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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-23
NEW YORK FARMERS
HARD HIT BY CRISIS
Farm Hands Working Today for Little More
Than Room and Board; Ready for Struggle
By SADIE AMTER.

ridden and implanted kitchen, it was
difficult to realize where he could
muster the strength for a 12-hour
day. In the house was his sister,
home for Sunday. She was en-
ployed as maid of all work in a
neighboring town. They all COM
planned bitterly of hard work and
low wages.
Nothing to Lose! Ready for Action
whats this country coming to 20
is what one hears from poor farm
ers and workers all over the state.
And they answer it themselves with
the statement: eff things keep on
like this there will be a revolution
and I wouldn't mind seeing it."
They feel that they have noth;' s to
lose, that things could not well be
worse.
In another farmhouse the works
had already been abandoned and the
farmer had a job in the city. They
expected to lose the farm any time
and they were praying that dad
could keep his city job"
Work FOR Room and Board.
Twelve farm hands near Elmira
worked II hours per day, 7 days a
week, for $50 per month. That
means 81 hours per week for a frac-
ton less than SIS. But this is good,
compared to another big estate of
some rich farmer who paid only
$25 for the same amount of work.
Just as the manufacturers in the
city take advantage of unemploy-
ment to cut wages, so the rich farm
ers and farming corporations ex-
plot to the limit the farmhands.
Lost Faith In Congress, God, Etc.
The poor farmers are conscious
of the leak, but they do not yet
krow where to lay the blame. They
blame the stock market swindlers
and they blame the president and
they curse when anyone mentions
the farm board" Some still en-
terrain the idea that congress or
Hoover will do something" and
some believe that "God will cause
the righteous to prosper" but for
the most part I should say they
have lost faith in congress, god, the
farm board and the president. and
they are beginning to turn to prac-
teal ideas for a solution to the
farming problems.
They are ready to listen to or
ganization. They have nothing, and,
they have nothing to lose
by a change. Things couldn't be
any worse" is what they say.
Only organization can help the
workers and only organization can
help the farmers and farm laborers.
The recent disclosure of the food
swindlers show up clearly the graft
swindle and politics back of the food
profiteers.
Thus while farmers are forced to
sell for almost nothing and the
urban workers are forced to pay
high prices for food of which there
is a plentiful supply, the food prof.
teers and swindlers destroy food,
jack up prices, rob both the farmer
and the consumer, pile up fortunes
for themselves and find plenty of
protection from those higher up,
just as do the grafters in other
lines of business.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-23
Articles and Drawings
Wanted

Comrades are asked to contribute
articles and drawings for this page.
These should deal with current
events in light and satirical vein,
or should be articles descriptive Of
conditions in housing, farming, etc.
Articles and drawings for this page
should be addressed to Saturday
Feature Editor, Daily Worker, &c
Union Square. New York CITY.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-23

under the dictatorship of foreign
capitalists and INSCRIPTIONS politi-
cians?"
He twisted his mustache. you'll
see, you'll see! he sighed. 81 wish
I'll meet you when you're coming
back-youll be singing another tune
then!"
1t was late afternoon when we
passed Polish military camp. A
white-eagle banner fluttered from
tall pole. Absurdly stiff guards
passed before the front gate of the
main house. In a square troops
were exercising. All grim, humor-
less faces assuming their tasks
with utmost seriousness. A few
chin-strapped police in loose-flow-
ing capes hove into view.
AS the train neared the border
line, Polish soldiers mounted the
passenger coaches. Loaded rifles in
their hands, they scanned the out
lying horizons in search of some
imaginary enemy. There was war
like earnestness about them. A
Chinaman even wondered whether a
war had in reality broken out be-
tween the two countries. Nor was
one certain whether these soldiers
were a menace or a protection i.
Passengers on their way to Russia
were almost certain to incur suspi-
cion of being dangerous characters.
Militarism Left Behind.
We did not know when we crossed
the boundary line itself, but some
one suddenly noticed another mill
tary camp, red flag waving from
mast over it. "Our soldiers! Our
soldiers" he cried, thrusting his
head out of the window, waving
wildly.
Sure enough, there was a group
of big houses huddled together; a
bunch of soldiers stood on the door,
steps smoking cigarettes, chatting.
Chinese, Japanese, German, Yugo-
slav, we all thrust out our heads to
catch sight of them. We waved
greetings; they answered our way
mgs, smiling. Not gun in sight.
Not a sabre-rattling general. Only
a group of simple clad soldiers
smoking, chatting after a days
work. 1t hardly seemed real. Were
these the barbarians enslaving the
Russian people?
The train roared on, drunken with
mileage. It's iron whistle screamed
ecstatically. Villages flashed by, red
flags above their lighthouses. A
full grown moon threw chunks of
silver into a passing stream. The
engines whistle screamed again as
it hurled out showers of red hot
sparks. 1t literally leapt over the
new frontier!
Negoreloje was the first stop.
Over the tracks tremendous flame
colored banner bore the legend:
Communism will wipe out all
boundary lines" Did ever anv
frontier bear such legend? Plainly
here was more than a geographical
dividing line: no tremulous map
tracery separating a police-crushed
Poland from dream drunk Russia.
The Cooperative Society.
This border separated two mighty
worlds. 1t was the outpost of the
territory won by struggling work
ers after struggle as old as his
tory. Two fun iamental outlooks
clashed here: behind, the capitalist
empires writing in blind quest of
profits. Before, the beginning of the
cooperative society, where class
lines are eliminated; every man is a
producer, entitled to the full social
profit of his toll. A new world in
the making.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-23

