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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
BY ANNA LOUISE STRONG.

TASHKENT, Uzbek, U. S. S. R.,
(FP).-I never saw a school in my
life that gave me quite such an I'M
expected thrill as the one | discov-
cred just by chance as plodded my
way through the dark filth of Old
Town, the native city of Tashkent.
Picture all about, Asia as she has
been for centuries: a couple of hun
bred thousand people set down in
their native mud, no lights in the
narrow street which runs between
earthen walls.
Suddenly the narrow alley of mud,
lit only by stray candles carried by
wiser passersby than we, widens and
brightens a trifle as the glow from
windows touches it. A very ancient
M cue, explains my interpreter. j.
which school is established in some
of the rooms.
"Let's go in" I suggest, and we
wander into a class room, contain
ing about twenty-five boys of ages
from thirteen to slit IN. Thy arr
sitting by twos and threes in the
old-style long desks with benches,
and facing blackboard on which a
boy of fifteen is giving a demonstra-
ton.
But where is the teacher? I see
no adult and proceed to ask. The
boys explain that the teacher comes
in the day time to give instruction
for six hours. This group / have
stumbled upon have gathered not for
instruction but for collective study"
which the class manages by itself
without a teacher. ] ask if they
have no place at home to study and
they answer that at home each must
work alone and perhaps cannot
understand his lesson, but here to-
gether all can help. each other and
someone is sure to understand.
They are, | learn, the fifth grade
class of regular Seven Grade or
binary school of the city of fash
kent. ED. note: The Uzbek nation
is in the Soviet Union). To my
query whether girls are also in their
school and if so why none of them is
allowed out at night, since / see only
BOYS, / am told that Of course there
are girls in the school now, but none
of them has reached fifth grad
since it is only three or four years
since girls began to go to school at
all. Hence none Of the girls h9s yet
faced the problem of night Judy,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27

sabotage of service, and certain
forms of soldiers and sailors strikes
should be applied.
(b) The most important slogan
of action at the front is the slogan
of determination. The purpose of
determination is to unite the worker
and peasant soldiers in the opposite
lines of trenches against their Off
GERS. Experience in the last world
war has shown that mass fraterniza-
tion inevitably leads to class differ
entiation in the armies and to armed
conflicts between soldiers and Off
GERS. The Communists in the army
must organize determination and
give it clear political color, par
ticularly in regard to the question
of peace and the organization of the
revolutionary forces in the army.
To Be Continued
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27

since classes below the fifth do not
practise it. How they will solve this
in the future the boys do not know;
they understand as we'll as | do that
it is still terribly shocking thing
for girls to be abroad at night in
Central Asia, when even grown
women are supposed to be in the
women's quarters by shutdown.
l ask the boys what they expect
to be when they finish school. There
is no general agreement, but the near
est ones say engineer" and doctor"
They tell me that "to build new
Central Asia one needs most of all
engineers and expert agriculturistsi
but since they are city boys they
are not so interested in agriculture.
Also doctors are much needed for
all the new sanitation that must be
learned"
I go into the next room; here the
boys seem a younger group, but are
also Fifth Grade. One small lad
not over thirteen is demonstrating
prism and its properties; it is a
geometry lesson. Another goes to
the board to work out a problem in
6ecirals which third boy reads
al rd to him. All rho class write
down this problem together and
work over it; comparing their re-
suit with the one on the board. One
boy arises; he is just beginning deci-
mails and doesn't understand why you
add 4.3 and by putting the under
the and not under the 8. Another
boy rises and explains.
All this in perfect order, under
the "starosta" or leader chosen by
the class itself as chairman. And
these are Fifth Grade boys! Run
ming their own school! l remark
smiling that if they work six hours
a day and three in the evening, they
are working longer than the eight
hour day of the workers. They smile
in return and one Of them replies
that they do not do this every night
in the week, and besides, it is not
for pay but for learning.
AS we came to the tram car, we
IA saw also the new Uzbek Theatre,
the first dramas given in the W.
bek language. Mohammedanism pro.
sclibes theatres, ard dramas are ac-
cursed, but as my interpreter re-
marked: "Curses have ceassd &c
frigtten since the novies came" He
ADDED that when the new Uzbek The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27

