made this report
in cooperation with Nicholas Buk-
harm, whose address on this question
has already been published. Thalheim-
er reported as follows:
BY AUGUST THALHEIMER.
COMRADES: AS Comrade Bukhar-
~ in has already explained, my task
will not be to present another entire
ly separate report, but to supplement
his report mainly by dealing with
the discussions which have already
taken place. 1t has become evident
that agreement will be possible on
all essential points. l will briefly re-
call the controversial points which
played a part at our last congress,
and the position they have now
reached. The first question which
was discussed was the question of
accumulation, that is to say, Rosa
Luxemburg's theory Of accumulation.
We have agreed not to formulate this
for the program, but to formulate a
program which will reach above and
beyond these theoretical differences.
We have not done this from any per-
sonal motives, but because a theoreti-
cal discussion must be fully worked
out before one can reach conclusions,
and make the whole question clear.
We were also influenced by the fact
that both of us, Bukharin and /, were
in disagreement with Kautsky's ex-
PLANTATION of imperialism. There would
have been no advantage therefore in
discussing all these theoretical diff
ferences.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
Clothing Situation Dark.

Clothing production in Chicago for
the first six months of 1924 has de-
clined considerably below the same
period of 1928, reports Dun's Review,
after a survey Of that industry on a
national scale. Manufacturers are
making but little for stock, and or.
ders are very slow. No unemploy.
ment relief y in sight for the fall
season.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
BeIqians EmIqrate to France.

BRUSSELS, Aug. ia large num-
Der of industrial workers here are
emigrating to France. 1t has been
estimated that as many as 25,1O7
workers have left for France during
the year of 1924.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
THE VIEWS OF OUR READERS ON
LIFE, LABOR, INDUSTRY, POLITICS

ent political fight, and 1 will do what
l can to further the cause of clear
cut working class fight.
Yours for real workers republic.
w. L. Forrest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19

The number of building permits is
sued in Chicago for July was 1850;
the number issued for the month Of
June was 1,506. The figure for July,
1924, is below that OF 1928.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19
CHICAGO PARTY ACTIVITIES.

Lithuanian Comrades, Take Notice!
Lithuanian Branch, No. 2, of the
Workers Party, will hold a general
membership meeting Thursday, Aug.
II, at Sovick Hall, 1900 So. Union
Avenue.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19

Distribute a bundle Of the DAILY
WORKERS first Special Campaign Ed.
tion, dated Saturday, August 80.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19

Distribute a bundle OF the DAILY
WORKERS first Special Campaign Edi-
ton, dated Saturday, August 30.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19

Get member for the Workers Party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-08-19

FURNISHED ROOMS, APARTMENTS
q AND BUNGALOWS.