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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-18
How Not To Do Things

Dear Red Sparks: The I. w Q. unterna
tional Workers Order) is growing, and there are
many sound reasons why it is not growing more
rapidly Although I was stamped O. K. some
months ago by medical doctor, this same NJ D.
was both brief and vague as to what should
do next.
HE checked me out with the assurance that /
would receive full information, rates, meetings,
dues, benefits, branch etc. through the mail in
few days. Nearly three months later re-
ceived letter and seeing the T. W. o. on the
envelop, assumed that at last was to find out
something about my application.
Nov my application shows that was born
right here, and my name is decidedly Scotch so
I was more or less n1ystified when I discovered
that the letter consisted of two long sheets
printed all in Yid,iish
within the next few days I received another
barrage of correspondence all without single
word of English. Yesterday morning the Irish
mailman handed me an unwrapped magazine
in Yiddish ard also handed me a loud horse
laugh in English
"My wife was beginning to look at me with
suspicion. Being partly Scotch and thoroughly
petty bourgeois minded, she suggested that my
inability to translate my acquisition in literature
was probably due to my neglecting the orthodox
ceremony early in life,
mot knowing how to dispose of the corpse,
7 corau"red my desire and went for walk. The
following morning received a registered letter
from the local secretary of the T. W. o.
60 and behold Tt was in English in printed
form, and not only informed me that was ac-
cepted to membership but also that 7 was sus-
pended from membership for non-payment Of
dues, etc!
lowing TO the fact that have six mouths to
feed, I am compelled to labor from II to Ia
hours every night in the week and can't pos
sibly attend a2y I, W. 0. meetngs--as they
have no morning branch as yet for night workers,
Therefore, the sum total of my acquaintance
with the I. w. o. is, acceptance and suspension
on the same date. No meetings attended by no
fault of mine; and large amount of strictly
kosher correspondence which makes everything
as clear mud
Understanding the difficulties of organiza-
ton, will take steps to straighten out my own
case with the /. w. O. But what about the
American non-party workers whom we send into
the I. w. O.? Will they understand One of
the first and most important steps in building
the I. w. o. Is to make the word international
mean exactly what it says; after which branch
for night workers in New York
The l. W. Q. is an important organization
with tremendous possibilities that should not be
endangered by adherence to antiquated meth
DDS of adrninistration.-A A."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-18
IMPORTANCE OF MAY DAY
TO NEGRO WORKERS
thus and gangsters to curb your militancy.
Misleaders Betray Struggles

thus ana gangsterS 10 curb your nlntancy.
HIsleaders Betray Struggles
Where are your own so-called leaders? The
Randophs have sold the thousands who are
members of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car
Porters to the bosses They have allowed the
corrupt officials Of the American Federation Of
Labor to divide this union into many sections
and thereby destroy its effectiveness They have
promised along with these graft loving crooks
of the labor movement to put stop at all costs
to the cries of the black masses for better con-
ditions,
Your Du Boiss and other misleaders have
called in the biggest of the bosses to sit upon
the committees of their organizations They are
talking race solidarity but this will mean only
your acceptance of their policy of working with
the bosses against your interests, and the inter-
ests of your class Their race loyalty holds no
greater relief for you than the white suprem-
acy cry of the Bosses
Boss Lynch Gangs and Courts Busy
The bosses policy is to divide the working
class and rule. They are encouraging the white
workers to mob violence against you and are
trying to lead you into an attack upon the for
eign-born. At all costs the bosses try to devide
the working class. Last year there were 43 lynch
ings. This year. already 10 have taken place
and more are being prepared. The bosses are
preparing a mass lynching in ScottSboro, Ala
This is truly TO be a holiday of blood They
mean to split the working class and crush all
resistance to mass unemployment, mass hunger,
and mass misery.
The bosses are feverishly preparing for war.
They seek to turn your attention from the ma
ture of their starvation government and the
source of your misery War for them means
untold millions in profits Just as in 1914. But
war means even more today. They try to crush
ts,FC
Russia They try to crush the only government
where there is no unemployment, where wages
are going up, where the workers are the bosses
and are lettering at an unheard OF pace their
own standard of living
On May Day the workers Of America, together
with the workers al over the world will unite
in mighty demonstration against hunger wage
cuts, lynching, and inlperialst wars. May Day
belongs to the workers of the world. But the
bosses, through their police are trying to keep
the workers of America off the streets. This the
workers must and will never allow.
American workers. you are part OF the work
ing class and must demonstrate together with
the rest of the workers on this day of working
class solidarity
Negro workers form May Day Committees!
Down Tools on May Day and come out in the
streets Show your class solidarity with the
white workers who are struggling, under the
leadership Of the revolutionary working class
organizations to prepare to put an end to this
government of the exploiters and their tools,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-18
Daily W0yRey--- Best
May Day Organizer
BY /. AMTER.

