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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

N Englishman, not even a pro-
~ fessional writer, but an insur-
"A ance solicitor In his everyday
u work, comes to the rescue Of q
waning and slightly dreary
New York season with play which,
In its own particular way, seems
lust about as right as could be. 1t Is q
war piece, Journeys End, and It comes
to broadway with Its second English
company--10 men and not single
Wonan--after the great success OF the
play in London.
r. G. sheriff, the author, was writing
something, it Is said, for amateur theat-
ricals. Once seen, the piece was snapped
UP by professionals and became forth
with the outstanding success OF the
London year. Such isn't often the luck
of the amateurs work. The notion that
brilliant plays and stories are lying. un 2,
honored and unsung, under the dust OF
editors and producers desks Is largely
an illusion.
The spell in which the play clutches
| its spectators Is built up Of various
things OF which drama" In the sense
| 81 the well made play. holds the small
lest part. The story itself Is Of the
simplest. Two former English public
school lads meet each other at the front
| The older by three years and the hero
lof the other Is captain Of the company
to which the younger comes, fresh from
England. He is one Of those soldiers
who are fearless" not because they
aren't afraid because he Is cursed with
imagination and inwardly loathes and
shrinks from his job--but because he
| has the will power to crush 1t down and
cover up his fear. He helps out his viii
| by drinking enough to forget.
Al wear In the trenches has changed
| him So brutally that when the fresh
young second lieutenant, his hero wor-
shiper, drops one day into his dugout
| Just on the eve Of q big German drive
| Il is as If all that old life which seems
such ages away now had come back to
| spy on him, 50 to say, and md him out
The subsequent story shows the older
lmasa carrying on brusquely, at times
brutally. keeping the y0ungster In his
place, himself in his role Of the nerveless
| lighting man, his company up to their
work, All against 3 background of in
creasing suspense, until the boy, fatally
| HIT while Oh y raid into the enenlyss
trenches, on which the captain was
compelled ID send him, dies ii his arms
Then the offensive itself breaks and the
captain himself goes out Just IS q 11urri-
cane of skellflre crashes the dugoilt, and
presumably Ell It's late occupants. into
- -se'' n 4
But this plot. is already remarked,
jplays but small part-as plots are
usually iil1derSto ID III the power of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

| of the result that might be ex-
pected with IbSen and Avery Hop
wood featured in the same even
ing'S entertainment.
While the waning season con-
tinueS to bring from time to time
attractions of special merit or
reputation, it is permissible at
this point in the calendar to spark
over the blooming months Of the
year and speculate on what an
other season will bring forth.
Theatrically speaking, the future
discloses realms of mystery, de-
spite the numerous plans for new
plays announced courageouSly
and continuously.
There were, and there will be
many new plays, but the time
dimension, as 1t renders the pres
ent tense elusive, does not permit
it to be said with great confidence
at any time that there are new
plays. Whether Summer soli-
tudes will stir literary genius to
enterprises as novel and audaciouS
| as THE Strange Interlude" or
Nina" (the latter. now pursuing
an expert and attractive cam
paign Of publicity for the Autumn
road tour Is matter for hopeful
but not over-sanguine conjecture,
y y n
The films have linked the
human voice to the photograph
in manner which grows more
convincing with each new achieve
ment. The human element is
rapidly disappearing from the
theater which has, in sending
around its print and pictures and
in renting standard plays to stock
companies, equaled and even en-
larged upon the mail order system
Of business transactions.
The robot is mentioned as a
new threat of dehumanization
with hints of possibility Of a
robot carriage starter, a robot
ticket seller, and perhaps robot
There may be even need Of
mechanical applause as the prac-
tice Of continuous handclapping
is accused Of having ruined some
Of our finest wrist watches.
X \ \ X
The tendency to regard the
theater as having slipped away
from some imaginary heydey into
paths OF gloom has been manifest
ever since human nature de-
lighted in public display in a
struggle for the Center OF the
stage. Periods OF reimbursement
are always triumphantly met by
both players and public, and
whatever the coming seasons may
have to offer, there is no doubt
that even If not entirely soothing
to a sense of traditional rever-
ence, it will have intense interest
and stimulation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
Air Castles.

