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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
Fine Acting in Trivial USSR
Film, MAN From Restaurant"

Although "The Man From The
Restaurant" an Amkino, features
the bill at the Cameo this week, il
is for an incidental Soviet news
reel that takes Is minutes to show
that the workers will want to dig
down and extract the admission.
Not that "The Man From The
Restaurant" is poor stuff compared
to American cinema standards. M
Tchekhov, the waiter in the res
taurant, could snatch Emil jan
ning's crown any day. But after
such epoch-marking Soviet films as
END of st. Petersburg" Babylon
and the film named Caucasian
Love-" shown by enterprising Amer
lean theatre owners-the story of
the servile, fearful, obedient waiter,
wi } takes his vengeful slap at the
bourgeoisie only after, and because
his daughters honor is threatened
is trivial stuff.
That part of the audience last
night who jeered the more melo-
dramatic parts of the feature, en-
Enthusiastically applauded the scenes
of the Soviet News Reel. The
lights of Moscow during the 18th
Anniversary Celebration-the Red
Army, Stain, Bucharin--the forma-
ton of another Soviet Republic
the people coming to the capital
carrying Lenin's picture, flower
framed--a delegation going out into
the countryside to inspect the bad
roads left as the heritage of the
bourgeoisie, and leaving leaflets
with the peasants. These were the
scenes applauded.
An American news reel, showing
its 'interminable football games and
army maneuvers left the audience
apathetic. ouise Fazenda, in Faro
Nell" carefully called travesty of
the old Wild Yves. films, was not
so hot.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
SOCIAL-FASCIST THOMAS
FOR MCDONALD EMPIRE
POLICY AGAINST INDIA
Says Hindu Workers Should Be Exploited By
Hindu BOurgeosie Instead of British
Fears Macdonald May Go Too Far and Queer
Socialist Party" Game of Misleading Masses

The Rev. Norman Thomas, evan
gel Of the third capitalist party, still
parading under the name of $50
cialist party" takes note in the
January 4 issue of the New Leader
Of the revolutionary mood of the
Indian masses.
Thomas evinceS great pity for
the poor Hindu workers so bitterly
exploited by British Imperialism. He
thinks it would be much better if
they were exploited by their own
capitalists.
After all, thinks the Rev. Thomas,
it is much better if you can choose
your own poison. Men have a right
to choose to be exploited by native
rather than foreign masters" con-
tributes Thomas to the struggle of
the Indian masses. Probably in the
long run they will work out a better
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
SHOE STRIKERS
CALL. MASS MEET,
ARRESTS CROW
Organization Drive to
Resist Terror

The Independent Shoe Workers
Union, leading the strike in 22 New
York shops which broke their con-
tracts on orders from the U. S. De-
partment of Labor, calls the first
big mass meeting in its program of
organizing the 10000 unorganized
shoe workers for tomorrow, $3.50 p.
m. at Irving Plaza Hall, Irving
Pl~-~ and 18th st.
The strikers are standing firm,
extending their struggle, and at the
same time conducting drive to or
ganize the unorganized. The strike
has lasted for weeks. The shoe
shops are beginr 'ng to feel the
pinch particularly now dle to the
approach of the busy season, and
the chances of a victory for the
union are good.
Many arrests.
The emp! yers IRE reacting by
hiring larger numbers of thugs, by
making many arrests under the in
functions they have against picket
ing to thus increase the financial
burden of the union.
Yesterday a were jailed from neal
the Schwartz & Benjamin shop, 9
were taken up near the Gotham
shop, one at El.-ore shop, 3 neal
the Dan Potter shop and one at the
Bressler All are held Cor contempt
of court with bail set at $500 each
The union and the Workers In
ternational Relief are making every
effort to rrovi, the strikers with
food and clothing. Answering the
call of the union, the Bronx Jewish
Workers Club, 1472 Boston Road
is preparing an entertainment and
dance for Saturday evening, Jan
IS, all proceeds for the strikers
The Workers Cooperative at 270C
Bronx Park Road is preparing q
CO : t = Jan. c5.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
Latin America
Hit BY Crisis;
T0bIess Grow

