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The Washington times., 1931-06-15
AN ANTIsUNDAY MOVIE PETITION

This picture shows big truck backing to the office Of
the Prime Minister in London bringing 4996S3 signed pro-
tests against the opening of Sunday "cnemas"
Cinema" is the quaint British word for movie"
Lords Day Observance Society decided that it did not
want 60 movies Sunday And like other concerns of
the have in the the United statesthey
decided that others not be ALLOWED to do what it's
membership does not WANT to do
Very sensibly the British House of Commons laying poll
tics and parties aside voted by 4S majority those co.
that have CO. Sunday cineas while permitting those
that wanted to stay at home to STAY AT HOME
The Sabbath made man. man for the Sabbath
as everybody knows
The business is develop his mind which the
only important thing about him.
And moving pictures of the right kind help develop the
mind They give information stimulate imagination drive
away the blues.
There bad moving pictures but sense public
decency the police should will prevent their showing
on Sunday any other day
Presently thanks beginning made and continued by
Mr. Eastman of Rochester N Y, and thanks to excellent
work by Courtand Smith in association with William
Fox educational moving pictures will be developed the
highest point of usefulness and of public interest
Those that like 'thrlers' may smile But day will
when educational pictures will be profitable the
heaer showing them crowded than picture Of wild
west adventure any picture of gentleman trying to steal
another gentlemans wife and getting shot for his trouble
Mr. Durants book philosophy could sell 100000 copies
outseling as it did all popular fiction BECAUSE HUMAN
BEINGS ARE INTELLIGENT, educational pictures do
as well. .
In the United States by the way might borrow idea
from the British and say You need not you don want to-
but you must keep others from doing what you don't want
to do
We have minority which says II don't want to drink
glass of beer and then by tlmld politicians
makes impossible for those that want glass of beer to
have it, incidentally forcing the deadly and dangerous
bootleg whskey and daughters of others that never
dreamt Of touching whikey before prohibition came in
Stay away from the cinema" Sunday you want to-
Stay away from the foampg deadly glass of light beer the
stimulating glass of light wine if you want to-
But let others do what they want to.
Remember what the benevolent old French bishop said to
the enthusiastic young priest who planned to keep parish
toner's from dancing singing and drinking wine Sunday
The wise bishop said to him. You the good example
You refrain from dancing singing and drinking wine But let
your poor parhoners enjoy themselves and forget their
misery
glass of light beer might help good many workmen
forget their misery that is say they had five cents to
buy it.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Spain Recognizes the Jews
439 Years Too Late

In Madrid week. for the first time in 49o years.
Jewish marriage ceremony performed in mprovsed
synagogue.
The government of the Spanish Republic recently lifted
the legal disabilities against Jews of which had been
force 1892 the year in which Columbus discovered
America. ...
The bride and bridegroom in yesterdays ceremony
Spanish Jews from Turkey They married by rabbi
from Ceuta, Morocco
other Jews descendants of those banhed four centuries
ago by the Inqutor Torquemad expected to
turn to Spain now that the republic has guaranteed
pete liberty of worship to all classes and creeds
Intelligent persons will say: The republic has good idea
but it is a bit late.
When Spain elected Jews she the greatest nation
in the world Thereafter her record of swift decay
Had she kept the Jews work for her. wealth Tor
her and THINK her. she would occupy bigger place on
the map than she does now.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
By Harding

, gressive principles in the
interval.
This was precisely what the
elder La Toilette had done years
before, when he threw off the
reactionary yoke of the re-
dictionary Wisconsin bosses and
sought his first nomination for
governor. He had made that
first fight and lost, and he kept
on until he won.
That was the plan in the
mind of Phil La Toilette when
he announced his candidacy.
X X Il
Fought Against
A Millionaire
He entered the fight against
millionaire powerfully en-
trenched and supported by a
well organized machine and by
the sympathy of the national
administration. The contest
may have been dramatic and
colorful-we do not know.
The national press somehow
convinced itself that the coun-
try was not especially inter-
eSted. We heard little about
the issue or the debate here
on the Atlantic seaboard.
Public Curious As
To His Progress
Most Of us assumed that the
ardent youth with the La Fol
lette blood in his veins would
be defeated, and were merely
curious as to the progress he
would make.
When the news flashed over
the wires that he had won by
a hundred-thousand majority,
even his well-wishers were
aStontshed; and we have rea-
sons to believe that no one
was more amazed than the
La Toilette brothers.
It was not preliminary
skirmish affair after all-it
was a decisive battle, and it
ended the war. Phil La Fol
lette was governor.
A Tribute to Their
Superior Intelligence
The result illustrates the
superior political intelligence
of the family. There is an in
creasing disposition among poll
ticians to sing low on highly
controversial questions, and to
assume that the public frowns
on vigorous expressions on
political issues. When, after a
slashing offensive, men of emf
nent reSpectability lift their
eyebrows, great numbers With
no capacity for original think
ing, and others whose brains
would rattle in a mustard seed,
whisper timorously that it was
a great mistake.
The Boys Are
Real Fighters
That is not the way the La
Follettes have swept Wis
consin. They have been
fighters, and have kept on
1lgntlng' -
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
LISTEN, WORLD!
BY Elsie Robinson

