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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
BY MICHAEL SALERNO

IT would be folly to hope that the
struggle against a new inperiaIist
slaughter will be sharpened and
made effective unless the broadest
masses of exploited are awakened,
unless their deepest indignation is
aroused.
But the mobilization of the masses
of workers cannot be effectively
carried out without shattering the
illusions Sown by the imperialists
for the purpose of lulling them into
passivity in the face of the pre-
paration for war. 1t is stated quite
often that the masses of toilers are
naturally and "organically'' OPP
posed to any imperialist adventure,
that they still remember the mass
horrors of the last war and that
they only want peace.
Sowing Pacifist Illusions
1t is forgotten, however, that this
instructive opposition to imperialist
war on the part of thousands upon
thousands of workers, if not trans
lated into conscious, militant or
ganized struggle, plays into the
hands of the irnperiahsts. Hun
dreds of war pictures are presented
in thousands of cinemas precisely
to keep alive an indifferentiated,
instructive, non-class opposition to
war, without which the imperialists
could not effectively SOW their paci-
fist illusions.
To shatter these poisonous illu-
sions being spread by the class
enemy it is essential to make it clear
to the broadcast masses of workers
that war is already a dreadful
reality in China. 1t is essential
above all to show that this is the
beginning of new world slaughter.
Obviously enough, the sinister
significance of the war in China
cannot be conveyed to the workers
of this country unless the part
played in it by the American i'm
perialists is made quite clear. The
workers of America must be told
that United States policy is d.
rected toward growing into" the
new world war--the war against
the Soviet Union, out of the war
on China, which is now being waged
by Japanese imperialism.
A Powerful Weapon
The July issue of "The Commu-
mist" goes quite far in this direc-
ton. The editorial places in the
hands of our comrades O powerful
weapon for pointing out the new
tactic of the imperialistS the tactic
Of peacefully growing into" the
war against the Socialist Father
land. 1t points out also the treach-
erous policy Of the social democrats
..1f Is.' ~ -
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18

I'm october, 1914, I was sent
along with 40 other young girls
from Chemnitz to Schwarzenbeck,
near Hamburg. We were given jobs
in a vegetable canning factory and
had to undertake to remain at work,
there for three months. But al
ready after the first fortnight we
were unable to stand it any longer
and ran away at night. The work
was very hard. We worked in a
fearful heat and as food already
then received preserved vegetables
almost every day. We often found
pins, matches, etc, in our food.
The factory worked two shifts of
10 hours each. We slept in COM
mon dormitory over the workshop.
Our bedding consisted of a sack of
straw and a blanket. We were
paid Is Pfennig an hour, but de-
auctions were made for the food
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
The Anti>Wdr Issue of "The
Communist"
A Weapon In the Struggle Against Imperalist War.

of right and "left" renegades for
aiding this tactic of the imperialists
1t shows how to mobilize the masses
of toilerS for the struggle against
imperialist war, and for it's trans
formation into civil war once it is
launched.
The extract from report by
Comrade Browder is of great i'm
portance. 1t indicates the urgency
of putting the Party on a war foot
ing, politically and organizationally,
for modifying the masses of toilers
and leading them in the struggle
against imperialist war. Without a
bolshevick party deeply rooted in the
shops and mines, in organizational
contact with the masses of workers,
it is impossible to break down the
pacifiSt illusions sown among them
by the imperialists and their agents.
Of great Importance in this issue
OF The Communist is also the ar
ticle by Terentyev on the contra
dictions among the imperialists in
relation to the Pacific coast.
Lenin's Article
The Communist contains also
other important articles-one by
Lenin on the defense of the father
land" being compass for deter
mining our attitude toward war on
the basis of its specific nature.
Among the others there is one by
Comrade Robert Dunn which will be
of great help in combating the
absolutely false illusion that war
will bring back prosperity"
The July issue of 1.-The Commu-
mist" is, as whole, a good instru-
ment for the struggle against i'm
perialist war. 1t does nc. contain,
1t is true, an exhaustive treatment of
every phase of this struggle. 1t does
not treat many questions of utmost
Importance in the present situation,
as the specific question of pacifist
illusions being spread by the i'm
perialiStS in their international
peace conferences.
Growing Into" War Policy
But the Importance of this anti
war issue is not so much in covering
in its entirety all the questions
related to war, but in offering
compass for understanding them.
BY tackling the main questions, The
Communist of this month gives the
key to the world situation and to
the growing into" war policy of
the imperialists as their way out.
The July issue Of 1.-THE Com
munist" must have a mass distribu-
ton which undoubtedly will give a
strong impetus to the mobilization
Of the workers for struggle against
imperialist war, in defense of China
and the Soviet Uni 49, ----N------
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
Those Who Went Through Last Imperialist
War Tell of Horror in Factories

