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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
Correspondence Schools in the Soviet Union

ton elementary courses of the first
grade) are to be as rule transferred
to the schools, whereas political self
education is to be looked upon as a
continuation of the most elementary
Party education, i. e., the elementary
courses of the first grade. But this
rule must not do away with the neces-
sity of furthering the Party-self-
education of comrades who for objec-
tive reasons cannot participate in the
Party education schools-for instance
railwaymen, a number of other COM
rades in the post, telegraph and trans
port service, and above all the rural
cadres of active workers, for in the
rural districts even Party and Y. c. L.
members cannot be fully provided by
us with elementary political schools
elementary political courses) next
year. On the other hand, it has come
to light that a considerable number
of workers and peasants who have
gone through political education
schools were for various reasons I'M
able to thoroughly assimilate the
knowledge impaired there. AS it
would be inexpedient to make them
participate at repeat-course in the
same schools, the organization of self
education work among this category
is essential.
Must Practice Reading.
"All these reasons show the neces-
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|sity of keeping up, to certain ex-
tent, self-education work also in the
lowest grade of Party education, at
least in the immediate future, par
ticularly for the rural districts but
on condition that the participants
should practice reading, ETC., for in
stance, with the help of village read
ing rooms, schools for semi-literates,
ETC."
In the current school year, our
Marxist feminist self education
circles are a replica of the Marxist-
feminist circles working under the
guidance of instructors. They are
divided, as the latter, into circles for
Party history, Leninism, historical
materialism, history of the labor
movement, political economy and eco
Monies. They use the same syllabi
and textbooks, and the number of les
sons is the same. The only difference
between these two kinds of circles is
that which arises out of the special
conditions of the methods of self
education work, special methodical
elaboration because of absence Of di-
rect guidance by the instructor, more
home work and control questions, etc.
We give below the rules of these
Soviet Party schools Gin the home"
which give full picture of this first
experiment of "school in the home"
ITO Be Continaed.)
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education circles. they work this year
in full harmony with the schools:
they have the same syllabus, the
same program, and the same text
books, etc. The difference is only in
the methods applied for the elabora-
ton of the material and also in the
methods of guidance.
No Direct Guidance.
Both rest here on maximum self
activity. The work goes on without
direct guidance, or, to be more exact,
under episode guidance or guidance
by correspondence questions which
students find particularly difficult
are explained orally coral consulta-
tion) or conferences are organized for
summing up the results of the work
done.
We have already mentioned that
the self-education circles of the first
grade which correspond with elemen-
tary courses of the first grade, are
looked upon as transitory form. In
regard to this question, the resolu-
ton of the First National Conference
of the U. S. S. r. on self-educatior
contains the following statement:
Zone of the main reasons of the
former non-success in the sphere of
political self-education is that the
syllabus was drawn up to suit COM
rades not accustomed to read. There
fore the lowest grade of Party educa-
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support themselves and live on their
earned incomes. Pay business man
ayers and executives; governors, SEN
ators and judges the wages of skilled
mechanics.
Effect these and other savings. Pow
Ierty will be still less easily excused.
To these demands Professor Ross
makes a detailed answer:
"In those very countries where
machinery has been introduced;
where wages and standards of liv-
ing have been raised, population
has been increasing most rapidly
during the past two or three genera
TONS"
This is true of Germany, of Britain.
1T is especially true of the United
States which has half of the machine
capital of the world, and which, in
the past century has recorded a popu-
lation increase that has never been
equalled by any other country in mod
ern time.
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Such facts may be met in one of
two ways:
On the one hand it may be con-
tended that these great population in
Icreases have occurred, not among the
low-paid, unorganized, unskilled work
ers; that they have occurred on the
frontier; that they have occurred in
the uniformed mass; that they have
occurred chiefly among those work
ers who have had no opportunity to
learn about or to practice birth con-
troll. This is an argument in avoid
ance of the main issue.
Birth Control.
On the other hand it may be frankly
admitted that there is a population
problem" which must command the
attention of sc-=ll engineers:
ID The physically unfit must not
breed at all, while the physically
fit must be encouraged to mate
and reproduce their kind.
(2) Birth control methods must be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
The University of Pennsylvania in Power Trusts Pay

