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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-30
Roosevelt Imperialist

What is the attitude of MIR. Roosevelt-the So
called liberal, who is coming to solve the prob
lens of the world, who besprinkles his speech
with rs" like Mussolini does?-his proudest
boast is that he was the Assistant Secretary of
the Navy during the last war and from that time
to this his whole policy has been the support of
a maximum navy and army and militant i'm
perialist policy on every front The election of
Mr. Roosevelt would mean the continuation if
net the intensification of the militant imperial
ism of the U. S, in China, Latin America, Eu-
rope-aI over the world. His elections would
mean an intensification of the war danger-the
greatest of all problems menacng the workers
OF the world. Applause).
And what, specifically, is his attitude towards
the Soviet Union? I have indicated the growing
attack OF the imperialists upon the Soviet Union
ana one OF the leaders in this is the American
government. Hoover refuses to recognize the So
wet Union; he has let no opportunity slip to take
hostile steps against it. He is ready in any op-
portunity to join war coalition against the
Soviet Union. And Mr.. Roosevelt's attitude to-
wards this new government of socialism, which is
the hope of the world He doesn't speak about
1900 ~ ~AAN AAAS II
their platform. And we can only conclude that
In this basic question, like all the rest have
touched upon tonight, Mr.. Roosevelt is opposed
to the Soviet Union like Mr.. Hoover and is in
agreement with the big capitalists of the coun-
try who hate the Soviet Union who are only
awaiting favorable opportunity to try to de-
stroy it. When we look for a party fighting i'm
perialist war, we must look to the Communist
Party. Our brother party in Japan is fighting
against imperialist war and defending the Chi
nese people and the Soviet Union. The defense
OF the U.S.SR. is not the task of the Russian
workers and peasants alone; it is task for the
workers of the entire world. Bound up with the
success of the Soviet government is the inter
ests OF the oppressed masses of the world The
job of defending it is the task of the workers
OF the world. When the capitalists venture to
deliver their attack against the Soviet Union
you may be sure that the workers are going to
defend the Soviet government. cloud applause
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-30
Continued from yesterday
A HypOcritical
Slogan

In the Democratic Party platform is this
slogan equal rights for a1l-special privileges
for none" Can you imagine a more hypocrit-
ical slogan than that? A party responsible for
the jirn-crow system in the south has the crust
to come before the masses in this country with
such sloganl Never was such a slogan more
completely repudiated in practice than this
slogan-by the repression of the Negroes in the
south. Again: one Party alone fights for the
Negro masses and that is the Communist Party
Comrades, our Party puts in the very forefront
Of its program the defense of the rights of the
Negro masses and in order to emphasize these
demands we have nominated as one of our ma
tional candidates a Negro worker, James w.
Ford, vice-presdent. (Applause).
The Communist Party demands for the Negro
masses full economic, political and social equal
ity. We demand for the Negroes the right of
self-determination in the black belt That is:
where they constitute the majority they shall
have the right to form such government as they
please. The Communist Party especially lays
stress upon the demand for the right of social
equality for the Negro masses. Amongst the
white workers of this country there has been
cultivated a feeling than in some respect or
other they are superior to the Negro masses.
Where did this idea come from? From the
white workers themselves? No. 1t is an idea
planted in the brain of the white worker by
the capitalists, who want to isolate the Negro
masses and use the white workers as tools to
help him isolate, exploit and persecute the Ne
gro masses. The Communist Party fights this
conception and we burn out of our ranks ten
denotes to look down upon the Negro masses;
we fight for this principle Of equality not only
in the North, but down South amongst the
lynchers. (Applause).
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-30
The Struggle
Of The Vets

