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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
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What Does a DOak
Think? If ANY?
By JORGR

In view of the exposure that kids educated
in Tammany schools know several things less
than nothing, what do you suppose will happen
to them when, as in Seattle, one of Mr.. Doaks
immigration officials corners them and demands
to know:
who was the first president of the United
States?" Or, again: How many stars in the
American flag?"
The worker who tells us of this amusing cate
chism perhaps failed to realize that Mr. Doak
believes that the first president of the United
States is Mr.. Hoover who appointed him Sec
Rotary of Deportation, and whose praise he sings
both in season and out with the regularity and
touching soulfulness, of cuckoo clock or a self
winding monograph.
Our correspondent, however brings in prize
specimen of the Doak species, a certain Mr.
Bonham, District immigration Director of Port
land Oregon, who was put on the witness stand
to testify in the trial of Fred Walker
This Oregon-bred Doak was asked: What is
the material conception of history?"
To which he replied: Il know what these
words mean separately but don't know what
they mean when they are put together"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
Railway Workers
Have Unions !?

The following answer appeared in the finas-
cial section of the N. Y. Times on May IA,
among dozen others about steel stocks, ship
ping company management, Standard Oils an
nual report and other strictly business items.
The whole department is headed: "Topics in
Wall Street" and the particular item says:
Unions Aiding Railroads"
Railroad labor unions now are cooperating
with the executives of the roads to a greater
extent than at any time in the history of rail-
way development in this country, an executive
said yesterday. He explained that the unions
were using all influence possible in getting legs-
lation passed by the various states restricting
the operations of trucks and buses; also that
they were soliciting the movement of freight by
rail instead of by competing agencies"
Yes, it is all true-but why call them labor"
unions?
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
A Private Letter,
But Excuse Us . +.
"Dear Mr..


Just now Russia is engaged in a sustained
effort to demonstrate that Christianity is the
enemy of the working man. This propaganda
for atheism is powerful and is making an i'm
preston.
Labor Temple, at 14th st. and Second Ave,
is making valiant fight to offset that propa-
ganda. For two decades it has been battling
and with substantial success-the atheism and
materialism that have made such Roadway
among our foreign-born industrial workers.
Its method has been unique and simple; to
provide a place where both sides can air their
views, with no limit except the limit of the law,
1t has been the Hyde Park corner of New York.
1t has shared in dissipating the false view that
labor and religion are, and must be- enemies.
DO you not feel that now of all times such
work ought to be carried on with increased
vigor? Will you share in the cost? Checks
should be made payable to Labor Temple and
mailed to me.
Very sincerely yours, George H. Richards.
Honorary members
REV. william Adams Brown, DID.
Rev. Henry Sloane Coffin, DID.
Rev. William P. Merrill DID.
REV. Thomas Guthrie Speers."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
The Allentown Broad Silk Strike
and the y. 7. w. Traitors

place. The reason is that, in spite of the fact
that we have few hundred strikers who have
either read the Communist press regularly, read
N. T. W. leaflets or attended meetings of the
T. U. U. L., we have completely failed to or
ganize. As soon as these traitors started their
slanderous attack ginst us, these sympathizers
became terrorized and already according to the
report of the strike chairmen'S meeting, a COM
mittee sent to the mayor, which can mean
only one thing-and that is sell-out. Had we
succeeded in organizing those sympathizers into
factory groups we might have had the leader
ship of this strike and won it.
Build Groups.
Our sympathizers are militant In the strike,
on the picket line, and some of them are even
all excited about getting their mills organized
100 per cent into the U. T. w. They, of course,
do not realize that by doing this they are simply
helping to build up one of the worst scab agen-
ces and strengthening it financially, since every
striker must pay 50 initiation fee.
AS to these fellow workers who think that it
will be aesier to get the workers into the N It.
W. U. after they have been organized into the
U. T. W. and been betrayed, they, too, are wrong
Because, for worker who has never been in any
union, our form of organization is more COM
prehensive and appeals more to him. Every
worker can see the advantages of belonging to
a union that he himself controls through the
factory committee over the craft form And
once they are in the U. T. W.. which has a
machine as hard to penetrate as the capitalist
government machines and especially when they
are betrayed, they lose faith in all organization.
In view of these facts, it is more urgent than
ever that right now every ass-conscious worker
in this strike should be gotten to form groups,
so that no matter what the outcome of the
strike will be we will have a basis for building
real fighting union here.
Only one thing can save this present strike,
and that is to give the leadership to a large
general strike committee, which would continue
militant mass picketing and drawing in thou
sands of other employed and unemployed work.
ers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
PRE- CONVENTION DISCUSSION
YOUNG COMMUNIST LEAGUE. U. S. A.
Methods of Work in Small Towns