time our factory went over to the
production of cotton yarn. Then
we noticed at once how the profits
of our employer increased. We had
to do nightwork, the orders cams in
so fast. Every second week we had
to work on the night shift from
seven in the evening until half past
five in the morning. Our food con-
sisted of potatoes, bread and man.
gen-wurzels. When we left the
factory in the early dawn we looked
like living corpseS. We often went
without sleep in order to stand in
the food queues, as otherwise we
working women could not obtain
any potatoes, bread, or coal. We
often stood there for hours in vain:
when it came to our turn every
thing was sold out"
A working woman from Hamburg
writes:
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
with Lenin
BY MAXIM GORKY
(rnstalIment Eight
BY MAXIM GORKY
The bourgeois

d. The bourgeois
specialists are used to doing cul-
tural work, they were carrying it
on within the frame work of the
bourgeois regime, that is, they en-
riched the bourgeoisie by enormous
material works and constructions
and gave a miserable share in this
wealth to the proletariat. Never
theless they did carry forward the
work of culture-that is their pro-
fession. In so far as they see that
the workers not only value cul-
ture but also help to spread it
among the masses, they will
change their attitude to us. Then
they will be morally won over and
not only politically divided from
the bourgeoisie.
We must attract them to our ap-
paratus, and for that must be pre-
pared to make sacrifices. In deal
Ing with the specialists we must
be prepared to make sacrifices.
In dealing with the specials we
must not keep to a system of petty
vexations. We must give them the
best conditions of life possible.
That will be the best policy. If yes
terday we talked of legalising the
petty bourgeois parties, and today
arrest Mensheviks and Left Social
Revolutionaries, one straight line
runs through this changing policy
the roofing out Of counter -revo-
luton and the acquisition of the
cultural apparatus of the bourgeoi-
sic" In this splendid expression of
a great policy there is far more
real, live sense than in all the wall
ings Of the miserable hypocrisy of
petty-bourgeois "hunanism". I'm
fortunately, many who should have
understood and appreciated this
appeal to honest work in co-opera-
ton with the working class, have
not understood or appreciated it.
They have preferred hole and cor
ner sabotage and treachery. After
the abolition of serfdom, many of
the houseserfs, slaves by nature,
also remained to serve their mas
tiers in the very stables where these
had been wont to flog them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18

SO that very little was left over.
Russian prisoners of war also
worked in this factory.
Il experienced many other things
during the war. I don't want an
other war! We must fight against
the enemy in our own country! All
women must be mobilized against
the new world war!"
The effects of the terrible living
and working conditions of the work
ers were seen everywhere. Every
where there prevailed epidemics,
high mortality, decline of the BIRTH
rate, increase of prostitution and
increase of crime among children.
How great the mortality increased
during the war is shown by the
following figures:
Out of every 1000 inhabitants
g
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
Dear Comrades


In view of the great possibilities
which the coming election campaign
offers to our Party, 1t would be well
Ito leave nothing undone to make it a
huge success organizationally and
otherwise.
AS the campaign will be marked by
q widespread use Of street meetings,
we would make step forward II all
sections supplied themselves with
small banners, with the name OF the
Party inscribed upon them, and II
POSSIBLE, with the six demands of the
Communist Party platform inscribed
in smaller letters, to hang in front
of the speakers stand, so that the
workers can readily see which Party
the speaker represents.
Furthermore. we hammer IN the
14th Plenum resolution on our sec
tartan attitude toward the masses,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
. Letters from Our Readers

and that it must be changed at any
cost. Yet some of our placards make
such statements as 1.-THE Communist
Party Leads U.s." and then continue
with the word "join" The workers
must join what? This makes the
workers figure that the Communist
Party is an organ separate from
them, which merely leads them. We
suggest. instead. 1.-THE Communist
Party Fights for the Working Glass.
Join Your Party in This Fight"
Comradely,
F. DUYAL.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18