Another immediate question before the work
ers of the U. S. is the ex-servcemen and their
demand for the bonus. Who are these men?
They were drafted by American imperialism and
sent to Europe to fight the battles of American
imperialism. They were paid $50 month, most
of which they did not get And while they were
fighting in the imperialist Me capitalists
made billions yes, tens of billions of dollars of
profit; cash on the spot; but when the ex-
servicemen come back and demand their bonus
this capitalist government which has billions for
the banks and railroads, tells them 1--WE have
nothing for you. If we paid your bonus it would
bankrupt the government, and when the ex-ser-
vcemen insisted upon their demand the govern-
ment turns loose its police and soldiers upon the
men who fought its battles in France, and we
see three vets and their children murdered
in cold blood. All this has exposed more than
anything in recent years the capitalist character
of the government. And what about Mr.. Roose-
welt during this period? He and his party in its
platform speak vaguely of "justice' to the ex-
servicemen. What does that mean in reality?
Where does he stand on the bonus? He agrees
with Mr.. Hoover that the vets shall not get the
bonus Not only does he agree with Hoover but
with MIR. Thomas of the Socialist Party
What did he say about the outrageous shoot
ing down of the veterans Just as of the I'M
employed and strikers who have been shot down?
Well Roosevelt never opened his damn trap
about it. I listened to him today making the
blah blah speech but he was careful not to men
ton the shooting of the ex-servicemen in WASH
ington. Why didn't he protest against the out
rage which has re-echoed throughout the world?
Because in this, like every other question, he
represents the interests of the capitalist class
and finds himself in complete agreement with
Mr.. Hoover. Roosevelt in the White House would
have done as much in shooting down the vet
Grams as Hoover. The Communist Party, on the
other hand is the only political party in the
U. S. which has come out squarely in the bonus.
We supported the ex-servicemen in this iemond.
Wha organized this fight in the first place? The
call was issued by the Workers Ex-servicemens
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-30
Letters from OR Readers

most fthe workers are still under
the illusion that if beer comes back
again the wheels will start turning
again, and everything will be hotsy
totsy.
Therefore, I thing that 1t is very
important to expose this fake issue.
Worker.
Ed. Note:-A new pamphlet, pre-
pared by the National Election Cam
paign Committee, to be sold for one
cent, entitled, "Will Beer Bring Back
Prosperity?' will be off the press in
a few days. The Daily Worker will
announce its appearance when it is
available.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-30
1.-THE STRIKE"
STORY OF DREDGING FLEET STRUGGLE
BY PETER NIKIFoRoV

ment of romance and mystery In
the fight with the government and
the police met with lively response
in the hearts Of the young workers.
In this way a group formed inl-
perceptibly around me. 1 began to
call meetings of the group on shore
and had long discussions. just
about this time the press was full
of the "Duma questions" In this
connection I was able to get into
close contact with the old workers
as we'll; true, not with all Of them.
I explained to them what the DUnna
was, why the tsariSt Government
was calling it, and so on. Ina
word, I became the regular person,
even among the old men, for ex-
planning political questions bound
up with the Duma. My work made
considerable progress but still had
not yet come to the notice of the
administration. Lulled by the SUBJ
serVience of their workers, they
failed to notice what was going on
under their very noses. They did
not notice me in my guise of mn
skilled labourer, the more SO, since
the arguments with the old men
I kept still, and even sometimes
agreed with them, when the youth
became more than usually insistent.
The young workers unconscious
ly became imbued with revolutions
airy ideas. The inspiring examples
of the seamen's uprisings and the
barricade fights in the towns fired
their imagination. When I told them
that in many big factories the
workers had won the nine-hour day
by unanimous strikes, they were
very excited; Danilo rubbed his
hands togethe with glee and then
clenching his fists said:
IF only our men would stir
bit!'
You can't move them so
easily" The sagacious Andrew
cooled Danilo down bit. Look
at my old man. ;"
why the old man? It's not the
old chaps. +. we must get move
on"
The thought of getting a move
on themselves caught the inte-
rest of the young fellows, and they
stuck to this idea.
My first experience OF my work
among the youth showed that this
form of political work was right
and that could boldly rely on the
yong men and work through them.
decided to develop my activities
in such way as to keep as much
as possible in the shade myself
and not to attract too soon the
attention of the political gendar-
merle and police my person.
SOME NAIVE IDEAS
With the permission OF the Par
ty Committee, I brought some of
the young workers into a party
circle. Their entry into this circle
gave wings to their ambition; they
looked upon their participation in
the circle with an exaggerated
idea of its conspirative nature that
was quite naive; thy proudly con-
sidered themselves members Of a
secret revolutionary party, waging
war on the Tar, his government
and all its supporters. Their heads
were in a Whirl
We were now faced with the
custom as to how to bring in the
young workers from other ships.
"We must get them together on
shore after work and talk it over
with Them" suggested Danilo.
What a fool" Andrew retorted.
"You think everybody's fool,
clever boy!" snapped Danilo, often
ded.
Not everybody, only you; you'de
a fool; collect everybody together
and they'll shout it all over the
town the same day"
TO Be Continued
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-30
Who Is Franklin d. Roosevelt?
BY By y. I.I

