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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-13

collection of signatures. For example, states
like Ohio, which must collect 10000 signatures
in order to put the Party on the ballot-to
date, only a few hundred signatures were col
lected. The last date for the filing of these
signatures is September s. States like Cali
fornia, where $4,000 signatures must be col
lected in a period of month, did not have
the membership modified yet, at the time
when material for this report was sent in.
The same applies to Connecticut, where over
5000 signatures must be collected, and only
few hundred signatures secured to date.
If we are to Judge by the number of Red
Sundays that were organized, or the number of
organizations visited on the Election Campaign
we can see that the Party, so far, does not
take the Election Campaign seriously and I'M
less drastic steps taken Immediately the
Party ticket in number of states will be
jeopardized.
The other shortcomings in the Election Cam
pagn is the abstractness and failure to utilize
local issues While the basis of the Election
Campaign is the general existing economic and
political situation in the country and the gen
eral problems facing the working class, yet we
must say that if the Election Campaign is
to be effective we must learn how to utilize
local issues. In every state, there are special
local political situations that must be utilized
by our Party. For example, the situation in
the states of Pennsylvania, Illinois, North Car
DINA, New York, etc. We must raise in our
Election Campaign the local problems facing
the workers and link it up with our general
program, such as the criminal syndicalist laws,
police terror, coal and iron police strike break
ing role of the A. F. of L., etc. This, how
ever, is not being done by our Party First.
because of failure to pay attention to these
local problems and, secondly, inability to con-
meet them Np with general struggles. On
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meetings amongst unorganized workers-mass
meetings of the masses of unemployed workers,
an energetic campaign amongst the rank and
file workers in the A. F. of l.. All this to be
made into a membership drive for our red
unions and the building up of the Labor Unity.
1t further requires the printing of large guam
titles of leaflets and literature, the building
up of special machinery for the execution of
this gigantic plan before our revolutionary
trade union movement.
The building up of an organization and strike
fund of 100000 is the task before our move
ment on the eve of the R.I.L.U. Fifth World
Congress. The success of this campaign will
mean the broadening out of the strike move
ment, will mean the building up of campaign
of struggle against unemployment Labor Day
demonstration, it will mean a mass revolution
airy movement under the leadership of our
Party for the American working class
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-13
ORGANIZATION AND $1OO,OOOI
PLEDGED TO RILU CONGRESS-

