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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-12
Full Report Of CON- tvnov Speech the European Commission

Union market which has great potentlall-
ties for development, and to deprive Euro
pean industries of orders from the Soviet
Union which enable them to reduce unemploy-
ment. would certainly not be measure cal
culated to secure a way out of the present
crisis. Unfortunately, wrong ideas have been
spread almost everywhere concerning the de-
velopment of economic relations between the
Soviet Union and the other countries The
constructive economic work in the Soviet
Union and the carrying out of the Flve-4ear
Plan will not result in any reduction of the
foreign trade of the Soviet Union. The more
our economic system develops, the bigger will
be its demands on foreign markets. Our ca
pacity for absorbing foreign goods is immense.
Further, experience has shown that these
various anti-Soviet campaigns are useless.
Experience has shown that the most impor-
tant industrial contracts we ever concluded
with Germany and italy, were made at the
height of these campaigns, and that further
we succeeded in increasing our trade with
Great Britain and other industrial countries,
and in opening up negotiations with other
countries which hitherto have hesitated to
this not proof enough that the interests of
the capitalist countries do not demand a con-
flict with the Soviet Union, but that on the
contrary they demand the extension and con-
solidation of relations with the Soviet Union?
Is this not proof enough that these campaigns
against the Soviet Union can have no bene
fetal effect whatever on the economic crisis
and that they are bound by narrow and un-
reasonable aims?
The Capitalist System and the Soviet System.
Although l show you the favorable influ-
ence of the foreign trade of the Soviet Union
on the course of the present world economic
crisis have no intention of creating the i'm
preston that there is any harmony of inter-
ests between the capitalist system and the So
Wet system. Differences exist between these
two systems and frey will continue to exist.
and they will continue to do so this fact is
inherent in their simultaneous existence The
question is only whether this struggle is to
take place within the limits of the natural
methods peculiar to these two systems, or
whether the two systems are to adopt mutual
ly hostile measures which can in any case have
no decisive influence on the outcome of the
struggle but which would succeed merely in
turning these two systems into armed and
hostile camps.
(TO BE CONCLUDED}
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-12

ANDREW MELLON, Millionaire secretary of the
"a United States treasury, rules in Phiadel-
pha and in all leading cities and industrial
towns in Pennsylvania. He and the other lead
ing capitalists make full use of the gangster
machine in Philadelphia Pittsburgh, Chester
and elsewhere.
Philadelphia is ruled through the William S
Ware political machine, headed by Mellon; Ed
win Stotesbury head Of DreXel & Co., bankers
Philadelphia branches of j. P. Morgan & Co.;
Albert M. Greenfield, realtor and banker who
was involved in the Bankers Trust Co. which
failed in 1880, and W. w Atterbury, president of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Co.
The vice districts and the dens of the gang
sters are mainly owned by Ware himself. There
is comparatively little fighting for the spois,
as the Ware machine has organized its booze,
graft and crime so that the profits flow into
one main center
Graft from city construction work is handled
BY the Ware Contracting Co. and affiliates, and
all vice concessions go to the ward leaders who
split up with the police.
Identification Costs S100,U0000O.
In 1929 nearly S1OOOOO,oOO was spent for
the Identification" of the city Cart Museum,
Public Library, parkway beautifcications) which
proved to be a grand source of booty for the
Vare-Mellon machlne ware got Lne Guy Coun-
ell to erect the Sesqui-C Centennial on property
owned by him in the South Philadelphia marsh
lands.
The Democratic Party which receives on an
average Of 5000 votes is in reality tail-end of
The Ware machine The vote in all AZ wards is
almost solidly Republican. The Republican clubs
are the centers for semi-professional and pro-
fessional gangsters and are the nucleus for hand
ing out patronage in the wards and precincts
in return for delivering votes for the machine
For while Mellon and Ware fell out because
Ware was ambitious enough TO don the Senator's
toga. and show that his city grating ability
could be applied with advantage to the Federal
government. Ware returned to the Mellon fold
in an alliance against the Pinchot attempt to
control the Republican machine in Pennsylva-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-12

