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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-20
THE FIGHT AGAINST WHITE
CHAUVINISM
By VIM. sCHNEIDERMAN.

The Plenum of the Central Committee did
much to clarity the line of the Party on our
work among Negroes. One of the chief obstacles
to carrying out that line is the white chauvinist
tendencies which still persist in the ranks of the
Party or so-called revolutionary organizations
which support the Party To eradicate them
will require persistent theological campaign
in order to root out these bourgeois tendencies
A recent incident which occurred in Springfield
District No. 49, reveals the necessity of this ide-
illogical campaign.
A small local of the American Negro Labor Con-
gress (now the League of Struggle for Negro
Rights had been built up, and an excellent
start made in reaching the Negro workers by
a successful mass meeting al which Comrade
Newton spoke. AS long as the local comrades
talked in the abstract about organizing the Ne
gro workers, they had the full sympathy of the
left-wing organizations in Springfield But when
Negro workers actually began to come to meet
ings at the Victory Hall, the left wing head
quarters and to attend dances given there, the
petty-bourgeois prejudices of some Of the Party's
sympathizers began to come out in the open.
At recent dance given by the Women's
Council, few Negroes attended. Some of the
members of the Women's Council objected to
Negroes mingng with other workers at this
dance and even threatened to withdraw their
children from the Jewish School, If Negroes
would continue to be admitted to meetings at
this hall. The objections were raised by petty
bourgeois women who considered themselves as
good "revolutionists"
The Party opened up sharp fight against
these expressions and took steps to call special
meeting of the Womens Council to discuss the
line of the Party on the Negro question. Any
elements who will persist in raising this issue
must be mercilessy exposed. If the Party will
have to choose between admitting Negro work.
ers to hall belonging to workers organizations,
or surrender to the petty bourgeois prejudices
of these "sympathizers" we will choose the Ne
gro workers. We call upon the working class
members of the Women's Council the Interna-
tional Labor Defense and all other workers Or
carnations in Springfield to support the line of
the Party and help destroy white chauvinism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-20
Concrete Work Based On Know
ledge of Shop Conditions

noon and while distributing and selling by out
side comrades, mailing lists of the Party press
workers clubs, etc.-should be the starting Or
ganizational point Through these workers the
real conditions in the shop can be determined
as well as grievances. The demands must be
formulated and worked out together with and
in full agreement of the workers, based on the
concrete conditions in the shop and expressing
the sentiments Of the workers, of course, in
conformity with program. The demands
must be formulated clearly as possible so
that every worker will understand them.
This group of workers must be the basic
force, around our Shop Nucleus, to nrsbilze the
workers in the shop for the demands, with the
necessary help of street nuclei, unemployed
councils, etc. The real, energetic and system
attic mass work must be developed for the
realization of the demands. The demands must
be raised primarily by the group directly in the
shop through an individual approach of work
ers, discussions at lunch hours, etc.; suitable
Stickers with the demands pasted throughout the
shop, as well as painting the demands on the
wall; leaflets not only in English but also in
the decisive languages in the shop dealing with
the demands from various angles; shop paper;
factory gate meetings, etc. Articles should be
written for the Daily Worker and especially for
the Labor Unity and the official organ of the
respective union, raising the demands. suf-
ficient quantity of the issues in which the ar
tcle appears must be sold and distributed in
front of the shop House to house visiting of
the workers can not be minimized in this respect.
Must Fight Opportunism.
But here we must also guard ourselves care
fully against merely becoming the Party of i'm
mediate demands" and losing the sight of our
revolutionary aim, that is, adjustment of CAPT.
talism. Out of these immediate demands and
struggles we must develop struggles on a higher
plan, politicalizng even smallest demands and
struggles of the workers. In other words the
struggle for immediate demands must be con-
cretely linked up with our general program, not
by Transforming the general program into i'm
mediate demands at the present stage of devel-
opment, and thus drowning the immediate de-
mands, as it was the case formerly, but by pre-
pairing the workers through these partial de-
mands and struggles for more decisive strug-
gle on broader scale and for the higher de-
mands. OF course, not losing the sight of win
ming the struggles for the partial demands. And
in this way will we reach the stage where our
ultimate aim, the dictatorship of proletariat will
become the immediate demand.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-20
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Danville
By JORGE

