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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31

MOSCOW.--Maxim Cork has pub
lshed an article ito the Humanistsr p
containing the following:
The international Association Of
Democratic Authors has done me the
honor Of inviting me through its Sec
rotary Lucian Quinet, to contribute to
the literary organ Of the association.
The aim of the association is to bring
democratic authors" more closely to-
gether. Roman ROLAND and Upton
Sinclair are members of its preside
UNI. I highly respect these men.
Further members of the presidium
are Albert Einstein and Thomas
Mann. Not long ago these two. to-
gether with other hllmanists, signed
a protest organized by the German
section of the League for the Rights
Of Man against the execution of 48
criminals who had done their best to
organize an artificial famine in the
Soviet Union.
I am convinced that the rights of
man do not include the right to COM
NIT crime, and particularly not crime
against the masses Of the working
people. am well aware of the in
describably perfidious actions of these
48 criminals. T know that their
crimes were even greater and more
disgusting than the crimes of the
American packers described in Up
ton Sinclair's Jungle. The organ
izers Of famine aroused the indig-
nation of the working people and the
criminals were executed at the I'M
antrnous demand of the masses. I
regard these executions as completely
legal. It was the verdict OF a court
Of the people. A people working UNI
der tremendously difficult circunl-
stances and not sparing themselves
in their efforts to build up a work.
ing class state freed from robbers and
parasites, and freed also from per-
sons whose humanisn is In the last
resort nothing but a cloak for the
robbers and parasites.
Naturally, my attitude to the II
executions is different from that o1
the League for the Rights of Man
As Messrs. Einstein and Mann share
the point Of view Of the League, there
can be no question Of any rapproach-
nent between us. For this reason
decline the offer to contribute to the
organ Of the International Associa-
ton Of Democratic Authors.
Maxim Cork then addresses him.
self to Roman ROLAND, Upton Sin
clair, Bernard Shaw and H. G. Wells
whose names were mentioned in
Quinets letter, and explains to them
his standpoint toward those intel
lectuals who have chosen humanism
as profession.
After Jan. 9, 1905, Cork proceeds
the hun,anists Of Europe gave Mich
olas Romanov the title Of bloody or
account of the nlassacres In the
streets Of st. Petersburg and no doubt
he had earned this title. but they
did not protest against the action Of
the French bankers who supplied the
bloody car with money which assist
ed him to erect his gallows and pris-
cns and destroy thousands Of the
flower Of Russia's manhood.
In 1918, after the collapse Of I'm.
nar1aHt QarmanR, u Efa0ah, Hrit,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31

SHANGHAI.-During the last few
days many illegal Communist leaf
lets and pamphlets have been dis
tributed in Shanghai. The leaflets
were flung down from the roofs of
houses and flung out of motor cars.
Much Communist activity was car
ried on near the barracks and ar
senals. Many arrests and searches
have ben made by the authorities,
who claim to have found illegal
printing establishments and to have
confiscated much illegal material.
Two officers are said to be amongst
the arrested. They are accused of
membership of the Communist Party.
All trains and steamers are being
closely controlled by the police.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
Italian Troops Invade
Abyssinia to Destroy
Eritrea Rebel Force


NEW YORK. -- Dispatches from
Assab, in Eritrea, an Italian African
colony on the Red Sea adjoining
Abyssini, tell of a revolt of natives
against the italian imperialists.
Italian fascist troops are reported
to have invaded Abyssinian territory
in pursuit of a force of natives which
they boast of having annihilated on
the plans of Mogorros in the Dan
kalia district of northeastern Abys-
sinia. The Italian troops destroyed
number OF villages and small forts
in Abyssinian territory, thus demon
strating the extent of Abyssinian
independence"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
GORkI SCORES EINSTEIN AND MANN
FOR SUPPORTING FOOD SABOTACERS
Shows Up "Humanism" AS Aiding Imperialist
Oppression in India, China, etc.
Asks League of Rights of Man" Why It Does
Not See Crimes of Capitalism

