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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01
Reparations Inter Allied Debts and the Project of
Danubian Federation

Italy, the latter in particular point
ing out it had already concluded
special preferential agreements
with Hungary and Austria, which
it desired to expand rather than
abandon.
Great Britain was outwardly on
the side of France, but by the very
fact of its invitation of Germany
to the London Conference it effec-
lively frustrated the French plan,
whose political aims it had already
sought to thwart by demanding
that Bulgaria be included in the
Danube Federation, in which the
three states of the Little Entente
would thus have beeen associated
with three other countries, instead
of two, as provided for in the
French plan.
Thus the failure of the Danube
Conference once more shows the
depth ar-1 manysidedness of the
antagono'ms in 'Balkanized" and
crisis-ridden Europe. This failure,
however, by no means implies that
the idea of Danube Federation
would not come up again in a new
form.
1t is characteristic that the British
budget for 1881 merely records the rev.
enue from Preparations and the payments
to the United States.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01

the effect that this would have on
the rest of the locals, so he decided
by hook or crook, to have some
body representing Local 3. The de-
legation picked by him presented
credential on unofficial station
airy, and unsigned by the secretary
of the local. But this move did
not work, because the membership
and the delegates present at this
conference were all aware of the
decision of the membership meet
ing of Local 8.
Light Vote
NO program of action was pre-
~ sented to the conference, with
the exception of sweet speeches
made by Guntz and Burkhart. The
rank and file city united front
committee, through its represent
atives at the conference, exposed
the Burkharts and the other takers
and also. proposed that. since
conference is already in existence
which has already accomplished
many things in the direction of
unity, and since the majority of
the locals are officially affiliated to
the rank and file city united front
committee, that this conference re-
cornnends to the locals not yet af-
filiated that they take up the
question and once more discuss it
with the membership and elect the
proper representations.
Although Burkhard refused to
allow vote on this recommended
ton, and got majority vote I5
to 81 for the election of COM
mittee to work out a program, we
can say in spite of this, he did
not succeed in breaking the rank
and file city united front commit
tee. II we analize the votes for
the motion, then it will be clear
to all of us that Burkhard and Co.
failed. Local 3, the largest local
OF the Amalgamated, did not vote.
Local 1854. the second largest, one
voted for the proposition of the
city united front committee, and
two abstained. Burkhard only car
ried it through with the help of
70, one from 5O7, one from 500, two
from sos, Locals and 5, and Fac
tory Branch 2 delegates, who con-
sciously or otherwise are helping
Burkhard break the unity of the
bakers.
This question will surely be rails
ed in every local union of the Am
alganated, International, etc. The
membership in their respective local
union meetings should demand
from their delegates the reasons
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01

gary, Yugoslavia, and Rumania is
that of finding a market for their
surplus agricultural products
grain and cattle. In so far as
Czechoslovakia and Austria import
agricultural produce, they have al
ways purchased it from these neigh
boring countries. The increase of
sales which would result from a
10 per cent preferential customs
duty would be quite negligible. AS
regards the price formation, price
10 per cent above the world market
price would bring just as much less
as hitherto. Therefore the French
plan has met with no real agree
ment anywhere. Czechoslovakia,
where the agrarians exercise
great influence on the government,
was indeed more prone to decline
than to accept the suggestion. Po-
land feared for its agricultural ex-
ports. Hungary was averse once
more to sanction by any such
agreement the state of affairs Gre
ated by the Peace of Trianon.
A decided resistance to the French
plan was offered by Germany and
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01
Be Militant, Says AL. Ito
Textile Mill Owners

A. F. of L. policies in textiles are
Get forth succinctly by Thomas F.
Mcmahon, president of the United
Textile Workers, in the May issue
of the Textile Worker. What is
needed in our industry today" says
Mcmahon, sis strong militant
(sic) Textile Manufacturers Asso-
citation, with power back of it,"
with such an association Junction.
~, Mcmahon, with his two or
three thousand cotton workers and
scarcely any wooden workers, would
be delighted to cooperate: 1--WE
pledge our every effort to cooper
ate with friendly employers, wner-
ever they may be, to the end that
liability of our industry may be
mplished." Why? In order
the profits Of the textile mill
s may be maintained: I'VE
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01
By JAY RUBIN

