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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31

1t IS an interesting commentary on
the methods of the House of Morgan,
that they sent a representative to
the publishers office, to threaten him
If he went through with publication
of this book-Editor.
THE HOUSE OF MORGAN; a
social biography of the masters of
money. BY Lewis Corey, New York,
Watt. 1880 PIP. 479.
Reviewed by J. BARNETT
THE author piles fact upon fact
showing how a small number of
the wealthy class of this country have
accumulated their money and gained
control of the banks and industries
of the U. S.
For instance, he estimates that
those associated with Morgan and
Company, control banks, railroads,
steel mills, public utilities, electrical
manufacturing, war industries, etc,
worth "a billion dollars, or &c per cent
of the total worth of American cor
porations. On account of secret bust
ness transactions, Morgan no doubt
controls much more about which the
author is ignorant. Besides this the
Morgan group have large share of
control of the billions of foreign in
vestments of American Imperialism
amounting to 10000, 100000 dollars
in 1929, exclusive of the IL billion
dollar war debit Here are billions
of reasons for American Marines in
Nicaragua, China, and elsewhere. The
House of Morgan has for long time
been the leader of the penetration
of American financial interests into
the colonies.
The book exposes, with many docu-
ments, the wholesale robbery and
corruption whereby these men gained
their financial control Here are two
interesting cases. Old Miles Morgan
took land away from the Indians, and
his first business stroke" was to
steal real estate in Springfield
Morgan, senior helped sell guns,
which had been condemned by the
war department as unfit for use, to
the government during the Civil
War. These guns arIeady belonged
TO the government and at the very
time of sale were in the warehouses
Of the army. The profit was large
These dangerous guns bought $3.50
= piece were resold at $500. Many
other examples of the ruthless and
corrupt methods used by such men
IS Morgan against friends" unus-
pecting persons, rivals and enemies
arc related.
The euthor also knows how these
thie,jng flnanciers hare had religion
and the Government cooperate with
them Buying judges, bribing leg
bIAtures. getting national leaders to
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31
There Is Plenty to Eat

now you starvei
Unemployed workers, close your
ranks in every city, large and small,
in every steel and textile town, In
every mining camp. Mass starvation
sweeps the country. Fight to live
and live well. Organize unemployed
councils in uncountable number. This
Is power.
Sweep through the streets Of every
city and town in hunger marches.
Let neither police nor jails stop you.
Win all workers organizations for
your struggles, send committees to
them. Make your demands upon the
bread lines, at municipal relief sta
tons. Rock the city halls and all
the grafters they hold with your
militant will to live, not starve.
Elect your Workers Unemployment
Insurance Delegation to Congress.
Meet the watchdog Of the treasury
head on. Enforce your demand for
unemployment insurance by gather
ing signatures In such numbers that
Congress will begin to doubt its Sc
curity.
g Climax innumerable local battles
for immediate relief, the steady sig
nature drive, with gigantic demon
strations on February 10, the day
your delegation makes its demands
upon Congress. Shake the nation,
this richest country on earth, the
country Of the richest foreflushers
with your power and your battles for
food.
Unemployed workers--Eat! There
Is plenty for all. You have the pow
er to decide to live and live well.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31
W0Ykingmen in War
BY II. r. RoSKOLENKIER.
by PREVAIL.

will face it like before did,
forgetting homes and children
wives and the jobs left behind--undone;
unions bust while sOgged around the mud Frances seeing
the the change without change,
and the rain-and death all the
the heat of the oggng through the
DEMOCRACY WEALTH, BLOOD, FUNERALS (mass action
years since annihilaton thirteen
years-swiftly they passed.
moth
who birth TO government tombstone of honor
a flag blowing,
symbol (of lecher to workngmen;
efficiency
p:nning a
S gone
-lthe is put tombstone a buger blows taps
Here lies hero and patriot" Last words Last thoughts
gold mother, your was a heroa and
cited him for bravery ITO IPERIALISN
efficient-signed, GENERAL STAFF
And will face il, thirteen years ago.
with the skill for keeping silence
seeing working of other nations
pursue NIPERIALISNFS HUMANISNf?
VIII face t-leges and nation
about a boss, liberal president king
confused about the issues, purpose of WAR; DEATH
and their idea of nfe-to face a a
and shoot it out with him
FOR NOTHING
Wars of ACKNOWLEDGMENT
1898, 1905,
and the that's coming; movies drum
trying to order mind and body
into state of AMERICANS you becoming
NATIONAL GUARDSMEN,
to break strikes scientifically
and efficiently
WoRKINGMEN IN WAR
W not pacifists-WE FIGHT
FOR A SOVIET-HERE!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31
P. B., from Philadelphia, writes:

