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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30
Why the Dissolution of
the German Reichstag
Communist Party. Scored Big Success in Move

that the dissolution of the Reich
stag was legally valid. At a meeting
of the party leaders convened later,
however, the national socialist
Reichstag president climbed down
by declaring he would not summon
the Reichstag before the legal ques-
ton had been decided. 1t is highly
probable that the national social
lists, under the pressure of the capt.
talists who finance them, will do
everything to heal the breach with
the Papen Cabinet.
Will the Cabinet prescribe new
elections? In reply to this question
the Reichs Minister for the Interior
Won Gayl stated at a press recep-
ton that the elections would only
take place if law and order pre-
vail. Thus observation of the provi-
sionS of the Constitution is made
dependent on certain conditions!
In his wireless speech the Reichs
Chancellor announced reform of
the Constitution, including a rails
ing of the voting age and an altera-
ton of the relations between the
Reich and Prussia.
1T looks therefore as if Papen had
not yet given up hope of being
able to force the Hitler party to
accept a compromise. The ReichS
Chancellor has again given to I'M
derstand that he recognizes the
great services" rendered by Hitler
in having restored to honor the ma
tional idea and that he will con-
tinue along this path. Great as the
annoyance of the Government at
the behavior of the national social
lists may be, the Cabinet does not
wish yet to break irreyocably with
the Hitler party.
The social democracy (sOcialists)
has again played downright de-
spicable role. At first it adopted
the standpoint of the Government
in regard to the dissolution. 1t has
now commenced new maneuver in
order to divert the working masses
from the extra Parliamentary fight
against wage reductions: it has pro-
claimed a referendum, which shall
bring about the cancellation of Pa
pens emergency decree by demo-
cratic means. AS it would take at
least six months to carry out the
referendum, and as during this
time the emergency orders would
remain in force, it means that the
German bourgeoisie would be sup
ported by the social democratic
party in crushing the working class.
COMMUNISTS SCORE
SUCCESS
The Communist Party has scored
a big success with its motion in
the Reichstag. 1t has frustrated the
maneuvers of the Centre and of the
national socialists, just as it has
thwarted the intentions of the Pa
pen Cabinet. 1t has thereby clearly
placed before the working masses
the question of the extra Parlia-
mentary fight. IT is true, that the
Communist Party of Germany will
now have to reckon with the sharp
est measures of oppression on the
part of the government, but this
will not prevent Its penetration
into the masses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30
Letters from Our Readers

the Florida sweat box in action. But
workers should not forget that "Hells
Highway" is a capitalist Hollywood
movie, and so it is full of capitalist
lying propaganda.
The main lie is that the Governor
and the State government are not
aware of conditions in these prison
camps and will change these condi-
tons when the facts are known.
Of course the picture says nothing
of the workers imprisoned in these
death traps for daring to struggle
against the boss class for better con-
ditions. The picture is silent about
the IA tobacco Tampa workers now
suffering these very tortures.-T. L.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30
A GOOD WAY To FIGHT TERROR
Uniontown, Pa.

Uniontown, Pa.
Dear Comrades:
On August 5th, while I was selling
the Daily Worker on the street in
Uniontown, a state policeman drove
up alongside of me and ordered me
into his car. He drove me to the
country office where he was joined
by two other men. They put the
blinds down, took off their coats,
and threatened to hit me. They kept
me for two hours spreading terror
into me. was told to quit selling the
Daily Worker or go to Jail.
Some of our comrades suggest that
we elect committee of three to sell
the paper. If they arrest these three
we intend to elect five and so on, until
they get that damn Jail full.
/ would like to hear from you as
soon as possible If there is any
advice, would be very glad to have
it,. HI.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30
Hoav the Socialists Supported
Imberialist War of 1914>18


(Socaist International
continue with statement Macdonald
present
recruiting meeting September H. 1914
. QUT it. 1t will work itself out Night and spirit
nca1culabe political
vcoyherefore must be England not played out Her
mission is not accomplished
right the
History apportion
immediate Let them it in
the with honor
the serious the Trade Union
similar their duty To such
will gather TO her aid
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30
FEAR ANGER
OF MASSES

