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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-09
OUR DEMANDS.

All workers must be organized and reused
to struggle for the following demands:
1, Complete insurance against unemploy-
ment to be provided by the government, fin
anced by taxes on income, inheritance and pro-
fits, and providing all unemployed with bene-
fits of full wage rates. without any exceptions
or disqualifications.
2. Administration of unemployment benefits
to be in the hands of the workers, elected from
shops and the organizations of the unemployed;
no disqualification to be allowed because of
refusal to accept a reduction in wages, or re-
fusal to work below union rates.
8. Abolition of private employment agen-
cies; the establishment of free employment
agencies, administered by the workers repre-
sentatives charged with the administration of
unemployment benefits.
4. Establishment of the seven-hour day, and
five-day week. No overtime work.
5. The six-hour day in mining, chemical and
other dangerous occupations and for youth un-
der Is in all occupations.
6. Abolition of the speed-up system; Is
minute rest periods twice per day. regulation
of machine speed by the workers.
7. Abolition of underground and night work
and work in dangerous industries for women
anu YOU'LL
8. Prohibition of the employment of chill
dren of Is years and under; government main
tenance of all children.
9. Emergency relief for the unemployed
from government funds, city, state and federal.
10. Abolition of all evctons for non-pay-
ment of rents by unemployed.
II. Full union rates of wages on all public
works, with the right to organize and strike
against discrimination and bad working con-
ditions
IL. Recognition Of the Soviet Union This
is a central political demand of the working
class, and also would alleviate unemployment
through the development of increased volume
Of trade which the Soviet Union would place in
the United States if normal" relations were
established
13. Immediate abolition Of all vagrancy
laws.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-09
LOVESTONEISM AND
THE ECONOMIC CRISIS

is already making itself felt in other indus
tries. Of great interest is the South. 1t was
in the South where Lovestone saw the ''Vic-
torian Age" and the second industrial revo-
luton" At meeting of the Textile Institute
it was decided Ito curtail production of in
dividual mills from $3.50 per cent to avoid
overproduction.
1t is reported that the Arcadia mills will
curtai production by 80 per cent, this mill
will be closed Saturdays and Thursday. The
D. E. Converse Co. mills at Glendale, n. c.,
and the Clifton mills will operate four days
week instead of the five and a half day sche-
dule. Around 400 workers will be laid off as
a result of the curtalment. Beaumont mills
will now operate four days, affecting 400
workers. The Spartan mills will curtal pro-
ducton and some 600 workers will be affected,
these mills will operate 40 hours instead of
the IS hour schedule The same is true of
Gaffney Manufacturing Co. The WoOdroff
cotton mill will operate only tours days and
more than 500 workers will be affected. The
Enoree mills will also curtail production to the
same extent.
AS a result in the decline in automobile pro-
duction, there was also serious drop in the
production of tires. The effect of the stock
crash on the radio industry resulted in cut
of 1880 per cent of business in this industry.
The undermining factors existing in capital
ism are much stronger than the right wing
opportunist Hooverian theology of "Sound
Business" of Lovestone. The contradictions of
American capitalism are leading American i'm
peraism to its decline. Capitalism will put
the burden of this crisis on the shoulders of
the working masses The working class under
the leadership of the Communist Party must
resist this capitalist offensive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-09
Party Recruiting Drive
South Communists Challenge
North.

At our unit in Charlotte, n c., it was de-
cided to challenge any unit in the north to
fill its quota in shorter period then we do.
The quota for our unit is 20 members; 10 tex
tile workers, 8 farmers, workers in other in
dustries At least five are to be Negro work
ers.
Our unit is faced with a sharper attack
from the capitalists than any other unit of the
Party, but at the same time we are also in the
midst of the most exploited section of the
American working class In addition to the
sharp attack of the bosses we are also faced
with sharp racial diversions between the work
ers, but it is our task to break down these bar
riers and unite the black and white workers
of the South.
As part of the work decided on to get
the new members we instructed our fractions
in the N. T. w. u, in the 7. u U. L. and I.
L. D. to consider the question as to whom to
approach to join the Party. In addition to
that we planning mass meeting and are
going to print two leaflets, one why the work
ers should join the Party, and one for the
farmers Both these leaflets will be both for
the Negro and White workers. The execu-
tive committee has been instructed to see that
each member of our unit has some task in this
drive, of course, in addition 70 selling 10 copies
of the new pamphlet, "Why every worker
should join the Communist Party"
In addition to utilizing this campaign to
gain new members we are going to stabilize
our unit and build The Daily Worker, In con-
nection with The Daily Worker we are ar
ranging to gain new subscribers. We subdi
vided the working class sections of the city
and will distribute The Daily Worker every
day, and at the end of the week we are going
to ask the workers to subscribe at the rate of
15cents week. A number of Pioneers are
being utilized as news boys to deliver The Daily
Worker every day and collect at the end of
the week.
If unit in the South, composed mostly OF
new members, can carry out these tasks, why
cannot the units in The North? We challenge
any unit in the north to raise their quota of
members in a shorter period than we do. Lets
go to work in the spirit of socialist COMPETE
tion.-CLARENCE MILLER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-09
Phil. Meeting on Drive Dec. IL.