WASHINGTON, Jan. Reports
on severe crisis in many countries,
especially Latin-American, is shown
by cables to the Department of Com
merce. Economic conditions in Ar
gentina continue bad, says a dis
patch from that country. "The
state of New South Wales" says an
Australian cable, is continuing OPP
Grafton of one coal mine with volun-
teer labor (scab)." There is a gen.
eral depression here.
From Brazil comes the report
that: Manufacturing industries
operating on only part time scale,
include those producing textiles and
shoes and those engaged in automo-
bile assembly. Many factories are
closed. . "A considerable number of
salary and wage reductions are
planned for the new year, while the
laying off of others is increasing
unemployment
There is considerable unemploy,
ment in Canada. The jobless stu
alton in Ontario is especially severe.
A report to the Department of Com
merce on Canada says: "Automo-
bile tires production dropped 80 to
SO per cent. Meat exports during
November were AZ per cent lower
than in November, 1925"
In Peru there is growing unem.
ployment and the increasing mac
tivity in business has become more
noticeable as a result Of the cessa-
ton of the government public works
program
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
Strike Monroe Moon
Cafeteria; Pick ct 1t

Continued from Page One)
Forever" and calling on the workers
to leave the shop. This precipitated
mass demonstration of hundreds
in front of the cafeteria. The thugs
of the bosses attempted with the
help of the police to beat up, but
the workers put stop to it and
gave them a taste of their own
medicine.
A short while after the A. F. of L.
official, the bosses, and thugs hired
by them, again attacked the workers,
who were very much enraged, and
very properly again gave the A. F.
Of L. takers what was coming to
them. The police, always at hand
ready to help the bosses and their
agents, arrested two active workers
of the Cafeteria Workers Union,
Costas and Hoyas.
The spirit among the food workers
runs high. This strike, called this
morning at time when the workers
are engaged in preparation for a
tremendous drive to organize the
unorganized workers, is signal for
all workers to actively participate.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08

and more satisfactory government
that way"
Expressing the views of the
American social-fascists and a Sec
ton of the British "labor" imperial
lists, Thomas is for Dominion status
of India.
What worries the Socialist party
in the u. S. most about India is not
the 300,o00,000 IIindus who are in
the grips of death struggle with
British imperialism, but the danger
to the prestige of the socialist"
Macdonald government because
there is a great possibility that it
will be Unanswered into a position
where it~must play George III to
an, Indian revolution" and that
would be "a tragedy not alone to
world peace but to world social
ism.'"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
Another Prison Riot
At Sacramento, Calf.

SACRAMENTO, Calf, Jan. r.
Another prison riot took place here
last night. Sixteen prisoners at the
county Jail made desperate strug-
gle for freedom, in which one prison.
en- and jailcr were severely
wounded.
Prisoners held at the county jail
are subjected to extremely bad con-
ditions, and from here they are sent
to San Quentin and Folsom, two OF
the worst prisons in the world.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
Workers School Spring
Term Begins Feb. 8

The Workers School announces
preparation for the spring term
which begins Feb. Srd, is now in full
swing. In the effort to invite as
many enrollments as possible, and
to provide for the continuance OF
such courses as had been already
taken in the previous terms, the
school board has arranged advanced
classes for number of courses.
The classes in English are extern
sive. Such classes are given twice q
week at cost of eight dollars. The
cost Of most classes except English
is four dollars, since they are given
once weekly.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
GENERAL FOOD WORKERS
FRACTION

Members of the Communist Party
working in the food industry--bak-
ers, butchers, grocery and fruit
clerks; hotel, restaurant and cafe
terra workers--are called to spe-
cial fraction meeting at 8 p. M,
Thursday, Jan. 9th, at the Workers
Center, 26 Union Square. Reports
of work in each branch of the indus
try will be discussed.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
Charge Prison Revolt Leader With Murder

AUBURN, Jan. Max Becker,
one of the leaders of the Auburn
revolt, was indicted for the murder
of the principal keeper George A.
Durnford.
The Auburn prison revolt, .ch
was the second in one year, arose
as a result of rotten conditions in
the penitentiary, The capitalist
prisons are being filled with thou
sands of workers because of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
Churches Aid Imperialist Propaganda

The Federal Council of Churches
of Christ in America in a cali
yesterday did its bit in conducting
propaganda for the imperialists by
trying to create the illusion that the
Naval Conference in London means
peace" This organization of
churches seeks to blind the workers
to the war preparations, of which
the conference is only a part.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
Communist Activities
section q. Membership Meeting.