to his testimony before the Federal
Trade Commission had received $3.50
per lecture to take stand favoring
private ownership of public utilities,
is to remain on the teaching staff of
the University of Pennsylvania. Sol
Auerbach, an instruct in the same
institution of learning" is being ex-
PEELED from the university because
he dared publicly to point out that
in Russia the workers control the
government and that it is the only
country in which the government is
used to help the workers. Sol Auer-
bach spoke at meeting the proceeds
of which were sent to the relief of
the children of the striking miners.
The Young Workers (Communist)
League of Philadelphia is arranging
a mass meeting of protest against
the expulsion of Auerbach from the
teaching staff of the U of p. The
meeting will take place on Friday,
June 8 at P. NJ at Grand Frater-
nifty Hall, 1926 Arch st.
Amongst the speakers will be
Auerbach, Scott Nearing who was
expelled from the U of P for his
radical views in 1925, Bertram D.
Wolfe, director of the N. Y. Workers
School and a member of the Central
Executive Committee of the Workers
(Communist) Party and Clarence Mil
Ter, district organizer of the Young
Workers (Communist) League.
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nature capitalist society shown in the of the
workers. employed by the United States Radum
Corporation of whom have been killed provide profit
for that corporation and five of whom slowly dying
The fourteen who declare dead The Radum Corporation
has cashed in lives the profits long drb-
ued in dividends The Radum Corporation gains by the high
quality of its radium.
But the last five long and troublesome lawsuits in
order.
knowing that the five dying workers whom had
poisoned would not live long, the Radio Corporation tried to delay
the lawsuits long possible with the help of the courts With
death slowly creeping them the poison crpplng them limb
by limb the five remaining workers listened to reason
and settled by taking what cash they could get from the cor
poraton
What is the price of working womans life? In this
the workers receive $4,000 each in payment for being
killed by their employers together with S2 per week until they
die. And yes-the company pays the doctors bills
So much for the price of the life of worker.
For dying, the working get $4,000 each from the
corporation which trapped them to their death for profit while
the lawyer gets $4,000 for representing them
The capitalist newspapers busy congrauating the
Radio Corporation and it's victims the satisfactory settlement
We take the words from the New York World which pde itself
having played active part in the The World good
example of liberal responsibility in capitalist society It
speaks editoray amcable
ment" The fact that working victims their
ployers greed slowly die weekly pension of SIP
weeks CLOSED over by this funkeyberal paper with the
surance that $4,000 per cent each
invalid will have income of SLIGO SIP year, with med
zeal cost paid
The World points out that the wages of the women victims
of the Radio Corporation amounted to only 5000 per year. This
fixes the standard of living for the to which the be-
per week which the receive while dying a living
for in their state And thenas though
corporation might have Jared much before jury.
Intelligent workers reminded by incidents of this sort
that capitalist society," based the exploitation of labor the
most thessy codbooded system that has been known
The workers who die because their employers
found profitable to tell them to shape the poisonous
radumpant brushes with their lips unusual only
picturesque example of the deadly nature capitalist expota-
o The killing of thousands of miners underground the result
dsrgang all considerations except cheap production only
another picturesque example The slaughter of million
the past the capitalist rulers deliberately
planning repeat much bigger scae- example
competition with change of Instruments Bayonets or
radum poisona instruments to increase profit making,
in the eyes of capitalism.
The capitalist system is a system of murder for profit
Only the destruction of the capitalist system
ehe life of the working the first consideration
The capitalist system has been destroyed territory
Uprising onesxh Of the surface the Union of So
cialist Soviet Republics
It will be destroyed here, too
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
Are There Too Many Mouths?

