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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-13
BY BEATRICE SISKIND.

BY BEATRICE SISKIND.
TRUE to their colors as an aid to the bosses in
their attempt to destroy the Communist
Party and the revolutionary workers organiza-
tons, the Trotskyites in District 9 are doing
yoernen service.
Since their expulsion in 1928, they have been
doing sabotage work attempting to break into
united front conferences, trying to capture our
forums, issuing statements on our unemployment
policies ETC., sending spies into organizations
But now they have gathered strength and have
found "hero" through whom they hope to in
tensify their destructive work.
They have found weakened scoundrel
Glen Forsen, who is trying to justify his incom-
petence and inability to adjust himself to Boil
silevik methods of work, behind the skirts of
the renegades.
In the City of Minneapolis, the home of cleft"
labor takers and social fascist scoundrels, the
renegades of the Party have found many allies
who give them comfort and support The Trot-
skyites have gathered their main support among
the A. F. of L. takers. The takers in their cleo
ton program pretend to champion the cause of
free speech, and use them to take the lead to
attack the Party.
The Militant" last month began the campaign
against the Party here by declaring that the
party is now underground" and that they, the
Trotskyists, are the true "inheritors" Now they
are following up this line, by circularizing the
Party members with the statement of Forsen
The small insignificant clique of renegades, fl
nanced by unknown sources, headed by Vincent
Dunno are crawling out Of their sectarian holes
armed with the typical counter-revolutionary
Islander to aid the bosses in their attack against
the Party.
The Section Committee of ST. Paul, Commu-
mist Party Of the U. S. A., expelled Glen Forsen,
renegade and spy, from the ranks of the Com
munist Party. The committee gave thorough
consideration to the fact that Glen Forsen, who
was trusted by the Party for responsible work.
was taking instructions from the Trotskyites
composed of renegades from the Communist
movement, who are connected with an Interna-
tional clique of counter revolutionists.
The District Committee of Dist. warns every
comrade in the ranks of the Party and every
worker against this renegade and his associates,
whose only object is to fight the Party, to hin
der the work of organizing the working class for
struggle against the capitalist system. History
has proven that the policies of these scoundrels,
especially in the Soviet Union, would have been
disastrous to the only proletarian country in the
world and to the Communist International
1T is essential to examine the purpose of the
statement issued by Forsen and written by the
leader Of the group. The statement aims only
at denorahzing the Party membership under
mining the confidence in the leadership, distort-
ing Party policies and practices to serve their
ends
During his membership in the Psrtx Easssu
Y Il u .
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-13
Pickles. Radios
and IlIiteracy

Well I guess that the very last of contribu-
tions to our Daily Worker radio fund is in, with
the dollar sent in by Marie Kreidler OF Chicago,
who states that it was given by kind hearted
man who decided that he likes the Daily better
that he likes dill pickles.
While on the subject, the radio on Wednesday
iiteracy. Really confession. From what did
we hear coming out of the loud speaker but the
admission that in the whole ten years from
1920 to $780, the number of illiterates had been
reduced only 147,158-or at the rate OF some
14700 per year, the total number OF illiterates
being 1,16o,781 in 1920 and 1,013,613 in 1880.
Quite properly, Secretary Wilbur anticipates
that it would take seventy years to eradicate
ilteracy at this rate. And meanwhile, take
note, that capitalism, by child labor everywhere
and by oppression of the Negroes, particularly
in the South is creating illiterates This will be
increased, especially by child labor, as result
of the crisis.
Yet look how differently the workers Soviet
Government goes about It'll Inheriting popu-
lation from capitalism with majority OF the
population illiterate it has been teaching illit-
crates by millions to read and write No less
than 100000 adults attended classes last year.
And by the end of the Five-Year Plan in Edu-
cation, it is expected that in the towns every
body from 16 to 40 years Of age will be able to
read and write.
But more important is the fact that under
Soviet rule the conditions which create illteracy
under capitalism do not exist, so the new crop
OF children are not turned into aduit Natszeee
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-13
Common Soldiers