sion Of being picked on by Fate
or their Fellow Man. They de-
mand that the whole world
shall fuss over them-and they
frequently get by with it. And
if you rebel against their graft
If you roundly abuse them as
they deServe-chanceS are
they'll be actually tickled. For
that's just another way they
have Of Getting Attention.
Short Of Skinning 'em alive,
such persons do not mind what
you do to them-AS LONG AS
YOU NOTICE THEM.
Those Poor Mamas
Examples? You've known
dozens Of them. There's the
woman who is always talking
about how cruel her husband is
to her, and getting the neigh
borS all worked up.
There's the man whom the
boss or the Other Fellows in
the office are always imposing
Onto hear him tell it.
And the Sensitive Soul (of
either sex) who is always being
insulted.
And the Poor Dear Mamas
who go in for headaches in or
der to make an otherwise in.
different family walk on tip
toe
And the Blasted Souls, of in
finite variety, who have never
been able to get ahead because
Life Done Them Dirt while
they were still mere infants. :.
Under Dogs, all of them. But
don't be too sorry for them.
Any person who's worth his
salt, isn't going to stay an
Under Dog. He's going to
crawl out from under and get
busy. Give him a hand-if
he'll take it. But if he won't
or if he takes the hand and
then continues his chronic yelp
=. LEAVE HIM ALONE. Grief
isn't an affliction to that citi-
zen. IT'S A RACKET!
Copyright, 1881. King Features syndi.
cate, Ins.l
The Washington times., 1931-06-15

, sives to issue the challenge, and
that could only be done by con-
testing his denomination.
Even in defeat, the progress
sives could thus leave the people
something on which to medi-
tate.
Committed to
Defeat
Thus Phil La Toilette entered
the race with the thought that
defeat would probably be his
portion, with the idea that the
primary contest of that year
would merely be the opening Of
a war to be continued unto ulti-
mate victory, with the intention
of continuing as a candidate
for the Republican nomination
the next time and Of hammer
ing away incessantly for pro-
The Washington times., 1931-06-15

Don't be too sorry for the
Under Dog. Maybe he LIKES
being the Under Dog.
Suffering, to some queer SOULS,
is both convenient and conSol-
ing. Like all humans, they long
to be Big Shots. .yearn for ap-
plause, crave the spot light.
They survey, with envy. those
who do achieve popularity and
success, and ponder sadly over
their own Bad Breaks. If they
could only have Their Chance.
Of course, they could have
their chance if they'd get out
and hustle for it like other
people. But hustling is the best
thing they won't do. Maybe
they are afraid, lazy, or have
been badly hurt by life. These
handicaps, however, happen to
everyone. They can be over
come. But the chronic Under
Dog does not want to overcome
them. He has found an easier,
quicker way to obtain his place
in the sun. He obtains it by.
SUFFERING.
Victor and Victims
If he can't be a VICTOR, he
can be a VICTIM, with equally
gratifying results. For a good,
two-fisted Victim can get twice
as much attention and sympathy
as a Victor, with half the effort.
You were that way yourself,
once. Remember when you were
is and thought Everybody Was
Picking On You? And how the
folks used to fuss over you,
trying to straighten things out?
S'matter of fact, you didn't
want things Strengthened out.
Secretly you were getting a
Big Bang out of being picked
on and fused over. It made
you almost as important as
having mumpS.
Many People Don't
You laugh at that now, for
you've gotten over being 16.
But many people don't. Many
people make q lifelong profes-
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Old-FaShiOned MelOdramaS
Why Do City People Have Little Interest in Them?