becoming more intense throughout the world
Between the capitalist countries the antagonisms
multiply and sharpen in every direction-one
example, the U. S. and Japan. In the past few
weeks we have seen where this reached almost
the breaking point-and this is symptomatic Of
what is taking place in many capitalist coun-
tries all over the world. And, of course, the big
gest antagonism, the growing attack of the i'm
perialist countries upon the Soviet Union
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-30

work. You must go into the cleo
ton not only to cast your votes
Tor us as a matter of principle,
but to rally the workers to bring
a powerful vote to elect our candid
ates to the state legislature. A
couple of Communists in the state
legislature here will give the bose.
more fight than they have had for
a long time. / ask you do more
than vote our ticket. You must
build our Party, the unions of the
T.U.U.L., minorities in the A. F.
of L., to fight against the reaction
airy leaders for the control of the
organizations. Building up Unem-
ployed Councils. Build the Com
munist Party. Our Party is grow
ing by leaps and bounds. In this
election campaign we will take in
at least $4,000 new members.
READ THE DAILY WORKER!
VOTE COMMUNIST NOV. 8TH!
Read the Daily Worker, MAIN
tanned by the heroic sacrifice of
the workers, in order to know what
is going on, to become a real fight
er for the defense of your inter-
ests. The young workers must join
the Young Communist League.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-30
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 add ,sses. We will not pub
lish the name unless they speci-
fically suggest it.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-30
FORMING
A GROUP

Gradually the youth gathered
round us. We read the papers
during lunch, we commented on
events, the echo Of which had not
yet died down. Then we began to
argue after work on the shore,
and the youth gradually became
interested in politics, From gem
eral questions I worked round to
questions of life on the fleet.
We worked eleven and a half
hours a day on the dredgers, and
chose this point for discussion
with the young workers, linking it
up with the main struggle of the
working-class, with the necessity
for becoming politically educated.
told them how the capitalists with
the help of the gendarmerie and
the police were waging bitter
fight against the workers and per-
scouting them for the least sign of
open dissatisfaction
These talks in particular called
forth r-any questions and height
end the interest of the young men
in the revolution; certain ele-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-30

The author, NikifOrov, a Boil
shevik, tells of how he led
strike of the dredging fleet at
Kerch in 1906. In the first in
stalment of the stroy, published,
yesterday, NokifOrov, tells how he
got job on the fleet at Kerch
Straits as assistant to Bespalov,
an old sailor employed to repair
the piping on the ship. Nikiforov
decides the young workers are the
best element for him to start on.
InstaIment No. 2
Bespalov's son, Andrew was
studying at some technical school
or other and dreaming of becoming
a ships mechanic; I soon made
friends with him. Often we sat
for hours on the shore and chat
ted on various subjects, and I
cautiously introduced him to poll
tics. My talks about, the revolu-
ton which had recently taken place
led to ask why underground par
ties" existed, why they were against
the Tsar, and so on. In his fathers
presence talked in a milder tone;
the old man put in word now and
again, as for instance, some from
hunger, others from surfeit, enter
the revolution; for us so long
as there's work; then they say the
y1dS are to blame. :, :"
cautiousuly mentioned the mass
strikes of workers in the towns,
the strikes in the postal telegraph
system and on the railways. The
old man stubbornly argued with
me and the son listened and helped
me. At the end of these arguments
always added for the old man:
"You and I, old man, aren't going
to make revolution, but man
ought to know what's going on"
This precaution was not superflous.
The stoker on the ship began to
take part in our arguments; the
old man nicknamed him "Danilo."
Danilo was a Ukrainian, and
good-humored chap; he had fin
ished his term of service in the
army and Immediately taken up
work as a stoker on the dredger.
Cheerful, straight out-and-out, he
was extremely quick and iinagina-
tive and Tapped up all the DOMAIN
tic elements of revolution. Having
returned from the Japanese War,
he himself had been seized up in
the great revolutionary wave and
thrown on to the shores of the
Black Sea. He was always pleased
with our talks and introduced an
element of liveliness into them,
and the old man consequently
disliked him; "loud-speaker," he
snarlingly called him.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-11
GARMENTS FOR NEEDY
READY FOR SEWING
Sufficient Material for 20,207
Pieces at Hand at Red
Cross.

