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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-22
BY Fl. PURO.

BY H. PURO
rEALIZrNG that they are unable to overcome
~ the world wide economic crisis by shifting
the burden Of this crisis to the backs of the
workers and poor farmers, the capitalists are
coming out more and more openly for a new
inlperialist war as the only solution for the pre-
sent plight of world capitalism. And, what is
more significant, they are trying to set aside
their own differences and prepare a joint attack
against the Soviet Union, the only workers and
farmers republic.
Hoovers moratorium is being put forth for
the purpose Of enabling capitalism to undertake
this joint attack. In order to prepare the toll
ing masses of workers and farmers to be
slaughtered in the war against the Soviet Union
the capitalist politicians, newspapers and prop
agandists are carrying vicious attacks against
the of the workers and farmers. They are try
ing to make the workers and farmers believe
that the Soviet Union is to blame for their mis-
cradle conditions. For this purpose they make
the charges of Russian dumping" BY this
"dumping' charge the capitalists are trying to
hide from the toiling masses the fact that the
workers and farmers are building socialism in
the Soviet Union, for the sole benefit of the toll
ing masses They want to hide the fact that
the workers and the farmers in the Soviet IN
ion are now consuming more goods than ever
before, and that the sole aim IN increasing in
dl.s.-isl production and putting agriculture on a
collective bass is continually to raise the living
standard Of the working masses.
Because by abolishing capitalist prohteers eX-
ploiters and landlords and by building socialism
the workers and farmers in the Soviet Union
tcvs becor,e their own masters, the capitalists
every country have become terribly frtgh-
b.-ied The revolutionary example gwen by the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-22
''Socialist' Economics

When Ramsay Macdonald made a speech b
the seven power conference" he gave the Gauss
of the world crisis in the following terms &C.
cording to the N. Y. Journal of July 20:
Macdonald attributed the present crisis 10
the fall in prices
Y'see! The cause of linburger cheese Is At.
trbuted to the smell. And this Is Socialist
economist
More as the leader of the Second C"sociaust'y,
International, which pretends to have the in
terests CT the masses at heart, simple people
might think that Macdonald would welcome a
fall in prices. SO the poor would buy more and
eat better.
But it is precisely because the Socialists" are
not interested in the poor people eating, but
only in capitalists making profits that Ramsay
got oil this piece of idiocy. which compares
pretty well with Hoovers explanation. to the
farmers-flrst, that the Soviet hedging sale Of
100000 bushels Of wheat on the Chicago mar
ket last year caused such crisis that the Farm
Board had to buy 200O00O00 bushels, and: sec
ond When that failed to work and prices drop
ped down to the present % cents a bushel, that
the war debt moratorium will soon" bring pri-
ces up again.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-22
&!A.
Imported
By JoRGB

Somebody In st. Louis sends lis coupls Of
leaflets published in London, England, warming
all and sundry In the form of question: Ell
the Jew to Enslave the world2" and another
titled Prohibition, Step Aowards Jewish
Communist Revolution"
We are Jewish enough to know the difference
between matzoth and pumpernickel but that's
about all. But the comrades who sent these
leaflets IN don't seem to know that in El,rope
the fasctsts are in their need to summon every
dark and reactionary prejudice to their side
against the workers, quite commonly blahbering
the nonsense that Communism Is Jewish IN
vention.
We didn't pay great deal Of attention to
the recent Zionist confab in Europe but have
the impression that the grand shindig that de-
veloped there, was between two sections of or
thodox Jewry as to which could be more counter
revolutionary and anti Communist.
On the other hand, there seem to be lot of
Communists in Central China, where the Chin
ese Red Army is licking the tar out Of Chang
Kai-sheks picked troops" although a Chin
ese Jew is something that don't exist any more
than hens teeth.
But capitalism requiees the support Of every
race prejudice and gives us the A. F. OF LIS
campaign against Foreigners" and puts Doak
in the Department of Deportation
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-22
Socialist Traitors In the
Imperialist War

1.-THE President of the Committee on the Con-
ctituton, Philip Scheidemann, leader of the
ma jority Of the Social Democratic Party, which
of late seems to be an obedient government
party at least nniscellaneously serviceable
government party. Five years ago this same
Herr Scheidenann was horrifying blues and
blacks by his flippant description of the Kaiser
as the crowned dilettante." IN. Y. Times, May
7, 1s1O
The social fascists betrayed the workers in
the last war The socialists are part and parcel
of the imperialist war front against the Soviet
Union. Smash the united front of the capital
lists and their tools the socialists. Rouse fellow
workers to participate in the mighty demon
stration for the defense of the Soviet Union.
Demonstrate on August First.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-22