An interesting Hollywood article this newspaper told
Of producer who is to make odfashioned action melo
dramas for small town exhibitors and audiences which still
like them though they scorned" in the big cities
In these days of wholesale charges by ministers that we
have reached decaden stage morally and religously-a
stage declare equivalent to that which prevailed in
Babylon and elsewhere before final destruction pointing
out Of differences in the tastes of small and large
audiences may attract much serious thought. >.>>
Back in the days when the moral tone of Americans was
supposed to be far higher than the good meoraa
never failed attract mothers and fathers and their children
Those plays which exalted good and rejected evil and sin
most popular. That they still popular in the Small
towns may may not that there more good among
the people Of those towns than among residents of large cities
Anyhow, think it over for yourself 90 -0
The Washington times., 1931-06-15

The editor of a reactionary
Wisconsin paper tells President
Hoover that there is lack Of
harmony between Senator La
Toilette and his brother Phil
the Governor, and if the Presi-
dent is wise he will take this
information with a grain Of
salt.
The American people, who,
as yet, know little of Philip,
will find it interesting to watch
him grow. He is the apple of
his brothers eye.
The two men are different
temperamentally. The Senator
does not have the passionate
fire of his father. while hold
ing heartily to his fathers
theories of government and
politics.
Different in Manner
And Method Only
He differs from the elder La
Toilette in manner and method
only. The younger brother is
more the nervous type Of his
father, and resembles him more
in his style of speaking. He,
too, knows the value Of the
dramatic, and he feels the
drama of the struggle between
forces in government. Slender,
with a shock of hair, he must
be very much as his father was
in the days when the latter
was fighting his gubernatorlal
battles. He has the ardor,
along with the thoroughness,
that made his father such a
force in American politics.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Presidents With Whiskers

Senator James Hamilton Lewis constituents are going to
back MN Tor the Democratic presidential nomination and that
will interest students Of history the fact that not since the
administration of Harrison, has there President with
wskers Prior to Harrison whskers were worn by good
many Presidents Cleveland before and after Harrison wore
moustache Mckinley, Wilson, Harding, Coolidge and
Hoover without hsute facial adornmen Roosevelt and
Taft moustaches
nattiest wearer Of whskerE ever in the White House.
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
TIMES TEST

Fill each blank:
/. plan in a hotel
means room and board on one
bill.
2. Ether Is made by diStill-
ing -.
8. - celebrates the de-
scent of the Holy Ghost.
4. Nostalgia is another name
for .
S.. was the garden OF
the golden apples.
6. Lese majesty means a
crime against -.
Z. A luxurious eater is called
8. The Erse language means
the language.
9. Catchup is made from
10. De luxe means
Match correctly:
IL. exodus
from Peruvian bark
IL. liter
cultivated for its seeds.
13. reina
any large migration
IA. aniSe
sensitive membrane Of
the eye
is. quinine
measure Of capacity
ANSWERS on Magaxine Pagel
The Washington times., 1931-06-15
Had Little Hope
OF Immediate Success

OF Immediate Success
It is not generally known
that at the time young Philip
announced his candidacy for
the gubernatorial nomination,
he had but little expectation Of
immediate success. The COVER
nor then in office, representing
a distinctly anti-La Toilette ele-
mept, and possessed Of a for
tune, was seeking a renomina-
ton with the aid Of such an or
ganization as money can some.
times create.
He seemed entrenched for a
time at least, but, unless chal-
lenged, there was the danger
that the governmental notions
he represented would become
generally accepted. 1t had be-
come important to the progress
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-18
LEATHER WORKER
HOLD OPEN FORUM
To Fight Sell-Out Of
Takers to Bosses


The Fancy Leather Goods section,
Trade Union Unity League is holding
an open forum tonight at 6 p. m.
at Irving Plaza Hall, Irving Place
and 18th st.
In the last number of the news
paper of the union, the manager of
the Union. Barnet Wolf "a leading
figure in the socialist part) states:
"Our union. is ready to give coopera-
ton in view of the industrial de-
preston to the bosses"
The Trade Union Unity League
section of the union distributed a
leaflet to all the workers in the
trade pointing out to them how the
union administration is preparing to
cooperate with the bosses in the COM
ing conference to renew the agree
ment. In this leaflet the administra-
ton is challenged to come to this
open forum to make clear before the
membership it's collaboration policy
printed in the last number of the
Union Journal.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-18
WELSH MINERS IN
STRIKE De NJ land
Ready to Fight Pay
Cut; Leaders Betray

