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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28
A Reply to A Comrade

his support of the Communist demand for full
equality for the Negro masses he must of neces-
sity support their right to exercise control of
government where they are in the majority
whether it be in Africa the West Indies, or in
the Black Belt section of the South.
Lindemanns second major error lies in his
peculiar notion that the workers of the Soviet
Union should not defend the revolution and the
proletarian dictatorship against its imperialist
enemies and their wrecking tools in the Soviet
Union. In typical bourgeois manner he objects
to Maxim Gorky's excoriation of the prostitute
bourgeois intellectuals who signed the protest
against the sentence of the proletarian court on
the wreckers. He naively questions whether these
signers really sympathized with the sabotagers
and evidently wishes us to believe that their
motive was purely Observation-Disclosures bour-
geois writer's who are silent on the lynching ter
ror in the United States and have no word of
condemnation for the fascist attacks of the
United States Government and the employers
on the working-class. He evidently is not aware
of the notorious serviIe role of the bourgeois
writers as defenders Of the capitalist system
Lindemann would muzzle the angry protests Of
the international working class and its vehement
demands for the punishment of the wreckers
who sought to undermine the Five Year Plan
OIL SOCIALIST construction In the soviet Union.
why shout about lynching in this country and
demand lynching in Russia he asks. AS if the
sabotagers had not been convicted out of their
own mouths, by their own shame-faced confess
sions made publicly in the proletarian court upon
their realization of the utter failure of their
wrecking plots against the Five Year Plan.
Such an attitude is incomprehensble on the
part of worker. One can understand the
chagrin of the bourgeoisie before the iron deter
mination of the victorious proletariat of the
Soviet Union to defend its gains against all
class enemies, internal and external. This is
understandable, since it is the aim of the bour-
geoisc to disarm the revolution in preparation
for their intervention plans
Does Lindemann intend consciously to sup
port this aim? Would he have the proletariat
ignore the lessons of the Paris Commune?
Lindemann expresses an intention to join the
Communist Party. But his present attitude
negates even the class struggle. He is opposed
to violence. Lenin dealt with this view in the
following statement:
sThere is war and war. There is war-ad-
venture to satisfy the interests of the dynasty,
the appetites of robber bands, the aims of the
heroes of capitalist greed. There is war-and
this is the only lawful war In capitalist society
against the domination and exploters of the
masses. Only the Utopians and Phillistines nrin
cipally condemn such war;
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28
By PAUL MUNTER.

DORTLAND, Oregon, with it's thirty odd raids,
Imprisonment of workers for the crime" OF
criminal syndicalism; for deportation and its
insane asylull2-has significance for the work
erS that cannot be overlooked The boss wave of
terror in Portland typifies the entire procedure
in the Northwest. Starting in September with
the arrests of the secretary of the Portland unit
Comrade Lambo Mitseff and Comrade Vasil
GoSheff, which arrests put brake on the ac-
tivities of the C. p. U. S. A" and reaching now
by an attack on the staff members of Toveri,
Finnish language paper, published in Astoria,
Oregon
Twelve of the arrested workers we're held for
deportation, three more since arrested are also
held by the immigration service.
Hold 13 on Charges.
Thirteen others were held for the state charge
of criminal syndicaliSm. This group included all
foreign born, citizens and one or two others.
The arrest of Mike Kulkoff, railroaded to the
insane asylum, was an indication of the extent
of the brutality to which the bosses agents are
reSorting to smash the rising working class
movement
The raids, a preparation for the Fish Com
mittee visit, were handled by the immigration
service. This department of the boss govern
ment is featuring the propaganda which would
make the workers believe that the Party is
group of 'foreign malcontents." definite link
up between the federal and state authorities has
been evident throughout the entire reign of ter
ror. John Doe warrants which facilitate the
persecution of foreign born workers are in the
offices of that service Citizens and foreign
born workers are handed over to the police.
Their statements to the immigration service are
used as evidence against them.
The press carries on an intense playing up of
the statements of the stool pigeons as regarding
alleged plans of bank robberies, riots, etc. To
oppose this reign of terror, its tactics is of
course the role of the International Labor De-
Tense, to widen activities the role of all Or
CARNATIONS.
The lessons of Portland should be studied by
every worker and Party member as they present
a cross section of gains, mistakes, and other
phases of revolutionary movement.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28
BY CYRIL BRIGGS.