sectarian approach if we merely contented our
selves with calling upon the young workers to
leave the ranks of these opponents. The young
workers are in the organizations not primarily
because of the program of these organizations,
but because they find in these clubs, etc., recre-
alton, sports social life, etc. Rather our policy
must be of breaking within the ranks of these
organizations, putting forth our demands, and
organizing group around these demands For
instance to demand in YMCA club that the
center should be open free at all times for the
use of the young unemployed workers, or that
the religious lectures should be discontinued,
etc Working in this manner we will be able to
develop struggles around the program OF the
League and at the same time maintain our
contact with the young workers
Through work in these organizations it is
also possible for us to make valuable contacts
within the shops. For we often find that groups
of young workers who work in the same shops
are also members of these same organizations
and clubs
What are some of the methods of work that
we can work out in small town for a campaign
like National Youth Day? Notional Youth Day
can be popularized in small town much bet
ter than in a larger city. We can have our
comrades introduce resolutions in their organ
izations endorsing N.YD. as holiday of all
young workers, and around the issue and strug-
gle which this will create, TO organize the young
workers for a local youth conference for N.YD.
To organize squads of young workers to paint
the town red, chalk the sidewalks, etc. To
have wide distribution of throwaways calling
upon all of the workers In the town, especially
the relatives and friends of the young workers
who are leaving for the NYD. celebration, to
meet at the point of departure TO give send
off TO the group going. This is very necessary
as well as effective, because if the N.Y.D cam
paign is only felt by those young workers who
will directly participate in it then of course,
National Youth Day will not have been success.
The basic line in our work, especially be-
cause Of the peculiar features OF work in small
towns. is TO at all times maintain and strengthen
our contact with the young workers Any meth
cd of work that does not have this effect Is
incorrect saa sa0YIs e.. R0s b We TrT->
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
ouestion-Will you explain the difference
between the collective farms and the govern
ment farms In the Soviet Union?-v. H. L.

Question-Wi you explain the difference
between the collective farms and the govern
ment farms In the Soviet Union?-V. H. L.
The Soviet state farms, or "Sovkhoz," as they
are called, are huge farms run under the direc-
ton of the state on an industrial basis, with
latest machinery and the best methods of large
scale farming. They are really agricultural fac
tories managed like an industry and operated by
agricultural workers. The workers get regular
rate of wages, work definite hours and receive
social insurance and other benefits like all Soviet
workers
The collective FARMS or "Kolkhoz," are formed
differently by number of peasants voluntarily
pooling the land and their means Of production,
such as machinery, livestock, ETC., for collective
operation BY doing this they can plan their
work, use the more efficient methods and ma
chnery of large scale farming and eliminate
the arduous hand labor which used to be re-
CURED
There is great deal of variation in the
"Kolkhozes," according to the rules the peasants
composing them wish to agree upon. The in
dividual peasant, however, is usually allowed to
keep small tools for his individual garden,
COW, and small stock, like pigs and chickens,
for his own use. Of course if raising small stock
is the main business OF the collective then these
would be pooled for collective raising. Houses
are not communicated as rule as yet, although
this is foreseen, and the peasants are allotted if
necessary, work animals for the time required
10 work their garden plots.
The members receive payment according TO
the amount and the quality OF work done by
each. The Soviet Government gives these col
lsctizs isSsEs every RosHbls suppcEs Y ssSus.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
By LLOYD BROWN.

ONE of the problems that we must deal with
is the question of work in small towns. When
we attempt to carry on this work we find that
it is indeed a hard nut to crack We find
that we must work out entirely new and dlt-
ferent methods of carrying on activity.
For instance we know that In a small town
the bosses terror Establishing. etc. is much
more effective weapon against the workers than
N large center The main problem we are
faced with here is to conduct mass activity and
at the same time protect our comrades from
victimization,
We know that in small towns everybody
knows everybody else 1t is very easy to have
our comrades exposed and lose their jobs
However Young workers whom we succeeded in
winning for the League have a wide contact
with other young workers youth organizations,
etc in their particular town. They have not
only the contact with their young shop-mates
while at work. but in their everyday life as
we'll
For example, In the city of Norwalk where
we are attempting to organize unit OF the
YCL I held a meeting of seven young workers
who applied for membership in the League.
We we're discussing the problems of organizing
a group of young workers in that town to go
to the National Youth Day meet in Passaic.
After we figured it out we found that these
seven had actual contact with about 200 other
young workers in various clubs, ETC. And al
though they did not know what CONFER
ence" was the bringing together Of representa-
tives from these groups Of young workers to
meeting to plan for National Youth Day did
not seem a difficult problem to them. Thus
we can see that Everybody knowing everybody
else" can be a real asset as we'll
In our work we must make great effort
to see TO it that this valuable connection with
masses of young workers is not lost, that we
do not isolate our League comrades. How can
this be done? How can we draw the young
workers away from the influence Of the boss
controlled organizations? How can we build our
organization in the shopsq
Firstly regarding the work in the opponents
organizations: II would be MlZ incorrect, Q
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22
The Post Versus the Post