nm June 25 a conference was call
" edd by Burkhart and Co. in the
name of the rank and file to unite
the New York bakers" Burkhart
and Co. forgot that 1882 is not
1926, where you can fool the work.
ers continually. The rank and file
workers who have already been
working for six months to unite
the rank and file of the respective
unions in struggle against the
bosses, and have to their credit
many achievements, will not be
fooled by the moves of the Cunt
and Burkhart.
On April %, "a and Is, the real
united front conference was held
with the following locals present:
Locals %, 70, sos, 507, 500 of the
International; Local 16. of the
Amalgamated as we'll as unofficial
delegates from locals l and 3; the
italian local and the bakers Sec
ton of the Food Workers Indus
trial Union. At this conference a
program was worked out for
common struggle against the bos-
ses' attempts to cut wages and
worsen the working conditions. to
start at once; a campaign to Or
ganize the unorganized bakery
workers; to stop the fight of one
union against the other; the union
ization of the existing union shops
by fighting jointly to force the
bosses to live up to the agreement
they signed; for a mass united
front organization committee by
electing 25 workers from each local
to participate in the carrying
through of the program; that in
the various territories, territorial
united front committees be set up
for the purpose of jointly carrying
on campaign to maintain the
hours as we'll as to attempt to
equalize the work among those who
are unemployed, and also to carry
on organization work in their res
pective territory. The program pro-
vided that city united front
committee be set up of workers
from each local and that this COM
mittee supervise all this work as
well as concentrate on organizing
one of the chain bakeries.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01
UNI. WA. Betrayals

THE suspension of work. agreed
l upon by operators and U. M.
w. A. officials in Illinois has con-
tinued since the former agreement
expired on April l, declares the
Labor Research Association. Con-
ferences on the new scale, which
were broken off in April, have not
yet been resumed. Meantime about
5000 workers have continued in the
mines under temporary agreements
and U. M. w. A. officials hold back
ell efforts of the rank and file and
left-wing leaders to turn the sus-
pension into a militant struggle
against the operators.
Accept Wage Cut.
A new agreement with 81 basic
day rate instead of the former
$6.1o has been accepted by the U.
M. w. A. officials of District II in
Indiana.
A new agreement reducing the
basic wage scale from $6.72 to S5.42
was signed in District %, in Wyo-
ming, when the old agreement eX-
pired on June /. The district Off
cials offered to accept a 10 per cent
cut, but the operators insisted on
the 20 per cent cut and this was
written into the new agreement.
According to Coal Age, "Interven-
ton of three international board
members is credited with changing
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01

pledge to continue to cooperate to
the end that the man or the woman
who has an honest investment in
our industry will receive an hon.
est return"
Of course, Mcmahon, while par
ticularly solicitous about the in
vestments of the capitalists, talks
about a fair remuneration for the
workers. but there is no hint that
the workers should be militant in
order to secure these conditions.
For, says Mcmahon, mo real labor
man who has the true interest of
the industry at heart is satisfied
when strike and chaos prevail" AS
always in his editorials the U.T.W.
official associates strike" and
chaos"
Further comment on this official
hawking his class cooperation goods
s unnecessary,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01

the miners views"
A campaign in Arkans
Oklahoma hrs been laufIc
an appeal ito business m
chants, coal owners, mir
citizens generally" to get
the Davis-Kelly bill for reg
the coal industry, and to "
the U.M.W.A.
Manipulated Vote.
A second referendum j
Scotia showed a majority
miners voting to accept tn
cut of 10 per cent for day
and 1914 per cent for tonnae
and a new agreement on tf
was signed the end Of Ma.
MINERS are convinced tina
vote was manipulated against
by U.M.W.A. officials. The
Scotia Miner (left-wing pape
ports a new trick for betrayl
rank and Tile: Officials of a
one local union have rulet
miners who have lost thei
have also lost their right ,
in the union.
William Tunblazer, pr =
District 10 (Tennessee)
nounced that he is a can
the Tennessee legislaturet
enthusiastic Republican, ant
porter of the Hoover hung,
eminent.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01
Burkhart's Move to Break
Bakers Unity

ONCE the conference, the rank
and file city united front COM
mittee has penetrated with this
program into most of the bakery
local unions of the city. In most
cases, the rank and file workers
accepted the program with ap-
plause, and elected their commit
tees. The rank and file of the
local unions also voted to give fin
ancial support to carry on this
work, and Locals %, 1854, 507, sos
already have donated $50 each,
Local 10, and the Food Workers
Industrial Union, $40 each. IN the
Bronx especially, We succeeded in
stopping the fight between locals
507 and 1854.
There are no more picket lines
of one against the other, but there
are joint committees preparing to
picket the bosses regardless of
which they signed, to maintain the
hours. In the rest of the locals,
the committees are already func-
tioning and are already applying
the line adopted by the conference.
In Local 3 of the Amalgamated, we
did not as yet succeed in getting
the locals official affiliation, but at
the meetings where our committee
presented the program, judging by
the response Of the rank and file
workers, we can see that the rank
and file are for our program and
for unity.
Move To Break Unity
pURKHART and Co., in conjunc-
= ton with some of the leaders of
the international, made continuous
moves to break up the activity of
the rank and file united front COM
mittee. They failed in all attempts
to discredit the United Front Com
mittee in the eyes of the bakery
workers. So they thought they
would break it up by coming to the
membership with another confer
ence. The proceedings of Burk-
hart's conference last Saturday
proved its only purpose was to
break the unity of the bakery
workers.
Burkhart knew very well that
Local 3 unanimously rejected the
request to sapd delegates. He knew
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01
FOSTERS BOOK AvAILA