(Note:-This is the fourth in
stallment of the thesis adopted by
the Sixth World Congress Of the
Communist International at its re-
cent sessions i'll Moscow, on "The
Struggle Against Imperialist War
and the Tasks of the Communists"
Publication will be continued in the
Daily Worker until completed Ed
itor)
2. The Struggle During Imperialist
War.
Is. The political program of the
Communists in an imperialist war
is the program worked out and APP
piled by the Bolshevik Party under
the leadership of Lenin in its heroic
struggle against the last imperialist
war. The main points of this pro-
gram may be summarized as fol-
lows:
(a) The rejection of imperialist
national defense" in this war. To
enlighten the workers and peasants
as to its reactionary character.
Strongly to combat all tendencies in
the labor movement which openly,
or covertly, justify this war.
(b) Defeatism, i. e., to work for
the defeat of the home imperialist
government in this war.
Revolutionary Defeatism.
(c) Genuine internationalism, i.
e., not international" phrases and
formal agreements" but revolu-
tionary defeatist work to be carried
on by the proletariat in all the bel
ligerent countries, for the overthrow
of their home bourgeoisie.
(d) To transform the war be-
tween imperialist states into prole-
tartan civil war against the bour-
geoisie, for the purpose of estab-
fishing the dictatorship of the prole-
tariat and Socialism--this transfer
nation to be achieved by means of
revolutionary mass action in the
rear, and decentralization al the
/ front.
(e) A democratic" or "just"
peace cannot result from an imper-
ialist war without the overthrow of
the bourgeoisie and the seizure of
power by the proletariat in the most
important belligerent states. There
fore, "peace" cannot be the central
slogan during imperialist war; the
central slogan must be "proletarian
revolution" 1t is the bounden duty
Of Communists strongly to combat
all peace phrasemongering; for at
a certain moment in the war this
can be utilized by the bourgeoisie
as an extremely important ideolog-
ical weapon to prevent the imper-
ialist war from being transformed
! into civil war.
United Front From Below.
Communist must not confine
themselves merely to conducting
propaganda in favor Of this pro-
gram; they must rouse the masses
of the workers to fight for it by
applying the tactics of the united
proletarian front from below.
10. Transform the imperialist
war into civil war" means primar-
lily, revolutionary mass action. The
Communists resolutely repudiate all
so-called "means" of combating wal
that hamper the development OF
revolutionary mass action. Conse-
quently, they repudiate individual
actions that have no connection with
revolutionary mass actions or that
fail to contribute to their develop.
ment.
Oppose against War" Slogan.
Communists combat the propa.
ganda in favor of the against the
war" prescriptions that are recon-.
mended by the petty bourgeois ele.
ments in the labor movement. Pre-.
lstriptions like "refusal to bean
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
BECKY THATCHER" DIES.

HANNIBAL, Mo-, Dec. 26 U.H.-
Becky Thatcher" Tom Sawyer's
girl, is dead. Mrs. Laura Frazer,
girlhood friend of Mark Twain, and
original of his famous fiction char
acter, Becky" died here today at
the age Of 81.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1928-12-27
WORKER BURNED.

MILWAUKEE,, (By MaiD.-Ar-
thur Vile, worker at the Brooks
Machine Co., was seriously burned
wher machine on which he was
at work short-circuited.
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New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

