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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-07
Something to Chew On

Did you notice that the so-called "pulitze-
Award" for 1881 has about touched bottom OF
capitalist degeneracy and reaction?
The "best" editorial goes to some country edi-
tor of Nebraska who tries to set "the West"
against "the East" of the so-caled UNITED"
States! The best" reporter is one who snooted
around in murder case!' The "best" cartoon
was one against the Soviet Union And the
best" foreign correspondent was none other
than Knickerbocker, whose articles in the N. Y
Evening Post about the Soviet Union were so
false and hostile to the Soviet that Fish him
self praised them r
That is a literary record which ought to gIye
the John Reed Clubs something to chew over,
incidentally, the New York John Reed Club is
putting on a grand affair next Sunday. 1t has
undertaken the job of referee in a debate be-
tween A. j. Music and Bill Foster.
This brethren and sstern, ought to be one Of
those things which are supposed to "fill a long
felt want. Frank Palmer Of the Federated
Press, who believes in peace on earth and to
men. good will and no hitting in the clinches,
is chairman. The match takes place at the
New Star Casino, l07th ST. and Park Ave, Sun
day at p. M When it's to end deponent say
eth not We hope provision will be made for
shorthand report for the benefit of those in tn,
provinces.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-07

of the workers in this country. He points out
that brutal clubbings Imprisonment and de-
portationS are utilized to the full by American
capitalism supported by the yellow leaders of the
A. F. of L. in the attempt to beat back the grow
ing revolt of the workers."
The International Labor Defense in conduct
ing the Amnesty Campaign for the immediate
and unconditional release of the Imperial Valley
prisoners serving sentences of up to AZ years,
the Walla Wala prisoners in since 1919, the three
Blawnox militants serving five years under the
Flynn Anti-Sedition act of Pennsylvania Tom
Mooney and Billings and Mcnamara and the
other rs miltants in jails and penitentiaries is
circulating tens of thousands of petitions
throughout the country A mass movement is
being developed and planned on a large scale
and many organizations are responding and
affiIating themselves in this move with the
International Labor Defense.
William Gallacher's statement in full reads:
1.-THE class war in America has demanded
heavy toll of the best fighters of the working
class.
Brutal beatings, Imprisonment and deporta-
tons are utilized to the full by American CAPT.
talism supported by the yellow leaders of the
American Federation of Labor in the attempt to
beat back the growing revolt of the workers
Today when the International Labor Defense is
conducting vigorous campaign for the release
of the class war prisoners it is good to know that
special drive is being made for the release of
Tom Mooney, fifteen years in the hell of San
quentin, but his courage has never tagged"
Twelve years ago a mighty campaign for his
release was developed, but the American Fedora
ton of Labor succeeded in de-tracking this
campaign, and Mooney has had to pay terrible
price in the long years of continued imprison-
ment.
Every revolutionary fighter, in and outside of
America, must give wholehearted support to the
International Labor Defense in the present fight
for the release of Tom Mooney and for the re-
lease of the splendid men and women comrades
who have been sentenced by American capital
ism" WILLIAM GALLAGHER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-07
BY ]. AMTEK.

