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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-07
q in COURT FOR
SEATTLE PROTEST
Militance of Crowd
Forces Release of II


SEATTLE, Wash tBy MaiD.
Twenty-one workers were arrested on
Feb, Is for participating in the I'M
employment demonstration here. The
police had refused permit; never
theless, several thousand workers
gathered at Times Square at IL noon,
and a short time later the police
brutally started to disperse the
crowd; cops on horseback, armed
with blackjacks and guns, rode into
it. The workers fought back and
many we're arrested. Several were
badly blackjacked and thrown into
the patrol wagons. The speakers
were pulled off the stands and every
attempt was made by the police to
keep the workers from going to the
city hall.
Jennings Active.
The chief stool-pigeon of Seattle.
Jennings, went around the crowd.
pointing out the most important and
active comrades to the police. Then,
being. afraid to tackle any Of the
workers himself, he slid away and
several cops went after the marked
workers.
No Bail Allowed.
The police refused to allow the
International Labor Defense to bsil
out any of the comrades. Eighteen
were charged with unlawful" as
semblage and three with "inciting to
riot" Fine was placed at 5000 each
After a heated struggle, the police
allowed the I. L. D. to bail out sew
eral of the workers.
The trial was at 1880 on Feb 26
and the court and anteroom were
damned with workers; who had been
rallied by the I. L. D. to come to
the trial.
At the trial the cops on the wit
ness stand contradicted each other.
Jennings, the stool-pigeon, whom
even the uniformed cops call the
rat" was forced to admit that he
was investigating red activities. The
judge. agent of the capitalist class,
upheld the objections of the prose-
cutor and helped Jennings evade an
swering some of the questions put
to him by the |. L. D. defense at
torney All the workers testified
about their miserable conditions
how they went on the streets to de-
mand bread and shelter from the
city government.
The judge and prosecutor tried to
muzzle the workers, but these mill
family defended their stand. openly
proclaiming that they we're hungry
and would fight for bread.
lslackjacked.
They told how the police had
blackjacked and beaten them.
one very militant worker told nov
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-07

