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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-12
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"VOte For Me"

little picture of how much above" sssd
workers are the capitalist politicians was givem
us by Helen Kay, who sent in an election cam.
paign circular issued by capitalist candidat@
for County Commissioner in Washington County.
Pa, where the most brutal strike breaking took
place.
This candidate, J. w. Manon, addresses MT.
Taxpayer" and gives his program, beginnina
with: "A safe, conservative business adrninistras
ton" and repairs on improved roads," down I'd
taxes be reduced" and mo increase Of bonded
indebtedness"
What did 1t matter that two women IT AveY1a.
pa, died in childbirth because they were too
weak and starved to bear child-and the babies
also ded No, "a safe and conservative ado
ministration" that would not raise taxes on the
coal companies to feed these starving mothers Of
babes starved to death in their mothers wonbsl
Great godsl
"One was Negro working class mother, whose
miner husband worked in the P & w mine OF
the Pittsburgh Terminal Coal Company, which
was under control of the United Mine Workers
of America. the A. F. of L, company union, for
80 days-long enough to break the strike. Then
writes Helen Kay.
But what does that mean to capitalist poll
tician? Less than nothing "a County CONF
missioner should be business man." said he'll
Meaning, "a County Commissioner should be
rattlesnake, that is, a servant of the coal oper-
ators against the workers.
Well, we No, we give up! We're too mad
10 speak,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-12
BY MYRA PAGE.
Foreign Correspondent of the American
DAILY WORKER"

KHARKoV, october 1.--As delegates from all
,arts of the Soviet Union pour into Kharkov.
capitol OF the Ukraine they find the city busy
With the last preparations for tomorrow's cele-
bratlon. Everywhere banners are up life-sze
posters of red tractors climb the sides of public
buildings The faces of Lenin, Stain, and other
leaders gaze down on the happy populace surg
ing through the streets. Everyone is in an ex-
pectant, holiday mood The rain drizzles. but it
makes little difference For tomorrow the first
OF october will bring forth the fruits of fifteen
months Of intensive mass labor. For tomorrow
TIE first Of october will bring forth the fruits of
fifteen months of intensive mass labor. Tomorrow
Will witness the opening Of Kharkoy's monster
t'actor vorks,..one-. of the Giants Of the Five
Year Plan. -.e-. v..,
In the public square across from where we are
staying group of workmen are busily rearing
q huge wooden structure, Their hammers ring
far into the night. BY morning their task is
completed A gigantic peasant now rides his
tractor through the square while in front OF
him strides the powerful figure of worker lead
in@ the way towards socialism and a new life
That is what the tractor plant means for Tx
rainias toiling millions-the greatest advance on
socialism that they have made since they drove
out the last of the enemy troops and set I'D
their own Soviet Republic. The Civil War over
the workers found they had to take up the hght
on a new front They had won freedom from
their oppressors, now they must put an end to
their country's poverty and build factories and
railroads Millions of Ukrainan peasants still
tilling the soil with wooden plows, each for him
Gelf and living like beasts must be turned from
their old ways They must learn to live and
work the land collectively. This meant farm
machinery. tractors. steel horses to work the
la.d. 8a.g +. ..,.,. ..,.
So. fifteen months ago the Klarkov Tractor
Cant vas begun. From the very beginning there
wore many difficulties. The first question was
where TO get the necessary labor? For this plant
which was to cover six square miles and pro-
luce $4,000 tractors year, was but one OF BIB
new plants being built during the third year OF
Lae Five-Year Plan Of Socialist construction
Under the Gar there had been few skilled work
r.s. the overwhelming majority OF the toiling
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-12
Modified God For War