MAY DAY mobilization May Day organization,
Ni bringing of the masses to the dernonstra-
tons and marches, organization Of grievance
committees in the shops, mobilization of the I'M
employed for building the Unemployed Councils,
exposure of the misery and starvation of the
unemployed fight against lynching and against
persecution of the foreign born, organization
against intervention of the imperialst powers in
the Soviet Union--these are the vital questions
facing the workers on May Day.
What better organ have the workers of this
country for reaching the masses, for organizing
them and leading them in struggle, than the
Da.,-- Worker? What better mouthpece has the
fighting working class than this fighting organ
the Daily Worker?
The Daily Worker must reach hundreds of
thousands of workers before May Day. 1t must
rally them to struggle and to demonstration on
May Day. All working class organizations fight
ing for the interests of their class, against the
bosses, the fascist American Federation of Labor
and socialist party leadership, must push the
Daily Worker in the drive before May Dayl
Build up, spread distribute, circulate. secure
subs at the shops, In the unions unemployed
councils, in the neig1borhoods, in all mass or
ganizations. for the Daily Worker the fighting
organ Of the revolutionary American working
class
The Daily Worker is our organ-make it our
t~st organzeri
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-18

conrade from Syracuse writes In saying
that the so-called socialist" party is a bunch
of scoundrels. Which is correct But he goes on
to infer that the Workmen's Furniture Fire In
surance Society is also bad, just because the
scoundrelly socialists" are using it to foster IL
lusions that insuring furniture will take the
place of struggling against the capitalists.
The mis-called socialists" are undoubtedly
doing such things, and using the lists OF names
they have as feeders for an insurance society
which they use as business concern alone, just
as Matte VOLTS life insurance business.
But this is not an argument against workers
mutual society, or against the one mentioned
1t is an argument, and pretty good one for the
workers in it to kick the socialist niseaders
out to make 1t better mutual society and one
that will be helpful to all workers in the class
struggle.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-18
Organization Department of the
Central Committee.

Technical Note--n you can get hold Of
typewriter, type your articles, and If you type
them. make them double-space and on one side
of the paper. And, preferably no longer than
this article
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-18
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Neither One Nor the Other
BY JORGE