Some districts have the mistaken
notion that cut in bundle orders
will pay Daily Worker bills. They
won'ti
Letters were sent from the Daily
Worker national office to the dis
tricts, giving the amount outstand-
ing, and explaining the necessity for
regular payments in order that the
paper can continue to function. The
following districts have replied by
using the worst way out--cutting
their bundle orders.
San Antonio. Texas. cut their
whole bundle of so out entirely.
The Chicago Red Builders have
sIashed their order from 500 TO
400 daily. Los Angeles, Calf. finds
200 copies left daily. due to the
responsibility Of the old Daily
Worker agent. and Rose spector,
new representative, writes that ''in
order to avoid accumulation of
Dailies we are forced to cut down
the bundle order from $50 to $50
for the time being, until this de-
partmcnt is reorganized."
Since bundle orders cost cent a
copy and sell for cents, the price
of the bundle is covered is only one
third Of the entire amount is sold
Instead of chopping a bundle order,
districts should tighten their groups
Of unemployed workers, draw more
into selling the Daily: should
strengthen the section and unit ap.
paratus for Daily Worker activity.
The present economic situation
throughout the country demands
mass circulation of the Daily
Worker. Bundle cuts prevent mass
circulation. On the other hand,
the DAILY" cannot continue to
print an average of $4,000 papers
day unless they are paid for.
Therefore, those districts which 80
promptly decided to take the cut
should look 10 their organizationaI
machinery and correct this wrong
approach to the financial problem.
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Sment" in regard to the British naval
building program. The New York
Times reported that Alexander, First
Lord of the Admiralty, stated that
the agreement would in no way alter
the present British naval construc-
ton program"
Neither will 1t halt the French
naval building program, nor the
American 81 loo, 100000 naval building
program, nor the Italian war arming
According to the German foreign
minister, Curtius, the British made
some concessions n the F4ench On
lard afmaments which permitted
the French TO enter into the treaty
with Italy Eence, the question of
war Preparations goes on at a rapid
rtoe, What the zeal sigrifi ;ance Of
the agreement 2jsi>ifies is that the
French are strengthening the war
front against the Soviet by MAKING
certain concessions to A.ujsolini.
MGssolini has been little unruly,
making economic alliances with the
Soviets, demanding loans, ETC. France
is doing eve. %thirg to tie Up the
inEerialist powers in the wa moves
against the Soviet Union.
First there was tie $4,000, 900 loan
to Jugoslavia, Poland and Rumania
Friand's European conference
was an open anti-Soviet move. Then
the attempts to gloss over the i'm
perialist conflicts with Italy. The
French are even financing German
railways trying to bring Germany
closer into the anti-Soviet front. The
Bruening government has shown it is
quite willing, If the concessions to the
German bourgeoisie are great
enough
While Curtius shows himself a bit
suspicious over the agreement be-
cause the British made concessions
to the French land forces, he at the
same time welcomed the idea. He
said
THE agreement between France
and Italy, which has been reached
through the mediation of Great Brit
ain, should mean the relaxation Of
the tension not only between these
two states but for the whole of Eu-
rope, and for this reason Germany
greets it with pleasure"
But the tension will grow more
strained between the imperiaiist pow
ers and the Soviet Union. We re-
call the expression of P. j. Philip,
New York Times correspondent in
Paris (Feb. 9. 1881 when he said:
France must use her wealth to
strengthen -Bolshevist forces in
every country, Germany included
The so-called conclusion Of the
Five-Power Treaty which the London
Conference set out to conclude by
no means signifies lessening Of the
war preparations as between the i'm
perialist powers: there are minor
concessions so that the common ZEN
envy the Union of Socialist Soviet
Republics can be attacked by the i'm
perialists. The sharpening of the
world economic crisis, the advance of
Socialism in the Soviet Union is
bringing the irnperialists closer to a
sharper line of attack.
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'ment. Hundreds of new proposals
have been made by the transport
workers for Improvements. The work
of reorganization is already well IN
der way. In the Warsaw Baltic rail-
way building works 200 workers join
ed the shock groups in answer to the
appeal. Two hundred forty five work
ers undertook not to. leave the works
before the completion of the Five
Year Plan and 90 workers joined the
Communist Party. Similar reports
come from all parts of the country.
The Railwaymen's Union is send
ing out special shock groups to the
most backward areas in order to
speed up the work. The transport
workers have decided to organize
shock groups with 10000 men by the
first of March. They also aim at
bringing up the, daily capacity Of
goodstrain locomotives to 178 kile-
meters, to reduce the number of loco
motives needing repairs and to keep
up better to the time table.
The first practical results of the
appeal have already been obtained.
The disorganized goods train traffic
in Grischino -Tchaplino and Polugi
has been regulated. BY the 18th OF
February the transport workers hope
to have effected a general cleanup.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-07
Soviet Workers Reply to Boss Lies
About Breakdown" of Transport
System By Speeding Up Activities
Railwaymen's Union Sends Special Shock
Groups to Most Backward Areas

MOSCOW-The bourgeois press, particularly in France
printing reports concerning the alleged Breakdown of the
Soviet Transport System in connection with the appeal issued
by the Council of Peoples Comssars and the Central Com
mtee of the Communist Party all organizations concerned
to increase the rate of progress in transport.
The transport workers have answered the call spendidy
and enthusiastic work is being carried out to get rid of all
cts In Lennngad the of the rawaymen the appeal
that 1000 Immediately Joined in the shock group
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several cops had tried to slug him.
They had loaded guns ready and
when they got him into the elevator
they blackjacked him some more.
Due to the court room being packed
and the very militant stand Of the
workers, the Judge was forced to dis
miss charges against II Of the de.
PENDANTS. The ten others were fined
$25 each. They are serving time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-07
FRENCH-TTAEIAN NAVAL AGREEMENT
Is STEP IN WAR ALLIANCE AGAINST
SOVIET UNION; WAR ARMING GOES ON
British Lord Of Admiralty Says Naval Building
Program Will Not Be Interfered With;
/ Spend Billions for Naval Arms