u.
sions for the Soviet Union and delivered the speech
which we reprint here, in insallments, May 18TH
The speech vii he published "a page pamphlet
at . cents a copy Order yours This is the
third installment-Edl.
A little while ago an attempt was made to
Justify the campaign against the Soviet eX-
mort trade by declaring that the Soviet Union
was indulging in dumping. This accusation
is absolutely without foundation and it has
been refuted on many occasions publicly not
only by the official representatives of the So
Wet Union but also by the impartial investl-
cations of economic experts from the capital
list countries We do not deny that the spe-
cial conditions of our agricultural system and
of our foreign trading system permit us to
sell agricultural products at lower prices than
other countries can. These favorable condl-
tons are the result of the Specialization OF the
land in the Soviet Union, the absence of such
heavy burdens as those borne by the peasant
population in the capitalist countries, namely
lease rent and mortgage interest which ac-
count in those countries for about 70 per cent
of the total costs of production, and the aboll-
ton of private profit, speculation and the mid
dlemans profit.
In conclusion, | must point out that the
DTlCeS on the world market are u6I6Illllu6u ny
supply and demand. We are not in the least
interested in fall of prices on the world mar
kets. because then our income from our ex
port trade would correspondingly sink, and it
is from this income that we must meet the
costs which accrue to us from the machinery
imports which we need for the development of
cur industry and the carrying out of our Five
Year Plan.
We have no desire to take any part In
boon1s OF slumps at the cost of the consumers,
and for this reason we have declared ourselves
prepared to take part in the grain conference
which is now taking place in London. In any
case. one thing is certain and that is that low
prices are not necessarily a sign of dumping.
If, however, by dumping is meant the policy
Of the monopolist organizations which main
tain high prices on the home markets in order
to make possible low prices for export pur-
poses. then the culprits will be found IN the
capitalist countries The report of the Inter
national Labor Office contains very interest
ing figures concerning the great disparity be-
tween the home and export prices prevailing
in a number Of countries This phenomenon
is closely connected with the policy OF the
monopoEst organizations. I could quote IN
Vulnerable such instances, taken exclusively
from the capitalist press. Here IS an exam
pie from CzechoslovaBia: Last year sugar was
sold in Czechoslovakia at $50 Czech Crowns
per 100 kilos wholesale and at 900 Crowns per
100 kilos retail At the same time, however,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-12

IN New York City there is ecrt of district
= called Williamsburg There is a Workers
Club there, but it is Jewish Workers Club One
OF our readers wrote in about it, kicking about
them doing everything in Jewish. He says that
there are large numbers of English speaking
workers living around that club, many Negroes,
and that they ought to be brought in to the club.
Now he may forget that Jewish workers clubs
are necessary in attracting the large numbers
of Jewish workers away from capitalist infu-
ences to revolutionary organization. But he GER
tainly does make out case for some kind OF
club for regular American workers, who, he says,
look longingly at the club of the Jewish workers,
and wish they had some sort of social life and
affairs besides the speakeasies and pool halls.
Why don't he, that Williamsburg reader, and
the rest of our readers in Williamsburg, get to-
gether and form a Daily Worker Club? Get
help of the Daily Worker Agent of the District
and Section, put notice in the Daily for
meeting (maybe the Jewish Workers Club could
loan their hall for meeting?) and hold an af-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-12

THE European Commission of the League of
Nations held its sessions between May Is and
Nav 2l. Comrade LitvnOv took part in the ses-
gions for the Soviet Union and delivered the speech
which we reprint here, in installments on May 18th
The speech vii he published a "a page pamphlet
at cents a copy. Order yours now. This is the
third instsllment.-Edl.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-12

How New York cops grated IS cents from
unemployed workers was told in the last article
dealing with New York graft. Previous articles
in this series dealt with graft and gunner in
Chicago They traced the development of
grating along with the growth of the capital
ist system in the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-06-12

thusiastic and very anxious to do some real
work. A local of the Metal Workers Industrial
League can be organized, and this must be the
basic task Of the new shop nucleus. 1t is now
the task of the section committee to give direct
leadership to this nucleus and to work out to-
gether with the unit buro concrete and plain
plan of work for this nucleus
This town is completely controlled by the
W Steel Co., and the terror is great The
comrades are in danger of being exposed and
blacklisted. A careful new method of work must
be developed and the instructions to these COM
rades must not only be what to do, but especially
how to do it.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

