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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-03
BY ROBERT JULIEN KENYON

EVER since 1920, when the National Defense
Act was passed, the government has steadily
and surely pushed forward its plans for war
All the factors necessary to the successful pro-
secuticn of war have been examined. Nothing
has been overlooked-the problem of labor the
relation of government to business, the schools
raw Notwithstanding.
AS a result of the very inefficient from a
capitalist viewpoint) handling Of the last war
the government arrived at several conclusions
|. The need for closer tie-up with bus
mess in peace time well as in war time
2. The setting up of an efficient war ma
chine by militarizing industry before war
breaks out.
5. planned development OF the instru-
ments of war.
H., The extension of its authority to those
weak countries which contain raw material
vital to American imperialism.
s.. The value of closer link with the
schools and colleges.
g.. The need for more stringent curb on
labor, and related to it the drive for an anti
Soviet alliance under its own hegemony.
1t will be interesting to study in detail the
practical working out of these conclusions
sspE Eleven years ago, the government fostered
the organization Of business men and army Of
Ulcers. 1t is '-nown as '"@'-' Q dnance AS
ISOLATION. y >urpo- wa md Isl how best
business may aid the government in executing
the war orders and business. About dozen
posts have already been established throughout
the country.
The New York Ordnance Post is composed
OF representatives of several well known anti
labor, Soviet-hating corporations Its Vice Pres
ident is Samuel McRoberts, chairman of Finance
Committee of Armour and Co., chairman Of
Board OF the Chatham Phoenix Bank, director
of the Consolidated Coal Co., Of the Austin
Machinery Corp, of the American Sugar Refin-
ing Co. and Of several insurance and railroad
companies. The chairman Of the Executive
Committee is Charles Eliot Warren Of the Irving
National Bank, and president and director of
several railroads.
The Bridgeport Post shows a similar collec-
ton. We have John n. Gross, Nce-presdent OF
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-03

Du Bos it is necessary to register the fact that
the symposium was in the nature of a pre-con-
ference discussion on Communism which, as
ConraGe Haywood has shown in his two recent
articles in the Daily Worker, haunted like a
spectre the recent conference of the National
Association for the Advancement of Colored
People in Washington. Both the symposium
and the NAA.CP. conference were mainly con-
cerned with the forging of new damagogc
weapons to head off the rising struggles of the
Negro. masses against imperialism and to COM
bat the growing influence of the Communist
Party among the Negro toilers
A Bourgeois Symposium.
1t is necessary to register the further fact
that with one or two exceptions the petty-bour-
geois f!egro editors were excluded from the
symposium although these make up the bulk
of Ifsgro editors. The symposium thus became
an almost exclusive bourgeois symposium. Dr.
Du Bois himself, admits in his summing-u up
editorial:
e. many perhaps most of this group of
writers have been trained under the capitalistic
System and believe in it. Emphasis mine
j. W. F.
Who are these editors? Bourgeois editors
including Cr. Du Bots himself. Everyone of
them has stake IN that capitalist system which
they offend, that capitalist system which so
brutaliy oppreases and persecutes the Negro
masses, Tat capitalist system in which these
gentlemen believe.
III his summing-up editorial, DR.. Du Bots at
temptS to pose as impartial He pretends to
maks impartial survey of the opinions ex-
pressed by the IA editors, without directly COM
hitting himself beyond the recommendation for
further study of the question. He admits that
few OF these writers" know anything about
Communism, en- which they essayed to write
Wi plIr nntI tI7eIac he
peddles their arguments against Communism
From his apparently enlightened position he re-
peats the yeriest drivel and nonsense from the
pens of writer's whom he admits have no knowl-
edge of their subject. He lines up definitely
and fundamentally with the most reactionary
of the IA editors in so far as they reflect the
policies of the white ruling class. In his pre-
tended impartial survey Of the opinions of these
editors, DIR. Du Bots states
They express grave doubts as to whether
the mass of the working class in America is
ever going to accept the equality Of coIored
workers"
This" declares DR.. Du Bots, lis the real
of the situation. 1t canpot be dismissed
by any dogmatic assertion. The history of
American labor gives only too strong support
to the Negroes fears"
The argument that Communism will not
change the working class might as well have
been made of the Communist Party in Russia
1t might as well have been argued that Com
mulism could not have won the Great Russians
away from the Tsarist-capitahst policy Of butch
ering the Jews. Yet, today there are no
pogroms in Soviet Russia. The Jews and other
formerly brutally oppressed ninorities are today
living in absolute security and on basis of COM
plete equality with the Great Russians Dr.
Du@ Bots condescending statement that few of
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-06-03
BY JAMES w. FORD
Article No. IL.

