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The Washington times., 1932-12-12
FIGHTING SPIDER PARDONED

spider spins its web around them.
But the clock still continues to
win the hourly escapades.
Only five more days remain
before the cattle will be halted
by the humane society, which
has branded the imprisonment Of
the spider as "cruei." G. w.
Dilley, agent for the society, ex.
tended the insects sentence"
until next Saturday, when it will
be liberated.
In the meantime, the fight
will be allowed to continue, so
that science might observe the
unusual affair, according to Dill
ley's edict.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
2 Hunters Arrested
On TriDLe Ch1rneS

Charged with hunting without
permits, hunting while snow is
on the ground, and hunting on
Sunday, Robert Wathen, of the
1400 block Park Road, and Bern
ard Rosenfield, of the 400 block
Massachusetts, Ave. N. W., were
forced to post $67.5O collateral
each at Rockville by Deputy
Game Warden Herman Priebe,
jr. They were arrested near
Unity, Md,
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Lillian Roth to We'd
N. Y. MnniStrnte

NEW YORK, Dec. IL G.N.S0.
Lillian Roth, screen actress and
Broadway singer, will "tell it to
the judge" next month. But what
she tells him will be:
81 do"
The judge is Municipal Justice
Benjamin Shalleck. Lillian was
divorced last spring from William
c. Scott.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
HOOVER To GE 7
ISLAND DEED

The deed to Analostan Island,
acquired by the Roosevelt Memo
rial Association as a memorial to
the late Rough Rider" will be
presented to President Hoover
late today at the White House.
James r. Garfield, association
president. will make the presen-
tation. while members of the asso-
citation, members of the Roosevelt
family and high Government Of
ficialS look on.
Under the act of Congress, &C.
cepting the island from the as
socfation, the island will be known
henceforth as Roosevelt Island,
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
Railroads Declared
i Facing Bio Burden

Railroads of the country are
facing an almost overwhelming
burden in "the necessity-either
through legal obligation or pres
sure of public opinion-to spend
money on nonproductive improve
mentS," the American Railway AS
sociation said yesterday, adding:
"TheSe improvements produce
no compensatory return in the
form Of added revenue or re-
duced operation costs.
"FOr the five-year period
from 1917 to 1881, inclusive,
such expenditures amounted to
S437, ,738,OOO alone for separa-
tiOn. or elimination Of grade
crossings and similar work."
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
WELFARE MEET

The Home Welfare Board Of
the Montgomery County Social
Service League will meet tomor-
row in the board room in the
old Rockville courthouse.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12
L0UPAULT TO LECTURE

Philippe Loupault, poet and
novelist, will lecture at a meet
ing of the Alliance Francaise at
the Carlton Hotel today at 4:3O
o'clock.
The Washington times., 1932-12-12

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The Washington times., 1932-12-12
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The Washington times., 1932-12-12
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The Washington times., 1932-12-12

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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-13
Answer the Hoover
Attacks on the Vets!

IT is quite obvious that Hoovers attack the veterans
made through Mitchell head of the Department of (capi
ast Justice, scheme to halt the veterans generally
and the American Legion convention in particular from de-
handing the immediate cash payment of the bonus and
also condemning Hoover for his barbarous and
derous eviction of the eervcemen from Washington. But
the Hoover lies fail to convince.
All veterans particularly the members of the Legion,
should read press notices. where the Legion leaders with
UNUSUAL franess confess that they oppose the bonus pay
ment that they to Hoover from condemnation by
the delegates theyn much opposed Hoover
the rank and file veterans even OF the Legion ie
doic made defense Hoover impossible
1t attack of Hoover will not
stop demanding what coming them
immediate payment leaders realize
that better than Hoover does Hence their dayed attempt to cover
up compromise and file the fact
they the Legion leaders, really stand with Hoover
IUAT Legion leaders adopt
smother paying the
bonus Washington will have
part ndgnied dsordery methods will
by lobbying Which means that the Legion leaders will
payment make public statements for the
bonus and privately work against it,
This is an old trick by
nlander would interesting
Justice that the federal police got hold of the records
controlled"
by get into the hands of the police?
v vv incident while we do not accept as criminals one
had police records since worker
Hoover would worth while to find whether
these police records did notdae back years before even before the
forgoenpson released from
sentence they go
Allies
their Grimes of brought
home To by the President who apparently Of the last
aggregation
Interpretation of the Hooverchen
the thousand Criminals
found because they took loaned by the
this criminals"
evicted Anyway look at it, Hoover is liar
will the whole dishonest facts"
adopt
evasion by leaders those of the Waters and the VIEW
rank file assembly veterans
File Veterans Conference which Cleveland
Sept. 49,
attach with the fight the
the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-13