department would be an expensive proposition and would like to know i what it would cost to carry out re- quirements of the insurance com- ranies in order 10 get q. reduction ir the insurance rates. At present the insurance rates arc very high and if they could be reduced il would greatly relieve the cost of owning 8 home.
 Another Taxpayer"
 Last Berlin Items Nearly 100 people attended the anniversary banquet and entertain ment held by the Knights of Fythias last evening in the Community ban auet hall and auditorium. Following the banquet the social and entertain ment program was held and both musical and humorous numbers were presented. MT. and Mrs. Wal lace Kelsey staged a comedy sketch which evoked much laughter. Their work was exceptionally good. Francis Cobey sang several numbers in his usual good voice. Gladys Smith of New Britain also entertained with several solo numbers. A whist party was held and the following were awarded prizes: ladies' first. Mrs. Raymond Dyer; ladies' second, Miss Ruby Nye. The gentlemen's prizes were awarded to the following: first, Raymond Dyer; tie for second. Mills Gyiswold and Leland Rich. Dancing was enjoyed.
 The Community club banquet and entertainment will commences promptly at o'clock this evening in the Community banquet hall. Only children accompanied by their par ents or guardian will be permitted to attend After the supper an entertain lnent program will be held in the main auditorium. New Britain talent will perform. There will he musical and comedy numbers as well ns dance numbers. A New Britain &C., cordionist will be on the program. Dancing will be enjoyed.
 The 18th anniversary of the Catholic Daughter of America will be observed Sunday April 22 in the ball room of the Hotel Taft in New Haven. X meeting of the committee on arrangements for the event was held yesterday in Bridgeport. Mrs. John Frank, regent of the Court St, Cecelia attended the meeting as q member of the committee. The library will be open Friday afternoon and evening for the ex- change of books. Several new books have been added recently. The regular semi-monthly meeting of the Pythian Sisters will be held next Monday evening at o'clock at Community hall.
 The Fife and Drum corps will meet tomorrow evening at 7:30 o'clock III the basement of Commun- ,tv hall
 The Girls club will meet tomor- row evening at o'clock at Com munlty hall
 The Methodist church choir will hold 4 rehearsal in the church Fri day evening at 7:5o o'clock. Re-
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
DEBATE ON RADIO AND THE WEATHER Scientists Hold Different Views
 on Wireless

London, Feb. 20. - tPy - Docs radio affect the weather?" is>a ques- ton around which some controver- sy has arisen. The discussion came after a suggestion of the Matlock Improvement association that the effect of radio on the weather should receive practical test by the cessa- ton of broadcasting for 8 month.
 Some meteorological experts have described the theory ss absurd" and ridiculous.
 Professor A. NJ, Low. noted Brit ish scie9tiet. says:
 No scientist has the right to dis miss the question of radio interfer- once with climatic conditions as of no consequence. When one deals with a subject like this one must talk with care.
 Who would have thought a few years ago that an electric current passing through glass globes in England would enable voice to be heard in Australia? Now we have accepted this as fact, why should it be ridiculous to suppose that the amount of electricity launched into the air by wireless stations should have some effect on the atmosphere
 There is no need to go to ex. tremes and allege that radio on it: own could cause rain. wind ol storms. but it Is not inconceivablc that the electricity used in broad casting may play a. contributor, part towards breaking up tho weather.
 Tt is as absurd to say that the announcers voice from FLO causes rain as it Is precipitately to dismiss the theory as beneath discussion and assert that electricity cannot affect the weather. After all. cleo. tricity and light in certain forms have been proved to have an effect on peoples health. and wheat ha. been assisted in its growth by arti. ficial light.
 Therefore there is no reasor why the effect of wireless on the atmosphere should not be the sub iect of careful investigation. Coudi. tions and other contributory causes would have to be studied over ar extremely long period"
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
MERCHANT MARINE
Entire Fleet Must Be RepleOed by 1910, According to Witness at t1se Hearing Today.

Washington. Feb. 2s N&-Doclar- ing the entire government merchant marine fleet must be replaced by 194o at a cost of about &576.ooo. 900. H. G. Smith. of New York, vice.pres- ident of the National Council of American Shipbuilders. today told the house merchant marine commit tee that congress should enact ls- gislation Ito make it possible for private capital to participate in the building of new ships" to replace the fleet
 He endorsed the Wood and W. Bills which would provide 6DP ~. ernment loans of three-fourths of tlsb cost of vessels to private ship build- CTS.
 Pointing out that If the principal reason for the greater cost Of an built ship is high wages in shipyards. which are nearly double those paid in Great Britain." Smith said that the Wood bill with ats pro- visions of the government payment of the labor costs differential would result in 8. large increase of private shinbuilding.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
POLICE COURT HAS
 COUPLE OF CASES One Autoist Fined and Another
 Is Exonerated BOYS IN FIERCE FIGHT
Mid.Week Services at kensington Methclist-LrGal Woman Rcco,- ering From Shock-Legion and Auxiliary to Hold SoCial-Itefns.