Contradictions Among the I'M
perialists and Conflicts on the Paci-
tic Coast brilliant analytical
article by N. Tcrentyev In the
special anti-war issue Of "The
Comnunist," July number.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
Blood Bath for Workers.

blOOu bdtn IOr WOTkcTS.
IN order to give some idea of the
horrors of the coming war we
give one of two quotations from the
bourgeois press, which cannot be
suspected of being in sympathy
with the despised yellow race. The
bourgeois American China press
writes:
Everywhere horrifying picture.
Wounded Chinese women and chill
dren lie in pools of blood among
dead bodies of women and children.
Peasants were shot down while
working in the fisIds."
The correspondent of a popular,
French paper writes regarding the
towns and districts through which
japanese troops passed:
1.-THE appearance of these towns
cannot be compared with the ap-
pearance of towns after lombard
ment in the imperialist war. On
taking possession of Chenchu, the
Japanese organized a band of 300
people out of the scum of the popu-
lation, who, led by Japanese SOL
diers, destroyed and set fire to
houses and factories. Within an
hour, peasants and peasant women
in ChenGilu were massacred whole
sale and over 5000 houses were set
on fire. In Chapel with its 100000
inhabitants there is not single
house left standing. For a mile
distant one sees nothing but smok-
ing walls, the sole remains of the
town. In San-Wang 10000 inhabi-
tants) only few houses are stand
ing. In the neighborhood OF Shang-
hal entire localities have been COM
pletely wiped out"
The working class, which has not
forgotten the horrors of the great
war and is still suffering from its
results, which sees in the example
of the Japanese campaign in China
all the horrors of the coming war,
no longer views the coming war
with the same eyes as in 1914. The
experiences of the last few years
and the work and the fight of the
Communist Party are rendering all
working men and women, all toll
ing peasants bitter enemies of war.
In order that humanity shall be
saved from new devastating i'm
perialist war it is necessary to con-
vert this anti-war feeling into de-
termined revolutionary acti lon
against war and Intervention and to
win the broad masses of women
for the anti-war front.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
Lenin's Qualities,

A man of astounding strength Of
will, Lenin possessed in the high
est degree the best qualities and
properties of the revolutionary in
telligentsia self-discipxo often
amounting to self-tortUe and self
mutilation, in its most extreme
form, to remuneration OF art, to
the logic of one Of the heroes OF
L. AndreJev, "Other people are liv-
ing hard lives, and therefore must
live hard life"
In the hard famine year OF 1919
Lenin was ashamed to eat the food
which was sent to him by comrades,
soldiers and peasants from the
provinces. When the parcels came
to his bleak fiat he would frown,
grow embarrassed, and hasten to
give the flour, sugar and butter to
the sick comrades or those who were
weak through lack OF food. Once.
when he was inviting me to dine
with him, he said, IT shall give you
some smoked f1sh-it was sent to
me from Astrakhan;" and with a
frown on his Socratic forehead, and
turning his sharp glance away from
me, he added, They send things to
me as though I were lord! How
can I prevent them doing it? If
you refuse and don't accept it, they
are hurt. And everyone round me
is hungry"
Quite without any private fads, .
stranger to tobacco and wine, occu-
pied from morning to night with
complicated and difficult work, he
had no idea Of looking after him.
self, but kept vigilant eye on the
well-being Of the comrades. He
would sit at his table In his study.
talking quickly and writing without
taking pen from paper: Good
morning. How are you? am Just
finishing. There is a comrade in
the village feeling INDEPENDENTLY
tired. He must be cheered un
State Of mind is not the Least -
portant thing!" w.
ITO DE ColED(URY&
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-18
How War Affects the Working Women

(The following article is of i'm
portance in connection with the
preparation for the world wide
Aug. LIST anti-war demonstration.)
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-11-25
Wind Carried OFF Hay

A whirlwind near the home of
Stanley Mucha, in Ware, Mass,
caused several men working In his
bayfield, to gaze in wonder when
pile Of hay they had raked up. ready
to be loaded on truck, was seen to
rise in the air and sail along for
some distance, apparently without
any reason. The haypile was car
ried up in the air about 200 feet and
remained In a compact mass for
considerable distance before drop
ping to the ground.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-11-25
Care of Birds Before
and After Caponizing

