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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
Famine Reports in Soviet Russia

plenty of grain in Soviet Russia. The
crops turned out per cent less than
last year; there are stores OF seed for
such emergencies. The peasants,
therefore, ate their own store and
waited for the seed.
In August, Comrade Rykov made a
tour OF the Volga, going far out into
the country, to review the situation.
Before his arrival the seed was on
hand. The peasants were also prom
Used funds and later products to help
them over the winter.
In the Ukraine the situation was not
nearly so serious. The peasants will
be pinched for the winter. but will get
help. To be sure, the rich peasants
are complaining. They expect the
same aid as the poor peasants--but 1t
will not be forthcoming. They have
grain in their sheds. They have
funds with which to get seed. They
try,to evade their taxes-but the i'm.
provements on their farms show that
they are not suffering.
In addition to the widespread as
sistance which the Soviet government
is giving to the poor peasants, there
will be more than 100000 tons OF
grain for export. This is less than
had been hoped for, but Soviet Rus.
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Steel, Finance and War

straight at its heart with the hilt in
the hands Of the most brutal and pow
erful group in the world-the Amer
lean capitalist class.
England's coal and steel and ship
building industry are in ruins as a
result of her victory" over Germany
and the collapse of the world markets.
She has no immense domestic mar
ket to bulwark her iron and steel trade
as have the American capitalists. She
makes forays into China but there
she meets American competition that
has created a rivalry so fierce that
Americans are no longer welcome in
English clubs in the orient-a surface
indication of the deep seated antagon-
ism between Great Britain and Amer
lea that no amount of blood is thicker
than water" speeches can wipe out.
No Mercy for Rival.
Revival of the German steel indus
try will hurt Great Britain more than
any other nation and she can expect
little mercy from the representatives
Of American capital on the experts
committee. Her navy and her mer-
camille marine need fuel oil but
again she encounters the rivalry of
American imperialist and this rivalry
will not be forgotten by the hardboiled
committee of American capitalists
when it is question of her markets
or theirs that are to suffer from a
flood of German commodities.
A great producing nation like Ger
many cannot come back into the world
markets without some national econ
omy suffering but every word of Mel
Ions testimony indicates that the
American capitalists have decided
that they will not furnish both the
capital and the markets for German
heavy industry. Some inroads cannot
De prevented but the principle sufferer
will be Great Britain-the. ancient en-
my and the one that disputes with
he American rulers the markets Oh
he world and the oil supply of the
world.
The, recent abolition of pittsburgh
'lus" must in light of the statements
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Of Mellon be interpreted as prepa-
ration OF the steel industry to allow
interior plants to meet German COM
petition. 1t is thus corroborative evil
dence of the American capitalists to
surrender none of the domestic
market.
More Straws.
Another indication of the ever-in-
creasing antagonism between what the
proponents of Nordic superiority like
to refer to as "the two great Anglo
Saxon nations" is found in the remark
ably frank expression of resentment
aroused in our imperialist press by the
support accorded Japan by Great
Britain at Geneva recently. The Chi
cago Tribune warns Great Britain of
the vulnerability of Canada and points
out the conflicting viewpoints of the
colonies and the motherland on the
Japanese immigration issue. Beneath
this attitude again is the solid econ
omic fact that American investments
in Canada now exceed those of British
capitalism and that in Australia also
home industry, making that colony
more Independent of British manufac.
turers, has grown up during and since
the war.
Japanese imperialists are the en-
emies of American imperialists in the
Pacific and Britain must either give
up her alliance with Japan and
weaken her position in China or face
the possibility of desertion of her
dominions. All of which is grist in the
mill of American imperialism. Amer
lean capitalists now attack Great
Britain in Europe with the Dawes
plan and in the orient with the issue
of Japanese immigration.
The Line of Struggle.
Perhaps some one will say that we
place too much faith in the ability of
the American capitalists to protect
their markets but nothing is farther
from our mind. We are interested
here in discovering the general line of
development of the imperialistic strug-
gle, of determining the intent behind
all the lovely phrases like bringing
peace to Europe" repairing the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08

