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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-25
BY BURCK

its last resources to overcome the crisis. Point
ing this out we must carry on a campaign
among the workers, showing them the revolu-
tionary way out of the crisis pointing out that
the factories will not be opened under capital
ism. The working class carrying on daily strug-
giles for the immediate needs, must see that
there is no way for the working class than the
way of overthrow of the capitalist system and
establishment OF workers and farmers gov
eminent.
That is why, in this period, the question OF
organization is OF such tremendous Importance
The building of unions in the Stockyards, steel
industries, development of opposition move
mentS inside of the existing A. F. of L. unions
development Of movement among the unenl-
ployed, building a mass Young Communist
League and Communist Party is the immediate
task confronting every worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-25

defenders of America"

A Chicago comrade sends us a clipping from
some local paper telling of the inaugural meet
ing of the Defenders of America" which is "in-
corporated not for profit" as the item states,
and "looks to schools and colleges as the first
place to fight subversive tendencies toward COM
munSm and the lowering of the American stand
ard of living"
Fifty business leaders" attended the meeting,
and list of directors is given which sheds SONS
light on what the Defenders of America" arc
defending AS the organization is going into
the schools to "enlist the aid of American youth"
1t was necessary that the capitalists have with
them as front" some prostitute pedagog. And
this was found in the name of DR.. David Kinley,
president emeritus Of the University Of Illinois.
But when we come to the rest Of these dis
rectors of the Defenders of America" we see
at once just which america" they are defend
ing. Clement Studebaker, Jr., for example, is
an official of the powerful utility corporations
of Illinois, and while all utility corporations are
highway robbers those of Illinois have acquired
a reputation for bribery crime and scoundrel-
ism unequaled by the others of this land. Stu
dents should take note however, that Mr. Stude-
baker is going to defend America"
Then the Defenders of America" have none
other than Thomas e. Donnelley as another
director. Donneley is chief of the Lakeside Press,
which is the most infamous scab printing house
in this fair land called America N you don't
think SO, ask any printer. He prints all such
stuff as catalogues of mail order houses, tele-
phone books and SO on, and has spy system
in his shops to terrorize the boys and girls he
pays outrageously low wages.
But Mr.. Donnelley, students should know who
have not yet had chance to work in his shop,
is pretending to fight the lowering of the Amre-
lean standard Of living" In reality, to fight
Communism in order that the American stand
ard can be lowered.
OF course, the mot for profit" clause in the
Defenders charter, is all in your eye. This
bunch of fascists intend to defend their profits
made by sweating the workers in industry II
they had the least atom Of intention to main
tain the standard of living, they would not have
to "look to schools and coleges4-but at each
other,
The reason they are looking at schools and
colleges" right now is because they wish to re-
cruit an organization of student youth to serve
as fascist gangsters against the revolutionary
student movement now showing such promise Of
growth, also against the workers, and of course
against the interests Of the same students they
corrupt The revolutionary students have duty
to expose these Defenders of America In every
school and college.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-25
TOWARD Revolutionary Mass Work S 1TH IsGE110
Functionaries Who Are in Contact With Masses

In this convention discussion
we must take seriously into con-
sideration some of the factors that
are a hindrance to our work in the
shops, and the mobilization of our
comrades for such work. I want to
cite one such factor.
We must frankly state that the
composition of our functionaries
does not correspond to the present
situation that the American work
ers find themselves in. We still
have as our Unit functionaries,
comrades who come from better
paid industries, and more or less
skilled workers, or comrades who
are in no way connected with shops
and mass work. Though this cate
CORY of workers has been seriously
affected by the crisis, nevertheless,
their standard Of living still re-
mains above the average of the
workers in the United States.
In order to concretize what I
want to say, let us take as an ex-
ample the last functionaries meet
ing that was held in the New York
District. Out of 100 Unit organ
izers that were present at that
meeting, there were Is office work
ers, 16 housewives, and 6 artists and
musicians, making total of 81, or
almost one-third who have no con-
facts with any factory or mass
work, while the overwhelming mai
GRITTY of the rest came basically
from the building trades. There
were hardly any comrades from the
heavy industries that we are sup
posed to be concentrating upon, and
only one Negro in this group of
100. These figures should be
warning to us of the serious stu
alton in which our District finds
itself.
We cannot expect to make the
necessary turn towards mass work,
if in the preparations for the Con-
vention and the reelection of the
Unit Buros, Section Committees and
District we will not make change
in the lower units of the Party as
well as in the higher functioning
bodies.
In these elections for the Con-
yention preparations the comrades
must be elected who are active in
shops, trade unions and mass or
gan,sations for the Unit Buros and
other committees. This will help
to get our units out of the ilncr
life, into MACS work. We must, at
the same time, fight against the
fear that exists, both in the Dis
tr1ct and in the SECTIONS. Of put
ting forward new saemerth TA&
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-25