1t has already begun, both the war and the
mobilization. In New York on Sunday, Nov g.
parade of decidedly military nature went up
Fifth Avenue, and ended with the ceremony
called "massing of the colors" In the Church
of the Heavenly Rest" in its Chapel OF the Be-
loved Disciple"
Very splendiforous! The printed program we
have bristles with row of Brigadier Generals
and Rear Admirals, sandwiched in between Rev
erends and prayers. Oh, yes, all led by the NJ Y
Police Band 1t was sight for ante dfuvian
eyes!
And ears! Inside the House OF the Prince OF
Peace there arose the alarms Of warl war 10
coming, twas admitted, even boosted And Il
Is "inevitable"-take due note you doubters
This from the pastor who opened the war cry
with prayer:
Almighty God, our heavenly Father, gside,
we beseech Thee the Nations OF the world unto
the way OF Justice and truth, and establish
among them that peace which Is the fruit Of
righteousness :" ETC..
At the same time the Japanese Shintoists were
dropping shells into Tientsin, BRAND was dodg-
ing between publicly insisting on peace" and
privately melting war, and Stimson was cheer
ing on Japan to attack the Soviet Union but
advising U. S. Troops In China not to let the
Japanese grab what Wall Street wants In China.
Rear Admiral W. W. Phelps 1ectured on how
ornery some people use the Stars and Stripes,
but failed to say that on the printed programs
itself the flag faced right instead OF left
as according to divine military instruction, and
had only As stars. t
Some more prayers, the oath Of allegiance to
the flag and then the Police Band played ~On-
ward Christian Soldiers" and the entire audience
of holy mass wanderers was ready to Sacrifices
the last American worker to uphold God, Hoover
and j. p Morgan
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-12

employed and employed, clearer understand
ing OF the role of the capitalist government; to
utilize the lessons of the local and county cleo
lions that have just taken place for the purpose
of exposing bourgeois democracy in the struggle
OF the unemployed, and breaking the illusions
that changes in capitalist politicians can relieve
the hunger OF the unemployed or stop the wage
cutting drive; to bring forward the revolutionary
way out OF the crisis, out OF the misery Of I'm.
employment, and thus strengthen and build tte
Communist Party for the struggles ahead :
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-12
CORRECTION

In the Daily Worker OF Wednesday, mistake
was made in the article on page 4 by A. Burov
on THE Working Glass in the USS.R" in say
ing that 1.-THE entire functioning body OF the
Soviet trade unions consist OF over 13eooooo
members" This should have been 100000 the
number OF what are called "actives," among the
total membership OF 100000 members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-12
Crazy Land

Somebody dropped little clipping on our
desk, that we opne might be worth reprinting.
1t is called Cray Land; and it Is signed by
Samuel S. Sampson OF Chicago:
Have you ever been to Crazy Land
Down on the Looney Pike?
There are the queerest people there
You never saw the like.
For those who do the useful work
Are poor as poor can be,
While those who are the idlers
All live In luxury.
They raise so much in Crazy Land
OF food and clothes and such,
That those who raise them starve to death
Because they raise too much'l
Where Did They Get That?: We speak Of tn,
funny notion Of Party unit out in the Buffalo
grass country. that according to our Informal
tion-keeps an old time revolutionary, who long
ago quit the fake socialists" and voted Com
munist in 1924 and 1928, out of the Party be-
cause he "has good education, and can speak
and write with ease-therefore he belongs to the
intellgensa,' etc. How do they get that way3
The Party, Of course wants workers. but it
doesn't reject the intelligensia when they place
themselves devotedy at the service Of the Party.
And, as we understand 1t, this particular chap,
like most of the intellectuals these days, hasn't
been able to cash his education and has to work
very much like the rest of US.
Concentrate Little: You New York folks who
might have or lay hold of stove for the Marine
Workers Industrial Union hall, should remem-
Der that the marine industry is one of the heavy
concentration points, and try to help the mar.
ineros out Besides that, there are six organizers
dncluding the union secretary who would liks
some mattresses and blankets, since the weather ,
has become too cold to sleep on deck. We gotta
keep these boys from booming frozen assets"
Drop line to the union at 140 Broad Street, and I
tell EN- what you can do. Or just tote it right
down!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-12

Inexorable and pitiless, world capitalism Is
moving into another and more terrible World
War. Already the capitalist press is trying to
make it appear that 1t will be "far away and
to make workers believe that it will only give
3 them jobs"
These helliSh ghOuls lie! The whole world
and its entire popuIation--you here in America
will feel the iron heel of military autOcracy
thousand times more than in the last war
which many of you do not remember.
What will happen? What will dO?" These
questions run through the brain of every work
err who can foresee only vaguely if at all the
storm of blood and carnage confronting his
class.
The following article is the first of series
compiled by the Social and Economic Dept
of the Red International of Labor Unions)
which give in clear outline, the forecast of
what war will bring, the conditions that will
ensue and the historic developments that will
mark the Transformation of the capitalist war
into civil war developments in which every
worker will find it necessary to act agent
of that transformation. Let all understand,
then, that the developments which are today
but forecasts, will tomorrow be grim realities
which must be faced.-Edtor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-11-12
ARTICLE l.

