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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-14
Review by A. LANDY

Press, 1880. XII plus BIT pages.
81. Illustrated.
Review by A. LANDY
THE November Revolution was not
4 only an economic, social and poll
teal revolution; it was also a cul-
tural revolution in the widest sense.
1t was the Russian Revolution that
first revealed the organic connec.
ton between the economic, political
and cultural fronts, and showed how
fundamentally important and decis-
i've, how completely interviewer with
the other phases of the revolution
was the cultural level and the cul-
tural advance of the masses.
Marxism, of course, always taught
the basic dependence of culture upon
economies, or, more precisely, the re-
lationship of material and mental
production, establishing the primacy
of material production, but at the
same time showing the fundamental
influence of mental production upon
the former. Viewing the two dia-
lectically, MarXism pointed out that
there are no absolute barriers in
nature or society, that things may
turn into their opposites, and that
mental production may and often
does become material production and
vice versa. Thus, Marx always look
ed upon science as productive
force, and one of the most basic
and important elements of material
production. Yet science is essen
TALLY part of mental production.
We in America, where the strug-
gle for power is still on the agenda,
have had no occasion to strike up
against the cultural front on a giant
scale. In our practice, it has played
a secondary role. After the revolu-
ton, however, when the revolution
airy party is confronted with the tire
mendous task of organizing the So
cialist economy, the cultural front
assumes serious proportions, reveals
its full significance and shows how
inseparable it is from the basic ques-
lions of material production.
In this respect, the Russian Revo-
luton has wealth of experience to
offer us. And even though we are
not yet confronted with the neces-
sity of fighting on the cultural front
in the same way and under the same
conditions as our comrades of the
Soviet Union, It is our duty as the
Communist vanguard to learn from
their experience not only for future
use but for use in the immediate
class struggle.
The economic and political lessons
of the Revolution drew great deal
of our attention. But we have been
I deeply deficient in learning it's cul-
tural lessons.
In this respect, "Voices of Oc-
tober" may be viewed as a definite
contribution. 1t is a general outline
of art and literature in the Soviet
Union which does not claim to be
more than a preliminary survey of
the subject. "The increasing atten-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-14
**Birth of the Movies. Paris, 1925
BRONX WORKERS GIVE $3.50
TO COMMUNIST PARTY.

At meeting called by Section 5
of the Bronx at 163rd St. and Pros
pect Ave, Wednesday evening to
protest against the police attacking
a meeting held on the same corner
Saturday and arresting five conf
rades, a collection was made in the
name of the Communist Party and
$3.50 was collected.
The workers, who at times num-
bered 200, listened to one speaker
after another very attentively. The
speakers were Jay Anion, Lola Fine
Zone of the arrested workers) and
Harrison. Joe Harris was chair
! man.
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Televlsl0n---A NeU WEAPON
tor the NeW mbeWallst War