| Is it any wonder those Polish sol
diers scanned the horizons for trace
of the "enemy?" But they cannot
see an idea, much less kill one. And
here is a land whose most terrible
weapon against it's enemies is the
invincible force of an idea. But an
idea that holds all the force and
hope of the future within its frame.
! The station was plastered with
eloquent propaganda posters from
all lands, in all languages. Posters
familiar to rebels wherever slaves
fight masters. Giant arms pointing
the hills of moving cogwheels en-
| phasizing the Five-Year Plan. A
green-face bag, thin-lipped and
wide-eyed, lifts her hand toward a
police-barricaded factory. A host of
starving workers follow her. 1t is a
German poster calling for funds to
aid the workers movement.
On the Way to Moscow.
The officials went through the
usual ritual of baggage examina-
ton, making the operation as pain
less as possible; soon we were on
the sleeper Moscow-bound. The
night air was cold and bracing.
Fields dozed in soft silvery haze.
st is Russiaw one cried inside one
self over and over again, thrilling
at the very thought. For have not
certain powers denied Russia's ex-
istence? Do not certain countries
still regard it as if it's existence
were myth? Yet here we were,
trainbound for Moscow And
where were those Misunderstanding
long-bearded fanatics whom one had
visioned as typical Communists
Everywhere were clean-shaven young
men joking, smoking. One squeezed
passionate melodies out of bat
tered accordion, which he accom-
panied with song. Young women en-
tered, alert, independent =. One
wondered if this were the land of
terror and brutality-or did some
one make a mistake? ..
V.
All night we rolled over count
less miles, carwheels clickety-click-
ing over rail joints. Passing tiny
villages whose houses threw yellow
squares of light; towns whose main
streets could be traced in the faint
glow-lines against the cool dark.
Life everywhere-a mysterious, in
tense life. Thousands and tens of
thousands of people scattered in viii
lagos and towns spread over these
moon-soaked plains y. One laughs
to think that anywhere in the world
some monster of stupidity could de-
clare that this country does not
eXist--or can be ignored i. O.. Z. Such
humor We're comic indeed were it
not loaded with serious intent
But these energetic young men,
these smiling, serious women, work.
ers with the soil clinging to their
boots-these were real enough to
convince us that Russia did exist. /.
Morning a proud sun walked up
the sky, spilling white brilliance.
The train roared and Numbered on,
absorbing the endless miles, piercing
the distance with gleeful shouts of
its hoarse whistle. The villages al
ready with life: professions of
grain-laden wagons were being
drawn by horses against grain-col-
Letting stations. Here and there
giant auto truck rumbled through
heavy-rutted roads. Though it was
May, spring had touched the land
scape with faintest traces of green;
most of the trees bore no leaves.
One felt that the winter still lin
gered-that life had not fully thawed
out =. But the warm sun overhead
reminded one that better days had
to come.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-23

crisis" Why? Because it will be
a war against the Soviet Union.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02
ARMY TRANSFERS TOLD
Mai. John F. Wall Ordered Here
From Kentucky.