Sufficient material made from Gov
eminent cotton is on hand at the
American Red Cross here TO be con-
yerted Immediately into 2O,207 garments
for the needy if enough volunteer work
ers to carry out the task can be Sc
cured.
More than 900 more garments, al
ready cut out, will be ready for sewing
when the work of assembling them is
completed shortly. Mrs. John A. john
ston. director of the roll call Of the D.
c. Chapter, said today.
A report of the production OF gar
mentS by the local chapter. made pub
lie today by Mrs Johnston, shows TAB
volunteer workers already have COM
pleted 17.l33 hours of service, creating
1856 garments for distribution through
the charitable organizations. In addi-
ton. 48 women were paid by the emer
gency relief division of the Board of
Public Welfare for ,659 hours of sewing
work
The number of garments ALREADY dis
tributed is 8,735. including 1927 from
reserve stock, according to the report.
All garments are turned over to the
Council of Social Agencies 10 be dis
tributed to its member organizations
upon requisition. Fifteen welfare groups
have received their quota Of issues.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-11
R. s. J. FISHER, s.,
D|ESAT HOME HERE
Well Known Washington At
torney Served in Navy
During Civil War.

Robert S. j. Fisher, IS, well known
Washington attorney, died yesterday at
his home, 1915 Kalorama road, after a
short illness.
Mr.. Fisher, who served in the Navy
during the Civil War, was assistant
commissioner of the United States
Patent Office until he resigned in 1891
TO become consulting counsel Of the East
ern Railroad Association. He held this
position until his death.
Born in York, Pa, he first came to
Washington in 1876 as examiner in the
Patent Office. He graduated from
Gettysburg College in 1867 and received
a law degree from Albany Law School
in 1869. In the same year he was
admitted to the Chicago bar and later
became a member of the bar of the
United States Supreme Court, District
of Columbia Supreme Court and the
District Court of Appeals.
Mr.. Fisher was a member of Zeta Psi
Fraternity, the American Bar Associa-
tiCn, the American Patent Law Asso-
citation. the Navy League, the Society
of Colonial Wars, the All Hallows Guild
of Washington Cathedral, the Cosmos
Club. the Albemarle Club of London and
st. Johns Episcopal Church, Sixteenth
and H streets. He was one of the
founders of St. Margaret's Church.
He is survived by a sister, Miss Mary
L. Fisher. York. Pa.
Funeral services will be held tomor-
row afternoon at 2:30 in st. Johns,
followed by burial in Rock Greek Gene
terry. Rev. Leon Shearer will be the
otficiating clergyman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-11
FORMER CAPITAL
CHAPLAIN is DEAD
Rev. John w. Daily, Who Served
at Walter Reed Hospital, Also
Held Church Posts Here.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
BALTIMORE, November 11.-Rev
John w. Daily, for number Of years
Catholic chaplain at Walter Reed Hos
pital, in Washington, and who also
served at two churches in the Capital
died yesterday at st. Agnes Hospital
after an illness of two months. He was
So years old.
A native Of Maryland, Father Daily
was educated for the priesthood at st.
Mary'S Seminary and was ordained in
1912. He was assigned to the Church
OF the Holy Comforter, in Washington,
and was there when war was declared
He became chaplain in active service
and after the war became chaplain at
the Walter Reed Hospital.
From Washington he went to st.
Johns Church, Cumberland, and then
to st. Peters Church, in Washington.
before coming to Baltimore as assistant
pastor of st. Cecilias Church.
Funeral services are to be held to-
morrow at st. Cecilia's church.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-11
ADMIR-. CHAMBERS
RITES TOMORROW
Services to Be Held at st. Alban's
Church, With Military Burial
in Arlington.

