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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
By HENRY GEORGE WEISS

BY HENRY GEORGE WEISS
IRON where he lives you can see
the Tucson mountains lifting
rounded heads against the western
sky. At any time it is a glorious sight
but at sunrise and sunset the magic
of it is something beyond description
Then you may see him lounging
against post, breeding; his dark
eyes fixed on the glamorous scene.
What are you thinking of, Coyne?"
l asked him What do you see away
off there over the llills2" He is only
seventeen, only a boy, though he does
mans work in the fields and in
the dairies--when he can find work
to do. His thin, sensitive face, almost
coffee brown in color, the face of a
poet, dreamer-So many of those
Mexican lads are poets and dreanners,
I find: so sensitive to life and beauty
is shy and hesitant
1t is night; the glamorous desert
dusk is falling around US. The wes-
tern sky deepen$ with strange
splendor, has a crystal clarity almost
overwhelming to watch, the effect of
depth revealing depth until one reels
before the awful implications of il
lin1itable space. ''All this" he waves
a hand and loks at me to see if
comprehend, sit calls to me, speaks +"
eyes" I prompt
Nothing" he answers. But in the
end he tells me all his sorrow He
has studied and read and at last put
in an application for a certain po-
aition, and cannot get it because he is
colored. "And / was born in this
country" he cries, "and as much a
citizen as anyone. My father was
born here. And / am not stupid
Why do they do this-why2"
shake my head The stars burn
more brightly. Color" I say, "has
nothing to do with ability, with in
telligence; but in this country +"
tell him of Dumas, of his son, of
the poet Pushkin, and of that pro-
letarian fatherland where no color
line is drawn He listens enthral-
led. We are two comrades in the
dusk. What is the name of that
country?" he asks. Soviet Russia, :"
I reply.
1t is early morning. The twitter-
ing of the blackbirds, of nameless
songSters, and of quail, awaken me.
1t is four-thirty and the pale pink
of coming dawn reddens the Gaia
linas. sleep in the open. From
my bed the whole sweep of irri-
gated land lies before me.
Coyne has not yet finished his
nights work of irrigating. Often
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02

Roy explained that four Of the
boys were companions, Roy, and his
brother Andy, aged fourteen and sew
enteeen, were boyhood friends of Hay
wood Paterson, seventeen, and Eugene
Williams aged fourteen. These four
childhood lchuins had been brought
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
Coyme, A Young
Mexican, Learns

there are three other children, youll-
ger, still asleep, suppose, One is
boy of about seven, I call him Mike.
One evening Mike looks in at me
while | am cooking pancakes Have
pancake, Mike" mo thanks he
says, but l press him and he accepts,
He eats like a half-staryed animal.
you see" he says naively, there
weren't enough potatoes to go around
tonight and I only got one"
What did you have for breakfast"
I asked.
"Oh I had a good breakfast he
smscks his stomach gleefully; Some
sweet corn farmer. gave us
And for lunch?"
why, I don't eat any lunch,--I
was at school" .,~l
But this morning they will eat
good breakfast, imagine; the father
has had work for week. Two dol
lars day, twelve dollars week And
Coyne gets two-fifty a night--sf1d
has been working two nights, and will
work maybe, two more. oh, they are
prosperous! No milk, of course; no
luxuries; but all one can eat of pota-
toes and bread, with maybe a piece
of meat once day, and some other
vegetables. Mixes eyes will glisten
when he tells Of his good fortune.
Once 1 gave Mike glass of milk
and he said, Gee, that's nice"
you like milk" I bantered.
eyes"
How long since you had sny?" 20
Not long" says Mike.
well, how long is that?"
ooh, about six weeks, maybe.
Don't your mother take milk at
alp"
NO"
Not for the baby?" 80.
Mike shook his head. Sometimes
he offered, Farmer gives mama
some for him.
when was thst?' But Mike could
not remember. ooh, once" he said
vaguely.
Lying now on my outdoor bed, bid
ding Coyne good morning, I think OF
the tragedy of it. All their lives, his
father and he have MIXED COWS, and
seldom do they ever taste milk. All
their lives they have driven the
plough, tended livestock, and some
times they go hungry when there is
not any work, and at the best, eggs
and milk are beyond their pocket
book
And this summer there has beer
little work. The farmer who rents
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
In the Land Of Capitalist
Equality!