STA will get thru without any diff
Guilty. The statement in a recent is
sue of the "Isvestia" and "Pravda"
that the British loan which is soreiy
needed to build up industry, will not
be accepted on the usurious terms
that will be forced on Germany, dem
onstrates clearly that Soviet Russia is
capable of dealing with all the prob.
lens confronting her. Neither drought
nor Georgian uprisings paid for and
instigated by international imperial
ism--and put down by the workers
and peasants Of Georgia themselves
nor part Of Danzig port which has
been granted to Poland by the League
Of Nations, for the erection Of a mu-
nitions depot-cIearly against Soviet
Russia; nor Liberal and Conservative
harangulng in England against the
AngIo-Russlan treaty; nor a Finnish.
Lettish pact against Soviet Russia;
nor thrust against Soviet Russia In
the East thru Intervention In China,
can touch Soviet Russia. We are Ilv-
ing In the year 1294--and Soviet Rus.
sia Of the Workers, Peasants and Red
Soldiers can meet all the problems
facing them. A serious drought ard
famine would have pleased the world
imperialists. But there is no famine.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08

Mr. William English Walling once officially on
the roster of the Socialist Party, and now in the
same camp with Hillquit and Berger fighting for
LaFollette, is doing precisely what we said few
days ago he would do.
The vicious foe of the class conscious workers of
the United States and every country in the world
is now full-fedged democrat-locally at least Mr..
Walling who only few days ago called down
Spargo for jumping on the republican bandwagon
has decided TO take another leap himsefAback-
ward Of course Mr.. Waling has been chosen as the
democratic candidate for Congress in the fourth
district of Connecticut. Incidentally it might be
noted that this section breeds and harbors numer-
GUS miionaires, of whom Mr.. Gompers lickspittle
is one of the wealthiest.
Here we have very interesting phenomenon
taking its full course Mr.. Waling is the chief
and vilest propagandst of Mr.. Gompers at work in
disrupting the labor movement Mr.. Walling is
feverishly on the job rendering the bosses of the
country inestimable services. When any working
class organizations is to be attacked for its oppo-
stion to unspeakable conditions Of employment, it
is Mr. Walling who always comes across with the
rankest and most poisonous sort of an onslaught.
This is the Mr. Walling that is the sworn enemy
of the Soviet Republic. This is the Mr.. Walling
who is doing a magnificent work for the open.
shoppers in the Office of the Executive Council Of
the American Federation of Labor. This is the
same Walling who is calling on the workingmen
to support LaFpllette. This is the very Mr. Waling
who has just been chosen to represent the multi
millionaires' row of Connecticut in, the House of
Representatives. Last but not least it is with this
Mr. Mailing that Hillquit Berger and the other
socialist leaders today cooperating in an effort
to stife the growth of class farmer-labor party.
Mr.. Waing promises to vote with the democrats
in Congress. He promises to be progressive" His
evolution is complete. The socialists had better
rejoice at the inspiring company they find them
selves in today in their most ignoble efforts to
send the Walling- Gompers-LaI'o etteW Wheeler
Spreckles Vanderbilt alliance into power.
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The End of FasciSn1

