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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-26

THE ROAD BACK, by Erich Maria
Remarque. Translated from the
German by A. w. Wheen. Little,
Brown and Co. $3.50.
Reviewed by A. B. MAGIL.
ABOUT a year and half ago the
II International Union of Revolu-
tionary Writers addressed an inquiry
to a large number of writers, artists
and intellectuals throughout the
world: what would be your attitude
in case of an iinperialist attack on
the Soviet Union? Many answers
we're received; but perhaps those
that were not received are just as
interesting as those that were.
Among those who failed to reply, de-
spite repeated messages sent to them,
were two internationally famous
writer's. One was the pioneer of the
modern literature of social protest,
the illustrious humanitarian and
pacifist (whose humanitarianism and
pacifisn didn't prevent him from
whooping 1t up for "the Fatherland"
during the last war;, Gerhardt
Hauptmann; the other was Erich
Maria Remarque.
For those interested in problems OF
personal psychology perhaps The
Road Back, the much-praised sue
cessor to All Quiet on the Western
Front, will help to clear up the mys-
terry of Remarques silence. But for
us the social content of the book and
it's possible effect on its readers is
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-26

crisis is purgtng Of bourgeois illu-
sions, and to make them so much
putty In the hands of the BRANDS
and Hoovers and MacDonalds who
know how useful such books as The
Road Back are In the preparation of
the next war.
The road back that Remarque has
found Is trap and delusion. For
the workers and revolutionary intel
lectua1s of the world the only road
is the road forward, the road of
Lenin, of revolutionary struggle
against the war and the transforms
ton of the imperialist' war into the
civil war that shall put an end to
capitalism. The road Blackjack to
spineless pacifism, to Christian hui
nnility, to despair, to agony for the
millions that toil--that road we shall
| not follow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-26
BY JAMES LERNER.

The present revolt of the Indian
workers and peasants started to
gather strength in 1925 In that
year mass strikes of railway workers,
steel and iron and also jute workers
took place. A total of 81 million
working days were lost because Of
these strikes, more than during the
whole of the preceding five years.
But the most important and largest
struggle was that of the cotton tex
tile workers in Bombay. 1t lasted for
six months. At the start there was
only a reformist union of 5000 mem
bers. When the strike was called Off
revolutionary union, known as the
Red Flag Union" because OF its ban
ner, with a membership Of 5000 was
in existence. Also in the other in
dustries that had struck revolution
airy unions were leading the workers.
The textile workers won a partial
victory. In order to smash the unions
and the Workers and Peasants Party,
the Indian section OF the Communist
International, the British government
arrested 81 OF the leaders Of the trade
union movement in March. 1929.
This arrest marked the beginning
Of what most likely Is the longest
trial in the history of working class
struggle. Today two and half years
later the men are still on trial and
the trial is expected to last another
year and a half. These workers are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-26
The Longest Trial in History

being tried without jury. The
charge is "waging war, or attempting
to wage war, against the king
peror."
Arrested by the conservative gov
eminent the trial was undertaken by
the socialist" Macdonald Henderson
regime which refused to let English
Communists go to India in order to
testify in behalf of the prisoners.
Those responsible for this nolicy, Hem
derson and Lord Passfield, are now
members of the opposition.
The arrest of the leaders did not
break the union. Soon after q new
series of strikes broke including a
Bombay textile strike. Many more
union leaders have been arrested.
some unions having to change their
executives three times Some of the
men on trial have been removed to
hospitals because they collapsed in
the disease-infested prisons. But no
bail was allowed.
The men on trial have utilized
their testimony in order to spread
Communism. The Indian correspond
emit of the New York Sun wrote re-
Gently that the men ARE conducting
a. brilliant and interesting defense.
1t is unique in that 1t is planned to
expound fully upon the Soviet sys-
tenn of government, and its applica-
ton to conditions In India" One pris-
oner spent several days in discus
sion of the Dictatorship OF the Pro-
1etariat. Another dealt with collec-
ivization of agriculture, subject
which closely affects the millions OF
Indian peasants, and other prisoners
have each taken different subjects.
The Communist Party of India is
illegal. Under ordinary circumstances
1t would be impossible to reach such
a large mass Of workers and peasants
But since the testimony of the pris-
oners Is printed in all newspapers
the men on trial have turned this
trial Of themselves into a huge trt-
bunal for the spreading Of their ideas
Three of the prisoners are members
of the British Communist Party. One
of these is an ex-serviceman who
fought in the world war. Thus ths
trial is an expression of the solidarity
OF the English workers with the In.
dian masses against the common en-
emy--the British Imperial Govern.
ment, headed by the Socialist Ram.
say Macdonald.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-26
"Come to Russia in
Ten Years