he'd merely be speaking his own
opinion, and he'd rather not.
917 U.M.W.A. Members In Ohio.
TWO: That out of 100000 miners
in West Virginia only 1900 are pay
ing dues to the U.M.W.A. That in
Ohio, which numbered $4,000 U. M
w A members in 1921, only GIT men,
bers are today paying dues to the
U.M.W.A.
THREE: That Walker and Lewis
"are working in harmony now
well, he said, suddenly hating him
self, II wouldn't exactly call it har-
mony" cit was dangerous he realized
to admit the harmony" in consid-
Grafton Of all the shadow boxing that
Walker and Lewis had staged fol
the benefit of the Illinois miners
even up to the present situation).
FOUR: That he has no idea who
stole the tally sheets of the second
referendum Che had to look out the
window while telling me this). Both
sides accuse each other" When
asked what good reason the other
side (the rank and file opposition)
would have in stealing the ballot
sheets since the vote was admittedly
four to one in their favor against
the proposed IS rate, he really coulc
not say" When I also asked is il
not true that the original voting
sheets were in the individual locals
available for Mr.. Lewis, he did moi
know about that, either.
A Gross Exaggeration?"
FIVE: That the ambush in Frank.
lin County was grossly exaggerated.
No. with a smile), of course Isl
weren't shot. 1t was really four Oh
five. You see how they exaggeratt
such things. No, nobody was shot
seriously. Some of them got some
little shots in them-buckshot II
fact, the deputies really scared then
more than hurt them. Machine
guns? No, I don't think SO. I tolc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-13
You Cannot Get Away
With 1t Mayor Mckee!

THE New York capitalist press out to build him up as
STRONG man., is filled with editorials prasing Mayor
Mckee for his poise" and the kind Service" mayor
ought to give n supporting both the good and the
dignity of the City of New York. Herald Trbune)
The Mayor says the entire capitalist press "outtaked"
the spokesman Of the obess marchers demanding relief
der the leadership of the n Y Unemployed Councils But
soft words though they said to turn away wrath
butter parsnips either And the starving masses of
York continue to sarve in spite of all of Mayor McKees
alleged conversational ability.
IN February spokesman for
City Hall: ~ ~
ut wasn't people
the city relief?
worker hen joD and hungry And do yg Contend toy
McKeel -
thousands OF them with City
their families demandngyes demandng!food clothing
puT soap Evasion of the
issue! An attempt
maneuver their spokesman into that he
hungry ohe the cold and shelter the
order and dignity of the proposals
you victory you'll You said you would not feed the
hungry enenents not if YOU had
penouses Avenue You would not stop the
sonS Of thousands o. workers families nor use the law OF public
ho5elessl '--Is' :" "OA'e 'D
You victory" Mayor McKeel But we re-
victory" you legal RESTRICTIONS
history any more to hinder starving masses from
taking any you are capable Of
YOU the cent from
poise You praise from the stupid capitalist
for your dignity But the hungry thousands will aganl
n continue demand" relief relief Unemployment
And they are going TO ust IT TOO. Mayor McKeei
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-13