IN previous articles I have
1 dealt with the arguments
of most of the il bourgeois
Negro editors who took part
in the symposium on Com
mmlism, which was con-
Quoted by the Crisis in its
April and May issues. In
this article I will interrupt
the sequence of my replies
to these IA editors to deal
with the summing up edi-
tor1al on the symposium by
DR.. Du Bots in the June
Crisis"
Before proceeding to an
sWer the statements of Dr..
Evening star., 1932-02-28
AUTO SAFETY BILL
NEARS FINAL FORM
-
Revisions to Be Finished Before
End of Week, Capper
Hopes.

Chairman Capper Of the Senate Dis
trict Committee expects to have In
final shape this week the automobile
safety responsibility bill, which would
require motorists convicted Of serious
traffic offenses to show financial re-
sponsibility before driving again. II
would not affect careful drivers.
During the hearing on the measure
last week, several changes in phrase
ology were suggested by Assistant Cor
poration Counsel West and 1t was de-
cided to have him make these reviSionS
before the bill is reported out to the
Senate.
The bill was approved at the close of
the hearings, subject to the amend
ments to be drafted and Senator Kean
of New Jersey was designated to handle
1t when 1t is in final shape to be re-
ported on.
A similar bill was passed by the
House in the last Congress, and favor
ably reported by the Senate Committee
but was not finally acted on In the Sen
ate.
The bill provides that motorists con-
victed of such offenses as reckless driv-
ing, driving under the influence o1
liquor, or leaving the scene OF an acct-
dent without making their identity
known, would have to give. proof Of
ability to respond thereafter in damage:
before having their driving permits re-
stored The bill allows various forms
of financial responsibility.
The bill also provides that motorists
falling to satisfy judgments in excess oi
$100 arising from accidents happening
subsequent to its passage would forfeit
the right to drive while such judgments
remain unsatisfied, and until proof Is
given of financial responsibility fol
future accidents.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
APPROACH OF SPRING BRINGS
QUERIES ON CHERRY BLOSSOMS
Dates Trees Will Be in Full Bloom Sought by Telephone,
Letters and Even by kilograms.

This year Easter Sunday falls on
March 81. The uncertainty of the
weather at that time makes the condi-
ton OF the cherry blossoms likewise
vague.
BY telephone. by letter and even by
telegram, the once of Public Build
ings and Public Parks has been deluged
by inquiries.
Col. Grant and his assistants can
only say with certainty what they have
done in the past.
In 1880 the single blooms were out in
full force on April /, the double follow
ing on April a. In 1929 the singles
were at their best on March 81, while
the doubles came out in all their glory
on April IA. In 1928 the singles were
out in their prettiest raiment on April
s, while the doubles came on April 26. 4
In 1927 a full month elapsed between
the blooming of the two varieties, the
singles appearing on March 20 and the
doubles on April 90. In 1925 the singles
appeared on April IL, while the doubles
were out on April "a.
In 1925 the singles were out best on
March 27, the same day on which
Easter Sunday falls this year. The dou-
bles that year came on April Is. For
1924, the earliest year for which the
records have been kept, the singles came
out on April Is, while the doubles were
IN glory on April 26.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
EXTORTION DEFENSE
TO OPEN TOMORROW
Sergeant Tells of Marked Bills Said
to Have Been Accepted by
Accused Policemen.