The Navy Department today an
nounced details of the funeral services
for Rear Admiral Frank Taylor Cham
hers OF the Navy Civil Engineer Corps,
who died at his home here yesterday.
The funeral will be held at 9:l5 am.
tomorrow from ST Adams Church,
Wisconsin and Massachusetts avenues,
with Rev. Charles T. Warner oficlat-
ing.
With full military honors. the adj
miral, who was in charge of the Navy
oil office here and director OF naval
petroleum reserves, will be buried in Ar
lington National Cemetery at l0:l5
o'clock. Capt Sydney K. Evans Chap
lain Corps. u. S. N. officiating.
The department announced the lis
of honorary pallbearers as: Rear Ad-
miral F.. R. Harris, retired Rear Ad-
miral A L. Parsons, chief Of the Bureau
of Yards and Docks. Navy Department;
Brig Gen. Hugh Matthews. u. S NJ. c .
on duty at Marine Corps headquarters
here; Capt. c. A. Carlson, Capt George
A. Mckay. assistant chief of the Bu-
reau of Yards and Docks, and Capt.
Edgar L. Woods of the Navy Medical
Corps.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-11
SEMNCED FOR BREAKING
SAS-IN-BULK STATUTE
Fornr Store Owner Gets Two
YeaJ nder Law Requiring Cred
.o' List With Transfer.

Raol' Presutti. SIS. former pro-
prietr dencatesSen store on H
street atheast, late yesterday was
given I first sentence under a Is
year-oletatute known as the salts
In -bukw, which requires the names
OF all cttors to be made known when
a blBtls is sold Presutti recently
pleatduilty to an indictment charg-
ing Prry.
ChGustice Alfred A. Wheat fixed
the Fnty at two years, but suspended
the exution of the sentence and
plao RESULT on probation for tina.
tern
Pibaon Officer Amos A. Steele re-
port the court that the creditors
did want Presutti sent to prison and
wertatsfied with a conviction under
the " as a warning to others.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-11
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
FOR JOHN EDWARD jerks
Body Will Be Taken to Everett,
Mass, Where Parents Are
Buried.

Funeral services were held at the All
Souls Unitarian Church at 1890 am.
today for John Edward jerks, editor
and publisher of the Army and Navy
Register, who died Tuesday at his home,
240O Sixteenth street. Rev. U. g. B..
Pierce officiated at the ceremony.
Honorary pallbearers at the service
were w. B Bergevin, r. E. Burnham, j..
S. Buynitzky, c. j. Gockeler DR.. John
Constas, C F. Nesbit, G. H. Powell.
Henry Rule, H. L. Rust, ST.; c. A. Wolfe
and o. T Wright.
The body will be taken to Woodlawn
Cemetery, Everett, Mass, where his
mother and father are buried, Tor
burial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-11
BALLOU CHIEF SPEAKER
AT BROWNE JUNIOR HIGH
Other Prominent District Officials
Present at Dedication of
New School.

Dr. Frank w. Ballou. superintendent
OF schools. was the principal speaker
last night at the dedication of the
Hugh NJ Browne Junior High School
TWenty-fourth street and Benning
road northeast. Other speakers in
cluded G.. c. WilkerSon. assistant super
interdent; Mai. E. A. Hodgson of the
Engineer Commissioners office. Mrs
Mary A. MCNEIL. Board of Education
George H. Richardson. president
emeritus of the Federation Of Civic
Organizations, and Harold A Haynes
principal
Music was furnished By the Browne
Junior High School Gleo Club, the
All-Hgh School Orchestra and Mrs
E. S. Thornton. A tour Of the building
was made after the exercises.
DR.. j. Hayden Johnson presided Miss
N. NJ. Parks was chairman of the
Committee on Arrangements
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1932-11-11
WATCHMAN SAVES TEN
IN FIRE AT TANNERY
$500, 900, Plant at Peabody, Mass,
Destroyed by Flames of IN
determined Origin.

By the Associated Press
PEABODY, Mass, November IA
four-story tannery, occupied by the
Amdur-Lmon Co. was destroyed last
night by fire of undetermined origin.
Waterman discovered the blaze and
warned 10 employees in the building
who escaped without injury The fac
tory, a wooden structure, employed 900
men. Help summoned from SIX cities
and towns aided in checking the con-
migration. The Essex Tanning Co,
nearby. was badly damaged as was an
other building comprising six apart
mentS and stores. Six families we're
driven from this structure Officials
estimated the damage at 100000