brain, visualizes another valuable
aspect of his device;
''Television will be a great as
set to politicians. The day is
likely to come when candidates for
president of the United States
will campaign by television."
a supreme method for bringing
capitalist propaganda into the work.
er's home.
A weapon superior to the news
paper, more effective than the film,
more efficient than the radio!
Such is science in The hands of
militant American imperialism.
Television broadcasting will be of
two kinds. Motion pictures will be
broadcast from master film prints
with synchronized sound and talk
and real events will be transmit
ted through the medium of radio
cameras.
The first method will correspond
to the so-callsd entertainment film
as we know it i'll the movies, The
! second process will amount to an
i infinite extension Of the present
sound newsrecI or documentary
Gilm. This will be the medium which
then as now will have the advantage
of being most effective from the
psychological standpoint. It's power
lies in that it's authenticity can never
be questioned by the onlooker.
Comrade Leon Moussinac, no
doubt the ablest living authority on
motion picture theory long ago
established It as automatic that 'in
the motion picture the feeling of
reality is indispensable for the crea-
ton Of emotion. """ This feeling of
reality" is the very essence of pic
ture facts, as the Soviet director,
Vertoff, calls filmed documents. In
this respect the film created on the
basis of an artificial scenario is in
linitely inferior to powerful docu-
ments like "Turksib," Shanghai
Document" or the average newsreel.
/ Another advantage of the docu-
mentary lin as a propagation of
ideas is it's extreme flexibility. The
television camera will lend itself to
! the same authentic lies as the mo-
ton picture camera.
In 1924, during a public discus
sion in Moscow, Dziga Vertoff re-
vealed an heretofore unpublished
statement by Lenin urging the COM
plete transformation of Soviet Rus
sia's motion picture repertoire on
the basis of the documentary or
"unplayed" film. What would Lenin
have said about television, he who
considered the movies "the art which
for US is the most important"
Technology has given the answer
to the long standing controversy Of
fact versus fiction in the movies
Television has uncanned the film
Television has rendered the acted
film amateurish and backward.
In the Soviet Union such an in
vention would be used to raise thu
cultural level of the workers anC
peasants. 1t would be applied fol
the advancement and true progress
of the formerly oppressed nationa
minorities. For that same puHrost
they are now using the movies anc
the radio at the present time.
There television will be used t.
help build socialism and a Bate
world for the laboring masses
Here it will be used for center
tainment" and for bombing planes
for commercial advertising and TO
capitalist politicians.
%*Rirth of the Movies Paris. 1925
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and give greater support to the
L.S.U.
Soccer Games
The second series of the Eastern
District Examinations in the National
workers soccer cup competition
games will be played this Sunday
at the Dyckman Oval, Dyckman and
Broadway AYES. in New York. The
schedule is as follows:
Olympics VS.. Freiheit
Esthonians VS.. Argentine
Bronx Workers VS.. Italians.
The first game starts at II a. m.
and the last game finishes at 6 p. m.
Bring your lunch along and enjoy
a good day of sports. The proceeds
from these games will go toward
financing the winning team for
trip to Detroit to play a Detroit
workers team in the National Finals.
We know many left wingers who
go each Sunday to support the pro.
fessional soccer games, directly help
ing the bosses. We ask you to at.
tend and support workers sports.
Cleveland L.S.U. in LID. Picnic.
The Labor Sports Union Clubs
of Cleveland participated in the
sport events and baseball game at
the picnic held under the auspices
of the international Labor Defense,
at Minona Park, Sunday, June g.
These events were successful in
every way. Track events and a
baseball game were featured. The
U. S. athletes thrilled the workers
present with spectacular feats.
The International Labor Defense
by sponsoring workers sports has
blazed the way for other workers
organizations to do likewise. The
sports events were one of the mair
attractions of the day, and brought
many young worker athletes anC
sport enthusiasts to the picnic.
In contrast to the stale and cor
rupted professional and boss con
trolled sports, the L. S. U. worker
amateur athletes at this NEE
brought to the fore the superiority
of working class sports over bose.
sports.
These events held under the aus
pieces of the LID. and under TIKI
supervision of the L.S.U. show wha
powerful force workers sport
are for holding and winning youn!
workers into the ranks of the mil
liant working class organizations.
The score card for the day fol
lows:
After a 10 inning game the L.S.U
Defenders were defeated to the tun
Of 1914 by the RED Circle Sport
Club. Both are Cleveland LS.U
Clubs.
The track events were run Of
in fine order with plenty of com
petition. Seventeen and IS worker
participated in each event.
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ShQ yRey Foul
Looks Like A
Publicity Graft
By W. BURKE.