IF District Attorney Grain is the most typical
l example of capitalist government racketeer-
ing, and one of the most typical cases that have
been exposed in New York in recent times, his
is not the only case.
Mayor Walker driven by exposures more than
q year ago, pretended to Investigate" the cases
of Judges and others who we're accused OF cor
ruption. Peculiarly none of these judges has
yet gone to jail-why? Because these men know
too much and refuse to be the goats for others
completely They refuse to be made the pawn
in this graft scramble, and therefore, when the
noise is not too loud, the cases are adjusted"
dropped" or otherwise disposed Of.
And yet these seIf-same judges who have SEN
fenced workers to long terms in jail and the
penitentiary who go into righteous indignation
against worker who steals loaf of bread or
bottle of milk to feed his child-these judges
who sentence the unemployed and their leaders
to Jail for fighting for working class demands,
who have sent militant workers from the picket
line to Jail for fighting for decent working con-
ditionS-these judges remain on the bench as
specimens Of American purity" Why is this?
Because these judges, who have left well pay
ing professions to become judges, have to find
a way Of increasing their incomes. Why should
these racketS be the property only Of the CAPT.
talists? Why should those in public office who
graft? AS part of the capitalist system and of
the machine Of protecting private property, these
judges are part of the racket, and get their
share That they are not removed not sent to
Jail, merely shows the depths to which this
racket has gone-and the full exposure of it
would show the workers what rotten system
they are living under!
Therefore the judges remain on the bench
sentencing more workers to Jail! Therefore they
sit on the bench, issuing more injunctionS against
the workers! Therefore they sit on the bench and
walk into a side room to settle disputes of
wealthy capitalist disputant. Thus a Harry
Thaw and a Peter Ward may commit murder
and escape any kind of penalty. This is the
equal justice" of capitalism toward the capital
lists who slip and pay for their slips in cold cash
to the judges and toward the workers who ex-
plotted and robbed have to pay the penalty to
the capitalist boss in suffering, misery, Jail and
even death!
But this is only part of the racket and racket
eering machine. Now it has descended in it's
exposure to the lower cogs of the machine-to
the police and the underworld Police Commits
sioner Mulrooney has ousted 400 men from the
vice squad, because of the vicious crimes of the
police in preying on women accusing them of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-07
Buffalo Bulls

How can anyone insult" cop? That hss
long been mystery But, we are informed,
that in Buffalo, on May Day, the following oc-
Cured:
One of the cops stationed around Communist
headquarters there, to spot any "inciting to riot
saw with Mortified eyes worker, Negro spit
on the sidewalk. Terrible the government was
in PERIL So the worker was arrested.
But it takes an illiterate cop to do higher
mathematics and when the worker faced his
Honor" there was not one charge, but threel
l. Splitting on the sidewalk. 2. Resisting an
officer. g. Insulting an officer. The last
might have been diplomatic Interpretation for
splitting in the cops right eye-and there seems
to be no law forbidding splitting In cops eye.
Anyhow since the worker had no money, he
was fined $3.50!
In New York City, another incident" &C.
CURED which proves the Intelligence" of Mr..
Mulrooneys finest" Also an arrest case, only
here doctor, an optical doctor to be exact, was
pinched for distributing May Day leaflets. That,
in itself, is news" like the man who bit the
dog
AT the police station he was showed around
with few cuss words for being blankety-
blank Red" until he produced his professional
card, showing that he was doctor. But the
desk sergeant was not to be fooled. No doctor
is supposed to be doing such dirty work" as
distributing leaflets. So they searched him.
All, ha! What have we here9 A pamphlet!
And the sergeant stared at it. "Infantile Sick
ness" And the next words said something
about Communist" =. eve will let you into
the secret that the pamphlet was Lenin's In
fantile Sickness of Left Communism.')
So the sergeant apologized to the doctor. The
medical textbook" was sufficient evidence. "All
right, you can CO. Doctor" "You are Free Doc
tor"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-07
British Labor Leader Supports
l. L. D. Amnesty Campaign

NEW YORK-William GALLAGHER leader of the
National Minority Movement of Great Brit
ain and participant in many of the great strikes
OF the past few years, has issued a call in sup
port OF the Amnesty Campaign lead by the In
ternat1onal Labor Defense for the immediate
and unconditional release of all class war pris-
oners now serving sentences in prisons in the
United States. The statement issued by this
militant leader of the British working class calls
upon every revolutionary fighter in and out
side of America to give wholehearted support to
the International Labor Defense in the present
fight for the release of Tom Mooney and for the
release of the splendid men and women COM
rades who have been sentenced by American
capitalism"
GALLAGHER points out in his statement that the
A. F. of L. betrayed Tom Mooney when an or
gained attempt on mass basis was made
number OF years ago to free Mooney and Bill
ings from their long Imprisonment in San Quen-
tin. GALLAGHER states that twelve years ago a
mighty campaign for his release was developed,
but the American Federation of Labor sue
ceeded in de-tracking this campaign and
Mooney has had to pay a terrible price in the
long years of continued imprisonment" Gal
lacher is referring to the great Mooney conven-
ton held in Chicago in 1919 when $50 delegates
present from labor organizations throughout the
country voted Overwhelmingly to call general
strike in behalf of Mooney and Billings Later
the A F. of L., after an enormous sentiment had
developed for this mass move, spiked the strike
through its international officers threatening
local unions and Central Labor Councils with
expulsion, and finally promising that Mooney
and Billings will be freed.
William GALLAGHER, who is a courageous, mill
tant and outstanding labor leader in the mi
nority movement of the Trade Unions of Great
Britain has lead this powerful force against the
social fascists in the labor movement of that
country. In the textile and coal strikes of Great
Britain the National Minority Movement was
the leading militant power of those historical
labor battles GALLAGHER was in the United States
in 1907 and leading up to the World War in 1914
and is well qualified to understand the struggles
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-07
Shortage of Forces"
By M. SILVER (Philadelphia)