But all these parties, from Hit
Ter to Wels-although boiling with
rage on account of the Communist
action-were nevertheless compelled
to refrain from raising any Oblec-
ton to the motion of the Conn.,
nists. Fer they did not venture. ont
of fear of the anger of the masses,
openly to oppose the cancellation
of Papen's mOnstrOus emergency
decree. This is the expression of the
extremely accumulated class antag-
cnisms in Germany.
The national socialists and espe-
cially the Centre were in a very
awkward dilemma. They had hoped
that during the debate on the ex-
pected speech of the Reichs Chan
cellor they would find an opportu-
nifty of inducing the Reichs-Presi-
dent to give his consent to re-
formation of the government. The
Communist motion thwarted these
ir..entions and maneuvers of the
Centre and the national socialists
and still further intensified the
conflict between these parties and
the Government.
THE Papen Government itself has
l been ruthlessly exposed in Ger
many and abroad by the course OF
events in the Reichstag. They
wanted in any case to prevent a
vote being taken which was bound
to show that they had nothing be-
hind them in Parliament but the
small party of the German nation
alists numbering 80 out Of over 600
deputies. 1t will be of little use to
the Government that they deny the
validity of the vote simultaneously
with the motion for the cancella-
ton Of the emergency order a vote
was taken ON the Communist vote
of no-confidence) Neither in Ger
many nor abroad will anybody
bother his head much about these
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30

shed real blood in defence OF Ne
gro workers, gave Lightfoot ne"
vision OF the race question.
HE is
ARRESTED
He read, studied, argued, he
wrestled with his own mind. Dur
ing this transition period, he hap
pened, by acciderh to be arrested
in one of the eviction fights.
He was beaten, stripped, thrown
into a dark unheated small stone
cell on bread and water.
When 1 got out Of there, the cell
house, foul damp and with no
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30

sanitation, looked like heaven, al
that rotten prison grub like a
chicken dinner"
He personally knew the capitalist
politicians who were prosecuting
him. In the very prison they came
to him, and offered him his re-
lease and a good job if he would
surrender his new ideas. He told
them to 60 to hell. He was given
the maximum sentence in the
Bridewell, that anciet hell OF stone
and hate.
WHEN he came out he joined the
VI Communist Party. He has been
an active force ever since. Here is
an episode out Of his new life of
struggle:
The workers children in the Ray
mond Public School were starving.
Many tainted daily of hunger in
the classrooms. The nearby UneEa=
ployed Council decided to organize
a demonstration. Oct. 10, last, some
500 children of the ages Of five to
ten, assembled before the Council,
intending to parade before the
United Charities at 45th and Prai-
RE, with banners demanding food
and clothing.
At 45th and Michigan three po-
lice cars drove up; the cops rushed
at the children, cursing, punching,
sm& shing their clubs into young
frail bodies. eyes, cops do such
things. Lightfoot. and nine others,
seven Negro and two white COM
rades, were arrested and herded
into the Bull Pen, a room packed
with rs other prisoners, the result
of raids on gambling dives and
speakeasies. Here they were held
for three days without being
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30
LETTERS MUST BE SIGNED

We will not publish unsigned
letters, neither can they be an
swered Individually. We urgently
request all workers writing to the
Daily Worker to sign their names
and addresses. We will not pub
fish the name unless they speci-
fically suggest it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30
"HELL'S HIGHWAY"

Workers can see graphic pictures of
the way conyicts are tortured in the
southern camps in the motion picture
talkie, "Hells Highway" now running
at the Mayfair. They can also see
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30
THE 5 81 r sHes 3Ss4H SIDE
NEGRO REDS
OF CHICAGO
By MICHAEL GOLD.

SYNOPSIS
Michael Gold related now the
Negro landlord and politician geIne
with realty lawyers resulted in the kng Oh
three Negro workers. maed fight eviction on
the South The resentment against TINS fnuo
the eviction fights Deg carried
on daily Councils He also has told the spirit
orkersfo their "COmrade Party
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30
PARTY LIFE
Warren, Or
How Not to