4 n z<f<1z ~
We're ilcii--
specu,atlon on tne pleaSant suo3sct
naS sCaIteo again, tniS tlme among Ins
m co.ony c hs Screen a.t ths a dau
1900 WY na tnt pa at -. ~ .,ie aaS
wnen they nave fat nest eggs 70 spend
are:
s Louise Fazenda--I should like to
found training school for girls whose
parents cannot afford to equip them for
business or professional life. Present
comforts can never eradicate from my
mind the thoughts OF my own early
struggles to earn my living"
William j. Cowen-An experimental
motion picture station with radio and
teleqision. Then plenty OF leisure to
test out my theories as to- their COM
bifled future.
Willard Webb--I would buy boat
and cruise into little known liarbors Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31
Becomes ! United ARTIST !

EANNIE BRICE Is now to make %
: all-talkine, all-singing filrn for
United Artists. Billy Rose, the song
writer and the gentleman to whom
Miss Brice was recently married, =
writing the story and composing the
MIS- Drice Is expected 20 arrive n
Hollywood about June 70 start the
win Harry Richman, barbara STAN
Wyck, Chester Morris Regis Toonley,
Eleanor Grifzlth, Joan Bennett and
other Hroa{lMay stage players already
on the United Artists lot In Holly
weed. Miss Brice win md Times Square
company a Los AxaEeles. y 8 s.s I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-03-31

N Englishman, not even a pro-
fessional writer, but an insur-
ance solicitor In his everyday
work, comes to the rescue Of q
,.,...s.@~ nS>A clieISt1xy Hrnn rv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
Chicken Thieves
Busy At Seeley

Osganizot attempts at chicken
.n+.1arv have been reported to tl.
farm bureau, the robbcrics ron.ering
around the vicinity Of sae1ey.
over POO frnrs were stolen one
windy night from one ranch, tha
chickens bnjug na, i'm gEmnE sacks
and carried aara. n 10 acre field.
AaafnarTmrlor came homo at night
.u~t III tlm. 10 c..a. tile thieves
@Wu.. Iaa loss has been consider
able H8 efforts ar being made To
put I'm end 10 the trouble.
For .a#ediat. results ~ - mp.
is h.5u4 maI. +. secure the passage
Of aa ardinanra by the supervisors
which VIII compel ail persons selling
chickens to give % bill ot sale. j.
hoped tEaJ this w. esa IS
.l.aG aa, Il ts.N proven. fda dis
.a aa - He stolen ...5#
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
SENATE APPROVES
SUR RVzV OF STATE
EDUCATION NEEDS
By HOMER T.. ROBERTS

CUnitaa Press staff CorTespondenN
SACRAMENTO, April - UP)-
s 1850 gear iug tig.ttgu O.. Gl.
educational problem IN C"lfor0r,
as Il commission of l.ae members
aana.atd bg o.Er.Har 1U4g. was
approved today lv the state senate
@t..I adopted htIl ~ Senator II.
r..l.nos 4. Sam Jose.
Gaa mraslra carried a state ap-
IHae.at.oo Of s-o019 and there
wore only four dissenting votes.
EtaHHgrs of The commission win
he lerman, mder terms Of the biu
HaHy viii la empowered "to in
E#ssIaata the D.U.at.aH. 4.a-ra-
niia#l. financial aaa aagani4tton.l
ae.a.a4s ot public odueat.oa. mot
l5ag th JnE. ~ af 5-
aH.a. Members ct eaa a.a...a.
.ea #agI3 -..v. without H.H.
eea.aa Ray Joa. - ee.s,l'.
:.al =.#r T. g.. #a-a=es Alameda
.#. u opposition 10 taa s..a-rr..
aas.aed ir Senaear Erred
...a#a 81 UN.al .a Il. aI4.ac. a..
t..e II. ..d ONES, ~Ho Dire" tl.
aaer Handy pointed aat that
Ie t.on ce..a cut the
.aaaaa ..aas Of taram
f.aH1 IN ..~ ...-a4. 10 tie l.gls.
.a.aea aHj l. ais, tasan1 b. wi.
Ha# fa.H son-r faHar stat.
.r.a-o..au. ot ruH..e lH-.r..n
laE ..t..' oa05 Of
##es5 on.
Ga.r#H"r Young warts m
##-#1.aea. u..r IGNITION. I'M Sd
a.er af taking lis s-aea eae
~a.d ~aaa..r Nr.Iu II. t.a.J .t
aa.. "I....us. i there IS any
ae. tH..g -.s. TIE governor r.1
aaas h..c t'.. aHEtHiHe else. fl.
IT, eaa...t of u.u.at.aa.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
Cutters Go To
Assist Vessel