Certainly there can be no reason for the work.
ers and farmers of this country osupport such
a rotten system in which exist conditions such
admitted by one of the leading republican
politicians, the former secretary of the republ-
can state committee in Kansas, Mr. Stegler
who is quoted by the capitalist press as saying
that conditions of the Kansas farmers are such
that MANY farmers will not harvest their wheat,
others are dumping it on their fields to rot"
Just think of it, when over ten million unenn-
ployed workers and their families are suffering
hunger the robbers and spectators who are
protected by this capitalist system, have put the
farmers into such position that they are COM
PEELED to leave their wheat to rot on the field
In this situation, Hoover's Federal Farm Board
which was established to protect the bankers
when wheat was selling for 10 cents bushel,
refuses any aid for the poor farmers. On the
contrary, it decided to dump" on the market
2o0000000 bushels of wheat and 100000 bales
of cotton, to help the spectators and to ruin
millions of poor and tenant farmers.
The conditions of the poor farmers in other
fields are no better than those of the wheat far
mers Everywhere they are in the same con-
dton of starvation. And still the capitalist
government not only refuses to give them even
the smallest aid; in addition. it piles up
taxes upon the poor farming population, making
them pay for its huge war preparations and on
top of that it gives its services through the
sheriffs and the courts for the bankers and rich
landlords to collect their debts from the poor
farmers, tenants and troopers.
The white farmer and tenant is no better off
economically than the Negro farmer or tenant,
although the white farmer has seemingly more
political rights, whereas the Negro farmer and
tenant have been denied practically all political
| rights
In the face of these conditions the toiling farm
ers, both white and Negro, must organize them
| selves to fight, not only for their immediate
economic denlands-against taxation of poor
! farmers against foreclosures, against evictions
for the cancellation of debts, for the abolition
of ground rent and confscation of land of big
landlords, but by making these immediate de-
rnands ralying points for the millions of toiling
farmers for the struggle against capitalist war
preparations against the Soviet Union and for
the revolutionary struggle against the capitalist
! system and for the establishment of workers
and farmers government.
| August First is an International Day for the
struggle against the war and for the defense
of the Soviet Union
! Toiling farmers throughout the United States
! Join in this day to demonstrate against your
explotsrs and for your demands. Join with the
| industrial workers to demonstrate against the
inperialist war and for the. defense of the work
ers' and farmers republic, the Soviet Union Join
the revolutionary fight against the capitalist
system and for the establishment Of workers
and farmers government
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-22
Let's Be Pre-historic!"
Says Hearst

William Randolph Hearst is tanning the
flames OF patriotism against "perfidous Albion"
which means England. And it all comes about
thusy:
In connection with the 20oth anniversary of
George Washington cutting down the cherry
Tree or something next year, and also to helm
some Republican party politicians who didn't
get elected last election to get some graft In
spite OF that fact Congress or something decid ed
to celebrate the anniversary of the surrender of
CORVALLIS to Washington at Yorktown
Money is being squandered like water Cnot to
reed the Jobless oh, dear NOD but to saqe a
giant pageant, even rebuilding the Yorktown
houses to make em look like they did when
CORVALLIS surrendered. And in the pageant.
naturally, CORVALLIS was billed to appear and
hand over his sword to the cherry tree hero
But along comes the State Department and
says: mix on that stuff That might offend
England" So they're going to have turkey
dinner without any turkey that is, the surrer-
der OF CORVALLIS must take place without any
surrender
In connection with these plans" writes a
member of the Workers Ex-servicemen's Leapue
we recolect that the American Legion has in
vlted, through Ambassador Dawes, the Prince
f.-
on convention next Fall"
ana ne goes on to explain that the old 1776
patriotism must in these days be smothered to
make way for the paytriotism of all capita,ist
parasites against the Soviet Union. "The paw
triotiC orgies the Yorktown celebration in this
case), always the forerunners of attacks on the
working class" as he well puts it, got into con-
tradiction.
The celebration is aimed to sth UP paytrisS.s..
Tor American capitalism. But American CAPT.
talisin is just now bending all efforts to get an
understanding with England for joint attack on
the Soviet Union and the Yorktown celebration
has to be castrated accordingly. AS an old Eng
fish poet put it.: I
"Ah, let not Britons doubt their social aim,
Whose ardent bosoms catch this ancient fire.s
But Hearst wants the old pre- historic pay
trotism; wants America to make war on the
Soviet Union, sure But also on Great Britain.
Fight 'em ALL is his slogan. So he gets sar-
castle and asks when is the State Department
going to abolish the Fourth OF July?"
He needn't worry 1t is used now to make
speeches against the reds" and remains g,
useful for Fish & Co. All patriotism nov +
on that issue, as the member Of the r.
Ex-servicemen's League relates in calli.,
all worker veterans TO join the League and :
onstration on August First against the war prer 1.
rations.
That's good idea. But unless the Communist
Party In New York really gives some leadership
and the Party members in the League sto, dode-
ing the day to day work of the League the fire
response it gets will be wasted. There is too
much passing tn buck q tAis important g task.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-07-22
FIGHT STEADILY FOR RELIEF!

