The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-11
In Darkest America

The Dresser Expedition into the luneles Of
Kentucky seems to have encountered the saw
ages who use poison arrows. But If it had went
little further. 1t would have run across the
Kansas cannibals who offer up human sacrifice
to evil spirits.
All of which is told in an Associated Press
dispatch of Nov. 3, from Arkansas City, Kansas,
as follows:
Fear Of an automobile wreck which would
cause them suffering, caused Mrs Edna Meyer
to kill her husband James E. Meyer, railroad
blacksmith, with Ratchet and end her own
life by taking poison. We are both to be man
gIed in an automobile wreck said note left
by Mrs. Meyer, who wrote that God revealed
the PLAN"
We cite this as proof that the Filipinos, Porto
Ricans, Nicaraguans, Haitians or anybody else
with a fair amount of natural resources needed
by American manufacturers, are backward peo-
pie" who believe in voodooisrn." and require the
christian guidance" of the U. S. Marines.
To Those Who Write Us: And expect that we
can publish everything we get we must explain
that it is physically impossible 1t is an adj
ditional grief that we get many complaints,
many apparently justified, without the name and
address of the sender and, not being able to
publish them, we cannot even write an answer
telling the conrade that we are taking the mat"
ter up with view to correcting the thing COM
planned Of Nor can we do much that way, when
you won't sign your own kick. Moreover, isn't
it showing a lack of confidence in us when you
fail to tell us who you are? If you don't trust
Red Sparks how can Red Sparks trust you?
ton and shock brigades
There are 100000 shock brigades and 31s mil
lions of individual shock workers In industry.
No doubt there are still difficulties to overcome.
mill
be overcome by way of direct activity and self
sacrifice and enthusiasm of the toiling masses.
Capitalism Breeds Misery for Toilers.
The difficulties and misery OF the proletartan
masses in the capitalist countries grow out from
the very nature of capitalism and Is based upon
the brutal exploitation and oppression; they are
the result of the decaytng process OF the entire
capitalist system and could be eliminated only
by way OF daily revolutionary class struggle UNI
der the leadership of the Communist Party
with the abolition of capitalism.
One must not forget that the difficulties in the
Soviet Union are being aggravated by the policy
of hostile isolation and preparation for inter-
vention on the part Of the capitalist countries
which are trying to disrupt the successful So
cialist construction They rea e too well that
each step ahead of the Soviet workers serves a.
a stimulant for the working class in the capital.
tst countries in their struggle against wage-cuts
lowering of the standard Of living and for their
own social liberation from the deadlock OF CAPT
talism. a.ass.T-E.s
Therefore, each new success OF the Soviet
proletariat fills the world bourgeosie with alarm
and thoughts Of aggressive intervention. There
is undoubtedly close connection between the
growing political and economic power OF they
USSR. and the recent developments in MANI
churia with the danger OF new imperialist wart
But regardless OF all difficulties and plotting of
the imperialists, the Soviet workers bravely con-
tinue their socialist construction. The interna-
tional proletariat had more than once averted
the sword raised for war and intervention
against the workers government and will again
rise In defense OF the only Workers Fatherland.
The 14th Anniversary of the october Revolu-
ton was not only review OF the power,
strength and achievements Of the Soviet Union.
but served also as roll call and mobiliza-
ton OF the world proletariat for the defense Of
the only proletarian government In the entire
world-the USS.R.