Berkeley, Calf, first produced it. About
this time his one-act play, In the
Darkness" won the prize offered by the
United Neighborhood Playhouses of
New York, $3.50 IN cash.
Totheroh staged outdoor pageants in
California, two of them written by him
self. "Tamelpa' and "Ersa of the Red
Trees" produced in the Redwood Ma
tional Forest. This was followed by his
becoming director of the Greek Thea
ter at the University of California,
which had professional leading man
and woman, supported by volunteers
from student ranks. Such plays as
Major Barbara" Captain Brass
bounds Conversion" and Man and
Superman," by Shaw, and Justice"
and The Pigeon" by Galsworthy. were
produced. His own play, The Princess
Salome," was presented by the Little
Theater in the artists colony at Car
mel. place later to be made famous
by Los Angeles favorite evangelist.
Totheroh then went to New York
with 10 plays more or less under his
arm. Several managers expressed inter-
est in his Wild Birds" but none pro-
duced it. 1t was the interest of Charles
and Kathleen Norris which finally
brought its production in the Cherry
Lane Theater.
Distant Drums" his latest drama,
was suggested by some old diaries he
discovered in the West. 1t deals with a
group of pioneers on the Oregon trail in
l848
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Vaudeville on 18th Street
HARDIE MEAKIN, apparently, is the
y y ha nriest man In Wa ehir, nrtar, HtI<

~ AfSO1E MEAh1N, apparently, Is the
happiest man in Washington. It's
all because he has succeeded in bring
ing vaudeville back on Fifteenth street.
Mr. Meakin. Of course, Is we'll known
as the managing deity at the R-K-O
Keith house on Fifteenth street, and
the vaudeville he has succeeded in
bringing back to the rialto that was
once famous for its headliners and
artistic programs is the kind that is
fostered by the talking picture industry
generally and by R-K-O in particular.
1t isn't the kind that contented itself
with the two-a-day de luxe per-
formances, for R-K-O Keith is going
to serve the new brand four times
day and at varying prices from rs cents
in the morning up to so cents In the
evening, with perhaps bit more for the
boxes and loges.
But along with the R-K-O vaudeville
news reel, an orchestra overture and
perhaps ether films of the short but
sweet variety. Harry Langdon as the
headliner in the current program should
serve as an index Of what is to follow,
which, to be explicit, will be Rae
Samuels, Miss Vanessi and Harry J.
Conley in the second weeks program.
which also will include Men of
Chance" featuring Mary Astor, as the
screen feature.
It's all very promising, very lovely,
and Hardie is being flooded with con-
gratulations; for, really, he has sue
| ceeded at last in making the New York
booking Offices understand that he is
trying to run a really firSt-claSS picture
palace at the Nationa! Capital
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Comes Out of the West

nAN TOTHEROH, author Of Distant
Drums" wes born in San Fran
cisco, and early developed the habit of
winning prizes In school ne carried off
the prize books the teacher offered in
the hope of giving the study of gram
mar an Importance in the eyes Of her
pupils. In high school, he won q prize
with en- essay. And it was prize play
which introduced him to Broadway a
few years ago when his wild Birds, -
judged by Eugene O'Neill. Susan
Glaspell. David Belasco and George
Jean Nathan the best of 80 manu-
scripts submitted, was produced in New
York.
High school, however, was the extent
to which schooling could Eold Totheroh
from the stage. He saw himself as an
actor, and an actor he became with the
Alcazar Stock Co. in MS native city.
First in one-line parts. later in the more
imposing juvenile roles, he was seen
with this company in range of plays
from Shore Acres" to The Girl of the
Golden West"
When the war came, Totheroh Joined
an engineering outfit and during this
period wrote about military affairs for
the San Francisco Bulletin. Also he
produced some stories which he sold to
Argosy and magazines Of that ilk. When
the war was over he returned to San
Francisco and undertook the direction
of the Players Club, little theater
group that went in seriously for the
drama each Fall and Spring. He wrote
some vaudeville sketches at that time
and in one them, Her Kid Brother, u
he toured the halls for year and a
half.
For three months he appeared in
THE Pilgrimage Play" an outdoor spec
tacle, in Los Angeles, during which
time he wrote wild Birds" suggested
by his trouping through the State OF
Nebraska. Later it received first prize
in contest held by the University OF
California. The University Players in
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Clarence Derw,,ent. ~,

pROMINENT in Paul Streger's pro-
duction of "Jewel Robbery" star
ring Mary Ellis and Basil Sydney, is
Clarence Derwent, whose successes on
the New York and London stage con-
stitute an enviable record. -.-
Mr. Derwent played in the two-year
run Of "Topaze," the delightful French
Importation that charmed Broadway
for an entire season. Previous to
that Jed Harris found his talents a
necessity in Serena Blandish"
Like many artists Of ability, Derwent
made an excursion into musical COM
edy as Louis the XIII in Ziegfeld's s
lavish presentation of 1.-THE Three
Musketeers." The House of Ushers"
also served him as starring vehicle
for eight months in New York, and he
is credited with appearances with
Grace George, Laurette Taylor, Otis
Skinner and other celebreties.
Derwent's London career began as a
youth with Sir Herbert Tree, and he
expanded into prominence as the most
popular leading man in the West End.
Earlier this season Mr.. Derwent
added laurels to a brilliant career by
staging the production of Sing High,
Sing Low" which had successful run
at the Sam H. Harris Theater In New
York
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Has Lucky Horseshoe