Organize Unemployed Councils to Fight
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. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
BALTIMORE LIVE STOCK
SHOW TO BE LARGER

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE. October More
than 80 carloads of live stock, repre-
senting about 1900 head Of show cattle
from Maryland, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Virginia, West Virginia, North
and South Carolina, Kentucky, Ten
nessee, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Texas.
Iowa and other States, will be on ex-
hibition tomorrow at the Third Annual
Live Stock Show and Sale at the Balti-
more Union Stock Yards.
Visitors will be welcomed at the show
Tuesday and Wednesday without any
admission fee. Thursday and Friday
will be reserved for buyers who are ex-
pected to attend an auction Of the
stock on these two days.
Connecticut State College, the Uni
versity of Delaware, Pennsylvania State
College and the University of Maryland
each have entered teams Of five stu
dents to participate in the judging con-
test, which will be under the super
vision of DR.. De Voc Meade, head of
the department Of animal husbandry at
the University Of Maryland. A trophy
and ribbons will be awarded the win
ners Of this contest, while cash prizes.
a cup and ribbons will be given the
winners of the various cattle classes.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
HOOVER CREDIT PLAN INSPIRES
HOPE OF EARLY TRADE GAINS
Wall Street Cheered by Sudden Action of
President in Organizing Movement
to Support Banks.

much greater relief to the common
carriers than higher freight rates, but
the possibility of lower wages is doubted
in view Of the attitude Of the admins
tration toward reduction in wages.
Steel Industry.
The untitled tonnage statement of the
u. S. Steel Corporation showed q de-
crease in orders for october much less
than had been generally expected and
reports are current that ingot produc-
ton this week will show expansion. The
increased activity of the motor indus
try in preparation for the manufacture
CT new models is expected to result in a
substantial expansion in the steel bust
ness in near future.
This, coupled with the possibility of
the railroads appearing as buyers, would
seem to warrant more optimistic
view OF the steel business for the i'm
mediate future.
Better Bond Demand.
Improvement in sentiment has been
wildly reflected in better demand for
bonds, which advanced sharply the last
week. Liquidation continues in the bond
market because Of necessity, but the
betterment in the demand has more
than Offset the selling, which is under
control Higher quotations for bonds.
indicating greater confidence on the
part OF the investor, is considered es-
sential to higher prices for stocks.
The demand for bonds will also en-
able many corporations to obtain
needed funds, but it is still too early
to look for the resumption OF new
financing on a substantial scale.
Foreign Developments.
Credit disturbance abroad Is believed
| to be less acute. and while some reports
are being received from Europe OF a
lack Of Confidence in the ability OF the
American Government and bankers to
attain the objects sought through the
Hoover proposals, the results already
accomplished should soon begin to dis
sipate foreign pesSimiSm.
The Street is looking forward to the
visit Of Premier Laval of France to this
country and is hopeful Of favorable de-
velopments. It is expected that further
progress will be made in the direction
Of extending the moratorium on for
eign debts and reparation payments
for from three to five years.
Extension Of the moratorium on Eu-
ropean debts and reparation payments
would undoubtedly facilitate the work
OF reconstruction in the United States,
owing to the improvement which would
occur abroad.
| (Copyright. 1891. by the North American
Newspaper Alliance, 1nco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12

