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The Washington times., 1930-02-07

Miss Mabelle Jennings, dra-
matte editor Of The Daily News.
will act as chairman Of the
Judges of the finals" in the
District of Columbia One-Act
Play Tournament, when the
four. outstanding player groups
are seen in their 1880 tournar
ment offering tonight at 8:l5
o'clock sharp, in Mckinley Audi
toriuln, Second and T Streets
Northeast.
Andrew r. Kelley, dramatic
editor of The Washington
Times; Daniel c. Chace. OF
the Evening Star; Frank Baer,
representing The Washington
Herald, and Whitman Conn,
amateur theatricals editor OF
the Washington Post, will make
up the complete committee OF
judges who will choose the win.
ming play in the Fourth Annual
Tournament.
Prof. william Lee Corbin,
chairman of preliminary judges,
will make the announcement
Of the individual awards for
outstanding excellence in act
ing and in diction. Miss Alma
Kruger, of, the New York Civic
Repertory Theater, who will
come to the city to direct the
drama guilds production OF
THE Honeymoon" on Febru-
ary % and March /. will also
make her first appearance as a
director before a Washington
audience, speaking briefly on
the drama. She will be intro
duced by DR.. Dewitt C. Crois-
SAINT, chairman Of the board Of
governors of the Community
Drama Guild, which is oper.
ated under the Community Cen
ter Department. with the CO.
operation of the office of Pub
lie Buildings and Public Parks
in the National Capital.
The player-groupS, in the
order in which they will appear
before the finals judges. on
Friday night will be: The Ia
The Washington times., 1930-02-07
Whirngig


The enclosed letter arrived
this morn. He, she, or it who
can read it and not grope for
a chair gets a years subscrip-
ton gratis to the largest mail
ing houses catalogue. Breathe
deeply and race:
Dear Dorothy: That Hammer
stein family will never be
Strengthened out in the minds
of-well, of anybody that's
interested. Further complica-
tion has arisen with Oscars
new wife I'm arried four
months). She is a Dorothy, and
you know that Arthur's wife is
Dorothy Dalton. incidentally,
Mrs. Oscar is always being
taken for Joan Crawford. She
used to be Dorothy Blanchard,
Australian beauty Of stage and
screen in England. Now con-
tent to be just MiSsus Oscar.
The Hammerstein lineup is
something like this:
Oscar Hammerstein I (de-
ceaSed), built three opera houses
in New York.
Arthur HammerStein, his son,
stage producer, now in the
talkies.
William Hemmerstein, another
son (deceased, former voodvil
magnate and father of Oscar II.
Elaine Hammerstein, daughter
OF Arthur, former screen star.
Oscar Hammerstein II, libret
tiSt and lyric writer, son of Will
lam. now writing musical plays
for Warmers.
Reginald H "a m m erstein
brother of Oscar, now associated
with Uncle Arthur at United
Artists.
Dorothy Dalton Hammer
stein, wife Of Arthur. (Also con
tent.)
Dorothy Blanchard Hammer,
stein, wife of Oscar II.
The Oscars II have begat two
new little HammersteinS.
Now, you know, there's no
sense to people begat.ing them.
selves into crossword puzzles.
Through Soundless, Subter-
ranean passages this depart
ment is emphatically informed
that Norma Shearer (Mrs.
Irving Thalberg) is expecting a
newcomer-the first-to the
family. That when Norma COM
pletes "The Divorce" she will
make another picture immedi-
ately, and, thereafter. for SUM-
dry months to come, depart the
mike" and Kliegs.
Happy birthday. Ramon No
varro. To-day. Age 3-young.
I'll be seeing you.
The Washington times., 1930-02-07
A Vaughan Play

"The Sacred Flame" the
Warner Bros. and Vitaphone
all-talking picture starring
Pauline Frederick, now at the
Metropolitan Theater, is prov
ing the most popular engage
ment of the season. The play
is an adaptation Of the stage
hit Of Somerset Vaughan. The
cast includes Conrad Nagel,
Lila Lee. Alec B. Francis and
Dale Fuller.
The Washington times., 1930-02-07

A communication to this desk
announces that next week, or
from February o to IL, will be
National Drama Week, spon.
The Washington times., 1930-02-07
HAMMERSTEIN
FAMILY HAS
HISTORY
By DOROTHY HERZoG


