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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-17

Mensheviks under Martov. Trot-
sky went with the Mensheviks.
From that time on he was engaged
in political struggle against Lenin
almost continuously until 1917.
Most of that period he was either a
member of the Mensheviks or in a
bloc with them against the Bolshev-
iks.
With these facts in mind, it be-
comes obvious that Trotsky is either
entirely too modest, or he is an out
rageous political charlatan. For on
one hand he disclaims the existence
of "Trotskyism', that is diselaims
any distinctive political line, while on
the other hand he claims to have
been correct in all his principle poll
ical positions at that time. He says:
I'm all conscientiousness, cannot,
in the appreciation of the political
situation as a whole and of it's revo-
lutionary perspectives, accuse my
self of any serious errors of Judge
ment." page 1856. Further he
quotes Joffe approvingly to the
effect that: POLITICALLY, you (Trot-
sky) were always right, beginning
with 1906, and l told you repeated
ly that with my own ears | had
heard Leni1 admit that even in 1905
you, and not he was right" page
536). If these and a hundred other
claims of Trotsky were true, then
it is historical forgery to speak of
Leninism, for Trotsky, if he himself
is to be relied upon, was Lenin's
leader. Upon that question every
one must form his own judgment;
but Trotsky himself, by his false
humility before a Leninism which
he secretly scorns, demonstrates his
knowledge that very few indeed will
believe it.
More Imagination Than Truth
According to the picture Trotsky
gives US, Lenin really did not in
fluence the course of the revolution
at decisive moments very much, eX-
cepting to that extent in which he
supported Trotsky and protected
him against his natural .enemies,
the members of the Central Com
mittee of the Bolshevik Party.
That is about the only important
function assigned to Lenin by Trot-
sky. For that he expressed much
gratitude. This gratitude, however,
is accompanied by such an arrogant
condescencion as would be unbe-
lievable to one who does not read
Trotsky's lines with his own eyes.
He thinks it important to record for
example, that Lenin was greatly
pleased" and even Somewhat em-
barrassed' when Trotsky compli-
mented him on "the enormous
amount of statistical data analysed
in Lenin's book on Russian capital
ISM (page 144). Perhaps Lenih
really was Somewhat embarrassed
by such compliment, but II so, who
can blame him? The incident is
typical. Usually Trotsky relies upon
intimate gossip to create an at
mosphere of close relations between
himself and Lenin, contrasting that
with a picture of perpetual warfare
between Lenin and the Central Com
mittee of which he was the leader.
Two Categories
For Trotsky there were only two
categories of men in the leading
positions in the Revolution: First,
there were his own 'loyal" and per-
sonal followers, and. second there
were the "epigones", the degener-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-17
Boxing Commissions Executives of
Trusts.

On several occasions in the past
che writer has contended in his ar
ticles that the various state boxing
commissions are nothing less than
the executive committees Of the
boxing trust. Here is definite proof
of this contention. We quote the
New York Telegram: Jacobs oman
ager of Schmeling) upon learning
that the Boxing Commission had Or
dered Schmeling to sign a contract
with the Garden for the first de-
Tense of his title if he wins it, sig
nified his willingness to the ar
rangements." The N. Y. State
Boxing Commission and the man
agement of the Madison Garden are
practically the same. If Schmeling
wins the title it will still remain
the property of Madison Square
Garden.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-17
Eastern District of l.. S. U.

The second indoor swimming meet
of the L. S. U. will be held in New
York on May 20, in the evening, at
The West 28th Street Bath House.
All workers wanting to enter should
send in their entry to the Eastern
District L.S.U. at 2 West 18th ST..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-17
L.S.U. National Convention.

The national convention of the
Y. S. U. will be held in Detroit this
year, on August 1, 2 and 8. Work
ing class organizations should pre-
pare to send in delegates. Delegates
should be elected from the trade
unions and factory committees. All
W. ker sportsmen in the factories
arE mines should send a representa-
tive to this convention.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-17
BY EARL BROWDER
(''My Life" by Leon Trotsky,
Scribner's, y. Y, $50 pp.)