Mai John F. Wall, Quartermaster
Corps at Lexington, KY, has been or
dered to this city for duty in the Office
of the QuartermaSter General; Maj. w.
S. Fulton, Coast Artillery, from Homo
lulu, Hawaii, to Houston, Tex: Maj. w.
E. Brougher, Infantry, from the Louis
lana State University, at Baton Rouge,
to Jefferson Barracks, Mo-; Majs. W..
G. Hanna and Reinold Melberg, Coast
Artillery. from Fort Monroe, Va, to
Fort Worden, Wash; Maj. D. w. Craig,
Field Artillery, from Fort Sill, Okla, to
Lakeland, Fla, for duty with the Flor
ida National Guard; Capt. E. B. Nc
Kinley, Quartermaster Corps, from Fort
Reno, Okla, to the War Department;
Capt. T. M. Herman, Field Artillery,
from Fort Sill, Okla, to Maryyille, Mo-;
Capt. L. H. Frasier, Field Artillery, from
the University of Missouri, at Column
bia, to Hawaii; Capt C. A. Gillette,
Coast Artillery, from Fort Monroe, Va,
to Fort Macarthur, Calf; Capt. w.
II. Steward, Coast Artillery, from Fort
Monroe to Fort Worden, Wash; Capt.
r. G. Hoyt, Air Corps, from Langley
Field, Va, to Mount Clemens, Mich;
Capt. L. w. Jefferson, Coast Artillery,
from Fort Winfield Scott, Calf, to Fort
Logan Colo; Capt. j. F. Strain, In
fantry, from Vancouver Barracks,
Wash, to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and First
Lieut.. c. N. Mcfarland, Field Artil-
lery, from Fort Hoyle, Md, to Cornell
University, Ithaca, N. Y.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02
CORDETT TO SPEAK
OVER WRC TONIGHT
GrantIand Rice to Interview
Former Fighter for
Radio Fans.

Continuing the parade of celebrities
IN the sports world, the Coca Cola Top
hotchers will present tonight over WRC
and q network of other National Broad
casting Co. stations James j. ("Gentle-
man JIM Corbett, worlds champion
boxer from 1892 to 1897.
Corbett will be interviewed before the
tnicrophone by Grantland Rice. He
will give his views on the next heavy
weight championship and compare pres
ent-day boxing with that OF 80 years
ago. Leonard joys all-string orchestra
will provide the musical background Tor
the program.
Gladys Rice Featured.
The Mobiloil concert will be featured
by the return Of Gladys Rice, soprano.
'eWhy Do / Love You?" The orches-
sral speciality will be selections from
s'Caucasian Sketches"
Heidelberg, Manhattan, Hawaii, China
and other places of romantic interest
will be visited by Gustave HaenSchen'S
Orchestra in the Palmolive hour. The
Prince of Pilsen," Manhattan Sere-
made" "A Chinese Lullaby" and med
ley of Hawaiian Romances" are on the
program.
WRCs program also contains another
episode of Mystery House." and East
of Cairo" and dance music by the Gen.
trail Park Casino Orchestra.
The newly organized Philco Sym
phony Orchestra will give its premier
concert tonight over WMAL and asso-
ciated Columbia BroadcaSting System
stations. Howard Barlow will conduct
the orchestra. The initial program In
cludes Wagner's THE Ride of the VAL
kyries," DebusSy's 1.-THE Golliwog's Cake
walk" Moussorgsky's 1.-THE Song Of the
Flea" and Haydn's Papa"
The Van Heusen program will have
as its guest artist the popular Miss
PATRICIA of vaudeville fame. She will
be assisted by Wee Lawnhurst, blues"
singer; a quartet and William Wirges'
Orchestra. Miss PATRICIA viii sing two
numbers-"I'm Getting Something,
Maybe It's Love-" and THE Man From
the South"
Frozen Pirate" to Be Dramatized.
"The Frozen Pirate" the famous sea
story of w. Clark Russell, will be dra-
rnatized as the presentation of the Forty
Fathom TrawlerS. The story recounts
the eerie adventures of two sailors cast
away on an Antarctic ice barrier.
Kreisler's "Old Refrain" and selec-
tons from 1.-THE Love Parade" are to
be featured in the Gold Medal Fast
Freight program. The Show Boat pres
entation has been replaced by a new
attraction, called THE RouStabouts."
WNIAL's program of local origin in
cludes the popular DIX request pro-
gram of Stanley Bell and Les Colvin,
who will be assisted by Frank Young,
pianist, and the weekly broadcast Of
Radio Joe and his Budget Boys.
The series of programs which WJSV
is dedicating to organized citizenship
of the District will honor tonight the
Glover Park Citizens Association.
VOLS features will be a dinner con-
cert and program by the Kohala
Melody Boys.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02