Tune; iii Liza Janer)
I am the brains
And you are the Drawn,
o workingrnan!
I own the wheels
And you make them run,
o workinginan!
0 my worker, you are bum!
o my worker, you are so dumb
/ get more
While you get less,
o workingman!
I work less
While you work more,
o workingman!
I saved my money
While you saved none,
o workingn1an!
l bought bonds
And you bought none,
o workingman!
Church is good for you
And !t,s good tor me
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02

them the adobe strives to be kind. He
is by way OF being a red farmer.
Sometimes he gives the family an
armful of corn from his patch, snd
he waits for the rent. But even at
that he is farmer. He curses the.
hired man. 1t is his firm conviction
that Coyne doesn't give a fair days
Cor nights rather) work for the mon
ey he pays him. He pays him more
than the other farmers would and
accuse him of lying down on the job
But would lie awake by the hour
and see the lad toiling back and forth,
doing his best, know the accusa4
ton is foundless. The farmer, of
course. is going busted himself; he
doesn't know where the money is &c
come from to pay the hired man
and that makes him unjust.
And all the time Coyne is brooding'
and thinking. He is eager to learn.
His mind is pregnant with new ideas.
Some time, comrade," he says.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02

Unite yourselves, weld yourselves
firmly together, organize yourselves,
trusting no one, depending only on
your own intelligence and experience;
and Russia will be able to move with
firm, measured certain steps toward
the liberation both Of our own coun-
Try and Of all humanity. from the
vokc Of capital as well as from the
horrors Of war.r--From a speech 10
the soldiers BY Aenip. .--A-.xasnAA..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02

We were accompanied by one of the
high governmental officials from
Moscow. The American executive
criticized rather freely and openly
some of the practices he saw. That
night the government official re-
turned to Moscow and called on
him in his official salCo car about
half an hour before train time. While
discussing some questions in connec-
ton with our .company's work, a
somewhat wild-eyed newspaper re-
porter rushed in and insisted on in
terviewing the Moscow official con-
corning the criticisms that had been
made by the American, rumors of
which had reached his ear. He in
sisted on detailed explanation and
confirmation which he wanted to
telephone to his newspaper at once,
so that the bad news might be pub
lished in the morning throughout the
length and breadth of the land. It
took considerable ingenuity and
diplomacy to get rid of him.
The Soviet press devotes much
space to denunciations by its read
ers, and the correspondence column
is not only part of every issue but
has become almost sacred institu-
ton. This is called 'self criticism. ;"
The practice is thoroughly in har-
mony with Bolshevik tenets. 1t opens
the door to a public airing of the
real or imaginary grievances of
workers and Party members.
Bureaucracy and Sabotage.
The bane Of all large organizations
is also in evidence in the Soviet
Union-bureaucracy. Although it is
fought at every step, this evil is at
present heavy drag on Soviet in
stitutions, Bureaucracy means rigid
routine, red tape, delays and waste,
and unless the Soviet Government
succeeds in controlling it, the best
intentions and plans may be ham
pered or even frustrated. AS long as
bureaucracy, indifference and igno-
! rance remain unchecked, construc-
ton and manufacturing costs, and
hence the cost of living, will stay
high and the quality of consumers
goods remain low.
Another source of danger is dis
loyalty, mischief making, wrecking
and sabotage by dwindling number
of engineers and professors The
worst aspect o fthe matter is that
they are the very people who have
education, knowledge and experience
in technical and scientific matters.
They are counter revolutionists, and
counter-revolutionary activity is the
most heinous crime in the Soviet
code.
The majority of the older, expert
enced engineers are naturally not of
proletarian origin, but disciples of
the ancient regime. 1t is easy to I'M
derstand why these engineers, who
formerly occupied high positions and
enjoyed wealth and the prerogatives
of the then privileged class, could
not or would not become adjusted to
the new orientation, which deprived
them of their most cherished pos
sessions. Many of them were con-
WINGED that the Soviet Government
would sooner or later be overthrown,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02
Begin-Anew
BY JOHANN
WOLFGANG Won GOETHE

BY JOHANN
WOLFGANG Won GOETHE
Thou has destroyed it,
The beautiful world,
With powerful fist.
II sinks, it sunders!
A denli5od had shivered it,
We carry the ruins
Over into Naught,
And wall
Over the lost beauty.
Mighty t0ne4
OF the sons of Earth,
More glorious
Build it again; a
In thy bosom build it up!
New life-carrier,
Begin
With a sense undinlmed
And may new songs
Sound over it,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02