Holm A IINDEMANN, a worker OF Lenliah,
Idaho, takes the Daily Worker to task on sew
eral points.
The Daily Worker, at all times welcomes con-
structive criticism from workers. We especially
welcome criticism from workers who, like Com
xade Lindemann, are not members of the Party
but are sympathetic towards the communist pro-
gram. In this case, however, Comrade Lnde-
mann happens to be wrong on every point he
raises. In this article will deal with the two
main points of his letter.
He writes cit passes my understanding how
you fellows can shout about white chauvinism
and Jim Crowism and then come out with such
statements as made by Cyril Briggs on page Q,
column 1, of the Daily Worker for Dec. 81, for
the right of the Negro majorities in the South
to determine and control their own government
and its relations to the United States and other
governments"
He then goes on to reveal that the real basis
for his failure to understand this simple prin-
ciple Of the right Of the Negro majorities in the
"Black Belt" to have majority control Of the
government of that section lies in the fact that
he himself has chauvinistic reaction to the
idea that Negroes should have the right to gov
ern whites: IF you want to talk about putting
white and black on an equal basis stick to that
and not claim that the blacks should decide
and control where they are in the majority In
other words, don't talk about real equalityl
There is no ambiguity in the Communist de-
mand for the right of self-determination. The
Communist International has quite definitely
pointed out that "it would not be right of self
determination in our sense If the Negroes in
the Black Belt had the right Of self-deternlina-
ton only in cases which concerned Elk
CLUSIVELY the Negroes and did not affect the
whites, because the most important cases aris-
ing here are bound to affect the Negroes as
well as the whites. First of all, true right of
self-determination means that the Negro major
ity and not the white minority in the entire
territory of the enthusiastically united Black
Belt exercises the right of administering gov
ernmental, legislative and judicial authority"
This does not mean that the white minority
in the Black Belt should not participate in the
government and be protected In its rights as
minority. 1t does mean, however. the overthrow
OF the present class rule In the Black Belt
whereby all power is concentrated in the hands
of the white bourgeoisie and landlords, who APP
point all officers, dispose Of public property,
determine taxes make the laws and control the
government 1900 n~
Nothing less than the right OF the Negroes
to control the government where they are in the
majority would be putting Negroes and whites
an equal basis If Lindemann is honest in
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28


THE main lever by which the Communist Party
organizes the basic mass of the proletariat is
the trade unions. Our Party has not yet learned
to use this lever. In the u S. A. there are 35.-
100000 hired workers OF them not more than
81 millions are organized in the A. F. of L.
and other trade union alliances, and only about
$4,000 are organized in the revolutionary trade
unions under the leadership Of the Trade Union
Unity League. Thus the overwhelming major
ity of the American proletariat, are not organ
tied in any trade union at ALL while only an in
significant number are in Red trade unions un-
der influence of our Party.
It is true that these figures do not present g.
true picture Under the influence Of our Party
there are not $4,000 but considerably more. A
convincing proof of this is the number who
participated in the demonstrations organized by
our Party.
Why does this state OF affairs exist? It exists
because our Party has not yet learned to con-
solidate its political influence organizationally
and chiefly because our Party has not yet
learned the proper way to carry on trade union
work. A close analysis of our trade union work
discloses the following important shortcomings:
l. AS rule, the Communists who work In
revolutionary trade unions are not organized into
fractions. If there is a fraction its work is not
Party committees.
O. The Party committees do not pay the at
tention which is required to the question Of the
work of the trade unions Communists in trade
unions are sometimes looked on as specialists In
their line.
g. Ir the factories, which should form the
central point of the work of the revolutionary
trade unions, they have no factory groups and
in general there is no clearly defined distinc-
ton between trade union work and Party work
in the factories. In addition, factory nuclei as
a rule do not pay any attention to the questions
of trade unien work.
f. No systematic and persistent work is car
ried on for winning over the workers who are
members of reforrnist and other reactionary
trade unions.
S. The movement and the organizations Of
he unemployed are not linked up clearly with
ihe revolutionary trade unions.
g. Under such circumstances 1t Is very OBJ
hous that the Central Committee and other
leading organs Of our Party do not keep check
on the fu1hlment of the directives Of Party con-
ventions and conferences by Communist trade
unionsts (and it is absolutely impossible for
them to do so). At the same time, when there
is no leadership Of the work Of Communist trade
unionists the approach to the work is frequently
mechanical and often the Party replaces the
trade union.
The most important task for our Party at the
present time is to overcome all these shortcom-
ings in the shortest possible time.
The commencement must naturally be made
by putting an end to the inattention Of Party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28