After an absence of g. docket for 1he last three weeks the Berlin town court held 8 session last eve ming to dispose of two automobile cases.
 William r. Graham of Waterbury charged with violating the rules Of the road, was fined $10 and costs of s by Judge George c. GriswolJ. He was arrested on February 19 by Constable eco. kanupka. who tos',- fled that Graham kept cutting i'll and out of the line of traffic.
 Alexander Hair of New Haven. charged with reckless driving, was discharged by the court. He was ar rested Saturday by State Officer Waron after his machine had hit another car. Hair was travelling be- hind a truck and. as he attempted to pass the truck. the truck driver speeded Up and Hair was unable 10 get either in back of the truck or in front of it. His car struck a. car com ing the opposite direction and Hair WAS placed under arrest for alleged reckless driving The driver of the car struck hy Hairs testified in court that he thought that Hair was tlameless and could not avoid the accident. Judge Griswold then dis charge Hair,
 Bitter Hand to Hand Fight
 A. bitter hand to hand fight took place last evening ln Perretta s shoe shop on Main street. kenslng- ton, between Anthony DeNido and ,Raffale Guimbols. DeNido is said to have struck Guimbola with a. heavy ring, which he wore on his hand, on the corner of his mouth. two stitches being necessary to close the wound. Both boys fought ferocionsly and neVidc, evidently losing his head grabbed a knife, A hystsnder, Roc GO Marsile, wrenched the knife from pevido's hand before he could use it Both boys grabbed hammers but did no damage to each other with them.
 GuimboIa's father complained 10 the spoilce but no trace of DlNldo cculd'1 be found when Constable Brown investigated. Bystanders claimed that the missing boy left town jn a car.
 Performs Fancy Driving
 An unidentified driver performed q stunt at Upson's corner last eve ming that would cause the dare devils to think twice before attempt ing it. The motorist. rounding the corner at a high rate of speed. left the highway and glanced off a. pole on the side of the road. Continuing his mad drive he barely missed the corner of a house and found him- Self between two houses. Instead of bringing the car to a stop the driver ccnHoued around the back of the hpuse and eventually reached the highway again. He continued on his trip, and no trace of his identity was found. All this maneuvering was done. ill record time. with the car travelling at a high rate of speed. Bystanders claim that the driver could not have been drunk. because of the expert manner in which he handled the car after it left the road.
 Junior League Meeting
 There will be | meeting of the
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
Businessmen
PlainSille Briefs

Plainviile Briefs
 A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Kellogg of Grown street.
 The Woman's Federation of the Congregational church will hold a Lenten sewing. meeting at the par ish house on Thursday from ? to 5 o'clock. Sewing will start at 2 o'clock with the regular business meeting at 2:S0 o'clock.
 There will be clam chowder SUD- per and social at the home Of MT and Mrs. John Schaefer on Pearl street, Friday evening.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
CHAIN SPORES SOLD

Philadelphia Feb. c9 R-The American Stores company will take over the Hept Grocery stores of the United States Stores Corporation of New Jersey tonight. Samuel Robin- son. president of the American Stores company. announced here to- day.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

hearsal of the Easter music will be commenced.
 The weekly prayer meeting of the Methodist church will be held i'll the church social rooms this evening st 7:SO o'clock.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
REPORT FAVORABLY.

Washington. Feb. g (UP)-Ths senate foreign relations committee voted today to report the asw French arbitration treaty to the een. ate with recommendation for Iawoe. able action.
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29
Bowling Scores

The Bristol Brass bowling team downed the Plainville Casting Co. quintet in a. team match last night for the three strings stood two to one in favor of the Eritisol Brass aggregation, The scores follow:
New Britain herald., 1928-02-29

The Disbursements team. headed by Captain Johnny Valentine, came through to three straight victories over the H. c. Baum tribe. The scores follow:
New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
TURKISH PEASANTS
 HALT MONEY ISSUE
HoardinS Practice Hampers
 Exchange Of New Currency

