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The daily worker., 1931-03-23
Communist POLITICIANS

While the whole world, and particularly the
capitalist members of European parliament, have
had TO acknowledge that Communist politicians
aren't of the same breed as the socialists" yet
in one corner of our backyard under a rotten
board you will find some l. w. w. leaders squirm-
around emitting shrieks against "al' politicians
but devoting 100 per cent of their attacks to
Communist politicians"
Let us examine some of these politicians" in
in their native haunts. For instance take the
occasion we noted in the N. Y. Times of March
10, telling of the events in the City Legislature
of Hamburg, Germany, when the Communist
politicians" paid reverence to the memory of
their comrade, murdered by fascists the previous
week. The memorial ceremony was held right in
the legislative hail. and the Times tells us how:
when the session, opened, the Communist del
egation marched in bearing large wreath of
tulips which was placed reverently on their dead
comrades desk They then walked to the right
side of the hall and began puinmelling three
National Socialists Qascists) who we're seated
there.
Throwing their victims on the floor they
jumped on them and kicked them. Nationalist
and Peoples Party members sought to rescue the
Hitlerites, but the combined right wing was nc
match for the Communist Deputies, most o.
whom were steyedores. longshoremen and coal
hcavers r..-.
The daily worker., 1931-03-23
measures:

measures:
(a) In connection with all of the mass actiy-
tiles of the Party, Negro work must be brought
into the foreground. Negro work must include,
not only the recruiting of Negro members for
the Party much better than in the past, but
must be conceived of primarily as the develop
ment of mass struggles for Negro rights. In the
work among the unemployed it is necessary to
raise sharply and concretely all discrimination
against Negroes in the distribution of relief
persecution of Negro unemployed by the police,
etc; in the work at the shops and factories it
is necessary to expose all discrimination against
Negroes district work, lowest wages, etc.; and
likewise in all other mass activities These con-
crete struggles and demands developed in con-
nectlon with the fight at given bread-line flop
house, charity institution, factory or mine or
against particular city administration, must
be the starting point in arousing the masses,
white and colored, for the still broader fight
against lynching segregation JIM Crowism, and
Tor equal rights Tin the South for confiScation
OF the landowners land for the Negro tenants;
The daily worker., 1931-03-23

ogst for the takers of the Railway EMPLOYEES
department of the American Federation of Labor
and upholds their every act Of treachery and
betrayal.
The workers of the c. and N. W. have suf-
fered through two long ayoffs since the crisis
began. The three-day week has been in effect
since November Bird. Under this schedule which
is the Hoover "stagger system in all its glory
skilled mechanics are paid $19 per week. help
ers $l3 and unskilled laborers try to exist on
approximately So week. Hundreds Of work
ers have been forced to beg crumbs at the
hands of the North Western bosses who run the
voluntary Relief Committee"
The most vicious speed-up system ever seen
inthe railroad, industry has been introduced by
the Chicago and North Western and workers
who have the nerve to stop for breath are
haled before the general foreman and master
mechanics for discipline, Often the discipline
Means dismissal from the service. The Safety
first" campaign is on full swing and an in
jury due to the vicious speed-up may mean
the loss of ones job at any time.
Workers are terrorized and often fired for
protesting against the rotten conditions under
which they have to work. The police are called
to arrest unemployed workers who appear at
the shop gates with the Daily Worker and other
Communist literature. Just recently Otto Nell
son. member Of the Unemployed Council, was
given ninety days at hard labor by Judge Nc
Carthy Qibera democrat because he was
caught selling the Daily Worker at the North
Western shops
John M. Collins, who parades himself before
the workers as their saviour, away from the
G. and N. w. shops, is nothing short Of faker
and hypocrite! John Collins is defender
of the A. r. Of L. policies and opposed to the
class struggle program Of the Mutual R.R. Ind,
The daily worker., 1931-03-23

