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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-07
A SCHOOL OF MARXISM-
LENINISM

(Excerps from speech Of Earl
Browder, opening the sessions
of the six-weeks full-time Ma
tional Training School, June
Is, in name of Central Com
mittee.)
THIS is a school of Marxism- Len
inism, of BolShevism. 1t is a
school to study the theory and
practice of the class struggle, of
the proletarian revolution. The
school itself is a part of this prac-
tice. That means that we must
establish collective work and joint
responsibility of all students, and
at the same time individual re-
sponsibility of each student for his
own tasks. This is not an easy
task. 1t assumes that already Sou
bring to the school a certain foun-
dation of experience and of study,
a certain degree of understanding
of Bolshevik theory and methods of
work.
Deep Seriousness of Work.
What must we accomplish in the
school? We must bring about Ger
tain changes in the ideas, methods
of thought, and methods of work,
OF every student. If you should go
away from the school without an
essential change having been made
in this respect, then the school is
a failure. Thus great RESPONSE
bility rests upon the school, upon
the instructors and upon the stu
dents, which can only be met if we
all work actively together. The
students must approach their work
understanding its deep seriousness
and their own responsibility.
What is the substance of the
change we wish to accomplish? We
are going to open up new fields. OF
NAAuSAoceNAi~Ai6, VIC dlc 6OlllS W ell
rich our present understanding by
more intensive study of Lenins
teachings; we are going to obtain
greater command of Leninism; we
are going to fit ourselves for the
tasks of organizing and leading
large masses of workers to conduct
the class struggle more effectively.
The object OF the class struggle
is to fundamentally change the en-
tire world. This is our task, in its
largest aspect. But in order to
change the entire world, we must
first learn how to make many small
Ter changes first of all to change
ourselves. We must consciously
shape and mold our own charac-
tiers, thinking, methods of work, to
make ourselves more fit instru-
ments to bring about greater
changes, and finally TO transform
the world.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-07
Features of the Economic
Crisis in the us.

THE bourgeoisie Of the weaker cap
l italiSt countries always look to
the United States in the hope that
turn for the better may come
from there. In the course of the
last two years they have heard
again and again from the American
leaders that the crisis is already
over and the upward development
about to set in, declares E. Varga,
well-known Communist writer on
economics. But their hopes have
been blighted again and again,
though the economists and politi-
clans of the United States leave no
stone unturned in the capitalist at
tempt to drag American economy
out of the crisis.
These attempts are being carried
on with particular eagerness at the
present moment. Partly because,
the longer the crisis lasts, the more
strongholds of financial capital are
involved in ruin. The giant con-
Germs of the United States, the
Steel Trust, Bethlehem Steel Cor
poration, Westinghouse Electric,
Gulf Oil Company (third among oil
producers of the world, and Amer
lean Smelling and Refining, have
closed their books for 1881 with
loss. Partly also because the "glo-
rious" Republican Party is bound
to be defeated at the Presidential
elections in the autumn if the ecc.-
omic position has not decidedly
improved by that time.
But all attempts have so far re-
manned without avail for the open-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-07

he, by his authority as Captain,
did declare a censorship on board
and forbade the reading or dis
cussion of political questions by the
passengers. This was little lesson
in crust, an attempt at intimida-
ton. We laughed at him, and con-
tinued to do what we liked.
Signature Drive On Board
Well, the officers wanted to pro-
tect themselves against any pos
sible protest on the part of us
workers, and SO they got the
brother of the Bishop of Havana,
Con the same steamers were several
catholics going to Dublin for the
Eucharistic Congress) to circulate
a paper in the first, second, ana
tourist cabins to attest the COM
plete satisfaction with the company
and the ships officers in all res
poets. Of course, some '''-'' class
passengers signatures were neces-
sary, and after the upper classes
had been petitioned, some in our
group were approached. All refused
to sign, and we drafted counter
paper with a bill of complaints,
and reputation of the other
paper. Then we proceeded to gather
signatures for it.
1 must not fail to mention that
at the meeting for the Five Year
Plan, a resolution against the MUIR
der of the nine Scottsboro boys, all
class war prisoners, was unanim-
ously passed with cheers. This re-
solution of protest was given the
radio operator for transmission, to
the International Labor Defense in
New York.
White Chauyinist Priest
Another interesting sidelight is
that a Negro tourist class passen-
ger from Havana was excluded
from the dining-room and COM
PEELED TO eat in his cabin as the
result of the protest of Catholic
priest. These priests forget the
flock at feeding time, but are al
ways present with clippers in each
hand, when it comes to the shear
ing.
Worker Correspondent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-07
BY JAMES WATSON philadelphia

By JAMES WATSON (Philadelphia)
A SCIENTIFIC check-up on lit
"A erature sales was made to deter
mine the correlation between lit
erature sales in a given section of
the Communist Party and the the
oretical-political level of the Sec
ton. We wanted to know if a high
literature sale in a section meant
a relative high political level of the
section. In the course of our in
vestigation we we're unable to de-
ternline this correlation, but we did
unearth some startling situations
with regard to the distribution of
our literature among the Philadel-
phia workers.
1. For three months, which we
might say were typical, there was
practically no literature sale
among the masses in PhiIadel-
phia-
2. Comrades call open-air meet
ings successful, though not leaf
let or pamphlets was distributed
or sold.
3. The theoretical political poll
tical level of comrades is SO near
zero because of their differences
and "coId shoulder" attitude to-
ward Party literature.
Let us examine the figures for
each of the four sections of the
Communist Party in the City of
Philadelphia for a period of three
months CFebruary, March, ApriD.
Section 1.--During the time of
study this section had about 200
members Its concentration point
was the waterfront. This section,
with over five units, sold less than
$12 worth of literature in and out
side the Party during these three
months.
Section '3.-This section has more
old revolutionaries than any other
section In Philadelphia, but sold
less than $40 worth OF literature
during these three months. The
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-07

ing months of the current year
failed even to afford that seasonal
revival which regularly takes place
in the spring.
THE I,ost important thing to
be said il that the rate of decline
has been pronouncedly slower
during the last month";" said the
Industrial Conference Board on
March II, 1882.
On March %, Strawn, President
of the Chamber of Commerce of the
United States, spoke as follows:
mo man can foreteiI when the
depression will end. So far there
are no favorable signs visible on
the horizon"
The Financial and Commercial
Chronicle" of April 8 heads it's pub
LEGATION as follows:
"The crisis continues both in
production and On the security
markets. Apparently the various
relief measures SO literally applied
can bring about no speedy cure"
The press again and again quotes
Hoover's prophecy of March 8, 1880,
according to which all signs point
to the worst effects of the collapse
will be over within the next eixty
days" Seldom has statesman
made such fool of himself. To-
day, two years latax, there are no
signs that the crisis in the United
States will soon reach an end; in
the development of production, of
prices, of stocks, of orders, and of
building, nothing indicates speedy
ppd 0f the criciS
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-07
Literature Sales Analysed

enrolment of this section is over q
hundred about five miles.
Section 9.-Here the comrades are
forever telling us about the re-
markable mass open-air meetings
they are holding. But they sold the
REMARKABLE" amount of $l1.35
worth.
Section 2-Here the concentra-
ton point is textiles. They led
in the amount of literature sold,
but it was less than $50 worth for
these three months.
All the sections and all the
Communists in the city of Phila.
delphia in three months bought
$50 worth of revolutionary litera-
ture.
Comrades in Philadelphia must
face the naked truth. For three
long months the comrades spent
less than one cent per week for
literature. Further examination
would show that the IS per cent Of
the comradc5' during this period did
not spend one cent for literature.
This "know-it-all' attitude, that
our comrades have assumed, is in
deed dangerous in this period. Tens
Of thousands of workers in Phila-
delphia want to become acquainted
with us. They want to know our
program better. Our speakers can't
reach all of them. But with the
proper organization and distribute
ton of our literature, tens OF
thousands of toilers can be aroused
to action against the capitalist sys-
tenn of slavery, and for the defense
of tn Soviet Union.
Philadelphia has just opened a
ilsw bccksllop at Locust Street.
This is big step forward. But it
would be mistake to make this
the central point of our activities.
We must not only expect the workers
to come to us, but we must 60 out
to them with armfuls of literature.
Philadelphia has got to wake vi
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-07
Lessons in Strike Struggle and Work Among
Unemployed

were elected to lead the fight
against unbearable conditions, for
immediate work and to rally all the
employed and unemployed workers
around this fight on the basis of
their common demands.
The Mensheviks opposed and hin
dered the work. Just as the 49,
cialists' of today hinder and OPP
pose. Social demagogy had to be
fought against. They were exposed
as the fishers that they are, trying
to catch working class votes. Gov
ernor Pinchot)
1--WE ask nothing of you: We de-
mand. We think that all the money
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-07
Vote Red!

no you win your bread
DBy the sweat, Of your browP
Then, brother worker,
Vote Communist now.
Do you work part-tirne
And fear for your job,
Then vote against those
That exploit you and rob.
Are you unemployed
And filled with despair?
Under the Sickle and Hammer
Put your voting cross there.
Are you worker
With skin black or brown
A Communist vote
Helps break barriers down.
Victory is ours
In the working class fight
When under the red flag
All workers urits.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-07
Mass Struggle Won Victory.

To many of us-Unemployed
Councils seem to be a new phen-
omena. But in 1906 in st. Peters
burgh, under the blacklist rule of
Carbon, successful and victorious
councils were organized. The Boil
sheviks went into the soup kitchens,
similar to our present-day bread
lines, with their program of work,
not charity, from the city CDuma)
government. Agitation was seeped
into the ranks. A council of thirty
delegates from the unemployed and
similar number from the mills
and factories of different districts
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-02-11
Impact Tests Show Effect
On Gravel, Paved Roads
Damage Done by Solid Tires and
Higher Speed Calculated by
u. s. Bureau

A recent article furnished to The
Herald by the Minnesota Highway
department, summed up the find
ings of the U. s. Bureau of Public
Roads relative to four forces
which destroy good roads. It was
shown that abrasion has been con-
quered by the almost complete sub
stitution of rubber for steel tires,
that bituminous treatment will van
quish suction on roads that are af-
fected by it, and that shear, which
is not powerful enough to destroy
pavements, is defeated in its at
tempt to destroy non-rigid surfaces
by adequate depth of surface and
firm subgrade support. An article
this week sums up what the Bur
eau has discovered about impact.
When a wheel hits an obstacle,
there are two impacts. the shock
impact and the drop impact. Both
increase with speed, but at differ
ent rates. At rs miles an hour the
drop impact is twice as great as
the shock impact. but at 80 the
shock impact is greater than the
drop impact.
The harder the tire, the greater
the impact. Tests showed that a
half-ton truck with a static wheel
load Of 1900 pounds caused an i'm
pact of $500 pounds when driven 80
miles an hour with pneumatics,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-02-11
Lash Home Game

Friday evening of this week the
Sank Centre High School Basket
ball quint will play their last home
game of the regular season when
they meet the increasingly fast
Alexandria team.
Two weeks ago Alex defeated
Glenwood, the district leaders, by
a close score on the Alex floor.
Friday evening Glenwood played
Alex in their cramped, low ceiling
ed Gym. Alex was swamped by a
30-8 score. From the showing of
the two teams in the seasons race
to date Friday evenings game
should be very hard fought with
the team being shot" having the
advantage. There will probably be
a preliminary, starting at TOO
o'clock. Sank Centre fans can be
of material assistance to the team
by turning out in large numbers.
Following Friday evenings
game Sank Centre has two games
remaining on their regular sched-
ule. The first will be at Long Prai-
RE Tuesday evening of next week.
A good bunch of supporters will
likely follow the team to Long
Prairie.
The regular season will close
with a game at Osakis later. Early
in March the sub-district games
will be played in this city to he
n
followed by the district and re-
gional tournaments at Alexandria.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-02-11
'esT Thursday, February, II, 1882

and $500 pounds of 20 miles an
hour with solid tiIess A five ton
truck with a static wheel load Of
9,750 pounds, caused ~ impact of
Is, 800 pounds at 30 miles an hour
with pneumatics and 16, 900 pounds
at 20 miles an hour with solid
tires. There is no question about
it." says the Bureau. "The solid
tire must go"
The effect of a given impact up
on a pavement depends upon the
strength and thickness of the pave
ment, the area of tire contact, and
the subgrade resistance. Due to
the larger tire area of the larger
trucks, only slightly heavier pave
ments are needed to carry the load.
With a firm subgrade, the bureau
has found, pavements with an aver
age thickness of 51a inches are am
pie for passenger cars, and " and
"a ton trucks. For two ton trucks
the average thickness should be z
inches and for five ton trucks z 7-S
inches.
Taking Pennsylvania with its
1890 miles of state highways, the
bureau figures that it would cost
SAG, 1872, 700 a year for twenty years
to grade and surface this system
with pavements thick enough to
carry passenger cars and trucks up
to 3-4 ton, $1,467 300 year addi-
tionaI to add enough thickness to
carry one-ton trucks, $5S7,700 more
for / " ton trucks, 81 ,467 900 more
for 2 ton trucks, $1,174, 400 more for
8 ton trucks, $587, 200 more for A.
ton trucks and $685. 800 more for s.
ton trucks.
Based on these costs and the
number of vehicles Of each class
registered in the keystone state,
the bureau figures that the aver
age passenger car and light truck
should pay $26 year in license and
gas taxes, one-ton trucks $46, 1Hs
ton trucks $50, 2-ton trucks, 500,
3-ton trucks $159, Atom trucks $212
and 5-ton trucks $276.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-02-11
94-Year-Old Civil
War Veteran Buried Wed.

well posted on the Ancient land
marks of the order as was Mr..
Whitney. But few Masons have al
so closely followed and lived the
precepts of Missionary as did Mr..
Whitney. Following the disband-
ment of, the Melrose lodge Mr..
Whitney became affiliated with Star
in the West Lodge of this city.
He was always law abiding cit
izen, no one ever heard him speak
i'll Of his neighbor. But few who
have passed out Of life's picture
in Melrose was held in higher love
and esteem than was Mr.. Whitney.
Mr. Whitney was a life long
member of the Episcopal church.
Simple funeral services were held
at the Melrose church Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30, conducted by
Rev. L. c. Kempton, Of the Good
Samaritan church, of this city.
Mesdames j. p. Hanson, Dewey
O'Gara and Ed L. Rattle sang sew
eral Of the favorite selections Of the
deceased. The pallbearers were
Louis w. Kind, Harry Kirk and
Val Morehouse, former members of
the Melrose Lodge; John McGib-
bon, Charles Allen and George
Fish, veteran members Of Star in
the West Lodge and friends Of the
deceased for many years.
Full Masonic ceremonies were
conducted at the grave by Star in
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-02-11
LENTEN SERVICES

A service Of unusual interest is
being arranged as a part of the
Lenten program of the Congrega-
tional Church. This service will be
in the nature Of a Question For
um in which any person will be
entitled to submit a question for
discussion on any current topic or
phase of life. The questions to be
discussed next Sunday evening
are:
What Is the meaning Of Lent?
Is it possible for Protestism
to become one church like the Ro-
man Catholic Church?
Is the radio taking the place Of
the church?
Is Gandhi a Christian?
When Is person educated.
Which is needed most o combat
crime, education or religion?
How strict should parents be
with children?
Will the Geneva Conference on
Disarmament succeed?
Together with this special even
ing service Mr.. Morgan will give a
series Of Wednesday evening adj
dresses on the topic Pathways to
God" These paths will be through
nature, science, man, worship, SER
vice, and sacrifice. For the morn
ing services during Lent series of
sermons will be preached on the
great truths Of religion.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-02-11
Writer PuS Reno Satire Into
Comedy

iOOAuOhy
There are two colorful spots on
the map of the world today a big
one known as Soviet Russia, and
a small one known as Reno, Ne
vada."
So says Tim Whelan, nationally
known humorist, playwright, and
screen author, whose latest story,
Peach o. Reno" will be fea-
tured at the Oxford Theatre Sum
day and Monday.
:'fWhelan Investigated Reno,
wrote Of it in hilarious comedy
vein, and sold his original story to
RKO Radio pictures studio. 1t has
been made into a truly all-star
comedy feature-bringing togeth-
er again Bert Wheeler, Robert
Woolsey and. Dorothy Lee.
Ralph Spence, brilliant dialogue
and scenario writer, wrote the
finished script, and William A.
Setter, a-director particularly FAM
Gus for his comedies, piloted the
production to a mirthful finish.
Peach O. Reno" as a result, is
said to "outfun" even Caught
Plastered," the Woolsey
laugh riot that proceeded 1t.
The celebrated comedy team ap-
pears in Peach O. Reno" as the
towns most popular pair Of di-
vorce lawyers, and from start to
finish Reno, it's divorces and di-
vorcees and gambling and night
life, are colorfully depicted and
satirized. The fun is hilarious and
ridiculous, but just real enough to
give one who hasn't seen Reno a
very good idea Of Americas
bright spot
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-02-11
How One Woman Lost
20 Pounds of Fat
Lost Her Prominent HIPS
D0ube Chin-Sluggishness
Gained Physical Vigor-
A Shapely Figure

II you're fat-first remove the
cause! 80.
Take one-half teaspoonfuI of
Kruschen Salts in a glass of hot
water in the morning-in 8 weeks
get on the scales and note how
many pounds Of fat have vanished.
Notice also that you have gained
in energy-your skin is clearer
you feel younger in body-Kruschen
will give any fat person a joyous
surprise. .y
But be sure it's Kruschen-your
health comes first-and SAFETY
first Is the Kruschen promise.
Get a bottle Of Kruschen Salts
from o. w. Dowswell or any lead
ing druggist anywhere in America
Qasts weeks) and the cost is but
little. If this first bottle doesn't
convince you this is the easiest,
SAFEST and surest way to lose
fat-your money gladly returned.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-02-11
Grasshopper War
Aid Is Approved
Selvig Bill Wins Budget Bureau
Sanction-S1,45O Has Been
Recommended

Washington, Feb. 8.-Rep. c. C..
Selvig's bill appropriating funds
for fighting grasshopper infesta-
ton in western farm states today
received official government sane
ton with the dispatch to congress
of special recommendation from
the budget bureau for an appro-
priation of 81, 100000 for that pur-
pose. The recommendation of J..
Clawson Roop, director of the
budget was transmitted to con-
gress by President Hoover in a
special recommendation.
The money is to be used in Min
nesota, Montana, the Dakotas,
Iowa, Nebraska, and Wyoming,
where the grasshopper invasion
was particularly bad. The recon-
mendation of the budget bureau
specifies that other affected areas
also can secure funds.
The fund is to be used only for
purchase of poison bait. That
mean that each state will have to
set up an organization, with
county units to take care of trans
portation and distribution of the
bait.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-02-11

the West Lodge, Past Master John
II. Hansen, having charge Of the
ceremonies. A large delegation
from Melrose Post, American Lee
gion, acted as a Guard Of Honor.
The body of their dead comrade in
arms was tenderly placed on a mill
itary caisson drawn by four beauti-
full black horses who conveyed the
remains to the Protestant ceme-
terry southeast of the city where the
burial took place. At the conclu-
sion of the Masonic service the fir
ing squad fired a last salute.
Comrade Leo Lemm sounded taps.
Mr.. Whitney was particularly
well and favorably known among
the earlier settlers of the Sank Gen.
tire community. A man among men
has been laid to rest. May his
ashes rest in peace.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-02-11
Artists Repeat Bids For Stellar
HOnOrS

Paramount presents an except
ional vehicle for intense dramatic
action in Ladies of the Big
House." which will be the feature
at the Oxford Theatre Tuesday
and Wednesday Of next week.
This picture has for its leading
featured artists two talanted per-
sonages who recently sprang into
public favor because each possess
es high dramatic ability, distinct
personality. and good. looks, quail
ties essential to success.
Sylvia Sidney, who plays the
leading woman's part, already has
strong fan following, because Of
her outstanding work in "City
Streets" with Gary Cooper in "An
American Tragedy with Phillips
William Collier and in her Broad
way stage success, bad Girl"
She has as her leading man.
Gene Raymond, who sprang into
prominence in the Broadway
stage production young Sim
ners," which brought him a screen
contract. Recently he was featur-
ed in Personal Maid" as Nancy
CARROTS leading man.