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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30

ssNI OTHING DOING" is President Hoover's answer to
~ the demand of 100000 Fpnos for national free
dom from the United States 'You must FIRST have eco
nomic Stability
Now isn't that just GRAND? How did Hoover think
up THAT ONE? With banks failing right and left and the
gold standard shaking; with thousands of factories closed
the railroads broke, Billion Dollar deficit in government
funds with 100000 workers jobess starving with
their famies-about onehird of the American people hum
and ragged and cold Hoover dares tell the Fpnos
"The economic independence of the Philippines be
attained BEFORE political independence be successful
Now, workers, let's figure that out And don't forget
that it has something to do with the scarcity of pork chops
in your republican "ful dinner pail
Because if you look up the Report of the Governor
General of the Philippine Islands Ga little Car whom no
100000 peope), you will find out that Americans OWN
OVER 80 PER CENT OF ALL THE WEALTH OF THE
PHILIPPINES
So from THAT angle, Hoovers "advice" is like cop
telling factory workers strike against starvation
that they should enough money to buy the
factory from the before they expect higher wages
How they anything when the factory robs
them continually and barely leaves them alve he does
THAT much?
That's the question Hoover the policeman for Wall
Street, asks the Filipinos to And, well you
from the comparison with the factory workers. that
might have something to do with workers, this
Philippine independence business.
1t decidedly has! Figure it out: Ninety per cent and
of all the wealth of the Philippines owned by Amer
leans. But how many of YOU WORKERS own any of that
OF YOU!
Well But who DOES own all that Philippine
wealth? They Americans, remember!
And we'll tell you: The fellows that that Philippine
of America. look all the corporations that do bust
in the Philippines and their connections
with the bankers you'll find that every single them
ends up in Wall Street!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30
By C. n. MILLER.

IN this period of continuous wage cuts and mass
L unemployment, the Communist Party for the
first time nominated candidates for the City of
Johnstown and Cambria and Somerset County
offices The workers are awakening and looking
toward the Communist Party as the only leader
in the struggle for immediate relief, unemploy-
ment insurance and against wage cuts and starv--
alton.
We held two ratification conventions, one in
Somerset and one in Cambria County Both
conventions were attended by delegates from
locals of the National Miners Union, fraternal
organizations and Communist Party nuclei. The
conventions endorsed the Communist Party pro-
gram and its candidates and elected committees
to carry out the election campaign.
The Cambria County Commissioners made an
attempt to rule the Party out of the election by
raising all kinds of technical objections to the
nomination papers Cambria County is con-
trolled by the steel interests of Mr.. Schwab
bethlehem Steel in Johnstown) and United
States Steel Corporation (Lorain Steel in Johns
town. The bosses are afraid of the Party
tvities, especially now when the wage cutting
is taking place, and their servants did the ut
most to keep the Party out of election campaign.
Saturday, October 3, committee was sent to
Ebensburg, Cambria County seat, to file the
nomination papers and they we're rejected.
At first the commissioners claimed we did not
have enough of signatures even though we had
a surplus Of 100. Then they cross examined one
of the electors who swore in the nomination pa
pers and since he stated that he did not see all
the signatories sign their Names they held the
papers invalid. This elector did not swear in
all the petitions and he was correct and they
knew it but yet they wanted to keep the Party
put.
The Ratification Convention was held the fol-
lowing day in Johnstown and the delegates
pledged themselves to fight for the Communist
Party against the attempts of the bosses Mon
day, october 5, committee of four took the same
papers to the County Commissioners and put up
a fight The committee told the commissioners
that the Party was ruled out because it is the
only working class party and that in spite OF
their ruling the Party would go down to the
workers and expose their fake democracy and
that the election campaign would be carried on
just the same. When all their objections we're
pointed out as groundless and no technical rea-
son could be found by the Commissioners to rule
the Party out in order to whitewash their ruling
of last week they called in lawyer to give
them legal advice. Finally, they we're compelled
to accept the nomination papers as they we're
when presented first time
Campaign Drive.
In this campaign the Party is holding series
Of mass meetings all over both counties in the
city of Johnstown and in every coal mining
town The Party will mobilize the working mass
IS for struggle against wage cuts and starvs-
tior. b,AId w revolutionary unions and a, party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30
Conducted by the Organization Department Of
the Central Committee, Communist Party, U.S.A.