Court Of Appeals OF the District of Co
lumbia from sitting as sort of super
Federal Radio Commission. Since the
United States Supreme Courts refusal
to assume jurisdiction In the WGY
case, the District court has been con-
stituted as the final authority on APP
peals from the commission.
Miscellaneous other provisions. aside
from the telephone and telegraph con-
troll features which remain to be In
corporated, provide for the classical
ton of various types of radio stations
for the lighting of all radio towers to.
safeguard aviation, and for modes Of
procedure.
The Senate's subcommittee declined
to accept proposals to prohibit public
utility companies from owning broad
casting stations. 1t also rejected sugk
gestion from labor interests that on
broadcast wave length each be reserved
to the departments of Labor. Agriculk
ture and Interior, to be assigned 81
those departments to private and quasi
public services in their respective field
tCopyrieht. 1885, by North American New,
paper Alliance
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02

powers and hours Of operation to the
several States on the basis Of formula
prescribing IS per cent for States
rights, IS per cent for area and so per
cent for population. This scheme was
worked out by Chairman SaltzmaIt Of
the commission and Capt. Guy Hill, the
commissions retiring chief engineer,
and Is understood to have the commits
sion's support.
2. establishment of a bureau of ra-
do, under the reorganized commission,
to handle routine administration, in
Spections, license reiSSuances and kin
dred details. This bureau, an idea of
Senator Dill, would replace the Radio
Division of the Department of Com
merce. In fact, the suggestion is to
turn over the Radio Divisions whole
force to the commission.
3. Retention of the zone system for
the appointment of commissioners
This proposal runs counter to the rec
ommendation of President Hoover in his
last message to Congress.
4. Extension of the political equality
feature of the present radio law to
mean that all political parties and
issues, whether local, State or national
shall be given equal opportunity on the
radio. At present the act provides only
that if one candidate for political Office
is given the privilege of appearing be-
fore a microphone all other candidates
for the same office must be accorded
the same privilege.
RewOrding Hits Proposed Sale.
S. Rewording of section 10, the anti
MONOPOLY clause of the radio act, anc
section II, the clause prohibiting wire
and wireless mergers. Their origina
intent and meaning. however, are re.
tanned, which means that the bill vii
not authorize the proposed sale of the
communications system of the Radio
Corporation of America to the Inter.
national Telephone g. Telegraph Corp
g. Qualification of the appellate pro.
visions of the radio act to prevent tn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02

272.6-WPG Atlantic City,, 100.
S:OO-Hotel dinner music.
8:3O-Jane and Jimmie: Esther Boxer
e:00-Concert orchestra; Singing Cop
10:00-Dance; vocal; dance.
2S2.S-WBAL BaItimOre-l,06
6:00-Merrymakers; Romany; melo-
dies.
256.3-WCAU PhiladeIphia-1,17O.
6:00-Aviators; news; sports.
6:30-Orchestra hour; finances I'll
minuteS).
7:45-WABC programs (4H hours).
422.3-WOR Newark-71O.
6:30-Concert orchestra; talk.
7:30-In Quebec (musicaD.
8:00-Shades of Don Juan.
9:00-Four Travellers; Tuneful Tales.
10:00-Organ recital; dance.
IL :00-News; dance: Moonbeams.
2O6.7-WHAM ROchester-1,150.
6:O0-News; pianist; dance; talk.
7:00-WJZ Us minutes; feature.
7:30-Musical Memories.
8:00-Same as WIZ q hour).
9:00-Musical School program.
9:30-WJz programs e hoursl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02
SWEEPING RADIO
CHANGES PROPOSED
Dill Measures in Communica.
tons Bill Are Ready for
Senate Body.
BY MARTIN CODEL.

Radio features of the Couzens COM
municationS bill have been completed
in tentative form for presentation to
the Senate committee on interstate
commerce by Senator Dill, co-author
of the radio act of 1927. Several fun
damental changes in the regulation and
administration of the broadcasting and
radio communications of the country
are incorporated in the measure.
Among other things, the proposed bill
adopts the Federal Radio Commissions
suggestions for establishing a new basis
of allocating radio facilities to States
according to population, area and States
rights. If enacted, this feature of the
legislation will inevitably mean another
sweeping reallocation of broadcasting,
perhaps as drastic as that of November,
1928.
Salient Features Outlined.
These are some of the salient fea-
lures of the bill as it appears in tenta-
tive draft:
/. Replacement of the Davis equali-
cation amendment by section requir-
ing allotments of stations, wave lengths,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02
Major "Chain" Features
TONIGHT.

