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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-09

some agricultural wage workers or small farmers,
the number to depend on the extent of farming
in the district In these schools the agrarian
question should be taken up, particularly with
reference to local conditions.
The above are absolute minimum steps. There
can be no excuse for not carrying them out.
Some Further Steps
The best way for the units to begin work
among farmers is to send out comrades on Sun
days to make personal contacts with farmers
From these farmers that they visit they should
try to find out their main grievances.
On the basis of their grievances meeting of
small and middle farmers can be called to dis
cuss ways and means of improving their cond1-
tionS The meeting should result in the for
mutation of short list of demands which answer
the burning needs Of the small farmers, and
Committee of Action should be elected by the
farmers to present these demands to the county
government.
A further and the main task of the Com
mittee of Action is to organize additional masses
of farmers around the demands which the
farmers themselves put forward.
We must warn the small and middle farmers
to beware of rich farmer elements who may try
to take over the leadership of militant move
ment, particularly when it is directed against
taxes. Such elements can be fought only by
presenting the tax fight, well as the entire
struggle of the small and middle farmers for
better conditions class struggle against the
capitalist class and its representatives in the
countryside, the rich farmer and the local
banker who are very often one and the same
person Comrades must not hesitate to expose
such elements who will try, under the guise of
sympathy" to divert any militant mass move
ment into reformist channels, and utilize it for
their own selfish class interests AS examples of
this we can cite the history of farm movements
at present under such leadership, the Farmers
Union, Grange, Farm Bureau, Farmer-Labor
Party, Non-PartIsan League, the Cooperatives.
etc.
For further information on agrarian problems.
write to the Agrarian Department, Central
Committee, P. o. Box 81. Station D. New York
City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-09
BY VIM. z. FOSTER
For Revolutionary
ParliamentariSrn

parIamentarism", in principle, in the
sense of an absolute and categorical repudia-
ton of participation in the elections and the
parliamentary revolutionary work, cannot
therefore, bear criticism, and is a naive,
childish, doctrine which is founded some
times on healthy disgust Of politicians, but
which does not understand the possibilities
of revolutionary parliamentarisn- Besides,
very often this doctrine is connected with a
quite erroneous idea of the role of the Party,
which in this case is considered not as a
fighting, centralized advance guard Of the
workers, but as a decentralized system of
badly joined revolutionary nuclei.
From the Second C. L Congress resolution
on Revolutionary ParliamentariSm, reprinted
in full in the February isSne of the COM
MUNIST0
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-09

the U.S.S.R. the way out Of the present intol-
cradle crisis, and to correspondingly take it
more seriously More than that, these workers
inevitably tend, to some degree or other, to
connect up our Party with the success of the
Five Year Plan.
Our recent experience contains many practical
demonstrations of the new fighting spirit of
the workers and their growing readiness to &C
cept the leadership of our Party. Typical among
these were our big unemployed struggles in Chi
cago Cleveland and Detroit the strike move
ments in Western Pennsylvania, Kentucky and
Colorado the scottsboro campaign, the success
full Party recruitment, the huge mass character
of our May First demonstrations etc.
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More starvation

The conditions Of the workers and poor farmers
Of Indiana are steadily growing worse Wage
cuts again face the staggered miners steel and
metal workers of the state. The measly relief
given to the unemployed through forced labor
is being cut everywhere Miners are starving
and are forced to live on dandelions causing the
Scripps- Howard Times to say that "A new gem
Grafton is starting with viewpoint that is any,
thing but American. Under such conditions the
outburSts Of violence are not surprising
I In Kokono, where the unemployed were to be
put on the soup line, the city officials prepared
to call on Governor Leslie for Indiana guards
men and to establish martial law to 'quell riots"
In Indianapolis 10000 pre-school children went
without milk during the winter, according to the
city doctor. In West indianapolis, where the
soup kitchen was recently closed, hundreds of
workers face starvation. The same is true Of the
Calument steel region.
Despite the existing mass misery, the bosses
are planning an intensified hunger drive to bring
the level of the workers down tn an animal ex-
istence. as seen by the recent appointment Of
an efficiency" committee in Indianapolis to cut
down on the shameful relief now being given.
Leslie'S Cabbage Soup Plan.
All this is in line with the state program Of
Governor Leslie, the Wall St.-Hoover agent in
Indiana Only recently Governor Leslie an
nounced his relief PLAN All unemployed were
to obtain vacant lots and cabbage seed somehow
and we're to use the fruit of their garden labor
for cabbage soup next fall and winter, with no
other relief TO be given. The Times, fearing the
mass resentment to this brazen cabbage soup plan
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-09
BY NAT ROSS