League affiliated to the TUUL
The workers are becoming convinced that only
the Communist Party can lead them in their
struggles against the bosses. Otto H. Wangerin,
secretary-treasurer of the National Railroad In
dustrial League and for many years railroad
worker is the Communist candidate for mayor
OF Chicago August Poansjoe and Lydia Ben
nett, are Communist candidates for treasurer
and city clerk respectively. Poansjoe is a we'll
known Negro worker while Lydia Bennett has
been militant leader of working class women
for the past several years.
The workers at the North Western shops will
fight for better conditions under the leadership
OF the Communist Party. The shop nucleus of
the Communist Party is organizing the workers
for the six-hour day, FIVE day week,--with pay
for an eight-hour day, for determined fight
against the speed-up and for full compensation
for those employed only part time. The shop
nucleus calls upon the workers to repudiate the
faker Collins and to VOTE COMMUNIST on
April 7th
This is the first of a series of articles dealing
with conditions in the Chicago shops and round
houses Of Chicago and North Western Railroad
which will appear from time to time until cleo
tion In these articles detailed exposure of
the treachery of socialist candidate Collins the
demogogy of Democrat Cermak and Republican
Big Bull Thompson will appear -J.BC.
The daily worker., 1931-03-23
sy BURCK

to overcome all remnants of white chauvinism
still remaining in the Party. This shall be done
by wide theological campaign against white
chauvinism and by efforts to clarity the Party
on the Negro question in accordance with the
several Comintern documents. The struggle
against chauvinism must include the most de-
cisiye disciplinary measures where necessary.
(b) The Party press, as we'll as the papers Of
sympathetic mass organizations. must give much
more attention and aggressive leadership than
heretofore to the struggle for Negro rights, to
the theological campaign against white chauv-
inism and to the Qualification of the Party and
the masses on the Negro question. Wide ex-
posrres shall be Systematically organized of the
living and working conditions of the Negroes,
the persecution of the Negroes by the white
capitalists and landlords Getting specific cases.,
the chauvinist theories and practices of the
white bourgeoisie and reformists, the mislead-
ing segregation theories of the petty capitalist
Negro leaders, the lessons and experiences in the
struggles for Negro rights, etc. These expo
sures shall be planned in such way as to be-
The daily worker., 1931-03-23
Always From Below, Brother

I'm a small town." writes worker, "there is
movement on foot to organize against the high
cost of living. This movement has been started
by charitable organization with a membership
of about 500, also synagogue and a Workmens
Circle branch. They are are about to send a,
committee to branch of the l. w. o. which is
in existence in this town.
st would like to know whether 1t would be ad-
visable for this organization to make a united
front on this ISSUE"
This doesn't exactly come under our jris-
diction formally considered, but since Red
Sparks is supposed to know everything, we'll take
a fly at it.
You see, comrade, that the I. W. o. has Sex
listed" in your town, but apparently has been
asleep at the switch and now wakes up to find
that somebody else is taking the initiative in
things. 1t seems to us that local Communists
ought to be aroused from their sluInbers and
give you the detailed plan of tactics for taking
the initiative away from the "charitable organ
izatilon and the synagogue" That should be
aim No. l.
And why? Because with such pussyfootng
leadership restraining the struggle into respect
able" and polite FORMS even granting the "hon-
esty" of such leadership, the whole campaign will
be futile.
Undoubtedly there is mass sentiment against
the outrageous prices gouged out of the workers.
And it is this mass discomfort which has in one
way or another forced the heads Of the "char-
liable" organization mentioned, to make some
thing that they call fight"
Yet it will not be fight, but a fzzle, without
it is led by those who follow a militant policy.
That means those who take the advice of the
Communist Party, whether they are Party mem
bers or not, in the methods of struggle.
Undoubtedly something can be won out Of such
a struggle, and the most valuable part of the
struggle, whether it is won or not-and every
effort must be made to win-will be the new
knowledge of those participating, of the nature
of capitalism and their class relations.
So something good can come out of a united
front, but not with these reformist organizations
from the top-but with the workers affected,
united front from below with those who follow
a really militant policy in the leadership. And
by militant policy we mean bringing in every
man, woman and child in such actions as mass
picketing of boycotted stores. But, as we said,
the details should be determined with the aid
of your local or neighboring Communist organ
ization I'd
In short, the united front. yesl But alway s
from below.
The daily worker., 1931-03-23