made part of popular education;
in the press; over the radio; on
the stage: through the film, and
birth control appliances must be
made generally available, at pric-
es within the easy reach of the
poorest.
(3) Children must come only where
there is food, clothing, shelter and
a welcome.
(4) The problem of birth control must
be handled just as scientifically
as the problem of public health
or as any other branch of the
problem of public education.
And then?
Then the natural resources must be
into food, shelter, clothing,
comforts and cultural opportunities
with all of the technical skill and all
of the mechanical power that is avail
able.
Too many mouths?
Not yet! Too few machines!
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out to their employees. Needless TO
say that "the 25th day of April"
didn't find the miners rushing back
to the Wheeling Coal Company's
mines.
NOTICE.
There has been a lot of agitation
among our employees in the last few
days because, we think, mostly
through a misunderstanding. 1t has
been brought to our attention by some
that they are of the opinion that coal
is being marketed and sold at very
much higher price than it really is.
The facts are: Coal has been market
cd and sold in the last year or more
at prices never dreamed of.
If we could at any time have paid
any more money to our employees for
their labor, we would have done so.
The reason that we have been able to
work steady is because of the fact
that we have worked very hard get
ting the business men operating the
large manufacturing concerns in the
country to go along with US. We all,
including yourselves, have worked
hard to get where we are, to be able
to sell the product which we manu-
facture or mine. We appreciate that
you have done your part, but also feel
that we have done our part.
Now what is the use of giving away
to another section or far-off land that
which we all have worked for? We
have already purchased several hum
bred cars of coal to fill the orders
that we have runninF AZ The present.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
Special to the Dailg Worker)

tSpeCldt 10 LBe DuIy w OTHeTJ
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June Sin
singing denunciation exposing the
hypocrisy Of the officials of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania from which
he was recently dismissed for ex-
pressing views avorable to
the Soviet Union, Sol Auerbach, in
structor in the department of phil
osophy of that institution, yesterday
attacked the methods of higher
educators"
Auerbach will appear as one of the
speakers at protest meeting under
the auspices of the Young Workers
(Communist) League, which will be
held Friday. His statement follows:
Another Professor
The investigation of the Federal
Trade Commission into the activities
of the Public Utilities Corporation
representing II billion dollars Of
privately owned public utilities re-
veals some interesting outside activi-
ties of University professors. Pro
fessor Theodore Grayson, Director Of
the evening school and extension
school Of the University of Pennsyl-
vania and professor Of finance in the
Wharton School, has been paid by the
Utilities Corporation to carry on pro-
paganda publicly and within the
University against Government own
ership of public utilities. am posi-
tive the Professor Grayson will not
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be dismissed because of his outside
activities.
While Professor Grayson is serving
the financial interests which support
the University the nature of my views
do not seem to please these same fl
nancial interests. AS he claims, it
is perfectly ethical" for a professor
of finance to help boost the interests
of a selfish financial group. 1t seems,
however, that it is "unethical' for
an instructor in Ethics to openly ex-
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,i,77E..1 "a,
By SCOTT NEARING.

"Too many mouths" is the cry
raised by Professor E. A. Ross of the
University of Wisconsin in his recent
book: Standing Room Only? The i'm
mediate answer to Professor Ross's
warning is: "Too few machines; too
often idle"
Professor Ross cites numerous cases
of poverty. There is no economic
reason why a single man or woman
or child should suffer from poverty
in any one of the great industrial
countries, of all in the United
States.
How to End Poverty.
Run the existing machines full time!
Cut out duplication; waste; mean
ingless competition; industrial inef-
ficiency!
Bring the members of the ruling
class to a working class standard of
living. Give them jobs. Let them
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
HANdOmTS