which exists amongst some members, We must
have optimism. There exists a fighting mood
Yes, there is a revolutionary upsurge on an
international and national scale.
1t must be the task of our Party and the
TU,U.L; general movement to create and de-
velop the necessary conditions and the neces-
sary forces, which will make it impossible for
the capitalist class to make any attempt to
iquidating the ever deepening economic crisis,
at the expense of the working class
This again brings up the QUESTIONABLE We
prepared to take advantage of these enormous
movements. which are developing? The workers
will not stand idly by and accept continuously
wage cuts and the speed-up program of the
BOSSES The workers will strike, provided we
will give them leadership, provided we will
show that only through our leadership and
through our form of organization will the work.
ers be victorious.
All the lies Of Matthew Vol and President
Green Of the A. F. of L. and the open role of
betrayal will not curb the revolutionary de-
mands of the masses of workers
The development of this movement demands
keen sense of responsibility on the part of
every Party member, the most ruthless strug-
gle against both leading and rank and file
Party members who are hesitating, who have
any sign of pessimisn it requires the getting
rid of all the dead elements, and to bring into
our Party new blood and new forces, who are
tested in the every day struggle on the picket
line. who are active on strike committees, who
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THE Negro masses suffer most from the grow
ing crisis in the country. They are the first
ones to be laid off and their miserable wages
cut still more and receive the heaviest and
worst jobs. The growing wave of lynchng and
race discrimination is the method of the bosses
to compel the Negro workers to yield to the
growing exploitation that the bosses are SUBJ
iecting them to.
The beginnings of the activities Of the Com
munist Party among the Negro masses is find
ing favorable response amongst them. The
Bosses fearing this most, are therefore increas-
ing the attacks on the Party, especially in
those sections where activities are carried on
instance, every open air meeting of the Party
on the South side is broken up. The Negro
masses are being terrorized there.
The bosses are not only using open terror
against the Party and the Negro workers who
begin to fight militantly, but are also using
various so-called Negro leaders to attack the
Communist Party in order to prevent the Negro
workers from really taking up the fight for
full social, racial equality under the leadership
of the Party.
Oscar DePriest, Negro Congressman of Chi
cago testified before the Fish Committee in
Chicago. He stated: II only wish other groups
were as loyal" Oscar DePrest wishes the
Negro masses TO be loyal to the government
of lynchng and race discrimination. Oscar
Del riest exposes himself here as a loyal SER
want of the lynching government in Washing
ton.
The leaders Of the Garvey movement have
also opened big attack a~ainet the Party !
The Negro World, issue of August 2, carries
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phase, is illustrated by the sale Of the Election
Platform. To date, 45,39O platforms were sold
for cash by the Central Office. About 10000
were printed. If we will especially analyze the
sale Of the Platform, as given in the table,
we will note that districts like I, 8, 9, IL and
IS ordered very insignificant numbers of this
platform. At the same time, we have districts
that did not order even one copy of the Plat
form, like and 10. These districts have Gre
ated an impermissible situation, which must
be rectified at once. The Party membership
must demand an explanation Of the failures in
the sale of the Platforms.
The organizational phase Of the Election
Campaign to date is even weaker than our
agitational phase, although they cannot be
separated This is best characterized by the
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the other hand, our Party was not energetic
enough to expose and struggle against special
dangers facing U.S. such as the socialist party,
capitalist candidates posing as friends Of
labor" like Pnchot and Davis in Pennsylvania.
Roosevelt in New York, farmer-labor party in
Minnesota, etc.
We also have failed to bring our Election
Platform to the agricultural proletariat and
poor farmers. Our Election Campaign in the
agricultural territory is completely neglected.
This is done in the face Of the most severe
agricultural crisis and the growing discomfort
of the poor and middle farmers.
The cause for the shortcomings in the Elec.
ton Campaign is primarily attributed to the
fact that our membership and even leading
district committees underestimate the political
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are fighting and organizing for the most ele-
mentary demands of the workers.
All in all, it demands the immediate fulfil
ment of the new turn in our revolutionary
movement, as outlined by the Comintern and
the R.LL.U., it means furthermore, as decided
by our Party Convention, that we must turn
the face of our entire movement towards the
shops, that is shop work, shop organization,
development of strikes and struggles for the
immediate demands of the workers in order to
develop the struggle for our political aims and
political goal. Again, it means that the major
task of our Party is the building up of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-13
By H. HARVEY
(National Organizer Marine Workers
Industrial Union)


THE wage cutting program of the bosses is
being answered by the New Orleans dock
workers by one of the most militant strikes
carried on here in number of years.
Six-hundred Negroes are brutally exploited
on the Mississippi River boats with wages Of
from fifteen to twenty-five cents an hour.
After hearing the program Of the Marine
Workers Industrial Union they set up their
dock committee and presented their demand to
the bosses for one-hundred per cent increase
in wages from 25 to SOC per hour) and COM
plete recognition of the MW.I.U. After those
demands were presented by the dock.commit-
tee and refused by the employers, they were
Immediately followed by declaration Of strike
on all river-boats.
Today we find that although one-hunded
workers have been arrested, thirty of those
rairoaded through night Recorders court to
serve sentence Of thirty days or pay fifteen
dollar fine, the spirit Of these men is better
than ever and the bosses are very unsuccc-s-
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mass economic organ of struggle, the T.U.U.L.
In our campaign for the building up of the
organization and strike fund of 100000 we
must guard against the mistakes which we
have made, in the recruiting drive of the T.U.
I'LL. This campaign must be SO organized as
to really turn it into flesh and blood of the
everyday work until November /, through mass
initiative in our respective affiliated red unions
of the T.U.U.L.
The August Is mass meetings to celebrate
the Tenth Anniversary of the R.I.L.U. must be
utilized for the opening up of this campaign
and must be Immediately followed up by mass
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-13
Negro Longshoremen Strike for
Wage Increase