A VIVID self portrait by Trotsky,
n much more revealing, surely,
than it's author intended, is given
in this book. 1t is primarily po-
litical platform of struggle against
the Communist Party of the Soviet
Union and the Communist Interna-
tional, written in all the terms of
literature" and with all the skill of
a trained journalist. 1t will be
highly praised by the bourgeois
critics for its literary qualities.
Revolutionary workers will examine
it for its political implications, for
the book is a political weapon dir
ected against the world party of the
proietariat.
The theme of the book is how
Trotsky happened to become sub
ordinated politically to Lenin, al
though Lenin's political superior;
how he then planned to "come into
his own" when Lenin died; and how
the degenerate" leadership of. the
Communist movement entered into
a conspiracy to despoil the great
Trotsky of his inheritance. Around
this rather trite detective story
scheme the book is built up.
A Complex" of Shoes
Following Trotsky's own hint that
he found psychoanalysis very GAS
cinating", our eyes are caught by
a paragraph which seems to give
a psychoanalytic clue to Trotsky's
"complex";' by the use of Freud's
method it is possible to understand
why trivial incident of Trotsky's
youth, soon after he met Lenin, as
related on page 149, remained fixed
SO long in his mind, acquired the
force of a symbol, and finally was
embodied in his autobiography.
The incident, as related by Trotsky,
is as follows:
IAN utterly unmusical reminis-
cence is always associated inv my
mind with this visit to the opera.
In Paris Lenin had bought him
self a pair of shoes that had
turned out to be too tight. As
fate would have it, | badly needed
a new pair of shoes just then. i
was given Lenin's, and at first
thought they fitted me perfectly.
The trip to the opera was all right.
But in the theatre ] began to have
pains. On the way home | suf-
fered agonies, while Lenin twitted
me all the more mercilessly be-
cause he had gone through the
same thing for several hours in
those very shoes"
Let each amateur Freudian give
his own detailed analysis of this
most interesting paragraph. For US
it is sufficient that Trotsky's rul-
ing idea, from the time he met
Lenin, was connected in one way or
another with occupying Lenin's
shoes, that is his position as the
leader of the Russian revolution
lists.
TrOtsky the Menshevik.
Shortly after the incident of the
shoes came the split of the Russian
Social-Democratic Labor Party into
#This review is reprinted here with
the permission of the "New Masses"
for which it was originally written.
1t will also be published in the June
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TROTSKY'S ESTIMATE of TROTSKY

conversations and intimate thoughts,
builds up into "the campaign that
Lenin. opened, which chad as its
immediate object, the creation of the
best conditions for my work of dir
ection, either side by side with him
if he regained' his health, or in his
place if he succumbed to his Illness"
After this unblushing exposure of
his own inner mental workings at
this period, of his conception Of
Lenin's authority as something akin
to the divine right of kingship which
should be transmitted to Trotsky
upon Lenin's death, of his active
maneuverings and struggle to sub
ordinate the entire Party leadership
to his individual will, eliminating
in his organization of a fraction
throughout the Party, seperate
party organization and hostile street
demonstrations, Trotsky still has the
enormous effrontery to speak of a
Conspiracy" against himself.
Criticism by Weapons"
Trotsky does not report that al
ready in 1926, year before he was
expelled from the Central Committee
his followers and agents were boast
ing that the time was approaching
when "our weapon of criticism shall
be turned into criticism by weap-
ons." The writer of this review
spent nine months in Moscow at this
period, and had the opportunity to
verify for himself at first hand, that
the Trotsky following was busily
engaged in preparing the atmos-
phere Of an armed attempt against
the Soviet regime.
The Great Man
Limitations of space forbid any
attempt to deal with the broader
political issues involved in the long
struggle between Trotsky and the
Bolshevik Party. Those interested
in this question are referred to the
columns of The Communist Here
we have confined ourselves largely
to applying the critical microscope
to certain chapteristic angles of
Trotsky's portrait of himself. This
is, certainly, an example of painting
the lily, more or less, for no expo
sure of Trotsky can be quite so eff
fective as that by Trotsky himself,
especially as he uses 583 pages to do
a job of which we here can only give
a faint reflection in few hundred
words.
A true touch of Trotskyism, the
great man" hurting his scorn and
defiance at the mediocre" masses,
finishes off this volume of counter
revolutionary vituperation. Trot-
sky, for his last word, quotes from
the anarchist, Proudhon, the follow
ing:
"Destiny-l laugh at it; and as
for men, they are too ignorant, too
enslaved for me to feel annoyed at
them"
To which Trotsky responds;
"Those are fine words. | sub
scribe to them"
After such a book, who should
longer be surprised that Trotsky
finds such a lucrative market for
his writings in the capitalist press
and among the publishers? And
who can doubt that the book will
have wide circulation among the
bourgeoisie, to revive their fading
hopes for the downfall Of the Soviet
Union?
But the workers will have for it
nothing but the contempt which is
especially reserved for renegades.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-17
YOUNG WORKER ON !
JAIL EXPERIENCES