The French authorities, at the request of the
Italian consul, holding member of the
Italian Fascist accused of completely in the muir
der of Matteotti This little item of news is more
convincing than long analytical articles of the
weakness of the Mussolini government.
Contrast the present zeal of the italian author
tiles in running down the degenerates whose
crime shocked the world with the unyielding at
titude at first taken by the head Of the Fascist
government. There are other facts that show the
awakening of the Italian masses, among them
the widespread activity of the Italian Communist
Party and the support it is getting from workers
who few months ago afraid to call their
souls their own.
Mussolini and italian Fascism are nearing the
End of their rope and if resentment expressing it
self in revolutionary organization continues to
grow in Italy, it doubtless will, this may turn
out to be more than figure of speech.
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wreckage of war" etc. that are used
to disguise the real purpose of the
Dawes plan.
Nor should we be understood as say
ing that the operation of the plan will
have no effect on the wages and work
ing condition of American workers. 1t
will. The DOGGY of German competi-
ton will be raised and the industrial
depression that is here, without any
assistance from the Dawes plan, will
be used to beat down wages and club
the American working class into the
state of subsection and helplessness
so necessary for the bloody purposes
of imperialism.
The Big Issue.
The vitality important thing in con.
nection with the establishment Of
American capitalist hegemony over
continental Europe is the impetus ii
gives to the rivalries between Amer
lean and British imperialism-th
threat of war that every provision of
the plan breathes.
1IOtShy III q IeC6uJ SpOSCu, put lot
ward the idea of a sort of United
States of Europe as the last resort OF
European capitalism in the struggle
against the domination of American
imperialism. The chief obstacle to
this new alignment is the rivalry be-
tween French and British capitalism
but one thing is certain-the extern
sion of American imperialist rule must
soner or later bring some sort of unity
between the nations that pay tribute
to American supremacy.
British Imperialism fights for it's
life and it can be depended upon to
seek and secure allies.
The Dawes plan is not a match
thrown into powder magazine. 1t is
rather a heavy mass of infiammable
material thrown on live Goals. 1t
smothers them for while, no heat
whatever can be felt. But the destruc-
tive forces are present and later the
whole mass bursts into flames.
{, So it VIII be with Europe and Amer.
lea unless in the meanwhile the power
Of the imperialists is wrested from
them by the working class.
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BY ISRAEL AMTER.

DIDICULOUS, unfounded reports
IN about famine" in Soviet Rus
STA are filling the American capitalist
papers - and unfortunately also the
revolutionary press.
Crops were bad this year in the
southeastern part of the country and
in the Ukraine. The. volga, which
experienced devastating drought in
1921 has been attacked again. The
Ukraine has had the same fate. But
in neither case is the drought to com.
pare with 1921. There has been re.
duced production. Had the situation
been the same as in 1921, the peas.
ants would have had no seed for SOW
ing. Had the railways been in the
same condition as in 1921 neither seed
nor other help could have reached the
peasants.
But we are living in the year 1924
The Soviet government is better able
to take care OF such catastrophes as
droughts. The railways are working
well. Hence there Is and will be no
famine. No such thing occurred as
peasants eating "roots and grass"
This Is purest fabrication. The peas.
ants were frightened. since they still
had in mind the experience Of 1921.
Had they eaten their crops, there
would have been no seed for next
year. AS soon, however, as the gov.
eminent was appraised of the serious.
ness of the drought, IL made prepare
tions for providing seed to the peas
ants, who will not pay for II for. three
four or five years, according to the
condition OF the peasant. There Is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1924-10-08
Paterson

The Workers (Communist) Party of America
has out-maneuvered in Paterson specimen of one
of the suborders of vermin that nfest every Amer
lean city dominated by particular industry. The
chief of police of that city, since Workers
Party speakers have been addressing meetings of
the strikers, has made loud claims that he has
closed halls to the strikers only to stop Commun-
list propaganda.
The Workers Party has now withdrawn its
speakers voluntarily and the strike committee has
issued statement explaining the situation Sub
equently a committee of the strikers interviewed
&c police chief and insisted that he allow them to
faopen the halls. He has refused and every worker
"a Paterson knows him now for what he is-the
her clumsy tool of the silk mill BOSSES
The fight is being carried with redoubled
lr and the party has gained in prestige while
the police chief and his overlords finding
4! uble in setting up another smokescreen with
, hich to hide the basic issues in the strike-the
tic ire of both to make of Paterson a stronghold of
Industrial feudalism.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-11
WILL HELP FIND
MANY LOVED ONES