The N. Y. Times of Dec 70 tells us that times
are getting hard down in Virginia, too In fact
it says:
1.-THE maintenance of special police has cut
deeply into the city treasury, and there were
reports today that various services would have
to be curtailed."
Did they mean that police service against the
strikers would also be "curtailed'? Never! The
capitalists will shut the schools, close the hos
pitfalls and let sanitation go hang-but never
will they part with the police. That is, not until
the workers take over the works.
The A. F. of L. leaders down in Danvile are
objectng to what they call the needless" cruelty
of the company evicting the strikers at Christ
mas time. If the company has any necessary
cruelty, why shouldn't it use that? They do not
object, of course, to evictions at any other time
but Christmas. 1t is much nicer, in fact, it is
a joy to be evicted on Thanksgiving, or Yom
Kippur, or the Fourth of Julyl
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-20
Why the Five-Year Plan?
BY BURcK

the planning work had t. be limited to the
drafting OF the Five-Year Plan. The reasons for
this decision will easily be appreciated.
1t should be remembered that a profound
transformation is taking place in the Soviet
national economy. The rehabilitation period was
only recently completed; the period of new
construction has only just been started The
gigantic problems of this new period, its poten-
tialities, as well as its immense difficulties are
only n wv beginning to be realized; they do not
as yet appear with sufficient clarity. The years
Immediately ahead of us will be marked by the
tasks and difficulties of the new construction
period Before sufficient experience has been ac-
cumulated before thr has bn an opportunity to
larn from practical experience the condi-
lions and possibilities of the reconstruction
period, before the size and character of the diff
ficulties besetting it can possibly be gagged, or
its potentialities fully realized, it would have
been unwise, shortsighted and mistaken to at
general fifteen-year plan for the develop
tempt to present to the country and the world
ment of the national economy of the Soviet
Union, plan which could not possibly be any,
thing else than program for the building of
a fully developed socialist society. For such
task the economic, social and political experience
gained during the reconstruction period is
needed. When the Five-Year Plan was drawn.
the planning organization of the u S. S. R.
still depended practically entirely on the meth
GEOLOGY developed during the rehabilitation
period. 1t is for this reason that the Soviet
Unions adopted plan of economic and cultural
development as program of socialist construc-
ton for the immediate five years, to serve as
great introduction to the general plan for
building socialist society in the u S. S. r.
From The Five Year Plan of the Soviet
Union, by G. T. Grunko one of the original
collaborators on the Five-Year Plan of So
cialist industrialization, complete account
of the Plan. containing the first two years
of its operation and political estimate of
its place in world economy.
By special arrangement with Interna-
tional Publishers, this So book FREE
WITH THE DAILY WORKER FOR ONE
YEAR, So In Manhattan and Bronx, Sc
outside New York Rush your subscription
to the Daily Worker, SO E. 18th St., New
York. Mention this offer.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-20
BY CHARLES BLANK.

nm OCTOBER FIFTH this year group of
Worker Correspondents of New York and
vicinity gathered to lay an organizational basis
for the workers correspondence movement in the
u. S. A.
Workers from various trades and organiza-
tons were present and discussed the problem
on how to interest as many workers as possible
to write and report for the workers press. Prac-
tical suggestions we're made. to this effect. An
executive committee was elected that met imme-
diately after the conference, and worked out a
plan of activity. The committee decided that
the name of the organization shall be the work
ers Correspondence League" or "Worcorrs."
Held Second Conference
On November 30th exactly weeks after the
first conference, a second conference of the New
York "WORCORRS" took place. In spite of the
fact that we could not get any publicity from
our revolutionary press with the exception of
the Daily Worker) the meeting was well attended
The report of the secretary dealt with the re-
suits achieved during the few weeks of the
Leagues existence. During that short period
contacts have been made with 300 worker cores
pondents. All correspondence received is being
given personal attention and letters written to
them pointing out to them in some cases how
they shall improve their writings. The results
are that the letters received now from the same
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-20
TODAY in WORKERS HISTORY