There are more ducks in the world than haye
been shot at; as we are reminded Of by letter
from David L., who took exception to protest.
printed in this column from worker who took
three Negro workers to an entertainment which
had been advertised in English-ony to hear
everything in Jewish.
Just to show you what happy life we havs,
we'll quote from David
I'VE all like your column but now you are
going crazy You criticize the TWO for holding
an affair in Yiddish, because three Negroes
could not understand What do you want? That
the two million Jewish shall become dumb silent7
What is this? America for Americans? Only
English spoken? My boss gave out such an
order. No other language but American. You
make a living in America, so speak American.
1t seems that you and my boss agree
Now comrade be ressonablel There were not
100000 Jewish workers at that entertainment
And it had been advertised in English. And
all the other comrades expected that at least
part of the speeches be in that language, for
the benefit of the 100000 Negroes, who also
don't want to be dumb silent'--to use your
own reasoning.
Does this position make us like your boss.
Not at all Not while we believe in and support
the Freileit, which has a real and necessary
place among the Jewish workers. Does your
boss like the Daily Worker because it talks
Americana Well guess not. But we like the
Freiheit and support it.
The same goes for Greek comrade who writes
us (M. CD, criticizing the way the Empros, the
Communist paper in Greek, ran its tea party"
early this month. If half he says is true, the
leadership is bad We don't vouch for 1t one
way or another But what does he propose?
That lit is better not to have such organiza-
tons, Put them all together. This Will force
them to use English"
This is wrong And scctarian. 1t would defeat
the very internationalism aimed at. So we sup
port the Freiheit and the Empros. And we try
to correct the errors of the International Work
ers Order which. dear comrade, is not or should
not be exclusively Jewish, but international as
the word implies
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-18
Negro Jobless Disseminated AGAINST

Reports from many cities give the information that
the families of Negro unemployed workers are
Disseminated against by the city governments
and charity institutions. The relief distributed
Is always inadequate, but Negro families in
many instances get nothing or much less
than amounts given to white families
Starvation and sickness among Negro fam
lies is much more severe. Fight dis
elimination. unite Negro and white un-
employed workers into neighborhood
branches for common struggle for z
adequate relief
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-04-18

Fight Iynching. Fight deporta-
ton Of foreign born. Elect dele
gates to your city conference for
protection Of foreign born
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-01
49, ~u>eY that ID IN O>ze>ztn

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
FORMATIONS DEMONSTRATED.
Gen. FouIois Holds Military Types Of
Flying Superior.

Flying Superior.
FAIRFIELD AIRPORT, Dayton
Ohio, May 16 CP.-Military formations
are superior to all other types Of forma-
ton flying, officer judges of the Army
air maneuvers ruled today following a
demonstration by two crack pursuit
groups.
In q statement. Brig. Gen. Benjamin
Foulois, commander of the air forces
expressed the opinion that military
flying as demonstrated by the 95th
Pursuit Squadron Of Rockwell Field
Calf, was superior to an exhibition OF
other types, put on by 36th Squadron OF
Selfridge Field, Mich.
Dog lighting between two planes Of
each group caused CONSERVATION among
the crowd as the ships zoomed and
dived over the field
A number of distinguished visitors
arrived during the morning, including
Capt. Eddie Rickenhacker ace of the
wartime air force; Representative
Edward w. GosS of Connecticut and
Thomas c. Cochran of Pennsylvania.
Gen. Foulois when informed Of q
washington dispatch that some phase
of the air maneuvers over Eastern cities
might be called of because of fatigue
said today that no such move was con-
templated.
The general said each pilot Is being
watched and examined daily, so that
no members Of the flight personnel
would over-tax himself with long hours
in the air. While several squadrons
which reached the field yesterday and
today had long, strenuous flights, they
will be held on the ground until
thoroughly rested.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
D. A. v. GET AUXILIARY

The Ladies Auxiliary of Rea Chap
ter. No. 8, Disabled American Veterans,
has just been organized. with Mrs.
John Murray as commander.
At the first session at the Army,
Navy and Marine Corps Club, the
charter was presented by Logan Pur-
cell, commander Of Rea Chapter, D.
A. ".
other officers have been named as
follows: Mrs. Anna c.. Earle, senior
vice commander; Mrs. Anna G. zetts,
Junior vice commander; Mrs. Clio M.
Cartmill. adjutant; Mrs. Edith Purcell,
chaplain; Mrs Madge L. Moore, treas
uref; Mrs. Evelyn Z. Wright. of1cer
Of the day; Mrs. Dolly S. Fitzgerald,
social and welfare chairman.
The chapter also plans TO raise funds
to send delegates to the annual con-
vention at Wilkes-Barre. Pa.' June
20.2T.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
ID. S. AIR FORCE
HELD INADEQUATE
Experts Say 1t Could Not
Defend Capital Against
200 Planes.
Continued From First Page.)