By JOE CHANDLER


THE strike at the Trumbull works
of the Republic Steel Company,
where the Cleveland district was
concentrating, brought very sharply
to light the most Sectarian meth
DDS now practiced by the League
in general, and at the point Of
concentration in particular. If the
League is to carry through its poll
icy of concentration, which is one
of the main guarantees for the
carrying out Of the Y. G. L. letter,
it is necessary to ruthlessly expose
the mistakes committed in our
work at Warren.
CONDITION AT THE MILL
To illustrate the condition in the
mill it will be sufficient to give the
following examples: A few years
ago, in the hot mill, the rollers,
heaters, ETC., used to make 500 to
5000 per pay (every two weeks.
Today they hardly average $50 to
$40 per pay. This is true of the
highly skilled man. The unskilled,
Of whom great number are youth,
only make about $40 to SIS per pay.
The speed-up system has reached
a point where it is almost impoe-
sible for the men to stand 1t.
The day of the strike is men
were taken to the hospital. A few
days before the strike it was re-
ported three men were oVertaken
by heat and one died.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30
BOURGEOISIE
FURIOUS


FURIOUS
Reichs Chancellor Won Papen,
three hours after this vote in the
Reichstag, saw fit to deliver
speech over the wireless in which
he announced that the Government
regarded their position as mistaken
and that they would continue their
policy with firm hand. But the
position of the Government is Sc
vereIy shaken in the eyes of the
broad masses of the people, fact
which no words, however brave,
can conceal.
The German bourgeoisie are furi-
Gus because, as result of this in
classification of the political antag-
onisns the whole action to revive
economy (even if it consists only in
the creation of new illusions) has
been brought to nought right at
the commencement. 1t is to be eX-
pected that the captains of industry
and bank magnates will give vent
to their whole discomfort with the
national socialist party, whom they
hold responsible for this turn Of
events.
But this development of the sit
uation in Germany will also make
an exceedingly strong expression
abroad. The public abroad must re-
cord as an important fact that it
was possible for the Communist
Party, by such a bold step to up
set completely all the combinations
of the Government and of all other
parties. The pessimism with which
the international financial bour-
geosie view the political develop
ment in Germany will be increased
by the sudden aggravation Of the
situation. 1t will be asked: Is it
possible to conduct negotiations
with this government, which has
the whole of the mass of the people
so much against it that none of the
! parties ventured, out of fear of the
masses, to oppose the Communist
motion?
CONSEQUENCES NOT
FORESEEN
1t is to be assumed that neither
the national socialists nor the Gen.
tire nor the social democrats when
they gave way in face of the adj
vance of the COMMUNISTS clearly
foresaw the domestic and foreign
political consequences of this devel-
opment. The attitude of the nation
al socialist Reichstag President
Goehring shows this: after reading
the order dissolving the Reichstag
(Which he declared invalid he an
nounced a fresh meeting of the
Reichstag on the following day.
This must be regarded however as
an open challenge 20 the govern
ment. The agenda of this new
meeting was to be decided at a
meeting of the Standing Orders
Committee. This meeting Of the
Standing Orders Committee did not
take place because in the meantime
the social democracy had adopted
The standpoint of the government
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30

subtle points of law. On the other
hand, it will be noted that of the
$50 deputies who were present only
80 voted for the government whilst
513 voted against and 5 abstained
from voting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30

TT would seem from this report
that the only way we could have
been successful in our work was to
make the modifying of the young
steel workers for the struggle our
major task, and, with this in view,
proceed to get acquainted with the
comrades, both young and adult,
have meeting with some of the
leading comrades and ask what can
be done and what should be done
to mobilize the youth; meet with
the young steel workers in meet
ing form or individually, as the
case may be; take up the problem
with them, suggest the calling of
a larger meeting where demands,
methods of work, etc, would be
discussed so that we can better
mobilize the youth against the COM
ing wage-cut.
Unfortunately nothing Of this
sort was done. Firstly, the COM
rades started to reorganize the Y.
C. L. unit-both the shop and the
street units. This is not bad in
itself, but it seems not as means
to mobilize the League to help pre-
pare the youth for struggle, but
rather as an end in itself. This is
shown by the fact that while one
of the members of the shop unit
was quite active in the Union, the
comrade did not succeed in reor-
ganizing the shop unit.
Secondly, the decision of the dis
trict that while the Trumbel Works
is the main point Of concentra-
ton, the other four units in the
section should not be entirely ne
elected, was interpreted to mean
that the comrade must be at every
meeting of the other unit. AS a
result Jumping around policy
began, thus spending very little
time in Warren proper.
Thirdly, the above factors led our
comrades to so-called open activi-
ties of the Y.CL. organizer Speak
ing at meetings, etc.. This fact
hindered him from becoming active
among the mill workers, both young
and adult, not because as some OF
our comrades think the mill work
ers didn't want Communists at
their meetings, but rather because
anyone who speaks in the open as
Communist is Immediately
tapped" by the company stools
and the government, and in view
Of the terror that existed the work.
ers took precautions not to expose
themselves too soon.
RESULTS OF ISOLATION
Many more factors can be enum-
Grated to show the line the COM
rades followed in their work, but
I believe the above three factors
are among the main reasons why
the comrades isolated themselves
from the whole struggle of the mill
workers. 1t is important to note
here that this isolation did not
only separate the League forces
from the Union organizationally,
but even politically.
This Is a bitter lesson, showing
what happens as a result OF isola-
ton from the daily struggles of the
workers in the given place Of con-
centration-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30