"Eir. Guggenheim, the u S. Ambassador to
Cuba, offered his services as mediator to Pres
ident Machado, who accepted them" says a
Havana dispatch to the N. Y. Times of April TO-
And as result, the headline over the whole
story, commenting upon the truce arranged by
the representative of the U. S. Government be-
tween President Machado and the Cuban CAPT.
talist "oppostionists" who have been trying to
assassinate Machado with bombs, remarks:
Scuba Frees Officer Accused in Bombing;
President Machado Signs Death Sentence for
Private Tried With Major Espinosa"
A beautiful illustration of how private soldiers,
pay, and with their lives for what their officers
who usually from the capitalist class, do. The
common soldier usually comes from the work.
ing class, and if anybody is made the goat, he
is it,
Which reminds us that BLACK Jack" Pershing,
speaking at Baltimore April 9, accepting an hon.
orary membership in the Maryland Academy Of
Science (why, we don't know, unless Persf1ing
is I. eckoned as scientist" because he directly
ordered more American workers to their death
than anyone since General Grant,, got off few
words of palavar about American soldiers.
'There are none better when it comes to the
actual test of battle" said Pershing. Which
is all very well, if we understand that 1t is
said to make the buck private who joined the
army because he couldn't find job, believe that
he is unkillable, in order to get him where he
is to be killed-for Wall Street.
But good fighter that he may be, the American
worker who, inside uniform, finds out that he
is supposed to kill workers who are fighting
against capitalism and its starvation and misery
is possibly-as proven by their mutinies
when sent to fight the workers and peasants
of the Soviet Union during 1918-1921, just as
good a fighter for the working class.
AS long as common soldiers fight for the
capitalist class, they can expect to get the same
dirty end of the stick as the Cuban private
soldier did. That's certain.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-13
&A%>~.A
Couldn't Because Didn't
By JORGE

The District Attorney of New York, Mr. Grain
now being investigated" by other attorneys
who are equally crooked admitted that he could
not stop racketeering"
The investigating attorneys say he couldn't
because he didn't. And that he ignored evidence
There is no question but that he is strategic
link in the chain of Tammany graft and cor
ruption which rules New York. But Tammany
was created and grew up under capitalism.
1t is only when capitalism is overthrown and
under a workers government that graft and
corruption can be fought. But, great Scott,
how the American capitalist class howls-H you
ever heard Fish howl-when the Soviet Gov
ernment as it did recently catches some crooks
who for money caused filth to be mixed in
canned meats and SO on
In the Soviet Union they are not unable"
to stop such things They take the racketeers,
even when they call themselves noble social
lists" out and shoot them pronto. And when they
atch Fish they fry EN-. All out to demonstrate
for workers government! All out May Day!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-13
The Street Without Sunshine

prince Takamatsu and his wife are now in
the United States, plotting with the American
imperiaiists for war on the Soviet Union.
Cries of Down with the bloody murderers of
the Japanese workers." greeted them when
they arrived in New York. These two mem
berS of the ruling family, representing the
imperialist butchers of Japan, will visit the
slums of New York. They will be wined and
dined by the American parasites, while mil
lions of japanese and American workers starve.
The following sketch is taken from novel
entitled "The Street Without Sunshine" writ
ten by the Japanese worker, N. Tokunaga.
The novel is based on the big strike of the
kyOtO Corporation, one of the largest printing
establishments in Toxic. 1t lasted from Jan
nary to March, 1926 The writer took an ac-
tive part in the strike.
The scene printed here is the first part of
the novel. The strike was finally broken by
brutal police terror and murder of the strike
leaders and the treachery of the Socialists"
The novel is an excellent description of the
life of the Japanese workers. In succeeding
instaliments we will translate parts of life
in the slums or dramatic scenes from the
strike.-Ed.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-13
Plucking the Eagle