P. B., from Philadelphia, writes:
Pages article in the Lenin Mem
orial Edition, dope q, for the
Workers" was wonderful, but some
how not completed. If we look into
the rest of the magazines and espe-
cially in those claiming to be liberals.
one of which is the Literary Di-
gest,' which most of these so-called
radicals and pink intellectuals get
their dope from.
Sc" for instance what they have to
say the Jan. II number about the
occr ~ence of some time ago. when
eigl- marines got killed, and two
wou1C ed in Nicaragua,
And they call that Another Mar
inc Slaughter in Nicaragua! OF
course here they give us some horrid
details on how the marines were
trapped by band of bandits which
they have gone to fight. Now what
did they expect if they was after
them; cakes instead of bullets?
This liberal magazine gives you a
very liberal view Of the fact that the
bodies were mutilated by bandits but
almost forgot to mention that eleven
of the enemy we're slain.
Here they call them enemy, no
more bandits as before, and they
point to number of arguments
which arose from this case, as for
instance, the resolution of Senator
King to withdraw the marines i'm
nediately. But we say that no such
action will be taken. For no reason
at all the marines are down there to
stay; unless they be made to move
on. but of course they will never
move out of Nicaragua unless they
will be forced to do so by the masses
of the South American. countries,
engaged in a proletarian revolution
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31

IT won't read your paper" said
George. II amt interested in what
you Communists believe"
The girl, rather exasperated, stuck
a copy into the pocket of his coat.
George was too tired to protest any
further. He still shook his head me.
chanically and went along his way.
When he got home, it was already
dark. His mother was bending over
the stove, scraping a pot with knife.
Below the painted images of Holy
Virgin and Our Lord, his father lay
smoking on bed, his toes sticking
out ludicrously thru the tares in his
shoe. At the edge Of the bed
Georges youngest brother, Freddy,
sat crouching and whining like
little child.
What re you cryin' for, now.
asked George irritably.
The boy did not answer.
He don't want to quit school,"
said his mother Strengthening out,
and with the back of her hand push
ing back the hair which had scat
tered over her forehead. your
father has not been working again.
The whole plant shut down for good,
today. And there is no other work
to be found. Goodness knows, I do
not want Freddy to quit school. I
have always wanted him to get the
best education he can. But he's got
to help out now, that fathers out
OF work"
''I don't want to stop school," cried
out Freddy. II was just going to try
for that prize in an essay contest.
Teacher says I'm the smartest of
them all. I'm even smarter than
minister's son, Billy. And now Billy
is going to get that prize. And he's
going to go thru school and be
lawyer. And I am smarter than him!
I don't want to stop school"
"Aw, shut it,, said George angrily.
It's no use cryin' like sissy. You
amt a minister's son. This is no
time to be thinking Of school prizes,
with Daddy's plant shut down for
good"
He walked angrily to the sink, pull
ling off his cap and lumberjacket on
the way. Freddy's whining irritated
him. George washed his face
grumbling to himself, but something
within was twitching with a mixed
sensation Of pity.
y When, after supper, his mother
calling George several times to help
her hang up the laundry. went into
his room, she found him lying on the
bed, his head covered by the open
sheets Of newspaper. o
Didn't you hear mo call you,
George?" she asked, a little hurt.
"You know all the clothes, I've got
to hang up. And your fathers
asleep. What paper is 1t you've got
tonighs2 Is it the "Eagle"p
mo. it amt, said George, getting
up lazily and looking under the cot,
for his shoes. SITS a paper somebody
gave me today. Daily Worker, it's
called. I was just interested to see
what these people have got to say.
Maybe the devil amt as bad as he's
painted
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31
Song and Cheers