Section o. Membership Meeting.
Thursday. January y, pm, et
Sixth and Whipple SITS, corner Broad
way. BROOKLYN.
Section 5, Special Membership
Meeting.
Thursday. Jonuary Q. at $3.50 VIII
kins Ave, at pm
section g. Special Membership
Meeting,
Wednesday. January s. s nm, 122
OSBORN St. Brooklyn. District rep
resentative VIII be present.
Unit 7, section =.
Meets Wednesday, January 8,
pm.
workers school Class.
On Anarchism Socialism. Cemmu-
nism continues where left OFF
Wednesday, January 8, pm, and
will 7ontinue through spring term
Unit 7, Section 5.
Special meeting Wednesday Janu-
airy s. S;ao p; M. reports. elections
Unit 2R, Section 1.
Meets tonight p. m, at y East
Fourth st.
shop Paper Meeting.
Friday, January 10, 1880 p, M, al
workers Center. All comrades con
nected with this work to be present
AEitprOp Directors.
who have not yet procured outline
for discount on tasks of G, p. in rela-
ton to Trade Union apply District
Agitprop Dept, rs Union Square. Dis
counts must be completed by Janu-
airy Is.
Unit IIF, Section 2.
Meets tonight, p. m" at HIS
Broadway.
Unit 10F, section 2.
Meets today, $50 p. m, at III.
Broadway. Executive Committee.
p. m.
To All Unit Daily Worker Represen'
tatlves.
All money and tickets for Thu
Daily Worker Anniversary affair
must be in not later than Friday
Comrades not turning in their tickets
will be held responsible for them
Also notify as many comrades a.
possible of the change of place u
Mecca Temple, 1873 West 55th St
this Saturday night
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08

The call asks that all pastors and
members of churches should pray
next Sunday for blessings" on the
Naval Conference. Under the mask
of religion it uses this opportunity
for pacifist propaganda. A similar
call was issued in England by the
Archbishop of Canterbury, the
Spiritual spokesman of British
imperialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
SHUTS, Imperialist Tool
At "Peace" Conference

General SHUTS, leading supporter
of British imperialism in South
Africa and butcherer of the Negro
masses there, will be the main
speaker at a so-called peace" con-
ference of womens pacifist organi-
cations in New York, January IA
to II. Most of the other speakers
will be preachers and college pro-
fessors.
The pacifist conference will be
used to try to fool the masses re-
garding the imperialist war prepar-
atoms now going on, and to prevent
any real struggle against capitalism
militarism and wars.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
Cal. Agriculture
Strikes To Be At
TUUL Conference

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Jan. 7
Of great significance in view OF the
agricultural workers strike, beng
led by the TUUL, is the District
Conference of the Trade Union Uni
ty League to be held by the Califor-
MIA District in San Francisco on Sat-
urday, February /. A preliminary
sub-district conference for Southern
California will be held in Los Ange-
les on January 25 and 26, South
ern California is the scene OF the
AGRICULTURAL workers strike.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08

growing oppressive laws, especially
such as the Baumes and indeter-
inmate sentence laws. Many thou
sands of workers thrown out of
work and forced to commit crimes
in order to live.
A grand jury is Investigating"
the Auburn outbreak. No means
are being taken to improve the vile
prison conditions. Undoubtedly hun
dreds of the prisoners are being tor
tured for th,ir part in the revolt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
Coast Guardsmen Admit Stealing Liquor

NEW -.ONDON, Conn, Jan. T.
Ten of 80 coast guards, under
che re drunkenness, admitted
hat they stole booze from a cargo
they seized from bootleggers.
Commander NJ. ]. Ryan, president
of the ,rt martial which is trying
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08

the men, refused to reveal the
names of the guards.
The coast guards stole the liquor
of the rum runner Flor Del Mar. A
whole series of robberies from booze
ships was revealed at the trial of
the coast guards.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
LaFollette and Social
Fascists Would Unite

CONTINUED from Page Ons)
are moving toward the creation of
third party in an attempt to alb
sorb the sh ok against capitalism.
The last convention Of the Social
list party" stated that the social.
fsscists would readily join such
movement in order to give it cleft
tinge, the better to mislead the
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
POLA NEGRI AND 'GOLEM'
AT FILM GUILD

After two year search, the Film
Guild Cinema, announces that it has
located print of the famous Ufa
production, "The Golem," which it
is now presenting.
The Golem," which is a titanic
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08
oLGIN LECTURE ON COLONIES.