CARDIFF, Wales, March IL
Sharp resistance of the coal miners
in South Wales to a wage-cut of IA
cents a day, awarded recently by the
chairman of a joint Cancellation
board, was shown yesterday at a
conference of miners delegates. The
@Joint Cancellation board" was the
scheme by which the British Labor
Party attempted to put over a wage
cut without a strike. The union
misleaders agreed to the wage-cut.
At the conference the leaders did
all they could to keep the workers
from preparing for strike against
the wage-cut. The discussion from
the delegates, rejecting the views of
the rank and file of the miners, was
rapidly veering towards the demand
for strike despite the misleaders
To stop this action, the conference
was adjourned SO the delegates could
so home. However, they have to
face the local miners, who are show
ing their fighting spirit against a
wage-cut
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-18
TO HOLD MAY DAY
CONFERENCE MON.
Meeting of Workers to
Map Plans for Work

The May Day conference called by
the Communist Party, Trade Union
Unity League, and Unemployed Coun-
ellis will be held at Manhattan Ly-
ceum, &c East 4th ST., on Monday,
March 80, at 7:30 p.m.s
All working class organizations =
unions, unemployed councils, shop
committees, shop groups, workers
fraternal and cultural organizations
are invited to send three delegates
each to this conference, which will
prepare the plans for gigantic de-
monstrations on May l. The plans
call for march of the working class
organizations through the working
class sections of the city to Union
Square where the demonstration will
take place.
The increasing unemployment as a
result of the deepening crisis, part
time work, stagger system, wage-cuts,
speed-up, persecution and threatened
deportation of the foreign-born
sharpened discrimination and lynch
ing of the Negro workers, general
attacks upon the militant labor Or
CARNATIONS of the country, particu-
larry upon the Communist Party and
the Trade Union Unity League, in
dicates clearly the necessity of the
workers organizing for struggle. This
May Day conference will be a power
ful mobilization of the working class
forces in New York City, demonstra-
tons against the deepening crisis and
the refusal and inability of the boss
class to find any way out of the
crisis except to prepare for war
against the Soviet Union.
Make this May Day a gigantic de-
monstration of solidarity and unity
OF the fighting working class for i'm
mediate unemployment relief and I'M
employment insurance, against wage
cuts and speed-up, against imperial
list war preparations, and for the de-
Tense of the Soviet Union. Elect your
delegates to the May Day conference
and prepare your organization for the
demonstration on May Day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-18
Dori0t, Red Deputy,
Exposes Slave Labor
in Indo-China Colony

PARIS.-During the debate on the
French budget the Communist dep
uty, Comrade Doriot, delivered a
passionate speech against the ty-
ranny and oppression of French i'm
perialism in Indochina, and particu-
larly against the inhuman exploita-
ton of the natives by French capt.
talists. The natives ere compelled
to work IA hours day for francs.
II the debate the socialists declared
that the labor system which produces
such conditions was to the advan-
tage of progress.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-18
Federal Reserve Head Tells Bosses
How to Make Money During War

WASHINGTON, March 17,-War
planning is being taken up here every
day now through a special govern
lnent commission, headed by the Sec
rotary of War, Patrick j. Hurley.
During yesterdays session, Eugene
Meyer, governor of the Federal Re
serve Board, representing the bankers
who make huge profits out of war,
told the War Policies Commission how
ne thought the next war should be
run so the bosses could make good
profit out Of it.
He was for preliminary planning
for the war, so that the capitalists
would be fully prepared the moment
it arrived-eyen if'it came tomorrow
but he was against making any laws
taking the profits out Of war, "'as he
said conditions are changing rapidly
and the capitalists must have mobility
in their war making.
During the last war, Meyer was the
head Of the War Finance Corporation
which f1oated billions in Liberty
Bonds and collecting funds to con-
duct the war-at a good profit to the
bankers. He said the last war was
a good guide for the next war, SO far
as profits were concerned. He was
against "conscription" of capital, as
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-18