ish and American governments or
ganized an armed intervention against
PROSTATE Russia in order to turn it
into a colony and exploit it as they
exploited Germany. Again the hu-
marlists were silent. They ignored a
state of affairs which recalled the
times of Cortez and Pizzaro. The
Defenders of the Rights Of Man did
not hear the French General Fran
Chef d'Esperey declare to his officers
in Odessa: 1.-THE Russians are bar
barians and scoundrels. Make no
bones about them. Shoot them, be-
ginning with the lowest rnouzhik and
ending with their highest representa-
tives!"
The Humanists are peculiar people.
The events in India. China, Africa
and Palestine fail to move them. The
Vaccinations of Monsieur Poincare
leave them quite cold. Poincare, who
once almost ruined France and is now
planning new massacres of workers
and peasants.
Peculiarly however, the Humanists
of the world interest themselves only
for what goes on in one part Of the
world, in the Union of Socialist Sow
let Republics.
In conclusion Cork writes: If you
will permit me to put a naive ques-
ton, why do you not protest against
an order of society which permits a
small and degenerate minority to
hold sway over the lives, of the over
whelming majority Of humanity, to
poison the world with it's crimes, to
hold millions in poverty and uncer-
tainty, to drive millions to che
slaughter, to waste huge quantities of
metal in ornaments, to waste treas
ures of right belonging to the work
ing people? DO you not notice that
this senseless order Of society is the
hindrance to the growth Of that gem
eraI human culture of which you
dream SO platonically.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
CITY WORKERS OF
BERLIN GET CUT
Socialists in Favor of
---.--;, This Step

BERLIN.-The Berlin municipal
undertakings intend to introduce the
40-horr working week without wage
conpensations. This will mean a
wage-cut of about IL marks weakly.
The social democratic shop stewards
at the municipal gas works have de-
clared themselves in agreement with
this. The revolutionary trade union
opposition is busy organizing the re-
sistance Of the workers.
A court of arbitration has an
nounced wage-cut of per cent for
bank clerks and other bank en-
ployes. Further, during the year
1891 there are to be none of the usual
promotions into higher wage cate
gories.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31

of the people" he is quite certainly
the most villainous hypocrite Of the
lot, Ambassador Edge, for example,
ran for governor on the plea that he
would immediately pass laws ctIrtail~
ing the power of the corporations IL
he were elected. He was elected and
proceeded to carry out" his promise
by raising the taxes of Public Service
a few thousand dollars, somewhat less
than drop in the bucket. A few
days later, an innocuous looking bill
was passed at Edges instigation. Only
the Standard Oil Co., and the legis-
lators knew that the bill contained a
joker which permitted oil companies
to condemn any land they needed
for pipelines. This saved Standard
millions OF dollars, as it permitted it
to buy the land it needed at virtually
its own price. The press, of course,
Immediately hailed Edge as a "cor-a
poration buster" because he raised
Public Service Taxes, but never men
. toned his handsome gift to Standard
Oil.
Another example Of the friend OF
the people" type is a New Jersey leg
islator who had never turned up his
nose at the most oditts type of graft,
Recently some rather clumsy capital
list who was interested" in a bill
that was to be voted on the next day
had ten one thousand dollar bills put
in the legislators desk.
When the august solon perceived
the little gift, he counted it carefully.
put seven of the bills back III his desk
and then, after having asked for apc
been given the floor, announced TO
the assembled legislature, Gentle
men, some k-hearted crook has
tried to bride me-, think of it, gent
lemen, bride ME-by putting these
three one thousand dollar bills In my
desk. have never, never, been so
insulted in my life. Think of it,
gentleman, a man trying to bribe me,
me, with three one thousand dollar
bills"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31

SlG4S HluSt Keep up WlULl Inc ma"
chimes.
We girls get from 945 to 10 o'clock
rest period. What good is 1t?
About the time we get to the rest
room, it's time to work, so we have
to lean on our tables to rest; not
really rest, but just get our breath
and then start again.
Safety Bunk.
We girls went to the company's
safety first" meetings and asked to
have wood floors to stand on instead
of iron and bricks. One girl asked
to have cage on the globes. She
said tl7at one globe dropped down on
girl, scared her and burned her
back. What did The safety first"
committee do for US? Nothing. They
Just said they would acs on it. Hell,
ttlsy asrs oeen doing that for the
last % FEARS and haven't done a
thing. These safety first" meetings
are nothing but blind screen.
The hot oil smoke and acid, COM
ing from the pots spread all over
the mill and We must breathe the
fumes; not only girls but men and
the young workers. When it's cloudy
or rainy none of the fumes 60 out
Of the mill. One girl asked the fore
man to oe nthe windows, and he told
he ITS too much bother" Yet these
bosses, foremen, very seldom come in
the mill when its's raining. Why?.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31