6. The District Committee, con-
siders it an urgent necessity that
in every section classes for new
members shall start Immediately,
and be conducted continuously.
7. The Buro shall regularly call
in key comrades from the shops,
and active comrades in the trade
unions, unemployed movement, and
other mass organizations, to the
Buro meetings to discuss their res
pective problems.
8. Buro members shall be as
signed and attacked TO specific
shop and mine units, or to units
that are concentrating on shop
or mine, and must keep in close
touch with the problems of the
workers, their sentiments, and the
issues around which struggles can
be developed.
8. The development of the cleo
ton campaign must go hand in
hand with our work in the shops,
trade unions, and unemployment
movement, and special attention
must be given to making our agit-
ational activities more simple and
concrete, linked up with the work.
ers most immediate problems.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-25
The us. Steel Wage
Cut of May

THE United States Steel Corporation claims it
1 is necessary to put through another wage
cut of Is per cent. This is claimed despite the
great decrease in wage payments due to the
"stagger' system. Although the last dividend
payment on common stock was passed, $3.50 per
share was paid during 1881 and dividends on
preferred stock are continuing unaltered. In
November, 1881, payrolls had fallen to 3e.3 per
cent of the 1926 level Is the company unable
to pay living wages or unemployment relief? Ac-
cording to the company's balance sheet Of
1231-30 in Poor's Industrials, 1884, p. 2o12 there
was a total undivided surplus clear profits not
yet divided up, amounting to $741 100000.
During the period from April l. 1901, to Dec.
81, 1880, there was a total net income OF over
four billion dollars. This represented the total
profits after deducting "all expenses incident to
operation and allowance for depletion, deprecia-
ton, amortization and obsolescence, but exclusive
Of such allowances applied to U. S. Steel Cor
poration bond sinking funds" This huge sum
of $4,000 100000 was distributed as follows:
Interest on bonds mortgages
and securities ............ 1871, 100000
Dividends on preferred stock. 774,000,000
Regular dividends on common
stock OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 8sl, 100000
Extra 40 per cent common stock
dividend, June 1, 1927. 100000
Allowance to cover up, stock
watering carried on when
the U. S. Steel Corporation
was organized ............ 5OS,ooo,OOo
Miscellaneous ................ 14,8o0,00O
Undivided surplus ............ T42,000,000
Only $742,00O,O0O left as undivided surplus, so
of course the corporation is too poor to pay
living wage or unemployment relief.
Did the workers benefit from the tremendous
prosperity of this gigantic industry which they
had created? In 1927, when the 10 per cent
extra common stock dividend was passed out
in addition to the regular s.S common stock
dividend totaling 1925 millions received by the
common stock holders. the total wage and sal
airy payments were only $431 million. This was
rs per cent less than the wage and salary pay
ments in the preceding year. This also included
the huge salaries of the boss executives. In
1929, with a common stock dividend Of PIP per
cent, amounting to $172 million, the total wage
and salary payments we're reduced IS per cent
further
The answer is obvious The corporation will
not pay wages unless forced to pay wages by
organized struggle on the part OF the steel
workers There is but one hope as far as the
workers are concerned-organization in militant
unions under the leadership Of the Metal Work
ers' Industrial League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-25

