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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1929-11-28
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community old trade wont flourish
there unless confidence soundness of the business
place vitality important the basis of confidence
the strength and stability of the communtys banks
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munty. Always ready do utmost in furtherng your
and prosperity equipped serve indvd-
business here fully completely and advanageousy
the First Bank Stock Corporation,
one of organizations conceived
development of the Northwestwe leaders in building
confidence in this community
Ample capital and tremendously strong
financial backing security the bank Sound
men by know this community and problems
personal and understanding banking
cooperation with sixty other financial institutions in
Ninth Federal Reserve District by the constrc-
judgment of the leading business and bankers OF the
forming the Board of Directors of the First Bank Stock
Corporation impetus the development and
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-13
SOUTHERN COTTON MILLS
AND LABOR

petition was no less real, bub more Indirect
These differences in the situation OF highland
and lowland Poor Whites led, after some gen
erations, to minor differences in the traditions
of the two but these have never been tunda-
mental enough to affect the basic unity be-
tween them. Poor Whites have generally
shared the traits characteristic OF southern
culture: Democratic politics, belief IN states
rights and in Anglo-Saxon superiority, ana
strong prejudices and practices against the
Negro Mountaineer Poor Whites, however,
have tended to be more independent, often Re
publican in politics, and less intolerant OF
Negroes-as long as isolated from them While
lowland Poor Whites fought on the southern
side in the Civil War, many mountaineers, be-
lieving that the slaves should be freed ana
"the Union preserved" volunteered for tt
Federal Army. Here the differences end, btt
coming submerged in the many similarities
existing among all Poor Whites.
AS a tenant and day-labor farming Glass;
these highlanders and lowlanders form homo
geneous group. Anglo-Saxon in physique and
medieval in social habits, they are set off
from the rest of the southern population and
stigmatized by them as white Trash" "Poor
Whites" and "No Counts" Each state has its
additional nicknames for them. In North Caro-
lima they are called "Tar Heels" and "Dirt
Eaters; in South Carolina "Sand Hillers," and
in Georgia, "Crackers." The professional poll
ticians of the democratic and republican parties
refer to them derisively as the zone gallus
boys" tone strap of bed-ticking holds up their
trousers For "gaus' read suspenders). All
of these terms are significant as indicating the
inferior social status of the cotton states agri-
cultural Door. ITO be continued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-13
The Right Danger and the Composition
of Party Membership and Leadership
in Detroit, Mich gan

off is no longer member of DEC. and has
been suspended from the Party. His case is
now in the hands of the District Control Com
mission.
This fact was concealed in order to preserve
the prestige of Lovestone's group. Tzekoff,
in spite of that, continued to be National Sec
rotary of the Bulgarian Bureau.
For this act we, the members of the then
majority group, were all to blame.
We bring out these mistakes of the past in
order to correct them and to avoid their fu-
ture occurrence The Address of the Comintern
pointed out to us the correct line and wiped
out the fractional struggle; taught US the kind
of leadership we should have at the head of
our Party.
The address of the Comintern taught us
what Bolshevist sef-criticism is. BY submit
ting ourselves to sef-crticism we will correct
our mistakes, will deepen our influence among
the masses.
The Composition of the Members and Leaders
Today.
In order to correct our mistakes, to deepen
our influence among the masses, in order to
lead the masses in the class struggle toward
victory, we must consider the composition OF
our membership and leadership.
At the last membership meeting it was clear
ly pointed out to us, that in its majority our
membership is over the age Of 80. The per-
centage of women is less than 10 per cent, the
Negro workers constitute hardly one per cent
Let us take the workers in the automobile IN
dustry, which is the basic industry in our Dis
trict. Seventy-five per cent of the workers
are between Is and 30 years of age A large
number are women, or rather young girls In
Detroit alone we have more than $4,000 Negro
workers, and the whole district more than 2OO,-
900. Our Party has hardly 10 Negro workers
in this District.
The Young Communist League, unnoticable
in the past, begins to manifest its Importance
in the labor movement.
How can we emerge out of the present sltua-
ton?
/. Every Party member should engage in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-13
Chapter III.