Urls is the third IN a series of
articles on A. r. of L. and political
corruption In New Jersey.)
BY ALLEN JOHNSON.
ANY dispute as to which state in
America Is most corrupt must of nee
essity be academic, for the extent of
corruption in American municipal,
Estate and national governments is
literally uncomfortable. This corrup-
ton is not the sort OF corruption that
the capitalist press speaks of; that Is,
1t is not an occasional phenomena
which can be got rid of by the SIM
pie expedient Of removing one set of
governing officials and putting more
honest" officials in their place.
The corruption which plays SO i'm
portant a role in American govern
ment--the most important role in
fact--is inseparable from capitalist
government in general It is not
the easily removable parasitic growth
that capitalist apologists contend 1t
is. Remove corruption from capital
ist government and you remove capt-
talism itself. Or better said, corrup-
ton can only be removed when the
system in which it has its roots is
utterly destroyed. The history of
progressive and reform govern
ments in America and Of fake $50
cialist" governments in Europe proves
this beyond cavil.
Although trying to pick the most
corrupt state government in Amer
lea would be like trying to pick the
blacklist Of IS blackbirds, If q choice
had to be made New Jersey would
probably be chosen. Even the tech
nique of Tammany Hall, which stands
in America as the perfect symbol of
political thievery and corruption, does
not excel that of the blackguards who
govern the workers of New Jersey for
the greater happiness and profit of
the MELONS and Morgans and Rookie
fellers and who have made the state
a bosses paradise and a workers
hell.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
DETROIT VICTOR OVER
BOTH CHALLENGERS

Philadelphia is still behind in her challenge
to Detroit having obtained "a per cent of its
final quota. Detroit has reached 80 per cent
Chicago, which clso challenged Detroit. has
reached 81 per cent Of its quota and so comes
second in the 3-cornered race
Buffalo With q per cent Of its quota is ahead
OF Corne-icut with only per cent Milwaukee
with "a per cent beats Boston with 6 per cent
challenge to St Louis which has gained only
20 per cent. In the other challenges Oakland
with % per cent bests Boston with per cent
District 10, Denver, leading oil districts with N
per cent Of It's quota is Of course ahead Of Dis
trict 10, Kansas City, which increased % per
cent OF its quota.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
5000 .NBLESS in
OAKLAND, CALF.
REGISTER 10000
Usual Scheme to Fool
the Jobless
(By a Worker Correspondent

OAKLAND, Cal.-"Oakland Is 60
ing to do something for the unem-
ployed. All men and women out of
work are to register" Some more
news to make the unemployed think
that something is being done for
them.
Ten thousand cards were printed
and in one day the registration bu-
reaus ran out of them. Five thousand
additional cards were made, which
also ran out. Admitting that. "the
fact that 10000 men and women out
OF work registered on the first day
the places were open, shows the ex-
tent unemployment has hit Oakland
1t was though that 10000 registra-
ton cards would be more than
enough"
$4,000 Jobless Here.
The truth comes to light The Of
ficials formerly claiming that no more
than 10 to u thousand are out of
work here. Nov it can be safely
estimated at least $4,000, not count
ing numbers working short :ime. We
also know that all do not register
Take, for instance, tae unemployed
who are living in the dump and bay
shore, also hundreds Of others who
have no faith !il this registration
bunk and ignored The registration.
Police had 70 keep Hines h order.
Men anw women were desperate and
this registration put hope !n some
workers, who we're over eager TO ap-
peal to registrars. Many Of the men
we're accompanied by their wives and
children. Wives carried babies in
their arms.
Wait All Day.
At the libraries where the women
were registered many came early in
the morning and stood all day,
though they were told that this is
merely registration and that they
had no jobs to offer. On the card
one had to sign a whole confession
of your Ife--age, citizen or not, where
last employed, etc.
To laid" in the emergency plan for
relieving" unemployment the north
ern California division OF the state
unemployment committee has estah-
lished employment bureaus in the
pricipal cities.
Charity Stop Relief.
This city since has ben Boosting of
providing jobs. How many have re-
ceived? Press gives a figure of 1856,
mostly men, only 10 being women.
These workers are staggered" by the
city, working only days. This is
all the registration and the estab-
lishment of more bureaus amounted
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
20 Native Workers
Killed by Rand Police
i'm South African Union