BY M. SILVER (Philadelphia)
THE issue of shortage of forces is often used
as a cloak to cover up unwillingness to carry
through Party tasks.
This was very well illustrated at a section COM
mittee meeting Of Section 9, Philadelphia. The
Section Org secretary acting as organizer be-
cause of the organizers illness, instead of bring
ing proposals to his committee on how to carry
out the tasks decided upon by the last section
convention had spent the greater portion of the
meeting in an attempt to convince the commit
tee of the impossibility to carry on any work
with the forces available.
1--WE don't have enough comrades!" 1.-THE COM
rades are not competent enough to carry on the
work" 1.-THE district must assign more comrades
to our section if it expects us to carry through
any work All of these excuses were used at
that meeting instead of tackling each problem
in the best way under the circumstances.
Comrades have a conception that if you or
garize unit of new Party members, you must
import a minimum of half dozen comrades
if we expect that unit to function.
Since the reorganization of the units into
smaller bodies, a number Of comrades cannot
make peace with the situation. They still want
comrades on the role to spare. And in many
cases as in units 203 and 3O1 the meetings are
spent in convincing one another that it's no
use-we have no one to work with.
Comrades will have to get used to being sent
out in small towns where they will have to Or
ganize Party units out of fresh elements without
writing to the district about the fact that they
have no forces to work with.
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wage cuts. The demands must be so worked out
as to bring far better conditions as result
Of the present struggle. What we have pointed
out to the workers in this article the policies
and program of the National Textile Workers
Union. 1t is only those policies and tactics
which can bring the present strike to success
full conclusion. 1t is also necessary to state
that the strikers must beware of craft unonism
as practiced by the UTW. This only tends to
divide the workers and reduce their fighting
power Industrial unonism as advocated by the
National Textile Workers Union is also an es-
sential factor towards the carrying on of a sue
cessful struggle. Last but not least, watchfui
eye must be kept upon the officials, and the
carrying on of the strikesmust at all times be
ip the bands Of the rank agd file workers. hss
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-07
QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS

Question-What a few Of the best refer
ence books on socialism for high school stu
dent?-N d, Detroit
Here are few to start on:
Marx and Engels, The Communist Manifesto.
Frederick Engels, Socialism, Utopian and Sci
entific, and Principles of Communism, and ORR
gin Of the Family.
Karl Marx, Wage Labor and Capital
Max Beers, Life and Teachings of Karl Marx.
George Plechanoff, Anarchism and Socialism.
v. I. Lenin, The State and Revolution, and
Imperialism.
Joseph Stain, Leninism.
The Program of the Communist International.
The Communist, our monthly magazine.
G. T. Grinko, The Five-Ycar Plan of the So
Wet Union.
There are numerous other pamphlets, such as
Fighting Hunger, Race Hatred, and books which
you can get as well as the above list from the
Workers Library Publishers, Box 49, Station D,
New York City.
In this connection we want TO remind you that
the Communist Party is the only party really
fighting for socialism the Socialist Party has
betrayed the principles Of socialism and is fight
ing for capitalism and against socialism
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-07
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A Yank From YOnkers
b JORGK