COUTHERN cotton mill workers descen-
dants primarily of agricultural Poor Whites,
while . small proportion of them trace their
ancestry back to Negro slaves. Their economic
and social background throws considerable light
on their present problems and outlook.
Large plantation agriculture, manned by
Negro slvae labor, established the southern
Poor Whites a geographically and socially
isolated class. These small farmers, descen-
dants of those colonists who came to the south
atlantic colonies as debtors or indentured ser
wants, soon found competition with large plan
tation owners so one-sided that they were
forced OH to poorer and poorer land and into
greater and greater poverty. This process
went on for decades First they were pushed
into the foothills. Many of them retreated into
the Appalachian and Blue Ridge mountains,
there to cast in their lot with those Pennsyl-
vania Dutch and Scotch-lrsh settlers who had
migrated southwark. Seemingly, this section
of the Poor Whites preferred the illusions of
semi-independence and social equality which
their greater isolation gave. Here in the noun
tanis there were no plantation owners or mer-
chant aristocrats, no Negro slaves. The COM
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-13
By I. ANTONOFF.

WHO were some of the Party leaders in the
Detroit District of our Communist Party
before the liquidation of the fractional struggle?
Novak, owner of tailor shop; Dobash, owner
of butcher shop; Miller, owner of tire shop;
Tzekoff, former lawyer Marinoff, an old So
cial-democrat and pessimist to the core, ETC.,
etc.
1t is clear that with such leaders among US,
the Party as a Communist Party, could not
keep the correct line. Those elements could
only organize caucuses in which to degrade the
true proletarian elements. 1t is because of this
fact, that the Party, in the intensity of the
class struggle, could not keep up, and intro
duce the Bolshevst line.
One example,: Let consider the strike of
the automobile workers in Flint, Mich. in July,
1925 The strike broke out spontaneously on
July 5. The Party in Flint did not know any
thing about it. The workers went to Detroit
FOR leadership. Comrade Raymond came to
Flint, stayed for few hours and back he
went. Most of the comrades in Flint were
in hiding and as matter of fact, the strike
was left practically without leadership for three
days.
In June, 1929, 1,40O workers at Buick
Motor Co. in Flint went on a strike against
IL to Ia hours working day and 20 per cent
cut in wages. The Party again pretended
not to know anything and four days after sent
comrade A from Detroit to study the situation.
From the reports from some comrade, A has
learned that a Party member, who had been
working in the same department, had remained
on the job, while the workers in the majority
had gone on strike.
Another example: The workers in Detroit
organized a cooperative restaurant. The CO.
operative committee, whose composition in the
majority is of Party members, at one of its
membership meetings raised the question about
Negro workers being admitted into the rest
aurant One of the members made proposal
they be not admitted. The member of the
District Bureau, Tzekoff, gave his opinion in
favor of them being admitted into the rest
yrant. provided they be charged double. Tick
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-13

READERS.

U. L. member and sympathizer belonging to
the A. F. of L. should be subscriber.
7. Party fractions in the workers fraternal
organizations, in the I. L. D., w. |. R., all
other working class organizations must initiate
a drive to secure readers for the Daily Worker
from among the members of these organiza-
tions.
8. Hundreds of meetings are held from
month to month"; under direct Party auspices
or in which Party members are interested and
which they help to organize and at these hun
dreds of meetings the Daily Worker never ap-
pears. Bundle orders must be placed and the
Daily Worker must be sold at every workers
meeting held Wherever possible it must be
must be made to secure subscribers at these
meetings.
9. Factory towns, dependent upon one or
several industries, and in which in many cases
the Party has no membership, must be invaded
by our forces for subscribers.
10. House to house visiting in congested
working class neighborhoods must be under
taken, the Party to supply adequate forces to
canvass such neighborhoods, one at time if
necessary, for subscribers.
II. Wherever a strike is being organized,
whenever a strike occurs, distribution of the
Daily Worker to all workers engaged in the
struggle must be had these issues of the paper
to contain adequate reports of the struggle.
~. News stand circulation, especially in To-
cations where workers go to and come from
work, must be established.
10. All Party speakers making national or
district tours must be accompanied by the
Daily Worker, see that it is on sale at all
meetings, commend it from the platform.
IA. Every shop paper, every leaflet the
n. oal1 H., -
subscribe for the Daily Worker. The Party
language press shall steadily announce to their
readers that all workers who read the
English language should subscribe for the
Daily Worker.
Is. To assist in financing the Daily Worker
and its campaign for mass circulation, all
meetings and affairs held by the Party and
sympathetic organizations, shall be advertised
in the Daily Worker. ITO be continued
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-13