THE characteristic features of future warfare,
L which are already becoming more or less clear,
can be summed up, fundamentally, as follows:
l. Far-reaching changes have taken place in
military technology, due partly to the appearance
and development of completely new ornaments
and partly to the tremendous quantitative growth
and concentrated action of the older ornaments.
The scope and scale of this development has
been so significant that the great increase in
general ornaments has opened up new and wider
fields of action
All these new developments in military tech
nology have their roots in the changes that have
occurred in the running and organizing of in
dustry, although in many cases they are forging
ahead of them and are becoming their clearest
and most perfect embodiment
These new features can be seen in the tenden-
cieS known as mass production, INFLAMMATION,
development of automatic appliances, Standard
ization and slmplification developments in the
chemical world and the tremendous development
and application of internal combustion engines
on all transport services, etc. All these indus
trial dey elopnents during the so-caled rationale
zation period are having profound effect on all
spheres of war and military preparations
AS IN the naturalization of industry, the ten
iency is to increase to a maximum productivity
Of labor. that is to increase as far as possible
production tread in the present case corpses
and devastation without Increasing the per-
sonnet. ....r,. -a..
The outstanding development is to be seen in
the fact that, to a greG ,er extent than the World
War of l914-l8, the war OF the future will be, so
10 speak an example of mass production" with
an unprecedented grouping of basic capital and
concentration of n1yriads of machines and en-
gineS of war .... a
Expense of War
=. eSent-day military developments are dis
tiI1guiShed from their counterpart in industry
in that war knows No capitalist "oyer- produc-
ton" War provides in itself, an almost in
satiabe market limited, theoretically, by the ex-
haustion of everything that can still destroy and
sxterminate
The expense OF war is covered not merely by
all the accumulated resources Of the country
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-22

Under the Pickering light Of the cresset,
Tarzan of the Apes saw tier after tier of shelves
upon which were stacked small sacks made of
skins. Opening one, the old man spilled por-
ton of the contents into the palm of one hand.
Diamonds" he said The Bolgani have been
accommodating them for countless ages. In their
legends is the prediction that some day the At
lantians win return and barter for them. A
kings ransom reposes in each Of these sacksl"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-22
BEGIN HERE TODAY

:. GYPSY MCBRIDE. Io-year-old New
1ork typist. marries JIM WALLACE the
GAY after she meets him at the home
81 her wealthy cousin. ANN TRoW-
Gypsy has been pilted by ALAN eros
By. Just returned from q year and 8
half in Paris studying ert Wallace
nancee has broken their engagement TO
marry a richer man
Jim and Gypsy 20 TO Forest City.
where Jim has a thriving law practice.
HIS relatives snub GYPSY. MARCIA
LORING. Jim's former fiancee. marries
BROCK PHILLIPS. millionaire's son.
Months pass and Brock Phillips is
killed in a fal from a horse. Marcia
returns TO Forest City. She consults
Jim about financial affairs and later tells
him her marriage TO Phillips was mis-
take
Jim tries to remain loyal to Gypsy.
but sees Marcia frequently. Gypsy wor-
ries. Marcia asks her to give up Jim.
Gypsy refuses. ABBIE MANLEY. jim S
cousin. tells OF seeing him at luncheon
with a girl in blue dress whom she sup
posed was Gypsy.
GYPSY is sure the girl was. Marcia.
She meets FRANK GIBSON, whom Jim
does not. like, and accepts in invitation
TO drive her home.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-22