INSTALMENT 8.
THERE was the funeral of an old
Negro woman. She had died Of
hunger: the doctors certificate
called it "malnutrition." The
councils arranged a mass funeral;
they rented a large lot for such
services. The great procession
marched through the streets, carry
ing hundreds of banners and
slogans telling the story. All,
from all the sidewalks and tene-
ment windows, what groans, walls,
sobs. what shrieks of pity and
anger! A race was lamenting; this
mourning was real: these workers
knew what the funeral said: they
knew they might be next to die OF
"Malnutrition."
IVES, yes, all the revolutionary
j slogans that well-fed liberals
sheer at as cliches, the South Side
takes to its heart. They are life.
Eight Against Hunger" is literal
command, it has helped to many
victories.
The Negroes were once physical
slaves to the white man; they were
also made into mental slaves. The
chains of a slave religion were faS-
tened on their minds; it proved
their worst handicap to freedom.
But on the south side the old
slavish spirituals are being re-
written by a new race. The deep
yearning that once turned to a
mythical heaven for freedom, now
fights for a real and wonderful
future on this earth.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30
THAT NEW
COMMUNIST SPIRIT"

Gimme That Old Time Religion,
it's good enough for me" they used
to sing at their prayer meetings.
Now 1 heard them sing it fervently:
"Gimme that new Communist
spirit
Gimme that new Communist
spirit,
Gimme that new Communist
spirit,
It's good enough for me.
ut was good for COnrade Lenin,
And it's good enough for me.
tits against the labor takers
And it's good enough for me.
'Tt has built the Soviet Union,
And it's good enough for me.
"It'lI free the world of sorrow,
And it's good enough for me :"
(and so on, dozens of Verses)
Many such new songs and sin
gers. At mass meetings their reli-
gious past becomes transmitted into
a Communist present. They follow
every word of the speaker with real
emotion; they encourage him, as at
a prayer meeting with cries, of
Eyes, yes, cofnrade" and often there
is an involuntary and heartfelt
'Amen!"
THE Chicago politicians are al
1 armed by this local revolution.
Many of them, in speaking to the
Negro workers, practice a demagogy
worthy of a Milwaukee Socialist.
Pork jowled pinps and bootleggers
sometimes come to the forums and
begin their harangues with the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30
WORKERS BEGIN
TO FIGHT BACK

The A. A. officials have been
directly responsible for bringing
about these conditions. They have
not only accepted six cuts during
the last year, including one of Is
per cent on the basic scale, but
have been acting as the stool
pigeon for the company, exposing
the rank and file members who
begun to show signs of revolt
At this stage the existing branch
of the Steel and Metal Workers
Industrial Union, which, by the
way, was mainly made up of fcr-
eign-born workers, made break
in its work by coming in contact
with one of the rank and file A.A.
members who fought most mill
family against the conditions and
policy of the A. A. officials, and
from here on the S.MWI.U. be-
gan to grow among the native
born, highly skilled workers.
1t is on the basis of this pro-
gram that the men, with the help
of the union, began to prepare for
a struggle against a new wage
cut that was to come on Sept. L
as a result of the sliding scale
agreement"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-30
HOW LEAGUE REACTED