The Soviets receive one and all;
any one who wishes not to remain
idle, enters upon the path of creative
work. They cover the entire country
with their network, and the tighter
this net of peoples Soviets becomes,
the less possible will be the exploita-
ton Of the representatives of tho
toiling masses. since the existence of
the Soviets Is Incompatible with the
flourishing q the bourgeois system
LENIN.
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am convinced of the impeccability
of the Soviet officials in power. Graft
and bribery, so prevalent prior to the
revolution and reaching into the
highest governmental circles, do not
exist in high places. and If corrup-
ton raises its head in the lower
strata, it is promptly crushed by the
supreme measure Of social defense
the death penalty.
Disregard Personal Comfort.
In my entire experience 1 have
never ms executives and managers
who had SO complete disregard of
their family life, personal comfort
and even their health as did the
Soviet executives with whom l came
in contact. A working day of eighteen
and even twenty hours is the rule
rather than the exception. know
one official Who at the age of about
forty-five, averages not more than
four or five hours of sleep per day.
I know another official whose health
finally broke down under the contin-
uous grind and strain, so that he
frequently tainted in his office, only
to appear on the job the following
morning. Knowing him well, I once
| upbraided him because I felt that he
was doing wrong in sacrificing his
health, that if he were to die in the
prime of life it would be difficult to
replace him. He looked at me and,
without any attempt at dramatiza-
ton, quietly responded that if he
should die, a gravestone would be
reared for him with the epitaph:
Here lies Michael Nikitich Buroff.
He died fulfilling his duty"
This devotion and extraordinary
capacity for work among the execu-
tives whom met--and believe that
they are only typical examples--are
doubtless the result of their earlier
revolutionary activities and are
caused by what someone called an al
most religious fervor There are but
a limited number of trustworthy
Party members available whose quail
fications fit them for the higher re-
sponsible positions in government and
industry, and this knowledge influ-
ences their attitude toward their
work. 1t is not at all unusual for
the higher executives to occupy sew
eral positions simultaneously. Their
emoluments-at present about one
hundred and fifty dollars per month
Are so meager and the preroga-
tives enjoyed by virtue of their posi-
ton so limited, that neither lust for
money nor the qualification of per-
sonal desire can be their motives.
Bolsheyik Self Criticism.
There has been much criticism,
both oral and printed, of the man.
agement of Soviet enterprises. The
usual verdict is that management on
the whole is incompetent and ineffi-
cient Certain foreign publications
are usually filled with accounts of
Soviet nlismanagement. Such stories,
unless willfully fabricated, are large
ly based on statements published in
the Soviet press. Communist news
papers abound with candid and often
whitening articles hauling manage
ments over the Goals, uncovering
abuses, denouncing mistakes and full
minating against sbslirdities and STU
pidities perpetrated.
The Soviet press Yields as great
power as that OF other countries, If
not greater. Reporters are on the
jbo twenty-four hours a day trying
to make scoops remember being
with a party Of high officials Of an
American manufacturer visiting a
certain factory in Leningrad in 1929.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-02