The soalled treaty between italy andFrance naval arm
aents which just outcroppng of the London Naval
Conference treaty carries forward the antSove front
Through the fundamentally of British imperialism the per-
son of the Labor Minister Henderson, the mpeast powers
are forcing their alliances for the Soviet Union That
the treaty means not limitation, but continuation
the ornaments building is amply shown by the state
mens of the First Lord of the Admiralty of Britain when
questioned the real sgnficance of the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-07
CLEVELAND RED
BUILDER. GETS 10

J. Fromholz. Daily Worker repre-
sentative of Cleveland, Ohio, placed
an order Of ten copies daily for Jen-
ny Kali, writing:
"This new bundle order is also
one of the Red Builders Club mem
bers. In day or two will turn
In the names Of our Red Builders"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-07
MURPHY'S LATEST SCHEME
Detroit, Mich.

Editor Daily WORKER
The faker Murphy has garden
plan for the jobless to offer now and
what next? The apple and sand
racket is a thing of the past, so this
is the latest bunk TO try and make the
iobless forget their misery.
Fight workers! IF, S,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-07
BROWNSVILLE 1. w. o.
HOLDS DAILY" AFFAIR

From the International Workers
Order No. 70 we learn that an en-
thusiastic tea party was held Friday
night for the benefit of the Daily
Worker, with the newly organized
youth branch Of the !. w. o. parti-
cipating,
Comrade H. Davis, chairman, an
nounced that $22.83 was collected in
cash and S. in pledges -Four sub
scriptions and one renewal wer, Sc
cured at the affair.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-07
HUNGER MARCHERs AT
N. Y. RED JAMBOREE

Tomorrow at the N. Y. Red Build
es Jarnboree, Harold A. Ginger"
Nelson. one of the members Of the
N. Y. Red Builders News Club. will
report on the Albany Hunger March
at the Red Builders headquarters, io2
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-07
Three Districts Use Incorrect
Methods to Pay Daily Worker
Bills; n. Y. Jamboree Sunday

W. 14th ST., relating the experiences
Of the unemployed workers at the
state capitol. AL unemployed work
ers are invited. Those who wish to
build the Daily Worker and earn their
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-07


Sukhanov. Based on that declare
my solidarity with the other de-
PENDANTS. The foreign delegations
denial Of the initiation of crime is a
downright lie. Confirming Gromans
evidence confirm Abramowitch's
second lie as similar"
After questioning Groman. Kry-
lenko requested many Of the Second
International documents. including
Kautsky's pamphlet on Bolshevism in
a Blind Alley, attached to the rec
ords. Settling fornalities the court
announced that the cross-examina-
ton ended. There was an edjourn-
nent until the evening of the sixth,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-03-07
Clerk Memorial at
Vincennese, Indiana

Bruceville, Ind.
Editor Daily WORKER
Either myself or you made slight
error in the article on the Clark Me-
mortal published in the February Goth
edition of the Daily. In vincennes,
Ind, and not Bruceville, I referred
to in the article. vincennes is the
county seat of Knox county and
Bruceville is my address. Just a
little village Of six or seven hundred
population. DIV.
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expenses at the same time are well
come.
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HEIT IS STILL
ALIVE But HURT

CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,
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SOCIALISTS TN
GERMANY AID
WAR ON USSR
CONTINUED FROM PAGE ONE,

activity. Sher emphasized meeting
and speaking with Abromowitch in
Moscow. Ginsberg said he could not
understand Abramowitch's. denial.
Perhaps, he said, he wishes to help
us. He could do better by coming
to the proletarian court and admit
his counter revolutionary activity.
zalkind reiterated his previous state
ment. os"r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-03-01