something is wrong. The U. S. Post Office
Department, which-probaby for the same rea-
sons that it leases post office buildings at their
total value for years rent, is in the steam
ship business-has been making explanations"
1t seems that for reasons of State, of course
and not because the amount of mail justifes
it, the Post Office runs steamships across the
Atlantic And they wear the American flag
And get fat subsidy for the private company
which runs them, from the government which
cannot feed single hungry child
So far, so good. But on the other hand we
see that President Hoover and members of his
Cabinet and other prominent men and women"
sponsored a pilgrimage of children organized
in the United States Flag Association" to visit
Europe b make the folks believe that American
imperialism is quite harmless and that if there
is war, Wall Street, of course, is not to blame.
But the President General" and organizer
of the United States Flag Association, naturally
wanting to take the children on boats flying
the U. s. flag, found out that the U. S. Steam
ship Lines, the company mothered by the U. S.
Government, refused to reduce rates for the
pilgrimage" And So much to his regret the
U. S, Flag Association is going to Europe under
the French flag and is coming back under the
British flag. Because it's cheaper.
In short, the flags of capitalist countries are
a shelter for capitalist profit grabbers. And
flag worshipperS can make the best of it,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-13

yelled the man who looked like a police com
missioner. The one in the japanese shawl re-
leased the other ones coat in surprise; but a
uniformed policeman Jumped forward and gave
him kick. He screamed.
The crowd pushed around them. The stool
pigeon tripped over a fallen bicycle and some OF
the crowd fell over him. They yelled:
"A Korean!"
mo, a Socialist"
Policemen and detectives ran around and
pushed the masses back. But they could not
find the worker
did you confiscate the leaflets that we're just
thrown?" asked the man in the yellow coat OF
the policemen
81 have not seen any more of them"
'Nor have t.
Impossible! Stupidity"
He turned around, mad and disappointed.
"Ah, here is onel"
An old woman who had fallen wanted to clean
her clothes with the paper
Here it isl"
People crowded around the unsuspectng
woman. A detective pulled the leaflet from the
woman'S hand.
ITO the dear citizens of the administrative
district of Koshikawa and to all citizens
of Toxic:
I'VE, 5000 striking workers of the Daido
printing offlce, with our $4,000 dependents,
have already fourgt for 50 days against the
big capitalist Ottawa, who has fendlshIy dis
missed 80 type founders in order to destroy
the best forces Of our printing union and to
starye the $4,000 members of our families. We
shall fight with the strongest support of the
HyOgikai the council, of revolutionary Japa-
nese trade unions and the other workers
CARNATIONS, unto victory against Okawa's big
finance block, and shall defend unto death
our bulwark which is standing in the front
line of the Japanese labor movement.
"Citizens of the administrative district of
Koishiwaka and citizens of Toxic we believe
that you stand side and that you will
support the right of the strikers.
"Okawa, for his private interests let $4,000
people starve, and drove the dealers of the
Tosaki, Hisakati and Hakusangeton streets
into misery. Ottawa, who is not ashamed of
this condition. must definitely be beaten.
1--WE beg you in the name of justice to help
put out of the way this shameless guy by your
support to us and by your public opinion and
to stand up for victory.
October, 1926.
"The meeting of the striking workers of the
DaidO printing offices.
"The Commission of the syinpathizing citi-
of the administrative district of KOishi-
kawa."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-13
Enlist Women In Jobless Activities

Win the wives OF unemployed workers and unem
ployed women workers for the neighborhood
branches of unemployed workers. Enlist them
in struggles against high food prices against
high rents, for free meals for school chill
dren, for unemployment insurance. The
heroic fight OF the women i'm Chicago
against high bread prices and their par
tial victory should be lesson to all
ssss Ssx.S. neighborhood branches, $1,000
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-13

organs not only for agitation, but must also
serve an organisational organ giving concrete
direction to its readers on how TO organize. We
will not doubt, if the line of the Party Conven-
ton is carried into practice, also increase the
readers of the press consolidate the financial sit
uations in these papers, and at the same time
involve these foreign born workers into the gen.
eral struggle Of the American woEldpg clasA d.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-13

Hoover and Stimson are rubbing
their hands with JOY over the re-
cent earthquake in Nicaragua which
RACED Managua, the capitol city to
the ground and killed 1000. Now
the capitalist newspapers can pic
ture the marines in a new func-
ton, as angels of mercy" by
means of which they cover up the
imperialist drive in Nicaragua.
More marines are being sent to
Nicaragua, under the cover of the
earthquake to establish Nicaragua
as an absolute possession of Wall
Street. The uppOre picture, left,
shows the impoverished masses. Be-
low, left, is a detachment of ma
rines arriving to add murder to
ruin, and on the left Qower) is the
U. S. Ambassador Hanna, who real
ly runs things for Wall Street. The
map shows Lake Nicaragua, thru
which the imperialists intend to
build a new canal as part of the
war preparations.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-13
The Leaflet.