IN LINE with capitalist usc ii young
Young Communist League arrested fmsy charges because
they leaflets holding
the workers the factory Brooklyn the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-17
NEWS AND VIEWS ON
SPORTS AND LABOR

JACKIE FIELDS the weterweigh champion lost his title
to Young" Jack Thompson Negro, fenound bout May
Detroit The ARTICLE the only
Thompson could knockout This opinion
the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-17

*This review is reprinted here with
the permission of the New Masses"
for which it was originally written.
1t will also be published in the June
issue of the "New Masses. Ed.
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Hungry? Have a War

Hoover's gamo-heep lying to
the jobIess and telling them they
can find work, and get the coun-
try into imperialist a0ar so they
q0iU be drafted before they find
ont there are no chances for lUork.
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national Labor Defense and the
Union Of Socialist Soviet Repu0licsl
Comrades write to us: Kharkov,
Pshkinskaja "a. "komsomolec
Ukrainy." kharkov, place Ell la
homo Teveleva 3. "Kharkovo Pro-
leto.' Kharkov, st. K. Libknehta,
81. "Pluganin Kharllov, Divorce
Truda. VUK dc Esrerantistoi.
Write as you fisht,' Become a
worker CORRESPONDENT.
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Trotsky the Menshevik.

Shortly after the incident of the
shoes came the split of the Russian
Social-Democratic Labor Party into
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-17
MAY DAY GREETINGS TO
THE AMERICAN WORKERS

kharl;ov. U!;ra.nc, U.S.S.R.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-05-17

For Trotsl1y there were only two
categories of men in the leading
positions in the Revolution: First,
there were his own "loyap and per-
sonal followers, and. second there
were the "epigones", the degener-
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03
CAPT. HAIRY COOK VETERAN QF ALASKA
 AND GF TIE NAVY

Captain Harry Cook, pilot for the U s. Perry, is not only a veteran of Alaska but veteran of early Navy days i'd the far- famed and well-renembered tby old salts days of wooden ships and iron men. He has difficulty adjusting himself to the scheme of things in connection with the modern Navy
 Equipped with a pan and a shovel he, 10 company with ex- sheriff Bowers of Kodiak and Unga fame, prospected for gold in the Bristol Bay region for some years but with little sue cess.
 The venerable pilot has many a top-notch story stored beneath His thatch of white hair but cannot be pursuaded to turn narrator.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03
LON CHANEY at the LIBERTY

The sudden death of Lon Cha hey, the great character actor in Hollywood a few days ago, makes a big dent in the ranks of the old time movie stars. The individual star system that prot silent pictures up to their peak of success will never be in force again. None of the newer ac- tors can compare in personality to the older ones, and do not give that satisfaction and plea sure that comes from hero-wor- ship. Lon Chaney was rated as the greatest character actor of his kind. and some performances will always be used as classics. The feature at the Libeter Thea tr tonight may possibly be the last one shown here, with Cha ney as the star.
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ARMY NAVY H. S-
 CAGE DUEL TONITE

Provided the destroyers are in port tonight their cage teams Will open up with another broad- side on the High School and Ar my teams. With all batteries shooting rapid fire and with rangefinder lenses cleaned and taking accurate aim, the blue jackets hope to sink their op- .ponents down tQ at least 40 fathoms. Rinstrom's team from the Perry will open up on the Ponies and Drake's squad from the Wasmuth will exercise theil Navy tactics on the Mule.
 The Senatorial party is ex- tended an invitation to attend
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SCApEGRACE HOME

TOXIC, Sept, ?, (P-zensaku Azmua, village scapegrace, who fled from his home and priestly career years ago, returned as a Japanese aviation hero He ended flight. i'll short stages, that began in Los Angeles, where he owns cafe, and traversed America, Europe and Asia.
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"SNON- -sHQE'' WIRELESS

Sourdough Bill, who watches over the sporting contests held in Seward from a lofty pinnacle of Mount Marathon thru his powered telescope, and who incidentally is a special member of the Gateway's Investigation department, reports that in the recent game which the Seward Spare Parts dropped to the Dis coverer's Salty Five, the rough .ness made the Seward lads sea
 sick while the survey vessel 5 team, used to riding the boune- ling or bounding pillows, felt at ease.
 Thus, chortles sourdough Bill, sometimes known as AiibI Ike, the Discoyerer carried the bar con off the battle-scarred deck of the Dreamland Auditorium and slowed it away in the ships hold for safe keeping until the time comes when the two teams will again throw salt pork at one another.
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VETERAN PILOT |s.... STAUNCH BOOSTER
 PORT 0F SEWARD
CAPT. w. c. ANSELL IN ALAS KAN WATERS SINCE 1896:
 EFFICIENT OFFICER