Mr.. VIM. Hanecy, vice president of
the National Identification Bureau
with headquarters at St Joseph, Mis-
souri,. spent a short time here the first
OF the week in the interests of his
company.
The National Identification Bureau
is a purely humanitarian organization.
1t had its inception in 1921 and has
grown 10 be one of the most import
ant in the country; the work is nation
wide 1t has been organized with a
view to locating relatives of persons
who die among strangers or whose
bodies are unidentified; it also as
sists those who have lost relatives to
locate these. The work is practically
endless; it maintains a clipping bureau
and is in reality real detective ag-
ency
ut is astonishing" said Mr.. Hanecy,
the information we are able to un-
earth and how many OF these whom
we are seeking are located in asylums,
penal institutions and in cemeteries. -
The organization works by means of
undertakers and is completely or
ganized in % states, starting at New
York and working as far west as Colo
rado.
Eleven representatives have been
appointed in cities OF Colorado. and
the following towns will maintain a
person for the purpose of assisting
those wishing information along this
line: Sterling; Greeley: Ft- Collins;
Boulder: Denver; Colorado Springs;
Pueblo Salida; Canon City; Glen
wood Springs, and Grand Junction.
At Grand Junction Mr.. E. A. Krohn
has been appointed and anyone in
this county wishing his services may
confer with him until a nearer repre-
sentative is appointed. There is alb
solutely no charge for this service.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-11
DRAMATIC ART AT
LIONS CLUB WE'D.

At the Lions club Wednesday even
ing the following were guests: Rev.
E. Payne: Dr. L. A. Hick; w r.
johnson, Mr.. Huber; Lewis Tandy,
and T. B. Geer.
George w Dyer told the club OF
the plan TO place case OF grain and
other products at the depot, and also
at Overland Park, Denver, and said
that the commissioners would coop
crate.
Following this, Mrs. Springer pre-
sented the two dramatic scenes as
referred to in the Woman's club re-
port. The program was rich treat
TO all the Lion club members and they
are very grateful indeed. The MEM
hers were the Misses Helen Hick,
Helen Hillman. Lois Genevieve Ehr-
gott and Martha Springer.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-11
ONLY FEW MORE SIGNERS
NEEDED TO HAVE PAVING

w. H. Mathers, chairman of the
paving committee, reported at the
Chamber of Commerce meeting last
night that 120 lot owners had signed
the petition requesting that our streets
be paved from First to Seventh.
The required number is 143 lot
owners and he was of the opinion the
required number would sign within
the next few days.
What seemed at first, to the com
mittee an impossible thing to do, is
now becoming a real thing.
1t is intimated that next week a
list of all property owners will be pub
lished, showing those who have signed
and those who have not.
With paved streets and an ornamen-
tai lighting system installed at an
early date Delta will, with her splen-
did business establishments, take a
great step forward.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-11
MEMBERS OF co. c GOING
TO RIFLE RANGE SUNDAY

A number of members of Co. C 157th
Infantry, went to the Rifle range on
Orchard Mesa, about two miles north
of Delta, Sunday afternoon, and
number Of good records were made.
One rookie without any range practice
whatever, made As out OF possible
so, at 300 yards
The Delta company is the first in
the state to have a completely equip
ped range installed. and this is one
of the best ranges to be found.
There are good opportunities fol
good scores, as, aside from the annual
encampment when they will be firing,
in August, two officers and eight men
will go to Golden and compete for the
Perry rifle team, while a state team
of ten men and four alternates will
go to Camp Perry, Ohio, later, for the
national Perry rifle shoot. Company
C expects to be well represented on
this Perry team.
Any who are interester are welcome
to go out to the range Sunday after
noon at about LOO O'Clock, and watch
the practice.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-11
SINGER WAS RARE
TREAT FOR ALL

The musical program presented at
the Delta High school auditorium on
Tuesday evening by Mr.. Reinald Wer-
without doubt the finest program
which has ever appeared in our city
and which perhaps will ever appear
for years to come.
To begin with there were no flowery
introductions, no waste of words while
patiently waiting to hear the famous
artist. His program was one which
all music lovers could enjoy whether
they were themselves artists or not.
He has rich wonderful voice and by
no means the greatest Of his charms
is his personality. This man has sung
all over the world and yet appreciated
the warm response from his audience.
After each number he returned with
an encore as graciously as if he had
nothing else in the world to do.
There were sixteen numbers on the
program, and among encores he sang
Drink to Ne Only With Thine Eyes, -
Little Mary Cassidy" Where Are
You Now" and "Smilin' Thru"
He sang in Italian, in German, in
Spanish and in English, and whether
you understood the words or not his
voice was so rich and his interpreta-
ton so vivid that no one could fail to
appreciate the song. Perhaps the num-
bers which were most liked aside from
the encores mentioned were the PRO
logue" to Pogliacci; Trade Winds"
and 'Duna" which Werrenrath himself
has immortalized.
Mr.. Herbert Carrick, accompanist, is
also deserving of special mention for
his technique was of the finest.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-11
STUDENTS ARE CHOSEN
TO ENTER CONTESTS