M. ]. Olgin, editor Of the Morn
ing Freiheit. will give a lecture on
"The Colonial question and it's eff
fects on the working class" under
the auspices of the United Council
of Working Glass Women, Thurs
day, Jan. 9, 8 p. M, at 26 Union
Square, 4th floor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-08

that the affair will be held this Sat-
urday night at Mecca Temple. l33
West 55th St.. instead of Rockland
Palace.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-27
Buttons as Trimming Devices
NJ MARY MARSHALL.

the mo1ds with q little soft wooden ma
terial or sheet wadding. Cut the COW
ering q tribe larger than the buttons
and attach 1t by drawing q few cross.
ing stitches on the wrong sides of the
molds. If the material used for the
actual covering is firm and fairly sub
stantial, no such padding Is necessary.
Cut the covering material . little
larger than the button and run thread
an eighth Of an inch from the edge, 30
that when this thread Is drawn up the
button mold will be almost but not
quite covered. In the small sketch you
can see how this is done. The back Of
the finished button shows the thread
drawn up.
II the buttons are to be used for
purely ornamental purposes, they may
be used without further to do; but II
they are to be used for actual fastening.
then they should be lined. To do this
cut small circular piece Of firm mate
rial, silk or cotton, of about the same
color as the button covering. Turn the
edges of these circles in little and
then sew them over the drawn-up edges
on the back OF the finished button. The
lining piece should be applied a trifie
loosely SO that there will be a little
shank" after the button is sewn into
position.
On the dress shown in the sketch
brown velvet buttons are used on beige
crepe de chine. Very interesting but
tons may be made from figured ribbon
that shows a metal thread In the design
and an attractive sort of gold button
may be made by covering button molds
with metal cloth. All sorts of odds and
ends in your piece box may be put to
use in making ornamental buttons OF
this sort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-27
LITTLE BENNY


Pop and ma bawt Sparrow car in
sted of q WimpIe, and tonite after sup
per ma sed to pop, Willyum, ] got o
letter from the Sparrow people this
morning congradulating US on having
selected q Sparrow. It's a wonderful
letter and proves that ] did just the
rite thing in holding out for a Sparrow
instead Of allowing you TO get q VIM
pie. Here's the letter here. III reed 1T
to you, she sed.
Wich she did, being, Deer Mrs. Fotts,
we note by our books that you have
had the wisdom and foresight to select
a Sparrow car. We congratulate you
heartily on your choice and assure you
that YOU have made the very best move
possible and that the dependability
durability, bewty and all around SUI
periority Of your Sparrow will cause
YOU to pride yourself on your penetra-
ton and Judgment for years to come,
With renewed fluctuations we beg to re-
main The James B. Sparrow Organi-
zation.
Now, izzent that a wonderful letter?
ma sed, and pop sed, I hope they know
what they're tawking about, because
received q letter at the ONCE today
from the Wimple people and 1t wasent
so reassuring.
why the idee, what have they goi
to write to you about? ma sed, and
pop sed, About our misfortune in not
choosing a Wimple. I've got 1t heer
Ill reed it to you, he sed.
WITCH he did, being, Deer Mr.. Potts
It has come to our attention that YOU
have overlooked the matchless advan.
tages offered by a Wimple car anC
have mistakenly purchased a car which
Is not a Wimple, in other words wicf
cannot possibly give you the same
plezzure, thrill, feeling of pride and al
around satisfaction. We feel sure tina
your regrettable position as a car ownel
| Is only temporary and that sooner Of
later you will realize your mistake ant
trade your car In for a Wimple anc
lasting satisfaction. With our mos
genuine sympathy, sir, we are mos
truly The Silas Wimple Company In
| corporated.
Well of all things think they hav,
an awful nerve, why don't they lninC
their own bizneSS, its just pack o
! uncalled for lies and wholesale fab
brications, ma sed.
And she quick red the Sparrow let
ter again to make herself feel better
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-27
A Sermon for Today
Sold for Naught.
By REV. JOHN r. GUM.