BY NAT ROSS
THE Indiana Hunger March of May 2-3-4 of
l last year was the first step in the direction
of mass movement among the unemployed of
the state. The militant response Of thousands of
Negro and white workers and the fact that the
most enthusiastic meeting en- roue was held in
Marion scene g few months before of the lynch
ing Of two Negroes, scared the lynch bosses Of
Indiana The bosses fear was evidenced on
May % in the vicious sentence given to Theodore
Luesse, secretary Of the Indiana Unemployed
Councils and militant fighter for Negro rights.
At the same time the bosses saw that terror and
falling alone could not hold back the movement,
as indicated in the statement of Jay E. White,
Legion leader, that 'the truth is that the state
ments these leaders make Gin the Hunger March
bills) are all true 8. 1t means that we must
meet the situation with something besides force"
But neither terror nor demagogy has availed
the bosses. In the past year the Unemployed
Councils have developed from a sectarian move
ment in ten cities to movement in thirty cities
throughout the state, with an ever growing num-
Der Of supporters and with an outlook for devel-
oping mass struggles, Despite this progress the
Unemployed Councils are still inapermissbly weak
q. compared with the possibilities.
Weakness of Unemployed Movement
What are few of the reasons for this weak
ness? First and foremost, the Unemployed Coun-
ellis have been too much of relief organization
, FOR the unemployed and not fighting organi-
zation OF the unemployed We were too Sec
tartan and didn't get down to brass tacks, but
acted as bureaucratic leaders from above with
out involving the masses themselves in the activ-
ity We acted as the tail to the charities without
feeling the real pulse of the masses and we did
not use the slogan of unemployment insurance
the central unifying slogan OF the I'M
employed We failed to reach the part time
workers and make them the link between the
unemployed and the factories. In addition we
did not give popular MARKHAM explanations on
the basis Of the experiences Of the unemployed
themselves, Of the role and class character of the
government and the charities, Of the cause of
the crisis etc. All Of this allowed the reforrnists
and faScists Of all shades to gain strength among
the unemployed
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THE BELVEDERE

West Of Conn. Ave. at the hhngIe bIiase
Apartments of various sizes, furnished
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garage Resident manager, Col. 2737. |
THE BELVEDERE
1901 Massachusetts Ave. NV.
Northwest corner 18th st. Il
APARTMENTS of rooms, kitchen and
bath. inclosed porches, foyer. showers;
electric refrigeration, switchboard ana
| elevator service. Resident manager.
143s to 1443 SPRING ROAD NV.
New Rates
Apartments Of ! and rooms; kitchen
Grafton Resident manager, Adams 5598 /
WISTERIA MANSIONS
I10I L ST. at Mass. Ave.
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bath. foyer. SAP so. Switchboard and |
elevator service. electric refrigeration. II
Resident manager.
1S4l COLUMBIA ROAD
At Mintwood Place
d Of snd rooms dnet5e
2 elevators. secretarial and telephone /
service. Resident manager.
THE GUTHRIDGE
2ll5 F Street NV.
view hdlts
| Apartments Of | room and bath; ! II
and rooms. kitchen and bath. $40 to i
e1eeTe qefseraaion aRd Resident
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2807 CONNECTICUT AVENUE
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Apartments OF 2 rooms. kitchen and
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Apartments of various sizes, furnished
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garage Resident manager, Col. zf3f.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-12-23

We are told, for instance, that the
primitive people In those isolated re-
gions, men and women who go naked,
with painted bodies and believe In
their weird medicine men," possess
a natural inherent courtesy and
kindness rarely experienced in life
in a metropolis of our own country!"
Most interesting to my readers, how
ever, will be the explorer revelations
of the place" Of women among saw
age tribes. His wife, he says, was
continuous cause of wondernent to
their hosts in the wilderness.
"She bears no burdens on her back"
he remarks, mo children swing from
her hips, she neither sows nor reaps;
moreover-most remarkable of all to
the polygamous aborigine of South
America she is an only wife. And
she is pale, and looks not overstrong.
Yet the Indian does not sheer at her,
even when in his heart he must con-
slider her, from his viewpoint.
pretty useless If ornamental bit Of ex-
cess baggage!"
The question is-for we needn't be
serious all the time-do we know
when we're lucky?
g. 1882 Bell syndicate.-wNU Service.
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THE ONE ROAD
BY DOUGLAS MALLocK