Indication of the growth of leni-
ency toward fat boys can be seen
from the fact that $350,O0O has
been admittedly shelled out for
Herbert Hoover by generous citi-
zens. 1t may be added that 800
business publications have dedicated
themselves to the task of shouting
"Hooray Hoover" This has been
without remuneration. 1t is ex-
planned that the few thousand dol
lars in advertising that the papers
have received is merely the routine
of business.
Myrtle, who writes in from South
Dakota to ask why weather reform
is not one Of the workers. immediate
demands should know that after the
workers revolution everybody's Opin-
ion will be worth the same. Under
capitalism one man gets several thou
sand year for working up his
guesses.
The German elections were sad
blow to the capitalist newspaper cor
respondents who had proved that
Europe was swinging away from
Bolshevism toward SANITY and nor
malcy." When the German workers
proceeded to plug these capitalist
theories with 100000 votes, even
the correspondents had to admit that
something was wrong-not with their
theories but the German situation
= =
General interest in mechanics is In
Dictated by the fact that as Amelia
Earhart gets ready to hop off by
plane for England the world waits
impatieRtly to know the flavor of
which cigarette she can recognize
blind-folded.
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press favor with the Workers and
Peasants Government of the Soviet
Union.
Speaks at Protest Meet.
To protest this very evident class
discrimination l have consented to
speak under the auspices of the Young
Workers (Communist) League at a
meeting arranged to protest my dis
missal, to be held at Grand Fraternity
Hall on Friday, June 8, at 8 P. M.
Professor Grayson, who according
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
Negro Prisoner is
Handcuffed, Drowned

BoONVILLE, Mo-, June bland
cuffed and with his feet bound, Ocie
Williams, Negro, was thrown into
the Missouri River and drowned by
ARMED and masked white hoodlums
who took him from NONRESIDENT Of
ficers. Williams was being taken to
the Jail when seized His body was
found today.
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works has been extremely rapid and
the Communist Party Of Austria is
urging the carrying of the movement
into the other Alpine Mountain
works.
The constant dismissal of workers
shop stewards and even entire COM
mittees in various shops has not
dampened the spirit of the men who
are eager for the struggle.
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IHVIT Struggle.
Suggestions, issued thru the press,
that Prime Minister Seipel be called
upon to arbitrate the strike have met
with ridicule by the strikers who are
aware that Seipel is in the closest
personal relations with members Of
the board of directors of the Alpine
Mountain Company.
The spread of the strikes thruout
the Huettenberg and the Steiermark
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Prominent socialist leaders will
play tennis, go canoeing at moonlight
and dance in an effort to solve Gin
dustrial problems" during the forth
coming June conference of the League
for Industrial Democracy at Camp
Tamiment.
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WiilohCio 1 . ii y l
Morris Hillquit at o
socialist party con-
vention. It is Chang
Tso-lin, Manchurian
war-lord, whose en-
trance into the city
of M u k d e n was
greeted by an cleo
trical bomb. Chang
is a popular guy
with the Japanese
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
SOCIALISTS
FAIL TO BREAK STRIKE

VIENNA, of press
throttle
continuing
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The peculiar looking commodity on
the right, qOhich slipped into the coul-
try despite the tariff a0aIl, is Baron
Von HuenefeLd. HIS face has been
broadcast throughout the press of the
United States. He is one of the in
trepid air-men qOho fle1O across the At
la11tic Ocean. While Captain KoehL
operated the plane, the baron made his
contribution to the success of the zen
ture By sitting IN one of the bacb
rooms drawing pictures on gasoline
tank NTH has finger nail. If there is
any credit for such flights 1T should
go to the a0orkers a0ho build the planes
and not to the puppets of imperialism
aOho dram up interest IN q aOeapon of
aOarfare. Of course the baron aoiH be
remembered for some time to come IN
scientific circles as the first mum to
aoeGr naonocle across the Atlcatic
Ocean by air.
A worker, at Camp Nitgedaiget
writes in to say that the two yellow
dogs at the camp are not the onlyt
ones who bear the names Vladeck
and Sigman.
Padding payrolls has become a
popular and profitable pastime,
among city and state officials. And
it doesn't cost much either. Mrs.
Knapp, who padded census payrolls
was awarded a vacation. The birds
in the street cleaning department
who cleaned up by using fictitious
names on payrOIls will probably get
trip to Europe with a bouquet of
roses thrown in.
August Claessens' contribution to,
the class struggle in New Bedford,
according to the New Leader, con-
sists of giving an elocution course
there every Sunday morning.
The power trust has been doing its
bit for higher education by subsidiz-
ing courses in schools and colleges on
public utilities" and the perils of
public ownership. The material, Of
ficials of the National Light Electric
Association declare, was of an educa-
tional and not propaganda nature.
Something like the impartial book on
the Communist Party written by
James O'Neal, editor of the New
Leader.
The guy with the derby and the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-06-06
COAL COMPANY ISSUES
DOPE SHEET TO SCABS
(Bg a Worker Correspondent