force Of 2,400 planes would be required
to prevent at least a portion Of the
enemy breaking through.
The modern descendants of the first
military plane, assembled here at its
birthplace, are commanded. appropri-
ately enough. by the pilot Of that orig
inal plane, Brig. Gen. Benjamin D. Fou-
lois, trained by the Wright brothers In
1909 as the Army's first pilot. Gen.
Foulois IN that year was the entire fly
ing personnel Of the Army.
On Road to ObsoIescence.
Though the planes assembled here
represent the best the Army can gath
er for national defense many of them
already are on the road to obsolescence
as q result OF advances made in the
aviation industry and at Wright Field,
material division of the air corps. just
over the hill from Fairfield. At Wright
Field there now are In progress develop
ments which within a few years will
make the planes Of the first Air Division
as obsolete as the original Wright Army
plane, now hanging in the Smithsonian
Institution at Washington
In the opinion of Billy Mitchell, COM
mander Of the Army'S Air Force in
only 100 planes of all those assembled
here that are At to go into action
against modern air force The others,
he believes, already have been rem
dered out Of date by aeronautical
progress.
The work now in progress at Wright
Field bears out much Of his argument.
Efforts are being made there to greatly
increase the speed of the bombers, now
averaging 100 miles per hour or less, to
increase the range and usefulness of the
observation types, to step up the speed
and power Of attack and to increase the
offensive and defensive strength and
speed OF pursuit.
Army Reaping Benefits.
Though the maneuvers barely have
gotten under way. the Army already is
reaping benefits from the concentration
of its aerial fighters. 1t has found
operation of as great force as that now
gathered here presents problems which
must be worked out in the field; they
they cannot be solved on paper They
have found that to fly the present force
even for the length Of time required for
review entails an average Of 2l0 miles
OF flying by each plane involved be-
cause of ground traffic problems They
have found that the most thorough
ground organization is the price of sue
cess in the field Fifty of the most
modern gasoline trucks are required to
keep the LIST Air Division going and IL
is estimated that some 300, 900 gallons
of gasoline would be consumed during
the stay in Dayton, all of which would
have to be provided in the field in case
Of action.
Engineering and command problems
of all kinds are cropping up which must
be solved in the field Some of them
could not have been anticipated because
there has been nothing in the expert
ence of the Army in its operations with
smaller units to indicate that they ex-
listed. 1t Is the belief of those who have
witnessed the preliminaries of the ma
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17

Chicago-an average of about 15l2
cents a bushel. After the formation OF
the Farm Board. the spread dropped to
5 cents and since the action, of the
Farm Board in November, wheat has
been about IS cents higher in Chicago
than in Liverpool. In other words the
action Of the board in November has
made difference of 40 cents bushel
to the American farmer. And on q crop
of eight hundred-odd million bushels
that Is quite little money.
But even that IS small compared to
the havoc which would have been
large and small, If the banks holding
wheat loans had had To. liquidate either
wheat or bonds in November, 1880. 1t
Is my firm conviction that the Farm
Board sterilization operations last Fall
in wheat did more to prevent q complete
disruption Of our banking and business
structure than any other one thing"
Reports from Russia, the worlds
largest wheat producer, indicate that
Spring planting is being speeded. The
Department of Agriculture here, how
ever, says that bad weather conditions
have hindered, and that the acreage
planted Is not so large as last year,
when 1t was reported that RuSsia's pro-
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bushels, or 246,0O0, 900 bushels more
than the United States. However. II
Russia determines to export as much,
or more, wheat than it did last year, It
probably will do so with much effect
upon the world market.
Wheat Production Expanded.
During the World War Russia ceased
to be an exporter Of wheat and the
countries of Central Europe, too, were
unable to export wheat. In that Pc
Rod there was great expansion in
wheat production in other countries,
among them the United States, the Ar
gentine, Canada and Australia But
since the end Of the war, the Russians
and the nations of Central Europe have
come back into the wheat market Of
the world, and the consequence Is that
the acreage Of wheat the world over
has increased enormously.
Suggestions have been advanced that
at the London conference of the wheat
exporting nations some kind Of plan be
worked out to divide up the export
market. But there has been little hope
for such an agreement. The Federal
Farm Board will be represented at the
conference by Sam r. McKelvie, mem
Der Of the board.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
COMRADES SUPPORT
KENTUCKY MINERS
Bell County Action Follows Meet
ing at Which Governor Is De-
nounced as Failing Contract.