ONLY one road, after all,
~ In a world of thoroughfares,
Highways wide or pathways small,
Only one for which one cares:
Ev'ry road, however far,
Joins another road more near,
Joining other roads there are
Leading home to someone dear.
Only one road, though it start
Half around the world away,
Only one road leads the heart,
Calls the spirit day by day,
It may pass some lone abode,
Rise among the streets of Rome,
Yet it joins some other road
Leading to the road to home.
Only one road on the earth
Crosses land and crosses sea,
Only one road that is worth
All we are or aim to be.
Where it start | know not of,
But one way it always wends:
To the heart of one we love
And the fellowship of friends.
@ 1882. Douglas Malloch.-wNU Service.
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BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN
By THORNTON w. BURGESS

ing. "What more have you seen or
heard" he demanded eagerly. all the
time chewing a clover leaf.
Nothing much" replied Sammy,
''only that heard Buster Bear say
that his new fur coat Is the thickest
he ever had, and he wished cold
weather would hurry up and come
along because he's uncomfortable
now. He's fatter, too, than I've ever
seen him since he came to the Green
Forest to live. This morning l met
Reddy Fox and he was complaining
about the thickness of his new coat.
He said that Billy Mink and Little
Joe Otter have the finest, warmest
coats they ever have had, but are
finding them little uncomfortable
Just now. Do you know what think 2"
"What?" asked Johnny Chuck Gag
erly.
81 think" replied Sammy Jay, try
ing to look wise and knowing, "that
If Old Mother Nature has given these
fellow such thick coat, it Is be-
cause she knows that they will have
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Jerry flung wide the door at their
ring.
Molly entering, stopped short. "How
perfectly lovely!' she cried.
1--WE been so busy with shopping,
Jerry. that I've hardly seen you to
ask what luck you have had with
your guests"
mouth. "You were right" he said,
cas- always. Six absolutely could not
see their way to come"
''That leaves" began Molly.
"You an Peter, yours truly. and
Phyllis Rowe You know she has no
family at all"
Whatever comments his sister was
about to make were not uttered, for
at that moment the doorbell rang, and
there stood Phyllis, lovely vision In
furs.
Molly, looking from Jerry to his
pretty guest, was struck with sur
den thought. The two Of them made
a handsome pair.
After a truly typical Christmas
feast, Jerry managed an aside with
his sister as Peter was discussing a
recent play with Phyllis.
Molly" he said persuasively, coax
Peter into the study and see If you
can't stay there for a little. Run the
radio, poke over my treasures. any
thing"
Then he turned to Phyllis. Come"
he invited, lets sit by the fire and
tell secrets. I'll tell mine first" he
promised.
ST love you, Phyllis" he said at
last, land | want you for my wife. I
have imagined you again and again
sitting here in just this way beside
me. Have / any chance, dear?"
Phyllis did not speak for a mo-
ment and Jerry's heart sank like a
plummet. Then, softly, there stole
from the study the sweet strains of
"Silent night, holy night"
Phyllis lifted her pansy eyes to
Jerry's and laid her slender hand on
the arm of his chair where it was in
stantly grasped. Every chance I'm
the world" she whispered
Later. Molly took Jerry to task. II
believe" she said accusingly, you
asked those people on Christmas eve
just hoping they wouldn't come"
Her brother looked sheepish. Then,
Fright you are" he admitted. 81 got
an acceptance from Phyllis first, how
ever, and gambled on the others be-
ing too busy"
you're a fraudp said Molly.
'Merry Christmas !" said Jerry.
90 by Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.D
(wNU Service)
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THROUGH a
& WOMAN'S
/ EYES . s sKkw sHos
Do We Know When We're Lucky2

Do We Know When We're Lucky?
THE well known explorer, Herbert
L Spencer Dicky, took his wife on
a recent expedition to the headwaters
of the 0rinoco, where he visited with
savage tribes, including one never be-
fore seen by white men.
On his return from the South Amer
lean wilderness he wrote an absorb
ing article which included compari-
sons of the ways of living of sayages
and civilized men. This is always fas-
cinating, though the comparison or
contrast is not always in favor of CIV
flied man and woman! One part of
the world always likes to know how
the other and far removed lives. 1t
is enlightenment that is sometimes of
double interest, one being that the H.
Elimination sometimes throws a new
light upon ourselvesl
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Retorted Johnny Chuck.
fatter you won't be able to walk. How
fat do you want to get?"
Fat enough to be sure Of sleeping
comfortably all winter and having
strength enough left to take care of
myself when Mistress Spring gets
here again." replied Johnny Chuck,
shortly. He didn't like being laughed
at. 81 wish could know whether the
winter Is going to be long one or
short one. If thought it was going
to be short 1 would stop eating this
very minute"
81 don't see what the winter has to
do with your eating" replied Sammy
Jay, scratching his head in a puz-
zled way.
sits got everything to do with It,"
retorted Johnny Chuck. Then he ex-
planned that getting fat was his way
of storing up food and that it was very
necessary that he should have enough
to last him until the coming of Mis-
tress Spring. Sammy Jay listened
with something like very real inter-
est. He began to understand why 1t
was that Johnny Chuck was so anx-
ious to know what the winter would
be.
Jerry Muskrat thinks it Is going
to be a long, hard winter" said
Sammy as Johnny Chuck stopped
speaking.
Johnny pricked up his short, round
ears. "How do you know that?" he
demanded.
Hes building the walls of his
house thicker than I've ever known
him to before" replied Sammy. eff
anybody knows about the weather it
is Jerry Muskrat. Then, too, his
cousin, Paddy the Beaver, Is cutting
more wood than he did last year. You
know he. sinks it in his pond and eats
the bark in winter. That looks to me
as If Paddy thinks the same as Jerry.
He knows he can't get any more food
until the Ice has melted in the spring,
and he means to have enough. /
don't believe he would work the way
he Is doing If he wasn't pretty sure
that it was necessary"
Johnny Chuck sat up the better to
look at Sammy Jay and make sure
that Sammy meant what he was say
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1932-12-23
Fish Taught to Answer
Ringing of Dinner Bell