The street cars stopped the brakes of the
automobile creaked-trucks and sde-car motor
cycles, which moment ago had raced through
the streets, stopped and stood in one long row.
whats happened?"
whats the matter?"
The glaring sun that broke through the street
dust burned into the faces of the massed crowd
The people streamed in from the back like
tadpoles.
"A parade! The prince regent with his court
is going to the seminary"
The news was whispered on all sides with
lightning rapidity. The automobile drivers cut
off their motors, the noise stopped. The crowd
took their hats off.
After about fifteen minutes those in the front
row saw behind the gold braided uniform OF a
police lieutenant and the salutng hands Of the
cops five automobiles which passed soundless
as in movie. The golden chrysanthemum the
imperial coat of arms glittered on the black
carossery and, rejecting the sun, dazzled the
eyes. But those in the back rows saw only the
caps of the policemen. The Gordon was broken
up. The human waves broke the sluices like a
stream.
'The devil, watch out" yelled at this moment
man who was wearing Japanese shawl. An
other one who was wearing yellow rancoat
had kicked and pushed him.
what do you want?"
Some of the crowd kicked and yelled also.
The man in the Japanese shawl grabbed the
other one at the tail of his coat
ARREST hm!" yelled the latter, who had thus
been attacked, and stretched his arm over the
crowd
ARREST himl"
He yelled and, almost swimming through the
crowd, tried to reach the assailant. At this
very moment a mass Of white leaflets fluttered
overhead and fell slowly groundwards.
at was this worker-he must be arrested"
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
PROCTOR HEADS
CLUB SLATE

Lawrence NJ. Proctor, vice
president, has been nominated to
run for the presidency of the
Bond Club in an election to be
held at the Manor Club May o..
He is associated with Alexander
Brown and Son.
T. Baker Robinson, Of Y. E.
Booker & Co., secretary-treasurer.
has been nominated for the vice
presidency, and Charles M. Hen
derson, of Henderson, Winder &
Co., a member of the board, for
the secretary-treasurer.
James P. Nolan, National City
Co., and James H. Lemon, James
M. Johnston & Co., are nomi-
mated for the board Of governors.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
COTTON PRICES
ARE STEADY

NEW YORK, May 9 0NSD.-
The New York cotton market
was moderately active during the
first hour of trading today with
prices steady. The trade and
shorts continued good buyers,
while Liverpool and the Cont
nent sold lightly. Future contract
prices at first call were about a
dollar bale higher on the ave,
rage. But an irregularly lower
stock market influenced a drop in
prices and at the start of the
final hour the general list was
within a few points of its pre-
ViouS close.
July sold at 1914, up 4: Octo-
Der at 10.49, up 3; December at
1911, up 3; January at 1924, up
3, and March at 11O1, up 2.
General speculation was far
from active, though some thought
they detected a little more out
side buying.
Meanwhile. there was less rain
over the cotton belt, but the
nights and mornings over the
great tracts of the belt continued
to be too cold.
Selling during the early trading
was markedly less aggressive.
The market was more of a two
sided affair with a leaning over
to the buying side, at least to
cover.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
CLOTH MARKET

NEW YORK, May 9 0N.SO.
Developments during the day in
the coarse yarn cloth market re-
flected a varied situation. Buyers
covered noticeably on earby
print cloths because they found
it difficult to obtain spots of a
few styles or were unable to save
paying premiums on one or two
numbers required. There was lit
tie contract covering mainly be-
cause producers would not accept
the low bids that included deliv-
cries through July, August. Sep
tember. To compromise their re-
quirements the takings included
more spot and nearby shipments
than was usual in other days of
the week A tendency toward
firmness was reported on a few
print cloths and resistance arose
through neglect to take the sit
uation for granted.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
NEW YORK BOND PRICES

