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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-27
By S. BROWN.
(0rganizer Section l, Dist. y

THE units of our section are now seriously
discussing the resolution presented by the
Bureau which points out the shortcomings of
our past activities and the tasks before us in
the present period. The most important tasks
before us is the orientation towards the large
shops of the basic and heavy industries, and
war factories of which we have plenty on our
Section.
We are not as yet rooted in these shops
We have too few contacts in the basic indus
tries. Our last Section Convention was not
the battlefield of unprincipled factionalism but
a gathering of the most active comrades to
discuss our tasks.
The next most important problem is the poor
social composition which the Section is trying
to overcome, not by mechanical re-organiza-
ton, as was done in the past, but by assigning
comrades to the proper territory in an nten-
sfied campaign to recruit new proletarians
from the basic and heavy industries and by
drawing these elements in the leadership of
the Section. These will bring with them the
fighting spirit of the workers in the shops
and factories and will serve as guard against
the right danger.
At this time, when our Section is discussing
its enormous problems, when the Section Com
mittee and the units are modifying the best
forces Tor the struggles OF the WORKERS 10 pe-
come the leaders of the workers in our ter
ritory; at this time the group of expelled rene
gades, who still call themselves Communists"
are working overtime in trying to bring in
generalization in our ranks, by issuing slam
derous documents against the leadership of
our Party and of our Section.
Not a "Wave"-Hardly Ripple,
The best answer to these ISLANDERS is the
overwhelming support of our membership of
the line of the Comntern and the c. c. This
documents speaks of "The wave of terror and
wholesale expulsion of proletarian elements"
This wave" that they speak of, resulted in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-27
PARTY RECRUITING DRIVE
Tasks of the Section

the expulsion of nine out of membership of
over five hundred.
And what is their social composition? The
petty bureaucrat Gusakoff, who arose to sec
ton leadership direct from the office of some
insurance company, and the public school teach
err Bert Miller, are typical examples of these
renegades. One of the three proetarians that
they did take along with them, has already
recognized their counter revolutionary face by
their activities in the mass organizations and
is now seeking readmittance to the Party.
This renegade document also speaks of dis
continued shop-papers and of dissolved shop
nuclei but they don't mention any because
there was none to speak of. The only shop
paper that they could boast about is the Eagle
Pencil Company paper, which was discontinued
due to its mechanical and right wing approach,
given to it by the expelled opportunists, against
which the Party comrades attacked in the
document fought.
Building Shop Nuclei
The best answer to these slanderous attacks
is the work that the Section has done in the
recent months after the arrival of the C. I.
address and the expulsion of these renegades.
The issuing of five shop papers 1.-TWO for the
waterfront, Pier IA ana Pier 36) almost regu-
larry; an additional paper for the Western
Electric last month"; at which place more than
two thousand workers are employed; the es-
tablishment of contacts in two terminals of
the subway construction workers; the building
of shop nucleus mot fake one) in the
Schweinler press, and all other activities in
our section speak for themselves and shows
the bankruptcy of these renegades.
The last section convention served as a re-
cruiting basis for the work and tasks before
US, and we emerged stronger and more soldly
united for the line of the Comintern and the.
C. c., against all enemies of the working class
The convention laid the basis for the building
of our section, as step towards mass Com
munist Party in the United States under the
banner and leadership of the Communist In
ternational.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-27
KARL LIEBKNECHTS LETTER
TO THE ZIMMERWALD
CONFERENCE