December 20, 1905-General strike began. in
Moscow. 1s1s-Printing plant of Berlin 'vor-
waerts," Social Democratic daily, seized by
revolutionary leaders. 1920-Wages of 100000
per cent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-12-20
All, Those Cruel Russians!

dispatch from Niagra Falls New York, tells
OF a poor worker who was found unconscious in
his rooming house. His name. Ralph Geist, of
BIT Main Street. Occupants of the house took
him to his room-but let the dispatch speak:
He remained unconscious there for three DAYS
before the case was called to the attention of
Louis Elmer commissioner of charities, and the
man was taken to ST. Mary's hospital Police
said their investigation showed that several ply
sicians had been called by occupants of the
rooming house, but they refused to attend Geist
because the man had no money. He is still I'M
conscious Police believe Geist may have been
injured in a. fall"
Because the man had no money"-he can
die for all that doctors care-rinder system
where doctors get paid for keeping workers sick
and not keeping them well, as in that "barbor-
ouS' land of the Soviets-where doctors are en-
ployees of the government paid comfortable
salary to keep workers we'll.
There in the Soviet Union, worker, at the
first sign of illness, is given attention without
cost, and his pay goes on, and his job is secure
as long as the doctor certifies that he is sick.
But Geist was in the United States, Civilized"
capitalist country! ~
delegate to attend the conference of the Soviet
Union WORCORRS that will be held sometime
in 1881
The New York WORCORRS group will meet
e,ery month, while the executive committee
meets every first and third Saturday All work.
ers interested in the wORCORRS movement or
who wish to receive our bulletin should write
to the "WORCORRS', SO E. 18th st., N. =. G.
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Workers! Join the Party of
Your Class!

Communist Party u s. A.
43 East 125th Street,
New York City.
Please send me more information on the Com
munist Party.
Name ..........................
Address ........................
City ....................... State ...........
Occupation OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Age ......
Mail this to the Central Once, Communist
Party, 43 East 125th st.. New York. N. Y
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-24

to visit them when they are sasf
asleep"
But In the morning they nave
ugly red marks and sometimes they
get sick" Hand pointed cut.
The mosquito didn't seem 10 hear
this And they do all they can
10 keep us out on their houses" IN
went on. by putting up screens and
nets and the like. But we generally
find a way I'd Eet I'm anyway"
I'm sure X you didn't bite them
they wouldn't annoy you at all"
Flor said. What makes you do it?H
Hunger. We bite them because
we're hungry. We've got to eat
something. III someone would b. kind
enough To give us I'll steak. or lamb
chops or boiled new potatoes we'd
be satisfied. Since no one does, wa
have 20 ret our dinner where wa
find II. Wen, It's getting on td
dusk now. l think I'll fly over "a
the house and VI whom 4 can bite
Are those children sitting On the
porch your masters and mistresses7~
Tie shadows nodded and with
singing wings tthey sang because
they moved 80 swiftly IL Few OF
and came 70 5 upon Knarfe
masters arm
i've found my dinner" Il called
hack 70 tho shadows. Watt for ma
I'LL h. hack I'm a."
Crack Down came the bcy+m
hand and the mosquito said no mora
c~urTrFht. 1890. Nsurpap~ Fsaturs gurrtoa Ins-
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Don't Consider Cost.