NEW YORK. May 9 G.N.S0.
Liberty bonds and good grade cor
poration issues were inclined
slightly higher in a dull and
featureless weekend mark e t.
Fourth Liberty 44s duplicated
their former high price at 1O4.11,
while First 44s moved ahead
fracttionally to 1898. Treasury
4Hs made a slight dip to 112.1,
and Treasury 32ss of 194l moved
up to 1929.
American railroad bonds were
inclined to slightly higher price
levels, with New York, Westches-
ter and Boston 412s up 1la at
83l2; Atchison Convertible 4hs
up "a at 116.
Foreign government bonds were
quiet and irregular with German
Agricultural Bank IS down a point
at 79; BuenoS Ayres IS up Ia at
65; Sac Paulo rs of 40, up u at
1874; Australian Government SIS
down a point at 8.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
LOWER LEVELS
SET ON CURB

NEW YORK, May 9 G.N.SJ
The curb market appeared to
have completed it's current rally
phase at the weekend today, for
an early run of profit-taking and
bear selling put a halt to fur
ther advance, and carried most
of the active leaders to moderate,
ly lower price levels.
Electric Bond & Share Sagged
from its high at 437s to 4314 for
a net loss of one-half point,
American and Foreign Power
warrants, refleCting the buoyan-
cy of the common stock on the
big board rose three-quarters to
2OT.
Cities Service countere
steady offerings, although it held
within fraction of it's former
close at 1928.
Oils were unusually dull, with
Vacuum rallying slightly to 345s,
and Standard of Indiana up frac.
tionally at 271s.
Aluminium was an early feature
in the speciality list, soaring
points to 154, but it gave up half
of this gain subsequently. Other
strong spots were Deere, which
rose points to 20, and Dresser
Manufacturing A, up l at 301a.
Great Atlantic and Pacific Stores
was reactionary, dipping almost
points to 219A,
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
MONEY MARKETS

NEW YORK, May 9 GNSD
Call money was held over at l
per cent today and 112 per cent
on the Curb. Bankers acceptance
asking rates we're unchanged with
80 to 80 days at 11s per cent;
100 days at IA per cent, and $50
and 180 days at 13s per cent.
Commercial paper was unchanged
with prime names quoted at 2 to
"a per cent, with most of the
activity at the higher figure.
The time money market was
dull and unchanged with so days
at 11a to 2 per cent; 80 days at
IA to per cent; 100 days at 2
per cent; $50 days at 2 to "a
per cent, and 180 days at IA
to 2l2 per cent.
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
NEW BANK HEAD
IN BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE, May James
Bruce, vice president of the
Chase National Bank of New
York, will become president of
the Baltimore Trust Company,
one of the largest banking in
stitutions in the south, succeed
ing Donald Symington, it was
announced today by Mr.. Syming-
ton. Mr.. Symington will assume
the Craftsmanship of a govern
ing board which is to be eStab-
lished and will continue as senior
executive and administrative Of
ficer.
Mr.. Bruce has been for sew
eral years one of the senior vice
presidents of the Chase National,
the largest bank in the world.
He returns to an institution with
which he was formerly con.
nected, also as vice president.
He is a son of William Cabell
Bruce, former United States Sen
ator from Maryland. and a
brother of David K. Este Bruce,
who married Miss Ailsa Mellon,
daughter of Andrew Mellon, Sec
retary Of the Treasury. A cousin
is Howard Bruce, president of the
Bartlett-Hayward Company and
a member from Maryland of the
Democratic National Committee
The Washington times., 1931-05-09
SIXTH IN FAMILY
JOINS FIRM

Alexander Brown Griswold has
been admitted to full partnership
in the firm of Alexander Brown
& Sons. He is a direct descend
ant in the sixth generation of
the founder Of the Brown firm,
by which he has been employed
in it's Baltimore headquarters.
The various heads of the part
nerShip since the founding have
been Alexander Brown, who
founded the firm in 1900; his
son, George Brown; his son,
George Stewart Brown the lat
ter's son, Alexander Brown, whose
daughter married B. Howell Girls
void, jr., the present head Of the
firm.