other, mutually inspiring each other, can the
greatest possible forces, the attainable success
be achieved.
The friends of every country have in their
hands the hopes and prospects of the friends
of every country. You French and you Ger
man socialists before all have and the same
fate. You French friends, l appeal to you, do
not allow yourselves to be caught by thu
phrase of national unanimity-- this you
are immune-but also by the equally danger
Gus phrase of the unanimity of the party!
Every protest against this, every proclamation
of your rejection of the official government
policy, every bold acknowledgment of the class
struggle, of solidarity with us, for the proletar-
ian will to peace, strengthens our fighting
spirit increases our force tenfold, to work in
the same sense in Germany for the proletariat
of the world, for it's economic and political
emancipation, for its emancipation from the
fettc~5 of capitalism, but also from the chains
of Tsarsm, Kaiserisnl, Junkerisn1, of militar
ISM of now international militarism; to fight
in Germany for the political and social liberia
ton of the German people; against the power
and lust for territory of German imperialism;
for speedy peace which also restores I'M
happy Belgium freely and independently and
gives back France sto the French people
Fren,l hers-we know the special diff
fieulties of your tragic situation and bleed with
you, s with the tormented and stoned mass of
all people, your misfortune is our misfortune,
as we know that our pain is your pain Let
our fight be your fight Help US as we swear
to help you
The new International will arise, it can arise
on the ruins Of the old, on new and firmer
foundation You friends, socialists from all
countries, have today to lay the foundation
stone for the future structure. Hold irrecon-
ciIable Judgment over the false socialists!
RuthIessly urge on the vacillating and hesi-
tating in all countries, also those in Germany!
The greatness of the aim will raise you above
the narrowness and littleness of the day, above
the misery of these terrible days!
Long live the peoples peace of the future !!
Long live anti-militarism! Long live interna-
tiona demonstrating, revolutionary So
cialism!
Proletarians of all countries-unite again!
KARL LIEBKNECHT.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-27

The following letter was sent by Karl
Liebknecht to the first Zimmerwald con-
ference, at which he was unable to be
present as the German government called
him up at the beginning of 1915 to serve
in the Landsturm.
What Importance Lenin attached to
this letter is best to be seen from the
extracts which he made from it Tin Ger
MANI and which are preserved in the
Lenin institute. The passages extrac-
ted by Lenin are shown below in black
typed
DEAR COMRADES:-Allow me to write
few hurried lines. am imprisoned and fet-
tered by militarism Ok. L. was called up as
Landsturmmann-Ed.). Therefore ] am I'M
able to come to you. Ny heart, my head, my
whole being is nevertheless with you.
You have two serious tasks. A hard task
of grim duty and a sacred one of enthusiasm
and hope.
Settlement of account. memorable settlement
of accounts with the deserters and renegades
from the international in Germany, England,
France and elsewhere.
Mutual understanding, encouragement and in
spiration of those who remain true to the flag,
who are determined not to give way an inch
before international imperialism, even II they
fall as victims. And to create order in the
ranks of those who are determined to hold out;
to hold out and to fight with their feet firmly
planted on the basis of international socialism.
1t is necessary to make clear in brief form
the principles of our attitude. to the world war
as a special case of the principle of our att
tude to the capitalist order of society. Briefly,
so hope! For here we all united and we
must be united!
1t is necessary before all to draw the tao
teal consequences from these principles. Ruth
lessly for all countries.
Civil war. not civil peace! Exercise inter
national solidarity of the proletariat against
pseudo national, pseudo-patriotic class harmony,
International class war for peace, for the So
cialist revolution. How the fight is to be fought,
must be laid down. Only in cooperation, only
in the mutual working of one land with the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1930-01-27

Fight the Right Danger. A
Hundred Proletarians for
Every Petty Bourgeois Rene
gade!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08

i'm North Dakota a mOtorist was driv-
ing along the highway at night when
he came upon a woman lying still in
the middle of the road with a car
standing tilted in the background
Naturally he stopped to give assist
ance and in so doing invited a man
hidden in the darkness. and also the
man in woman's clothing, to hold him
up. This and many other similar
cases such as the ride begging custom
have been used by bandits. to promote
their depredations to the grief of the
motorist and to the misfortune of the
well-meaning hiker.
1t would seem that after reviewing
all of the cases where advantage has
been taken of the Obliging motorist
resulting in his injury and death in
many instances that a persons con-
science should not bother him to just
ignore the forlorn tagging and pass
on his way.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08
DEGERSTROMS
ARE HONORED
Continued from Page II