The preliminaries in original ora
tions and dramatic readings for Delta
High school students were held on
Thursday evening, and in humorous
readings Friday evening. This was
for the purpose of selecting the repre-
.sentatiyes TO the Western Slope Ora
torical contests, which will be held
at Montrose during May.
By agreement among the contest
ants there was but one judge, Mr.
Paul Blackwell OF Grand Junction.
The students all showed very good
training, and Mr.. Blackwell stated
that it was difficult to choose a win
ner.
On original Grafton Miss Oracle
Atchley won the first place.
On dramatic reading Miss Mabel
Dixon was chosen as Delta's repre-
sentative.
Following the humorous reading
contest on Friday evening Mr. Black
well gave several readings which were
very much appreciated. The Girls
Glee club also gave some musical
numbers.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-11
WIN FREE HOSE
AT GOLDEN RULE

Last week was Nightingale Hos
iery Week" at the Golden Rule store.
In their windows. Nightingale hosiery
In all the popular shades, at prices
ranging from 81 to 81, was attractively
displayed An opportunity was af-
forded any lady who visited the store
10 place her name in the box pnovid.
ed for the drawing OF free hosiery.
which was held on Saturday evening.
April bth. The six persons, whose
names were first drawn from the
box. were presented with n pair OF
Nightingale silk stockings. Following
are the names OF the lucky persons;
Misses Elsie Ault. Vera Hester. and
Eva Buckmaster. and Mcsdames Chss.
Phillips and Jessie Wright, all OF
Delta: and Susie Chambers Of Austin.
The Delta independent., 1924-04-11
M. E. CHURCH WILL
HAVE SPECIAL SERVICE

Rev. F. W. Pimlott of the local
Methodist church has Just issued a
handsome bulletin for the three Sun
days just preceding and including
Easter Sunday. 1t contains the en-
tire programs, also the nud-week
special lenten services, the names of
officers of the various departments of
the church, and helpful suggestions
for Christian living.
Next Wednesday Mr.. Pimlott e&
poets to have William ]. Bryan's lee
ture, Back to God"
On Easter Sunday the church will
have as guests the members of the
Montrose and Delta Knights Templar
lodges.
The Easter evening service will be
devoted to a cantata by the choir,
The Vision OF Sir Launfal" The
choir is working hard and will present
a splendid program
The Delta independent., 1924-04-11
Big WATER MAIN FOR
CITY PUT ON NEW BRIDGE

There has been considerable excite
ment recently on account of the early
flood waters of the Gunnison working
havoc with the old North Delta bridge
and threatening to disrupt the pipe
line.
As a result the workers got busy at
once in laying the new line on the new
bridge and it will be ready to be con-
nected within day or two. so there
is no immediate danger. according to
Commissioner Paul, of our having a
Tong dry spell" in this regard.
Traffic across the old bridge has
been suspended and passengers are
crossing at their own risk
The Delta independent., 1924-04-11
WELL KNOWN MAN
WE'D YESTERDAY

A wedding OF interest to Delta peo-
pie was solemnized at the Presbyterian
manse yesterday afternoon, Rev. F.
R. Sherman officiating. The princi-
pals were T. w Osborn and Mrs. Julia
Hoffman. The groom, one of Deltas
leading business men, needs no in
PRODUCTION to Delta folks, and the
congratulations OF host Of friends
are his The bride has been a resi-
dent of Delta for a much shorter per
iod, having recently made her home
with the H. H. Bell family. After the
ceremony the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
R. f. Piner was thrown open where a
seven O'Clock dinner was served. the
guests being relatives.