special tasks outlined for the shop
and mine units, street units, and
farm units, to be Incorporated in
the Plan of Work of each Section.
2. The Buro shall Immediately
re-organize its work so that the
main emphasis and attention is
placed on giving concrete guidance
to the existing shop and mine units,
TO the concentration of selected
street units on big shops, and to
the development of forces for lead
erShip in the trade union work and
unemployed movement.
3. The Buro shall send repre-
sentatives into the Sections to hold
active meetings, fraction meetings,
shop and mine unit meetings, and
meetings with Section Committees.
4. The Buro shall Immediately
examine the work of the mass or
CARNATIONS, take steps to cut down
the apparatus where necessary, es-
tablish the regular function Of the
leading fractions, assign rank and
file comrades to work in leading
committees and fractions, and re-
plAre those comrades whose work
has peen an obstacle in the build
ing of the mass organizations.
5. The Buro shall Immediately
map out plans for the beginning
of activity among the Negro work
ers in the Twin Cities on the basis
of concrete issues, and check-up on
the Section Committees carryiny
them out. I've Negro comrades
shall be added to the District Com
mittee, and the District Buro must
draw them into other leading Par
ty Committees. The Organizational
Department daall cheek up regular.
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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-25
Against Circular Letter Leadership

The bureaucratic methods of
work, which are expressed in the
circular letter" method Of leader
ship and in an excessive number of
paid functionaries at the head of
the Party and the auxiliary organ
izations, paralyzes the work Of the
lower Party organizations, and side
tracks them from genuine mass
work on to elmer" Party and
routine work, and binders the de-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-25
The Jobless Army Grows in
Illinois

News, speaking about recent decline in pay
roll and increase of lay-offs, has the following
to say Personally we hate TO say anything
about 1t for fear someone will suggest that VIC
quoting ourselves from year ago."
The struggle against lay-offs, wage cuts, for
immediate relief and social and unemployment
insurance, must be linked up with the election
campaign and this growing economic crisis of
capitalism is also another additional factor Of
the danger of war, as the capitalists are at
tempting to solve the crisis by war as one Of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-25
BY L. DAVIS

fear, in reality, is opportunism of
the rankest sort. 1t is the under
estimation Of the ability of the
Party membership, especially rank
and filers, to help in carrying on
the basic work of the Party, that
is, shop work. Only if we do this,
will we be in position to put the
Central Committee resolution into
life, and only then will we be able
to say that the work of the Party
is fundamentally changing, and
that we are moving towards mass
work.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-25
Resolution of District Plenum,
District 9, Minnesota

I'VE are e-printing with some alb
breviationS the resolution of the
Minnesota District Plenum. We
urge the districts and sections TO
send in the resolutions to the
Central Office, so that they may
be reprinted in the Daily Worker.
There will also be a statement
analyzing the various resolutions)
The District Committee endorses
the report of the &C. represent
alive, Conrade Newton, and of the
District Organizer on the situation
and tasks OF the Party as outlined
in the 14th Plenum of the C. G.
We pledge ourselves to carry out in
letter and spirit the resolutions of
the 14th Plenum, especially by mob
ilizing the masses of workers and
exploited farmers for struggle a.
gainst irnperialist war and for the
defense of the Soviet Union, and
by mobilizing them in the struggle
for their daily needs and against
the bosses offensive, particularly in
the main points of concentration as
proposed by the District Buro. We
especially greet the decisions of the
@. G. for a determined struggle a.
gainst sectarianism, Journalism, and
brrocracy as the chief obstacles in
our way to making the turn to
mass work. In order to guarantee
that the 14th Plenum resolution
shall be actually applied in prac-
tice in District 0, the following min
im;rm tasks must be accomplished
before the District Convention.
l, A broad discussion shall be
opened in the units in prepara-
ton for the District Convention in
July, Tor which detailed outlines
o. b Hupsead y ~ D11o ykah
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-25