CAPETOWN, South Africa, Dec.
3o.-Twenty native workers were kill
ed yesterday in clash between hun
dreds of native workers and the Rand
police, arising out of the terrific ex-
ploitation of the native workers in
the mines. One policeman was killed
and many others severely wounded
by the natives who used whatever
weapons they could get their hands
ON.
Several mines were closed down
Police are being rushed by the i'm
perialists to shoot down more native
workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
FO RIM JOBLESS COUN-
CHS; FIGHT FOR JOBLESS
INSURANCE!

to. Only gave more job talks. Mil
lions of workers have heard these
stories for year. Yet winter is here,
with more publicity seeking. They
are facing second winter without en-
ployment and with no resources to
meet it.
Charity slop at 4 soup kitchens
here is all workers can hope for at
the hands of capitalist politicians.
But the workers are beginning to
understand that no amount of per-
sonal charity will remedy unemploy-
ment problem. The fight for unem-
ployment insurance must grow.
A A.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
Circulation Increases 7427 Since Start OF
Campaign; Subscription List GROWING

The Daily Worker has increased its circula-
ton a total OF 7427 since the start of the cam
paign for 10000 readers. The figures in these
tables for Nov revealed total Of 22,3i1 In
today's figures the tables show daily circula-
ton of 2e,73s. This is an increase of 7427. This
figure does not include foreign and niscellan-
age press run Of the Daily Worker during the
past week was $4,000.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
Mckeesport Tinplate Girls Speeded Up,
Wages Cut and the Hours heightened
Firing Married Girls Who Must Work to Keep
Up Their Families
(By Worker Correspondent

McKEESPORT PaThee lot of reading in the Daily Worker
Unity
in the McKeesport Tin Plate
tin
$3.50 to $3.50 working
So day Then didn't have much
talk about bought called
automacs All have do 1t fill with tin and cleans 1t with
only running it, This machine the that three
Where these other
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
FIVE YEAR PLAN in FOUR
YEARS SEEMS ASSURED

Capitalist press reports from Mos
COW yesterday stated that scores of
SovteS Union factories had announced
that they were ahead of schedule In
their production for the special quar-
ter OF 1880, just ending. The press
report states that this will assure the
completion Of the Five Year Plan for
socialist construction in four years.
The Stahngrad tractor plant re-
ports that it is now turning out a
tractor every ten minutes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31

subscriptions have been obtained with 1898 re-
newalS In this period 97s have been dropped
from the lists leaving net subscription gains of
1899. Paid in advance subs have gone up from
1894 to $685., gain of 2241.
In pushing the subscription campaign, units
and sections must obtain from district repre-
sentatives the lists of expirations. These must
be carefully used. No reader should be lost for
the Daily Worker due to his not being visited
and asked to renew.
Paint-it-red lists are bringing in subs. AS soon
as these lists have been filled out new ones
should be obtained from Daily Worker repre-
sentatives.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
NEW YORK INCREASE
OF 1929 IS HIGHEST

The biggest increase was in District 2, New
York, which boosted its circulation 1929 since
the drive started. The next biggest increase
was in District g. Chicago, where 1880 new read
ers were added. District 7. Detroit, increased
1923 California. District 10, comes next with
an increase of e67. District 6, Cleveland. went
up $50. Philadelphia put on 582 District 10,
Seattle, added 24T. District s. Pittsburgh, In
creased $40.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
IMMIGRATION STOPPED

WASHINGTON. D. CA two year
suspension of all immigration, ex-
cept relatives who may enter until
half of the existing quota is filled,
was approved by the House Irnnli-
grafton Commission.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
DISTRICTS MUST
PERFECT MACHINERY

The biggest weakness in the campaign 50 far
is the failure Of the districts to establish sats-
factory machinery for distribution. Competent
Daily Worker representatives must b put on the
JOB. AL members Of the Communist Party. the
Young Communist League. the Pioneers, must
become involved IN the campaign regularly sell
ing the paper before the factories from house
to house and on the streets Paid in advance
subscriptions must be obtained.
In every city Red Builders News Clubs Of
unemployed workers must b. immediately
established. These clubs can b. . txemsu1arG
M = enao6lRg ~ pnnR Uchn1 IN
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
DISTRICT 10, DENVER,
REACHES TIE OF QUOTA