Toward Soviet America
liam z. Fosters new book,
was temporarily out of stock
Workers Bookshop, so E. l,
is now again available, it
nounced. Copies of the boo
obtained from other boo
pending the appearance of t
ond edition, which will be {
press in q few days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01

Inn July ISL .JuG mower IuOra-
" forum for Preparations and
inter-Allied debts will expire, de-
clares E. Varga, well-known Com
munist writer on economics in
his review of the first quarter of
1882. 1t is obvious that even after
July list Germany will not be in a
position to pay any Preparations.
The Entente debtors of the United
States consider 1t a matter of course
that, if Germany does not pay
them, they in their turn will not
make any payments to the United
States But the American govern
ment is Of different opinion and
continues to adhere to the stand
point that there is no connection
between the German Preparations
payments and the repayment of the
Allied debts. Not that the United
States really imagines that Great
Britain, France, and Italy would
actually continued their payments
if Germany were not to pay; the
Americans merely want to make use
Of their claim as a means of polit-
ical pressure against France and
Great Britain, all the more so as,
by reason of the events in China,
the antagonism between the United
States and Japan-which also
means an antagonism between the
United States and Japan's avowed
ally, Francis rapidly growing.
On the other hand, France in
sists that part of the German
payments to France which exceeds
Frances obligations to America
(the so-called compensation pay
ments') must continue to be paid
even in the case of further mora
torium or of the anullation of the
inter-Allied debts.
Roughly expressed, there are thus
still the following opposing stand
points:
Germany: We cannot pay any
more Preparations, either now or
later.
Great Britain (& italy: Can
collation. of Preparations and in
ter-Allied debts.
France: The Preparations OBJ
legations are binding on Germany.
The inter-Allied debts should be
cancelled, and the Preparations
also with the exception of the
sacred" compensation due to
France.
United States: No cancellation
of inter- Allied debts. Preparations
a matter for Europe to decide for
itself.
In the course of the last few
months various attempts were
made to find at least temporary
compromise, but so far without Sue
cess. Such compromise is OBJ
viously impossible without the con-
sent of the United States.
Thus the London conference at
tended early in February by the
Preparations creditors and Ger
many, terminated without any re-
suit. The further treatment of the
matter was postponed till June.
Obviously, the conference in June
lausanne conference) will be
faced with the same difficulties as
that in February and will find no
other way out of them than fur
ther moratorium. The final "solu-
ton of the Preparations question,
however, can only be brought about
by second world war or by the
proletarian revolution.
Even less successful than the
Preparations conference was the
London conference of the four
leading European Powers on the
subject of a Danube federation, the
nature Of which is as follows:
Some of the Danube states, Aus
tria, Hungary and Bulgaria, are
practically bankrupt in relation to
foreign countries. They urgently
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01
Statement of New York District
Committee on the Results of the
Section and District Con-
yention.