7 per cent in 1929, 2 per cent in 1928,
IA per cent in 1926. per cent each in
1925 and 1924 and 4 per cent in 1922.
The relatively small decline last
month may be due to improvement
which is understood to have taken place
toward the end Of the month.
National Dairy Products
Earnings for the first eight months
of the current year of National Dairy
Products Corporation more than cover
the full years dividend requirements of
$3.50 a share, according to Thomas H.
McInnerney, president. 1t was also
pointed out that September business
Showed an appreciable excess over bust
ness reported for the same month last
year. The board is scheduled to meet
for dividend action on Thursday, and 1t
is confidently expected that no change
will be made in the present rate.
Persian Wages.
Economic students will find the wage
scale in ShiraZ, Persia, most interesting.
bricklayer's pay there amounts to
the equivalent of 80 cents a day. an I'M
skilled laborer receives Is cents daily,
while female employees in carpet estab-
lishments are paid the impressive sum
Of 2 cents per diem.
This situation is, however to some
extent neutralized by the exceedingly
low cost of living. A pound of meat
costs less than ga cents, a pound Of
peaches of the California type, 1856
cents, and for a pound of the best
grapes one pays appreciably less than
half q cent.
Newspaper Alliance, 1nc)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
BY CHARLES w. STORM,
Editor, the News Service Of Wall street.


Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK. october 12.-An ad-
vance of % points in the average price
of industrial stocks, a rise Of IA points
in the average quotations for 20 railroad
shares and a gain Of points in the
average figures for 20 public utility
shares indicate the change in psy-
chology which has occurred as result
of the Hoover proposals for relieving the
country'S credit situation.
While It will be commended that the
proposed plans represent artificial meas
ures, 1t cannot be denied that their
mere PRONUNCIATION has brought out I'M
pressive favorable results and checked
LIQUIDATION of securities which had pro-
ceeded to q point where q financial
cataclySm was in sight.
The developments or the last week
have also checked the boarding OF
money which was growing to large pro-
portions and which was increasing the
strain on banking institutions. They
mark the beginning Of cooperation be-
tween the administration and the bank
ing element to bring about . national
economic recovery.
Big People Buying.
The increase in confidence has caused
some Of the biggest investment trusts
and estates to enter the market as large
buyers of stocks. The general public
has also been large buyers Of stocks
the last week, as indicated by the heavy
volume of odd-lot purchases:
While the advance has been unusual
" rapid there are many prospective
buyers Of stocks who missed their mar
ket. This element feels confident tnat
the worst has been seen and has placed
orders under the current level OF prices
with view to makeing purchases on
any reaction that may occur. The
bankers are also determined to keep the
general market steady.
Railroad Rates.
Everything is being done at Wash
ington to facilitate the work Of recon-
struction so that higher freight rates
for the transportation companies should
aid materially in accelerating the con-
structive movement. Higher freight
rates would also do much to revive gen
eral industry, as they would place the
common carriers in possession OF in
creased funds with which to purchase
materials.
A general reduction IN the wages OF
railway employees has been talked about
and would undoubtedly be q source OF
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
FLUCTUATION IN SILVER
AFFECTS CHINESE TRADE
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Radiograms to the Commerce De-
partment report China's trading condi-
lions are encountered by a number Of
adverse factors.
Manchuria's trade Is temporarily
halted by the military occupation Of
South Manchuria, and violent fiuctua-
ton in silver exchange Is reacting I'M
favorably upon imports and exports all
over China.
On the other hand however. indus
tries throughout China are operating
under full schedules following the adj
vantage gained by low silver. Condi-
lions in the upper Yangtze Valley ap-
pear fairly good. Shanghai continues
to advance in trade and industry. Can
ton trade is holding up better than
the uncertainties in political outlook
would seem to warrant, the advices
state,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
Washington Produce