of Negro liberation, both white and black, and
rallying and organizing both Negro and white
toilers into the LSNR. 1t should support the
mass campaign of the Communist Party, and
especially of the TUUL and the Unemployed
Councils, but primarily from the viewpoint of
the struggle of the Negroes for national lib
Grafton.
90 Especially now, because of the growing
persecution of the Negroes and of the increased
efforts of the white and Negro bourgeoisie and
refor1nists to turn the white workers against the
colored workers, the colored against the foreign
born, etc. it is necessary to redouble our efforts
to secure leadership Of the growing Negro liberia
ton movement, linking it up with the general
struggle Of the workers against the bourgeois
offensive, by carrying through the following
The daily worker., 1931-03-23

forts to unite the Negro and white workers in
joint struggle for Negro rights.
(D A second serious weakness is in our
struggle against white chauvinism. While this
has been strengthened in recent months, it has
not kept pace with the growing efforts of the
bourgeoisie to create white chauvinist antag-
onisnls against Negroes, and thereby create diyi-
sion between the Negro and white worker. In
fact, the very increase in the Party's activities
in Negro work has brought to light many Eases
Of chauvinism in all sections Of the country
without a sufficiently energetic and simultan-
eous reaction in the Party to the need for greatly
widening the theological struggle to clarity the
Party in connection with mass struggles against
clauvnsm and for Negro rights.
The weaknesses Of the Party in this respect
The daily worker., 1931-03-23
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Capitalism Raffles Off "a
Bit of HeaYen"-A Baby!
By JORGE

Of the sacred character" of the family we
have heard a lot. And also we have heard Of
those goddess Bolsheviks who "break up the FAM
ily," who tear children away from their moth
ers,' compel them to be healthy and teachc them
in their infant years that America is not a free
country for the workers Yes, really!
But it remeained for us to read the following
astounding letter from reader in upper Man.
haitian, in Washington Heights district. Read it,
workers, and don't be afraid of getting any mad
der than we are!
Cup in Washington Heights" wrote our COR
respondent on Feb. "a, (and we beg pardon for
not getting it sooner), there is theatre con-
secrated to the boWgeoisie of this section, whose
heights equals only its lowness of ideals
''The theatre has the name of a famous orni-
thologist, of those scientists more interested
in birds than in humans. His name was Audu-
bon, and in keeping with it, the theatre is CIV
ing tickets away to its patrons emitting them to
a prize.
"Just guess what this prize is? Not canary,
that costs money. Not dog, these belong to
shows or socialists and have steam-heated ken
nels But they giving away, raffling off,
live, human baby!
There was time when we workers were
told that the backward Chinese fed babies to
the pigs (the babies belonged to the workers of
course, and the pigs belonged to the rich) but
now in civilized America, workers babies-who
can doubt that it is workers babe!-are given
away to some pig bourgeois exploiter! No doubt
to be used for some experiments in be haviorism,
Freudism or, again, as some priests used to -do
in France (and are still doing) rear it carefully
so as leftover it when it grows up--if girl.
And am sure, when the child becomes ma
ture, when it will find out that society," capitalist
society, thought so little of it as baby that it
gave it away in a vulgar vaudeville show for not
even the price of admission-the admission being
for the trash on the stage) this child will know
which was "illegtimate"-he, the child or the
ruling class of this day!-M"
The daily worker., 1931-03-23

state unity of the BLACK Belt" and the right
of self determination). The Negro Department
of the Central Committee and those in the dis
tricts must Immediately give attention to the
working out of such programs of action as will
make the struggle for Negro rights an integral
part of the Partys mass activities.
In this connection 1t is necessary to strength
en- the Negro departments by adding to them
leading comrades with mass experience. The
district bureaus must Immediately check up
on the activities of the district Negro depart
ments and Immediately take such steps as are
necessary to make it possible for them to broad
en- and develop the mass activities of the Party
in the Negro field. simultaneously with these
measures and in conjunction with the program
Of mass activities decisive steps are to be taken
The daily worker., 1931-03-23

Organize Unemployed Councils to Figh
for Unemployment Relief. Organize the
Employed Workers Into Fighting
Unions. Mobilize the Employed and
Unemployed for Common Strug
giles Under the Leadership of
the Trade Union Unity League
Evening star., 1931-12-24
HELP IS OFFERED
DESTITUTE MOTHER
Community Chest Seeks to
Aid Woman Who Wanted
Baby Killed.