When District No. 8 challenged the Detroit
District that they will secure more members
and build more shop nuclei in the Recruiting
Drive, the District knew very well that it is
not an easy thing to beat Detroit in the cam
paign. In order to do it Philadelphia, which
used to be called in the past the SLEEPY city,"
must wake up and get busy in the campaign.
AS the opening gun in the drive Special
Membership Meeting Of all Philadelphia Party
and League members will be held on Wednes-
day. December II, 1880 p. M, at the Boslover
Hall, 701 Pine ST., Philadelphia, in order to
present the plans of the District Committee for
be taken up with report and discussion on the
drive.
This meeting is to be held one day after the
Detroit general membership meeting. This
does not mean however, that Philadelphia is
asleep Several Section Conferences were held
in which the drive was discussed. Inner
district challenges were made. Section No.
of Philadelphia, for instance, challenged the
Baltimore section one nucleus challenged the
other, etc. Six thousand pamphlets, "Why
Every Worker Should Join the Communist
Party" were ordered for the drive, besides
large-scale distribution Of the National leaf
lets, The Daily Worker and several local leaf
lets and shop papers which being pre-
pared
District No. 3 will make good showing in
this drive. in order to do it the entire men,
bershp must be modified. No comrade is per-
mitted to stay away from the meeting Weddings
do,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-09

ETC., which shall unite the employed with the
unemployed. In these councils the T.U.UL.
shall be officially represented.
7. In these conferences and councils the Par
ty shall be officially represented. 1t shall also
send speakers in name of the Party to speak
and lecture.
s. AS the councils gain strong substantial
basis locally, they shall be knit together on
district and national basis.
g. The councils of the unemployed must
issue membership books and charge nominal
dues dc or &c weekly
TASKS OF THE COMMUNIST PARTY.
l. The Communist Party must popuarize
its program and demands on uenmploymert
and must be the driving and organizing ford,
in the agitational and organizational woils
amongst the unemployed.
2. While the T.U.U.L. assumes the leader
ship in the organizations of councils, the Party
shall at all times keep to the forefront through
agitation, shop committees, mass meetings,
demonstrations, literature, delegates and speak
ers at meetings, etc.
g. The developing economic crisis and the
growth of unemployment demands from the
Communist Party and the Trade Union Unity
League the organization of the unorganized
workers into militant industrial trade unions
and together with the already organized work
ers to struggle against the ruinous effects Of
capitalist naturalization, speed-up and unem.
ployment. This is the basis for all our UNI
employment demands for action.
a. Link up the struggle against unemploy-
ment with campaign against the War Danger
and for Defense Of the Soviet Union.
5. We must raise our demands for the UNI
employed in all election campaigns. In thosr
states where there is in existence the Initiati,l
and Referendum Law, the Party shall launcl
a statewide movement for referendum fer
Unemployment Relief on the basis of our pro-
gram.
6. Together with Young Communist League
intensity agitation amongst the new recruits to
armed forces and around army, navy recruit
ing stations.
7. Recruit members for the Party from
amongst the unemployed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-09
PROGRAM FOR WORK AMONG
UNEMPLOYED.