A small wiry man with 8 gray ing mustache. almost concealed under dropping felt hat and gum" slicker his feet chugg- ing thru the water incased in glistening hip boots, could be seen on main street yesterday It was Capt. w. c. Ansell, vet eran pilot serving as the guid- ing eye of the U. S. S Wasmuth-
 Captain Ansell has been known to Alaska and Alaskans since 1896 As a younger man he served from quartermaster tO pilot on vessels we'll known in the pioneer days of the North The SS Bertha. Portland, Jean- ie, and Alki, familiar names to oldtimers, came under his guid- ance. Tn 1912 he was master of the tug Redondo stationed aft Kodiak when the Katmai volca NJ no belched fire and destruction, and was highly commended for his heroic work during that great eruption. From 1912 to 1916 his work was mainly in southeast ern Alaska piloting vessels en- gagged in that vicinity
 Tn 1916 Captain Ansell took command of the Steamer Holly wood loading with a cargo of flour for the French govern ment at La Pallise, France. On his return to the United States he was made Port Captain for the w. Q. Dawson Company in which capacity he remained un- til the signing of the Armistice when he took command of the 1 SteameA Effingham in the Eur opean-Pacific trade. Making these voyages an opportunity to visit his parents in the Britt ish Isles whom he had not seen since coming to the United }states as young man, was af- forded him.
 { From 1925 to 1927 he was in command of the Steamer Perry IL. Smithers of the Booth Fish- cries Company operating tt their canreries in Bristol Bay { and Southwestern Alaska II | 1928 he Was master ot tht Steamer international, a float ing cannery, operating in Bris- tol Bay. The last two years ht has fAen engaged as pilot fol the U. $. Navy ships $sitlns Alaskan ports.
 Captain Ansell, who has magnificent home on Hoods Ca- nal, near Seattle, but whose Wift and daughter are now residing at their Seattle residence wa especially requestd by Maya Offers as pilot for the destroy CTS now visiting here
 Interviewed yesterday, Captai1 Ansell said, 1T can see mo req son why Seward. situated as I is, should not be the leadinf and largest sea port in Alaska Seward is the gateway to tht great wealth of Alaska" :"
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03
OBTAIN ATTITUDE

CHICAGO, Sept, 2, (R)-In an attempt to exact information for Illinois voters concerning the at Ititude of candidates for Congress .and the State Legislature toward prohibition, the Chicago Tribune is lconducing a poll among those run ming for office.
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INCOME AND EXPENSES

NEW YORK, Sept, 2, (Pl-The inquiry of the United States into the income of Tammany politicians and expenses of judges in the New York area, came to a standstill as U. IS. Attorney Futile announced he will not summon five more judges to reveal their bank accounts.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03
45-FOOT WAVE

NEW YORK, Sept, ?, (R)-C Capt. Rugnet of the French Liner Paris, arrived from Europe and told of a 45-foot wave which struck his ves- SCI last week injuring 40 passeng- CTS, IT of them so severely -lat they required medical treatment.
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HIGHEST HONOR

PARIS, Sept, 3, President Doumergue sent a personal mes sage of congratulations 'and also one from the government. He announced that Coste will be made Commander of the Legion of Honor. Frenchmen, everywhere, gathered in cafes drinking toasts to their beloved avitors, in wine that ran red.
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MARINE CAPTAIN |s
 KILLED PLANE CRASH

CHICAGO, Sept, 2, tP)-Capt. Arthur H. Page, U. s. Marine Corps, stationed at Quantico, Virginia, crashed with his plane while flying in the 1OO-mile trophy race at the National air races and was fatally injured
 Charles Speed Holman of Minneapolis won the race Jas. Haizlip. of St. Louis, was sec ond. Ben O. Howard, of St. Louis, was third.
 Page died 2 couple of hours after the crash
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A NARROW ESCAPE

LOSSIEMOUTH, Scotland, Sept, 2, (P)-Prime Minister Ramsay arrived home by train from London after having aban- doned an airplane journey because of storms and fog. He narrowly escaped injury as a stroke of light ming hot the house in which he had taken refuge at Catterick.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03
SUPERVISE SYSTEM