Well, well After a great deal of drum
humping about the Red Trade Menace" and
how to fight it. the N Y. Post trotted its best
horse Mr. Knockerbocker, out to the starting
post on Monday only to be matched and over
matched at the crack of the pistol by dispatch
from Geneva
Hence we who were all keyed up waiting for
Mr.. Knockerbocker's first article on Fighting
the Red Trade Menace" were thrown into guf-
flaws of laughter at the dilemma of the editor
of the Post, who had to run-rght alongside
Mr.. Knockerbocker's hair-rasing cry of Soviet
dumping" Comrade Litvinoffs characterize
ton of that charge as "inconceivab1y silly
More, as against the nursery-tale of Soviet
trade war" conjured up in the imagination cf
Knockerbocker who appeals for counter war
under the name of an Economic Gordon
this in one column of the "inconceivably silly
NJ Y. Post, in another column the Post is COM
pelled-by the force of the fact that what Lit
vinoff says is news of high order. to tell that
Litvinoff suggests a "pact of economic nom
aggression" and adds:
Let the states represented here adopt q
general convention providing for compulsory
sale of commodities in home markets at the
same low prices which prevail In foreign mar
kets.'
Oh, such wallop Just think of the U. S. A.
selling wheat at Al cents in Europe, and keeping
up the price here so that you can pay twice the
price for bread that is necessary--without help
ing the farmers either! Or think about Singer
sewing machines that cost half the price in
Czecho- Slovakia that they do in America where
they are made! Or Douglas shoes which can
be bought cheaper in Uruguay than in ChicagoI
The gall of American capitalist papers which
yowl about "dumpingl" We hereby endorse the
old saw GAS dumb as Post" with especial
reference to the N Y. Post
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-22

ing the best land tractors, autos, thoroughbred
cattle and many other advantages
The way the Kolkhoz raises the standard OF
living of the peasant is seen. for instance in the
North Caucasus, where the average income Of
middle peasant used to be $50 rublcs per year.
and after the first collective harvest the average
income was not less than 500 per year. In the
Deymon Bedno collective, on the Volga the in
come amounted to 1900 rubes per member. Ii,
addition the clubs, theatres dining rooms, etc.
which are being built by the collectives, give
many new advantages TO the standard o& XY1pk
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-08

Bill Hicks Strikes r. Rich

Bill Hicks has had week Of intensive diggings Alder
gulch equipped with odtme rocker that many years
has served ullaby-roost for Emily the chicken Bill
has been trying likely where the dredges missed
and tonight Bill showed the results Of hs labor
cnek Bill said is got gold left IN il than they took
out All You got to do dig any place and you find gold
Here Bill scratched his whkers his habit when
thing his mind and after he had lit his pipe he went
to shelf and took down tomato that seemed pretty
heavy, and dumped part Of its contents the table
There something about gold that stirs the pulse
and here gold that had not travelled far in dust and
nugget It pretty sight. Bin claims he garnered il
all during the week and have to doubt
anything he says.
Bill claims with that liar, having
criticised often suggesting that have Munchausen
blood in my veins, which 3 very likely
However in the various chronicles having 70 do with
Bill have close to facts consistent with such
reputation Anyone who doubts easily verify Bin
Hicks tale either through by hunting mp Bib.
If said there ten pounds Of gold IN Bill tomato
can would be only guess but anybody easily figure
t for himself that when husky fellow like Bill must use
two hands to lift is pretty heavy and ten pounds
Of gold is worth about $S, 10000
Bill often says Il live here with my dog Jerry and Emily
the hen and they don lie but meet
he tells lies as life while his teeth good and when
he gets store his face he spends the rest Of his life
tin 70 make believe theys the he's born with It's
lust match Ell for EN- to tell lies 4"
could ted in detail how Bills rocker Is made out Of
beer barrel and piece Of Brussels carpet but something
must be carried until next week
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-08
BUD STORY GETS $50 NUGGET
IN nor n q \ n Ger

Three Forks August ST.
Roy Woods Of Nevada and
elmer Johnson Of T0ston.
Mountains. paid a visit on the
2zth Of the month 20 the
Pony district and also 20
NorRegian Creek where Bud
story OF BozeHnan Is INSTALL
ing new 'fandangle''
gold mining apparatus.
Mr.. story aud others who han
visited the property, say he IA
s feet Of gravel in the bottom
Of the creek bed bhat win aver
age SIS a yard.
The nature Of the gold =
coarse. Mr.. story recovered on'
nugget hast summer in an old
fashioned aIuice box he was oper
ating which had better than s3'
IN it. According to stories Of th'
old timers ground adjacent K
story'a property produced nuggets
weighing five and six ounces, thi
value Of some AZ them being more
than one hundred dollars.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-08
OLOGlSTS
STUDY LIBBY
ORE DISTRICT