THE heavyweight title bout be-
L tween Jack Sharkey, "The Gan
bling Cob" and the pride of the white
guard Lithuanians, and Max Schmel-
ing, the foreign invader" came to
a close in the fourth round, with
Max Schmeling declared the victor.
This victory was achieved in the
presence of $4,000 fight fans, who
paid 100000 to see the show. After
the first round, which was even, the
fight was all Sharkey's, although
Max acquitted himself quite well by
continually boring in for more of
the Furnishing punches dished out
by Sharkey in the most clever man.
ner. The fatal left hook to the
groin was delivered by Sharkey.
The writer predicted in his pre-
vious articles that at this fight any
thing may happen and he is not
alone of the opinion that this was
we'll I pre-arranged act. Now
Sharkey and 6chmeling can have a
return bout with a million dollar
gate"
The first 1900 seats were filled
with the cream" of American So
ciety. There were representatives
of the -four hundred" grating
politicians, dope peddlers, self-made
business men, racketeers, lawyers,
bankers, labor takers, bootleggers,
prostitutes, panderers and gunner,
Indeed, the crowd was most color
full. There were Jimmy Walker,
Secretary of War Hurley, William
Green of the A. F. of L., John F.
Curry, the Tammany Hall leader;
Grover Whalen and many other
high and low flunkies necessary for
the maintenance of the capitalist
system of society.
Back of this 1900 group of the
scum of the society were thousands
of workers, small storekeepers, white
collar slaves, ETC., straining their
necks to a point in the center of the
field. some $50 yards ahead, trying
to distinguish one fighter from the
other.
We wish the readers to keep ir
mind that this fight was fought for
the benefit of the Free Milk Fund
for Babies"-truly a noble aspira-
ton" Of the 100000 income $780,
900 of this went to the fighters
The Yankee Stadium Corp. got a
fairly good split for the use of the
park. Press and other essential
capitalist institutions got their
share. The Free Milk Fund For
Babies organization gets its share
for the operation of its machinery
paying off its many ward heelers
A. f. of L. takers, etc. What is
left for the babies? Certainly a
noble aspiration.
Soon Sharkey and Schmeling will
be rematched. The fight again will
be boosted up to the limits. The
result will be another record gate
and they will need no smoke screen
like the milk for babies appeal, tc
pack in the fight bugs through the
turnstiles and give another example
of democratic America"
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over : emrtehs. :. CMFWYP BIG
over the terms of their enslavement,
they begin to Zee that they must
organize to fight for themselves.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-06-14
BASEBALL

CONNIE MACK'S Philadelphia
y Athletics continue their climb to
a higher position in the American
League with the Washington Sem
ators hot on their heels. Relatively
the same position is held by the
Brooklyn team in the National Lea
que. Will these two teams hook up
for the World Series?
The writer of this column must
console himself as a reviewer Of
baseball and other sports from a
grand stand seat. Professional
sports are not for the workers from
the workers class conscious view
point but are used by the capitalist
class, not only to fill their pockets
with the meager wages of the work
ers for admission tickets but also to
serve as means of diverting the
workers from the class struggle.
Hoping for the chance to see a
pro game will do no good. The work.
ers must organize their own base
ball leagues not only as a means OF
entertainment but also to serve the
class interest of the workers.
Militarism and Sports
According to recent announce
ments of the capitalist press
Hutchinson of West Point Military
Academy has been named the best
athlete at this institution. Genera
Pershing arch murderer of hundreds
of thousands of workers in the last
world war presented Hutchinson with
sword in honor of his athletic rec
ord. The capitalist class know
we'll the Importance of sports as {
means of training the youth for i'm
perialist wars. That is one of thu
main reasons why it promotes sports
not only in the military institutions
but also in schools, factories etc.
Lets make sports serve our clas
interests by building up the L.S.U
into an instrument of struggl,
against bosses sports.
L.S.U. News
The Eastern States Athletic Nee
of the Labor Sports Union held Sat
urday and Sunday June 18th wa
very successful so far as athletic
is concerned. Two L.S.U. nationa
records were broken and over ~
athletes took part in the events. Blu
from the view point of finances an
the support of the working elias
movement it was a failure. Abou
200 workers attended the meet bot
days, in spite of the fact that tn
meet was being held in protes
against the attempted murder of GU
comrades in the South.
Certainly if we are to build up
workers sports movement the work
ers must give it not only moral bu
financial and organizational support
1t costs great deal of money t
conduct sports. There are expense
for athletic fields (Which are in tn
hands Of the bosses) prizes, trans
portation etc. and these can onl
} be met by the income at the gate;
Workers recognize your class dut.
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A NEW SURVEY OF ART
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A Costly Volume, But A Good Handbook Gov
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Voices Of October; Art and Litera~
ture in Soviet Russia. By Joseph
Freeman, Joshua Kunitz and Louis
Lozowick. New York, Vanguard
Press, 1880. XII plus 317 pages.
$4. Illustrated.
The producers news., 1930-02-21