The woman who tried to induce an
Animal Rescue League attendant to
kill her baby Tuesday night was urged
to bring her troubles to the Com
munity Chest" in statement issued
today by ElWood Street, director Of the
charity group.
Ihere is no need for any mother in
Washington, no matter how destitute
she may be, to even contemplate such
a thing Mr.. Street said The Chest
was created to take care of Just such
cases as that of this desperate mother "
Police Search City.
The mother, described as a shabbily
dressed woman of about 35, took the
infant to the Leagues headquarters. in
the 300 block of Maryland avenue
southwest and told the attendant, Mrs.
Jessie Height, colored, that it was a
sick cat"
When Mrs. Height discovered the
cat was really a baby the mother
explained she was too poor to care
for it.
IF you don't kill it," she warned,
Il will"
Mrs. Height notified police, but the
woman disappeared before the arrival
of officers from the fourth precinct.
Although police have searched the city,
no trace Of either the mother or the
infant has been found.
Writes Letter to Mother.
In letter to the mother, which he
asked The Star to publish, Mr. Street
wrote:
DO not despair-there is help for
you in Washington. Telephone or come
to the Community Chest Office. We
will take care of you and your child if
you are in need. The Chest is in the
Investment Building. The phone num-
ber is Metropolitan 2284
There is no need that your baby
starve or need nursing and medical
care. The Chest is able to care for
the people of Washington. There is no
need for suffering Come to- JUS.
1T shall not be said of Washington
I was hungry and you gave me not
food; was thirsty and you gave me
naught to drink"
Evening star., 1931-12-24
VETERANS TO VISIT
CAPITOL ON FEB. )
5000 World War Men Given
Right to Demonstrate
Here for Bonus.

Marching in what they call their
big parade" about 5000 World War
veterans, many of them in uniform
are expected to come here from all
parts OF the country February to
petition Congress for full payment of
the soldiers bonus.
Assurances that the former service
men would be permitted TO parade
through Washington streets and enter
the Capitol Grounds were given John
II. Fahey of Boston, legislative chair
man of the Army and NAVY Union.
Y. 5. A. yesterday by Vice President
Curtis, Speaker Garner and Brig. Gen.
GlaSsford, superintendent of police.
After parading from Fourteenth
street and Pennsylvania avenue to the
Capitol Plaza, the veterans will be re-
celVed by delegation of Senators and
representatives, to whom they will de-
nVer their petition for payment of the
adjusted service certificates The Re
ceptlon Committee will be comprised of
Senators Shipstead, Minnesota; Harris
Georgia; Brookhart. Iowa Walsh. Mas
sachusettS, and Wagner. New York. and
Representatives Patman, Texas: Con-
merry, Massachusetts; Mccormack, Mas
Sachusetts, and Rankin, Mississippi.
Banners Are Barred.
Both the Vice President and Sneaker
granted permission for the demonstra-
tlon at the Capitol with the understand
ing there would be no "Communistic or
red activities or any objectionable"
banners carried
Fahey, himself a World War hero.
cited for Bravery under machine-gun
and artillery fire while with the 1Olst
infantry. 26th Division telegraphed
the nearly 300 garrisons of the Army
and Navy Union and other patriotic Or
carnations requesting them to Join in
the demonstration.
This will be the biggest demonstra-
ton OF patriotic and political strength
IN the history of the Nation for any bill
IN the process of legislation" the chair
man wired The Federal and District
officials have been wonderful in their
manifestation of confidence in the for
mer service men, assuring me that they
know those who served their country
IN its hour of need will not do anything
objectionable during this demonstration.
We are pledged as citizens and soldiers
to present our petition in a manly and
olgnlfled manner, without offensive
banners and red or Socialistic yells or
speeches.
Will Be Here Two Days.
Former service men in Congress, led
by Representative Wright Patman. who
made the fight for this legislation in
the last Congress, will meet us at the
Capitol Grounds and as members of
the great legislative body will present
our petitions to Congress"
The eX-service men expect to remain
III Washington two days, and in order
to secure food and shelter Fahey has
advised Secretary of War Hurley and
Veterans Administrator Hines of their
needs.
Meanwhile, however, group of vet
Grams from the Pacific Coast, already
here to present their demands to Con-
Evening star., 1931-12-24
NEW LINCOLN MUSEUM
TO OPEN FEBRUARY II
0ldroyd Collection Will Be Exhib-
tied Free to Public in Old
Ford Theater.