bringing at least one new member from the
automobile industry.
2. Every Party member to subscribe at
least one auto worker to the Daily Worker"
3. Relentless fight against white chauvinism
and to draw Negro workers into the Party.
A. The Party should form an active women's
department for the purpose of drawing into the
Party the working women engaged the auto
industry.
5. To organize women, Negro workers and
young workers as members of responsible COM
mittees of the Party.
G. The Party members should give their full
support to the Young Communist League and
Pioneers.
7. Strong (relentless) Bolshevist self-critic-
ism.
8. Incorporating struggle against the
right danger
0. To organize state Of competition among
the Party units for the purpose of correct APP
plication of Party policy.
Comrades, let us all roll up our sleeves and
seriously begin the building up of the Party in
this country, as well as al over the world, to
overthrow the capitalist order and to establish
the dictatorship of the proletariat.
p. s. The Party leadership lately has been
reorganzed, and at the present moment we
have 100 per cent proetarian leadership. But
the District Bureau still has no Negro on it.
This defect must be overcome ain the near fu-
ture,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-13

The Communist Party will effectively par
ticipate in mass struggles of the deep-going
character which the coming crisis indicates,
when it has established its Leadership over
broad proletarian elements in the steel, min
ing, transportation, power, other basic and
war industries, and has won additional thou
sands of these workers as Party members. The
Daily Worker must be made the major instru-
ment of the Party in winning these workers
1. The first objective in every district must
be to mobilize adequate and competent forces
to invade these industries. In a great num-
Der of steel mills, auto shops, mines, ETC., our
Party forces are weak or non-eXistent.
specific marshalling of forces must occur if
we are to reach these workers, win them for
the Party and the Daily Worker. 1t is better
to win c.GC0 steel workers for the Party and
the pc,lY Worker than 5000 dental mechan-
les. ieve'-v workers, etc.
This Important undertaking must be well
planned ed Gecsively entered into. Factory
gate r,cctings; free distribution to the work
ers: solicitation for subscribers when the
wor'cr3 60 to work and leave work, especially
on rcy day. solicitation in the shop where we
hare inside contacts; house to house solicita-
ticn in the neighborhoods where the workers
live, etc.
>. In every mine, mill or shop where we
have factory nucleus, this nucleus must en-
gage in a special and well organized campaign
to secure subscribers.
g. Every Party unit must secure subscrip-
tons from workers in the industries within its
jurisdiction. First, series of free distribu-
TONS and then methodical solicitation wherever
the workers can be reached.
a. Every Party member is obligated to Sc
cure subscribers from his fellow workers
wherever he is employed.
5. Daily Worker subscribers among the
members of the revolutionary unions must be
greatly increased. Fractions in these unions
must institute a campaign for subscribers in
every local union.
G. All Party fractions in A. F. of L. unions
must inaugurate campaign for subscribers
among members of the A. F. of L. Distribu-
ton of the Daily Worker must be had at A
F. of L. local union meetings. Every I. U.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-13
(Continued.)
By MYRA PAGE.

This 96-page book by Myra Page, southern
Cotton Mills and Labor" is published by the
Workers Library Publishing Co., IS E. 125th
ST., N. Y. c., and is ready for distribution.
The price is 25 cents-G1, unusual toO one for
a 96-page book of first-hand information of
the class struggle IN the South.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-13
By JAMES MO.