Hearing Of testimony in the case OF
T.. w. Gore, F. j. Hospidor, F. r. Cue and
o. L. Fisher, suspended fourth precinct
policemen, who are accused of accepting
money in exchange for their promise
of protection" will be resumed tomor-
row by the Police Trial Board.
Testimony thus far has indicated the
officers extorted money from Frank
Adams, colored, 720 First street south
west, on their assurance they would
prevent his arrest on bootlegging
charges.
The only witness heard at yesterdays
session was Sergt. Roscoe G. Speith,
who told of placing Gore and Hospidor
under arrest after they accepted two
marked IS bills. The money was not
found on Gore or Hospidor, however,
but was picked up in the street short
time later. This incident occurred last
July %.
When the hearing was adjourned,
Speith was still occupying the witness
chair. 1t is expected, however, that the
board, presided over by Capt. William
G. Stott, would begin hearing defense
witnesses tomorrow.
Defense Attorneys William Leahy and
James A. O'Shea, in their cross exam
ination of the various prosecution wit
nesses, have indicated they may at
tempt to show the officers were the vic
tins of frame-up.
Every session thus far has been
marked by frequent verbal clashes be-
tween the defense lawyers and Assistant
Corporation Counsel Robert E. Lynch,
who is handling the prosecution.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
SALVATION ARMY DENIES
SOLICITING FROM HOMES

Emphatic denial that the Salvation
Army is engaged in door-to-door So
liciting was made yesterday by Maj.
James Asher of that organization in
response to complaints received by Off
cials Of the Community Chest that the
Army is soliciting funds from house to
house.
The Salvation Army. Maj. Asher ex-
planned, receives $4,000 annually
from the Community Chest and has
an independent income Of about 500
600 a year, part of which is derived
from street-corner collections.
The Salvation Army has been
taking up collections at street corners
for more than go years and will con-
tinue to do SO as long as it is in ex-
istence," Mai. Asher said. THE Chest
does not give us money for our entire
budget. 1t supplies only the differ
ence between our earnings and our
budget.
The street-corner meeting and coll
lection is a part of our religion and
cannot, under any circumstances, be
done away with. But we do not solicit
from house to house. This Is done by
another organization which has no con-
nection with the Salvation Army, and
we are powerless to prohibit it,
Evening star., 1932-02-28

Annual anticipation of the coming
of Spring has been revived somewhat
earlier this year with the raising OF
the question Of when the cherry trees
will be in full bloom.
A flood of such inquiries has been re-
ceived by Lieut.. Col U. S. Grant, Sd,
director Of Public Buildings and Public
Parks, from steamship lines, railroads,
tourist agencies and the general public.
With Easter coming earlier this year
than at any time since the cherry trees
reached their maturity and the fact
that the season has been unusually
mild, officials find the question as to
the date of bloom dimcult to answer
trees were in full bloom on Apri IL.
The doube variety reached their peak
on Apri 90 The buds show signs Of
bursting from one week TO 10 days be-
fore the period of full bloom. Ofhcials
OF the park division said yesterday that
the buds are not even showing a sign
of bursting yet.
Sprigs OF the trees are taken into
the hothouses at the propagating gar
dens and kept at even temperatures
and in warm water, in an effort to force
the flowers. Even under this artificial
treatment, the buds decline to come
forth, although there is now some sign
that the sap Is rising Wthe trees.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
BOY FATALLY HURT
WHEN HIT BY CAR
Driver, Held for Inq";-"tt :, Says
Child, a, Darted in Front
of Auto. .,.

Struck by an automobile as he was
playing in front of his home at 1904
G street northeast, 4-year-old Floyd
A. Num-, jr., was almost instantly
killed late yesterday afternoon.
The driver of the car, Ernest Dish
man, colored, 3s, of 722 Castle place
northeast, was held by ninth precinct
police for an inquest Monday I.
The child is the son of Floyd A.
Num- and Mrs. Myrtle Num-. The
father is a motorman on the Capital
Traction Co. lines.
Dishman said he was driving east
on G street when the child suddenly
darted from between parked cars and
directly in front of his machine. 1t
Is believed he ran into the car and
one of the wheels passed over his body.
The colored man said he did not have
time to apply the brakes.
The boy was picked up by woman
neighbor and placed in Dishman's
automobile, and, accompanied by his
mother, was taken to Casualty Hospital.
He was dead on arrival
Besides the mother and father, the
child is survived by brothez, Charles,
18, and two sisters, Annette, 13, and
Helen, 8 years old. Charles is en-
ployed in the circulation department
of The Evening Star.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
Federation Head Warns Az
ricuIture Professional
Employees.
PRESENT EFFORT HELD
INSUFFICIENT FOR FIGHT
Temporary Tabling of Bill Not
Definitely Shelving of 1t,
Speaker Declares.