take this line instead Of Russia" is
not only an admission Of the gram
dose historical work of the working
class in the Soviet Union, but also
expression Of disappointment at that
which capitalism has performed dur
ing the last ten years.
Wells came to Russia at a time
when the English bourgeoisie con-
sidered their position to be strong.
They had not yet sobered up after
Versailles.
Wells pompously stated at that
time that devastation is the main
feature of modern Russian life
Shaw could now repeat the words of
Wells, but with a slight change:
Devastation is the main feature of
modern capitalist life"
Shaw came from a country where
the progressive paralysis of the world
economic crisis had fettered produc-
tive forces and was booming tens of
millions of workers and their families
to death from starvation. The facade
of capitalism was crumbling. The
foundations of capitalist economy
were cracking. And before his de-
parture from the U. S. S. r. Shaw
wrote.
Tomorrow 7 leave the land of
hope and return to the Western
lands of despairv'
When Wells was in Soviet Russia,
the lamp of Lenin" was glimmering
very dinly in a country devastated
by imperialist war and blockade. The
last chapters of the civil war were
being written in Crimea, Now the
lamp of Lenin" is shining out like
a mighty sun BY its light, Bernard
Shaw saw and understood very much
When you carry your expert
nent to it's final victory" said Shaw
in his speech in the Hall of Col
unns in the Moscow Trade Union
League, land know that you will
do tive in the West, we who are
still only playing at socialism, we
must follow in your steps whether
we like or not"
This statement shows the extent
of the waverings of the petty bou.
geoisie who are shaken and ruined
by the world economic crisis, anc
,,,v,- +I,o h,,o,,,,o r,s it,or1,-pceiOfo r1Y.O,
duced by socialist construction or
the best and most honest represen'
tatives of the Electromagnetic Of thu
capitalist countries.
The visits of Wells and Shaw tx
the Soviet Union at an interval o.
10 years, their conversations witt
Lenin and Stain, are sufficient,
characteristic to define the various
stages of a great epoch,
Lenin explained to Wells the pro
gramme for the restoration of tn
country, the plan of electrificatiol
calculated on period of ten years
Wells understood nothing.
AL tIle 1uSb hlI-OluoI SOllAel oIl0
in socialist industry, Stain set
task for the next ten years:
eve are 50-100 years behind tn
foremost countries. We must cover
this distance in ten years"
Judging by the speeches of Shay
/, in the U. S. S. r. and after hi
) return home, he understood nue.
of this programme. Bernard SHAY
should follow the example of Wells
and write book not PRUSSIA in tn
Shadows" but Europe and Americ
in the shadows"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-09-26
Capitalist Science Is
Bankrupt

The super structure of society (goy-
eminent, art, science, etc. is based
on the prevailing mode of production.
And of course when the foundation,
the productive forces, begin to COL
lapse, the super structure goes under.
The defenders of science above clas-
ses and politics" have lately suffered
quite a shock. The factories, and re-
search Institutes attached to them
have shut down, building has ceased.
Consequently, engineers and SCENT
lists are dumped out unceremoniously.
American engineering journals carry
letters from engineers who bemoan
their fate no jobs. College gradu-
ates enter the economic system with
university degrees and apply at de-
partment stores for sfoe-salesmen
jobs. Some have themselves placed
on the public-school teachers lists.
and wait patiently for years.
In European countries where the
crisis has been in existence since the
close of the war, conditions are
worse. We. read In a report of the
German Engineers ASS, that of
the 5000 students who are turned out
of the technical high-schools every
year only 20 percent are employed as
engineers. Twenty percent take any
sort of jobs, 10 percent continue their
studies (they have nothing else to
do and half remain unemployed
Those who have families with money
sponge on their parents, the rest you
will find in free lodging houses. Once
in a while they hire themselves out
as dancing partners, or maybe peddle
cigarettes. Every year 1000 une111-
ployed engineers are added to the roll
BY 1884 there will be at least 10000
unemployed university graduates in
Germany. =,
The same report that gives these
figures means that too many students
are coming to the schools. And they
only count them in the tens of thous-
ands.
Over in the Soviet Union the num-
bers mount into the hundreds of
thousands and the amount Of quail
| fed scientific research workers re-
ches 10000. Yet the Soviet Unior
is starved for qualified men. They
import them from every country in
Guiding the u. S. Comrade Stalir
delivered a speech early this veal
which set the BolsheVik task-"Wt
Must Become Masters of Technique.
Factory schools, schools for the era
dication of illiteracy, technical schools
universities. Every nerve strained tc
push the workers and peasants tt
become specialists. We can still the
echo of the cry mo art or science
viii be created in Red Russia, because
there is no intellectual freedom.
But we begin to hear cry of another
sort. Many of the scientists and in
tellectuals, hit by the crisis are dazed
They look for a way out. They fine
it by getting religion" or spiritual
ism. They cry "the machine is des
troying us, let us go back to handi.
crafts" Stuart Chase finds paradise
in stupid, feudal village in Mexico
Oswald Spengler, the German phi.
losopher sees catastrophe facing TIN
white race. 1t is the machine Blu
there are others, for the most par
younger, who are still able to reason
to apply the scientific method to life
and these come to the same conclu
sion that Roman Roland, Theodore
Dresser and hundreds of others hav'
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
TRI.STATE TREATY
 SESSION OPENED
Will Prepare Tenative Draft Draft of Measure for
 General Assembly
OF NEW YORK CITY