the honored couple with set of sill
verware, including dozen knives and
forks, and soup, gravy and sugar
spoons. H. V. JOrgensen of Pine City,
presented the Degerstroms with some
more silverware from Pine City
friends; and in behalf of court house
friends, Mr.. Jorgensen, in a talk. in
termingled with humor, said that the
sheriff had pipe that was too strong
so they had decided that the air
should be better and therefore gave
him a good pipe and can of tobacco.
Mr.. DegerstrOm esponde ed with
thanks and deep appreciation.
Pioneers i'm the Community.
Having spent % years of their mar
ried life here the Degerstroms are
looked upon as pioneers in the COM
munity-and as above stated Mr.. Deg
erstrom has been in Pine county most
of the time since 1S92-for 50 years
They have ever been helpful to friends
and neighbors and have brought UP
fine family of twelve children, hav-
ing been very fortunate in never hav-
ing a death amongst their children
Mr. Degerstrom has devoted much OF
his time to public life while Mrs
DegerstrOm has been devoted to keep
ing the home fires burning, Mr.. Deg
erstrom was elected county commits
sioner in 1912, serving one term. He
was elected again to the same office
in 1924, but in 1927 resigned the COM
missiOnership to become sheriff
which office he has since held and to
which office he filed last week for
another term.
Again on Sunday about 40 friends
gathered at the home to spend pleas
ant afternoon with the Degerstroms
The American joins with their many
friends in extending CALCULATIONS
and best wishes for the future and in
expressing the hope that they may
live long in happiness and content
ment in this community.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08
STATE INCOME TAX

Efforts are continually being made
to improve the mode of taxation, and
certainly the one who can best afford
it is the one who should pay the most
tax. Therefore the income tax is con-
sidered one of the best means of pro-
ducing revenue for governmental eX-
penditures. The federal income tax
has been reduced considerably the
last eight years and there is some
talk of establishing state income
tax in Minnesota, such as our neigh
Dor state, Wisconsin, has. There are
professional men with little properly
and yet good incomes who can we'll
afford to pay little more tax which
will relieve some of the property tax.
A state income tax with a more liberal
supplemental school aid program, we
believe, would be a direct benefit to
the agricultural sections and COM
munities of Minnesota.
A member of the Wisconsin tax
commission said at tax meeting in
Minneapolis recently that Wisconsin,
experience in taxation was that their
income tax transferred some of the
burdens of taxation from the agricul-
tural sections to the larger cities
where there is more concentration of
wealth.
The board of directors of the Min
nesota State Farm Bureau federation
is to be commended in their passing
of "a resolution favoring the state in
come tax. Ii is a progressive move
and will help to focus more attention
upon this measure. The Farm Blu
reau wants the income tax so as to
lessen the levy on real estate. not
merely to produce more money and
more spending. They want to get
down to brass tacks on the PROPOSE
tion.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08
Thrift is far from a panacea. How

Thrift is far from a panacea. How
ever, we cannot get away from the
fact that those laudable impulses
which lead a person to save his mon
ey, conserve his resources, guard his
health and make advancement toward
the goal of success, are the very anti
theses of criminal instincts.
As nation we seem to be in some
what of maze regarding methods
for reducing the amount of crime. If
national drive for thrift along sound
lines were made, it would be a ire
mendous help. There would still be
crime as there always will be but
the amount of it would be greatly re-
duced. Every citizen who can be
given the inspiration of true, pro-
gressive thrift, automatically turns
from the temptations and practices
which so often lead to crime to a we'll
ordered, progressive plan of life
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08
MOTHERS DAY