I'VE have in the city of Yonkers, 1875 900 In
habitants About 5000 are working part time
SO that proves that the workers are not worked
to death as the dirty reds would have you be-
leve.
IF you want job, all you have TO do is to
go to the city hall and register The mayor has
half dozen of his personal friends to serve
you. know what I'm talking about because
I've been there. My number is 12003. So you
understand that all have to do is wait till
12,002 get jobs, and I'll be next Let the reds
answer that one.
"In this beautiful building we have wonder
full waiting room, known as the Board OF Chari-
ties, where workers can tell all their troubles
to the n1otherly matron who, by the way ex-
lists miserably on mere $4,000 a year salary
Would any dirty red work for such small wages?
'For workers who don't like the view from
the City Hall, we have another wonderful place
at the foot of Main ST. They can park their
cars there while waiting for their supplies, and
enjoy the scenery. The Hudson River ripples
smoothly past the sugar house which, by the
way, has been shut down for six months.
Hop into your Rolls-Royce and drive over to
Wells Ave, where a brand new suit of clothes
is waiting for you to take it home. And if any
one is not well dressed, it's his own fault. Now
we have solved the problem of food, clothing
and shelter in few minutes-and the Russians
want five years! We Americans can still show
them what speed really means!
"The dirty reds are clamoring for unemploy-
ment insurance. Haven't we got all we need
now? The Yonkers Railroad proved that, when
they took off all the old men and made the
young men do all the work. No old man will
be worked to death in this country. Another
one for the dirty reds to answer!
you can see what can be accomplished under
the capitalist system. So what are you worry
ing about. j. E."
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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
"a the Trade Union Unity League
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alton among the unemployed workers and calls
on all workers to protest and organize.
The leaflet, however, fails to link up this case
with the May Day demonstrations
Comrades in charge Of this work should pay
special attention to this sample and make seri-
efforts to improve the quality Of their leaflets
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-07

The above is fine example Of a leafet deal
ing with the problems arising in working class
ncighborhoods
The leaflet is neat short, attractive and shows
the local comrades take pains to put out
leaflet that the workers will really read.
The leaflet takes concrete case of a worker
as the illustration Of the suffering and desper-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-05-07
Party Life

Conducted by the Organization Department of
the Central Committee, Communist Party, U.S.A.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
HEALTH AND
DIET
BY Logan Clendening-

There are several different
kinds Of prepared infant foods
on the market. All Of them
have value in some cases.
Evaporated unSweetened milk
was considered yesterday. The
others fall into four general
kinds.
First are the powdered foods,
mostly mixtures Of sugars and
.StarcheS. They dextrin and
maltese, which are the sugars
easiest for the infant to di-
gest. They also contain starch,
milk sugar Qactose) and some
Of them cane sugar. They are
useful to add to whole milk
formulae, since such formulae
need some carbohydrate added
to them.
Dried Milk Products
Second, the dried milk prod.
ucts. One method Of manu-
featuring is to have whole
pasteurized milk sprayed into
a compartment through which
a stream Of heated air is being
passed. The heat takes the
water out Of the milk, and the
residue falls to the bottom of
the compartment in the form
Of a fine, flaky powder. This
powder is collected and sealed
in cans.
Another way is to flow the
milk over steam heated, revolv.
ing drums. The water is alb
stracted by the heat and the
dried milk removed from the
drums and put in cans.
These dried milk preparations
are free from harmful bacteria,
and the drying changes the pro.
tein Of the milk to a more d.
gestible form. They are quite
satisfactory for the preparation
Of infant feelings. They must
be modified in the same way
that whole milk mixtures are
modified by the addition of car
bohydrate and the. addition Of
vitamins c and D in the form
Of orange juice and cod liver
oil.
Supplement Whole Milk
Some foods are a mixture of
dried milk and sugars, such as
dextrin, maltese and cane
sugar. They also add minerals,
such as calcium and iron and
cod liver oil concentrate. They
are recommended to be used as
supplementary to whole milk
feelings, not to Supplant whole
milk. Condensed milk comes
in this category. It is whole
cows milk evaporated to half
the volume and sugar added.
Condensed milk should not be
used as the only food for a
baby. It must be supplemented
by whole milk formulas and by
orange juice and cod liver oil.
Another group is the So
called complete infant foods.
The object of these prepara-
tionS is to come as close as
possible to an imitation Of
mothers milk. Special fats are
added to skinned cows milk
and also cod liver oil to pro-
vide vitamins A and D. It can
be obtained in powdered and
concentrated liquid forms.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24