Organize Unemployed Councils
Every Mining Camp, Steel
and Textile Town, Every
Large and Small Indus
trial Center Should Be
Honeycombed With
JObless Councils
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-02-28

The following article B Of extreme import
ance to our Party, especially ut the present
time. 1t deals with the relationship of the
Communist Party to the revolutionary trade
unions, and with the Party's tasks in building
and strengthening these unions. Because Of
the extreme weaknesses in our trade union
work the Central Committee strongly recon-
mends a carefully study Of this article
Editor.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
Jail Wants Wrestling

There is a persistent demand
from the inmates of the Dis
trict Jail for wrestling, they
having gone mat-minded in view
of hearing some of the local
matches broadcast through Sta
ton VOL.
Some of my friends, ah hem,
over at the Government Hotel
at Nineteenth and B Streets
are particularly anxious to see
the likes of Chief White Feather
whose antics amuse and interest
them, even though they know
about him only through the
newspaper and air reports.
Joe Turner has promised when
business permits he will take
some of his herd of ingagnies
over to the jail and put them
through their PAGES for the
benefit of those whoIfor one
reason or another can't get
over to the Auditorium, and
Joe Freeman has promised the
same thing.
Now wouldn't it be great if
Turner could get Jim Londos
and Freeman could get Jack
Sherry to wrestle for the Jail
boarders, and then I could get
that $4,000 Sam Beard is offer
ing for the person who got the
two in the ring together.
How about it Turner? How
about it Freeman? How about
it Beard?
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
CUBS
HAVE BEST
RECORD

The rise of the Chicago Cubs
was the feature of the exhibition
season during the past week, in
cluding yesterdays games.
After a slow start, Rogers
Hornsby's men struck their true
stride in taking four straight
games from the Pirates. In per-
forming that feat, the Bruins
served notice on the other Ma
tional League contenders tn t
they will be in the running for
the pennant right from the start
ing gun.
Four of Chicago's regular pitch
ers, Charlie Root, Bob Smith,
Guy Bush and Sheriff Blake,
showed that they are already
primed for action.
The Cubs now rank almost
on a par with the St. Louis Car
dinals and Brooklyn in the ex-
hibitiOn game records. They
have won 9 games out of IL, as
against out of 10 for the
Cards and I out of 9 for Brook
lyn.
Washington and Cleveland have
done we'll, but have yet to face
major league opposition. The
Yankees slipped badly during the
week, losing four out of five
games, and none of the other big
league outfits have made an i'm
pressive showing. Cincinnati has
copped only one victory in 19
starts, and that lone triumph was
gained over a minor league teaft1.
In interleague competition, the
American League has won Is
games and the National League
IA.
The records of the various
teams against other big league
clubs and their complete record
against both major and minor
league opposition are as follows:
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
Clown Decision?

Why, therefore, insist on one
of their oranization officiating
here with the possibility of
balled-up bout or a clown de-
cision when a Washington ref
cree has been giving entire sat
isfaction, Benny Bortnick has
always worked hard, ever been
on top of his job, lost many
pounds a night. often working
every bout of the evening, and
otherwise disporting himself to
the approval of the customers.
Were we Joe Turner we would
promptly tell George Hagen's
manager that if he didn't care
for our home town decisions he
could take his wrestler hence
forthwith, and very forthwith
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
CanzOneri Fights
Berg In Chicago

NEW YORK, March 25.-Tony
Canzoneri, lightweight champion,
and Jackie Berg of England will
battle in Chicago and no further
attempts will be made to bring
them into the ring here for the
present.
Promoter McCardle of Madison
Square Garden announced a re-
turn match between Billy Petrolle,
Fargo, and Jimmy McLarnin,
Vancouver lightweight. They will
meet here May 8 unless there is
a hitch in signing contracts.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25

at that. It wouldn't be hard to
find a substitute to meet Lon
dos, as indeed there is quite a
clamor on the part of those
lower down the ladder for
chance at Londos' crown, re-
gardless of who referees.
When a mans shoulders are
pinned to the mat, it doesn't
take New Yorker to tell us.
Anybody within a few yards of
the ring can see it, and there
wouldn't be one chance in a
million of Hagen, or anyone
else, throwing Londos without
it being detected by many hun
dred people within easy eye
shot.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25