BY the Associated Press.
PINEVnLE, KY. May 16.-After
hearing their leaders nssail Gov Elem
D. Sampson for 'l1is failure to keer
snv part Of his contract" miners OF
Bell County today agreed to back their
Harlan County comrades in their fight
for removal Of armed guards at coal
mines.
Eight hundred workers assembled al
the court house and listened to Law
renee Dwyer and Ben williams, repre-
sentatives Of the United Mine Workers
of America, criticize the Governors use
Of National Guardsmen in the Harlan
coal fields.
The verbal attack hinged on what
Dwyer said was an agreement made
with the Governors representatives
prior to the order sending the soldiers
TO quell disorders.
George Burchett, miner. urged the
Bell County miners to quit work until
the Harlan guards are removed" and
hundreds Of hands went up as an indi-
cation Of agreement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
ANNUAL PARTY SLATED
BY CATHOLIC ALUMNUS
Mrs. Edward N. Holmes TO Address
international Federation
at Breakfast Here.

The International Federation Of Cath
Ole Alumnae win be addressed at its
annual breakfast next Sunday by Mrs.
Edward N. Holmes, third vice president.
The breakfast party. 70 be held at the
Mayfower Hotel, will follow the annual
communion mass at st. Matthews
Church. 1t will be given in honor Of
the 1881 graduates Of Catholic high
schools and academies.
1t is expected by the federation that
about 200 girl graduates will become
members Of the organization this year
Arrangements for the breakfast are be-
ing made by Mrs. z. Philip Schreier.
1854 Connecticut avenue.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
Births Reported.

The following births have been reported t
the Health Department in the last "a hours
salvatore and Rosina Pizzl. boy.
William T. and Margaret w Kaias. boy
Rafael R and Hester c. More. boy
Arthur w. and Evelyn Mauldin. boy.
Robert H. and Edna M. Orndorff. boy.
Maurice Z; and Angerleanor Parker, boy.
BENJAMIN 7. and Blanche ]. Petite, girl.
living and Susie E. Archer. boy
Cornelius and Ethel q. franklin. boy.
Willie and Bessie Ratcliff. girl
William and Martha Mayberry, girl
G6Orge z. and Sarah P. Alien, boy.
Howard and Clara Mitchell girl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17

neuvers here that the Army Is going TO
have o more efiicient Air Corps as o
result and that Dayton, the birthplace
Of the first Army airplane, Is also going
to be the birthplace Of real advances IN
Army aviation during the coming year
as q result Of the concentration.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
HEADS ALUMNI CLUB
Vernon II. Brewster Is Elected By
Northwestern U. Group.

Vernon H. Brewster. a member Of
the staff OF the National Geographic
Society, was elected president of the
Northwestern Alumni Club of WASH
ington at the annual candle light
ing ceremony Friday night. Brew
ster succeeds Judge Isaac r. Hit, who
was elected honorary president.
Other officers Of the club are Eliza =
beth Haney, vice president; Paul D.
Miller, secretary, and Mrs. Howard
Hosmer, treasurer. Or. G. Walter
Young. ASiatic representative of the
Institute Of Current World Affairs, en-
tertained the club with a description
OF his recent trip across Asia on the
Transsiberian Railway.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-17
Church Is Sacked.

PRAGUE. Czechslovakia, May 16 0p1.
Unidentified persons entered and
sacked q Catholic church here last
night, demolishing It's ancient altar and
carrying away gold and silver vessels.