Another worker writes us: "Is
Marxism the only theory for the
emancipation of the workers? Is
there any difference between Marx
ism and Leninism?"
Answer: MarXism is the Oh
theory for the emancipation of the
workers, for not only does it ex-
plain the world, but teaches us how
to change It. There is no difference
between Marxism and Leninism.
'Leninism," says Stain, sis the
Marxism of the imperialist epoch,
of the epoch of the proletarian
revolution" and he says also that
the chief problem taken up by
Leninism is that of establishing
and carrying on the dictatorship of
the proletariat.
Some think wrongly that Lenin-
ism is revolutionary practice while
MarxiSm is revolutionary theory.
Leninism works out in detail
many problems, such as the colo
NAL question, the relations between
workers and farmers before, during
and after the proletarian revolu-
ton, the trade union struggle and
political struggle during the period
of reformist unions and corrupted
Socialist parties, the problems OF
fascisn, etc, which Marx could not
work out in detail, because all the
conditions for their solution had
not matured in his time, although
he foreshadowed the solution on
the basis of his analysis of capital
list development. Lenin solved these
problems, through MARKHAM meth
DDS, by a continuation of Marxism.
Leninism works out the strategy
and tactics of the working class
revolutionists in the period of big
finance capital, Of big concentra-
ton Of industrial capital, q situa-
ton which Marx foretold, but did
not personally experience. And
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-13
Interviews with Thug Leaders of the United
Mine Workers of America
''Mr. Lewis Is Not In!' The Vast Importance
Of Franklin County

AS was leaving Fontecchio be-
thought himself suddenly. Three
quarters Southern Illinois miners is
workin', you unnerstan', and work.
ing under UNIV. Put that in your
paper"
Leaving the hotel I was certain
more than ever that Lewis is town:
that the Hotel Pennsylvania alibi was
nothing but a gag to get me out.
What Happenen In the District
Building.
Now to repeat what happened at
district headquarters of the UNIV
mo, Mr.. Walker is too busy to see
you. . besides he has no statement
to make besides he will be too
busy all day." I finally got to the
editor of the illinois Miner" Off
cial organ of the UMWA. He is a
tall, lethargic individual who looks
for all the world like VIM. Nuckles
Doak. George L. Mercer is his name
After satisfying him as to my Gre
dentials, he answered questions for
an hour or more, then suddenly be-
thought himself. Say" he said
Don't quote me, will you? I'm ap-
pointed, you see :" I saw. He
thought it would be a lot better if
Mr.. Walker would answer some OF
those questions. Hes the chief
executive, you see."' I was astounded
at some of the condolences he let
slip. Perhaps some of these facts
are common property in the field
here, but had never heard them
and certainly for a Lewis man to
admit them to stranger-well, it
must be the witnesses of despair
Here are some of the facts:
ONE: That the U.M.WA has been
destroyed in West and East Ken
lucky, West Virginia and almost to-
tally in Ohio. The causes? Well
he'd rather not answer that; it's a
debatable question and since he's not
an official, appointed, you see,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-13
Reviewed by N. HONG
THE COMMUNIST, September,


1932--theoreticaI organ of the
Communist Party U. S. A.
THE Bonus March, the fight of the
i st. Louis unemployed, the farm
ers strike in the Middle West, the
Illinois miners strike, and the vic
torious fight of the Warren steel
workers against the steel bosses and
the A. F. of l.. misleaders are
straws that show which way the
wind is blowing. They indicate
which way the American workers
and poor farmers intend to take
out of the crisis.
Paving the way for greater strug-
giles on the revolutionary road, they
offer lessons which are invaluable
in helping to guide the coming
great struggles of the American
workers. In the September issue
of "The Communist" the economic
and political significance and the
lessons of number of these strug-
giles are given us. OF special i'm
portance is the leading editorial,
THE Fight Against the Capitalist
Offensive and the Unity of the En-
ployed and Unemployed"
Struggle of st. Louis
St Louis used to be regarded by
the Party membership as city in
which nothing ever happened. The
st. Louis workers were different
from others, you couldn't get them
to fight starvation" Then some
thing happened which proved the
Righteousness Of this notion. Thru
the carefully prepared mass actions
of July and July II the city adj
ministration was forced to give i'm
mediate relief to 1000 unemployed
workers who had been previously
denied relief, to appropriate 100000
as emergency relief, to pass recon-
mendations to issue $4,600,000 in
bonds and to apply for a s2,000,000
loan from the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation. This is a tenn
porary victory, but by consolidating
the movement organizationally
further victories will be won. The
lessons of the st. Louis unemployed
victory are told by B. K. Gebert.
The Bonus Fight
In the September Communist"
are given the lessons also Of one
Of the greatest revolutionary actions
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-13
Bonus March, St. Louis Farm,
Strike Analysed in Communist
Economic and Polhical Significance of Recent
Struggles Told in September Issue