TONIGHT.
8:00-The Yeast Foamers; or
chestra and soloists in
popular program-WJZ,
WBZ, WLW, WHAM,
KDKA, KYW, KWK and
others.
S:30-Mobiloil concert; Gladys
Rice, soprano, and Shil-
kret's Orchestra - WRC
and N. B. G. network.
9:00-Van Heusen program;
Miss PATRICOLA, quar-
tet and orchestra-WMAL
and G. B. S. network.
9:00-Romany Road; Devora
Nadworney, contralto, and
Harry Horlick's Orches-
ira - WIZ, KDKA and
WCKY.
9:30-B. A. Rolfe's Orchestra;
dance music WIZ,
WHAM, KDKA, WCKY,
WHO, WJR, WREN and
1o:00-Philco hour; Philco Sym
phony Orchestra--WMAL
and c. B. S. network.
10:30-Coca Cola Topnotchers;
James j. Corbett, Grant
land Rice and Graham
McNamee-WRC and N.
B. G. network.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02

454.3-WEAF New YOrk-e60 IN. b. C.
Chain).
6:00-Black and Gold Room Orches-
ira
7:oo-FIighlanders; Milton j. Gross,
tenor.
7:30-Hindemeyer and Tuckerman.
7:45-The Players; humor and drama
romance.
8:00-East of Cairo.
8:30-SchilkIet Concert Orchestra.
9:0O-Old Counselor.
9:30-Olive Palmer, Paul Oliver, Rev
elers' Quartet, orchestra and
others.
10:30-Topnotchers
IL :00-Mystery House.
s4S.6-WABC New York-S6O &c. B. 5.
CHAIN.
6:3O-Ingraham Orchestra.
6:45-Organ.
7:O0-Levitow Ensemble.
7:30-Col. Powell.
7:45-Shoe Flyers.
S:0O-Fast Freight.
8:30-Trawelrs.
9:00-Miss PATRICIA.
9:30-Smoker.
10:00-Old Stager.
10:30-Grand opera concert.
10:45-ObServer.
ii :00-Showboat.
394.5-WJZ New YOrk-76O IN. B. C..
Chain.
-Cummins' Orchestra and John
B. Kennedy, talk.
6:45-Prohibition poll.
7:00-Amos n Andy.
7:15-Goldbergs
7:30-Rhythmic nipples.
8:00-Harry Kogen'S Orchestra.
8:30-Foresters' Quartet.
9:00-Romany Road.
9:30-Kuku.
10:00-Organ.
IO:30-Lopez Orchestra.
11:3O-Slumber music by Laurer's En-
senble Il hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02
A2s.s-WLW CincInnati--7OO.

6:00-Orchestras CAS- minutes; WIZ
us minutes).
TOO Orchestra; educational.
7:30-Orchestra Scrapbook.
8:00-WJz $50 minutes; Salon Group
hour.
9:30-Revue; Night Club; Ffddlers.
11:00-WJz $50 minutes; Footlghts.
Melville Ray.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02
sss.s-WJR Detroit-75O.

6:30-Today's Best Story.
6:45-WJz $50 minutes; Reveries.
7:30-Orchestra band.
8:30-Same as WIZ.
10:00-Love Songs; Singing School.
10:45-Ted and Walter; dance music.
12:00-Organ and dance hour.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02
WTTCV 1854 Meters.
WJON 1,46O KilOcycIes.


00-Midafternoon musicale.
500 to 6:00-Program arranged by the
Chamber of Commerce Of Arl-
ington County.
6:30-News flashes
6:50-Your English.
7:00-Musical interlude.
7:15-Police flashes.
7:30-Time signals.
7:3l-Talk under auspices Retail Cro-
GERS Protective Association.
7:50-Studio feature.
S:00--Hongkong Five.
8:30-Bob Palmer and his Javanese
either.
S:50-NTusical interlude.
9:00-Organized Citizenry - Glover
Park night
9:30-Emma Shoemaker and Ina
Webb
10 :O0-Chick Godfrey, tenor.
1890 to IL :00-Ray Actions Modern
iStics.
Early Program Tomorrow.
500 to Helpful hints to house.
wives; music.
IL :30a to 1:00-Farm news, music and
current events
800 to 5:00-Midafternoon musicale.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-02
461.3-WSM NashvllIe-65O.

7:00-Musicale historical; Canoes.
7:30-WEAF go minutes; orchestra.
8:15-Quartet; art program.
9:00-Same as WEAF e hours.
IL :00-Concert orchestra and singers.
11:30-WJz $50 minutes; dance.