For Workers Children, composed by
Danbury Workers Children.
TUNE TO YANKEE DOODLE
Old Lee he thought he'd cut our pay,
But we know how to treat him.,
We know that II we organize
That we will surely beat him.
Strikers, strikers, keep it up
We always stick together,
Fighting on the picket line
No matter what the weather.
ONE, TWO, THREE
One, two, three.
Strikers children are we,
We will help our parents,
Fight the enemy.
A HUNTING WE WILL GO
A hunting We Will 70,
A hunting We will 20,
Wen catch . scsb, and put him In
bag, !.
And never let him 80. MI
+ 4.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31
LIFE AS A
STONE SETTER

him, but never pause, work 500.
work ....,. work. go. profits are TO
be made. We discuss hate. go. love
......of revolt. .. yet fear holds us
back fear of losing our jobs,
The factory smells. 1--we can
hardly breath. The floors are cold,
we are cold. Still we sit. .... setting
stones. ... for his profit.
Pay day. Eagerly, laughingly we
line up and receive our ...,S... 10
....12 dollars week, then run out
side. 800. to our dreams.
Dreams of clean and of warm
factory with no straw boss. straight
backs and restful arms. Decent wages
yet. 4. &. tomorrow. -. profits.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31
By WILLIAM WALD

I"VoUNd man, we have decided that
Ayou have earned the right of pro-
motion and so from next week on you
will take Jim's place. Good luck" To
Fred the news at first sent thrill
of joy coursing through his blood.
At twenty-five Assistant Supervisor,
boss over three thousand men! That
meant an increase in salary of course
and a bonus for quick work. Why,
that meant everything. "a beautiful
home, a car, the good things Of life
-. his big chance.
A great happiness possessed him,
| until his eyes took in the shaving,
Numbering steel men, rushing, rushing,
rushing, with now and then a death
and Jim urging them on to greater
efforts. For what? For the addi-
tional money in bonuses, or because
Jim was brute, taskmaster, a tyr
ant of the old Russian breed, and
| now they had asked him to take
Jim'S place. Again he saw the hur-
ried forms, like slaves toiling on and
on with their daily quota of acct
dents. Here one starting in horror
at the flowing blood and stump at
what had been an arm; there the
mad cry of man who was having
his leg amputated on the spot by the
company doctor. Here one wiping
away the blood flowing from cut in
his forehead, but always hurrying and
rushing, rushing and Jim urging them
on.
Suddenly there fitted across his
vision a place that he had seen. j..
place where neither clothes nor race
nor creed counted. "a place that he
had entered more from curiousity; a
little two by four on one of the
streets, where he had heard of this
butchery of human life; butchers by
inches. They had called him com
rade" there and he had laughed at
them had Knocked them and now.
Why had they taken him out of
the Office and wanted to place him
here where a thousand miseries were
depicted daily. :. why in Gods name
couldn't they have let him alone?
Why? -.
well Fred, what now? Do you
think that you can handle it? Come
now, there's work to be done" Work
to be done. Where had he heard that
phrase? Oh, yes. That street cor
ner where a man of the new faith
had spoken. work to be done. :.
Young leaders needed, a new world
to be forged. a workers world. :.
decent world. Suddenly his heart
ached to hear that quiet voice again,
to press his hand, to hear that CHEEKY,
Welcome Comrade." To help forge
that world. to stop this unnecessary
murder Of the worker for bonuses
and profits To help organize for the
brotherhood and equality of all toll
ing men.
Smilingly he faced the pampered,
sleek, jowled face of his employer. A
secondary twinge Of regret, then, 81
am sorry sir" he said slowly, but I
cannot accept your proposition. You
see, could not be like Jim, I can
not stand your orders of speed; of the
death Of these poor workers in re-
turn for a few more dollars I'm
afraid you won't understand, but I
can't accept. A stunned silence
greeted him.. the boss paled, then:
Get out, get out, you, you unap-
preciative dog, out; why, you rebel,
you, you, why you're Red, get out"
Fred smiled as he took his hat and
coat. His shoulders were straight, his
eyes looking eagerly ahead, as his
mind was already planning, building
how best he could offer himself to the
new cause.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31

BY TAMYA of the Girls Department
THIRTY of us. .... young and with
very little ambition.
As we sit all day,
For a meagre pay;
And we set stones, ... profits.
With bent backs and tired arms, each
ono tries TO speak CHEEKY word. $50.
to utter a CHEEKY hope. la thought
until the straw boss comes along.
With a fulfilled round face. big belly,
always grouchy, always with COM
plant; always talking of getting rid
of those talking stone settlers"
Up and down, up and down he
walks all the day long. Here and
there a girl cries silently. Some curse
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31