BOSTON, April - UP) - Two
coast guard cutters were buchiug
high winds. rough seas and n snow
storm today as they sped to the aid
o.. the ruddarIess freighter West
H.Ea, almost helpless in tine grip Of
81 30 mlIn gale between Georges
SHOALS and Cape Sable.
While Dir fg.i4.ter. with 4s men
aboard, was believed in no imme-
dIaJn danger. a.d was called in the
.arn ot severe storm which showed
no signs ~ aba Hg.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
)Av1i

'u.'. " ae5 ..".E q"
... H.a ea4aa -. s...a.'
a.. - =. SANS Aa."
#..t. ... .4 4a dancers.
H...... 'l.r ..tlst.e
Fn. t,.- proved .n .,I.-a
.u.. #5ea e.#.s To IoE linz
...a.ae Tonight starring
..Nr ie ~ H a.i.s
7.., IS E ..a- -o IL.
#f##. and whole - ~ coed ma =
a ... s.e#a . So" IS -as
with
Sa... o... aaa#G '. -
a=r FIJI ta.r cabaret whore tae
.. plays. 2t#ans tur getting
t'ua cause
...u #t ~. ..af.. II.
.
1a.. u.#.. @8 9se.ts oa'aghar
H. e.-t which .H-
...... . .oaa.e.#4 0'.. . .#...
n picture 1afa#.a-t a
a'... j. aai.a t.-r aas
a.ur a....I
a.. Ua adam.
n. r H II. 0un o aa
Hn #.a after
and l.l.ar ~. -.'a.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
SEVERAL MOTORISTS
TAGGED ~ SQUAD

sT1aI ~ Centric CO.. drivers
W.s. ON speed rtaaag. IT,.
nje' according a to3ae'- reaa.i
. 5az issued ag tzo -
+. patrol.
nav NrEpa.ri.'s. - Adams.
w.s summoned for #geGa. On
M4.H street AZ nn excessive rate,
William a. Measures. 1919 state
street and Fred C'taa af la'svln.
were Tagged for aging n raea on
.as Ea,f..'l. highway il W.tah, al
,"a.a speed e.t.. &
n..-. II. 0"aa
~, t a. .Ha.,
u. "a .u... u..~ .l.r. E.I
jn...., failed ,r.
aa#rl .r."..
r -n" " a".s
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22

Car Thief Returned Bert Mar
bin, l6, alleged TO have stolcn G.
". Whitncy's car last week. was
returned this morning from san
Diego by Deputy Sheriff G. c..
Tucker. The boy, with the ear, was
taken in custody by San Diego Of
fcers.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
DR.. A. 3. Hanson. Dentist, Davis
Bldg. Extraction specialist. adv

Building Nears Completion The
new telephone building on State
street opposite the Press officc is
rapidly nearing completion. The
side walls and arcade laga bcw
erected aud th" contractor is now
g. busy comp'ctcing the root. [. is oy.
pcctcd the s25.ooJ job ~iI b. Till.
ish"d within ,ho u,yt 10 Gavy
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
CARD or THANKS

To .il our friends and members
, American Legion. We wish 4.
.r.t . -.u.rn thanks for th,
.t.H. t"gI g.s ~d other eN-
-.n- .. sympathy received dur
H- ow '...nt bereavement I'm ..g
oH d.u husband. som and
,tr-. Alice Williamson.
,l. Mrs. r. !. WiH..m-or.
N.|.m b. Williamson.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
NATIONAT.
At Cn,cinna4i

Iitt,bur2h o1o luI co- o
Cincinnati e91 Geo G2v- % l. .
HIl|. kremer. Dawson and He8se.
10y: Lgrss and Go1ch.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22

Moved. DR.. II. Hooper, Dentist,
sow located in the Bank of Italy
Bldg. 40 North Sixth. Rm. / and >.
adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
THE WEATHER

10. NNeL-H h%n VICINITY
Partly cloudy ,aalal. amt Tuesday
".tH m.H.r#.. arrature.
SOUTHERN C.tLiFoG\IA-Nair
"rn and Tuesday; moderate
.... H...: w...rat. .ura and
. .s.,.t winds.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
-~r RI, ~ -.7 .s--s7. o. .t.
Ill -.fs