all that was to be desired.
Therefore, we have little SYM
pathy with the squawk of Mr..
George Hagen's manager, one
Ruddy Miller, that when his
man meets Jim Londos the al
legged champion, at the Audi
torium tomorrow nig ht, a
licensed referee from the New
York Boxing Commission be in
attendance as the third man in
the ring.
It seems to us Hagen's man
ager should be the last to fly
the distress signal in such a
matter. If Londos has no kick
coming, then a mere challenger,
of which Jim has many, who
has all to gain and little to
lose, ought to be willing to abide
by whomSoever the promoter
wished to appoint as official
arbiter.
Besides, the thought has oc-
CURED that an appointee of the
New York State Boxing Com
mission carries little weight out
side the Empire State, and, for
that matter, not very much
within that Commonwealth. If
any athletic board in the world
has been doing laughable things
here of late, certainly that board
is the one which claims to con-
troll fighting and wrestling in
dear old New York.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25

and held the enemy well IN hand
while the regulars tailed off
Schacht in the fifth, and last
period.
BIuege walked and made
third on Spencer'S single off
Dashiell's glove. Johnson struck
out but Myers fly to Dave Har-
riS scored OSSie.
Schacht's men walked off the
field after the fifth frame. This
move was made on the advice
of assistant trainer frankie BaX-
ter and Fred Harveycutter, who
were royal Schacht rooters all
the way.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
HOCKEY TEAMS TIE

TORONTO, March 25. - The
match between the second place
teams in the Stanley Hockey Cup
playoffs in Chicago Thursday will
determine honors between the Chi
cago Blackhawks and Toronto's
Maple Leafs. The two teams bat
ted to a % tie here last night IN
the opening Of the series. -
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
illinois B A R 8
DEMPSEY

CHICAGO. March 25.-Jack
Dempsey, former world heavy
weight boxing champion, will not
act as third man in the ring
Friday night when Tommy Lough-
ran meets Tuffy Griffith here,
according to a ruling by the
Illinois Athletic Commission, an.
nounced today.
Dempsey had been selected as
referee by both Griffith and
Loughran, who meet in a ten
round bout to settle priority
claims on the right to meet Jack
Sharkey.
The commission pointed OUT
that Dempsey is not legally
registered resident of Illinois.
The apartment for the nPwIyweds
can he secured nv just turning to the
Rental Columns in tOday's Classified
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
Cincinnati Reds
Face Cardinals

TAMPA, Fla, March 25.-The
Cincinnati Reds were to journey
over to Bradentown today for a
game with the st. Louis Cardinals,
the only major league team
which has yielded to the Reds
this training camp season.
Featuring poor hitting, the
Cincinnati boys lost another con-
test yesterday. They were wal
loped by the Phillies 4 to /.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
Ruel Honor Roll

Donations of dollar or less
have been received by the Muddy
Ruel Remembrance Committee
Postmaster William Mooney
treasurer, from the following:
Mrs. F. w. Beal.
r. w. BeaIe.
Bill Beale.
H. G. Wood.
/. M. Foster.
Clark C. Griffith.
X. G. Miller.
Thomas E. JacOby.
Mrs. william NJ. Mooney.
AL ROthenberg.
Just One Fan.
A Fan.
]. L. "COunt" COrnwell.
Joe Donovan.
w. C. Gilbert.
J. ]. DOwney.
J. M. Wood.
C. Hart.
Mrs. H. D. HOcheisen.
Margaret E. Sanford.
william M. Mooney.
H. E. Shilling.
Edward w. Koch.
Charles F. KnOckey.
William w. Day.
Percy w. Bolts.
Arthur E. Dean.
HI. G. Phillips.
Mrs. C. w. Memp.
william w. Taylor.
Mrs. Dulcie p. Mitchell.
Il. Earl Mitchell
The Washington times., 1931-03-25