The basic question for every phil
osophy, and especially for a new
philosophy, is the question of the re-
latiOnship between thought and ex-
istence. -. those who have regarded
nature as primary and thought as
secondary, have belonged to one of
the various schools of matcrialists. =
EnSelS: Fele:bac,l.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31

This is the impression Of workers
child. on the occasion Of his second
trip to the Soviet Union.)
Dear Comrade Stcmber:-
How do you feel? am o. X. II
you come to Moscow now you would
think you we're In New York. Every
thing is new-big tall houses, 1t Is
nothing like It used to be. The union
says the Swear plan Is going to be
done In 4-years.
I myself think II Is done already.
Your little coinrade, Ma
1filten Cohen and Hogan. u.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31
WHAT is A WORKER
The following lines, describing capitalist
lea sent unemployed Missouri-Edtor


lea, sent by unemployed Mssour-Edior
By E. n TURRI
A a wi and in shacks
He builds pullmans rides
He builds automobiles
He Tbone steak and eats BONE.
He builds electric lights plants oil
He builds ind to the movies
He makes silk suspenders and pants with nails
He the harvest in the
He silk shirts wears
He makes broad cloth and
He linen sheets on a
He digs the in The
He builds factories and is a in
He builds the jais and has to beg a in Them
He builds sky-scrapers and has to call
He builds the sidewalks and
He creates capital and is denied the ~
He fights for freedom" home
He has made America
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31
Worker EXPOSES DOPE Peddhng
of Literary Digest on Nicaragua

and together with the American
working class smash American inn
perialiSm. No other solution is avail
able; the Marine is the representa-
tive of American Imperialism; and
we know that the U. S. intention is
to remain in whatever country they
are in, in South America, and to get
into the rest of the others, if there
are any in which British imperialism
can be chased out. But u S. CAPT.
talists will never leave Nicaragua.
There is a place where they have in
mind for long time to build a canal
to go over on the other side, in the
Pacific Ocean. Therefore, only the
action of the proletariat in over
throwing imperialism will bring
about the withdrawal of the forces
of imperialism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31

Another letter this time from De-
troit, regarding dope-peddling in the
cheap magazines, suggests that We
need more revolutionary fiction, to
offset the trash.
Also, this worker adds, he has
found leaving the Daily Worker on
the street-car, for others to pick up,
is very successful. 1t arouses cur
iosity. He reports that he has seen
copy pass from hand to hand all
the way down the aisle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-31
THE CALL

Believe it or not this story is
one which the writer, a young
worker, experienced hinlself.-Ed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
From the Front Row
Reviews and News of Washington Theaters.

Burton Holmes
"Grand Tour Of Europe"
TRAVELLING along at rate of
= speed that would e,,--::::ost make
one dizzy, the audience at the Ma
tional Theater yesterday went with
Burton Holmes on "a grand tour
Of Europe"
The rate Of speed, however, did
not interfere with impressions
gathered from this lecture on the
old country, from its beginning at
New York to its end at the gates
OF Switzerland.
Leaving New York on the liner
Isle de France, Mr. Holmes hurried
his audience through England, stop
ping in London for a few films on
Westminster, Trafalgar Square, the
Royal Palace and the British MI.
scum, where, Mr.. Holmes promised,
when we have month to spare
some afternoon he will take us
inside" Then on a little journey
into old England-Stratford-on-
Avon and Stonehenge--then to
Bonnie Scotland and Edinboro
Castle.
After seeing Edinboro Castle, the
audience was taken to the CONT
nent, given the choice of either a
plane for the trip or the channel
steamers. and into Paris. Here were
presented some new angles on old
sights, the Arc de Triumphe, Place
de Ia Concorde and the Tuileries.
The city was shown by night only,
the morning opening in Belgium.
After perhaps 10 minutes in the
German Reich, the audience was
transported to Bavaria and Austria.
At Unterach q visit was paid to the
Summer home OF Maria JeritZa
where the prima donna posed In q
balcony as II she might be play
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
CHINA NEAR BREAK
/ ON TREATY RIGHTS.
Wang Warns He May Declare
Deadlock if Powers Do Not
agree 10 Terms.
BY REGINALD swEETLAND.