.n3 "uvur - t.o1o SIZE. Tt.
rat... .@'. f".2ss -.. w..
aa f-.eao See. ut.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
Inquiries Start
On Plane Crash
(Continnal From Pace "

81 for the tragedy. was also known
H.ro having been paot oa th
.blaoEhoaI .ln' when III,
Question Nm. Was aer. i'm january
81 that '.m" lis spa.t#cuaa flying
above the city on uo occasion
caused con IaaIe adverse ouu-
meat va~ at.i ~ the time tn"1
hpefnr was -a.ouudad' bv Can.
tain Elnrndu.f u charge of no
.,.ers accompanying tln Question
.,aas for r...., as.
Sympathy Ter 1Iaddux
public opinion in the valley I'M
#.eat0a considerable sympathy fer
He HadauE s.. Lines. which hos
eataforr lad sa'saaid record of
.'a,v in carrying passengers. and
#..ea Tcu. -aate. WIS without
#Ha ia ....'s tragedy
Mayor C..ae. eao has booa
Interested f. H.. Haa * companies
'Har to c..,a.. ~ a.r line though
H. Valley. ..l 20 has r.51.n ON
ta..~ p.#u ...I tHes. t'ah.v
ear#d I'll. t....Hee and car.
z.e-...i f.. ....oE pilots.
I.a l...." .r.-.aaa. u til.
Chamber q e~. rec, aal Il clos
-gr O. .t d.ee o9naat, ood..
Ht tls fo aa .e-sm 10 r. G..
-4'a-. g. aa.-s Of ta
.huf.. .. myself personally
aH my c... l,.s #a t#a board at
etoes g.. ..u II catr5 claahr
eanu. II ~ aeat M.G'as
Man. HA#. a. @g SION
~.ae.ar . ~ ..-
ra. #s
"#'a r.....e h-re tsat 1'.ddu-
80 Lines f#a5 =. .'ut..r
aH.leas. l.ua record ~ nearly
#a- n.,..n a.H H.a-s without e.
Hn ar .s.r forced ..uitrr,
Iaa..s Ia TIL. world t.a i..l5.4 ..u.
which alHae Sir Lines aims
-Easd aai ~at F a+
*aa.e pass. eau Flights on
-H#sa planes .#t convinced re
t.at r.-.... exception. H,1a1.r..
Ha z...a.. may aa otti..a', end
los has. always EalaHa G.m tl,
##ate O. ...-a.Ia.= - HH-. cau-
#.s'.u ,.| t.aV inN.i.hi~
= this -..'"r supreme oEur an
others. Ih. HuN... lz.a 4t.s -.ur
company i..n III faaIs now and
.ota1 'nu.r VIII ou. ha.tl,
.a wlan findings are announced.
~ DO ne. .ut H.ea tHat NadJuN
ataa.t- e.. .# aa1 Uy this
.a-#. u0. .'=a...e - eeHaa.r...l
=.a#'u u. H.s - zaHs HINES.
al,a b- This Hrs.."b'- -a.l
4 iu..''
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
---o7 srs1

CI..ag1 T#9 .-u u1U 10 l. +
l.,vn'aad e.8 eH8 o.N-
|'amas aHf Aatfs; -.n"t..- -t.aff5=
wa.. lra#a #a8 f.. r....| N4-#H.
tu orange aur frw slntlun
Georgia .a a.r.s 1T Gr.
..l", Glenn 4@.t-, aa" viii. r.ass
~. tr"es a.a .n.s.
4 Los Ae. - hes .le.fa-.a
1850 ..... H#.r t.a<r... fe'aaa
county. Formerly f.rm.l a.. Hsv
'..''.t t. aE t#Has
rgv~ O. r~rgrra 4-r,T1 -,Tr7r.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22

Expert Finger Waves Parfsicuun
Beauty Shoppo 5lS Main st. Phone
1Sj. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22

We Loan TO Bund. Ray or refin.
ance. Tyler Insurance Agency, adv
Oregon Coffee Shop. Open ali
night. adv
Chief On Ofr.ciol Business lll.s
Sterling 0-Hat and laa.. r#H.
osw"It. head ot th. etat. .#s...
patrol in Imp.r.d County. a0- iu
Los Angeles today on ott.rtal ha..
moss They lift last n4at
Natural Permanent Wave $1,000
5IS Main st. Phone 7sa. edg
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
Tray Price Hfra IL Rau.Iae i