AS usual the Y. c. L. reacted
rather slowly, A leading conrade
was sent in about June % and esti-
mated the situation quite correctly,
rs we can see from his first re-
port Of July 80, where he stated
THE situation: The union has
grown by leaps and bounds; at
present there are SIS applications.
1 might state further that
within a few weeks we may wit
ness the beginnings of a strike in
this particular area. AS to the
youth, can state that a good num-
Der of them have joined the
Union"
Nogales international., 1932-02-10
EARLY MORNING j
FIRE AT TAVERN

Fire of unknown origin, breaking
out about $40 O'Clock Sunday morn
ing, did damage estimated at sew
eral thousand dollars to the Tavern
Ballroom on Gale Elias, just across
theline in Nogales, Sonora.
It was the third time the build
ing has been visited by fire during
the past 10 years. The Tavern was
formerly known as The Cosmopoli-
tan and had recently been re-
modelled and made into one of the
most beautiful cabarets on the bor-
der.
James Alexander, proprietor, had
closed the place and started for
home at 4:30 Sunday morning. A
short time later he was informed
it was on fire.
After the Nogales, Sonora, fire
department was called by the fir
ing of a revolver, q call was sent
to the Nogales, Arizona, firenen and
soon several lines of hose were play
ing on the flames.
The blaze apparently started in
the southwest corner of the upper
floor and much damage was done
both by fire and water.
Nogales international., 1932-02-10
RETREAT Be HELD
FEBRUARY 14-21

All arrangements Tor a retreat,
to be held every morning and eve
ming at 7:30 o'clock, February 18th
to the 21st at the Sacred Heart
Church, have been completed.
Father Joseph A. Vaughn, S. j.,
principal speaker over Radio Sta
ton KOY during the Catholic week
ly program, professor and advisor
in Brophy College, Phoenix, Ari-
IONA, and recognized as an eminent
public speaker throughout Arizona
and California will conduct this
retreat for the benefit of men on
ly.
A question box will be placed at
the disposal of all men who so
desire to have Father Joseph A.
Vaughn answer their questions.
All men arc cordially invited to
attend.
Nogales international., 1932-02-10
Rushing TO NOCAILESS; FROM
new YORK BY plane Thinking
injured BROTHER Still, ALIVE
Bridegroom sa1ccumbs TO Injuries Received When
His Car Sideswipes Pon1eroy Auto On
Tucson Highway

Unaware that their brother, F.
Macdonald Triest, wealthy 81 year
old New Yorker, died at 1880 o.
clock Monday night, q brother and
sister of the young man left New
1olk for Nogales by airplane "a: ~
Monday morning and are expected
land at the Nre aies lnt2ln IT,; Il
Airport either tonight Or early to-
morrow morning
The New York folks, advised of
Their brothers critical condition,
announced before leaving the east
cT.1 metropolis that they would fly
both day and night in order to get
to Nogales in a hurry.
Young Triest was seriously IN
.iured about 9::30 o'clock Sunday
pht when his big Buick roadster
turned over after sideswipin9 car
driven by Norman D. Porneroy, Jr..
son of Mr. and Mrs. Norn4n D.
l'cneroy.
The accident occurred directly in
front of the Por1e1'oy homo Just
north of Nogal3s on the Tucson
road as young Poneroy was turning
into the Pomeroy driveway. Pom
eroy escaped injury while Mrs.
Triest was slightly hurt. The Triest
car was enroute to Tuccon at tie
tine of the accident and is said 20
have been travelling at high rate
CT speed
The injured young man was given
medical attention by three phys
ic:ans-Dr. A. L. Gustetter of No.
gales, Major Joseph r. Shelton of
Camp Stephen D. Little and DR..
Meade Clyne of Tucson.
DR.. Gustetter said that Triest,
who was rendered Unconscious in
the accident, recovered cons cious-
ness Monday afternoon and for
awhile it was thought he had a
chance to recover.
Triest's injuries, said DR.. Gustet-
ter, consisted Of a fracture at the
base of the skull, q big confusion on
the forehead, a slight fracture Of
the dental surface of the lower jaw,
a two and cne inch incision clear
through to the bone over the chin,
and that fourteen stitches were re-
quired to sew up his tongue which
was torn into shreds. It was also
necessary to extract two front
teeth loosened in the collision.
Mr.. and Mrs. Triest were married
Just a month ago and were on their
honeymoon They had come here
from Los Angeles after having