For twenty q he was In per-
sonal charge OF every banquet Of
note served at the" She named one
OF the fashionable hotels OF a gener-
alton ago. You should hear his
wife tell Of the asst bachelor dinner
given by young Sackett to his
ushers. Ills brtdeto-be-you know
she was OF old New York society
while young Srackett had only his
millions. no family or background
came down and supervised every
detail OF the feast When Mrs. Sobel
lifts her hands and says: 'Ach! to
think now they're divorced. and he
has disinherited their daughter for
marrying a man he considers be-
meath him socially you feel MS X
you were listening TO a Cassandra
wailing over the decadence OF New
York society. But make no mistake
about Mr.. Sobel's ability as q ca
terer. Just tell him what you want,
and he'll do the rest. Your food and
your service will be impeccable.
Your decorations. OF course can be
as elaborate as your purse de-
mands."
"Auntis Madger" Mary's tones
were suddenly shrflly protesting.
Isn't this going 70 cost m awful
lots or money? You mustn't"
/ put my hand over her mouth.
Don't tell me what I must or
must not do" ] told her with bur-
sesqued s1ernness. That is some
thing ! do not permit from anyone.
You have nothing Go do with the
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-24

nESPTTE the glories Of this glorious world,
or perhaps because of them, there are
thieves abroad. We do not refer to the
felon who steals your worldly goods, but to the
most dangerous felon of all-the love thief, who
Graves the love and the lover belonging 10
another. The love thief is the thorny rose in
the bouquet of life and to deal with her or him,
needs q collected mind and a cool hand.
The ways Of the love thief are devious. No
two work alike, although there are certain funda-
mental rules that seem to help them to success.
One Of these Is sympathy, sympathy for little
important ~trifles, sympathy that will make an
otherwise sensible male imagine that the world
does not appreciate him, just because his best
girl could not keep an appointment, or failed to
sulky demeanor he writes a furious note TO the
girl who really means all the world to him, and
sets out to find someone who will understand and
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appreciate him. And he does. II l. often the
girl who collects scalps in the form Of admirers,
who lives on admiration and flattery. She will
console him and offer him her a-ffection-until
the next heartbroken male comes along ripe for
her sympathy and honied words. In the mean
time he has lost the real girl Of his heart. And
sometimes it is too late to win her back again.
But worst Of all il the love thief who sees
two, happy people, and deliberately plots to come
between them and destroy their idyll. Frequently
this type Of love thief il a woman who sets her
mind on a certain man, whether he Is attached
or not. And usually it is another woman's man
at whom she sets her cap. She will scheme and
plan until she has destroyed every vestage Of
their happiness and the man has become the
victim Of her cruel within. But often the man
finds that the glamor that surrounded him when
he was another's has vanished and the SIRENS call
has become an empty echo.
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sank. And these same EcIen-
lists say Il took at least 10000 years
70 90 this upheavtng, which seems
quite a while.
To Captain Cook = generally given
credit Tor bringing the attention Of
the world 70 the Hawaiian Islands.
When Cook was on hts third around
the world voyage IN the "Discov-
cry in ITS he found what he called
the Sandwich Islands He also found
8 very hosp.table people inhabiting
them as after the occupation by the
Nal1yans or Polynesians In the
Sixth Century the islands were re-
discovered BY the Spaniards when
q navigator named Don Juan Gae-
tano landed in 1855.
The influence OF Captain Cook and
his followers upon the islanders was
not all III should have been and the
evils which followed led 70 Cooks
death by violence a year after he
arrived. For q long time there was
q myth that Cooks body rad been
eaten by cannibals and when I was q
child ] remember seeing a startling
picture or Cook IN n boat surround
ed By fierce naked cannibals who.
the legend said. killed and ate htm.
The fact is Cook was killed by n
native following his high handed
way Of making levies upon the ma
tives and permitting his crew 70 in
dulge IN all sorts or excesSes ut the
expense OF the islanders.
The simple islanders worshiped
Cook as q god when he landed
among them, He and his followers
did about as they pleased and levied
all sorts OF imposts upon the ma
tives and abused their hospitality In
many ways. They seemed 10 90 on
the assumption that no laws OF God
or man restrained them. After Cooks
death. however. his crew Withdrew
from the island To their ship.
Continued T1IErsdayJ
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breeze-there, wasn't that a violin
far away and sweet, but very
faint?
What IS It they're playing. the
unseen muSiciansY Why, The
Spring Song of course. what else.
1 saw three children PLAYING under
2 locust tree this morning. A
chubby little bov OF five or AK. a
slender little girl OF the same age.
and 8 foolish little, fat baby about
two years old.
sit down. girls" said the chubby
little boy. and take of your shoes:
don't YOU scr the fairy slippers on
the srass7 III you put theln on you
n u as fast as the wind. You
q walk upon the water too, and n
you are sitting by the fire on a rainy
evening and you see the fire dane
1ng outdoors. the way q does some
times when the light Is right, you
a walk right through the window
pane and warm your hands at the
FAIRY fire-iust a. easy.
And the chubby little boys
gray eyes grew deep and misty:
And" he said. after you have
worn the fairy slippers FOR a year
and a day the Wind viii bring his
little boy 20 come and play with you
ard he will sing " YOU. too
Oh. said tile slender little girl.
2 p sat down on tho green grass,
r heEan ~ ruii cff her shoes and
stockings n Joyous haste.
But why don't YOU put on the
FAIRY slippers YOURSELF
The little boys ripe little mouth
ruricd into q smile full az mystery.
"a know the Winds little boy 81
ready. lie said.
i've known him. on for ever ~
Ions. That's where I learn al my
songs I sing. the Winds little how
sits on the ledge OF the window ~
my room and sings them 70 me n
the night when everyone Is asleep"
HIS voice YVES stralEa and not like
hi natural voice AZ OH.
The slender little girl looked AT him
A. something almost like terror.
She scrambled hastily "a her feet
and caught the chubby baby by Its
chubby hand.
Come. Mary Lizbeth." she said.
~we must 70 home. we must go
home. right now.
and before yuu knew what she
was about there she was. scanrer-
ing down the hill as fast as she could
-. and pulling the chubby baby
pfter her.
The Iittie boy stood very stu and
watched her 20.
I felt like telling tho little boy to
he careful 70 whom he spoke about
the fairy slippers and the Winds
little boy.
Such tales frighten some people
and do YOU know, ] could look ahead
down the years ard see that little
boy, wondering why people some
times stared az him and went away
1nst when he was telling them some
thing beautiful.
II YVES alI very cdd-wssn't it,
ceprFirhf. 1850. NHrspas- Feature ssrTics. Ina
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Mary's Strange ReQuest