Afterward she could never tell
exactly what had happened. There
was the moment when she saw the
other car swerve crafty. Gibson
swore. Gypsy felt the coupe reel
and screamed.
CHE never had seen the man who
~ was bending over her. He had
round face and wore spectacles.
do you think" he was saying,
that if help you you can stand?"
Gypsy moved and a twinge Of
pain shot through her left foot. She
discovered that she was lying on
the ground.
A mans coat was under her and
her clothing was f-drenched.
The rain still was falling.
"What-what happened?" she
asked in a small voice.
Another car crashed into yours.
How do you feel now?"
my foot hurts" Gypsy told him.
'The left one" She tried to draw
herSlf up to sitting position, but
the movement brought a quick ex-
clamation Of pain.
"Here-let me take your arm, -
the man said. "See if we can't
make it easier. Are you ready
now?"
Gently he lifted her. The left
foot ached, but Gypsy set her lips
and endured it. Her shoulder panied
her, COO. She looked down and saw
that her arm was bleeding.
That's nothing" the stranger
said, noting her glance, "just a
scratch. Pretty badly jolted, aren't
you? Don't try to stand on that
foot! Lean against me-"
The girl did as she was told. Her
entire body seemed to be mass of
aches and bruises. She was cold.
Now she was beginning to remem-
Der what had happened.
The brown coupe Sprawled in the
ditch at the side of the road. A
few yards back stood a large tour
ing car.
Where is Mr.. Gibson2" she
asked. WAS he-hurt?"
The man nodded toward figure
at the other side of the coupe.
Your friend seems to be knocked
out" he said. eff we can get you
into my car, I'll see what I can
do"
CAUTIOUSLY, leaning on the
~ strangers arm, Gypsy imped
toward the touring car. There were
questions she wanted to ask, but it
was all the girl could do to set her
teeth and endure the agony.
Think we'd better get you to a
doctor" the man said as he noted
the grimace when she settled her
self in the rear seat of the touring
car. THAT foot pains a lot, desn't
it?"
She nodded. you'd better-go
back to-Mr. Gibson
A tall figure in clothing that had
once been white came hobbling to-
ward them. The stranger turned.
well! You look all right.
thought you'd taken the count!
Gibson rubbed his head. what
was the damn fool trying to do?"
he grumbled. Kill us? Where's
his carp"
The stranger shook his head
1.-THE other fellow didn't even stop,
he said. Must have been drunk,
judging from the way he was driv-
ing. I was behind and saw him
weaving from one side Of the road
to the other.
Crash must have come when
was on the other side of the hill.
didn't seen it. When I got here the
other car was way down the roaC
and yours was In the ditch"
Roadster, wasn't it?" Gibson
asked. ''I didn't have a chance. The
idiot deliberately ran into us" HI
burst into vigorous profanity.
I'M IN
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-22

Carefully the ape-man explained to them
they were to run for the gate as the bolted doors
swung open. Then, turning to the old man he
said: 'NOWl" The bolt slipped back, the doors
swung open and the entire party swarmed out
The Bolgani, unaware that. their victims had
eluded them, did not discover the fact untiJ
Tarzan, bringing up the rear with the golden
Ions was passing through the gates Then sew
eral hundred gorilla-men started on mad run
In pursuit
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-22

Giving one bag to LA, another to Tarzan and
keeping one for himself. the old man remarked:
Just for luck, in case we leave this valley alve!"
From the diamond vault he led them up primi-
tive ladder to the floor above and quickly to the
main entrance of the Tower. Two heavy,
bolted doors now lay between them and the
terrace. Beyond that, only a short distance,
was the east gate which Tarzan had left open.
But this time the last Of the Gomangani had
ascended the ladder.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1931-04-22
ga ,eisSi EsNEAsuUnex NC
BY Blosser

Now for i'll" cried Tarzan to the others
Run straight down the valley toward opar."
I shall not stir step without you. Tarzan."
said LA. "As you WISH" he said with shr7Ig
here they come" Fifty of the Gomaneani
rallied to his call and with these the ape-man
stood in the gateway toward which the Bolgani
were now charging. AS the first of the hairy
monsters snarled within few PAGES of them,
LA glanced down the jungle trail Look
Look" She cried
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
Copyright By The BOSSs-Merrni Co.

Martin Forbes. . newspaper man.
makes the acquaintance OF Rhoda
White He overhears . conversation
concerning hsr which be hooks mp
with n blind a inQuiring the
Whereabouts OF -Rhoda Mcfarland
At nrst she refuses 20 deny or ad-
NIT that that is her real name. but
finally does admit Il She has been
living with her father. Professor
Mcfarland. whose life had been
wrecked by misfortune. Connected
with this misfortune was her uncle.
William Royce. The professor dies
suddenly, vainly trying TO give
Rhoda n message about some pa
pers~ I'm a trunk Rhoda takes an
apartment with Babe" Jennings
q gets a job an n stenographer.
Martin learns that the blind adj
advertiser Ia one c. j. Forster. A
mysterious Claire Cleveland asks
Hhoda 70 get n paper OF hers that
was in Netherlands possession. She
also reveals knowledge OF the trick
that wrecked McFarland's life. The
trunk IL stolen. Rhoda suspects
Claire and trails her to F'orsters
hotel Martin sees = man named
Lewis drive TO the depot with a
trunk which he recognizes Babe
10 &C the depot and makes OK with
the trunk check.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
Owen D. Young in the Headlines