the bosses must be free at all times
to make big profits that war brings
them
The main point he said was to get
the men available to operate the fin
ancial agencies" These men, of
course, are Mr.. Meyer himself, J. P.
Morgan, Bernard Baruch, and the
other Wall Street bankers who showed
how to reap millions out of the blood
of the toilers who are slaughtered in
the imperialist conflict.
The last war, Mr.. Meyer said cost
$4,000, 100000 and the United States
capitalists shared in $23 100000 900
that was spent by the United States
government for the war. From this
food of wealth the capitalists cleaned
billions in profits. Naturally, they
look forward hungrily to another war
that will let loose another flood of
one hundred and eighty six billion
dollars in gold, and will kill off at
least ten millions of the worlds I'M
employed.
For war the capitalists readily find
billions, but when the unemployed
demand unemployment insurance not
a penny can be found-unless the
workers force the bosses to disgorge.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-18
Unemployed Workers in Port Huron
Turn to Daily Worker for Guidance

Worker, and for that purpose a
special bundle of Daily Workers for
Port Huron was ordered. Comrade
u took upon himself to try to bring
the workers, especially the unem-
ployed, together, in order to organize
an Unemployment Council, etc, and
in the course of a few days work
Comrade U. was successful in sum-
moning meeting of fifty workers.
The bundles of the Daily Worker
were sold to the last copy, and then
a call came to the Party office of
the district to send speakers to Port
Huron to address a big mass meet
ing. Comrades A. Gerlach, Sarah
Victor DAILY Worker district AGENT,
and a Spanish comrade responded.
The mass meeting, which took place
or March 6, proved to be a great
success, with over 175-200 attending.
The speakers were rewarded with a
most enthusiastic audience. An I'M
employed council was properly.
formed and the executive has al
ready met.
Now, only MEN days have passed
since the first attempt was made to
acquaint the workers of Port Huron
with our Party press, and we re-
ceived word from Comrade U. to in
crease the bundle of the Daily
Worker The most important mes
sage is to send an organizer to have
the metal workers in Port Huron or
ganized. also for supply of neces-
sary Party literature All this led
to the awakening Of, old militancy in
some workers in Port Huron to come
out and be ready to take the lead.
Comrades, there ar ca good many
cities and towns like Port Huron in
Our country where workers are ready
to respond to the Working-clasS
struggle. All that is needed is to
carry the message Of the movement
to them. 1t is great task. 1t is
high time now, while the worker is
hut hardest by this crisis, to put all
cur energy and all our efforts to do
our share as Communists should.
On with the great work comrades!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-18
N E G R @ WOMAN
DIES OF HUNGER
From the Philadelphia Unemployed
C0uncil)

PHILADELPHIA, p, March H.
The report of the eviction of Mrs
Randolph, a Negro worker, which was
prevented by the prompt actions of
the South Philadelphia Unemployed
Council appeared in Saturdays Daily
Worker.
Well, We succeeded in preventing
the eviction by putting up a deter
mined struggle, but the bosses have
scored another victory over the work.
ing class.
Mrs. Randolph is deadl The doc
tors say she died of shock. They fail
to report what we know. Mrs. Ran
dolph also died from starvationl Mrs.
Randolph was an energetic member
OF our Council who never missed a
meeting, and who was most active in
rallying the workers in her neighbor-
hood to fight evictions, and for I'M
employment insurance.
When her body became too weak
ened through undernourishment to
enable her to get out of her bed her
spirit was continually with us. She
always told us how sorry she was that
she couldn't be with us in the strug-
gle.
Mrs. Randolph's hold on life was
weakened by the continuous appear
ance Of the constable threatening to
throw her belongings on the street.
Like all the tools of the bosses, and
like the bosses themselves, this skunk
took advantage Of the fact that she
was a Negroes, and buldozed and ter
rorized her even after she was hope
lessly bedridden.
We. the members Of the Unem-
ployed Council of South Philadelphia
pledge to avenge the death of Mrs
Randolph, by carrying on the fight
that she was forced by death to stop
We call upon all workers of South
Philadelphia Negro and white to join
hands in the fight against evictions
against high rents, for immediate I'M
employment relief by the city gov
eminent!
Join the Unemployed Council OF
1908 Tasker Street and fight with us
for unemployment insurance.
The council meets every Tuesday
and Thursday at 2 p m.