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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-18
The Chinese Red Army Grows

cross the Yangtse, lost 40 men. We cap
tured so rifles, Mauser pistols and took
an American missionary prisoner"
Right from the beginning the division main
tanned close brotherly connection with the
peasantry. Its popularity increased and also
its strength, as it was daily reinforced by new
bodies of partisans. 1t no longer avoided en-
counters with regular troops.
In the district of Yansin a frghtful "purg-
ing" of the villages was undertaken. The
regiment of Tan exercised bloody terror. The
peasants of Yansin called on the red divisions
for aid
"After a few days preparations it came
to an encounter Is Ii (71a kilometers) from
the chief town of the district. The enemy's
losses were so killed and 20 wounded. We
captured 100 rifles and machine gun. Not
a single man on our side was wounded 1t
was one of the most successful battles
waged by our division"
This success was in no small way due to
the active support of the peasants of this dis
trict who had been driven to desperation by
the "purging."
"The peasants took prisoner more than 40
landowners and gentry belonging to the
Committee for purging the villages and
killed them. All prominent persons of the
district were seized with panic. The regi-
ment OF Ian cleared out as fast as it could
and will never again venture to show itself
in the South East of Hupeh."
There came representatives from the peas
ants of the neighboring districts of Unin
(KiangsD and requested reinforcements. The
division thereupon proceeded to Kiangsi.
"We came to the little locality Of Lutsjao.
During the night we surrounded the bar
racks of the guard. Not single one es-
capped. The commander was shot. Some of
the guard were allowed to 60. 40 rifles
were captured
The rumors, which frequently greatly exag-
gerate the power of the red division, spread
far beyond the frontiers of Hupeh In addi-
ton to numerous requests from the peasantry
for aid, the red division is beginning to receive
all kinds of offers and counsel, sometimes
from very unexpected quarters. For example,
letter came from General Ii. an old poll
tician and militarist, who was twice military
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-18
By LENA CHERNENkO.

pAKU, the capitol of Azerbaighan Republic
-Baku, center of Soviet oil-and the city
where with the help of British imperialism
in 1918 the Baku Commune was overthrown
and the so-called democratic government of
Musovats established. City where at the same
time 90 coulmissars were executed with the
fall OF the Commune.
Here, IN this historic city, group of COM
rsdes, including myself, have been for the
past few days. This afternoon a group of
workers from railroads and asked me
to speak for them tonight. Of course | will
lingy agreed The meeting took place in the
summer club. Even though it's very hot here,
every group Of workers have winter club
and next to it artificial parks and summer
clubs, where the workers and their families
gather to spend the evening.
Inside the park big open-air movie,
library, buffet, orchestra composed of work.
srs from industry. world in itself. The
meeting was to begin in the movie building
When 1 entered the first thing that drew my
attention was the huge crowd of women pres
ent. In al there were about 1000 workers
present.
A Contrast.
The chairman introduced me amidst great
enthusiasm. In a very short speech of greet
mgS showed the contrast between the de-
velopmsnt OF Socialist Construction in the Sow
let Unioon-in industry as well as agriculture
and the improvement of the conditions OF the
workers daily-with the situation in capitalist
America-crsis unemployment, rationaza-
ton, terror OF the bourgeoi5ie against revolu-
tionary workers and the growth and develop
ment of our Party and its influence upon the
American masses. The greetings concluded.
Great spirit. Then questions began to come
in.
Show does the crisis affect employed work
srs? What position will American workers
take in case of imperialst war against the Sow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-18

named the period OF transition from capitalism
to Socialism 1t was named the transition peri
cd in 1918, at the time when Lenin first char
acterized this period in his famous pamphlet:
"The Next Tasks of the Soviet Power" and
divided our economic life into five categores.
1t is called the transition period at the present
time, in 1880, at time when some of these
categories have become obsolete, whilst one of
these categories, precisely the new category in
the sphere of industry and agriculture, is grow
ing and developing with unheard of rapidly.
Can it be asserted that these two transition
periods are the same that they do not differ
fundamentally from one another? 1t is clear
that this cannot be assertc ]. In what state
were our economics in 1918? Shattered indus
try, workers spending their time making pipe
lighters, collective and Soviet farms entirely
lacking as mass SYSTEM the 'new" bourgeoisie
growing in the towns, the kulak in the village.
And what have we now? A socialist industry,
restored in course of reconstruction, wide
spread system of Soviet and collective farms,
covering more than 10 per cent of the total
sown area of the Soviet Union in the summer
sowings alone, a new" bourgeoisie dying out
in the towns, the kulak dying out in the village.
That was a transition period, and this is a
transition period, and yet the two are as fun
damentally different as chalk and cheese, and
yet nobody can deny that we are now standing
on the treshold of the liquidation of the last
capitalist class playing serious role, the
kulak class. 1t is clear that we are already
out of the transition period in the old sense
OF the word, and have entered the period of
direct and developed socialist reconstruction
along the whole 'front.'
ITO be continued)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-18