not forgive me and will be
very stern. Please help me.
I. A. M.
Fifteen is very young to do
what you're doing-meeting a
boy who hasn't a good repu-
tation. on the quiet. And I
earnestly hope for your own
sake, you'll call halt to this
dangerous game. If the young
man drives the car with his
arm around your waist-it's
not only reckless but foolhardy.
And it seems to me there's a
law in certain States against
one-arm driving, designed to
protect among others little girls
like you. Please, for your own
sake. watch your step!
Not Allowed to Have Friends
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX: I am
a young girl, almost 20 years
old, and I work in my fathers
store. My problem is that I
am in love with young man
one year my senior, who in
turn cares for me. He asked me
the other day to go out with
him. Now, the worst part of
is that my parents object to
my going With young men and
even with girls. So I had to
refuse to go out with him. Do
you think that I am treated
fairly? I am young and believe
that now is the time to enjoy
myself. My sister, almost 18,
is in the same situation. We do
not care to go out with every
Tom, Dick and Harry, but we
would like to go out with the
one we care for. We have
talked this over with our par
ents many times, but they will
not change their minds. What
shall we do?
BROKEN-HEARTED SISTERS.
My veneration for older peo-
ple-especially parents-makes
it very hard for me to disagree
with them in their attitude
toward their children. And yet
when a girl of 20 is not allowed
to go out with a man she's fond
of and who is fond of her, the
situation seems to me unreason-
able. And when I get a letter
like yours I always wish it were
possible for parents to see some
Of the letters that come to me.
They are from girls who have
tried every reasonable means
and, despairing of bringing their
parents around, have finally
taken the bit in their teeth and
"sneaksd" with disastrous con-
sequences to themselves and
their parents as well. At 20
don't despair. No doubt there
is acknowledgement, rela-
tive, or family friend-who can
reason with your parents sue
ceSsfully.
The Washington times., 1931-04-24

your school work? Remember,
to make any headway at all in
life, you've got to have some
equipment in the way Of educa-
ton. More lessons and less
love-making would be my pre-
scription for the present.
She Goes without Mother
Knowing
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am a girl IS years old,
and I met a boy Of 20. My
mother knows that I know
him, but she doesn't know
how well. Every lunch hour
he takes my girl friends,
some boys and me out riding.
He hasn't a very good repu-
tation but has never done
or said anything out of the
way to me. I have met him
at night in different places,
such as the movies and other
public resorts, without my
mothers consent; that is, she
didn't know I was going to
meet anyone. I really believe
he likes me. Shall I stop
meeting him or tell my mother
and let her decide? I am
afraid if I tell her she will
The Washington times., 1931-04-24
The Marry-GO-ROund
BY Helen Rowland

suadeth thee to talk about
THYSELF-
When she offereth to do thy
marketing and chideth thee con-
corning thine extravaganza
When she cautioneth thee to
wear thine overcoat and adjur-
eth thee to guard thine
When she harkeneth with a
tear of sympathy unto thy
troubles, and greeteth thy tri-
umphs with handclappings and
joys
When she refuSeth to let thee
lead her to the guady places,
saying NAY, let us dine at the
little place around the corner.
For, it is cozier and cheaper.
And my tastes are so simple!"
When she asketh thine opinion
of her new frocks and be-
seecheth thine advice concern
ing her problems
When she appraiseth thy
neckties and calleth them
"good"-
When she saith, How con-
genial are we in all our ways!
For I, too, detest dancing in
a crowd and prefer the dinner
without the din. What a
pleasant thing is companion
Then, my son, be not puffed
up with vainglory, but watch
thy STEP. For a vamp is in
nocuouS-but a little PAL" is
dangerous thing!
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