The basis of effective work among the un-
employed and struggle for these demands must
be upon the existence of strong working class
organizations including both employed and un
employed. This requires the following steps:
l. A well organized agitatonal campaign,
by both the Party and the TU.U.L., to mobilize
and win the unemployed workers to our pro-
gram and for our slogans of action.
g. This campaign shall be conducted among
both unorganized and organized workers, al
ways emphasizing that our struggle can only
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-09

ton and complete merger of the trade union
bureaucrats with the government machine.
The demands of the unemployed, therefore,
base themselves, first of all, upon the whole
program of the class struggle and bring the
special demands of the unemployed into the
general struggle of the whole working class
Only through class struggle, through united
class power, can the workers deal with unem-
ployment, defeat their enemies, the capitalists
and their agents.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-09
SIGNS OF THE CRISIS.

During the first weeks in the month of No
vember, freight car loading further declined.
For the week ending November 2, the decline
in freight car loading was 32,292 cars, Tor
the week ending November 9, the decline was
pitts cars over the preceding week. This de-
cline is general, over the entire country and
not in any specific section. If we are to take
the other basic industries, like auto, steel, iron
and building the tendency is the same.
According to the Annast report the rate
of prediction in the steel industry for the
first weeks in November has fallen to go per
cent of capacity in Valley furnaces, Pittsburgh
and Chicago report rs per cent, Eastern mills
including Bethlehem are operating from 65
to so per cent. The United States Steel Cor
poration has reduced its ingot output by per
cent during the week of November and is
now operating about rs per cent of its capa-
city. compared with so per cent a week pre-
vious and more than 50 per cent two weeks
ago A decline Of 8 per cent was made by
the independent mills, bringing average opera
tion in this group to below " per cent, con-
trasted with rs per cent in the preceding week
and about n per cent two weeks ago. The
average rate of operation in the entire steel
industry is 70 per cent of its capacity
pared with about n per cent week ago and
so per cent in the week before that. The most
striking indications is the decline in the auto
mobile industry. In spite of the curtailment
of production, the daily automobile production
today still exceeds sales by $500 cars. The
building industry for the first week of the
month of November reached its lowest of the
entire year. The cumulative total for this year
through November is 11.9 per cent below the
corresponding total Of 1928.
UNEMPLOYMENT GROWS.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-12-09
UNEMPLOYMENT GROWS.

The developing crisis in Amcgicen economy
Evening star., 1929-12-01
City Club to Give
Popular Concert Thursday

THE City Club will give q popular
music program In the ball room of
their club house Thursday at Sis pm.
The program Is varied with music of
the Semi-claSsic type.
The concert viii be opened by the
Tuesday Evening Club, under the direc-
ton Of Mrs. Frank Howard. Two
groups Of solos will be played by oscar
Levine, violinist. a winner of the music
contest conducted by the National Fed
Grafton Of Music Clubs.
Julia Culberth Gray. noted for her
singing Of folk songs, will give q cos
tune recital combined with musical
readings. She is booked on professioEed
circuits and staying over to take part
in this program. Selma Klein, con-
tralto, also is to take q prominent part
in the program. She Is especially popu-
lar At the City Club, where she had a
leading part in Muths Operetta "Chrys-
anthemum."
Newton Hammer whose tenor voice
Is well known In Washington, Is Sched-
uled to sing a group. and, with Selma
Klein, viii sing a duet. Leah Effen-
back. q young pianist, will be presented
for the flrst time to City Club music
lovers. A special group will be rendered
by the Nordica String Quartet, COM
posed Of T. Walter Holt, Miss A. Z.
Hill, Phillip Floria and Raymond Hart.
The concert will be brought to q close
with q series Of old-time favorites by
the Nordica Banjo Club under the per-
sonal direction OF Walter T. Holt.
Attendance at this event is limited
to members and their guests.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
DE LUCA-CASE RECITAL
WEDNESDAY.

The outstanding baritone Of the Met
ropolitan Grand Opera Co. of New
York, Giuseppe de Luca, who was one
of the stars in the revival of Mozart'S
Don Giovanni" at the Metropolitan
last Friday, will make his first appear
ance in Washington in q professional
recital program, for many years at least,
Wednesday, when he is presented
jointly with Anna Case, the vivacious
American soprano, under the manage
ment of Mrs. Lawrence Townsend, at
the Mayflower at 1l:15 am. Miss Case
will be remembered not only as q ia
vorite in previous morning events. but
also as one of the five artists who con-
tributed last month to the opening of
the Constitution Hall as q music audi
torium.
This is the first Of a series of eight
morning programs. The other two for
December will be given December II
and 18. The artists will be announced
the Sunday preceding each event.
The program will be opened by Mr..
de Luca with the recitatives and air
"Avant de GUTTER" frcm Gounod's
Faust" Miss Case will follow with
the Jewel Song" from the same opera.
They close this operate group with the
duet from the first act Of Thomas
group of Kurt Schindlers Asturian and
Catalan folk songs. Mr.. de Luca will
sing the air Och Vieni q la FineStra"
from Don Giovanni" and the cavatina
from "The Barber of Seville" (the opera
in which he won first recognition at the
Metropolitan). The program closes with
the famous duet LA ci Darem la Mano"
from Don Giovanni" Carroll Hollis
ter will be at the piano.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
NJ i Apis