Cockerels can be caponized sue
cessfully late in the season, If care
Is taken to handle the birds prop
erly. Not more than 10 or II birds
should be confined together. They
should be kept without Iced for "a
hours before the operation. After
wards they should be given a light
feeding of moist mash consisting of
bran and ground oats moistened
with skimmilk. Plenty of clear wa
ter should be provided.
A condition known as wind puffs
is likely to develop few days after
the operation. This Is nothing seri-
Gus and can be ignored for eight
to ten days. By this time the in
cision between the ribs will have
healed and II the outer skin Is
punctured the air will be released.
Capons outsell cockerels for enough
to pay for cost and trouble of ca
ponizing.-Prairie Farmer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-11-25
NOT HARD MATTER
TO PREVENT MOLT
Careful Feeding and Use of
Lights Important.

BY PROF. l. E. WEAVER. New York
state College OF Agriculture.
WNU Service.
The mott is an old custom among
hens and Is adhered to by every
avian female. But the molting sea-
son is costly to the poultryman un-
less he can Illustrate the hens or
pullet's idea of stopping laying
while the old plumage is shed and
new, glossy coat is grown in the
fall.
II pullet lays two or three
months prior to the usual molting
season, she will be likely to follow
the example of the older hens and
molt, too and lay no eggs for the
FIVE or six weeks molting period. If
the pullet starts to lay just before
or during the normal molting sea-
son, she will continue to lay. Many
poultrymen hatch their chicks late
in the season to avoid the molt;
but, under those circumstances, the
late-hatched pullets do not begin
to lay full-sized eggs until egg
prices start to fall. The early
hatched pullets are the ones that
lay full-sized eggs when eggs are
high-priced and make money for the
poultryman. if they do not mott.
Get the pullets to eat all the feed
they can, for they will not get too
fat. Be sure they have all the dry
mash they want at all times; and,
as soon as the pullets begin to lay,
wet mash can be fed, in addition,
once a day. If possible, mix the
wet mash with milk, for milk helps
keep the flock healthy. Lights may
be used to give about 13 hours of
daylight, starting about two weeks
after the pullets are put into lay
ing houses. Plenty of green food,
especially cabbage, helps to keep
the flock in good condition and to
prevent the mott.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-11-25
CHAPTER XIV-Continued

Wen see how that works out /
don't reckon you'll get a chance.
This is mighty serious business. II
wouldn't surprise me II the rustlers
had lit out for Mexico. Now they've
been located they won't stick
around long. for they know they'd
be smoked out soon as a posse can
get to EN-"
The directions given by Phil, to-
gether with Julia's recollection Of
the country, guided them straight
TO the gulch up which the trail TO
Dunwig's ranch led. They fell into
single file. Julia thought she ought
to go first because she was wom-
an and would not be attacked, but
the Texan absolutely refused TO
consider such an arrangement.
You're goin' up into the park
only because I'm scared TO leave
you alone down here" he told her
with smile. "Do you reckon | can
hide behind you an hold my haid
up afterwardT"
They Travelled the whole length
of the gulch unchallenged. passed
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-11-25
CHAPTER XIV
Homeward Bound.

NXTHSON McCANN knew that
w with the coming of dawn the
storm would break upon him.
II was not possible to find an
ideal location for defense, but he
chose sand pit surrounded by boul-
ders.
The hours wore away slowly. He
catnapped little. but he dared not
let himself get sound asleep for
fear they might creep on him In
the darkness.
Gray light sifted into the sky. A
meadow lark piped up its gay CHR
rupy challenge.
Dawn was at hand. He ate a
sandwich and drank from the can
teen he had replenished at a
spring.
"Soon now" he told himself.
He saw signs of life about the
house. Smoke rose from the chin
ney. A man came out and went TO
the spring for water. Through his
field glasses he presently saw others
emerge. All carried rifles. They
trOoped to the corral. saddled
horses. and rode cautiously into the
pine grove Evidently they want
ed TO make sure he was not hidden
there. After consultation they
rode down the hillside and disap-
peared into dip of the valley
floor.
They came out of the shadowy
dawn like wraiths of evil. not bold
ly riding grouped together. but
sinking. coyote fashion. through the
mesquite that fringed the park
walls. He counted them-one. two,
three. four.
He watched them dismount and
take their horses back of a clunIp
of small pines. One by one they
came out and disappeared into the
chaparral. They had guessed he
was in the boulder field and were
creeping forward on still hunt to
find exactly where.
The net was tightening. Wilson
knew the enemy was drawing closer.
once or twice he observed a slight
rustling of the greasewood or man
zanita. But those stalking him
kept well hidden.
Cool though he was, his pulses
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-11-25
Feed for Molting Hens