Butter-One-p pound prints, 81; tub So.
Eggs-Hennery, 33a35; current re-
ceiptS, 20a24.
Poultry, alive-Turkeys, old toms, goa
25 young toms and hens, 30; chickens,
pounds and over, 18a22; to 2l2
pounds, 18a22; broilers. y to pounds,
23a25; hens, large, 20a23; small, 16a
20; Leghorn hens, 14a16; roosters. la
Ia keats, young 45a50; old, 25a35.
Poultry, dressed-Turkeys, old toms,
25a30; young toms and hens. 35: chick
ems, pounds and over. 22a25; 2 to 212'
pounds, 22a25; IL to 2 pounds. 26a30;
hens, large, 25a28; small, %; Leghorn
hens 18a20; ROSTERS. 16al8: Long Is
land ducks, 18a19; keats, young, 55a60;
old. 30a4O.
Meats-Beef. 17i2a1s: choice, 161sa
IT; good, 15a16; far, 12l2a14; COW, 10
a12; lamb. top, 49, medium, 15a17;
pork loins, to 10 pounds, 21a22; 10 to
IL pounds, l9a2O; II to Is pounds, 17al8;
fresh hams. 10; smoked hams, 81; strip
bacon, 22a23; lard, in bulk, 91aaIo; il
packages. 1012a11; compound, 8a3l2.
Fruits-Apples, per bushel. 5oal.50;
box, 300a3.25; peaches. Pennsylvania,
2.25; clings,. 200; pears, 2.00a325;
bananas, 1.5oa2.25; grapes. concords, IS
a4o; zinfandel, 1.25; tokays, 200;
malagas, 200; watermelons, California,
crates, Its; honeydews, 2.25; pineap-
piles, 45O; persimmons 1.75a200; plums,
$50; casabas. 2.25; ounces, 1,5oa1.75;
grapefruit $50.
Vegetables = Potatoes. nearby, 15o-
pound sacks. 1.50a1.75; Long Island,
l.75a19O: Idaho bakers, 100 pound
sacks, 25Oa275; sweets, per bushel, 50a
100: string beans, 100; limas. $50;
tomatoes, homegrown. 2-peck baskets,
75a1.25; California Tugs, 2.50a3.00; let
tuce, iceberg, 325a3.50 carrots, crates,
3.25a3.5o; per 100 punches, 500; beets,
per 100 punches. 3.O0a400; celery, $50
a3.00; onions. 50-pound sacks, white,
1.50a200; yellow. lbs; cabbage, 90
pound sacks. l00al.25 peppers. 75a
100; kale, so; spinach, LOO; mush-
rooms, 60a9O.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
MARYLAND TOBACCO SALES.

BALTIMORE, october IL (SpeciaD -
Receipts of Maryland leaf tobacco con-
tinue light, only 367 hogsheads arriving
last week, compared with sales Of SCI
hogsheads, and leaving a stock in State
tobacco warehouses of 16.035 hogshcads
Quotations today for Maryland leaf
tobacco per 100 pounds: Frosted and
inferior, 3.00a6.50; sound to good COM
mon, 7OOa20.00; medium to good, COCOA
1880; good to fine red, 40.00a54.00;
fancy, 54.50a5500. Seconds-common
to medium, 600a30.00 good to fine,
81 .00a4400. Upper country hurley
nominal
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
SEARS. ROEBUCK SALES.

CHICAGO, October IL (P).-Sales of
Sears. Roebuck & Co., for its tenth
period Of 1881, September IL to October
8, totaled $27, 159 .259. against $32, 837,-
927 last year. q decrease of l7.3 per cent.
For the first 10 periods Of the year
the decrease has been 86 per cent,
sales totaling $260,o67 SOB, compared
with 1924 .475.42 for the corresponding
period of 1880.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
CHECK TOTAL GAINS.
BY the Associated Press.

Payment OF month end bills brought
checks drawn on individual bank &C
counts in 266 leading cities of the Fed
eral Reserve districts during the week
ended october to total Is per cent
above the total for the previous week.
Total debts for comparable periods. as
calculated by the Reserve Board, follow
Week ended october z. .$12,l15 ,O97 600
Previous week. ......... 1929, 374 900
Same week last year.. 1929 1925, 900
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
EXCHANGE SEAT HIGHER.

NEW YORK, october IL H1. - Ar
engagements have been made for the
sale OF a New York Stock Exchange
membership at $l6l,000. an increase
of $1,000 over the previous sale.
The sale represents an increase OF
SIS 900 over the low price of the year,
$4,000, established September 80.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-12
Wall Street Quiet
As City Observes
Columbus Holiday
BY the Annotated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, october IL. Wall
Street had q holiday and the banks
were closed Except for that and q
York observed Columbus day quietly.
One of the formal observances CEN
tered at Columbus Circle, where stands
the monument to the Genoa adventurer
Emanuel Grazzi, Italian consul gen.
eral, headed the group which planned
ceremonies and the laying of q wreath
at the base of the monument statue.