"Walter threw two strikes
past me that 1 couldn't even
see," Leo declared today. II
never dreamed anyone could
throw a ball so hard"
"StiIl looks like a million to
me-" Ed Charity rejOined.
"He could win lots of games
yet. I'll bet on that"
President Clark Griffith and
other basball-minded folk okayed
this remark. Walter, however,
is authority for the fact that he
will never pitch another ball
game.
"T might win a few games
yet" he cOnfeSSes, 'but I've
made up my mind to call it
quits. Batting practice gives
me- enough work as it is"
AL Schact, who surprised the
world by pitching Washington S
Yannigans to a one all dead
lock over the regulars here yester-
day, was a real hero today. Even
Heine Manush credits MIN with
a splendid performance.
'T still say Schacht pitched
a nothing ball." Heine says.
"But he got away with it,"
Johnson's contingent got away
to bad start in the first inning
when Harry Rice hit to deepest
right center for the circuit.
Walter tightened at this point
The Washington times., 1931-03-25

JIM PATTERSON, Georgetown fuback candidate is
here shown being taken for ride by Whitley Dashel
halfback, during busy afternoon of spring football
practice at Georgetown University.
Coach Tommy Mills has sixty odd candidates busy
each afternoon the Freshmen Field and when
where the field IS rapidly rounding into playing
condition.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
Johnson's Speed Ball Blinds
Rookie Outfielder
By JOE HOLMAN
Times staff. Correspondent

BILOXI Miss March 25-Theres at least youngster
camp who still dazzled by Sir Walter johnson touted
sneed-b ball Outfeder Leo Burns is that chap.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
EXTRA DRILLS
WITH STICK
ORDERED
Mcleod Says Golfers VIII Like Ney Ball In Warmer Weathe
BY JOE HOLMAN

BILOXI, Miss, March 25.-
Longer batting practices for
Washington club regulars have
been ordered by Manager Walter
johnson.
Today the Yanigans and Rook.
les are to work out in two shifts.
The youngsters, who have been
showing up the oldsters of late,
are to toll first. Then the regu-
Lars, will take the field and work
on into the afternoon.
I'm not at all pleased with
the way our boys have shaped
up at bat" johnson declared
today. maybe some extra work
will bring them around. I've
lots of confidence in this ball
club. But sooner we start hit
ting the better I'll like it."
Johnson himself is putting in
extra time in the daily workouts
and has volunteered to travel two
complete rounds today.
Lloyd Brown will be the first
washington pitcher to go nine
innings in a spring exhibition.
He is expected to get such an
assignment next week.
CrOwder in Opener
Also Brownie or Alvin Crowder
will get the opening day nomina-
ton at Griffith Stadium next
month.
eff I was picking my man
now I'd choose Brown" Skipper
Johnson admits, "but CrOwder
always goes good against PhiIa-
delphia. If he speeds up
shortly, 1 may use him"
Sir Walter, incidentally, be-
ieves he has just the staff to
stop Philadelphia's slugging line
up.
Crowder. Hadley, Brown and
Jones, he claims, are ideal
singers against teams of that
type.
Marberry Has Weight
Pitcher Fred Marberry is to
start doubling up on his daily
workouts next week. The move
is purely a voluntary one.
"I've still got some weight to
she'd" he told Walter johnson
today, $50 I'm going to buckle
down to real labor before we
break camp here"
Russell Reed, youthful infield
and outfield semi-pro, who has
been working out with the Griff-
men, leaves camp today. The
lad, who is a protege of Coach
Ed Charity, was too ineXperi-
enced to click.
Irving Hadley and Bobby Burke
will divide the pitching today
when Washington meets Balti-
more here. Hadley is expected
to start. Gumbert and Roy are
to work for Fritz Maisel.
Orioles Sought Hargrave
Baltimore made an effort to
land Catcher "Pinkie" Hargrave
last winter, it is reliably reported.
They also would welcome Cliff
Bolton, hard-hitting Chattanooga
recruit.
Since both are needed by
Washington, however, there is
little likelihood they will get
away.
Pitcher Walter Tauscher, Texas
League rookie, is opening the eyes
of veteran players here. Since
he started letting out this week,
the big fellow has looked the
part of a good prospect.
It is generally thought that if
he continues impressing he will
~GSnIY
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
JUNIOR NINE DEFY

Colonial Junior nine wants
games. Call Georgia 1759-W. The
team meets Friday night at 7:30
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1931-03-25
TODAY'S SPORTORIAL
BY Kirk Miller

From vantage point in the of the Washington
Auditorium at the two three wrestling exhibitions we
have observed this winter thought the reereeng Of
Benny Bortnck Jewish Community Center member seemed