10y Prlco HIol = b"DuHa have
been received hy the Imperial Conn.
ty Farm bu au That Willie tha hay
market s somewhat unsettled. T. s..
so. / hay IS selling q. around 44G
par flu On The track sf LIS Angeles
and san Diego. A') Indications ~
present arr f.r o Very good market
throughout de N.sr
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
TX GOVERNOR DTTs

WA~TiEer#N t.' "1 aIF)
W.".u -# ..... .-...a.. -
Size ,u3 #a .. ad -.
'',. . -.ae# -...ra.. .- Ita#
died .t - Loss. r.r. ru'o.E4a F..
...... -... aae'..'..
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
AMERICAN

Boston 1T Washington, postponed
.oid.
PHILADELPHIA IL E.~ York. uo@.
..H.3 u.u.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
Your Mattress rorovatad and

Your Mattress rnEovatad and
wa'e ta.e Ike Now Phone -, fa-
l.E..a. Sc #a a'a ..v c.H Or mr.te
.r fa'e#Ho Cotton Products
inc, 10 Mckinley, ca.ez.e5. W.
ara eHgIaaaa @..h tho latest ma
oI.nere .ld have go. enable prices.
adr
Tr.-.,e-e- G.. Treat--.E-a- 60
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22

R7~tara Worra fzor,T CIuD Break.
ia-f 25c Up. merchants lunch Gee.
- bic 4 bote din0e~ $500. al
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22

We Give Narinello Facials. Part-
siorun Beauty NHoppr. Sis Nan
st. hone .s3. adv
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22

na#.#iF hHur oat#r..aa
".. donated 1.. r. 81. .saat.
t.. .a 'G. hr td. ae5=
...'. '....aH. They v.r. ar /
.- ,,.-... .#.t
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
Baseball Results

N"orc Of Today's Games as Furnish
cd by United Press Leased Wire
Up to 2:4J J.. NJ.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
BANK QUOTATIONS.

E.a ash
s.. i.I -
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22

-T-'H EaHe D're-Car |u-t..
|.. ..a ..4 or E... aaI ST..
'.#.s .aa a- r..r. a.ea s
..-H =. IL. IL g..... ..at ~.
...He aa-, l'. viii G#aa1
.u..8.a aa.a. F0.r ..... t.r.
n.,a s0. AFTERNOON. .t a...#
f..a le# Ia#a.uI .a.a @
.or H tsar-re.u c.r'
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22

T-t-5nc=- Gct Traat--eeaa g
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
Patsy. pcskv and Skinny viii nIa,

--7gT -"'1E -" '---|VTJ ~ -
over Radio, Tuesday oaulag IN
N,TH Maker. '.us Trio. aaN
- 7-i.a TueEer -r1moted H=aa.a=
J.. "asaar. dWel-or ~ 3.9a.,
-a.r.ft - q Tucker. who eas ~.
r.ut.. fam ...| .ug Ha 1a#al
.. .Haga e3... tY Tire position
o., eu.rE=ar r. l'ar Visa Ha.
0.a Et#3 ~ ~. a#e l,H
o.. .l ..I t.ta# a.
'.~aaG.1r. aH ...d ~
J.H.
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22

The Tn'7ud Empire Gas CO. Speed
with Cs. aae
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22

Imperial Valley Eca5s hr0thcr 100000
of Alfalfa
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22
''FlamingO," ? New Color
From Kelsey

Csn'c' Square Base N0r SET $500
p i aa-rh S, Square Iasa,
Ee@ sos $500
VINE 1a-as2s square Base $500
--ats ceeata-e Square Eeaa $500
The ~1~ao ay'oe may h7 he'd i"
f.-.a Green ~ corresponding prieos.
Haaa ca'o 'or.d gho-5ot8. Par sat $t.5)
G#o E.ac Wines Thin Stem
par set $3.50
zee Isss, ,I~- ,v Ga-s S825
r1it o. cake Trays, Kelsey
Glass 1925
ma.EdarI A'moad Classes, Ia. 35c
EEa 2 Ecst OF Other Attractive
Selections
Imperial Valley press., 1929-04-22

r. Carnations .aI Sweet paa..
"r.. ) i.s.l Patterson, Ima.H.aL
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-03
FURRIE:RS SCORE
Yellow sheet
Hold Final Strike Rally
Tomorrow Night