The world owes much to its moth
ers. Ever since time mothers have
had great influence on man. No mat
ter how dark the way or how rough
the going mother has helped to show
the way. In fitting style to partially
repay mother for her sacrifices the
second Sunday in May has been set
aside to her honor. On this day men
and children all over the nation send
her tokens of love and appreciation
But how dark and how gloomy this
day can be made for mother if
it be thoughtlessly passed without
giving this token. Even though ii
only be a sentimental whim it re-
lieves the burden of each passing
year for her to know that she is still
remembered even in the smallest way
For is it not the little things that
count after all?
Honor mother on May II in some
small way and especially so if you
can not cheer her with your presence.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08
TEN ADVANTAGES

Newspaper and advertising men are
inclined to lean backwards to avoid
saying anything that seems obvious.
That's the reason some of the impOr-
tant advantages of newspaper adver-
Using are not always mentioned by
advertising men. So, at the risk of re-
peating the obvious, we want to list
the Ten Advantages" of newspaper
advertising as set down in a great
piece of newspaper promotion pre-
pared by the bureau of advertising of
the American Newspaper Publishers
association. Here they are:
1. Newspapers reach everyone.
Just about every one who reads at all
reads newspaper.
2. Newspaper advertising tells
where to buy.
3. Newspaper advertising promotes
immediate action.
4. Newspaper advertising enables
the advertiser to check results.
5. The newspaper dollar goes far
ther-reaches most readers.
6. Newspaper advertising insures
dealer good will.
Z. In newspaper advertising only
profitable markets need be selected.
s. "Newsvertising" is a product OF
the ability to spot copy quickly.
9. Newspaper advertising enlists
many aids to distribution.
10. Every neWSpaper fits il market
Wisconsin Press Howler.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08

Mile Laos County Times: The
country is again being flooded with
mail order catalogues. Unless the
people of the country towns cooper
ate more closely against the schemes
for soOoping business out of the coun-
try towns into the big cities, there
won't be much left to the country
towns Too many business men used
to think it was none of their bust
ness when some scheme was being
worked to take business away from
other lines of business than his own
in the town. Now they are beginning
to discover that it is only question
of time until some scheme is started
to take away their own business.
The business man who sends away
for things out of his line that can be
procured in his home town is exactly
in the same position as the dairy
farmer who buys oleOmargarine.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08
manner and language peculiarly their

y =
Senator Glass, who certainly has as
keen a mind as any one in the Senate.
tried at the outset to break in on their
conversation, but was greeted in each
instance with such a whitening fire Of
ct ais and habeas corpuses that he
gave up in disgust and has ceased
remaining in the chamber.
The climax was reached when Sen
atOr Ashurst arose and told Senator
Fess that his thesaurus was pointed
the wrong way. which is. of course,
what one senator should not say to
another one at all.
The purpose of this is not lost on
the lay mind. 1t is the subtle sug
gestion waited out over the country
far and wide that if it were not for
the lawyers in the Senate there would
be no one to dispose of the Parker
case.
The inference is vary plain that
nothing but lawyers should be sent to
the Senate, and particularly that those
who are already there should by all
means be returned.
This being the situation it was graf
flying to see the Minneapolis dentist
get up and tell them something.
1t was to Senator Fess, master OF
! the law and legal rhetoric, that he
addressed his remarks. And one
could tell that he was telling the
Ohio senator something; one could
tell it by the surprised expression on
the Ohio senator's face, by the man.
ner in which he held his mouth wide
ly ajar.
Now as to just what is was Senator
Shipstead told Senator Fess is not
known because he was hard to hear,
but he spoke with the assurance of
one lawyer to another, and undOubt-
eddy made a very pointed remark.
And he told him something, which
he said came down from Roman law.
Senator Fess has not gone back any
farthertha John Marshall. and about
him he has spoken so much that the
wags have suggested that it is Mar
shall that Senator Fess really wants
in the Supreme Court.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08
A LITTLE TALK ON THRIFT
Ry G w STRAINS

