The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-14

that was done for
Walker by his
Russian COM
III rades. "She char
acterized Soviet
medical care as
u excellent" and
Ryan "AANN" said that Ryan
Walker had been given more care
than she could ever hope for.
walker was under medical care
for eight months, she said, -four
of which were spent in Botkinsky
hospital. He had private room,
two nurses, one an Elnglish-speak-
ing nurse, and the other q Russian
nurse. have long since lost track
of how many specialists attended
him"
HIS LONG ILLNESS
"This is what they call social
insurance. and social insurance
was created to take care of work
ers in the Soviet Union when they
are i'll. 1t is rather difficult for
one, who has been brought up in
America to understand free hos
pitals".
Asked about Conrade walkers
long illness, his widow said:
walker was as delighted as a ten
year-old when he was selected to
20 to the Soviet Union with the
November 7th delegation. He had
good reason to be. For thirty-tWo
years he had been revolutionary
artist, drawing pictures of a true
socialist state where workers would
rule but this was to be the first
opportunity for him to see with his
own eyes the Socialist country he
pictured in his simple line draw
ings. went along with him, but
only as a tourist. was not at
tached to the delegation.
"When we landed in Lerfingrad,
Walkers enthusiasm was unbound-
ed. He saw the old Russian life
in the form of the various palaces
of the Cars, and he saw the new
Russia, with its factories, its work.
ers' homes, it's workers clubs, and
SO on. He caught cold in Lenirl-
grad, and was not able to throw
it off readily.
RED BANNERS
FLEW PROUDLY.
"When we got to Moscow, he
saw doctor, and his cold lessened
somewhat. He sat with the dele
cation in Red Square on the morn
ing of November 7, and witnessed
the great military display and the
workers demonstration. Here, be-
fore his eyes paraded the victori-
GUS pro1etariat. Across Red Square
the red banners of the victorious
workers flew proudly in the breezes
Thousands and thousands of work.
ers marched by the reviewing stand,
proudly Haunting their 'udarnik
(shock brigade( buttons pla-
cards reported their factory pro-
gress their plans for the new
year. Walker was elated.
"a few days later the delegation
went out for d tour Of the Soviet
Union. Walker saw Stalingrad,
Dnieprostroi all the giants Of
the Five Year-Plan, from the
frozen north to the semi tropics.
On the tour each delegation carries
it's own medical staff, and Walker
was carefully watched. At Kisslo-
vodsk he was invited to remain a
month in a sanitariun, because
they felt he needed a rest. He was
not really sick then, but he was
tired.
Walker preferred to keep 60
ing. He wanted to see everything"
is RUSHED
TO HOSPITAL.
"The delegation was out a month,
and Walker returned to Moscow
with a heavy cold. This developed
into pleuro- pneumonia and on Feb
ruary % he was rushed to Botkins-
ky Hospital. Pleuro- pneumonia
left him with a complication of all
ments which he had not the
strength to combat. He died on
June %, and, following my request,
was cremated on the following day
at 7 in the evening.
Walkers funeral was the most
impressive ceremony have ever
witnessed. Because he was a mem
Der of the Communist Party, he
was buried in the red coffin of the
Communist. AS the red coffin was
placed in front of the hall, guard
of Young ConSomols in uniform
stood at attention. Representa-
tiyes of the American Communist
Party, and various Soviet organi-
zations spoke of Walkers long
career in the revolutionary move
ment. Gables of coincidence were
read from the German and English
Communist Parties.
BELONGS TO WORKERS.
There was no profusion of
flowers. One wreath of blood red
roses rested on the side of the cof-
fin. When the speeches we're over,
the red coffin was lowered slowly
through the floor for cremation be-
low, and as it began to disappear,
the organ burst forth with the
strains of The Internationale.'
I'm the final conflict !. let each
stand in his place,
The International Soviet shall be
the human race j. =
Walker was gone. 'Dasfedanya,
(Good-Bye). Tovarisch Walkerp
There was no feeling of sad
ness. of that hopelessness usu-
allV associated uritl, dnoth n,,a