of the toiling mass in the United
States-the Bonus MARCH.
"The Bonus March was broad
national action of the masses them
selves to struggle against the deep
ening effects of the crisis of CAPT.
talism," the statement Of the Cen
trail Committee of the Communist
Party points out "It brought the
masses face to face with the gov
eminent in its most open and
naked role as the guardian of capt.
talism and its profits, as the ruth
less murderer of all who refuse to
submit to capitalist starvation" The
Bonus March marked a new stage
in the rehabilitation of the masses.
What is the effect of this land
mark in American class struggle
history? What were the short
comings, what were the gains, OF
the revolutionary movement in
connection 18th the Bonus March?
What are the next steps and the
tasks of the Communist Party in
the veterans struggle? These ques-
lions are answered in the Septen1-
Der issue of "The Communist"
The Farmers Struggle
Among the farmers, too, there Is
a big awakening. The whole chain
of events, all the recent struggles Of
the poor farmers, reaching the
sharpest point so far in the pres
ent farmers strike which started
in Iowa, are analysed in the article
by Henry Puro on 1.-THE American
Farmers Are Beginning To Fight"
Other important articles include
1.-The Significance of the German
Elections; 1.-THE Ottawa Empire
Conference" Ca link in the war
preparations chain, 1.-THE Bank
ruptcy of Capitalism and Capital
list Education Ga speech by James
W.. Ford, Communist candidate for
Vice President, at the Teachers
and Students Educational Confer
ence9.
Lessons of the Revolution" by
Lenin, assumes a special impor-
lance in connection with the 18th
anniversary of the Russian Revo-
luton. The article, SIS Prosperity
Around the Corner" by John
Irving, blasts the baIlyhoo and
lying propaganda regarding III
return OF prosperity"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-13
QUESTION BOX

Lenin carries on, and applies to
the present situation Marks theory
and strategy for the workers in
times Of imperialist war, but with
out changing Marks theory and
c.rstegy.
There is no contradiction be-
tween Marxism and Leninism.
Leninism is MARKHAM theory and
practice-carried on into the pres
ent time. Read especially Stains
Foundations of Leninism,' and
Lenin's pamphlets; left Commu-
nism," and state and Revolution"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-13
BY KARL RADEK.

DERLIN.-In the National Social
- list Party Gascists) the German
bourgeoisie has created for itself
a powerful instrument against the
proletariat. Contrary to the as
sumptions of the bourgeoisie, the
, development of the crisis drove the
petty-bourgeoiS masses into the
arms of the National Socialists,
and robbed the old parties of the
bourgeoisie of great numbers of
their voters. This strengthened the
national socialist instrument of
monopolist capitalism to such an
extent that this tool began to lay
claim to dominion, to the rule over
the whole policy of the German
bourgeoisie. The bourgeoisie is
afraid to surrender the power to
the National Socialists, both on ac-
count of the social composition of
the National Socialist Party and on
account of tho personages COM
prising the leading circles of the
party
Hitler is back up by group of
people playing the part of second
rank leaders. These have no in
tellectual abilities, and nothing is
to be expected of them. 1t is clear
that everything must be done to
get them out of the way" writes
the journal DER Ring" an organ
NJ
rounding the Reich Chancellor Won
Papan.
In this situation the new solu-
ton of the Presidial Government
presented itself, that is to say, of
a government which to the major
ity ratios of the parties represented
in the Reichstag, but solely with
reference to the personal qualities
of the individual members of the
government. This cabinet is to
strive as far as possible for the
support of the parliament, but must
be capable in case of emergency Of
leading the state without this sup
port.
EMERGENCY DEGREES
The Secretary of State DR..
Meissner has compiled survey O.
the development of the power Of
the Reich President since the war,
and declares that the Weimar con-
stitution by no means demands
that a cabinet appointed by the
President should represent par
liamentary majority. He points
out that the social democrat Ebert
issued no fewer than 1874 emergen-
cy orders between 1919 and 1924.
Since the beginning of the crisis,
up to the present the Reich Presi-
dent has issued rs dictatoria1 emer-
gency orders. DR.. Meissner goes to
state:
1.-THE great majority of these
orders refer to financial and
economic legal enactments of
very considerable range. Even a
brief glance at the Reich legisla-
ton shows the extent to which
the legislative powers normally in
the hands of the Reichstag have
passed into the hands of the ex-
traordinary legislator-the Reich
misunderstanding the last az
years, through the agency of ar
ticle 49," -.
These juridical investigations on
the part of the Secretary of State
cannot, however, explain either the
social character or the source of the
power of the Presidial power push
ing the Parliament into the back
ground.
ROLE OF
THE REICHSWEHR
What forms the main support
of the Reich President is obvious.
His main support is the armed
forces of the Republic subordinate
to him: the Reichswehr. This force
sprang into being in the struggle
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-13
The Basis of the Present
German Government