0 workinginan
1t keeps you the slave
And keeps me the boss,
o workingman
Drinks good for me
But it's bad for you,
o workingnanl
Laws aren't for me
But they are for you,
o workingman!
60 to Europe
While you stay home,
o workingrnan!
My son goes to college
And yours goes to work,
o workingman!
SO you pay the piper
For me to dance,
o workingman!
You may get job
II you're very coed
| Q v0rkinunan! :.
JANE STEELE.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-30
BOMB WRECKS CUBAN
POLICE CHIEFS HOME
Explosion Climaxes Week of BlastA
ings-No One Is In.
jured.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
HAVANA, November 30.--A bomb ex-
plosion yesterday wrecked the residence
of Desiderio Ferreira, former secret
police chief and member Of the Board
of Censorship.
The front of the Ferreira residence
was crushed in and furniture broken,
but neither Ferreira nor his wife, who
had been awakened by an earlier bomb
explosion, was injured.
The earlier explosion damaged the
home OF the mother Of Carmelo
Urquiaga, leader Of the majority fac
ton in the Cuban House of Repre-
sentatives.
The explosions yesterday and two
others Saturday night climaxed q week
OF bombingS.
Censorship of Havana newspapers
has been frightened so that nothing IS
to be printed here about bombings,
unless injury or serious damage Is done.
The censorS, working through the in
terror department, have forbidden pub
lication of any dispatches relating to a
supposed attempt to assassinate Col
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undertaking, viii go to Ireland before
the final decision Is made.
Study of the admiralty charts shows
sufficient depth Of water and good
anchorage facilities in Kinsale harbor
which is approximately Is miles from
the spot where the Lusitania Is be-
lieved to be lying. Cobb is IA miles
from Kinsale.
1t is essential that the base be as
close as possible to the scene of diving
operations, which will be in an area
frequently swept by southwest gales
and at all times disturbed by the At
lantic swell. The expedition must re-
turn daily to its base. and therefore
wishes to reduce to a minimum the dis
lance which must be covered by the
mother ship. trawler, between the
base and the Lusitania's grave.
The trawler selected has a speed of
IL knots, but this speed will be halved
because the ship will be burdened by
the cumbersome diving tube which is
Simon Lakes invention. The tube will
be lowered to the Lusitania, and
through it, down stairway, the diver
will reach the torpedoed ship.
The tube will project Is feet ahead
Of the trawler. 1t is actually feet
longer than the mother ship to which
it will be attached. But while the tube
will cut the speed of the trawler on its
runs between the base and the Lusi-
tania, this disadvantage will. to some
degree, be offset by the stability gained
in Seaway. The tube will serve as a
breakwater
Opinion as to the exact position of
the Lusitania seems at variance. When
the ship was sunk by a German sub
marine on May Z, 1915, her main steam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-30

Secretary Of the Navy for Aeronautics,
having declared his candidacy o few
days after the November 8 election.
In announcing his candidacy, the
Secretary of State said that almost
three-fourtns of the County Republican
Committees have met and adopted
resolutions urging him to become q
candidate, and pledging him their un-
qualified support"
Brown has served 6 years as secre-
tary of State, and for 4 years was
Lieutenant Governor. Brown Is pub
Usher of several newspapers and Of an
educational magazine Of national cir
culation.
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LUS|TAN|A SAL AGE
BASE BEING RUSHED
Kinsale, Ireland, Selected by
Expedition on Account
of Proximity.
Special Dispatch to The star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LONDON, November 80 CN.A.N.A).-
Preparations are being rushed for the
establishment of the base of operations
for the Lake, ailey expedition, whose
project to send divers down TO the
torpedoed Lusitania has been sanctioned
by the British authorities. The Lusi-
tania lies 24o feet down, of the Irish
coast.
The Irish Free State has granted
consent for the establishment of the
base. The small town of Kinsale, on
Kinsale harbor, is the location pre-
ferred by the expedition. but if the
housing and other shore facilities there
prove inadequate, the base will be at
Cobb. Capt. H. H. Railey, who, with
Simon Lake, is in charge of the salvage
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-30

pipe was broken by the explosion Of
the torpedo. It was impossible to re-
verse the engines, and the great vessel
ploughed ahead for several minutes be-
fore slipping gently under the sea.
At the inquest the captain gave the
ships position as about Is miles
south-southwest of theO Id Head of
Kinsdale." Other authorities say the
wreck lies only miles South-southwest
of this point
Salvage experts expect no real diff
Guilty in the expeditions search for the
liner, for it is believed Irish fishermen
have long since verified her position.
(Copyright, 1881, by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, Inc)
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OHIO OFFICIAL TO RUN
FOR GOVERNORS POST
Secretary of State c. J. Brown An
nounces His Candidacy for
G. o. P. Nomination.

BY the Associated Press.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, November 3d.
Secretary of State Clarence J. Brown
of Manchester last night announced his
candidacy for the Republican guberna-
torial nomination in the party's pri-
mary next May.
Browns announcement was the sec
ond made by Republican candidate,
David S. ingalls,, Cleveland, Assistant
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-30
INTERFRATERNITY GROUP
ELECTS CAPITAL MAN
Cecil J. Wiki nson Named Secre-
tary of National Conference
at New York Session.