Copyright 1880. Premier syndicate)
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, Feb. 8.
A Studio once Gibralto-ish in
the annals Of the industry, now
crumbling on the brink, sent
for a featured comedians man
ager. The manager was re-
quested to bring along photo
graphs. Which he did. The
exek, in return. handed him
a contract. Mr.. Comedian
merely had to sign his name on,
the dotted line. And what was
in the contract? Oh, clauses
permitting the studio to an
nounce Mr.. Comedian on their
player roster for 1880. But Mr..
Comedian isn't under contract
nor is q contract pending, the
manager commented. A paltry
trifle. tut-tutted the exek. The
studio has had its eye focused
on Mr.. Comedian for some
time and wants him for pic
ture or two. Au revoir.
Just q friendly. buSineSS-like
confab. as you can easily per.
ceive
The Washington times., 1930-02-07

sored by the Church and Drama
League of America.
Distinguished Americans, in
Guiding John w. Davis, Rev. s.
ParkeS Cadman, Bishop William
T. Manning, Rev. Francis P.
Duffy, Prof. William Lyon
Phelps, DR.. Cyrus Adler. Minnie
Maddern FiSke, Eva La Galliene,
Arthur Hopkins, Otis Skinner,
Alfred Lunt and Walter Hamp-
den, are among those who issue
the unofficial proclamation.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-12

individual The entire capitalist of
from precisely the isegomana the Twill
the whole EARTH plus deep panic face of its difficulties
ing markets. its progressively parayzed machinery production
roous and revolving worknga its menacng rivals
The entire capitalist today exhibits feocy
and bloodhnes which Whaen shows,
sort of laboratory specimen.
ing aoft the of Jesus and the Dollar Mark
what carcatuTd form the symbol Of Capitalism also marching forth
to against the workingca at home,
perast rivals with Great Britain the head against
Soviet Union which it hates deeply
Eorerunner and sign of its doom.
II uniformed with horses, machineguns, bombs
incurred and all that needed
history, then indeed the
however, the Kaiser Wilhelm would eating heart
at Doom; that the Gar of all the Russias
throne But if history has lesson teach this
first: That when the rulers begin their soldiers
rattle their sabre and to throw their military
their own and when the system which
longer feed the people; when force without
the chief of claw ordethat
luton is approaching with determined
time when heroc poppnjay of the of Whaen provide
modern versions of King Canute.
The tide of revolution rises May Day will be
point in the United States.
Let Whalen build his dams of machneguns him
forbid the to
The tide rises!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-12
TRY SHlFRIN FOR
SELF-DE:FENSE:
Thug Witness Caught
in Lying

William Shifrin was put on trial"
today in Bergen County Court, faced
with being railroaded to prison for
life because he defended himself
against gang of thugs of the scab
Hebrew Butchers Union" who at
tackled him in 1928.
The class character of the trial
came glaringly to light right at the
beginning when District Attorney
Ryan asked the jury whether any
one of them was a member of the
Communist Party. 1t broke through
all the legal arguments throughout
the trial. 1t was clear in the state
ment of the chief prosecution wit
ness, Siskowtz, who was the leader
of the gang that attacked Shifrin,
that there 'are no other labor unions
in this country but the Hebrew
Butchers Union and the American
Federation of Labor 1t is the
boss class through its state machin-
Continued on Page Four
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JAIL JBLESS' COMMITTEE FOR WORK OR WAGE FIGHT
'Breadlines and Blackjacks.' .