In percentage Of final quota reached. Dis
trict ls. Denver. has surpassed all other dis
tricss by obtaining ~ per cent. Seattle comes
seco5'd with al per cent. California is third
wi4h 90 Per cent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
oNE-QUARTER OF
FINAL QUOTA OBTAINED

Only rs per cent Of tho total quota has been
obtained.
HsEe are the cables showing the o,hanGes b
Srs6atscn betwssp Nqz, and II. 4 Eu,n.au.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
WEEKS RESULTS IN
DRIVE FOR $4,000

Last week was q bad week in the drive for
10000 circulation. The Daily lost over TOO cir
culation which had previously been boosted up
by extra distribution orders for Kansas City and
Los Angeles. Besides this there were other losses
which however were cancelled by corresponding
gains. There was gain OF 221 in subs during
the week. A total of 267 new subscriptions we're
obtained and LOG renewals. Forty-six were
dropped from the lists
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
BIG INCREASES SHOULD
FOLLOW PREMIUM OFFERS

Big increases in paid-in-advance circulation
can be achieved through the use OF the two
premiums which the Daily Worker is offering.
Every worker is interested in the progress the
U. S. s. r. is making toward socialism.
THE Five Year Plan Of the Soviet Union"
by G. T. Grinko, gives an absorbing account
Of the plan and also gives the first political
appraisal Of its place in world affairs. This Is
Sc book, published by International Publish
ers and Is offered free with one years sub
scription or renewal.
The 10 page Daily Worker calendar for 1881
already in Its second printing is offered free
with months subscription or renewal. Every
red worker must have enc Of these calendars.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31
COLLECT SIGNATURES
FOR JOBLESS INSURANCE!

ALL YEAR VACATION PLACE---Sl0
per week. Write Avanta Farm.
Ulster Park. N. Y.
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Join the Council of the there ISM One Organize One
LARSON POCKETS 100000
OUT OF A 100000 DOLLAR REPAIR BILL

This is the third in series of
articles on A. r. of L. and political
corruption In New Jersey.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31

1920 1891 1oo37 191ot 2231l 2973s saes 2
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-31

sDns IN t~cnIesl difficulties stAst figures for New
York NOT available Figures used these for the
preceding week
1878 NEW SUBSCRIBERS.
1893 RENEWALS IN DRIVE
One phase Of the campaign which must bs
greatly 3ntensified Is the campaign for subscrip-
-tanA finol ~ ri e - d11YA IN poY
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-29
FAIR GROUND IMPROVEMENTS

The Seventh Annual Charles County
Fair which will be held at the Fair
Grounds near La Plata, Oct. l. 2, 3, 4,
is being prepared for by the manage
ment. A new semi-circular entrance
has been construed and entrance arch
es will be erected. The new gate way
has been relocated opening from the
State Road at the top OF the slight hill
and by its breadth and easy grade
will eliminate crowding at the gate and
afford very easy accessto the grounds.
Permanent culverts have been placed
under the race track in three places
and perfect drainage is now assured
in all weathers. The depression at
the northwest turn has been filled and
with some further conditioning work
the track will be equal to most hall
mile tracks in the State.
The two newest buildings, facing
west, have been assigned, one to the
womans department and one for
Four H Club work. Both have been
floored and no better, lighter or cheer
Ter exhibit buildings can be seen al
any Maryland Fair.
The first section of the bex-stal
building, one hundred feet long, fol
stabling the runners has been comPlet
ed and the management is working OF
a race program that will bring togath
er local sprinters from our neighbor
ing counties as we'll as from our own
CONTINUED On Page S
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1930-08-29
School Commissioner Meeting

The Board of School Commissioner.
was in session on Tuesday with a full
Board in attendace. The following
orders were passed;
James w. Burch was appointed
trustee of School No l, District 8.
John Young was appointed trustee
Of school No. A. Sth District.
The contract for building white
school in 9th District was awarded to
Messrs. Bean ana NARROW.
Ordered that the Commissioners
meet the Newtown School trustees at
Newtown on September g.
Order was passed directing Secretary
to notify all collectors in arrears with
the Board to settle with same by
October 18th.