known research book In the United
States that has been put cut as q re-
suit of party research In England. This,
however, represents only . small
amount Of the research being accom-
plished.
"The British parties by their activi-
ties in this direction have given impor-
tant leads to themselves and to any
other countries that wish to follow.
They have not had any too much sue.
cess, because the English parties are still
are not doing this experimenting In ed.
ucation because they believe in democ-
racy, but simply for their self-advance-
ment. 1t Is, in effect, . campaigning
device on high SCALE"
DR.. Starr said the Socialists began
the movement in England, but the other
parties, seeing the possibilities, have in
the last 10 years taken the lead. AT
present 1t Is the Conservative party
which Is making the most thorough ed
ucational campaign, he said, through
the establishing OF o department of
education and permanent college-the
Bonar Law Memorial College ct Ash
bridge, near Berghamsted, Herts. This
Is an outgrowth of Philip Staff College,
which was established in 1928. The
Conservative party now conducts extern
sion courses in various parts Of the
country from Bonar Law College. Work
of college standard Is given.
Sees New Party Needed.
In the United States, DR.. Starr said,
the political parties have only propa-
ganda bureaus, which operate under the
old system of intensive and irresponsi-
BILE campaigning. The investigating
commissions which President Hoover
has appointed reflect the idea Of using
research to guide public action, he
pointed out, but in this case the COM
mission members were appointed by q
public oflcial and the commissions
served in the same manner as o con-
gresSional COMMITTEE.
This plan Of education and research
now in use in England could be started
by the old parties in the United States, -
Or. Starr said, but one can hardly con-
ceive of them doing it. It will remain
for a new party to start in q small way
and gradually work itself to the top by
convincing people Of its platform and
policies. Perhaps this new party will
have its start in the universities, but
from whatever source one must come,
because the old regime cannot continue
its present road forever"
While not third party advocate him
self, DR.. Starr expressed willingness to
be allied with one. He expressed the
belief that Prof John Dewey might be
the one to begin the organization Of
such party. He plans to write o book
on the subject when his research Is
complete in England,
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Political School i'm Great Britain
Termed Key to New Era by Expert

power nor finances TO carry on such
work.
"A member Of Parliament or of Con-
greSs can do something toward inform
ing his electorate of what Is going on,
but his personal reach is limited. His
time Is or should be fully occupied with
legislative duties, and his constituency
is more than often far too large for one
man to I'LL the need. This is especially
member of Congress may sit for as
many as 225,0O0 people and Senator
for State.
obviously, the political party Is the
only organization fitted to bring about
a truly democratic government. 1t has
the organization, finances and 1t
reaches all the people. On the other
hand, the political party is handicapped
by the likelihood of its bring biased, but
here Is q qualification worth consider
ing political organization need not
be wholly unbiased; all that can be ex-
pected Is that 1t be reasonably unbiased
The modern political party viii have to
try to be reasonably unbiased. 1t must
be biased to a certain extent or the
average voter viii not be able to under
stand the facts.
Parties in Best Position.
1.-THE political party is in q position
to educate the electorate, TO engage
social and economical experts to con-
duct research and to find and select
facts. These experts can give q certain
scientific tone to politics, as is the case
today in England.
THE British parties have in the last
few years been experimenting with this
sort of thing. They have established
various kinds of schools. which consist
mainly Of series of lectures which may
be attended by any one, regardless of
party Affiliations, on payment Of q small
fee. These schools have a certain holi-
day atmosphere, with social and recre-
ational activities combined with the seri-
Gus instruction. They are held at the
seashore or resorts during the holiday
month Of August, or IL in the Winter
they are combined with dramatics,
dances and the like.
"A characteristic of these schools Is
that after each lecture opportunity is
provided for question and discussion
period by the members. Another char
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RESORTS.

CONE TO SUNNY SOUTH C7ROITN7-
Plantation life. 3 hrs. from Historic Charles
ton and Magnolia Gardens. 80 miles Of
Columbla and interesting old Camden. Mrs.
A. <. BALL. Eastoyer, 8. @. u
GREENRRIER w VA
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Propaganda Bureau Cited.