The Unemployed Delegation elected by the great Union Square
jail That the official seal
placed by the the brutality of Whaens police in
Union Square That the of the capitalist class to the work
ers demands for Work Wages for unemployment insurance TO
backac unemployment of
capitalists the leaders demon
staged of Special Sessions and
miscae trial. in which the Judges openly displayed their role as
termned behind the curtains Evidence not wanted and was
eyna ruled out OF order Whaens mass cubbngs his under
cover his mounted police riding over men, women and
children the pictures registering his of voncea this
evidence interest the All such endorsements
vigorously excluded
Workers surprised 1t class
dict the capitalists against the workers. 1t the of the
capitalist class confirming bombs clubs bacjack machine
guns provocau and horses hoofs which made answer March 9Th
is the only language capitalism speak today faced with mil
lion workers who with their families starving because capitalism
only for profits dividends Let the verdict be another
lesson to the working class that it must fight starve
The infamous Whaen muzzed by his masters this trial
too boasng about it. The things they are to be DONE
be talked about So Whaen permitted tell the
he told the New York Times reporter
chad split his sides laughing his undercover cracking
formed police and all the other juicy with which he has been
entertaining Chambers of Commerce. Catholic Church
other choice gatherings of the upper classes But while these m
mating inside gmpse into the workings capitalist claw and order
shut of the the workers will them
Against the workers slogan of Work capitalists
have put forward the slogan of Breadnes and Backjack
But the millions of unemployed who day
lies slip deeper into misery and starvation cannot find solution
to their problems the breanes and police brutality
accept this of the bougeos And s lose their
to hungry and desperate and women starving the midst of
the richest country in the world.
Now the working Glass; employed and unemployed must
The
March 6 must begin all eanestness their
through organization the fight
effectively.
While Foster Minor Raymond sit in Jail for
the crime of leading and the
lions who reused and stirred by the
demonstrations stronger preparations organa
TONS energetic struggles. The fight
just begun!
Now must build the fighting
Unity League! Now establish powerful
Unemployed close TUU we must build
mighty convention against unemployment July
Chcago Now must strengthen and consolidate the fighting
eTship of the working class the PARTY!
Above all, must unite
the preparations for the political strike May
outpouring of all workers this traditional struggle the
American working class.
For work or wages, for unemployment insurance!
For the 7-hour day and five-day week.
For the release of all the class-war prisoners!
For the struggle against the imminent mperaist
Demonstrate May
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-12
Marching as to War;

determined that capitalism in the United
States shall not be overthrow
horde of Boshevsm he throws all his
claw and ORDER" every man of them New
Yoks nest) lay down their lives capitalism
If that is not enough he mobzng
Citations to whom he has handed right Square
the traditional place of workers on May
Day.
Whaens April 10 (disc1eety
suppressed in other papers) wonderful exhibit the
gs of the diseased mind which capitalism
ganzed violence. With sadistc anticipates
the police cavalry begins to charge begin rata
plan upon Communist "reentesy rough and
ruthless" tghtpped" hero He twill have
10000 policemen duty throughout May Day.
be available for duty in and around Union Square"
Every of the 10000 will be the job with just
idea in mind-to obey orders"
"The police dispositions within very few
minutes adequate armed force
most point in the city trouble expected
horsemen infantry machine chemical squads with their
tear and all the of the
finest force earth
And if this description enough the reader that
Whaen positively determined to prevent the Revolution May
Day. simply will allow capitalism overtrown next para
graph should remove all doubts
almost 10000 will in reserve at various
points Special emergency squads with motor trucks
and baaion OF fast police equipped with
guns machine guns tear and other weaponsw be held
readiness at central points Brooklyn
the Bronx The Bomb Squad with special information,
have special duties.
cotlc men will be the job Special details will eye
on the homes Of prominent and public officials"
all this simple provocaon or is Whan mind broken under
the strain OF his heavy dut?"
makers department store really convinced that years
Day nauguaed in the as dav of worneca
demonstration and struggle he Whalen 10000
his war paraphernaa will abolish this prnicous
night with a police order?
1t clear to deal with is combination
OF both factors The provocatons of Whan nescapab
IN these ne remains
time he evidently suffering mental ills including
combination Of panic and with the helpless feroy
Whalen
United States tody dealing with the eccentrce
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-12
LABOR JURY SAYS
Court is GUILTY
Urges Mobilization of
All Workers. Forces

Sharply denouncing the railroad
ing to jail of : delegates of the
unemployed and other workers dem
onstrating in Union Square March
6, the Labor Jury elected at mass
meeting of 11,G00 workers in Bronx
Coliseum, March 10, issued its ver-
dict yesterday as follows:
"The trial of the five delegates
elected by 10000 workers at the
unemployed demonstration on March
6 was held in Special Sessions of
Criminal Court Building before
Judges Murphy, McInery, and Solo
mon. The Labor Jury was denied
entry to the court room until after
Commissioner Whalen had finished
his testimony. The attitude of the
judges was decidedly hostile toward
the defendants and they made no
efforts to disguise their hatred of
the defendants as representatives of
the working class. Every point
Continued on Page Four
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engineers and two officers unions
are independent. Over 90 per cent
of Germans 10000 officers are or
gained. Many of them hold mem
bership in reactionary bodies like
the Nationalist Party and the Stahl-
helm, its military organization.
Of the six countries with exten-
sive sea trade - Australia, the
United States. Great Britain, Sean
dinavia, Holland and Germany
Australia pays seamen the highest
wages and Germany the lowest, the
other countries ranking as given.
Germany able seamen make $3.50
a month plus board and food valued
at $10.S4, a magnificent total of
$42.64. Every German worker, on
land or sea, is taxed 10 per cent.
Seamen need no large numbers to
figure the wage after paying tax
Continued on Page Five)
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MYTH OfAngl0-
h. 'FYleWd-
Smashed