/ laughed in spite or myself
" a low centerpiece OF red roses
and maiden-hair fern" I replied
promptly. for / had planned every
thing beforehand. "As for the food
from what you gay OF Mr.. Sobel's
ability. I think I would do well TO
consult with him about the dinner
and buffet supper and fruit punch
for the dance after the theater.'
You would" Lillian assured me.
What about the orchestral"
IT haven't the slightest idea" I
told her.
Il hoped you didn't have" she re-
Joined, for I know OF the cleverest
group, three gentlemen Of color. one
plays a violin. one "a drum. and the
third the piano-you'd better see
about having that in the balcony
tuned. And their antics, you'd
better not have them wholly con-
cealed by the Christmas tree. for
they're a whole circus 70 look at."
That practically completes every
thing" 1 said. Tomorrow morning
the first thing. I'll see Mr.. Sobel and
find out whether we'd better have
the dance tomorrow night or the
night after"
"OhF" Mary breathed. cant II DO
tomorrow night
There was such stress in her voice
that I turned and looked at her in
amazenent. 1t was LOT Eirlish an
ticipation that moved her but some
thing much more serious. / could
see that. why was she 80 anxious
about a difference OF only twenty
four hoursf
CONTINUED Tomorrow
Copyright. 1885, NewHpapr Feature Service. Ire