DOGGY BERNIER, personality singer
at Loew's Palace has a brand-new
horseshoe with which to propitiate the
gods Of fortune. Shortly after receiving
1t she was selected to appear with Billy
House, comedian, in the Capitol Theater
New York stage show, Holidays"
Miss Bernier considers herself lucky
girl to have such a lucky omen con-
ferred upon her, for it Is l8-karat gold
Few entertainers have been similarly
honored The good luck token Is really
gold medal. On it Is embossed the
gold Worcestershire symbol Of the
Breakfast Club Of Hollywood. 1t was
sent to her after she had been invited
to sing for that famous club while she
was in Hollywood
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Late New York GOSSIP

THEATRICAL managers are falling
In with the trend Of times and for
the first time since the World War there
will be no exorbitant increase of prices
for New Year eve shows. Usually It has
been the custom Of musical hits to
charge from $3.50 to $11.l0 for a seat
on that night and successful dramatic
shows asked $770.
This year only three musicals are
charging as much as $7.7o and most of
them are under that Dramatic shows
Will not charge higher than $3.50 and
the majority are adhering to their regu-
lar prices Of admission.
CONSTANCE BINNEY has come out
Of retirement and wants to play "A
Kiss for Cinderella" Sir James Barrie,
the author, is willing except that he
stipulates that he must approve the cast
first. So Miss Binney is taking her
revival on tour this week, and it will
come into New YORK only when Barrie
says the players are satisfactory.
FOR the first time since she has been
with the Theater Guild, Lynn Fon-
tame has an understudy. She Is hrun-
ette Mary Murray, who once taught
reading and arithmetic at village
school house near Ossining, N. Y. She
had her first hit as the inebriated
bridesmaid in Paris Bound" and then
decided that she would rather be an
actress than teach the three Rs"
Each night she appears at Reunion
at Vienna" but there will be no labor
for her talents unless Miss Fontanne
should suddenly feel indisposed.
WILLIAM GILLETTE has decided to
make one more swing across the
continent In revival OF Sherlock
Holmes" He begins his travels right
after Christmas.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
Distant Drum" Quintet

distant Drums QUINTET
THE unusually large number of five
character" actresses are required
by Dan Totheroh's drama Of the Ore
gon trail, Distant Drums" in which
Pauline Lord is starred.
The story concerns group OF emil
grants seeking their fortune in the
Oregon timberlands in 1s4s. The five
women who have to hide their native
charms under grease paint are Beulah
Bondi, Eda Heinemann. Kate Morgan,
Margharita Sargent and Mary Michael,
Those who saw Miss Bondi on the
stage or screen in Street Scene" will
be surprised to learn that she really is
a handsome woman, so completely does
she disguise herself in her stage roles.
Miss Heinemann. born in Japan during
an earthquake and graduate Of Smith
College, was the talk of New York last
year for her Mrs. Trunnion in "The
Commodore Marries," q play that was
not SO good as its actors Miss Sargent
Is off stage Mrs. Augustin Duncan, wife
OF the well known stage director, and
Miss Michael is q good-looking Irish
girl In her twenties, though her make
up for the whining Mrs. Clemens in
Distant Drums" bellies the statement.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

musicians" and Margeans' Interna-
tionals, group of noted gymnasts.
Mack Page, a former Washingtonian,
and his R-K-O-Lians also appear.
On the screen, Bert Wheeler and
Robert Woolsey are promised to create
continuous laughter in Peach O. Reno,
as two Reno divorce lawyers, when
clients are available, at cut rates. Their
supporting cast includes Dorothy Lee,
who has appeared in all of the Wheeler
and Woolsey successes; Joseph Cav
thorn, Zelma O'Neil and Sam B. Hardy
The Pathe News, cartoon and other
supplementary features round out the
program.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
TED SHAWN AND DANCERS-Jan. 3