With the naval conference viz
tually at an end, a veritable smoke
screen of optimistic satisfaction"
is being discharged from London to
cover up the real results of the con-
ference-the fact that the imper-
ialist navies will actually be en-
larged by additional ships.
Behind the qualification" ex-
pressed by the British and American
imperialists at the results of the
conference is the real fact that the
rivalries between them have ac-
tually been intensified and sharp
ened as a result of the parley. The
pacifist fog about a new era of
Anglo-American cooperation has
been completely exposed. If any
cooperation has been achieved at
London, it is cooperation against
their common enemy, the Soviet
Union.
Special emphasis is laid upon the
fact that the three-power pact be-
tween England, Japan and the
United States will result in the lat
ter scrapping three battleships and
England four. In reality, however,
according to the proposed new
treaty, Japan will not only not
scrap anything but will increase her
tonnage from 784,877 tons at pres
ent to 817050 tons by 1886; while
England and America, as United
Press dispatch from London yester-
day admitted, twill have to build
in certain branches of their navies
to equal their new quotas"
Meanwhile Chairman Tydings of
the Senate Naval Affairs Commit
tee expressed bitter dissatisfaction
with the failure of the navy to equal
racing records set by England dur
ing the last five years and let it
be known that Congress is ready to
appropriate sufficient money for
fighting planes if the Navy makes
known its desires. At the same
time, the U. S. S. Chicago, the first
of eight 10,000-ton light cruisers
voted by Congress in 1924, was
launched at Mare Island, California,
last Thursday-apparently as
token of Wall Streets peaceful
sentiments towards their fellow
Anglo-SaXons in Lombard st.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-12
LOWEST SEAMEN'S PAY
5000 Hamburg Seamen JoblesS

International Seamen's Club re-
ports 5000 unemployed German sea-
men in Hamburg, where wages are
lowest of all seafaring countries.
Over $50 seamen are coming daily
to the club for warmth, recreation
and news of jobs.
The Seamen's Union counts only
10000 members out of 10000 sea-
men. Within the union the club
group, which 10 affiliated with the
Red international of Labor Unions
is fighting inactivity and reaction.
According to Secretary Walter the
International Seamen's Club will
continue to work inside the union
against the policy of arbitration and
no fight.
The Seamen's Union and one of
the two engineers unions belong to
the Amsterdam International. The
other, four marine unions captains,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-12
ACHIEVE DAILY" GOAL
Drive for 10000 NeW Readers

To insure the success of the drive
for mass circulation of the Daily
Worker and 10000 new readers by
June l, "a full mobilization of the
entire membership is required"
writes Roy Stephens, District Or
ganizer of the Boston District of
the Communist Party.
Comrade Stephens says that the
Boston District will achieve its
quota for 600 new subscribers, 1000
in bundle orders and $500 to fl
nance the mass circulation drive.
"The campaign to build the
Daily Worker must not be consid-
cred as separate and apart from
the task of recruiting members
and building mass Communist
Party. Along with the increase
in membership and influence of
our Party, there must be a SIM
ultaneous increase in the circu.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-12
lation of the Daily Worker.

lation of the Daily Worker.
"In the Boston District only s.
per cent of our members are sub
scribers to the Daily Worker. 1t is
impossible for Party members to
have clear conception of the pres.
ent situation and tasks and prob
lens of the Party unless they rea
the Party press. This is especially
true Of new members.
"The Daily Worker must be made
an effective weapon in the mob
ilization of the workers for mass
demonstrations on May First.
SIN connection with this, it is
necessary that workers CORE
spondence be developed, especially
from large factories, and that every
district carry out the proposals of
the Central Committee and order
several special editions for distribu-
ton before May First"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-12
10000 Mill HANDS
STRIKE IN JAPAN
A Million Are Jobless
Economic Crisis Is On