WHEELING W Va By maiEncosed you will find
strkebreakers
threat and half mpanies
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August Claessens' contribution to,
the class struggle in New Bedford!
according to the New Leader, con-
sists of giving an elocution course
there every Sunday morning.
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The guy with the derby and the
Richmond planet., 1928-12-29

Ideals.
New Building "A Thing Of
Beauty"

The National Ideal Benefit Society
surprised Richmond, when under the
leadership Of its Founder and Su
IRENE Master, it erected the hand
some brick budding at 210 E. Clay
Street. 1t is iLdeed case of Here
raise my Ebenezer ;" On the ground
floor is to be found office space.
On the second floor may be fund
the general offices, the conference
room and the ledge rooms. On the
floor above is the spacious auditor
ium, which car be converted into
lodge rooms a. will. Above this is
the attic. >.
The finishings are all that could
be desired and the lighting arrange
ments are superb. There Is an
abundance of daylight and at night
the refulgent beams of the most
modern electric Lights make the
place one of entrancing beauty. The
sanitary arrangements are features.
Tne Prnsident's office is in the front
on the second floor. The quietude
and business ability tend to please
visitors. Supreme Master Holmes
las displayed rare ability in the
handling of finance and this monu
r:ent to him ie the crowning act of
a life's work. :. go.
Richmond planet., 1928-12-29
GEORGE WOOD LAID TO RI.ST.

The funeral of Mr.. George Wood
WHO resided at go X. Fifth St,"e:.
took place at the Grace Covenant
Presbyterian Church (white) on
CHI stmas Day at 3 P. M. The
pastor, DR.. J Y. King paid a great
tribute to the sterling Christian
character Of the deceased and testi
ted specifically as to his faithfulne-s
kindly spirit courtesy and unseif
ishness and his love for the Church.
DR.. Charles S. Morris assisted and
made choice eulogistic remarks and
commented on tie spirit evidenced
by this wealthy white congregation.
Mrs, j., Y. King rendered with
charming sweetness and feeling. mo
Night Tnere." Miss Stewart Webb,
her accompanist also played for the
entire service.
Mr.. Wood had been sexton OF the
Church for many years He died
early Sunday morning after long
I illness. He leaveS to mourn their
I loss, four children: Mary; Virginia
and Leslie Wood and Mrs. Lizzie
Erent; other relatives and friends.
The pallbearers were tmemberC of
the Deacon Board of Fifth Street
! Baptist Church, Blue Eagle Lodge
] CT Ideals and Golden Rule Beneficial
| Club. -.
Richmond planet., 1928-12-29
MISS RUTH G. MORRIS RETT RMS
... FROM AFRICA.

Miss Ruth G. Morris daughter of
Or. and Mrs. Charles S. Morris.
arrived home from the Suehn Mission
Liberia, West Africa. Miss Morris
spent two Years at the Mission and
conducted remarkable revival at
the I'D Mother Baptist Church
founded by Lott Carey, the famous
missionary. =. =.
There will be a farewell reception
rendered DR.. Morris and welcome
reception for Miss Morris at Fifth
Street Baptist Church Sunday after
noon. January 9Th, at o'clock. DR..
Morris is closing most auccessful
pastorate at Fifth Street ~~- 81
Richmond planet., 1928-12-29
PROMINENT CITIZEN BURIED.

John Bland, one of the best known
colored citizens departed suddenly
last Sunday He had been active,
getting breakfast, making cakes and
cooking the Christmas turkey. He
complained Of nos feeling well, sat
down and IN short while his spirit
had gone to God who gave it. His
grief stricken wife called assistance.
His funeral took place Wednesday
afternoon from the Fttt Baptist
Church, Rev. DR.. w. T. Johnson
officiating. Funeral Director C. S.
Cunningham had charge of the re
mains.