Angora. Turkey, June l2 tP>-The Anatollan peasants tricks of hoard lEg money in mattresses and stock inss, is proving such an obstacle to the exchange of Turkeys new paper currency, issued December l, against the old Ottoman currency. that the government has been forced to extend the transfer period of six months.
 The ultimatum has gone forth that by June 15 the last tattered bill beating the arms of the sultans must be removed from it's hiding place and handed over to the re- publican authorities. Millions of bills must be traced to their hiding places by that day.
 The currency which is to die its last death on that day had an anus ing birth. II was printed in l.eip- sic during the World war by affirm which threatened to break its con- tract because of the Ottoman gN- ernmentS rapid and frequent changes Of mind. Nitalis Effendi Turkish official i'll charge of nego- tiations, saved the day. He rushed from Leipsic 10 Constantinople and back again bearing a trunkful of Imperial Ottoman decorations which he pinned to the irritated breasts of every member of the German firm and every workman employed in printing the sultan's currency. The decorated Germans finished the job without a murmnr.
 The new paper currency Will go down in history as the first in d Moslnm nation to flout the old Moslem taboo against human DOT traiture. However the republics bold gesture in adorning the paper with the portrait of President Mus tapha kemal Pasha has given if more than it's moneys worth of trouble, for shocked d-tners have been snINily pricking the eyes in the Ghazi's picture. an offcnsc making them liable 10 arrest.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
FIVE NEW ENGLAND
 STATES FOR HOOVER
tContiuued From First page)

last night sent telegram to the delegation in reminder Of the over Whelnling vote that Hoover re- ceiVed in Massachusetts under the new presidential preference law.
 Gov. Fuller has refused to do anything to further the movement 10 place his name before the con- ycntion as candidate for either the presidential or vice presidential nomination, and his telegram was interrupted by members of the dele gation in the light that they should carry out the wishes of Massachu- sotts voters as expressed at the pri- mary.
 The Vermont delegation. which organized after arrival here yestcr- day. has also decided 10 give it's II votes to Hoover on the first ballot. Although formal announcement Of it's action was not to be made un- til after a final caucus before the convention opening today. Frank E. Langley, publisher of the Barre Times aud d staunch Hoover sup porter, was elected chairman of the Vermont delegation. and if was largely as result of his influence that the delegation took definite stand for Hoover.
 Ii was the belief Of the Vernon: delegates that President Coolidge did not want and would not accept the nomination and that to give a
New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
BUFFALO COMPANY
 LEADS COUNTRY
Produces More Power Than
 Any Other Firm

Buffalo, x. N., June 12 R-On the basis of 1927 output, the Buf- do. Niagara * Eastern Power cor Ioration is the leading producer of hydro-electric power in the United States.
 Ii operates plants on the Ameri- can and Canadian banks of the Niagara river, as we'll as on other rivers. Some 1,50O miles of trans mission lines distribute power over an area 300 miles wide and 100 miles deep in upstate New York. More than 300 communities. 500.000 homes and 2,500.000 people are served.
 Recently the corporation took it's subsidiaries into a unified sys- tenn. with some retinancing through exchange of stock, and expanded its field to include operation of trac- ton and bus lines.
 Gross and net income have steadily increased since incorpora- ton in 1925. Net earnings per share Ill common stock in the first quarter of 1928 were $1.19 against $1.o4 in 1927.
 Expansion in the hydro-electric field is believed to be limited only by treaty restrictions on the diver sion of water at Niagara Falls.
New Britain herald., 1928-06-12
HJ NGERFORD TO GET PIT, D

Edward E. Hungorford Of this city who will be awarded a degree as doctor of philosophy at the com mencement exercises at Harvard university this month. will join the faculty of Northwestern university in Evanston, H.. as assistant pro- fessh' of English. He will assume his duties in September.
 Hungerford is the son Of Judge and Mrs. Fred F. HungcrGord of 2f Russell street. He received his earjv education in inc public schools of New Britain and graduated from the New Britain High school in the class of 1918. He entered Trinity college in Hartford where he was awarded the degree Of bachelor of arts. La ter he entered Harvard university and won a masters degree there. He taught for year and then re- turned to Harvard as an instructor. He has now completed his doctors thesis.