strange to him. When the meeting is over one
of the leading comrades should walk with him
certain distance, inquire as to his reaction to
the meeting, make arrangements to visit him
at his home or invite him to your house; in other
words, make a friend Of the new member
The agitprop director or the organizer OF the
unit should talk to the new member, explaining
the meaning Of the Party. the Importance of
the Party in the present struggles, She necessity
to learn more about the Party; that If one
wants to be good, active Communist one must
learn bit Of theory. We can at this time ex-
plain the meaning of the clause in the member
ship book dealing with the status OF a member
In the Communist Party. Do not stress too much
the question of discipline at this time. 1t is
also advisable to supply the new member with
some literature dealing with the. elementary
principles OF our movement ask him TO read it
and offer your help In clarifying certain things
which are difficult for him.
Unfortunately we have no adequate Iitera-
ture. The Party must consider It's immediate
the elements Of Communism written in a very
simple style; this should be small pamphlet
not more than twelve to sixteen pages and
printed in large clear type The second. on the
structure of the Party, also not large and writ
ten in simple language. But there are at pres
emit several pamphlets which We can yse, such
a. r1cHT AGAINST HUNGER; WHY EVERY
WORKER SHOULD JOIN THE COMMUNIST
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30

And what does Wall Street represent if not the class
of hghbnders that cuts YOUR that throw you
the street jobess by millions to literally to death
don't to keep barely alive bowl of char-
ity" soup?
Now maybe you understand that YOU AMERICAN
WORKERS and FARMERS HAVE A LOT IN COMMON
WITH THE 100000 FILIPINOS! Now, perhaps you
that THEIR fight for independence is YOUR fight too
and maybe you NOW will make UNITED struggle against
the enemy of both, American imperialism!
American imperialism literally STOLE the Philippines,
know back in 1898 The FpnOs had revoted against
Spain and actually had the fighting part of it. having
isolated and besieged the Spanish military force
Manila and formed Philippine Government that sup
ported by nearly every Filipino and officially by all the
provinces.
Then American troops came in to 'help" the Fipnos
with sacred promise that America would NEVER, NEVER
do anything that would interfere with Philippine indie
pendence Then the u troops picked fight tens of thou
sands of Fipinos 'cvilzed with Krag rifle" and
they have been ruled oppressed robbed by American
Imperialism since!
Every president promises regularly to "give" indie
pendence And just regularly says, The time isn't ripe
yet The U. S. Congress has officially promised Philippine
independence But how Hypocre Hoover says: The prob
lem is of TIME" After few thousand years, you
Hoover hardly dares to say what he "Wal Street
to KEEP the Philippines Because that might set
of REVOLT LOOSE all the Philippines, and
with YOUR support the support of you American workers.
such a revolt might win!
So Hoover lies and agrees" that Philippine indepen
dence discussed but mo conclusions have been formu
lated and the discussion will continue and the problem
is of time"
Then he got that bright idea about stability" and
tackled THAT The colonial slave that gets wages
must BUY his freedom, then OH then, will be all right
WHAT FARCE!
&c. workers. realize that when the Fipinos revolt that
1T HELPS YOU against YOUR BOSSES Just your big
struggles help the Fipnos. And sometimeno far away
will both revolt at the time and FINISH Wall
Street rule in both America and the Philippines!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30
RAl,-.~
Shades of Harry Eisman
BY JORGE