Continued from Page One)
Schiller, Weinberg, Moscowitz,
Fanny Warshavsky and Straus.
Morris Taft acted as chairman.
The big mobilization meeting in
Cooper Union right after work to-
morrow night is expected to be fully
as epoch-making as the similar rally
held by the dressmakers several
months ago in final preparation for
their victorious general strike,
which was also conducted by the
Needle Trades Workers Industrial
Union. Rem Gold, Louis Hyman and
ether leaders of the union will speak
at this meeting and outline plans
for the strike.
Union Issues Appeal.
In an appeal to all fur workers,
the Industrial Union states;
"The 40-hour week has been
wiped out. The bosses are gradu-
ally introducing piece-work instead
of week-work in accordance with
the deal put over by the traitorous
officials of the scab Joint Council.
"Higher rates for overtime are
thing of the past in the fur trade.
Legal holidays are not paid for,
workers are being thrown from the
shops at the bosses will. A huge
proportion of the workers are paid
below the minimum wage. Finish
ers are getting SO cents an hour.
The contractors are working day
and night and thousands of workers
are unemployed.
Strike Is Only Hope.
"a general strike must put an end
to these terrible conditions. A gen.
eral fur strike will! call a halt to the
pogrom-terror and to the ruthless
exploitation of the workers by the
bosses.
every shop must be mobilized
and be ready to answer the call for
the historic struggle for the inter-
osts of the fur workers. Come to
the mass meeting in Cooper Union
tomorrow Immediately after work.
Come and stand solidly behind your
strike"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-03
Coppellini, Misleader OF
Miners, Decides Not to
Run for Congress Now

WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (By MaiD.
Cappellini, reactionary
misleader of the United Mine Work
ers in this district, has announced
that he has dropped his plans to
obtain the congressional nomination
to succeed the late Congressman
Casey who was prominent as a mis-
leader in the Pennsylvania Fedora
ton of Labor. Cappellini gave his
candidacy up so that Casey's widow
could run.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-06-03
REAL WORKERS DEMOCRACY

"Proletarian democracy of
which the Soviet regime cOnsti-
tutes one of the forms, has given
to the world a hitherto unknown
expansion and development of de-
mocracy for the gigantic majority
of the population, for the exploit
ed and laboring masses. The
Soviet regime is the first in the
world to attract the masses, that
is, the exploited masses to the
work of administration. The
SOyiets are the direct organs of
the laboring and exploited masses
themselves, which enables them to
organize and administer the State
by their own efforts in their own
manner. The dictatorship of the
proletariat is a million times more
democratic than the most demo-
cratic bourgeois republic. '-Lenin:
The Proletarian Revolution.
Nobody can examine the recent
Soviet elections without feeling the
profound truth of these words Of
Lenin. The American worker who
really believes that there is "democ-
racy" in the U. S. A., (of course, as
the liberals assures US, imperfect"
full of abuses" but "real democ
racy" nevertheless) should take a
look at how the Soviet workers and
farmers organize, administer and
control their own government and
he will Immediately see the vast gulf
separating the formal pure" (but
really capitalist) democracy Of the
United States from the real workers
democracy of the Soviet Union.
Draw In Masses.
The whole Soviet system is built
with the main idea of attracting the
masses OF the toilers. to administer
ing and controlling the government,
to politics. The workers elect repre-
sentatives to the Soyiets from their
factories, the peasants from the vii
lagos. These representatives are
workers and peasants themselves,
sent to the governing bodies directly
from the factory and field. The
workers keep careful watch on
the conduct Of their representatives
in the Soviets; they are required to
give regular reports and are remov-
able at any time by the workers
they represent. The whole system is
so organized as to enable "every
cook" as Lenin says, 'to rule the
country"
Every election campaign in the
Soviet Union is a great political
event since it involves an intensive
mobilization of the Millions of the
toiling population Of the U.S.S.R. to
meet the great economic and poll
teal tasks on the road of Socialist
construction. The greatest efforts
are therefore made to carry through
the campaign in the most efficient
to attract the greatest num-
Der of workers and peasantscand to
arouse their initiative to the highest
extent. The recent Soviet elections
can be said to have succeeded in the
most splendid manner in accomplish
ing these aims.
Districts Compete.
In the struggle for the best cleo
ton results, in the last election, vari-
Gus cities, working class districts,