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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-18
Report OF the Theses, DeliUcrcd to PlcnunI Of
Central Committee by Comrqdc Browdcr,
April 5rd, 1850.
TX. FIGHT AGAINST oPPoRTUNIsM.

X. FIGHT AGAINST OPPORTUNISM.
WHAT is the main obstacle to the develop
W rnent of our Party into mass Party, to
the consolidation organizationaHy of our poll.
teal influence? This obstacle IS remnants Oh
opportunism within our Party. The ellnhna-
ton of the open right wlngers LoVestonc
Gitlow, Wolfe and Company did not settle the
question. This was pointed out in the last
Plenum, in our October thesis. We must en-
phasize that the right danger remains the main
danger and this is the right danger within the
PARTY and not outside. Especially since the
isolation and defeat of LovestOne and Com
panv. the opportunist tendencies within our
Party do not wish to expose themselves to the
same isolation and defeat did Lovestone.
They try to hide themselves. They know what
will happen if they expose themselves. They
no longer present themselves as an organized
faction within the Party. They try to dlsperse
themselves, they try in the most subtle forms
to elude the attention of the Party in order to
remain within the Party and continue their
paralyzing influence.
Opportunism in practice is the main danger
now Not the theory of oppOrtunism, but OPP
portunism in the practical everyday work Of
the Party. And there is plenty of that II
1 were to set myself the task of making cata-
practice within the Party for the past six
months, would not have time to do anything
else l think we could compile good sized
book listing these examples.
So we must pick out few examples to
characterize just what we mean. We have had
the example Especially in the needle trade
union these examples are many of our former
needle trades leader in Chicago, Feingold, who
developed the theory of a needle trades eX-
ceptionalism." That is, that the workers are
being radicalized everywhere else but in the
needle trades. On the basis of this theory
develops passivity and resistance to putting
through the line of the Party and of the TUUL.
We have the example of Comrade Raymond in
the Auto Workers Union who, before, thought
it was difficult to build the union because there
was prosperity, explained the absence of
union because the industry was so prosperous,
and later explained the absence of growth
of this union by the fact that the economic
crisis creates such difficulties for the build
ing of the union Typical opportunist ten
denotes which finds reasons why things can't
be done, in the period of prosperity and in
the. period Of the economic crisis
March we saw remnants of these oppor-
tunist tendencies. We places where COM
rades refused to organize open air demonstra-
lions and we also saw that in those places
where the leadership of the Party interviewed
and forced these units of the Party to carry
out demonstrations, they were tremendous sue
cesses.
We also saw legalistic tendencies. We also
saw one of the signs of opportunist tenden-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-18
Workers! Join the Party of
Your Class!

communist Party U. S. A. sgs{f
43 East 125th Street, iMwWs
New York City. MTS'
l. the undersigned, want to Join the Commu.
INST Party. Send me more information.
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ADDRESS ...............-.... City.
Occupation '..................... Age.
Mail this to the Central Office, Communist
Party, AZ East 125th ST.. New York, N. I.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
DOLLAR 'SP0WER
SHOWS GAIN

The long and severe decline of
the wholesale commodity price
level, which brought it down to
the status. of 1916. was finally
halted last week when the index
remained almost stationary. AS
a matter OF fact, the level drop
ped. but only by one-tenth of /
per cent. Using the Irving Fisher
indexes Q926 equals 100 the all.
commodity price index stood at
85.6. The rate of fall of the level
has been steadily asing during
the past four weeks. The week
ended June 13 it fell z per cent.
June 20 the decline was 8 per
cent, June 81 it was s per cent,
and the last week only i per
cent. The purchasing power Of
the dollar was one-tenth of ! per
cent higher.
A turning point had been
reached the preceding week in
Germany I'D France. and last
weeks drop here was the smallest
since the week ended April IL,
when the index made q temper
ary recovery Of g per cent
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
WESTERN RAIL
RATES RAISED