COMRADES, after the discussion on the re-
port OF the activities of the &C, AM after
al that has occurred here in connection with
the attitude CT the one-time leaders OF the
Right opposition, there is little left for me to
say.
At the beginning Of MY address ] observed
that the XVI Party Congress is one of the
few Party Congresses in the history of our
Party at which there hss been no united OPP
position capable Of opposing lis own line 10 the
line of the Party. As you see, tins has proved
true Not only has there been no united OPP
position at our Party Congress, but there lave
not even been small groups, or Individual "om
rades, who have found it necessaryto declare
from this tribune that the Party line is rot
correct. 1t is clear that the line OF our Party
is the sole correct one, and It's correctness has
been shown so plainly and irrefutably that
even the former leaders of the Right oppos-
ton have found it necessary to emphasize in
their speeches that the whole policy of the
Party is correct
After this there is obviously no need for me
to dwell on the correctness of the assertions
contained in the report on the activities of the
&C. There is no need, for the line of the
Party, being self-evidently right requires no
further defense at this congress And that
make concluding speech at all, under these
circumstances, is because it is nonetheless not
supe sluous for NE to reply briefly to 1ues
tons which comrades have written down and
handed in to the Presidium, and to add lew
words in regard to the speeches of the former
leaders of the Right opposition.
A great part of the questions refer to mat
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-18

certain lack of clearness demanding explana-
ton. You argued at that time states the note,
against the theory (Kautsky) of the merging
of national languages and the formation of
common language during the period of Social
ism lin one country); now in your speech at
the Sixteenth Party Congress you declare the
Communists are believers in the merging of
national cultures and national languages in one
uniform culture with one common language
lin the period of the victory of Socialism on
world scale). Is there not want of clearness
here?
l believe that there is no unclearness and no
contradiction here. In 1925 l argued against
Kautskys national chauvinist theory, accord
ing to which the victory of the proletarian rev.
olution in the middle of the last century in the
Austro-Hungarian monarchy would have led
to the amalgamation of the nations in one
united German nation with uniform German
language and to the Germanizing of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-18

stage of complete identification" of agr-
culture is that identification in our country
has reached the experimental stage. Lenin,
too, regarded the matter from this aspect
when he spurred the experiments in The
direction of the identification of agriculture
Some comrades believe that the tractor is al
ready out-of-date, and that the time has come
to pass on from the tractor to the electrified
ton of agriculture This is of course nonsense
and moonshine Such comrades must be com
bated, and are combated by the Peoples Com.
missariat for Agriculture. Hence, the dis
satisfaction of the writer of this note with the
Peoples Commissariat for Agriculture cannot
be regarded as justified.
A second group of questions refers to the
national question One of the questions COM
pares my treatment of this question in my
address at the Sixteenth Party Congress with
the treatment | accorded it in my speech at
the Eastern University in 1925, and finds
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-18
Some Lessons from Factory Work