velopment of cadres and the init
iative of the lower organizations.
The Party has not yet established
collective leadership or genuinely
functioning apparatus in the lower
organizations, and has the tendency
to conduct the work only through
individual organizers.
From the main resolution of the
14th Plenum, printed in full in
the Plenum Pamphlet Towards
Revolutionary Mass Work".)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-25
VOTE COMMUNIST FOR:

l. Unemployment and S,cial In
surance at the expense of the
state and employers.
2. Against Hooyer's wage cutting
policy.
3. Emergency relief for the poor
farmers without restrictions by
the government and banks: ex-
emption Of poor farmers from
taxes, and from forced collec-
ton Of rents or debts.
4. Epaa' rights Ccr The NEGROES ard
sHis-de .cfmiha. on fer &c r...,...i
&c.
5. hoaa.-. crpi.alig. terrier; against
all forms of suppression of the
political rights Of workers.
s. Against imperialist war; for thu
defense Of the Chinese lpsn1el
aaA q ~ Nqsas4 uBleA
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-05-25
WHY COLORADO BEET
WORKERS ARE
STRIKING

left without any protection and without any pay
at all"
1t is conditions such as these against which
the workers are struggling for the very lives Of
themselves and their children. They appeal to
the working class Of the whole country for help
and support 1t must not fail them Rush funds,
food and tents to 2736 Lawrence St, Denver,
Colorado IA .~sy.s--1.>e q. >css-
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04
POKEGAMA

Frank Mccain and Ole Bergwick
visited at the Fred Seymour home
Friday evening.
Mrs. H. L. Hedin visited at the Joe
Pitka home Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Longfellow
and family from Minneapolis, visited
at the Joe Pitka home from Saturday
afternoon until Sunday afternoon.
A large crowd attended the dance
at the Amos Brackenbury home Sat
urday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Len Jewell from Spen-
Ger Brook, and Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.
Reed visited at the C. H. Kane home
Sunday.
Mrs. Ella Bergwick went to Duluth
Sunday. She was called there by the
death of her sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Hedin and son,
Robert, visited at the John Bergwick
home Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Miller and fam
lily visited at the Ole Bergwick home
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Carl Guiding and children Wis
tied at the Mrs. Nellie Guiding home
Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. AL Zimbrick from
Hinckley, visited at the Lee Reed
home Sunday.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04

RUDE Walberg, (above) Pine coun-
tvs representative in the major base
ball leagues being a member of the
pitching staff of the Philadelphia
Athletics, has helped his team con-
siderably in his last two attempts at
opposing batsmen. Friday he pitched
to a 4 to 0 victory over Detroit and
on Monday he pitched four hit game
and defeated the Cleveland Indians
1 to 0. thus pitching total of IS
innings without being scored upon.
His last feat was doubly hard for the
Cleveland club to take because it
happened to be at the expense Of
their ace pitcher, Wesley Terrell,
who is ranked among the greatest
left handlers in baseball and who had
only lost games while winning IL.
Although getting a poor start ear
lier in the season, Walberg has now
regained his form which has caused
him to be ranked among the greatest
pitchers of the game and his latest
victory brings his total games to IL
won and s lost. He now ranks among
the highest pitchers of the leagues in
the percentage column.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04

day party in honor of Carl Swanson
Monday night Of last week in Dan
forth.
Miss Elm Larson spent the week.
end at the Carl Swanson home ir
Danforth, as the guest Of Miss Mildred
Nelson.
Mrs. Harold Jensen called on Mrs
A. Engebo last Thursday afternoon
Mrs. o. Roland, Mrs. A. Engebo
and Mrs. Dan Svardahl attended the
Ladies' Aid in Sandstone last Thurs
day.
The Dan Svardahl family, Carl
MOgensen and Carl Jorgensen were
dinner guests Sunday at the A. Enge-
DO home.
Carl Sundberg Is helping Emil
Swanson with haying for few days.
Stanley Soderquist helped August
Hessler stack hay few days last
week.
Some Of the gospel mission people
from Minneapolis, will hold a two
weeks revival meeting here and at
the Bear Creek school house.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04
col MITTEE OF 100
WILL HELP WITH FAIR