The valuable Oldroyd collection Of
Lincoln relics, now being moved from
the Peterson house. on Tenth street
near E. will be housed in its new
quarters in the old Ford Theater across
the street by February -, Lincoln S
birthday First Lieut. F. B. Butler as
Slstant director of public buildings and
public parks. said today.
When the exhibit is opened in the
NV location he said the public will
no longer have to pay the 25-cent ad-
mission fee that has been required for
number of years. Lieut.. Butler eX-
planned this is made possible through
the rearranging of Government per-
SonHel. Heretofore, he said. there have
been insufficient Government employees
to take care of the Lincoln house
The Welfare and Recreational As
sociation of Public Buildings and
Grounds. Inc. took care of this and
the 25-cent charge was made TO aid
in defraying expenses.
The house in which Lincoln died is
to be restored as nearly as possible to
the condition in which it was when he
died.
Evening star., 1931-12-24
STiMSON NAMES AIDE

Secretary Stimson today announced
the annointment of Harry A. Mcbride
of Michigan as an assistant to the Sec
retarv of State. Mcbride will fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
William H. Beck, recently appointed
United States consul general at Ottawa,
Canada.
The Secretary also announced ap-
pointment of clinton E. MacEachran of
Massachusetts as chief clerk of the
state Department, which office has been
vacant since the death, last April, Of e.
j. Ayers of New Jersey.
Evening star., 1931-12-24

In the presence of a large gathering
of officials and employees of the Bureau
Of Customs John L. Hughson. colored.
chief messenger of the bureau. was
Signally honored on the occasion of
his retirement from Government serv-
ice, to which he had been appointed by
President Harrison after heroism in the
JohnStown flood.
HughSon, at request of Commissioner
of Customs F. X. a. Eble. told the story
of how he rescued two women from a
Pullman car during the flood Com
missioner Eble then read a letter COM
mending Hughson's AZ years of service,
and presented him with a gold watch
and substantial purse of gold contrib
uted by personnel of the Customs Bu-
reau.
1t was colorful story that Hughson
told of his rescue of Mrs Elijah Hal
ford. wife of Col. Elijah Halford. sec
retary to President Benjamin Harrison,
and their daughter jeanette. Speaking
fluently and briefly. Hughson told how
as a Pullman porter in charge of the
car he had carried Mrs Halford
through the high waters from the train
at South Fork, to high land. and then
gone back after the daughter From
that time he has been known as Johns
town john
In recognition of his heroic deed
Hughson was appointed to Government
service by an executive order of PreSi-
dent Harrison.
Evening star., 1931-12-24
KINDER WILL JOIN
FAMILY FOR HOLIDAYS
Symphony Conductor Will Return
Saturday to Resume Work on
Personnel Problem.

Hans Kinder, conductor of the Ma
tional Symphony Orchestra. left Wash
ington yesterday afternoon to spend
Christmas with Mrs. Kinder and their
three children at Philadelphia. but
Kindler's holiday will end Saturday
afternoon, when he must return to the
Capital to begin the work of repairing
the breaches in his personnel caused by
the loss of eight men to new theater
orchestra.
This, it was explained, is one of the
reasons Kinder is asking S150,000 from
contributors, plus an additional amount
from ticket sales at the box office, to
carry on the National Symphony for
its second season. Seasonal employ
ment for 80 musicians for 80 weeks or
more is essential. in Kindler'S opinion
if he is to guard his personnel from
outside offers of permanent employ
ment by placing them on contract. At
present, the men of the National SYM
phony Orchestra are engaged from one
concert to the next or from one re-
hearSal to another.
Kinder anticipates no difficulty in
replacing the eight defections in his
ranks with men of comparable ability.
The main difficulty, it was stated. is
the work of acquainting them with the
conductors style, his technique, and in
stilling the team play and the sense of
familiarity with other musicians in the
orchestra