By Gable to The Star.
SHANGHAI, China, April 10.-Warn-
ing that China's patience Is strained
in the extraterritoriality negotiations
with the United States, Great Britain
and France, Foreign Minister c. 7.
Wang today issued statement to the
press declaring that unless a salts
factory solution desired by the Chinese
government and people, Is clearly in
sight, I shall be constrained, after due
consultation with my colleagues In the
National government, to declare that
the present negotiations with the pow
ers concerned are deadlocked."
America and Great Britain are men
toned by name, but reference to Japan
is avoided, Mr.. Wang sill maintaining
that since Japan's treaty has expired
Japan does not enjoy extraordinarily
rights despite the fact that China Is
negotiating with japan.
Must Account to People.
Mr.. Wang insists that extraterritori-
atty clauses must be abolished before
the Peoples Convention meets May 5,
when the Kuomintang will be asked to
give an accounting OF governmental
progress.
Mr.. Wang states.
"I am happy to report that as o
result of negotiations being conducted
with the accredited representatives OF
the few remaining powers, the goal
Of the Chinese peoples ambition today
is within reasonable and measurable
distance This is particularly true OF
Great Britain and the, United States,
while similar reactions are being mani
tested by the other powers concerned.
Unfortunately, one or two vital
points these powers have yet been I'M
able to ge the whole way toward salts
flying the admittedly legitimate aspir.
atoms of the Chinese government and
people and regret also to report that
disagreement over these remaining
vital points may make further negoti-
atoms abortive."
Urges Immediate Action.
Mr.. Wang reviews his statement of
February IL to the press which stated
that China is fully resolved to exert
maximum efforts to attain its end,
limiting that China may be forced to
adopt measures other than friendly me-
gotiations. Throughout Mr.. Wang's
statement is an urgent appeal to the
powers to seize the immediate moment
to declare extraordinarily abolished
Following a declaration that the ne
gotiations are deadlocked, China Is
likely to create incidents among for
eigners living in the interior with the
view of testing how far the powers win
permit it to go. AS far as America Is
concerned, all extraterritoriality nego-
tiations are conducted through G. G.
WI, Chinese Minister at Washington.
(copyright, 1s3l)-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10

ing Juliet, with Mr.. Holmes the
atFically posed below as Romeo.
Dashing through Italy, stop for
breath was made at Siena for the
grea. festival of the PABLO" Twice
each Summer the people of Siena
gather for this great festival, and
contestants in flag waving are sent
from each ward.
Most exciting at tS1e festival Is
the bareback horse race. A man
from each ward in Siena rides in
this race. The jealous losers from
the other wards try to mob the
winner, therefore he is provided with
en- armed guard. The race is run on
an old marble track with sharp turns
where the horses slip on the marble
and often pile up six or seven riders,
providing many thrilling moments
for the spectator. J. N. II.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10

alton Of American Societies for Expert
mental Biology In paper presented by
Prof. A. M. Pappenheimer Of Column
bia University and Or. Marianne
Goettsch Of Storrs, Conn.
DR.. Pappenheimer said scientists
were seeking to isolate q new vitamin.
deficiency Of which In food causes the
disease .e,s...sc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
PIERCE HALL PLAYERS
SELECT NEW COUNCIL
Nine Members Chosen to Control
Dramatic Club-Plans Made
for Next Production.

members. was elected last NIGHT NV the
Pierce Hall Players at their annual
meeting in Pierce Hail, Sixteenth and
Harvard streets. The council includes
Laurence c. Staples, Martha Blossom,
Mabel Van Dyke. Ina Halves, william
@. Elicit, Sd; Frank B. Steele, Mrs.
Howard L. Knight, Mrs. Walter 1.
Mitchell and Betty johnson.
The following were appointed as Pro-
gram Committee: K. Hiding Bell, viii
liam E. Bryant, Mrs. Carlton Savage,
Alice Cushman, kathryn Dunkhorst
and Charles G. Gilman.
Mrs. Rowland s. II. Dyer 10 in charge
Of arrangements for the third presenta-
ton Of this season, O three-act play,
The Romantic Young Lady" BY q.
Martinez-Sierra, which win be given
May and 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
NEW vlTAMlN TRAILED

MONTREAL. Quebec, April 10 Dr.
Science Is on the. trail Of cure for the
dread disease known as "softening Of
the BRAIN"
The announcement was made yester-
day at the convention Of the FEEDER
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-04-10
Cheese Firm Head Threatened.

PLYMOUTH, Wis, April 10 (P.--A
letter threatening his life, should he
fail to increase the price Of cheese to IS
cents, was placed in the hands Of postal
authorities by Horace @. Davis, presi-
dent Of the Plymouth Cheese Board and
head Of the Davis Cheese Co.