Way off there in the Soviet Union somewhere
Harry Eisman, the deported Young Pioneer will
look upon the news from New York with mixed
feelings.
On the one hand, he'll be tickled to learn that
the Pioneer Conference, to connect UP the Pho
ner movement with the red trade unions of the
T.UUL., the fraternal organizations and work
ers clubs and so on, will finally be held thie
sunday Nov. /, at second floor Workers Center
IL am. Obj who complained about its sup
posed announced" postponement simply didn't
read the Daily.
but Harry Es1nan might be ready to make a
united front with our crocodile when he hears
now the Harry Eisman Troop" OF Pioneers was
thrown out of the East Side Workers Club at
East Broadway and jefferson
Thrown right out, yes, sirl And BY the execu
i've OF Party members! And what's more when
the Pioneer directors asked the fraction secre
tary to take it UP in the fraction, he made She
remarkable statement that-"Even If the fraction,
VIII decide to allow the kids to use the hall
again, HE will "see that the membership re iecta
it." Now, isn't THAT nice way to treat the
Pioneers!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30
They See It Through
And How

In the decidedly upper-class magazine 9TH.
Forum" for November, and-of all placesI-,n
the Commercial and Financial Chronicle. a
journal published entirely for Bankers in the
First Degree and such folks, we find-whatP
We find big page advertisements signed by
The Presidents Organization on Unemploy-
ment Relief, Walter S. Clifford, Director"
And these ads, carrying at the top the picture
of surprisingly cheerful worker, TIGHTENING
UP HIS BELT and smiling while he says-in
big letters:
TIL SEE 1T THROUGH IF YOU WILT
Then below, the imaginary, the very imagin-
airy, solo of said hero:
They tell me there's five or six millions OF
us-out of jobs I know that's not your fault any
more than it is mine"
And till you get sick at the stomach,
with the final word again: "Ill see it through
if you will"
Now, aside from the SNUG cynicism of all this
it's inherent LIE we wonder whether or not
these ads are paid for by our Great White Guard
Father in Washington. If there is any angle OF
graft in "reief work" that was overlooked by
Hoover and his pals in the World War perhaps
it may now be tried out on the unemployed or
course these ads NIGHT be donated Or on
the other hand, they might be taken in substi-
tute for donating something real.
Anyhow we were struck by the comparison of
this supposedly cheerful jobless worker tighten
ing up his belt-by millions, and the sorry at
tempt of numerous capitalist scribbers to make
workers believe that only in the Soviet Union
are the workers required to tighten up their
belts"
We would suggest little change in the Gif-
ford Committees picture of this jobless man.
change more in line with the facts. Let him
tighten up his belt, but have the artist draw it
from American reality-around his neckl Then
have him saying I'm not seeing it through.
But ere long my class will see it through, and
then you'll feel the moose around your necks.
And the charge will be that you murdered me-"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30
Agitators' and
Propagandists'
Column
U. S. INTEREST IN MANCHURIA

Following this the United States mperialists
tried to "neutralize" the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way but due to pressure by Japan they were
unsuccessful Later, after the Soviet Union and
the Chinese government had negotiated a treaty
providing for joint operation of this railway the
United States protested, claiming it violation
OF the Washington conference. The United
States also claimed that it had spent $4,000 900
on the Chinese Eastern and Siberian Railways
But this had all been spent as a part of the
American Siberian expedition against the Soviet
Unionl
The Kuomtntang government betrayed the
revolution in China and later seized the Chinese
Eastern Railway and broke with the Soviet
Union. under the direction of American in1pe-
rialists and the United States capitalists again
tried to show their hand. A secret aide memoire
was sent by Stimson at the same time sent to
the imperialst powers suggesting the appoint
ment of neutral commission to study the Man
churian situation, and that 81 commission with
neutral chairman operate the railway in the
meantime This old effort at naturalization was
rejected as before by the Japanese, and Slim
son after trying TO invoke the Kellogg Pact was
handed note by Litvnoff, Soviet ambassador,
that CURLY told him TO mind his own business.
The Red Army hsd already driven yhe Chinese
asndtts back into Msuchvuds and treaty w1s
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30
THE ELECTION STRUGGLE IN
CENTRAL PENNA.