bert. B. Louis Goodyear, choir di-
rector, is also director Of the orchestra.
Mrs. Martin A. Morrison, organizer of
the Ptanists' Club Of Washington ana
well known for many other activities Ii
music circles here. and former Repre-
sentative Morrison are spending week
IN Atlantic City, where they celebrated
their crystal wedding anniversary.
The Rubinstein Club is in full swing
OF preparation for the first concert, to
be held at the Willard Hotel, January
21. Those desiring to appear on this
program are urged to attend all re-
hearSals and those who wish to become
members are advised to get in touch inn
mediately with the chairman Of audi
ton, Mrs. Albeit Volkmer, 234 Willow
avenue. Takoma Park, telephone Shep-
herd 2154.
Kurt HetZel. conductor of the new
Washington Choir, announces that he
has postponed his New York engage
ment, and called a special rehearsal for
Tuesday at the Thomson School Build
ing, Twelfth and l. stkeets northwest,
at 8 pm.
At the last meeting the quota Of 100
was reached. However, the committee
remains undaunted and has set a new
goal Of 200 for january /. A massed
chorus Of 200 or 300 voices should be
obtatnable. With this in mind, a cordial
invitation Is extended to the singers of
Washington to meet with the chorus
Tuesday, as outlined above.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
Faculty Recital Friday.

THE Washington College Of Music
viii present Mabel Duncan, cellist,
and Nelson Oertel, pianist, In a Joint
faculty recital at the college Friday at
$50 pm. This is the second Of a series
the college is giving this season.
Miss Duncan, who is well known In
Washington as one of the outstanding
cellists and musicians. has been as
sociated with the college for the past
! two years, where she is in charge of
the cello department. Her studies IN
clude work with Hausman of the cele-
'brated Joachim Quartet; chamber
music under Joachim, Halir, Wirth and
Weitrowitz; also with the famous vir-
tuCso. Becker. Miss Duncan toured
the British Isles and the United States
Nh Oertel is comparatively new 70
Washington and is a member of the
piano fAculty of the college.
His Studies include work with Alex
ander Bexne and Rafael Joseffy He
has Appeared in recital at Aeolian Hall
New York, in Newark and the Pacific
coast.
The program to be given will include:
Beethoven, Sonata Op. &c." Miss
Duncan. Chopin, Prelude Op. 2s," No.
20 in c minor, No: in G major. No.
% in G minor; "Etude Op. 10 No. 3
in z major" ''Nocturne OBJ. as, No. /
in c minor" waltz op. 81 No. / in
A fiat major" Mr.. Oertel. Schumann,
Pieces in Folkstyle Op. 102-NoS l.,
2, A." Miss Duncan. Pergolesi- Joseffy,
Nina; Guion, Turkey in the Straw;
Mr.. Oertel. Pepper. "Serenade"; Barns,
"Idylle"; Davidoff. Am Spriugbrunnen
Op. 20"; Miss Duncan. LiSZt, la
Campanella"; Mr.. Oertel
Fanny Amstutz Roberts viii be ac-
companist.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
FRITZ KREIsLER-FRIDAY.