TED SHAWN and his group Of
dancers, including Ernestine Day,
will appear in dance concert under the
auspices of the Community Institute of
Washington at Central High Audito-
rum Tuesday evening, January s, at
8:15 o'clock.
In the past few years Ted Shawn has
literally danced his way around the
world" in a repertory of dances that
embraces many types, from the Pawnee
rigadoon to the stately minuet of
colonial days. His art has come fully
into blossom and he is accepted in sll
European countries as Americas first
male dancer"
A new program Of world dances will
be presented at the Washington con-
cert, for which tickets may be had at
the T. Arthur Smith Concert Bureau,
the A. A. A. and the Willard.
Evening star., 1931-12-27

| VI low DuSlIlcSS pcIIUu III LIle tlle-
/ Y ater-out of the way, Broad
way looks forward to six new
plays during the next three days, which
will raise the total Of Rialto attractions
from q depressing 19 to happy 25.
Tomorrow night will mark the ar
rival Of three plays of much promise,
beginning with Valentine Williams spy
mystery, Berlin" 1t has q huge cast
and those who have seen it say it por-
tends another Grand Hotel" Also on
the same night comes John Larkin's
Society Girl" with Claire Luce in the
leading role, and Adams Wife," frs.
play by an actor, Theodore st. John.
Society Girl marks the reappear-
ance of the pretty, blonde Miss Luce,
who threw over lucrative motion pic
ture contract about year ago to rush
to the bedside of her husband, i'll in
Paris. Miss Luce is the wife of million
aire Clifford Warren Smith.
Tuesday will bring the first New York
production of Joe Zelli, propr etor of a
noted Paris cabaret and nov operator
Of one of Broadway's most luxurious
night-life rendevouZ. The play is a
French one, "Papavert," Also, there is
to be revival of Noel Cowards COM
edy Hay Fever
Gladys Unger, who usually writes her
own comedies, has adapted one this
time from the German. It Is called
Experience Unnecessary" and Is due
wednesday evening.
Evening star., 1931-12-27
This Weeks Pictures

two new Vitaphone shorts, Rudy Weld
oft, worlds greatest saxophonist, in
Darn Tootin"; new Van Dine
mystery, Weekend Mystery" and the
latest issue of the Paramount Sound
News.
COLUMBIA-"Possess
EDGAR SELWYN'S famous drama,
- The Mirage" produced some years
ago, has been brought to the talking
screen under the title of Possessed"
with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable
in the leading roles, and this is the
current feature at Loew's Columbia
Theater.
Possessed is the story of a young
woman who gave up marriage in order
that she might enjoy the luxuries of
life. With we'll to do politician, she
lives on the lap of luxury, until the man
finds it necessary to choose between his
love and a professional life.
Wallace Ford, Skeets Gallagher,
Frank Conroy, Marjorie White and
other capable actors are seen in the
cast
Evening star., 1931-12-27
NEWMAN's TRAvELoGUEs.

r M. NEWMAN, Traveltalker, in his
A' new Seeing Europe" series Of
Traveltalks to be presented on five con-
secutive Sunday afternoons at the Ma
tional Theater beginning January "a,
presents the overthrow OF the Spanish
monarchy in vivid and startling motion
pictures. Not since the days of the
Reign of Terror in France, it is claimed,
have such scenes been witnessed.
Great changes have taken place in
Berlin during the past few months, and
Mr.. Newman arrived in the German
capital in time to be an eyewitness to
what transpired while the battle to
solve the financial problem was in
progress.
AS contrast to these scenes Of un-
rest, Newman promises complete tour
Of the Colonial Exposition in Paris.
The French government has brought
together the natives, with their arts
and crafts, from colonies scattered over
the face of the earth. London, Eng
land and Wales also were explored
for new and different material
The series of Traveltalks to be shown
include France and the Colonial Ex-
position" Spain the Republic" "Ber-
lin in 1881" London Life" and Eng
land and Wales"
Evening star., 1931-12-27

the FUNNIEST OF tne
screen com edians
and in the prepa-
ration of his vaude-
vile offering he
has crea te d a
C o m e dy skit to
cause no end of
laughter. o t h e S
drawn from the
we'll known enter
taipers in musical
comedy and vaude-
vile include Violet
Carlson, m u S i C al
comedy; Whiteside,
Anita and Brewer
and company in a
d a n e specially;
Ward and Van,
"tuyo " q O. O hop n