full in getting scabs. The result is that ships
are away late in sailing and even when they
do sail, are being held up at the first landing.
We see on the part of the Negro and white
workers of New Orleans great readiness to-
accept the fighting program of the M.W.IU.
and the putting Of this program into prac-
tice.
We find on the other hand in this strike like
all others of today, the state forces are mobil-
izing and squads Of police patrol the docks
and try in every way (arresting, beating, etc.
to break the fighting spirit of the men on
strike.
We also note that the social fascist leaders
Of the "A. F. of L., in the persons of T. j..
Darcy and Jos. B. Spencer of the International
Longshoreman's Association are busy on the
waterfront dissuading the workers and prom
Using them an agreement for better wages and
conditions in September.
Those betrayers of labor are cooperating
with the ship-owners and helping them in put
ting over their wage cutting program, but the
workers Of New Orleans, since the betrayal Of
the street carmen's strike, are awake to the
program of the A. F. of L. and are not res
ponding to their call for organization but are
lining up in the fighting unions Of their class
which are Under the leadership Of the Trade
Union Unity League.
Join the M.W.LU.i
Prepare for Longshoremen's Conference
for September 2!
Organize and Prepare for STRUGGLED
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-13
BY A SHINGLEWEAVER.

THE shingle weayers are now engaged in q
struggle against wage-cuts in many of the
mills of the Northwest, especially in Grays
Harbor, Kalama and Centralia, and the de-
featist maneuvers of the l. W. W. and the
A. F. of l.. takers, who pose as independents,
have sabotaged these strikers from their very
beginning.
When the Workers International Relief de-
manded the cooperation of the Single
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-13

The Daily Worker f. the Party's
best instrument TO make contacts
among tire masses Of workers, to
build . mass Communist Party.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-13

WOIkeTS. JONI the ParCy or
Your Class!
Communist Party u. S. A.
43 East 125th Street,
New York City.
]. the undersigned, want to Join the Comnu-
mist Party. Send me more information.
Name .''..'s.....'...u.....s
Address ...............~~.... city.
Occupation ............s.........A ge.....s
i, Mail this to the Central Office. Communist
Party, 43 East 125th St.. New York. N. r.
The Washington times., 1930-02-01
81 ELITERATES
IN COUNTY

MARTTrJSBURG. w. Va, FEB.
/. Following publication of re-
suits of the first illiteracy survey
by the State Department Of Edu.
cation, Miss Bessie .. Kilmer.
superintendent OF Berkeley county
schools. stated that there are
only Si known il;iterate adults
residing Ia the various county
school districts.
These ilIiterates who are unable
to read and write their own
names. range ii age from ~ to
80 years old, and many are for
eign horn.
no figures are available regard
ing the total number of iiliterates
in both city and county, nut ii
1920 the total was placed ct
around 800. q figure greatly re.
.cuced in the past 10 wears. 1t
was stated. Considerable progress
has been made III reducing and
checking illiteracy during the past
years through compulsory school
attendance and BY urging children
Of illiterates to teaca their par.
IeHlts to read and write Illiteracy,
1t was said, Is more common, pro.
portio ateIy, lii the more tFickly
settled rather than the isolated
sections.
The State survey revealed 3,98G
illiterates in % Of the StaJe's 5S
counties.
The Washington times., 1930-02-01
SPY
IS SQIIGHT

NEW YORK, Feb. ! tI.Ns) -.
Stunned earlier this week BY
charges ii Senator Brookhart 81
iowa that gin cocktails were
served III the exclusive Century
Club, members of that society
and other clubs Ii New York had
recovered their poise today and
quietly set out to learn the iden-
tity of the person who wrote the
Senator q letter on which the
charges were based.
AT the same time reports were
II Circulated that .linder.cover''
agents of the prohibition enforce
inent zorces had arrived ia New
York ten days ago and had
visited many leading clubs. they
were said to have gained entrance
TO the clubs through courtesy
cards from members ii sympathy
with Senator Brookhart's drive
ITO halt drinking III high society. I,
No action hy authorities was
seen. Officials said no complaints
against the club had been made.
The Washington times., 1930-02-01
UTH CHOSEN
FOR CONF EAB