Fritz Kreisler. the great Austrian
violinist, whose hold on the American
musical public has never been attained
by any other violiniSt of the period
IS scheduled to make his only Wash
ingtOn concert appearance this season
at Polls Theater Friday afternoon, at
4:30 o'clock, under the local manage
ment Of Mrs. Wilson-Greene. His con-
cert will be the second attraction of
the philharmonic course.
Kreisler'S grave and courteous man.
ner, his appealing personality and his
superb muSicianShip have combined 10
make him one of the truly great figures
of the modern American concert stage.
He has penetrated and mastered every
technical secret of his instrument,
while his choice of programs ranges
from beautiful and exacting classics
through warm and rich romantic num-
bers to light, fanciful pieces, inviting
his remarkable dexterity.
Mr.. Krei3ler will open his program
with Eugene Ysaye's edition of the ga
minor Sonata" by Nicolo Pasquali
The second number with be Bach's
"Chaconne," for violin alone, followed
by Relationships "D-major Concerto" "
KreiSler's own arrangements of the
Londonderry Air" and the Gypsy
Caprice" will lead to the final number,
the violinist's arrangement of Rimsky-
Korsakoff's Fantasy on Russian
Themes" Mr.. Kreisler will be accom-
panied. as usual, by Carl Lamson at
the piano.
Seats are on sale at Mrs. Wilson,
Greene'S concert bureau in Droop'S,
1900 G street northwest.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
Rollin Bond Announces
Washinstonians Productions

pOLLIN BOND, director of the opera
~ school of the Washingtonians, 1871
Connecticut avenue northwest, and
musical director and producer Of up
ward Of 100 light and grand opera
presentations during the past 10 years
in Washington, announces an outline of
work for the current season, featuring
entertainment in civic performances by
THE Washingtonians."
For the past two seasons Mr.. Bond
has concentrated more specifically on
school work. He has had marked sue
cess in training young people Of wash
ington for Broadway productions. Ten
youngsters have gone from his ballet
corps into the shows of Dillingham;,
Weyburn and others. Some are on
tour now in professional productions.
Mr.. Bonds producing season will open
! with "Cavalleria Rusticana," followed
by "Old Potpourri"-an original ar
rangement of scenes from the old stand
ard operas "Bouffe," prime melody
favorites; "a Virginian Romance" by
H. Loren Clements, and others planned
to reveal delightful surprises. Origt-
nally the aim of the opera school of
the WaShingtonians was to develop
talent only in the standard light opera
classics, but a number of the voices
and personalities under training proved
suitable to grand opera Interpretation.
Evening star., 1929-12-01
NJ y SIC
BY HELEN FETTER.

gers or plectFum, the large pear
shaped instrument may be consid-
cred q forebearer Of the lutte. The
bow, as used in playing some such
instruments, was obtained in Per-
sia, forming n different group Of
instruments, also used in Arabia,
and known as rebab or rebec, an
ceStorS Of the viOl family.
OF the lutte family proper there
are the following members: the
paHaUfa, tanbur or mandolin as
treble: the lutte as alto or tenor
the barbiton or the0rbo as bass,
and the chitarrone rs double bass.
The Arab instrument, with convex
Sound-bOdy, pointing to the reSo-
nance board or membrane, orig
inally having been upon a gourd,
was strung with silk and played
with q plectrum or shell or quill.
LuteS differ from guitars, which
also are Oriental in origin, by the
formation Of the Sound-body.
which is, in all luteS, pear-shaped
and Joined directly to the sound
board without the sides or ribs
necessary to the structure Of the
fiat-backed guitar and zither.
The lutte Is generally known as q
six-Stringed instrument and notes
Of music for 1t are written usually
on six lines and not the hve that
form the preSent-day staff. There
have been luteS, however, with as
many as "a strings. The inStru-
ment has four partS-the table:
the body, constructed of nine con-
veX ribs; the neck, which has the
frets or divisions, and the head or
cross, in which the screws for
tuning it are inserted. In playing
the instrument the musician
strikes the strings with the fingers
Of the right hand and regulates
the sounds with those Of the lef..
The lutte was in general use dur
ing the sixteenth and seventeenth
centuries.
With the Aguilar Lutte Quartet.
the four instruments are used in q
fashion similar to the instruments
of the more familiar string quar-
tet. Two play small lutes, which
correspond to the two violins:
Senorita Aguilar plays a larger
lutte, the viola of this quartet, and
the fourth member plays a still
larger lutte. which corresponds to
the cello. These lutes are said to
have six pairs Of strings and the
largest has an additional single
string for the lowest bass range.
The nnger-board has fretS and
the tone is secured with a small
plectrum. They also use mutes
Although Bach, Monteverdi, Peri
and Caccini composed particularly
worthy music for the lutte in old
times, modern Spanish composers
DE Falla. Turina, Min Albeniz
and Ernest Halffter-have written
or arranged works especially for
this Aguilar Lutte Quartet. 1t is
understood that many Of these
Spanish works will be given here
Friday.