nucleus in every mill and mine We will mobil
ize the working masses and lead them in the
struggle for the county demands and unite the
forces of workers for the national demands.
In this campaign we demand:
Unemployment insurance at the complete ex-
pense of the bosses.
Immediate relief: Free rent, gas, electricity,
for unemployed and partly employed workers;
free meals and clothes for school children; cash
subsidy of $40 and So for each dependent per
week.
Equal rights of Negro, white and foreign born
workers and no discrimination against any work.
er in any form.
Abolishing of company towns, stores, money,
police and state police
Freedom to organize, strike and picket
Immediate payment in full by the state of all
working class deposits and Of working class So
cieties where banks failed and payment to all
depositors up to $1,000.
Mortage moratorium and tax suspension on
workers homes.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30

signed without the help OF Stimson.
The evidence shows clearly that the Wall
Street government considers Manchuria within
her sphere Of influence It's railroads and re-
sources are dear to the eye of the American
imperialists. And dearer still is any part they
can play in the efforts to crush the Soviet Power
IN the Far East. The United States and Japan
cooperated in 1919 in military expedition to
overthrow the Soviet Union In spite Of their
rivalries they prepare again to cooperate along
with the other imperialist powers in such an
enterprise.
Those who wish 10 read clear description
of the Manchuran situation should read the
ten-cent pamphlet, War In the Far East, by
Henry Hall. Many OF the facts given above are
from this Invaluable and timely pamphlet. one
ct Ne International Pamptlets series
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30

In this campaign the Party is holding series
of mass meetings all over both counties in the
city OF Johnstown and In every coal mining
town The Party viii mobilize the working mass
es for struggle against wage cuts and starvs-
tion. buqd w revolutionary unions and a party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30

PARTY; LIES ABOUT THE SOVIET UNION.
by Comrade Bedacht, and the pamphlet by.
Comrade Bittelman on the Inperalist War One
OF the pamphlets should be given to the new
member
The new member should be told that the best
way to learn about the Party and the movement
as whole, in addition to the active participa-
ton in the work OF the Party, is to attend
study circle which should be organized for new
members or, If they prefer, the Workers School
will organize classes for new members free of
charge with special curriculum, the entire
course to last not more than six weeks, once a
week. The Party must prepare special material
for these courses.
The assignments OF tasks FOR new members
must be very small The work given should be
OF the simplest kind and only for one evening
week in addition to the night Of the unit meet
Ing The tasks can be increased in relation to
the duration Of the member in the Party and
to the degree Of political development. 1t is adj
visable to ask the eomrade what work he would
like to do. Sometimes we assign work to a men,
Der who is unable to do this particular work; he
either does not carry 1t out or the work Is done
in very bad manner. At all times we must
make the comrades feel that they are among
real friends, comrades, who are working for a
common goal, and the members should also feel
that we do not try to jam things down their
throat We must develop the initiative in every
comrade; we must impress upon them that the
Party does not want automatons, that the Party
will develop and grow only If every member will
understand what he Is doing and why he Is
doing It,
Every activf comrade has suggestions to keep
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30
How Long? Well, 1t Depends

comrade who was embarking for his native
land, where fascism rules with bloody hand,
called to see us before leaving to express his
appreciation of our modest (and sometimes not
SO modest) efforts at trying to help workers
break into the Communist Party.
He had been trying two years, and had put
in three applications but was still outside. We
hope and really expect, that it will be easier for
him to get into the illegal party in his native
land than it was for him to get into our legal
Party.
Another worker writes in asking just how long
it ought to take for an application TO 60 through
He recognizes that it is necessary to Sift out
undesirables, but ventures a guess that two
weeks ought to be enough.
We think So too. But sometime we are going
to trace the travels and stop-overs of an APP
plication Card. Let us begin with this Applca-,
ton Card as an nhabitant of an orphan asylum,
with many others in the office. Nobody wants
to adopt the poor little Application Gard.
Finally there is general cleanup of desk
space and adoption is forced on reluctant
adoptees The little orphan is badly treated,
used as a book mark something to note upon
that Johnny must get pound Of coffee.
But the day of liberation dawns. In spite of
all efforts of step-sather or mother to avoid
talking with workers who are not already mem
bers the fatal hour Is struck Somebody liter
ally INSISTS on joining the Party And the
little orphan gets its dirty nose wiped and Is
fed up on all its blank spaces.
The p-dad, however, is resentful OF all this
attention to an adopted child. And he sort OF
forgets to attend unit meetings for three weeks.
Finally he makes 1t and gives 1T to the Unit
organizer, but the initiation fee which the signer
paid is somehow in doubt. Did the sgner pay
or not? Was he exempt? The little orphan is
held UP because his ticket isn't paid for
Now then, comrades, from this on-will some
body send us the rest of the story OF this poor
little orphan? 1t may be a long story, but make
1t as short as possible. Hop to it!
John Reed Memorial with John Reed Clubs
spreading like the measles among the cultural
workers, artists, writer's, and so on, maybe you
should remember that Friday Is the Eleventh
Anniversary Of the death of John Reed, the
very earliest 81 the growing number OF intellee-
tuals whom the Soviet Revolution attracted ana
is attracting TO 1t as devoted workers. New
Workers should commemorate this valiant COM
rade who died for the Revolution, by attending
at Webster Hall. 125 e. 18th st. this Friday
evening, Oct 80.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30
PARTY LIFE
On Keeping New Members
"a FEW SUGGESTIONS