The Interstate Commerce Com
mission today came to the relief
Of Western railroads by deciding
that the general level of class
freight rates in Western trunk
line territory were too low, and
ordered substantial increases.
While it is impossible accurate
~ to determine what the in
creases will mean to the railroads
1t is believed the amount will be
between $4,000, 900 and $4,000
600 annually.
The commission said the roads
were entitled to the increased
revenues because of their fin
ancial condition and because the
territory involved could reason
ably bear the increased rates.
"The economic condition in
western trunk-line territory Of
the agricultural industry is con.
siderabIy improved, but agri.
culture has not fully recovered
from the postwar depression.
while other industries are gen
orally In q better condition"
No increase rates were pre-
n1itted on certain ordinary agri.
cultural products.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Building Projects
Here Off 6R in June

NEW YORK, July 9.-Continua-
ton of favorable building condi-
tions in New York city is indicated
by the volume of plans filed in
the five boroughs during June, as
reported by s. w. Straus g. Co.
Plans Cotaled $34,S1O,752, COM
pared with $37,179,718 in June,
1929, loss of but 6 per cent. June
showed a decline of IL per cent
from May, which is approximately
equivalent to the normal expected
seasonal decrease between the
two months.
Queens and the Bronx ex-
ceeded their June, 1929. figures.
Projected building in the five
boroughS was as follows:
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Underwood Gets
Big School Orders

Largest order for typewriterS
Tor school purposes ever placed,
involving the purchase of 1904
standard machines. has been re-
ceived by Underwood Elliott
Fisher Company, It was an.
nounced by M. S. Eylar vice presi-
dent in charge Of sales Of Under
wood Typewriter Company.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Dresser Gets Order
For Missouri Pine

S. r. Dresser Manufacturing
Company, Of Bradford, Pa, has
closed contract with Missouri
Valley Pipe Line Company to sup
ply couplings for the 1l0-naiIe
pipe line in Nebraska.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
National Licorice.

National Licorice directors to-
day resumed payments on the
common stock by declaring q divi-
dend of ST share, payable July
81 to holders Of record July 12.
The last previous payment on the
common was ser11i-annual divi.
dend OF $1,2S, paid on July II,
1928.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09

~ 81 McKeesU p q iSh rs iS,4+ 81
" iS't AcKessOn RObs 22A IN 214+ u
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Common. Dividend Passed.

Directors Of the Therrnoid Com
pany today omitted the quarterly
dividend Of so cents a share on
the common stock, due at this
time. The regular quarterly divi-
dend Of SITS on the preferred
stock was declared payable Au.
gust /.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09

Ex dividend I ET rtghtG : Plus ~ In stock NPaS.
able in scrip Plus ~ IN stock PAID last rSgGsS
able stock Plus stock. PINE & q n
stock Plus az in stock Plus S% in stoeG 4 PIuO
80 IN stock Plus 9 9.3% geOCk a piun mtoek
Subject approval stockhodorA Plus SRtraa ~THIe
~~
The Washington times., 1930-07-09

&34,s1O.752 -&87,17s.71s
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
i Columbian Carbon.

Directors of Columbia Carbon
Company today declared the
usual extra dividend Of IS cents
in addition to the regular quar-
terly dividend Of $1.25 q share
on the common stock, payable
August ! to holders Of record
August II.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Melville Shoe.

Melville Shoe Corporation direc-
tors today declared dividends Of
so cents a share on, the common
stock, $50 a share on the first
preferred stock and 721a cents on
the second preferred. The :divi-
dends are all payable August to
holders of record July 18. Z, rs
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
MIAMI COPPER.
CUTSD|V|DEND !.

Miami Copper Company direc-
tors today cut the dividend on
the common stock by declaring
a dividend Of 371z cents a share,
placing the stock on a $50 an.
nual basis, against the 81 annual
previously.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
DeUOe Net Drops to
LOLUeT for s, Months

Devoe & Reynolds net profit
before Federal taxes for the six
months ended June 80 were $152,-
l4S against $S19,216 in the same
1929 period.
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Consolidated Laundries.