Cecil j. wilkinson. 5000 Forty-fourth
place, was elected secretary Of the Ma
tional Interfraternity Conference at its
twenty-third annual session which
closed in New York Saturday.
Mr.. wilkinson is executive secretary
Of the Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity and
editor of its publication Other officers
chosen were Alvan E. Duerr, chairman:
Edward T. Williams, vice chairman;
George C. Darlington, treasurer. and
William L. Butcher. additional member
of the Executive Committee. AL are Of
New York,
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A 1000 Pure Wool Coat Sweater
ideal for wear under a coat or about
the house! In Black, Navy, Dark Ok.
ford, Camel, Brown, Rust and Blue
Heather. Sizes Sc to 46. Gift boxed.
SGks-Sneet Floor
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-30

Emiliano Amiell, commander Of the
Santa Clara military district, who was
fired upon last week by one Of his own
soldiers. Natalia Cinari, his niece, was
killed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-30
"GoLD FEVER" HITS COAST
Five File Mining Claims in Cali
fornia Town.

SALINAS. Calf, November 30 A-
Salinas has o case Of gold fever"
Five men have filed 10 claims recently
on gold mining property" IN the Big
Sur country.
The i've, e. A. Stamps, George and
Charles w. Carey, were reticent. but
said their claims were located about 8
miles from the Big Sur Post Once.
Many ttinerants and unemployed are
shouldering picks and shovelS 70 tramp
the hills In search Of the yellow metal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-30

Colombia has started administration
of the national railways by separate
council provided Ii. a new law.
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MANY IN CHURCH PLAY
Bethlehem" to Be Presented Next
Sunday Afternoon.

A group of well known Washington
players, representing churches of every
denomination, will take part in the
presentation of the Advent drama,
Bethlehem" by Laurence Housman. In
the National City Christian Church,
Thomas Circle. next Sunday afternoon.
The play is being arranged under aus
pieces Of the Committee of Religious
Drama and Pageantry Of the Washing
ton Federation of Churches.
RehearsalS for the play are in charge
Of Mrs. Alice Coyle Torbert.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-30

A new motor bus service between
Hangkow and Marking China, covers
the 80 miles in from TO 10 hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-15

The Ambassador of France and Nine.
Claudel will be the guests in whose
honor Mr.. Justice and Mrs. Harlan
Fiske Stone will entertain at dinner
March rs.
The Ambassador of Turkey, Mr..
Ahmet Muhtar, will return to Wash
ington tomorrow from New York,
where he went to attend several social
functions.
The Ambassador of Germany and
Frau Won Prittwitz und Gaffron viii
entertain at dinner tomorrow evening.
The Minister of Greece and Nine.
SimopouloS are expected to return to
the legation the first of the week.
They are spending the week end in
New York and Long Island.
The Minister OF sKsden, M. Bostrom.
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Mr.. and Mrs. il. Dickinson
Are Dinner Party Hosts
House Guests of Representative and Mrs. James
NJ. Beck VIII Be Complimented
Tomorrow Evening.
Underwood Photo.

Senator Theodore z. Burton, WA
hostess to a small company, Informally.
at dinner Friday evening, entertaining
for her cousin, Mrs. Harrison Price, who
is her house guest in her apartment -
2101 Connecticut avenue.
Miss Eleanor Daniel will give a
luncheon tomorrow for Miss Beverly
Rittenhouse, daughter Of Col Basil Rit-
tenhouSe, U. s. A., whose engagement
to Mr.. Lawrence Carson was recently
announced. sfI
Miss Rittenhouse will be the guest in
whose honor Miss Carolyn Jackson viii
entertain Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Robert Kline will entertain st
bridge and tea for az guests on st.
Patrick's day. The decorations viii fol-
low the traditional green and white
color scheme.
Mai. and Mrs. Herbert A. Horsan en-
tertained at dinner last evening and
with their guests remained for the
supper dance. @1s
Col. and MRS. Z. w. Gibson enter
tanned a small company at dinner ut
the shoreham Hotel Friday evening. 2
Maj. and Mrs. Hobart Hawkins en-
tertained at dinner in their apartment
at Meridian Mansions Friday evening
preceding the Army dance.
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross entertained
party at dinner at the shoreham Hotel
Friday evening, when her guests IN
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Boris Gordon, DR..
CONTINUED on Page S, Column -
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Gen. and Mrs. B. D. Foulois
Omit at Homes Until Fall

Brig. Gen. and Mrs. Benjamin Della
hauf Foulois viii not observe their day
at home this afternoon and win not
resume their days ct home until Fail.
Mrs. NJ. de Glare Berry will not OBJ
serve her day at home this afternoon,
but instead viii leave for New York TO
attend luncheon Tuesday to be given
by the National Magma Charta Society.