Fish In a tank were taught to an
swer the dinner bell by Prof. Karl
Won Frisch. of the University of
Munich. Everyone knows that the
family dog or cat comes a-galloping
7hen it hears the feeding call but it
was formerly believed that fish could
not hear or would pay no attention to
such call.
Professor Won Frisch not only
taught his fish to answer the dinner
bell, but to distinguish between diff
ferent kinds of calls. He sounded
different tone and dropped into the
water food which had been made bit
ter by soaking in quinine When the
old signal which meant good food was
sounded, the fish swarmed confidently
to the surface. When the new sound
for bitter food was heard, they hur-
riedly swan as far away as possible,
so as not to get taste of the quinine-
tainted water.
That fish can distinguish between
at least the primary colors-red. blue
and yellow-has- been proved by Miss
Gertrude White.
Tasty food was wrapped in red pa
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BONERS are actual humorous
tidbits found in examination papers,
essays, ETC., by teachers.
A foot pad is a corn plaster.
q =

A foot pad is a corn plaster.
Gastric juice supplies pepsin to pep
up the surrounding organs.
General Braddock was killed In the
French aud Indian war, he had three
horses shot under him and q fourth
went through his clothes.
Four of the virtues which Franklin
practiced were: silence, temperance,
patience, and humidity.
A civil case is case between two
persons one of whom may be artifi-
cial.
The spinal column is long bunch
of bones.
The head sits on top and you sit
on the bottom.
Tell what you can of the Boston
tea party.
The Boston tea party was party
given by Mrs. Washington in honor of
General Lafayette.
&C. Bell Syndicate -wNU Service.
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LReSI Christmas" Margaret Temp
WW&S kins told group of young
MEA& men and women at the
III HN country club early In No
liz vember. II want to get Q
Christmas bag for every one of them.
Who'll promise a Christmas bag|
"Pd like to help" said Nick Lor-
ring, "only thing is I'm green at that
sort of thing. Do you suppose you
could get someone to make a bag
and fill it If l paid for it?"
"Yes; I've thought of that" said
Margaret. "Ive figured out that a
nice bag can be got up for three dol
lars"
A little later when Nick Lorring
found Margaret alone he told her he
wanted to be responsible for ten of
the bags. "I'n send you the check In
the morning."
Margaret pressed Nick's hand and
looked up gratefully into his eyes.
you're the most generous man In the
world" she said.
y
tunity to tell Margaret just little
of his ever-increasing love for her,
but to do 1t now, 1t seemed, would
be to faint with self-interest the tenor
Of his generosity.
The afternoon before Christmas
Margaret telephoned to Nick at his
office. He hoped as he heard her
voice that she might be asking him to
come to see her.
81 want to tell you, Nick" said Mar
garet, "that / filled all the bags and
they were so wonderful. Each one
cost just three dollars. Now l find
that there is just one left over after
all the men at the camp have been
supplied. AS it is all filled, l can't
return the money, but thought may
be you knew of some poor fellow who
might like one"
Nick thought moment as he held
the telephone receiver. Il do know
a fellow" said he. used to work for
us. Then he quit and went to farm
ing over in the next county. Sort of
a luckless fellow. Suppose take that
bag over to him."
So after the Office closing at five.
Nick called at Margaret's for the bag.
He planned to drive the fifteen miles
to the shack where Barry Smith lived
and back before his seven O'Clock din
ner.
The cabin seemed deserted. Nick
forced window and walked in. But
Barry was not to be found. Nick felt
in his pocket for match, but matches
he had none. Then he CROPPED around
Barry's room, but was no more sue
cessful. So with nearly frozen fingers
Christmas bag. opened 1t and found.