Perfection Of propaganda methods
since the war has also made 1t difilcult
for the voter. 1t is a matter of COM
mon knowledge that many things told
about the Germans were not true, but
this same high development of the
power Of suggestion and the exercise of
censorship has been taken over by po-
ntical parties.
"One Of the most active propaganda
bureaus in the world today Is operated
by the Democratic party In the United
States. II approximates q war time In
stttution in its activity.
The people must have correct infor-
nation or they cannot govern. There
must be some agency with an organi-
zation which can reach the people with
this information. It must have finances,
and must either be free from bias or
reasonably free from 1t. It must be an
agency that can select and simplify
facts for you cannot teach every one
everything about politics, nor can the
average voter comprehend the compli-
Gated facts"
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Continued From First Page.)
or demagogery. Portugal and some Of
the South American countries are ex-
amples of this class.
"'The fourth alternative is to educate
the elector. After all, this Is the only
one that can be considered for the flu
ture. The only matter Of controversy
is how to educate the elector; not the
means but the end. There are many
difficulties. pne Of which Is the great
extension OF the celebrates in recent
decades. With the notable exception of
France, woman suffrage is almost uni
Versal. Manhood suffrage Is now, with
unimportant exceptions, universal.
Finds Press Wanting.
Another dificulty which presents
itself is the deficiency Of the press. The
growth Of the sensational press, the
rise Of the newspaper magnate and the
development of chains Of newspapers
have all contributed to making 1t more
difdcult than ever to enlighten the pub
lie on politics. In my opinion the press
fails to report political AFFAIRS in any
extended manner, with such exceptions
as the London Times, the New York
Herald Tribune, the New York Times
the Baltimore Sun, the st. Louis Post
Dispatch and few others.
I'm the United States there are few
newspapers that report politics and in
ternational news in any degree Of full
ness, and If an electorate Is TO be edu-
Gated It must know what Is going on
in the world.
"A few generations ago. when suf-
frage was restricted in England, the
voters were educated and they read
the best newspapers which contained
nothing much besides politics. Now
the situation Is reversed, with q ma
tority Of the voters reading papers
which do not attempt to record accu-
rate political news.
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"It has fallen IN value e. a reSils
Of worldwide depression like that 81
all other nations. but It Is this vital
element OF relative status which best
indicates the prospect Of rehabilitation
as soon Is worldwide buying power
RECEIVERS. The situation certainly war.
rants no pessirnistic assumption as 20
impairment Of our prospects In contrast
with those OF our competitors"
DIR. Klein cited export Of only 10 per
cent Of the countryis total production
as evidence of independence Of otlnee
nations for domestic prosperity.
George J. Elder, chief Of the LatisHs
American section of the Department Of
Commerce, said trends Of trade In that
section are much more ENCOURAGING
despite a drop extending back 70 1899.
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country ct its highest" and expressed
the "devout hope" that prosperity for
US shall never be heavily dependent on
our trade with other nations"
Industrialists from nearly q dozen
States heard DR.. Klein attach much i'm
portance to the relative size Of American
exports.
"Our export trade continues to hold
its relative importance in the leading
markets OF the world" he said. Last
year, in comparison with 1918. II rose
from 64.S to 66.1 per cent Of Canada's
imports, from IS to "a per cent in
Brazil, from Is to 80 per cent In Chile,
from II to 80 per cent in Japan, from
1915 to 1913 in France and from II to
IS per cent in italy.
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GREENBRIER, w. va.
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Exemptions Allowed.
Every marriage may be reflected in
the income tax returns, and, although
] hesitate to mention 1t, divorces also.
The personal exemptions are 81 500
for single persons and $500 for mar
ried persons living together. Divorces
and welded couples separated by mu-
tual consent, are considered as single
individuals for the purpose of the In
come tax. and each must file a return
II his or her income is 81 500 or more,
or the gross income Is SIS, 900 or more.
In this connection, alimony is not de-
ductible In the return Of q taxpayer,
nor Is 1t taxable income in the return
Of its recipient.
The Great Reaper enters the picture
from time TO time, his visits causing
changes in the fling Of income tax re-
turns.
Now, rs commissioner, you are IN
formed by the several collectors that
the returns for the year are filed. You
and your numerous assistants are going
over these returns, to ascertain IL they
are correct, Remember that you and
your aides have first done everything
within your power to make the returns
readily understood. but as individuals
differ from one another, so also will
they differ in their opinions and inter-
pretations of what Is meant by even
the most carefully prepared tnstruc-
tons. The commissioner and his aides
must not only aid the taxpayer IN Ming
his return, but later must assist him
With suggestions which In some In
stances may compel him 70 pay more