Their twenty.tllird annual con-
yention Of the National Associa-
tion Of Building Owners and
Managers viii be held IN Biloxi.
Mss, from June 8 to is, ac-
cOrding to- & statement made yes
terCay by Paul Robertson. Chicago,
president OF the association.
This Is the first time in is
years that the annual convention
has been held ii the South. the
last time being ct Atlanta, Ca
In 1915.
The board of governors Of the
National ass0ciat ti0n, incIll ding III
its personnel repreSe entatives from
90 Of the major cities of the
United States and Canada. de-
eided that Il was fitting recogni.
ton to the Southern cities. where
Skyscraper development has gone
forward in q marked degree dur
ing recent years. for the National
association to meet ia the South
land.
The convention viii bring TO-
getler Representatives of billions
of dollars worth of commercial
buildings. IN the National asSo-
citation more than 81 ,00O, ,O00. 900
worth Of commercial properties
are repre- resented. ma king our bl1si-
ness of providing and managing
office space one Of the major III.
dustrieS of the United States.
we win devote our attention
mainly to b considers ton of
operating and rental problems, z
Robertson said thus making the
convention q strictly practical
meeting of building owners and
managers "A large industrial Gx-
hibit is likewise planned. 1t win
include the latest devices that
have been perfected tO make tlle
work of operation and manage
.r11ent Of slpScraperS easier and
more satiSfa ctOry The exhibit
win likewise include many de-
vices which have been invented
py our members and their opera.
ting staffs in the course 81 their
regular work.
the convention, 1t IL estInaa ted
VIII bring together owners and
managers. Of all imp ant office
buildings. downtown garages and
apartment properties. The con.
yention heat quarters win he the
Buena Vista Hotel
The Washington times., 1930-02-01
8 GUARDS FREE
IN ST. AY|NG

BUFFALO. FEB. / dN.s9s
Three members Of the United
states Coast Guard crew which
fired the shot hiIling Eugene r
Downey. jr.. here Christmas night.
were exonerated today. = grand
Jury no-bilI having been returned
last night. The charge was
second degree murder.
Refusal Of the Jury 10 indict
the men 7udolph Thompson.
Asa Ennis and OrVille La Granite
came as Q surprise to District
Attorney Guy B. Moore, who has
said he had enough evidence to
warrant an Indictment and was
certain one would be returned.
DOWney was shot when his
sspeedhoat failed to halt nc the
command or the Coast Guarders.
The Washington times., 1930-02-01
FEES FOR LEASE
DEDUCTIB[E

The Commissioned ot internal
Revenue did not acquiesce in the
recent decision Of the United
States Board Of Tax Appeals,
which reversed its former ruling
in regard to the method Of de-
Quoting from income the commits
sion paid In the negotiation Of
leases.
In D recent reversal Of Its
former ruling. the Board Of Tax
Appeals would have permitted
the lessor to deduct commits ssions
for obtaining d lease on property
owned by him 0ve the lie 0f the
lease. The failure OF the Internal
Revenue Commissioner to acqIli-
eSce In this decision will permit
d lessor to deduct such commits.
sions from his gross income, but
not ratably over the term Of the
lease, since such an expense Is
for . service IN connection with
transaction that is closed when
the leasehoId IS created. the
National Association Of Real
Estate Boards points out.
In other words, the Internal
Revenue Commissioners holds that
commissions paid by q lessor on
account Of q long term lease are
not capital expenditure which can
be spread over the life Of the
lease but are expenditures which
may be deducted sc the time
incurred.
The Washington times., 1930-02-01
Chevy Chase Citizens
Oppose Portables

Citizens Of the Chevy Chase
section of the District are express
ing considerable opposition to
tlas order 81 the District hoard 81
Education. approved st is meet
ing 0f January IS. calling for the
transfer .of two portable schools
from the Grant Road school ite,
Just of Connecticut avenue
Northwest. to their section.
One Of the buildings is to he
moved to the Broad Bracn,
school, while the other is to Sc
taken TO the Wesley He gInts
school. The recommend alton Tor
the removal of the two hlaild dings
Vas made BY the committee on
bull IdinEs and eQllipment 81 the
school board, of which 1r. 81.
Barrett Learned Is chairman. The
board approved the recommends
ton.
AT the time the report 81 the
committees calling FOR the removal
Of the buildings was adopted, DR..
Abrann Simon, who had lust been
appointed 70 the board intro
duced q motion chat the board
make it q policy 10 refuse tOYap-
prove the removal Of any port
aaies. except 10 sites where add
kional permanent buildings were
% Be provided within q reason.
The Washington times., 1930-02-01
GEORGE TOWN u
GWEN Nj. .l..N|

Announcement that Prince Al
bert de Ligne. t1e Belgian arnbass
sador. has founded q gold medal
in Georgetown University foreign
service school III honor Of the cele-
bration In March of the Tooth an
niversary Of BeIgillnn'S independ-
ence, was made yesterday ~ DR..
Edmund Al. Walsh. 8. j regent Of
the school.
The medal Was presented for 10
years to encourage the study Of
Belgian history and promote also
the already happily existing
friendship between his country
and the United states.
The medal viii be subject to an.
nual competition on some phase
Of Belgian history between stu
dents of political and Diplomatic
history Of Europe.
The Washington times., 1930-02-01
Building r Perlnits