for the bourgeois state Of society
against the proletariat striving to-
wards socialism. In every critical
moment of Germanys postwar
HISTORY the ReichsWehr has ut
tered its decisive word in the lang
uage of the machine gun. The con-
sequences of such state of affairs
were described as early as 80 years
ago by Karl Marx in his "18th
Brumaire"::
Barracks and bivouac, laid per-
iodically on the head of French So
ciety for the purpose Of pressing
down its brains and reducing it to
silence; sabres and muskets, per-
iodically Strengthened and aligned,
uttered and censored, made to act
as police and night watchmen;
moustache and uniform, periodical
ly proclaimed as the highest wis
dom of society and its head-was
1t not Inevitable that barracks and
bivouac, sabres and muskets, NOUS
tache and uniform, should finally
hit upon the idea that would be
better to save society once and
for all by means of proclaiming
their own regime to be supreme,
thus relieving bourgeois society en-
tirely from the care of governing
itseIf?"
Since the days when Marx wrote
this trenchant Characterization, the
sabres and musketS have learnt to
conceal their thoughts. The Min
lister of the Reichswehr, Won Slei-
cher, recently broadcast a great
speech in which he entirely con-
demned the constant rule of sabres
and muskets. He declared that
such a rule cannot last for ever.
GENERAL SCHLEICHER is praised.
u in Germany's bourgeois circles
an an excellent diplomatist, and
therefore we shall certainly do best
not to stress so much in his de-
claration the idea of relinquish-
ment of the military dictatorship,
as the assumption that this mill
tary dictatorship will not lean
solely upon bayonetS.
ABOUT
Won SCLEICHER.
The role played by General Won
Schleicher is described as follows
by his seni-off1cial biographer:
Unquestionahly his influence in
the Reichswehr Ministry is great
and far-reaching in all political
matters. This is easily comprehen-
sibls when we remember that he
has taken part in and helped to de-
termine the development and the
work of the Reichswehr from its
first day EDWARDS. Ministers have
COME and gone, Commanders in
Chief of the Army have come and
gone, but Schleicher has been the
fixed pole amidst the changing
phenomena"
This hymn of praise of the chief
propaganda of the "Steel Hell
NETS" may be supplemented By the
fact that the present General, at
that time General Staff Major
Schleicher, formed the chief inter-
mediary link between Hindenburg,
Groener, and Ebert in Nov. 1913.
General Schleicher has stated
that the Government must be borne
by broad current of the people.
But to what broad current does he
refer? His relations towards the
National Socialists are not known.
But already the Papen-Schleicher
Government is not suspended in
the air. 1t is backed up by a fairly
strong social factor, though this
has not its base in the masses. The
press of the opponents Of the
Schleicher-Papen Government has
designated it as government of
the Gentlemen'S Club"
Ito Be Concluded Tomorrow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-13
Letters from Our
Readers
UTILIZING DRIVE
New York City.

NtW 1OTK OICy.
Dear Comrades:
While collecting in the 22nd As
sembly District, which is mostly Ne
groes, found a Negro unemployed
longshoreman who was sympathetic
to revolutionary organizations. l ex-
planned the difference between the
A. F.. of l.. and the Marine Workers
Industrial Union, and also asked his
wife to join the house committee
which was going to be formed in
order TO fight for lower rents, etc.
In this way, we can better build the
unity of employed and unemployed,
and utilize the election campaign Or
ganizationally. F. Harden.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-09-13
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