Is thrift an antidote for crime?
This is a question which quite natur-
ally projects itself into the considera-
ton of one of the greatest problems
that ever confronted people of this
nation. The fact seems to be gener-
ally recognized that crime was never
as rampant as at present. Jails and
prisons are overcrOwded; court dock
cts are clogged; newspapers day after
day are filled with stories of crime of
all descriptions. 1t is indeed an ap-
palling situation for a great civilized
nation.
Without going into long disserta-
ton on causes and cures, it may be
stated as one fact upon which all will
agree that more general adherance
to thrift upon the part of the public
would have an alleviating effect. 1t
must be recognized that a consider
able percentage of current crime is
brought about as the direct result of
extravagant habits or mismanagement
of personal finances.
A leading crlmlnOlOglSt recently an
alyzed the causes of crime as follows:
Rapidly changing standards of liv-
ing with failure of individual adjust
ments, seeking of easy wealth
prompted by those who degrade use
of it; increasing failure of homes,
schools and churches to inculcate the
fundamental values of good character;
seeming public emphasis on material
rather than spiritual values of life"
etc.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08
SHIPSTEAD TELLS THEM

Said Carlisle Bargeron in the Lis.
tening Post" column in Saturdays is.
sue Of the Washington Post
The Listening Post: Well it was
certainly good to see Senator Ship
stead. of Minnesota, a dentist, arise
from his seat yesterday and tell those
lawyers something
Those fellows from the first have
assumed that they were the only ones
interested in the matter of Judge
Parker's confirmation or lack of it
Since Monday they have been rev.
cling in their Latin phrases and
legal verbiage.
1t has been Smith VS.. Brown, Fed
AZ, and Brown VS.. Smith ct al, Fed
43, and so on without end.
They have. these lawyers. confined
the case to themselves. discussing il
among themselves so to speak, in the
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08
NEW TITLE HEAD
FOR AMERICAN

In keeping step with progress of
the age it is sometimes necessary
to make changes from time to
time and this weeks issue of the
AskOv American comes out with a
new name plate on the front page.
The old name plate which was
used in announcing the Americans
advent into the world of Journa-
lism some 16 years ago and which
has been used continually since
that time is still in good state
of preservation. but need for more
space keenly felt recently together
more attractive in appearance has
suggested the change.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08
MAKING III LOOK BAD

Owatonna Journal Chronicle: I'm
Soviet Russia a man who owns two
horses is hated bourgeois. one of
the enemy class which loyal soviet
to treat except in case of epidemics
which threaten good citizens When
everybody is reduced to the owner
ship of nothing ut all. it will be a
wonderful country. to live in, indeed
To this person might reply by
asking the question: How much prop
erty did the ordinary person of Russia
have under the ear rule?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08
III Is DANGEROUS

In connection with the recent shoot
ing and serious injury to prominent
lie Sueur county man who had given
a ride to a hitch-hiker. a highway
bulletin calls attention to provision
in the traffic act which makes it I'M
lawful to solicit rides while standing
in a street or highway. Car owners
who pick up ride beggars are only
encouraging violation of this provis-
ion.
This proposition again calls the old
fact To mind about the twelve deciples
and one Judas and il seems that since
that time there has been one Judas
to every few honest men. The Judas
has made it difficult for the honest
man to get along in many instances
and in the begging of rides in particu-
lar. We have heard that in one case
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1930-05-08
NORMAN TOWNSHIP

Mr. and Mrs. L. H. KowitZ and son
Ben, visited at the Steve Purull home
Friday night.
Earl Bonnin spent Friday night with
Lester and Leo KowitZ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Mueller from
Mora, and Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Orvich
and children from Pine City, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. KOw.
itz and family Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. BOnnin and chill,
dren spent Sunday afternoon at the
Steve Purull home.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Hammer and baby
spent Sunday afternoon at the L. H
KOwitz home.
Miss Bernice Bonnin spent Tuesday
afternoon with Mena Purull.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Purull and fam
lily visited at the L. H. Kowitz~ nome
Sunday evening.
Floyd Fairchild started drilling g
well for L. H. Kowitz Monday.