Asss - e ~ Z
Building permits issued for
the week totaIed $943 ,858 and
were issued as follows:
M. and r. 3. Warren, $500. 900
TO build one fiyeStOry brick,
stone, steel and concrete apart
Hment building ct 5000 Connect.
cut Ave. N. w. Lot q: square
2O59
Angustinian College, $25O, 600
To build One tWO.stoRy brick and
concrete dornitory and academic
building at 5000 HareWood I'd.
N. b. Lot 1874: square S-3665.
Wayerly Taylor, Inc. 500, ,OOO-
To build eight two-st0ry brick
and and stone dwellings ct 1901
IS Forty.fourth st. NJ. w. Lot
6O-67; square 1927.
M Williams, $50 900 TO
build five tWO.Story brick dwell
9ings ct 52l1-19 Kansas Ave. N.
w. Lot 6-10: square $500.
Thomas IA. Jameson, $18, 600
TO build two two-story brick
dwellings st I326.3O o st. S. =.
Lot 4: square lOA1.
Gulf Refining Company, $16,-
900 To build two brick and con
crete filling stations at 1913
Rhode Island Ave. N. W., and
1889 Connecticut Ave. N. w.
MI. HolzheierleiIl, SIC, 600 70
build one wO-StOry brick and con
crete addition to bakery building
at 1923 WiItzberger st. N. w.
Merlin Davis. 81, 900 To build
one tWo.stOry brick and frame
dwelling at 5424 Thirty.first ST.
N. w. Lot 21: square 1928.
Nina Anderson, 5000 10
build one two-story frame stlicco
dwelling at 2306 Monroe ST. M.
3. Lot 80; square 1914,
James Il. Karrick, $3, 500 To
make repairs to building st 1877
Fourteenth st. N. w. Lot 807:
square 239.
Gus SCelnet, $500 To make
repairs to cafe ct 22I0 Four
teenth st. n. w. Lot 29: square
2O2.
The Washington times., 1930-02-01
aerty Pres sents
Son School Diploma

i Proctor Lambert Dcugherty, jr.,
receiyed his high school diploma
from the hands Of nis father.
Proctor u Douglaerty. chairman
lot the Board Of District Comrnis-
sioners, at Mckinley Ei6n School
lnidterm graduation exercises last
night.
Presentation Of young Dough-
erty's diploma was q special feA.
tnre 81 the graduating exercises.
the other So gradia ties receiving
their diplomas from Prank q.
Daniel. principal of the school
The Washington times., 1930-02-01
D. G. Automobile Show
Continued to Monday

The Washington Automobile
Show being staged by the wash.
ington Autonotive Association has
met with such popular support
that four extra performances have
been decided upon BY officials Of
the organization.
The show viii be open tonnOr.
row from 2 to 1880 b. ID. and
from 10 8. M. to 1880 b. m.
Monday when the curtain viii be
Tung down on the show. The
many new models and mechanical
exhibits have attracted thousands
and from all indictions the show
this year has been = greater sue
cess than ever.
The Washington times., 1930-02-01
TENAGRE TRACT
ISB0IIGHTF0R
HIGH SCHOOL

WAY1SESBOR Feb 1.Ans
nouncement Of the purchase of
an option on the Runnel field. =
10 acre tract on ths western city
limits for 4 new high school
building has been made
The city school board urged on
~ the coi1gested conditions Of
the present schools caused ~ The
influx of people to The industries,
including the new Du P0nt rayon
plant here. has taken steps for
improvements.
At present there are / PSI white
pupils instke three public schools
Of the city. All Of the rooms are
crowded and new facilities are
badly needed.
Plans are being drawn hy aIl
engineer Tor the State Depart
naenk Of Education and win be
submitted here next week The
new building VIII have 20 rooms
and al modern facilities. A large
playground VIII be provided. The
estimated cost is around $500 600,
which win Be raised by & bond
issue.
"A new school here was listed
as one Of the conditions On which
the Du pollt Company would per.
NIT It's rayon holdings here, the
first unit of which, costing So.
600. 900. Is already operating, "a
be annexed by the city.