tirely in sympathy with the speakers and have
told our comrades that the water was thrown
by the stool-pigeon on the third floor. Like
wise in the Jacobs, the bosses modified the
police force last week and broke up the meet
ing. This time the comrades came again, and
the bosses realized that the workers were lis
tening to the speakers and were learning how
to fight the persecution within the factory.
He tried to terrorize the committee at first,
but the comrades refused to move. Then he
got couple of gangsters, who Kissed the
speakers at first. But, seeing that the work
did not join them, they began throwing
tomatoes. couple of other rats" joined
them and the tomatoes flew fast. Our conf
rade continued speaking and did not get off
the box until he through. The gangsters
tried to instigate fight and rush the speak
ers, but the workers refused to join. The COM
mittee left in good order, walking slowly, and
the workers were quietly talking with each
other and watching the committee walk away.
Factory Work Not Easy.
What does this show? Our factory work
is not easy. Nor will they be always "quiet'
meetings. The bosses know very well what
such meetings mean to the workers. Yet in
spite Of the arrests and attacks upon the
committees, when we return again the work
ers not only admire our courage, but realize
tnat we must mean every word that we say,
when we call upon the workers to follow the
leadership of the Communist Party. They see
very clearly the militancy of our Party and
the sincerity of Communist leadership. We
must learn that it is not the workers that at
tack US, and that, in turn, when the rats try
to provoke trouble, we certainly must not an
tagonize the workers. Our fight is not against
them, but with the workers against the bosses.
Our big job today is not to permit the provo
cateurs to start any fights or trouble, but we
must consistently come again and again to
the factory, get information, issue shop
papers, get contracts, organize shop commit
tees, and this will be our only way of answer
ing the attacks of the bosses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-08-18

governor of the province of Kiangsi, and was
commander of the Human troops. Later he
was adviser to Feng Yu Hsiang. For long
time he intrigued in Marking, was offended
because somebody was promoted over his head,
and retired for time from affairs of state"
Now he has the impudence to offer his services
ass 'strategst" to the Red Army This old
military fox realizes that this army repre-
sents new force.
The red division, which remained for some
time in Unin, then returned to the district of
Yansin and proceeded to Peschi, where two
notorious militarists, WI and Ii, were con-
Quoting fierce fight against the peasantry.
WI and Ii, who had ample arms at their dis
posal and occupied the most important strate-
gical points, had already repeatedly dispersed
large but badly armed peasant troops The
scene changed, however, as soon as the red
division arrived.
"The district of Yansin was very soon
completely sovietized. The troops of the
landowners of the South East of Hupeh
took to their heels as soon as we arrived.
1t was difficult for us to capture any
weapons"
1t was decided to proceed to Tale.
1--WE approached the town during the
night. The town garrison was commanded
by Don In, an officer of the STA division,
ldHiCuS LIZ itlS military skill ana pTCWeSS.
More than ten times he sent all his forces
to the attack, but in vain. The fierce fight
lasted six hours. But finally we succeeded
in entering the town.
"The enemy's soldiers and officers changed
their clothes and hid themselves in the
town. One body of troops was driven into
the lake and drowned. In the encounters
the enemy lost more than 100 men. We took
80 prisoners and captured 100 rifles. More
than 10000 peasants took part with US in
the fighting. They killed two commanders
end many counter-revolutionari and also
captured 30 rifles"
The capture of the town of Tale, a rather
important center of the iron industry, had The
effect of bombshell in Wuhan. The 18th
brigade was sent into the district as pun-
tive expedition. The Reds withdrew from
Tale in order to transfer operations to the
Changsha- hankow railway line.
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"We proceeded in the direction of Han
ming. On the way news reached us that the
18th brigade had mutined. We Immediately
turned about in order to attack Tale. As
we approached the city walls we fired signal
shots. In reply we heard three Shots The
mutnying soldiers rejoiced at our coming.
All the soldiers who had not joined in the
mutiny were taken prisoners. We captured
300 rifles, the peasants about 100. The dis
trict commander was shot Soon after
wards we were joined by two other COM
panies."
At the beginning of the present year the
red troops operated in the territory in the
neighborhood of the Yochow-Wuhan railway
line, and then in the Yetchen district. In
South East Hupeh the Reds succeeded in
closely connecting the political and military
work in the districts of Tunchan, Shunjan and
Yetchen and other places. On the 26th of
March the Reds Unexpectedly attacked the
Hunan-Fu Kiao railway station between
Sjanin and Wuhan).
"The enemy believed that we would not
decide to attack the town, j. e., that we pos
sessed insignificant forces, and sent bat
TALON and machine gun squad against us.
We dispersed them in four hours. We also
dispersed the second battalion and pursued
it to Sjanin. The enemy, who was equipped
opened a fierce fire against u.s. We had
many unframed soldiers who were not
skilled in night operations, and therefore
had to retreat The enemy greatly out
numbered us, nevertheless we captured more
than 100 rifles and took five company COM
manders and more than 200 soldiers pris-
oners. Whilst the losses of the enemy were
100 killed, our losses were only killed and
Ia wounded"
In the course of six months the red troops
fought more than 80 larger or smaller en-
gagements. They have lost over 80 killed and
100 wounded. OF these 100 wounded the half
recovered, the other half died in hospital.
At the end of March this year the 9th ,dvi-
sion was converted into the 9Th corps num-
bering 1900 men. Everyone of these soldiers
is equipped with rifle. This number does
not include the young recruits, who for the
time being form the rear guard.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-17
BOXING PROGRAM