horseback trip to Grenora, N. d.
While at Grenora, his hotel was
quarantined for scarlet fever, SO
MIR. Olson could not return till the
quarantine was lifted.
Mrs. Selmer Espeland UNDER
went an operation at the Ambrose
hospital Saturday. She is report
ed doing as well as can be expect
ed. She became seriously i'll at
home the middle of last week. A
Plentywood doctor was called
Wednesday but could not get thru
on account of the blockade. The
next day DR.. Bud of Ambrose
made the trip with his snowmo-
bile. Friday Mrs. Espeland was
taken to Ambrose, accompanied by
Mr.. Espeland and Mrs. J. G..
Noon. Mrs. Noon returned Satur-
day. Mr.. Espeland is still in Am
borse. Miss Mabel Helm is tax
ing care of the Espeland house
hold. Ingvald Espeland is doing
chores. EDITORS note-We are
sorry to report that Mrs. Espe-
land passed away the first of this
week.)
Mrs. S. Bartnes was a school
visitor the first of the week.
The producers news., 1930-02-21
OUTLOOK H. S. NOTES

The local boys motored 30 Flax
vile Friday night to engage in q
basket ball conflict. After a very
cold, three-hour ride, the boys ar
rived and lost a close game to
Flaxville by a score of 16 to ID.
The locals were in the lead until
the last two minutes. Elmer. Boe,
our star forward, made 10 points
that did not count.
The debating team presented
their debate to the Eighth grade
last Friday. Tula Lund and Alan
Keogh had the affirm we side of
the question. Ethel Sclvig and
Leonard Morgan had ,.e iegative
side.
The basketball boys will take
part in the tournament on We'd
nesday, February 10Th.
The High School students will
compete in the Scholarship con-
test which will be held on April
10th.
The Freshmen gave a Valen-
tine party last Friday in honor of
the Sophomores.
First and Second Grade
We made Valentines and sent
them to our mothers and fathers
and friends. The ones we sent to
our friends in school we mailed in
our Valentine boxes.
Our teachers read to us about
Abraham Lincoln. We made book
lets and colored flags and shields
to paste in them.
We learned a song about Valen-
tines.
The producers news., 1930-02-21
@untyNcus
McELROY

The worst blizzard of the sea-
son visited this part of the coun-
try February 18th. The day had
been mild and pleasant till about
ZOO P. M. Then it began to snow. ;.
A few minutes later the wind
switched to the northwest. the
air was filled with binding white
ness, and the storm was raging
with fury. Before daylight the
wind had quieted again and all
was calm but cold. But, while the
storm was on, things had happen
ed. The railroad cuts had filled
so it took till Friday evening TO
clear the track and get trains
moving again. Selmer Espeland
and Miss Helm were driving from
the Espeland home when the
storm broke. 1t was only by US
ing the telephone poles as gides
that they were able to finish the
trip without losing the way. Even
the poles were invisible when the
travellers were just half way be-
tween two poles. A. F. Taylor
and Delmer Lester were driving
home from Westby. They had
gotten some distance from town
when the storm met them. They
succeeded in getting to the Ted
Llndell home where they remain
ed over night. Myron Taylor had
gone to McElroy that evening and
remained till morning. Robert
Mangel was driving to the Griffin
home. When near the Nels Kron-
an home the blizzard met him. He
turned about and succeeded in get
ting home. Andrew Espen was
on the way home from Westby. He
continued on his way and finished
the long drive home in spite of
the raging elements. The day af-
ter the storm farmers were busy
rounding up stock that had drift
ed with the storm.
Monday evening Adolph Ander-
son and the Ole Helm family Wis
tied the A. F. Taylor home. Miss
AOANSa AiiOCA SOlB WIN Hdu De6u "A
guest at the Taylor home for a
week, returned with the visitors
to her own home.
Mrs. Anna Bartnes left on the
train Friday to visit friends al
Ambrose. She has spent several
weeks here at the home of her
son, S. Bartnes.
Ralph Downey, our depot agent
has been appointed to fill the va
cancy on the school board caused
by Palmer Jensens leaving the dis.
trict.
Little Alvin Mangel has fully
recovered from his former illness
Olaf Olson has returned from a
The producers news., 1930-02-21
Fulkerson-Nelson Funeral
Parlors Moved Into Larger
Better Equipped Quarters