The executive committee of the Tri-State Treaty commission will meet to-day at the rooms of the New York Chamber of Commerce, 65 Liberty street.
 Dr George A. Soper, eight years head of the Metropolitan Sewage commission, will confer with the committee on a tentative draft of the treaty to be presented to the leg islatures of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut at their next ses- sion.
 Arrangements have been com pleted by the Tri-State commission for three public hearings to be held simultaneously on Monday, August :rd, each hearing will be under the auspices of the respective state com missions; the chairman of the sep arate committees presiding.
 Joseph P. Day, chairman of the Tri-State Treaty commission has called the next meeting of the com mittee as a whole for Wednesday. July 16th, at the state Chamber of Commerce. At that meeting the proposal adopted by the executive committee to be embodied in one interstate commission will be sub- mitted for consideration.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
Seat O'Hara As
 State V. F. w. Chief
Departent Members Gather Here to Honor Waterbarian
 Named to High Office

Installation of Dr M. A. O'Hara of this city as state commander of Foreign Wars took place at meet ing of the state department and its auxiliary at Columbus hall Saturday night. George Byrnes, commander of Wheeler-Young post of this city was installed as state chief of staff Mrs Ada Harrison of New York city, national president of the V. F. w. auxiliary was installing officer for the women's branch of the state department, with Mrs Catherine M. Dibble of Meriden going in as presi- dent.
 James Daily of New Britain, past state commander was installing of- ficer for the department officers There were 32 auxiliaries of the state represented at the installations which were followed by dance and luncheon at the armory.
 Other department officers in- stalled included: Senior vice-com- mander, James J. Lee of Williman- tic; junior vice commander, John T. Elliano of Bridgeport ;adjutant, Grover C. Baldwin of this city; quartermaster. George S. French of Hartford; judge advocate, James E. Murphy of Bridgeport; surgeon. Dr Thomas F. Maher of Newington; chaplain. Rev Charles Kane of Newtown; inspector, A. J. Pfan- nenstiel of New London.
 Auxiliary officers besides Mrs Dib- ble are: Senior vice president, Miss Alice Ryan of Ansonia; junior vice president, Mrs Blanche Stanwood of Bristol; secretary. Mrs Esther whitehead of Meriden; treasurer, Gladys Eastwood of Bridgeport; conductress, Mrs Irene McGee of West Hartford: chaplain, Mrs Anna
 Banks of South Norwalk; guard,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13