owen d. Young. Is one OF the outstanding bust
hess men OF the American world and just as wide
ly known abroad as he is at home. He was called TO
Washington where he urged the house ways and
means committee to enact legislation for new loans
as s5Oo,OOO.oOO. He drew frank praise from a re-
publican Of the committee Req. Crowther Of New
York. addressing the chairman OF the board Of the
General Electric company. said. You are the sec
ond witness before this committee to show a tinge
Of human sympathy. I congratulate you"
owen d. Young is a lifelong democrat. His proud
boast is that he votes the ticket straight. Lest VIC
forget. the other witness Rep. Crowther referred to
was Rome c.. Stephenson. president OF the American
Bankers Association. who said one Of two suggested
plans for advancing cash on certificates could be
carried out without serious injury to business"
Owen d. Young is the very close political friend Of
Franklin d. Roosevelt and Alfred Z. Smith. He has
been mentioned many times as splendid material for
the presidential nomination. He calls himself an in
dustriaHst and he Is a many-sided man.
Press correspondents and picture makers were
grouped about him after his declaration for aid for
the veterans. They bombarded him with questions. He
made this declaration: Il am not a candidate for
the presidency. You are doing all you can TO keep
me ont Of the race. Keep 1t up. You are doing me a
favor" He is for a change in federal banking laws.
Amendment Of the constitution to protect the Am
erican people from q recurrence OF present unstable
banking conditions was held by the author Of the
so-called Dawes German reparations plan to be the
only recourse II It Is found the federal government
has no authority to apply corrective measures to Tire
banking business.
Testifying before the senate banking investigating
committee he said I'VE have seen the thousands OF
bank failures and II is a great reflection against
this condition. And this in a period Of prosperity, Of
disturbed economic conditions true. but Of prosper
ity. II it IS finally decided that the federal govern
ment has not the authority to correct that I see no
way out except through amendment to the con-
~stitution. We should try the first step and If Il Is
found not effective. then the second. II COUN-
TRY CANNO co ON THIS WAY"
It appears that 90 per cent Of all great Americans
were born away down on the farm but fled from
the farm to the city. Owen D. Young was born on
a little farm in the Empire State Of New York He
has been a maker OF history since he escaped from
the old homestead as well as a maker of fortunes
ard O maker Of men. Now he is for justice for the
needy veterans to the extent Of a half billion dollars;
he is for radical change in the banking laws OF the
United States and lastly. he IS not a candidate for
the democratic presidential nomination
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11

An article I'm the current issue
Of the Saturday Evening Post en-
titled The Law West or the Pecos'
and which describes Judge ROY
Bean. stirs the memory OF Fritz
Schmidt, Brownsville Tailoring Co,
who said today that he knew Judge
Bean personally.
The old man was quite m char
acter." Mr.. Schmidt said Tuesday.
He was the law west OF the Pecoe.
and what he said was final. He
used to buy Ice from my father
In Del Rio, who operated an ice
and electric plant. The story In
the Post Is absolutely true, although
it gives the impression that the
old man vas gruff. On the con-
trary. he vas kind-hearted and
soft-spoken, and came from an
aristocratic family. ! met him many
times when ! was a boy"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-11
Wholesale Killing Is
Picture Drawn of Next
War by Labor Minister

LONDON. FEB. 1i-gF9-An omin-
GUS picture or the next war. waged
by airplanes equipped with poison
gas to wipe out non-comhatant pop
uIations was drawn today BY Ar
thur Henderson. British foreign sec
rotary.
Speaking before 5000 persons al
Queens Hall In the first or 4 series
or addresses intended to mold pub
lie opinion I'm preparation for the
forthcoming international disarma-
ment conference, the labor minister
pleaded for support Of his govern
ment's hope or substantial arms re-
auctions.
The next war viii not Be like
the last" he said. 1T win be in
comparably worse. A great mill
tary expert has said that In the last