When new member comes into the Party
the organizer or the chairman of the meeting
should spend several minutes in introducing the
new member to the unit, to say few words
about our Party, how glad we are to have the
new comrade with us, ETC. The new member
will be thus made to feel at home. This mem
Der should not be left to himself; one or more
of the comrades should sit near him during the
meeting, explain certain things which are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-10-30

new r1embers-express your opinion. Write TO
Org. Department, Q. O., Box 81, Station D., New
York City. We win print your suggestions in
this column
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
COL. H. D. SOUTH DIES
AT NAVAL HOSPITAL
Funeral of Marine Officer Will Be
Held From Epiphany Church
Tomorrow Afternoon.

Col. Hamilton Disston South. United
States Marine Corps, 81 years old, died
yesterday at Naval Hospital. He had
been in the service more than IS years.
Marine Corps officers will act as pail
bearers at the funeral services, to be
held at Epiphany Church at o'clock
tomorrow afternoon, to be followed by
military ceremonies at Arlington Ma
tional cemetery at O'Clock.
Pallbearers will include Brig. Gen.
George Richards, Brig Gen. Hugh
Matthews, Col Louis McCarty Little,
Col. julius S. Turrill, Col Thomas c.
Turner and Maj. Edward o. Osterman,
Lieut.. Comdr. Clinton Neyman will Of
ficiate.
The officer, whose home was in Phila-
delphia. is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Elizabeth Turnbull South; two sons,
H. D. South, jr.; and Midshipman
Thomas W. South, and daughter,
Elizabeth Turnbull South.
Col. South was awarded a letter of
commentator when he was on duty at
the naval prison at the Portsmouth,
N. H., Navy Yard, in recognition of
conditions there. Following tours of
Guam and Nicaragua and service on
board the battleShip Pennsylvania, he
studied at the Naval War College and
was assigned to duty as chief of staff
and assistant commander of the Garde
dHaiti.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-01-30
POWER RATE PLEA
TO Be EXPEDITED
Commission to Send Petition
to Court Within Two
or Three Days.

The petition of the Public Utilities
Commission for modification of the
consent decree governing rates for
electric power in the District will be
presented to Equity Court within the
next two or three days, Harleigh H.
Hartman, legal member of the COM
mission, said today.
The petition was prepared by Cor
poration Counsel William W. Bride and
forwarded to the commissions Office on
Wednesday, but Mr.. Hartman explained
that he had been i'll with influenza
since then, and would not undertake
to read the petition critically until his
mind is clearer.
The petition is brief, merely setting
out that the Potomac Electric Power
Co. has been making an excessive re-
turn under the operations of the con-
sent decree and asking for changes in
the~decree. The changes sought would
allow a greater percentage of the COM
panys excess profits to be used for COM
putting rate reductions, and also con-
firm the commissions Interpretation of
the decree that future earnings must
not be taken into account in setting
rates.
The form in which it stands at pres
ent, however, is not necessarily that
in which it will finally be presented
to court, as the commission may decide
to amend it in one or more particulars.