Unless Federal workers take every op-
portunity to influence public opinion
against Governmental pay cuts, their
wages probably will be slaShed at this
session of Congress, Luther c. Steward,
president of the National Federation of
Federal Employees, told members of the
Organization of Professional Employees
Of the Department CT Agriculture at
meeting yesterday afternoon in the Ma
tional Museum auditorium.
"It will net be safe for any one to
say there will be no wage cutting at
the present session of Congress until
the final gavel falls in June" he de-
clared, warning that present efforts are
insufficient to swing the sentiment Of
the country in favor of the Govern
ment employees.
Urges More Support.
He urged more energetic support of
the Federation of Federal Employees by
workers in all Government departments.
The meeting was the second of the
group called to hear speakers tell of
personnel problems. Representative F.
r. Lehlbach of New Jersey was to
have spoken, but was unable to be
present. Other speakers were DR.. A.
F. Woods, director of scientific work
of the Department of Agriculture, and
William r. Valance, president Of the
Federal Bar Association.
Mr.. Steward said the fact that pay
cut legislation has been tabled tenn
porarily does not mean that 1t is
definitely shelved.
Members of Congress, Mr.. Steward
said, know little Of the problems Of
the Federal personnel and are more
likely to listen to the voices of voters
back home than of Government work.
erS. Many members of the House have
told him, he asserted, that 1t would
be political suicide for them to oppose
pay cut legislation at this time.
Two Courses Open.
As consequence Of this attitude, the
speaker explained, two courses are open.
One is to change public opinion which
Is urging wage reductions, and the
other Is to bring political influence to
bear on legislators seeking the passage
of such legislation.
He hit what he termed mistaken ideas
Of salaries paid Federal employees and
Of the amount which could be saved by
cut in wages. He held up to ridicule
the estimate given in a recent issue of
popular weekly magazine that $780,
100000 could be pared from the Fed
eral payroll without imparing the eff
flciency Of the governmental machine.
DR.. Woods, who Is chairman of the
Committee of Fifty, appointed about a
year ago by Mr.. Steward and repre-
senting the scientific and professional
men and women In Government service,
told Of the work of the committee. Its
purpose he explained is to gather and
make available facts relative to the
personnel it represents and to con-
tact professional and scientific men
both in and out Of the Government de-
partments.
Tells Of Bar Activities.
Mr.. Valance told of the activities and
history Of the Federal Bar Association
and said 1t stands Fundamentally behind
opposition to Federal pay slash.
r. E. Marsh, of the Forest Service,
president of the organization, presided.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
CHEST IS STRIVING
TO CUT EXPENSES
Financial Needs of All Affll-
lated Groups Studied in
Economy Plan. .a

Financial requirements of every or
ganization affiliated with the Commu-
nifty Chest will be studied in an effort
to effect economies due to the failure
of the Chest to reach its goal OF
$2,6O1 900 in the recent drive, officials
announced last night
The organizations faced the problem
of reducing expenditures regardless OF
huge increases in requests for aid re-
sulting from widespread unemployment.
Appeals received recently by the well
fare societies have in some instances
been as high as 100 per cent greater
than last year.
Family Relief High.
Walter S. Ufford, general secretary
of the Associated Charities, reported
the family relief program of his group
already had called for an increase in
material relief of 100 per cent more
than in the same period last year.
Maj James A. Asher said the homeless
mems department of the Salvation
Army has been caring for so per cent
more men than last year.
Methods of trimming expenses were
outlined to the welfare executives by
Elwood Street, Chest director. He
stressed the Importance of having COM
mitteeS of board and staff members
study the budget of every organization,
with the goal of eliminating all posi-
BILE waste
Mr.. Street suggested that committees
of business men be asked to study ad-
ministration of the agencies in hopes
of recommending possible economies.
Suggestions Sought.
He said heating engineers and other
technical experts might be able to ad-
vance suggestions which would result In
savings and welfare executives should
consult each other when they had equip
ment which was no longer needed by
one agency and could be sold to anoth-
er at a reduced price.
Other suggestions included more
eff1cient use Of Office space, planning in
advance on agency work In order to
obtain the cheapest possible prices for
materials, elimination Of all duplication
of effort, reduction Of bulletins and
reports to essential facts and budgeting
by departments.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
D. c. APPROPRIATION
BILL WILL PROVIDE
FOR NEW TEACHERS
Instructors to Be Added as
Growing Needs of Schools
Demand.
SO WILL BE REQUIRED;
10 MAY BE TRANSFERRED
Assurances of House Subcommit-
tee Members Given Last Night
at Hearing.