SYRACUSE, IN. Y., Sept, 2, P) Col. Walter Bell World War veter- an, is returning to Russia and will the central flying system in Russia. Airplanes will be used to transport food, he said.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03
CHIEFS APPOINTED

WASHINGTON, Sept, 4, (Pl- Randolph Shaw was appointed chief of the Law Division of Prolli- bition enforcement Bureau and D. E. Davis was made chief of Special Agents
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03
TIE STOCK MARKET.
By Associated Press

Int. Tel. and Tel. 43, A- Can 131, Stand. Oil, N. J. 6s, Rich field Oil Is, Crown zellerbach 12, Lehigh Val. Coal 10, Alas- ka Juneau, no sale; U. oil, of Cal. 40, Goldman Sachs 19, Ban corporation 30, Kennecott 34, Steel ITS, Radio 41, Cons Gas 1O8, Cities 29, Carbide 78, Mot ors 46.
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THREATENING SITUATION

SHANGHAI. Sept, 2, (Rl-A threatening situation has arisen in Peking with the arrival of three divisions of Manchurian troops. The Muchen war lord is moving to surround the Chinese key cities
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03
CRASHES INTO HOUSE

PORIS, Sept, ?, (PD-A farmer, his wife and daughter and the pilot of an airplane, were killed when the machine crashed into a house near Rochefort, rance
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CRYSTAL GAZER

CHICAGO, Sept, 2, (P-Vallos, crystal gazer, who read the fates Iof others, was stabbed to death by I"Dark Man" making vengeance. The murderer escaped without being identified.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03
DEFEATED LOTT

NEW YORK, Sept. B (P)-John Van Ryan defeated George Lott and John Doeg in clinch honors for the East in EastWest tourna- ment at Forest Hills
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BEGINNING SECOND WEEK

LIMA, Peru, Sept F, (P0-The Perus new military government, it's second week under Lieut.. col Luis M Sanchez, Cerro, began taking over the deplomatic Peruvan minister to Wash ington. Numerous others have been recalled.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03
LEGION MEETS TONIGHT

The regular bi-monthly meet ing of Seward Post Mo- 5, Amer ican Legion, will be held at B o'clock tf@s evening at the Ar cade Club Room Visiting Le- gionaires welcomed.
 Charles Al Sheldon, Adjutant
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03

The Coast and Geodetic Sur vey ship Discoverer, in port over the week end and Labor Day is at present surveying the coastline between Chugach Is land and Seal Rocks.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03

Mrs. WI. M. Flynn has moved into the city for the winter from her home a short distance out of the city on the railroad to give her daughter an opportuni- ty to attend the local school
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HEAT STRICKEN

LONDON, Sept, 2. (P)-A storm brought relief to heat stricken Eng land with the temperature drop ping to about normal.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03

The U. s. s. survey ship Sur veyor, stationed in this area last year, is at present carrying on it's work in Alitak Bay, to the Westward and near Kodiak. So far it has made favorable progress.
Seward daily gateway., 1930-09-03

Seward Gateway The Best in the North
New Britain herald., 1930-10-11
Yesterdays Football
 Scores
Kansas 33; Haskell '.

Kansas 33; Haskell z.
 Millsaps 19; Mississippi A. & M 13
 Southern 0; Emporia 0. Burleson 55; Eldorado 0. Gustavus Adolphus S9; Augsburg Southern Methodist 34; Austin 0. East Texas Tchrs. 13; Austin Tchrs. 0.
 St. Olaf 26; Mac Alester 7. Kalamazoo '; Hillsdale G.. Marquette 12; Drake 0. Duquesne '; Loyola (Chicago) 6. St. Thomas 25; Dakota Wesleyan Detroit 47; Ginnell G.
 St. Xavier 27; Georgetown Col 6. Albion 15; Hope 6. Occidental 25; Whittier 0. Oregon 20; California Aggies 0. Springfield Teachers IS; Warrens- burg Teachers 0.
 Simmons University 0; St. Ed wards U. 0.
 Abilene Christian college z; West Texas Teachers 15.
 Hays 6; Hastings Teachers o. Phillips U. 31; McPherson College O.
 Wichita L. 13; Emporia Teachers 13.
 Missouri Valley IS; Wentworth G.. Baker University 79; Kansas Wesleyan 0.
 Oklahoma City U. 27; Central Teachers, Edmond, 0.
 Friends |. 25; Ottawa U. 0.