New York, March l7 oPl-Two champions and several who would like to be. should provide the ua- tion's boxing fans with plenty of high class action this week.
 The champions are Bat Battalno of Hartford. and Mickey Walker who long since has outgrown his toy bulldog nickname. Those who would like 10 be champions include Kid Chocolate. Cuban fcathcrwcight. Primo Camera of Italy and Tommy l.oughran of Philadelphia each Of whom has at least one oyo on the vacant heavyweight throne.
 Battalino meets Bud Taylor Of Terre Hauto. in q Iu round bout at Detroit Thursday night. but the Hartford lad is leaving his fcathcr- weight championship back homo in cold storage
 Nor will Walkers mddlewoight title be at stake when he tanglos with Jimmy Mahoncy Of Chicago in a 10 rounder at Chicago tonight.
 Camera meets Chick Wlggins, at St Louis tonight.
 Loughran. at Tho samo time. is carded for 8 1o roundcr at PliIadel- phta with Jack Ecuaut. Canada.
 Chocolate $ to Wcrt AI Eid2lway. heavy punching Now Jersey ho>.r at 10 rounds at Madison Square Gordon Friday night Elnck rU Of Cuha and Midget Wo 2Het or N,,, York. 0n7ists 0 tbo r"me ryvrf-nI tournament here. mr" u th~ s,1ut- final
New Britain herald., 1930-03-17

After holding tho National Guarl basketball team on even terms du"- ing the first quarter the Map!e Ends of Bristol seemed 10 fold uu completely in the second and thirl periods and lose the game despite | strong comeback in thc last quar- ter. The game vas played al thr state armory Saturday night Tut final score was @2 10 - in favor c" the Guards.
 The presence o' such stars a- "Wardy' Waterman, "Dutch" Leol- ard and Eiordan New York Uniycr- sity regular, failed 10 throw fer into inc young players who ar" Q! the roster Of the Natloua. Guar l. and the Hardware City team led al inc end of every period
 Leonard made tho first point ot the game. foul shot. but Biuy Nankaskas Of th" Guards tied thr score with u foul tally. Later a. dropped another thouGh the string. tr give his team u to 1 lo4h Waterman tied the score at two points with a toul shot Mike IMkc made it 4-2, New Britain, but SinsiI ot Bristol tied the score at 1 points five miutUos after the game hal started. Later SiuslU made il 6 to I. Hoist made a foul shot and N-H Britain was behind by one point Mike Luke sent the Guards into tha lead, 10 6. Leonard came througl and put the Bristolitcs in the drir- CTS scat. s 10 :. Emil Karbonu, the hard-working forward. dropped in a tvo-pointcr and the New Brit ain team was again in counnaul Hoist made q field goal and as lu was fouled on the shot he made one of his two free tries good. Th, quarter time score was l2 10 &
 In the second quarter HcWctt 'u. creased the Guards score 10 l&. Then on jump ball Mickey Lul'r tapped the ovll into the hoop for a field goal. In tho period Bris'c made only one field goal, shot hy Monjeau. The half time score wls 2l to II. The Bell City boys were held scorelcss until near the end of the third period when Kane an Waterman made a foul shot cacn.
 In the last period Bristol outscor- ed New Britain nine points 10 four, but the great lead that the EccanJ- men had made gave them victoru.
 Ray Hoist and Emil karbor,f, played most of the game despite illness. They took a great part n the victory. The scoring ace of t',a winners was Mickey Luke. For tho losers the veteran Dutch" Leonard and the youthful Jimmy Kane stool out. Kane went into the game la'e but played q big part in the final rally.
 "Goodie" Prcisser. referee, drI fine work.
 The summary:
New Britain herald., 1930-03-17
STUDIES CARDINALS
With No Exhibition Games on To- days Schedule, Manager Gabby Street Reviews Training.