Whatever new teachers are needed
for new class rooms coming into use
during the next fiscal year to meet
the growth in school attendance will
be allowed in the District appropriation
bill now under hearings before the sub
committee on appropriations, OF which
Representative Clarence Cannon OF
Missouri is chairman. That assurance
was given last night by several members
of the subcommittee.
One of the veterans members Of the
subcommittee said, Il expect We will do
about as we have been doing during re-
cent years, in allowing such additional
teachers as we feel are required to meet
the growing needs of the schools"
Can Transfer 10.
Another member of the committee
explained that with approximately SO
new teachers required, perhaps about 10
of these could be provided by shifting
some teachers who have been doing
special work to class room work. Still
another member expressed the view
that practically all of the special
teachers have been Weeded out during
the past few years and perhaps one or
two more might be found who could be
assigned to the new class rooms, but
that new appointments would have to
be made to take charge of the new class
rooms coming into use.
The District school budget will be up
for consideration most CT the coming
week and it is the expectation of those
members of the subcommittee who have
been conducting hearings that it may
be possible to close the hearings at the
end of the week.
Welfare Officials Testify.
officials representing the require
ments of the Police and Fire Depart
ments and the Health Department were
heard Friday, and yesterday the sub
committee had before it those represent
ing the Public Welfare Service, which
includes the Jail, the Workhouse, the
Reformatory and the tuberculosis Hos
pital.
For the most part the hearings have
been of a routine nature. Owing to
the general rule announced by Chair
man Byrns of the Appropriations Com
mittee that no new items beyond the
Budget Bureau recommendations must
be considered the hearings are robbed
of much of their usual interest.
After the school budget has been con-
sidered there is little of Importance left
on which hearings must be held except
Lieut.. Col U. S. Grant and those from
his Office on parks, public buildings and
grounds.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
ARMING OF CHILDREN MENACES
EVERY HOME, EXPERT WARNS
Director for White House
Conference Foresees Grave
Danger.
Capital Minors Get Weapons
Easily, Says Hastings
Over Radio.

An appeal for the disarmament Of
children" was made by George Aubrey
Hastings, extension director of the
White House Conference on Child
Health and Protection, who spoke
against the general use by children Of
firearms in a broadcast last night over
Station WRC, sponsored by the Ma
tional Ar1ti-Weapon Association. 10
Sees Grave Danger.
While statesmen of the world are
gathered in Geneva to discuss limitation
of armaments among nations there is
another disarmament problem right
here at home, which demands atten-
tion," Mr.. Hastings said Il refer to
the disarmament of children
Are children really armed? you may
ask. The answer is yes, too many of
them. Are they armed with dangerous
weapons? Yes, with pistols and guns.
Are any Washington children armed
with deadly firearms? Yes, actually at
times. or they easily can arm them
selves. Furthermore, it may be your
own boy who next will endanger him.
Evening star., 1932-02-28
ILLUSTRATES REPORT
ON TRAFFIC ACCIDENT HE PROBED
First Member of Force Scene, Chief Amplifes
Supplemental Statement With Neat Sketch.

In a new role, that Of traffic officer.
Brig. Gen. Pelham D. Glassford, super
intendent Of police, introduced a new
feature last night in the procedure of
recording an accident on the official
records of the Police Department.
On the report book Of the first
precinct, In Gen Glassford's handwrit-
ing, Is a supplemental statement,
ampihed with a neat sketch, of an
accident at Sixth and F streets in which
John r. Cronin, 10, Of 72l First street,
was cut and bruised. Cronin, according
to the record, was struck by an auto
mobile driven by Benny Katz, 81, of the
500 block of Newton place. He was
treated at Casualty Hospital for cuts
on the scalp and over the eye
Gen. Glassford, it was said, beat a
traffic officer to the scene of the ac-
cident, and after interviewing witness
es, made a sketch of the street inter-
section, which he appended to the
official report by Policeman w. j. Lynn
of the Traffic Bureau. The report of
the police superintendent said witness
es tcld him Cronin had started across