Consolidated Laundries direc-
tors today declared the regular
quarterly dividend of $1.S7h a
share on the preferred stock, pay
able August / to Holders Of rec
ord July is. ~. .
The Washington times., 1930-07-09
Atlas Stores.

Directors of the Atlas Stores
were reelected at the annual
meeting Of stockholders today.
Evening star., 1930-05-21
Gleamy White Teeth
and a Sweet Breath

Try Phillips Dental Magnesia
Tooth Paste just once and see for
yourself how white your teeth be-
come. Write for free ten.day tube.
Address The Phillips Co., ITO Varick
ST., New York, N. Y.
Evening star., 1930-05-21
lOSANGELES GAINS
IN CENSUS TOTAL
Now Among Five Leading
U. S. Cities--Reports From
Population Centers Vary.

Los Angeles, which was tenth in size
among the metropolises in 1920 with
676, ,673 persons, is expected to climb into
place among the five leading cities in
the 1880 census. Which of the i've the
West Coast city Is to dislodge has be-
come q matter of conjecture among
those watching the census returns, with
indications being that Detroit, in fourth
place, will give way.
Cleveland, fifth in 1920, reported yes
terday a gain of 1875 per cent for the
io-year period to bring her from 1885,
S41 to 897 ,458. Detroit had 993,67 in
1920 and both that city and Los An
geles are hoping to pass the million
mark in this count.
New York and Chicago are, of course,
certain of first and second places re-
spectively. Philadelphia, with popu-
lation Of 1.823,779 10 years ago, will
remain third, in all probability.
New Haven Backs Position.
New Haven, Conn, coming in today
as nearest static of any city of more
than 10000 thus far reporting, barely
held her lead on Hartford. New
Haven's population was 162, $50 In 1890,
rs against 162, ,537 in 1920. Hartford's
was l6l,3 ,321 in 1880, as against 138,0S6
in 1920, gain Of 1853 per cent.
New Haven was passed Youngstown,
Ohio; Grand Rapids, Mich; Dayton,
Ohio; Memphis, Tenn, and Dallas and
Houston, Tex
Wilmington, Del, with 104, 4,941, joined
Lowell, Mass, in fall to the foot Of
the 100000 list
Minneapolis reported 21.S pei cent
increase to 1880 population OF
462,611.
Municipal Twins" Listed.
The most sizeable set of twins thus
far reporting in the 1880 census are
Waukeegan, ILL.,, and Mansfield, Ohio,
each with population of 33,434.
Other close rivals on the $4,000 list
are Enid, Okla, 26,331, and Eau Claire,
Wis, 26,337; Bangor. Me-. 28,70l, and
Galesburg, III, 28,7o2; Revere, Mass,
37,705, and Cumberland. Nd, 37,713;
North Bergen, N. j.. 4o.641. and Lynch
burg, Va, 40,643; Columbia, S. c.. 49,
SIT. and Aurora, ILL.,, 1882; Dearborn,
Mich, $4,000; Pueblo, Colo, 50,068;
Highland Park, Mich, 52,sl7, and Waco,
Tex, 52,825.
Evening star., 1930-05-21

which resulted from the ecclesiastical
trial Of Rev. Julius A. Velasco. Dayton,
KY, and subsequent resignation Of
Bishop II. p. A. Abbott.
Bishop Abbott resigned after the
Dayton rector was acquitted on charges
brought against him after his marriage
to o Roman Catholic girl. The bishop
claimed the verdict was reflection on
his integrity.
The Times-Star said q peaceful end
was seen and said that Bishop Abbott
was expected to continue as head Of the
diocese, having indicated he viii with
draw his resignation.
Bishop Abbott declined to comment
on the reports.
Evening star., 1930-05-21
PAVING IS URGED
ON NEW YORK AVENUE
M. &. M. Secretary Stresses Need
of Work From Florida Avenue
to Bladensburg Road.

Letters urging retention of pro-
vision for the paving Of New York ave-
nue. from Florida avenue to Bladens-
burg road in the District appropria-
tions bill were forwarded today to the
conferees on the measure by Edward
D. Shaw, secretary of the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association.
This item Of the bill was eliminated
in the Senate. 1t was proposed after
more than 10 years of work by busi-
ness leaders to have the thoroughfare
extended. The measure now Is in the
hands of Senate and House conferees.
Shaw contended the proposed i'm
Evening star., 1930-05-21
142 Are Arrested
On Traffic Counts
In Last "a Hours

Arrests for alleged violations Of
the traffic regulations during the
"a hours ended at 8 o'clock this
morning totaled 142. They In
cluded "a for speeding, 3 for
reckless driving, for driving
while under the influence OF
liquor.
Thirty-seven arrests for in
toxication, 6 for alleged possess
sion and for sale of intoxicants
were recorded during the "a
hours. One man was arrested on
a charge of drinking in public.
Seizures included A bottles OF
beer and 6 quarts Of whisky.
Evening star., 1930-05-21
CHURCH CONTROVERSY
NEARING ADJUSTMENT
Episcopal Bishop Says Settlement
Of Difficulties Due to Rsctor's
Marriage Is stin Sight"

By the Associated Press.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, May a. - The
Times-Star Monday said published re-
ports from Providence, r. l., quoting
Bishop James De Wolf Perry, presiding
Bishop of the Episcopal Church in
America, as saying "a satisfactory So
luton Is in sight" In the church con-
troversy In the Lexington (Ky.) Diocese
Evening star., 1930-05-21
Shoots Wife, Kills Self.

WASHINGTON. N. c., May 81 P.-
Because his wife refused to leave a
neighbor's home and prepare his din
ner. Charles Whitley, house painter.
shot her and then killed himself. Mrs.
Whitley, taken to q hospital- was still
alive late Monday, but physicians said
her condition was critical. whitley died
instantly.
Evening star., 1930-05-21
RICH MAN FACES DIVORCE
Mrs. Jones, Wife Of millionaire,
Charges Husband Deserted Her.

wAUKEGAN. H., May 81 R.-Mrs.
Constance Bridges Jones OF Lake For
est, daughter Of prominent Boston
family, Monday brought suit for d.
vorce against owen Barton Jones. mil
lionaire clubman and sportsman. charg-
ing he deserted her two years ago. Jones
Is president Of the Pal-Waukee Airport,
north of here, and the owner Of several
planes. His fortune Is estimated at
SI2, ,0o0, 900, and he owns an island IN
Birafni Bay. Fla,
Evening star., 1930-05-21

provement would relieve severe trafilc
congestion, shorten the distance to Bal
timore and Annapolis and provide de-
sirable sites for commercial Develop
ment. He added the project was the
most important of its nature proposed
in the District in recent years.
Evening star., 1930-05-21
Arms Smuggling Charged.

VIENNA, Austria, May 81 (P).-Brit-
ash police in Jerusalem Monday re-
quested the Viennese police to investi-
gate the smuggling OF ammunition into
Palestine in steel safes of Austrian
make. Accusations of smuggling were
directed against either Jews or Arabs
The manufacturers of the safes say
they were dispatched empty.
Evening star., 1930-05-21

Many people, two hours after eating,
suffer indigestion as they call it. 1t is
usually excess acid. Correct it with
an alkali. The best way, the quick,
harmless and efficient way, is Phillips
Milk Of Magnesia. 1t has remained
for 50 years the standard with ply
sicians. One spoonful in water neu.
tralizes many times its volume in
stomach acids, and at once. The
symptoms disappear in FIVE minutes.
You will never use crude methods
when you know this better method.
And you will never suffer from excess
acid when you prove out this easy
relief. Please do that--for your own
sake-now.
Be sure to get the genuine Phillips
Milk of Magnesia prescribed by physi.
Evening star., 1930-05-21
O. K. RAIL TRANSFER
I. c. c. Approves B. & o. Acquisi-
ton Of Buffalo & susquehanna.

Approval for transfer Of the owner
ship of the Buffalo g. Susquehanna
Railroad to the Baltimore g. Ohio sys-
tenn was announced today by the Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
The acquisition will enable the Balti-
more & Ohio to establish new short
rail route from New York to Chicago,
running north of Pittsburgh.
Evening star., 1930-05-21
OVERPRODUCTION

OVERPRODUCTION
of several fine makers is the
WHY! our New York
Office sent us a hurry call
-. we, at a glance, realized
that our customers would
eagerly buy these DRESS
ES AND ENSEMBLES at
TWO for $500, and even
though we paid top price,
WE BOUGHT THEM.
and to stimulate business,
we are going to sell them
at this price. We can
frankly say that no SALE
IN RECENT HISTORY
has ever presented more
S E N S A T I o N A L
VALUES.
Evening star., 1930-05-21

Silver fox farming il being introduced
into Norway.
Evening star., 1930-05-21

clans for so years in correcting excess
acids. Csc and Soc bottle--any
drugstore.
"Milk of Magnesia" has been the
u. S. Registered Trade Mark of The
Charles H. Phillips Chemical Com.
pany and its predecessor Charles H.
Phillips since 1875.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-03-20
Writer'S to Speak at
John Reed Club Mass
Meeting Tues, Mar. 25

While Bishop Manning, Cardinal
Hayes, Matthew Woll and other no.
torious reactionaries, are preparing
another anti-Soviet meeting in
Metropolitan Opera House next
Tuesday, the John Reed Club, an
organization of revolutionary writ
ers and artists, is rallying the
workers and other sympathizers of
the Soviet Union to give a fitting
answer to these black crusaders at
a big protest meeting on the same
evening at Central Opera House,
9th st. near Third Ave.
The John Reed Club is arranging
this meeting in cooperation with
the Friends of the Soviet Union and
is securing many prominent persons
to address it. Among the speakers
will be Waldo Frank, noted Amer
lean novelist; Michael Gold, editor
of the New Masses; Harold Kicker
son, co-author of the Sacco-Vanzetti
play. Goods of the Lightning; M.
J. Olgin, editor of the Freiheit;
Robert w. Dunn, labor economist,
and others. Roger Baldwin, direc-
tor of the American Civil Liberties
Union, will be chairman.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-03-20
Shoe Workers
Answer Whalen

Continued from Page One)
at s p. M, at the Irving Plaza Hall,
18TH st. and Irving Place.
Every member must be present to
take part in the nomination of Off
GERS and to adopt militant program
of action for the organization of the
unorganized shoe workers and to
give militant support to the strikers
of the Delman Shoe Co.
The Unity Co operative is holding
a dance and entertainment for the
benefit Of the striking shoe workers
next Sunday evening at 1900 Sew
enth Ave. Another dance will be
held at the same place next Satur-
day evening.
The shoe workers need every pos
sible support, and every worker
should send in liberal donation for
the support of the strikers. Send
donations to Independent Shoe Work
ers Union, Is West 21st st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-03-20

Iplace. One on Sunday and the other
yesterday at the Bronx Coliseum.
Owe are here to declare" said Ben
jamin, I'VE will not give up a single
one of our Representatives to the
jails of the master class" He also
called for the defense of the Soviet
Union.
The first speaker introduced by
Benjamin was Sadie Van Veen, sec
rotary of the Councils of Unem-
ployed. She said demonstrations
like March 6 are what make the
bosses and their governments furi-
Gus. at does not bother them that
workers starve: walk the streets
looking for work; go hungry or are
evicted. What bothers them is that
the workers fight" She pointed out
the general unity of all the enemies
of the workers from Whalen down
to Thomas and Vol.
The next speaker was Harry Ray
nond, one of the Committee of Five.
elected at the mass demonstration
in Union Square on March 6. He
said: Tomorrow we will stand in
the courts of the master class. All
the forces of reaction will be to-
gether there against US. They will
do their all to SANDER and destroy
us. But they will not succeed. Do
they think that with blackjacks and
with their laws they will be able to
destroy this great militant move
ment? Your committee presented
your demands to the city govern
ment. The capitalist answer is eight
years in jail for each of us. We do
not want TO break into Jail, but if we
do go to Jail we are confident that
hundred more will replace each of
u.s."
William Paterson, an unemployed
Negro worker, a representative OF
the Young Communist League, then
spoke. ave not only demand the
release of the delegation" he said,
"but Of all class-war prisoners"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-03-20
GREAT FILM OF THE FIVE
YEAR PLAN

Two great Soviet films depicting
the Five-Year Plan of reconstruction
of the Soviet Union will be shown
on Sunday, March 30, at the Star
Casino. Factories, electrical stations,
hundreds of schools, thousands of
dwellings, of workers, museums and
railroads, whole new world under
construction are filmed and the New
York workers will have a chance to
see this marvellous film record for
the first time.
Tickets are SOC in advance and
65c at the door. Tickets can be OBJ
tanned at the Morning Freiheit, 80
Union Square, the W.I.R., 799 Broad
way and at all other wor';ing class
organizations. The entire proceeds
will go towards the building up OF
camp for workers children.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-03-20

/ Communism" Amter said hun
dreds Of thousands in New York
City and 100000 all over the coun-
try VINO are unemployed and look
hopelessly for work-most of them
are native-born Americans who for
merly believed in Hoover's prosper
ity bunk.
The audience cheered enthusiastic
ally when all the speakers called for
continuing, sharpening and broaden
ing the fight of the unemployed for
Work or Wages. Whalen, Walker,
Grain, and the capitalist enemies of
the unemployed and workers were
boohed.
During the course of the meeting
the labor jury, nominated at dozens
of unemployed and union meetings
was presented and was unanimously
elected by the 1900 workers pres
ent at Bronx Coliseum. Chas. Hope,
Negro laundry worker, proposed as
foreman of the jury, spoke.
Other members of the labor jury
introduced were: Max Helm, a shoe
worker; John Abt, a textile worker;
Hewitt; Rose Mendelson; Pay, a
painter; Frank Smith; Walter John
son, a Negro metal worker; w.
Paterson, an unemployed Negro
worker; Ashwood, representing the
International Labor Defense; Frank
McCorthy, Bella Epstein.
Hundreds of Whalen's cossacks
were masse,l about the Coliseum. In
all directions from 177th street there
were police with nightsticks sta
toned every few feet. Across the
street from the Coliseum Whalen,
on orders from the bosses, had his
emergency trucks with machine guns
and gas bombs. Two patrol wagons
were stationed up against the build
ing, and other patrol wagons further
on.
Two platoons of police stood near
the entrance of the Coliseum as the
workers filled in. Inside there were
80 or 40, swinging their long night
sticks in an intimidating manner.
Emanuel Levine, of the Daily
Worker called for a 10000 circula-
ton for the Daily Worker in the
next six months.
The meeting was opened by Her.
bert Benjamin, chairman. Benjamin
pointed out the fact that two weeks
after Whalen's attacks on the job
less demonstration two splendid mob
ilizations Of the workers have taken
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-03-20
Bakers Protest Meet
Set for Tomorrow at
SO Clinton ST., N.Y.C.

On Friday, at 2.30 p. NJ, there
will be protest meeting against the
officialdom of Bakers Union, No. 8,
of the Amalgamated Food Workers,
at Great Central Palace, SO Clinton
ST., New York. City.
In statement issued by the Prog
ressive bakers, in calling this pro-
test meeting, they say: "We must
carry on strong fight against our
present administration because they
are continually breaking up our
meetings SO as not to give us a
chance II gain union conditions in
the shops.