DECEMBER II to IS mark the second ami
versary of the Canton uprising. During the
three days that "shool1 the world" the heroic
uprising of the Chinese proletariat established,
for the first time in China and in the Far East,
the Soviet government. The Red Flag of the
crossed hammer and sickle flew all over the
City of Canton
The Canton Commune lasted only three days.
1t was nipped in the bud by the united forces
of the Chinese bourgeoisie, landlords, militarists
and imperialists. Thousand of militant work
ers and peasants were then murdered and but
chered in cold blood by the reactionaries Many
able leaders of the revolutionary movement be-
came martyrs to the Revolution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-13
BUILD THE DAILY WORKER
INTO A MASS ORGAN


But, just as serious working class criticism
is a welcome help to the Daily Worker-iust
to that extent all forms of thoughtless, frivo-
lous and unjustified criticism must be avoided.
Upon the basis of the very decided improve
ment in the Daily Worker every Party organ
ization and every Party member must loyalty
enter into the tasks of building its prestige, of
roofing it deeply among the masses in the
basic, war and potential industries.
Every Party member, unit, functionary must
constantly have on hand for reference the pro-
gram and directives for the Party Recruiting
and Daily Worker Building Drive, printed in
the Daily Worker November Sth. Every ten
dency to limit this campaign only to enrolling
new members in the Party, forgetting or mini
MIXING the building of the Daily Worker as
task that goes hand in hand with Party re-
cruiting, must be effectively combatted. The
Daily Worker is the Party's foremost instru-
ment in organizing a mass Communist Party
in the United States. The Daily Worker must
become the spokesman for the Party among
workers in all industries, among the poor
farmers and the Negroes. The broadcast masses
of workers must learn to know it, read it and
accept it as the only English daily that fights
uncompromisingly for their interests and the
proletarian revolution.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-13

We feel assured that the Party membership
has noted decided improvement in the Daily
Worker. Rank and file comrades, Party func-
tionaries, Party leaders have already voiced
their approval of this improvement. There are
still shortcomings. These the editorial-man-
agement committee is giving attention to. The
process of improving the Daily Worker will
steadily continue. 1t will speak authoritatively
to the Party membership, giving political line
and directions for carrying out our tasks. 1t
will become the agitator and organizer for the
Party in the heavy industries and among the
workers generally, voicing in clear, under
standable language the role of the working
class in the coming crisis in this period of in
tensified and broad struggles.
Boshevk self-criticism justifies any Party
member in pointing out shortcomings in the
Daily Worker, the official organ of every
Party member. Concrete proposals to better
our official organ are welcome. However, some
of the criticism launched against the Daily
Worker in the recent past was of an imper-
missible character. The attitude of cynicism
and ridicule adopted by some comrades, even
some leading comrades, in the absence of pro-
posals for improving our official organ, and
without turning hand to support and build
the Daily Worker, can only weaken our Off
cial organ.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-13

The span of two years has furnished US with
the Canton Uprising The Uprising opens a new
era and higher stage of the Chinese Revolu-
ton. The bourgeois-democratic Revolution of
1925-1927 was characterized with anti-imperial-
istic activities and was enthusiastically support
ed by the workers and peasants as well as by
the upper petty bourgeoise. During that period,
the Chinese working class showed increasing
consciousness and power as manifested in
series of gigantic political strikes. The peas
ants, at the same time, were aroused by the
movement and started the Agrarian Revolution
against the landlords, the gentry and other
feudalistic remains. The development of the
bourgeois democratic Revolution inevitably ex-
posed and sharpened the contradictions of the
bourgeoise and the proletarat. Glass differ
entiation was rapid and keen and distinct. The
betrayal of the Revolution by Chang Kai Shek
direct attack of the Chinese national bourg-
eoise on the Chinese proletarat. The betrayal
by the cleft wing" of the Kuomintang in July
of the same year meant the definite lineup
of the upper petty -bourgeoisie with the nation
al bourgeosie. The bourgeoisie, in order to
safeguard their position and interest against
the growing power and solidarity of the Chi
nese proetariat, shamelessly turned their back
on the Revolution and sought refuge and help
in the arms of world Imperialism. The most
extensive and intensive white terror was
launched by the bourgeois miltarist reaction
against the workers and peasants. The Chinese
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broke his arm Tuesday morning
while at play.
***&***
MOVE TO TUCSON
Mr.. and Mrs. G. v. Fowler mov-
ed to Tucson Sunday and Monday
to take up their residence.
#******
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Wood motored
to Miami Wednesday to visit with
their son, Watkin Wood, and bring
back their daughter, Miss Margaret
Wood, who has been guest of her
brother for few weeks. They re-
turned yesterday.
*******
Mrs. Elizabeth Ferguson and
daughter, Miss Peggy Ferguson
were guests of Mayor and Mrs. H.
j. Harms and Mr.. and Mrs. I. H.
Shannon Thursday, motoring down
from the Old Pueblo In the morn
ing.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. T. Frazier were
hosts to q group Of friends Satur-
day evening, when they entertain
ed at dinner Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Laney, M. and Mrs. r. A. Meyers,
Miss Jane Laney and Miss Esther
Dalton.
BRIDGE CLUB
Mrs. H. J. Harms was a charming
hostess Wednesday evening, when
she entertained members of, the
Wednesday Afternoon Bridge Club
and their husbands at an evening
at bridge. Exquisite zinnias were
tastefully arranged about the
rooms, and at late hour delect-
able refreshments were served by
the hostess, assisted by Mrs. Eddie
Shannon. Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Lee
were guests of the club for the
evening. High score prizes were a.
warded Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Hudgin.
Those present were: Judge and
Mrs. w. A. O'Connor, Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Hudgin, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G..
Glissan, Mr. and Mrs. r. s. Burns,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Simonton,
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BACK FROM ABROAD

Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Altaffer and
children returned Tuesday from a
trip abroad. Mrs. Altaffer and the
children visited in France most of
the. summer, and were joined at
Nice a month ago by Mr.. Altaffer,
going from there to Paris, where
they spent two weeks. From there
they went to Brittany to visit, and
returned to New York, and home
by way of Toledo, where they were
guests of Mr.. Altaffer's relatives.
Their many friends are happy to
greet them again, and to know that
they spent most enjoyable sum-
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Kelsey had
as house guests this week Mrs
Kelsey'S sister, Mrs. F. B. Edgel
and two daughters, Kathleen and
frankie, who arrived Saturday
from Tucson and returned home
Wednesday.
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Dr.. and Mrs. E. G. Houle and
boys have moved to their new
home on Court and Summit, where
they are at home to their friends.
&*%*%%%
SAINTS DAY FIESTA
Monday afternoon was happy
time for Maria and Beatrice Cue
rrero for it was the occasion OF
their saints day, and many friends
were asked to share in the festivity
A lovely pink rose was the pinata
which delighted all with it's shower
of surprises. At table adorned
with pink roses, refreshments OF
corresponding shade were served
and tayors Of bright balloons were
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FOR DOUGLAS GUEST

FOR DOUGLAS GUEST
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Carl
ton Towne complimented her house
guest, Mrs. Thelma Williams, of
Douglas, with an evening of bridge.
Three tables were in play in rooms
frightened with gaillardias in
beautiful chinese red bowl Late in
the evening delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess Score
prizes for cards were won by Mrs
Warfield Riley and Mrs. H. L. Da-
Wis. Those present were: Mrs.
John Phillips, Mrs. Craig Pottinger,
Mrs. Thelma Williams, Mrs. G. N.
S. Ballou, Mrs. Warfield Riley, Mrs.
A. W. Hegeneyer, Mrs. o. L. Corn
wall, Mrs. George Cowdery, Jr., Mrs.
H. L. Davis, Mrs. B. L. Coulson,
DR.. Anna May Smock, Mrs. Jack
Cohen, Miss Gladys Eckmeter.
Mrs. w. N. Pickett entertained
members of the Tuesday Sewing
club this week at her home on
Monroe Street. Due to number of
members being out of town the at
tendance was small, but a very en-
joyable afternoon was spent.
*##***AH
Mrs. r. A. Meyers has issued in
vitations to a bridge tea tomorrow
afternoon, honoring her sister, Miss
Esther Dalton, who is here from
California on a visit.
&%*&M#A
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Gus
Continued on Page q
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Pastors Address.
Sermon subject, A. Mn The
Beginning, God"
Sermon subject, P. M.-"Where
Jesus Comes In.
DIR. Victor Godbey will preach
every night this week. He is a Cos
pei preacher with sound common
sense and good humor. No sabuse
clap-trap, or foolishness. Come and
hear him and you will go away a
better man.