Bradcnton, Fla. March 11 P)- Idle today as far as exhibition ball games were concerned, Manage" Gabby Street had Il chance to look over the results of the St. Louis Cardinals spring training season. The field director indicated he was well pleased with tho showing Of most of his charges. especially with the well pitched three innings of Sweet William Hallahan, who IS "Wild Bill' when not going so good, against the phillicS yesterday. Street is looking forward to Iallahan be- ing one of his mainstaNS the com ing season.
 Victor Orsatti. brother of Ernie and Il Hollywood. Calif., Scmi-pro, was turned loose yesterday with no strings attached.
New Britain herald., 1930-03-17
.BAPTISTS CAPTURE
 TOURNAMENT GAME
Pass County "Y" First Round-
 KeDsin5ton Is TrounCed
-.-Lm--.-L :. t.e LLn-n

Manchester. Mar. lT-rhe much tranpl"d Baptist Hoys club team Of Nrw Britain arose in is wrath Sa'- urdar afternoon at the East Sil@ Recreation center in Manchester and defeated the HaZardville entry in the junior county "Y" basketball tournament by il score of 2l-15. Il was the second win of the year ior the BapGsts, who have been playing m leagues really too old and too experienced for them. They found themselves in their proper cla a~s Saturday and held inc lead practi- cally all Of the time, being in iron, by - at the end of the first half and then slightly increasing thor margin as lhc scoring specdcd up III the closing periods,
 Hugh Miller featured for thc winners with five baskets. Whi'e Leonard Carleon and Russell scorcl all or the other points made by tHe team. <. Miller garn"rod seven points to top tho HazardyiIlc plaj- CTS The &ulumartt
New Britain herald., 1930-03-17
League Standing
Yesterdays Results Tabs 3l. Eagles 2I.
 cone gam" plINCd)

In a bitterly fought contest tI gamo with the Eagles which at times bordored on roughncss, tn Tabs basketball team won tHc championship in the sunday Ntc,- noon League. Yesterdays batt!" Was the last scheduled for the sea- son.
 "It was by mutual agreement said Manager $. J. Motto when E" was questioned as to the reason way the Sons Of Italy and the East Enls did not take part in the Sccon l game of the afternoon. The tcams felt that the league standing WouI1 not be changed to any great cNtcu~, but their action met with the dis tlnct dsapproval Of the fans who Camc to see two games. The teams and their managers were dcnounc Il for their unsportsmanlikc attitud ,.
 The rivalry became keen as the contest progressed and a few mia utes before the end the captains o! both teams. Lyman Wichn and Paul Perretta engaged in an altcrcatio1 which resulted in their being order ed from the game.
 The teams played carefully j1 the first part of the game and when the first half was seven minutes old they We're dcudIocNcd nj low - score. It was min" minutes oil before this was broken, 10 2. This was in the Tabs favor aul Truhan who made the foul shot fol- lowed up with q field goal that gave the Tabs to , lead. Fcrony made it to ]. Then the Tabs, vita the aid of their sharp shooter. uu!e it 13 to 1. At hulf-timc the couat vas If to in the Tabs favor.
 The Tabs were outscorod by the Eagles in the second half but it WIS not until the closing minutes that the champions felt the effect or f. With the score 90 10 19. Nick Per-. rctta dropped a neat toss lhrou-h the netting. Fcrony slipped hrouA'l for another double counter apd Nick rcrrctta made q third f' -AbI iil I''r~ liliIi al IilIllIil''. v count was 90 10 - aad th. crow ! b. gan 10 take a keen interest in lI. game, but when the timer Was ael.- ed how much time Was left he al- nolmccd. "EIny-rivc seconds"
 This about killed amy hope tha Eagles had for victory In 'hr time remaining Truhan made a foul sho. and the days scoring cumc To an end.
 Despite the fact that the Tabs were the Nictors, the Eagles out- scored them from the field, II field goals to lo. "L,fty" TruhJn Tut~' star and hero Of the game. mad4 eight foul shots in niu@ 11temp'- and accounted for lG of hl4 leam'@ points, second only to Truhan on inc Tabs team was Du N,rlm. who not only scored r"~m"utlN Iu uIso mtcrr pt"d many Eagle p:s-e--. Lyndon made three a"ua1rlOum bosEts during the same.
 The SummarN: