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people he met. This was also the case regard
ing natural objects.
"Lincons mastery of this very thing was
one reason for his greatness. He began as q
boy to think, and to think about everything,
but he not only did a prodigious amount of
thinking; he did the kind of thinking which re-
duces problem to simple terms, and he en-
ployed these in passing on his hard-won
knowledge to others. As for his curiosity, even
as President, he kept this fresh about all kinds
Of things.
"One of the secrets of Lincoln's greatness
was that he was never superficial about any,
thing. That gave him power He used to
carry thought with him until it ripened and
matured in his mind. That was the strength
OF his great argument with Douglas, the his
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uon- Lncoln'S face is remarkably expressive
have collection of different photographs of
him. They could be combined in a book which
would tell the story of Lincoln as vividly, Der
maps more so, as different type Of descriptive
book.
Lincoln was great enough to build a sound
position Tor himself and then stick to il re-
gardless of criticism by those who might appear
TO be more important than he was He had
great sense OF values He did not think it was
necessary to go out and struggle to get certain
kinds of clothes of fine ixings. He knew that
the real things. the things that count in the
making Of man were superior qualities Of
heart and mind. These things he wanted:
these he went out to get. And when he got
them in crude form, he whipped them into
shape But his lack of the superficial attain
mentS, the ability to dress in the mode and s.
on. brought him ridicule and criticism, par
ticularly during political campaigns. Even
Mrs. Lincoln made him appear a fool in this
connection.
&c HE succeeded in making him wear whie0
- gloves to the opera. He was spectacle.
His great hands were accentuated as to size
in the white gloves which he wore so clum-
silly because he was unaccustomed to them.
At other times he was observed wearing them
at the White House, and people remarked %
uLS AWkWaIOueSS MS IAck Oh ease.
Lincoln was profoundly religious. He had
q deep faith in God. in q Divine Providence
which guided one and, in the end, triumphed.
He was not an orthodox churchman, but he
went to church and prayed. He read the
Bible regularly in the White House. He was
q mystic. He had superstitions about dreams
and liked to interpret them or have them
interpreted. He had an open mind about
everything; he never sconed at any ones re-
ligion. He realized that there were more
things in heaven and earth than were dreamed
of, and 50 he never closed his mind to any
thing.
some people draw an analogy between
Lincoln and Washington. I cannot do this
They were alike, however, in this respect:
They both accepted problems, wrestled for
solution of them, and when they had the right
one. stuck to it. Washington the only
way out for us union of the Colonies.
Lincoln believed the only way out was to
preserve the union Of the States"
(Copyright 1922
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BY CAROL BIRD.

A man OF Unsuitable curiosity
about all manner of things, from
midgets to the solar system. A man
tDith a humorous type OF mind,
,D1lo had passionate tenderness
jor children and t0ho displayed in
difference for the social tohirl and
everything pertaining to society. A
mystic. A mans man. A selt-cOr-
rectipe. analytical realist. A sad
human being, because of too pro-
found understanding of this imper-
feet ,Dorld; a gay one ON occasion,
and one whO possessed fund OF
frst-class stories. A Selt-educdted
indiDidualist. Of slow. sound judg-
ment and independent thought,
sul,O stuck to his guns once he had
made up his mind on course o,
action he deemed right. A man
tDith q clear sense of his oDn han
dicaps. but one ,Oho refused to al
lou this knowledge to cripple his
progress in life. A fortnight man,
WITHOUT dfectotions, married to q
socially superior nomdn ,Oho tU0s
not auerse to rubbing in" the fact
OF her social superiority.
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<'Honest Abe'


ington a device he getting
uperious about interpret them them
interpreted
cripple him his
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Iounoed Dy pnOneS, DOCKS, dlctaphoneS and
waiting for her secretary to arrive to begin the
days stint. She spoke affectonately of Lin
coin. after the manner of friend.
There is what you might call a Lincoln
myth" she said, (which makes him out a
superman. Those who cling to this cannot
tolerate any criticism of their idol. They ap-
parently want to view Lincoln one inspired,
possessing an inspired mind. He was not this
sort of person at all. The marvel as far as
Lincoln is concerned. is that man with his
background. handicapped he was by having
no external help in the way of family property,
formal education and making his way from
childhood in a pioneer country, should have
achieved what he did.
Taking his handicapS into consideration. it
was remarkable that he should have developed
sound ways of thinking and of attacking prob
lens, and then to have developed the kind Of
character which enabled him to stick to the
conclusions he had reached, to adhere to them
in face of difficulties and opposition That to
me is the marvel of Lncoln-the way in which
he developed his mind and character and held
to his personality all the way through. He
was always himself. Neither his thinking nor
his conscience nor his social life nor his deal
ings with men were tinged with another's
personality. Nothing that he ever did was
anything but Abraham Lincoln.
OIL IE was stable. You always found him
right there. He was unusual. I do not
subscribe to the effort of making Lincoln
something other than a man who wrestled
with great problems and who never deserted
one he had taken on. He had persistence
and perseverance. Lincoln had favorite say
ing regarding this quality of tenacity, and
that was: Hanging on like dog at root
HE got the idea very early in life that
man should get an education somehow, some
way He never had the cheap idea that If you
merely acquired degree or got college course
that you were educated He knew that the
educated man was always studying, always
adding to his store of knowledge.
II think that Lincoln was, to large degree,
elf-corrective He did not believe he was
infallible. He did not think he was the great
est man in the world. He knew that he
not. He became great man by observing
things and people and the ways of life He was
never content with just knowing great man;
he wanted also to know why that man was
q he was. And he felt this way about all
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Ida Tarbell Dispels the Lincoln Myth

cal. Mary TODD, his Vile, had SO.
cial aspirations. Socially she was
Lincoln's superior She came of q
fine Kentucky family, and she
didn't hesitate to rub in this fact.
She thought great deal of doing
the proper thing She liked to
make q show.
Il have always believed that
Mary Todd was greatly in love
with Abraham Lincoln. Otherwise
she would not have married him. 7
think hers was the greater love,
that Lincoln was less in love with
her. He was q trial to her, and
certainly she was to him. They
had four boys. One died in Spring.
field when he was about 3; another.
Willie, in the White House. The
death of this son was a great blow
to the father.
uQUT Lincoln was not with
= out attachments He was
fond of a great many kinds of men.
Most of his friends were men. Ha
was not a ladies man as most
people interpret that phrase. How
ever, when he was young man he
had three or four older women who
were his friends, and he used to
talk over his problems with them:
made confidants of them. The huS-
bands of these women were gen.
orally older men with whom he
was associated. He was welcome in
these family circles. There was
one woman whose husband was q
member of Congress when Lincoln
was there. The husbands name
was Senator Browning Lincoln
had known the Brownings back in
the days when he first went into
the Legislature Of Illinois.
Mrs. Browning had been very
good to him. She had taken him
in tow and coached him in social
matters. Lincoln was courteous and
respectful where women were con-
cerned, but his popularity WAS
strongest with men. They were de-
voted to him. In Springfield the
girls used to say that he was their
rival. When he came to a party
the men would leave them and
migrate toward Lincoln. They
would 60 off in a corner with him,
get into a huddle and talk end-
leSSly.
Lincoln had strong attraction
for men. He had humor, he was a
good conversationalist and he pos
SeSSed tremendous fund of stories,
He was a keen politician and he
liked to talk politics.
"As for Lincoln's personal an
pearance, I have always thought
he had striking face. The con-
tour OF it was extraordinary. The
face itself showed great vitality. He
had a wonderful nose, deep-set
eyes. And he possessed a great
range of expression. His face was
mobile, and it revealed a whole
gamut of moods from the deepest
melancholy up to the greatest
gayety. His face shows a most
autocratic determination and DOW
er. Sometimes it shows utter de-
Spalr, at other times great resolu.
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! HIS is the picture OF
Abraham Lincoln, as
etched by Ida Tarbell,
writer, historian, publi-
ciSt and "trust-buster."
Miss Tarbell is aI,incOln

MISS Tarbell is Lincoln
biographer, but she does not adj
here to "the Lincoln myth" as she
calls it. which depicts Abraham
Lincoln as an inspired and in
fallible creature.
She draws him as more warmly
human: a man of earth who lived.
learned, suffered and struggled
after the fashion of most people,
but one who, in addition, possessed
and exercised "a divine curiosity
and a dOgged perseverance which
carried him ahead of the process
sion. Miss Tarbell also explodes
the theory that Lincoln was paiE-
fully homely and frightfully NOR
bid. and describes him as possess
ing an arresting type of face, of
marvellous contour and wide range
of expression, and the sort of tenn
permanent which made him appre-
ciate perfection in life and grieve
over existing evils.
1t is difficult to write only of
Lincoln after interviewing Ida Tar
bell, his biographer. The urge is to
write about her, too. She recently
celebrated her 74th birthday ami
versary. and although a long life
of achievement-more than half a
century of it-stretches behind her,
she is still immersed in big jobs.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-14
PHONE TRUST
AIDS THE B.E.F.
They Work to Cut
Vets Allowances

CHICAGO, Ill, Nov. 13.-Why are
the LEADERS" of the B.E.F. and the
Bell Telephone Company co-operat-
ing2
The Def Camp Husflka News"
published here, announces that the
Bell Telephone Company gave "a real
show" and "a splens'd entertain
ment" at Camp Hushka. This, Of
course, was aimed to divert the minds
of the rank-and-file from the new
bonus march. The camp is under the
absolute control of BEF. leaders.
The Bell Telephone Company is
one of the giant corporations now
fighting against the payment of
the bonus.
This company is a leading mem
Der of the U. S. Chamber of Com
merce, which has established spe-
cial committee in Washington to
take away $400,0O0,o00 in disability
and compensation allowances from
the majority of veterans during this
session of Congress.
The rank and file also must 20
to Washington! The rank and file
must march to Washington in its
own interests; 20 force the imme-
diate payment Of the bonus. On to
Washington December 5!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-14
"a KNOWN DEAD
IN MINE BLAST
Driving Of Workers In
British Mines, Cause

LONDON, England. Nov. 13.-A
total of % dead, % 1--.c,.- Tiled and
four missing and probably kIiee IS
the result of England's latest coo,
mine disaster, An explosion under
ground in the mine at Wigan, in the
Lancashire fields where only month
ago 10 were slaughtered in disaster
at Leigh, rocked the surrounding
countryside last night.
Miners wives and families rushed
to the mouth of the shaft at Wigan,
but could do nothing Underground
at the time were LOG men: of whom
rs made their way to the surface.
Many had injuries. Three were taken
to the hospital.
These continuous mine disasters show
what is happening in the supposedly
safe" mines Of England. While AM
erican mines were killing their work
ers by hundreds in years gone by, the
English employers used to pat them
selves on the back and say such
things couldn't happen in England.
But now that they are abolishing
safety rules, speeding their men and
throwing every precaution over for
the sake Of profits. they also have the
same sort of accidents. The surrender
of the seven hour day and acceptance
of wage cuts and worse condition by
the reactionary leaders of the union
in the great strike of several years
ago is the principal reason.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-14
HAIL VICTORY FOR
SCOTTSBORO NINE
400 in Harlem Hear
Ford, Weinstone

NEW YORK.-Hundreds of Negro
and white workers Of Harlem cele-
brated the great partial victory Sc
cured in the Scottsboro case, and
pledged to carry on the struggle for
the final release of the nine boys
to a victorious conclusion. The meet
ing was held under the auspices of the
International Labor Defense at st.
Luke's Hall last Friday night.
Two ovations marked the evening.
One with appearance Of James W.
Ford, Communist candidate for vice
president in the last elections when
the audience rose to its feet and sang
the International The other ovation
greeted w. w. Weinstone, editor of
the Daily Worker, who was the main
speaker OF the evening.
The League Of Struggle for Negro
Rights was represented by F. e.
Welsh. Cecil Hope acted as chairman
OF the meeting.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-14
Harlem Youth Demand
Idle Y.W.C.A. Building
for Unemployed

NEW YORK.-The Young Com
munist League Of Upper Harlem has
begun movement to force the Off
Gals of the Y. W. @. A. to open the
building at f24th Street and Lenox
Avenue. This building has been
closed for almost eighteen months
A committee has been elected to go
to the central office Of the Y. w. c. A.
to put the case before the officials.
A demonstration is also being
planned before the "Y" to call the
attention OF the workers in Harlem
to the fact that this large building
remains closed, while thousands of
young workers are forced to sleep
on park benches. All workers are
asked to send letters of protest to
the executive Office of the Y. w. C..
A., 129 East SIND Street, New York
City.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-14
10000 to Be Shifted
From Offices to Farms,
Factories In the USSR

MOSCOW, Nov. ia campaign
to shift from $4,000 to 10000 office
workers from governmental depart
ments and trusts to collective farms
and factories, was started by the So
Wet Government here.
The campaign aims to end the
clutter of minor governmental en-
ployees in government bureaus and
is part of the relentless battle
against bureaucratisn1.
Five thousand bookkeepers and
clerks will be sent to work on State
farms in the Moscow province. Others
will be sent to work in factories
where there is shortage Of workers.
The result of this planned redis-
tribution of workers will be increased
efficiency, reduced governmental ex-
penses, etc.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-14
Pacifist Group Starts
New Drive to Aid War
Aims of u. S. Bosses

NEW YORK, Nov 13-A campaign
to supplement the Briand-Kellogg
Pact with system OF embargoes on
shipment of war material and ex-
tention of credit to any nation "vio-
lating the Pact, in the opinion Of
U. S. imperialism, was launched by
the World Alliance for international
Friendship at its good will con-
gress", held at the Hotel Biltmore.
This "pacifist9 campaign also aims
to foster Hoover's plan for the dis
armament of United States rivals. to
uphold the Lytton report which sup
ports the Manchurian invasion and
advocates the carving up of China,
among the imperialists and to recon-
mend that the war debts be con-
sidered.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-14
Workers, Spread
This Exposure!

APPLYING THE WHITEWASH--
Two letters that tell an old, fami-
liar story: torture OF prisoners
complaint # axe Investigation
whitewash. On the left is repro
ductiOn Of the first page and part
of the second of a letter sent by
Eugene Brown, a Negro prisoner
on the chain gang of Gwinnet
County, Ga, to E. L. Rainey, chair
man of the Georgia Prison Com
mission. 1t reads in full:
"LawrencevilIe, Ga,
May 2, 1872
mir. E. L. Reiany, liste nhere
Mr.. Reiany this is Eugene Brown
talking Mr.. Reiany. / am begging
you with tears in my eyes for a
trancefor (transfer) because / can
not make my time here because
this worden and county C. o. Ms
Commissioners is beating us over
the head with PICK handle ana
they draw their guens gums on us
and make us stand and let these
trustees (trusties) beat us up Mr..
Reiany i don't beIive that you know
how they is treating us primers
You auto fought to) come and see
MIR. Reiany want you to do all
you can 1 am willing'to go any wher
and make my time becaus my hand
is all messed up and every time L
ask the doctor for any thing they
is ready to punish me my hand is
so bad till / cant hardly hold a
shuvvle and / am asking you now
for help 1 am looking for your an
Ger wright away. Yours, Eugene
Brown"
This heartbreaking appeal was
followed by so-calIed investiga-
ton by Inspector So w. Thorton.
This flunky of one of the worst
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-14


trict Building here Friday, in
protest against the call of the
District Commissioners for
State governors and mayors to
suppress the march.
The District of Columbia
Commissioners wired Friday over
the signature of their president, DR..
Luther H. Reichelderfer to all gov
errors and mayors of the IA largest
cities calling on them to "discour-
age" the National Hunger March.
The telegram declared that Wash
ington would not feed or house the
marchers. and threatened they would
be submitted to great discomfort
and much hardship.
Benjamin answered these thinly
yelled Indictment to terror against
the marchers by describing again
the mass misery of the 100000
jobless.
There will be 5000 or more
marchers, and they will be elected
representatives of huge masses OF
iobless. They will reach Washington
December 4. and will hold a ma
tional conference, then go in a body
to the capitol to place demands al
ready endorsed by mass meetings,
united front conferences and unen-
ployed councils and labor unions all
over the country. These demands are
| for: $50 winter relief to each jobless
worker, $40 more for each dependent,
and this in addition to local relief.
They viii also demand passage of
the federal WORKERS Unemployment
Insurance Bill."
BENJAMIN also told of the delega-
tion of 100 or more children and par
| ents. coming here Thanksgiving Day
to place special children's demands,
and OF other delegations soon to ar
rive in Washington.
Washington papers are carrying
scare headlines announcing that
martial law will be declared when
| the Hunger Marchers arrive. Benja-
min told the press that these threats
will not stop the march. I'VE know
that the Hunger March is no Sunday
| school picnic he said. I'VE are pre-
pared to withstand attack and SUI
| fer hardships in order to win the
right to live
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal, Nov, 13,--
The San Francisco delegation of the
| National Hunger March is assembled
well equipped and ready to formally
start Column on its way early
Tuesday morning.
There viii be a big mass meeting
to send off the column at am, on
the waterfront here. The delegation
viii cross over to Oakland on the
ferry, and there, at 10 am, there
will be another mass demonstration
Of support. The marchers will then
swing into their nearly three weeks
long Journey, picking up new delega-
tions from the towns they pass
through. They will march as far
as Sacramento, the state capital, the
! first day. will stop over night there
and then, reinforced by delegations
from Central California, will heac
right up toward the highest noun
tain range in the United States
which they have to cross to make
their stop the next day, in Reno
Nevada.
Oregon Delegates Marching
PORTLAND, Ore, Nov. l3.-The
oregon contingents Of the Nationa
] ~. Thppai
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-14
Small Investors
Face Big Losses

NEW YORK.--A battle OF some
5000 investors Of the Trusty System
Service Corporation yesterday brought
to light the fact that some 1900 in
vestors in this company in New York
City alone are facing loss Of some
100000 while similar situation
confronts investors of the same COM
pany in Chicago
The company had subsidiary or
ganization known as the Trustees
System Discount Co., which made
sales in the name of the mother Or
ganization. confusing in this way
many of the investors The relation
ship between the two companies
seems to have been Of very shady
nature. - r. n
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-11-14
,'ohn Pace Sentenced
to e5 DAYS; JnhlesS
DenOunce Verdict

DETROIT, Mich, Nov. iS--John
Pace, leader of veterans and Com
munist candidate for Congress in the
last elections, was sentenced to GO
days on charges of assault" and
given an additional days when he
protested the conduct Of trial wherein
he was given but two hours in which
to prepare. Pace refused to take any
part in the farcial trial. A letter OF
protest was unanimously voted by the
Hunger March Conference of Greater
Detroit and was sent to Judge Nor
man James. I'VE condemn the rail-
reading of John Pace, working class
champion TO Jail. and pledge our full
est efforts TO free him and expose
your actions" said tho letter,