[ Mrs Mary Grove of this city; patri- otic instructor, Mrs Marcellio Eng fish of Willimantic; historian, Mrs Leah Schaperow of New London; chief of staff, Mrs Agnes Poliquin of Norwich, musician, Miss Mar garet Shanahan of Waterbury,: color bearers, Miss Irene Morenzonie of Westerly. R. l., Mrs Nellie McGow- an of Thompsonville, Mrs Sarah Carey of New Haven and Olga Johnson of New Haven; council of administration, Mrs Frances Ander- son of Bridgeport, Mrs Mary Nixon of Stamford and Mrs Alice Ryan of New Canaan.
 Among the high officers present at the womens' ceremony were Mrs Loretta Worthington of Auburn, R. l., past department president of her state. Mrs Agnes Hunt of Middle town, past department president of this state, Mrs Rose Langley of Danbury, past department president of this state and Miss Helen Shan ahan of this city, national judge advocate.
 Mrs Alice Ryan, outgoing depart ment president, was presented flow CTS and a past presidents pin. Mrs Dibble also received bouquets.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
Heart Failure Cause of Death
Former Waterbury Woman
 Stricken When Leaving on Vacation

Mrs G. J. Newton. formerly Of
 this city, died suddenly yesterday at her home in Cleveland, Ohio. She
 was about to start on a trip to Cali fornia and just left the house and was in the act of stepping into a
 taxi when she was seized with a
 heart attack.
 The many friends of Mrs Newton in this city will be grieved to hear
 of her death. Mrs Newton was the widow of c. J. Newton, for some years a very successful engineer in the employ of the Connecticut Light
 & Power Go. While in this city the family resided on State street and were held in high esteem by wide circle of acquaintances.
 The body will be cremated on July 15 in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
ANCIENT ORDER
 OF HIBERNIANS
State Convention Will Be Held in This City
 August 1920
DANCE TO RAISE FUNDS

Plans for the state convention of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, which will take place in this city on August 18th and goth, were dis cussed last night at a meeting of the officers of the local Monsignor Slocum branch and arrangements were completed for a. dance to be held next Saturday night in Hiber- nian hall for the purpose of raising fun6s with which to aid in financing the expenses of the state gathering. Edward Doyle. president of the To- cal branch, presided.
 A committee to conduct Saturday nights affair, at which prizes will be awarded, was named. It includes Pet0r Griffin, president of the board of aldermen, James Dillon, Timothy Horgan, Miss Daisy Lord, Miss Mary Franklin, Miss Nellie Mccarthy. Miss Margaret Shanahan and Miss l.. Calvin.
 Not only will members of the An cient Order of Hibernians gather here in August but the ladies' aux ilaries throughout the state will also hold their state convention in Wa terbury at the same time. There fore, the committee named for Sat urday nights affair includes not only members of Monsignor Slocum branch, but also representatives of the local women's branches.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13

A former garage in the rear of 16-18 Railroad Hill street was un- covered early this morning as one of the biggest moonshine distilleries raided in Waterbury or vinicity in several months. Seven huge vats of an estimated capacity of 5000 gallons of mash each were seized in addition to large supply of access sories. The police were checking up today on the amount of finished product found in the building. Two workmen Samuel Brunette, 40, and Tony Bulb, 40, both of 13 Chase Park avenue were found on the premises and placed under arrest. They are at liberty under bonds Of $1,000 each pending trial Thursday morning. They denied ownership and claimed that they were hired only last Saturday morning. The police are inclined to the opinion that the distillery has been running for the past week or two.
 The still and general equipment rivals in capacity and possibilities the outfit captured several months ago in an alleyway off South Main street. Everything indicated recent construction and revealed plans of operation on big scale.
 The raid was made by a squad of policemen in charge of Captain
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13

James F. Doran, prominent Danbury manufacturer, a native of this city, died yesterday at st Francis hospital, Hartford. The deceased was well and favorably know in Water bury and the news of his death will be a great surprise to his many friends, quite a few of whom were his schoolmates at Crosby, where he was graduated with honors. His father was a well known market man in Waterbury and for many years conducted a slaughter house in the vicinity of what is now known as Fulton Park.
 MT Doran was member of the firm of Doran Brothers Manufacture CTS of hat machinery in Danbury, successor: to their uncle. the late Charles H. Reid. also a former Wa terbury man. He was 8 member of the United States Chamber of Com merce, the Connecticut Chamber of Commerce; State Manufacturers association, president of the Danbury Manufacturers association, director of the Danbury National Bank, di- rector of the Danbury Electric Manufacturing company, director of the Danbury Industrial Corporation, director of the Bon Ton Corporation of New York, director of the Dan bury Air Post associations; a mem- Der of the Knights of Columbus, John D. Kennedy Assembly, 4th degree; member of the Danbury Lodge of Elks, 120, member of the Danbury club, the Ridgewood Coun- try club, the' Norwalk Country club, the Rotary club, St Joseph's Church Holy Name and Associated charities. He was an alumnus in the Water
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
SUNDAY SERVICE
 AT YMCA CAMP
Ceremony of Dedication of Rustic Pulpit Took Place
 Yesterday
INDIAN CHIEFS PRESENT

Sunday marked another milestone in the growth of the Y. NJ. c. A. camp at Watertown with rustic pull pit being formally dedicated at the morning chapel service and the new Indian council ring being used for first time Sunday evening.
 The chapel service for the boys started with a dedication service at which time rustic pulpit, built of grey birch by the Camp Craft club was dedicated. The entire camp fire group came forward with their leaders, Lester Lonergan, Morris Paine, and Edward Tile. Members of the club are: Jay Brangdon, Jos eph Corcoran. Joseph Litz, Edwin Teller, John Neagle, Earl Schwartz, Henry Bowes, John DiCarlo, John Fallon, Marshall Steele, John Ad- duci.
 The services were conducted by the camp director, Bill Briggs.
 A large replica of an Indian ring which was recently completed was used by the campers for the first time in the evening. A band of h. dians executed the devil dance un- der the direction of the social de- partment. The characters were por- trayed by Ral Wolcott, Leroy Gibbs, Newton Post and Edward Meyers.
 The Mohawks with their leader Franklin Warren and their tent chief, Arthur Charpentier, presented to the camp an Indian drum, dis covered in the woods by the boys It is part of an old tree, cut with flat surface. The Mohawks who took part in the presentation beside their ten chief. Arthur Charpentier are: Henry Billings, Earl Balthazar Ralph Tyrrel, Harry Kamack, John Casey, Earl Barret.
 Herbert s. Smith, general secre- tary told one of the best stories of the year, "The Last of the Mohi- cans" The campfire service closed with the boys singing the old hymn, Now the Day Is Over"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
Alleged Operators Held Under Bonds
 For I rial Thursday
Samuel Brunette and Tony Bulo at Liberty After Deny ing Ownership Claiming They Were Hired Satur- day Morning - 5000 Gallons of Mash Seized in Raid f

Frank Cutting and Sergeant Henry Johnson. The authorities became suspicious of the place by the large volume of water released suddenly into sewer running through Mag ner alley. About 1880 o'clock this morning the police crashed their way into the building and found a huge still in full blast. Two fires had been lighted and the nights work" was about to commence in full blast.
 Following the capture of the men the garage was placed under police supervision. The still dismantled today. The mash was destroyed, but the vats were permitted to remain standing pending disposition of the cases in court.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
State Troopers
 Make Arrest
Hold Up Drivers With Truck Loaded With Beer

State troopers were responsible Saturday for the capture of Frank Brito, 32, of 102 Baldwin street, this city, and Joseph Freitas, 40, of z Railroad avenue, Danbury. They were in charge of a truck loaded with beer. The seizure was made near New Milford and Brito, the driver was ordered held under bonds of $2,000. His companion was re- leased under bonds of $1,000.
 According to State Troopers Wal ter J. Boas and George Ferris of the Ridgefield barracks, Boas, it is said, offered them $50 to be released. The authorities claim that the beer was
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-07-13
Doran, Manufactures,
 Dies In Hartford
Former Waterburian and Danbury Business van
 Mourned By Wide Circle of Friends

bury High school, now known as Crosby High school in the class of 1897 and Massachusetts Institute of Technology of Boston in the class of 1903. MT Doran was hfty-tnree years of age and was the son or the late Mir and Mrs John w. Doran oi this city.
 He is survived by his wife. Mrs Sarah c. Doran; one daughter. Mar ion; three, sons, Frank. Raymond and Edward; two brothers, John Q. Doran, a senior member of the hrm of Doran Brothers and Dr Charles H. Doran and three sisters, Miss Minnie E.. Doran of Danbury, sister M. Josepha and Sister M. Ruth. or the Order of the Sisters of Mercy Tn Hartford. .,
 Mr Doran is survived in this city by an aunt. Mrs M. D. Byrne; an uncle, James Reid; and several cousins, among them Charles Byrne formerly with the city street de- partment.
 The funeral will be held from the home 12 Downs street. Dan- bury on Wednesday morning at S:30 o'clock to St Joseph's church at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in St Peters cemetery in Danbury, and will be attended by many relatives and ac- uuaintances from this city and other places where MT Doran was well known in fraternal and business circles.