Libby, August s-Dr G. F.
LoughIin. geologist, OF washing
ton, d. c.. was In Libby iast week
comforting with DR.. Russell Glib
son regarding geological work
being done here. Dr.. LoughIin
lis geologist in charge Of metalli-
ferrous deposits. Of the U. $. geo.
logical survey and IS one OF the
foremost biologists Of the United
States. He was here from guly
rs to 20, on his western trip.
when he visits all survey parties
making Investigations in areas
where there are ore deposits
After visiting several lode ana
placer mines in the vicinity Of
Libby and Troy. Or. LoughIin ana
DR.. Gibson drove to the coeur
d'Alene area in Idaho for the
purpose OF making certain c0m-
parisons with the geology in that
area Several days were spent
there working on the surface and
underground. and comforting with
engineers and geologlsts at wal
lace. Mr.. Gibson returned to
Libby the latter part of the week
and is continuing his work ia
this area.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-08

The Golden West mine
near Libby. In northwestern
aontana. has emaerged frosn
n prospect into q mime. 40
cOriing 70 O. H. Nelson.
secretary. In an interview
IN the Spokane Spokesman
Review he Is quoted IS fol-
lows;
Enough ore has been blocked
out to make shipments from the
property, 81 miles southeast OF
Libby. Mont" be said yesterday.
IN. C. Sheridan. mining engin-
eer in charge. has requested the
company TO install two aerial
tramWays. to bring the ore from
the New Discovery and the Little
Annie groups. adjoining The
New Discovery tramway will be
1890 feet long and the Little
Annie 2s00 feet.
mr.. Sheridan states that the
ore Is found TO be richer as It
Is followed into the mountain.
In the few months Of his activities
os directing engineer he has ex-
tended levels on ore, driven
other lower levels into ore and
raised on ore.
"A telegram on Thursday tells
OF 90 inches OF ore having gold
and other values having been
opened for 80 feet en- the No. 2
level OF the New Discovery.
Fourteen inches OF high grade
has been opened on the No.
level. ore assaying s1s2 in gold
to the ton for more than 100
feet has been opened between
the Nos and levels.
I'm addition to these develop
ments we have an eight-foot face
in the main fissure in the valley.
The fissure has been traced down
from the Little Annie and mp to
the New Discovery on the opposite
hIn.
with 20 men employed, we
are hitting the high spots. We
are going at full blast and have
much ore on hand"
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-08
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Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1931-08-08
THREE new
ORE BODIES
Dissolve RED

KaiispelI, August So With
IA mines and prospects OPP
Grating In the Hog Heaven
district and the discovery re-
cenfIx Of slaree new one bodies
chances for that section 70
come into prominence as one
Of MOntanA's greatest silver
producing areas are consider
ed even better than before.
One OF the most important
discoveries. which may prove the
existence Of high grade mineral
seven and one-half miles south
west OF the Anaconda mine. was
made last week IN section "a
24-24 on land belonging to J. P.
Bruckhauser.
Rich Silver Ore
Although the extent Of the ore
and the nature Of the deposit
cannot be learned as yer because
the tunnel has been driven only
II feet. two assays made BY W.
II. Stowell OF Spokane show 1916
SO and ssss.50 a ton In silver
and lead.
The richer Of the two samples
showed 1910 ounces Of silver
and two-fIfths OF one per cent
lead. AT present. the prospect.
is being worked with two men
and the tunnel is being carried
to a large fault in hope Of find
ing a greater body Of mineral
at the end OF the streamer.
Ole TO Ship ore
The first shipments Of CONNER
cial ore to be made BY any com
Dany with the exception OF the
Anaconda Copper Mining com
pany were scheduled this week
from the Ole mine by truck to
Poison, where they we're to be
loaded on cars for shipment to
the smelter at Kellogg, Idaho.
Shipping of the mineral was
started when assays taken from
! truck load OF ore shipped to ]
he smelter last week averaged
between s55 and $50. Although
he result Of the smelter run
has not yet been received here
i is expected that the values win
be approximately the same as
hose OF the assay.
To Use Trucks
Foreman Dan Grant said that
I present values continue daily
ihipments by truck will be made
o Poison by the Ole company.
Mr.. Grant said that the ore
would bring premium from that
t carries its own flux, making
unnecessary to add the usual
mount Of lime. which represents
cost Of approximately SIS a ton.
CONTINUED Oh PAGE Eiehtl