The Fulkerson-Nelson funeral
parlor is moving into the former
Masonic rooms which are being
renovated to suit the requirements
of an up-to-date establishment of
this kind.
An elevator is being installed.
There is an operating room with
sewer connections, running water
and white enamel fixtures, a slum-
ber room where friends of the de-
ceased can come to view the body,
large chapel and an office. The
premises will be ready for occu-
pancy by the end of this week.
Mr.. G. E. Fulkerson has been a
licensed undertaken in, North Da-
kota since 1910 and in Montana
since 1915. Mr.. Martin Nelson
has been in the undertaking busi-
ness around Plentywood for 18
years. Mr.. Nelson is coroner for
Sheridan county and Mr.. Fulker-
son is deputy coroner.
The producers news., 1930-02-21

year, $3.50 for the second half
year, SIS for the third, $50 for
the fourth, etc., but the ones bind
ing the worker to obey all orders
promptly and diligently perform
his duties; also to refrain from
working at similar employment"
within one year after quitting the
Kraemer mill, or accepting such
work for anyone else.
"The reason why employers
want injunctions from the courts" !"
says the Full Fashioned Hosiery
Workers union statement, "is well
demonstrated by the character of
this contract. The courts are be-
ing used to assist manufacturers
to impose slave conditions upon
the wage earners of this Common
wealth."
Norris is expected to bring this
whole matter to the attention of
the Senate during the tariff de-
bate, to show the actual fruits of
high protective tariff in the in
dustrial struggle in Pennsylvania
For some weeks past, The Fed
Grated Press and legislative rep
resentatives of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor have sought from
Sen. Blaine of Wisconsin, another
member of the Norris subcommit-
tee which in the last Congress
drafted a model anti-injunctior
bill, an expression on the hosiery
workers persecution by Kraemel
injunctions. Blaine has promised
to tell the Senate about the case
at some favorable moment. Clip
pings from the Union Labor Rec
ord of Philadelphia, reciting the
activities of Judge McDevitt
have been in Blaine's possession
for ten days.
Several Progressive Republican
senators have pleaded other en-
gagements when invited to speal
at mass meeting in Philadelphi;
in protest against protection Of
labor" by injunction and clubbing
The producers news., 1930-02-21
Vallee Sings Four New
Hits In Radio Film

Four lovely new songs picked
from among two hundred as best
suited to the radio idols method
are crooned by Rudy Vallee in
his first great feature picture,
"The Vagabond Lover" which
comes Feb. 22-23-24-25 to the Or
pheum theatre.
The songs, already sensational
ly popular, are "a Little Kiss
Each Morning." 81 Love You, Be
lieve Me, l Love You," eff You
Were the Only Grip and "I'l Be
Reminded of YOU"
The selections were made by
Vallee himself after long hours
spent trying the scores of numbers
offered by Americas best lyricists
and composers.
For his Introductory number In
the picture, Rudy selected "I'm
Just a Vagabond Lover" his own
number which with "Deep Night
helped bring him into world favor