Hens that are molting should be
fed a good laying ration. Cutting
down the amount of protein will
low up the growth of feathers and
they will not get back to produc-
tion so soon. If the hens do not get
enough protein they will grow feath-
ers at the expense Of body weight
and then body weight must be built
up before they can produce eggs
again.
If the birds are losing weight,
feed them at noon each day a mix
ture of equal parts Of cornmeal,
rolled oats and condensed milk, say
Penn State poultry SPECIALISTS
American Agriculturist.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-11-25
Points of Good Hen

Only hen with well developed,
healthy body will stand heavy lay
ing. Clear eyes. a well-set body
and an active disposition are signs
Of vigor and health, although there
are robust hens. especially among
the heavy breeds. that are poor lay
ers. The poorer layers usually
start moulting early in the sum-
mer or fall. 1t is usually safe to
Gull a hen that starts moulting
after having been fed a good lay
ing ration for some time.-Wis-
consin Agriculturist.
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-11-25
Logical EXPLANATION

"Does a family called Greenlee
live here?"
mo, but there is a Mister Green
few doors down. and over the road
Mrs. Lee"
"Oh, they must have been di-
Hem (StOckholm).
The Coolidge examiner., 1932-11-25

| he had shot. he lay, limp and lax,
arms outstretched, no sign of life
in him. Cautiously McCann de
scended, never lifting his eyes
from the prone body after one
swift glance round to make sure
none Of the other rustlers were in
sight.
Gitner was dead. Not flicker Of
life remained in him, not a muscle
still twitched. Wilson dragged the
body from where it lay on that of
Jasper Stark.
The eyes Of the wounded man
fastened on those of McCann.
"He shot me from behind while
wasn't expectin' IT." he explained
feebly. I'm dyin' fast"
Wilson lifted his head and Of
fered him a drink from the can
teen, but Jasper rejected the water
with a weak gesture Of the hand.
"No use. I'm done for" he said.
Listen. I've been a hard lot. Seems
like never got square deal. Any
how. | went bad But tell julie I'm
no rustler. Gitner brought me here
an ] couldn't get away somehow.
The cards was stacked so | had to
take a hand"
"I'lI tell her."
"Tell her Gitner shot Dan
an you that day. Nobody
knew II, but the old man fred Carl
that mornin' Claimed he'd
been a bad influence over me.
was with Carl when he shot Dad,
but was scared to tell an
Dad hadn't treated me white"
A shout at the edge of the boul-
der field brought Wilson to atten-
ton. He answered the call, for he
recognized the voice Of Stone. Pres
emily the Texan stood beside them
looking down at the dying man.
"You shoot him?" he asked.
mo. Gitner did it, from behind"
Jasper confirmed this.
The sound of light footsteps
brought Wilson round, gun in hand.
Cautiously he circled a big boul-
der. and stood face to face with
Julia.
THANK God" she cried at sight
OF him, and her voice broke in a
wall of gladness. Il was afraid.
| thought maybe"
Her hands went out to him in a
little gesture of weak reaction from
the strain, and somehow they were
In each others arms.
For a moment Julia rested. trying
to control her sobs. After the long
strain she felt a touch of hysteria.
She had been afraid, desperately
afraid, that she would find him
stark and ifeless; and behold he
was warm and strong, ready to love
and be loved.
Her grip tightened round him con
vulsively. II saw them, as | came
across the valley-three OF 'em-rid
Ing hard foI the canyon. thought
they had-I thought"
He understood the shudder that
went through her slender body. A
swift leap OF JOY throbbed his
pulses. This dear girl cared for
him. Down through all the ages
her sweet brave soul had come to
meet and mate with his. This was
his first instructive reaction; the
next was that she must be pre-
pared for the tragedy awaiting her.
Gravely he looked into her eyes.