SAN FRANCISCO, April IL
Gable dispatches from Japan to the
Japanese-American News here re-
ports that 10000 workers of the
Kanagafuchi spinning mills, the
largest and one of the most impor-
tant industries in Japan, struck to-
day to fight against a wage cut
which was ordered by the bosses
yesterday The Kanagafuchi mills
are notorious for their brutal treat
ment Of the workers. The former
head of these mills, Sangi Muto, who
used to be the leader of the bust
ness group in the Diet, is the cham
pion advocate of industrial peace"
in Japan.
Coming at the critical moment of
an impending serious economic
crisis, which has been gathering
Roadway for several weeks, the
news of the walkout brought COM
mon stock in the Kanagafuchi en-
terprise from 125 yen share to 90
yen over night. This Immediately
caused a paralysis in trading in the
Toxic Stock Exchange, the financial
center of Japan, which was or
dered closed today. A crisis in the
Kanagafuchi mills is a sure sign of
a serious economic crisis IN Japan.
The dispatches also report that
there are at present 100000 I'M
employed workers in Japan, with
100000 walking the streets in the
city of Toxic alone.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-04-12

lease on bail, they VIII nave an
extra week to serve before
their sentence begins.
This is the insolent official
answer Of the profit drunken
exploiters of New York and their
city government to the demands of
the unemployed for work or wages,
for unemployment insurance and
for the seven-hour day and five
day week. This is the answer which
has the full backing of the fed
eral capitalist government. This
is the latest attempt Of the courts
to reinforce Whalen's clustering
threat that he will charge the work
ers demonstrating May Day with
police cavalry and cheat a ratapan
of clubs on their skulls"
Already the jobless and militant
workers are picking up the chal.
lenge thrown down to them. All
over the country demonstrations are
already protesting this assault, I'M
employment councils are springing
into existence, plans go forward
with increased determination to
hold huge May Day demonstra-
ton and political mass strike and
to bring 10000 delegates to the
Chicago National Convention on
Unemployment July and 5.
Labor Jury In.
Three Tammany judges, Max Sol
ONION, Daniel F. Murphy and James
McInerney, sat for only three and
three-quarters hours, without jury
being permitted, except for the la
Dor jury which argued and forced
its way into the court room about
noon, and in a case conducted as
arbitrarily as a police third degree
arrived at a verdict of guilty, ver-
dict the Encouragement of which
stuck out of every maneuver OF
prosecution and court.
The defense was conducted by At
torneys Joseph Brodsky and Robert
H. Elder. Proceedings were opened
by dropping the charge of public
nuisance" utterly ridiculous and in
terfering with the prosecutions line
of evading facts and presenting
no case. There is still
to be tried the fake charge of "as-
sault," which was also to come mp
in the 57th st. Court, but
was postponed.
Amter, Minor, Foster Speak.
The high light in the trial was
of course the clear cut and defianl
testimony of Foster, Minor and AM
ter. Every effort was made by the
and court to keep this
as formal and colorless as possible,
to rule out everything that brought
the class issues sharply to the front
The trial was held in secret, only
men (you can depend on
the capitalist press to be discreetN
and witnesses being allowed in, with
dozens of uniformed police and
plain-clothes dick leaning against
every pillar, to keep the hundreds
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is DAYS TO MAY
FIRST; PREPARE
POLITICAL STRIKE.
Organize in the Shops,
Jobless for Biggest
Demonstration
Hit scist Terror
Push Fight for "Work
or Wages"

With only Is days left before May
First, final preparations are being
made throughout the United States
fer the largest M IS demonstration
of the workers on May Day than
ever before in the history of the
United States.
The leading slogan is Organize
the mass political strike" for the
fight for Work or Wages
against wage-cuts and for the
seven-hour day, five-day week,
against imperialist war and for
the defense of the Soviet Union.
Realizing the tremendous prepa-
rations being made for May Day
this year, the capitalists, through
their police and fascist organiza-
tions, are trying to terrorize the
workers. In New York, Whalen
announces he will have his entire
police force of 10000 modified
against the workers for May Day.
This will not intimidats the work
ers. Whalen's braggart boasts will
not stop the millions of unemployed
from fighting for the right of the
streets, and for "Work or Wages"
instead of starving like rats caught
ir . the capitalist net Of unemploy-
ment.
Particular stress is laid on or
ganization Of shop committees in ali
industries for the mass political
strike; for organization of defense
corps and to get all the workers
out III demonstration of solidarity
against unemployment and capital