eye have sold yourselves for naught"
is. Ills.
The man who sells himself to do evil
sells himself for naught. As another
puts it: Sin buys men with fairy
money, which looks like gold, but in
the morning is found to be but hand
full of yellow and faded leaves"
A man never gets what he aims ct
when he does wrong. And he Is sure
guilty conscience, gnawing remorse,
debased nature, often injury to health
or reputation, and other consequent
ills.
Men always make a bad bargain when
they barter their souls for the apparent
gains which the world offers to wrong
doors. What fruit had We then in
those things whereof We are now
, ashamed" The answer to this question
Is seen in wasted lives, tyrannous evil
habits, diseased bodies, blighted re-
putations and bitter memories.
I'VE have sold yourselves for naught,
is picturesque way of putting the
truth that all sinful life fails to satisfy
q man. 1t cannot but be so, for only
God can satisfy q man, and only in
doing His will are we sure of sowing
seed which will yield us O harvest OF
JOY and happiness. When a man does
evil, it is "as when a hungry man
dreameth and behold he eateth, but
he waketh and his soul Is empty"
The meaning of one of the Hebrew
words for sin is missing the mark -
The man who sins misses the mark he
aims at, for what he aims at Is not the
mere physical or other satisfaction
which the temptation offers him, but
something that viii satisfy his soul
and that he does not get. He finds al
last that he has spent his money fol
that which is not bread" that he has
sold himself for naught.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-27
PATTERNED WALLS HAVE BECOME poPuLAR

There has been a glowing interest in
decorative wall papers for residences.
The pendulum swung its farthest away
from them some years ago, when plain
papers were used almost exclusively in
the main rooms of a house. Today
both patterned and plain papers are
employed. The vogue for patterned
papers has been fostered by the fashion
for bare walls. These in themselves
are not attractive. Restful they may be
when free from ornamentation, but
more is expected of walls than Just
this. They should be pleasing and in
correct accord with the purpose of the
room, such as hall. living room, dining
room, chamber, etc.
Because plain walls are too neutral
to be left bare and because they are
background papers, patterned walls
have become popular. Also when every
atom Of variety has been squeezed out
of fashion change is inevitable.
Therefore, plain walls are not the style
unless they are to serve as backgrounds
for Superimposed decoration, such as
paintings and other pictures and wall
hangings.
To meet the demand for artistry and
walls ornamental in themselves the old
time landscape papers have entered
into schemes in which, cost Is not OF
moment The small landscapes, once
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-27
Chatterer,s Mistake.

And knORns t. a Sot Sh Sol snpTs sh he's rsh
-1mpy the Chipmunk.
Chatterer the Red Squirrel had
chuckled many times over the memory
Mrs. Impy had taken to their heels
when he had warned them away from
the nut trees. He felt quite puffed up
to think he had put them to flight so
easily. He had kept watch of those
trees and he felt certain that not once
had Impy or Mrs. Impy been back there
II gave them good scare" thought
Chatterer: II don't believe they'll
come back at all. If they do, I'll give
them another scare. If can keep them
away for while they may forget all
about these nuts by the time they are
ripe. The fewer there are to take them,
the better"
IT was only day or two later that
Chatterer going over for a look at the
nut trees, spied ImpH and Mrs. Impy
heading In the same direction. Chat
terer grinned. Then he hastily hid
where he could jump out right In front
of Impy and Mrs. Impys
Il wonder If Chatterer will be over
here this morning" he heard little Mrs.
j Impy say.
IT hope he's there right this minute, /"
declared Impy. IN show him who
owns those nuts. Yes, sir, I'll show
himw
Chatterer almost chuckled aloud
| However, he didn't quite. He waited a
! moment more and then, snarling and
threatening all sorts Of dreadful things
he dashed out right in front of Impy
and Mrs. Impy. He fully expected to
see them take to their little legs as fast
as they could 60. He wasn't at all pre-
pared for what did happen. There was
rush and little black bundle of fury
struck Chatterer broadside and actually
knocked him right over. In a second
he was on his feet again, but he wasn't
chuckling. No, sir, he wasn't chuc-
king! There wasn't a chuckle left In
him. He was simply angry through and
through. He started after Impy, for II
was Impy who had struck him But he
hadn't reached Impy, who was waiting
| for him and not running away at all
when once more he was knocked over
OF course, 1t was little Mrs. Impy who
had hit him this time. Once more
Chatterer scrambled to his feet and now
he was In great rage. Yes, sir, he wa