Governor Floyd B. Olson today an
nounced the personnel of the COM
mittee of 100 which will assist in the
promotion of the Northwest Livestock
Show at the Minnesota State Fair,
September to TO-
Included on the committee are the
governors of five states, and leading
business, transportation and agricul-
tural executives of the Northwest.
The governors who will take an active
part in sponsoring the Exposition
are: Phillip LaFollette of Wiscon-
sin, D. w. Turner of Iowa, George F..
Shaffer of North Dakota and Warren
Green of South Dakota. Governor
Olson is general chairman of the
group.
Representatives of the State Fair
on the executive committee are: Lee
F.. Warner of st. Paul, D. j. Murphy
Of Minneapolis, and Raymond A. Lee.
More than 5000 head of premier
livestock will be shown as a part of
the exposition. Educational exhibits
will give visual illustration of the
progress of Investigation on North
west farms during the past year. The
United States Department of Agricul-
ture exhibit will demonstrate prac-
tical and economical farming meth
DDS.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04
SHORT WEEK FOR
NEW ROAD WORK
Thirty Hours for General Work IS
Maximum In Compliance with
New Federal Program.

Highway improvement projects to-
falling thirty-eight, and including nine
paving, nine grading, five shouldering,
One sub-grade, eight graveling, and
six bridge jobs are to be let soon,
according to recent announcement by
Commissioner C. M. Babcock, and bids
have been called for to be opened
August 16 on the entire list which is
said to aggregate in amount of work
more than has been let at any one
time before this year.
The nine paving jobs, a state high
way bulletin reports, are part of the
enlarged highway improvement pro-
gram provided for by the recent fed
eral employment relief enactment and
contracts on these are subject to spe-
cial federal stipulations, reported as
follows:
mo individual employed directly on
the work Except in executive, adj
ministrative and advisory positions)
shall be permitted to work more than
thirty (30) hours in any one week.
"The minimum wage paid for
skilled and unskilled labor shall be
forty-five (45) cents per hour.
contractors not already qualified
will be required to submit statements
covering finance, experience and
equipment prior to August 2, 1882"
The augmented program of highway
work will mean, Commissioner Bah
cock states, that there should be at
least no reduction, if not an actual
increase, in the number of men en-
gagged on contract work on state high
ways as long as weather conditions
permit the continuance of work.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04
RUSH CITY TO HAVE
THIRD FLOWER SHOW

Rush City will stage its third an
nual flower show in the auditorium
of that village on Monday and Tues
day, August and 9. c. H. Sommers,
chairman of the flower show commit
tee and well known in Pine county
through his fine exhibits of gladiolus,
announces that the auditorium will
be open Monday and Tuesday all day
and evening for the public to view
the flowers. No admission will be
charged and fine exhibit of flowers
is assured.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-08-04
DENHAM

Mrs. H. A. Hohensee and Mrs. M
E.. Upgren and Gloria Mae were Wis
itors i'm this community Tuesday ane
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Sandbeck and
family of Grand Forks, N. D., re-
turned home after spending a few
days at the Upgren home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Nelson and fam
lily were weekend guests at the Mel
son home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Burrel and
Warren returned to Duluth Sunday,
after spending a week at the Carl
son home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ole Wallin visited at
the Olgren home Sunday afternoon.
Mae Upgren returned home Satur-
day, after spending a week at Lake
Independence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius Wisdorf and
children of st. Paul, cousins of Mrs.
Ludwig Westrud, called at the West
rud home Tuesday. They were &C
cOmpanied by Margaret Schiesser,
who returned to Brule, Wis.,, with
them.
Mrs. Chas. Upgren had the mis-
fortune of falling into the basement
last Thursday and was quite SER
iOusly injured.
Warren Wallin was taken to ST.
Mary's hospital last week and is
under doctors care.
Mrs. Sundquist and daughter, Mir
anda, were visitors in this cOmmuni-
ty last Thursday.
CHURCH NOTES
An ice cream social will be given
at the Oak Hill church Saturday
evening, Aug. 6.