THE New York District Conven-
1 ton is over. The new section
committees and new district COM
mittee have been elected. Now
it is the task of the whole Party
membership to turn to mass work
and concretely apply the 14th Cen
trail Committee Plenum Resolution.
This means decisive change in
our methods of work, breaking the
isolation from the masses, doing
away with bureaucratic methods.
Only in this way will the Party
become the Party of the masses
and the leader of the masses.
Month by month, the economic
crisis deepens, and as a conse-
quence the war situation becomes
sharper. This demands of the dis
trict immediate concentration on
the fight against the war danger,
on the big shops Of basic industry
to build up the Party in the shops
and organic struggle. This demands
intensive organization and mobili-
cation work among the unemployed
and an intensified struggle for I'M
employment relief for the starving
masses, and for unemployment in
surance.
This means that the sections
must draw up concrete plans of
work and together with the units
select the points of concentration,
both for shop and unemployed
work, m obilizing every member of
the unit, assigning definite tasks
SO that the party may be built up
in the shops mad neighborhoods.
Each Party member must recognize
the need of getting personal daily
contact with the workers in his or
her shop or neighborhood. This
means the selection of workers in
the shops drawing them in, and
through them, getting other con-
facts in the shop, discussing the
conditions in the shop with the
workers, formulating demands and
preparing for and leading strug-
gle.
This has nothing spectacular
about it. But Communist work
does not consist only of demonstra-
lions. Basically it consists of the
persistent, driving, sustained dew
clipping struggles and building the
mass organization which leads the
struggle.
There are elements within the
Party that resist this work, especi-
ally some of the old members who
see nothing new" in the 18th
Plenum Resolution. This is OPP
portunism, which is the main
danger and must be combatted with
all energy. The bulk of the Party
membership wants to do work and
Is uOlIlB WOIk. Lie SCllOuo ollOlO V
coming, however, remains that the
membership does not know how
to do shop work. Therefore the
District and Section Committees
+. must teach our comrades how to
carry on work in the shop, not on
ly through general discussions,
but concretely taking up shop by
shop, discussing with the comrades
the difficulties, obstacles, etc., and
working out the methods of work.
1t requires at the same time
sharper struggle against these OPP
portunistic tendencies.
The District Convention revealed
that the turn is hardly yet being
approached. The election of the
unit buros and the section COM
.mittees and the delegates TO the
Convention clearly manifested the
isolation of the Party frogl the
shops, particularly from the shops
of basic industry, and from the I'M
employed masses. The section and
district conventions. also revealed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01

why they did not carry through
the wishes of the membership in
supporting the rank and file city
united front committee. The rank
and file should discuss this ques-
ton thoroughly and accept the
proposals Of the city united front
committee to the conference. The
rank and file must show the Burk-
harris, ETC., that they cannot break
the unity Of the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-07-01
INTO THE SHOPS! RI
THE JOBLESS! FL,
THE BOSSES Alta.

that though the Negro :
the district, as of the wi
try, are moving towards
our Party has not yet
approach to these m
therefore still remains iso
them.
9 marine workers, II me
ers, 2 transport worker
road worker and is Negr
of 162 registered delegat
Gates the basic weakr
Party among the work.
industry and among t.
Negro masses.
The Section and Dis&r1c
tons, as a result of their
ton, also in the discussio
the isolation of the Part
from the shops and the u
ed. Very few comrades
could discuss shop problem
or did discuss shop tactic
district still thinks in
terms and not in the
terms of each shop, of e.
alton. The appalling W
of the unemployed
were also manifest, Whit
of the rapidly increasE
ployment and the cutth.
relief, presents one of t.
serious problems Of the
that must be tackled wi
lay.
The Section and Dist
ventions revealed the ca
OF the Party members to
turn. Therefore it is TIL,
mental duty of the District
the Section Committees. reali
their deep responsibility In
situation, to break with their
methods of work, circular meth
lack of personal contact and Q
ance and through giving pc
guidance and aiding the con
break the isolation of the
from the shops and from
work.
The District can and will
this isolation. AS the larges
trict in the Party, with mo,
perience in mass work the'
of the other districts of t.
with an objective situa
Party work the most favor
cur Party has ever faced,
sponsibilities of the Distric-
the greatest.
The District Committee
upon every Party member to
his or her responsibility ir
present situation. The worke
radicalized, they are SUI
they are willing to strugg'
need organization, they r
ership. 1t is the role of
munist Party to organize II.
front against the bosses OF.
and lead the workers, build
revolutionary unions, the
ployed councils and the ma
CARNATIONS and build the Pa
meet the bitter attacks ths
now follow against the w
class, as shown in the pass
the Dies Anti ComInunistaBiA
Forward to the Masses
Down to the shops anS an
the unemployed!
Each and every Party
carrying on Communist
the shops.
Forward to the fight az
imperiaIist war!
Assignment of tasks, oh
on work. Only thus, with
i've leadership, collective wol
sonal guidance, abolition o.
leadership and circular metz
work, can and will the
break its isolation, play its
part in the war situation, maze
election campaign a real Com
mist election struggle and bee
a bolshevik district of the Con-
mist Party of the u, S. A.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-04-14
BITTINGER

Rev. Charles A. Shilke, of the Oak
land Lutheran church, conducted a
communion service in the village
Lutheran church here last Sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. Lydia E. Wiley returned to her
home in Grantsville last Sunday ev-
ening after a two weeks visit with
relatives here.
Merchant C. E. ENithorp made a
business trip to Salisbury, Pa, last
Friday morning.
Frederick NJ. Bittinger was a bus
mess caller at Accident last Satur-
day afternoon.
John j. Oester. Of Keyser's Ridge,
was in Bittinger on business one day
last week.
Oswald Georg and family spent Sat-
urday evening with relatives in and
near Accident.
Marshall Lohr and William Failin-
ger, of Keyser's Ridge, spent short
time in Bittinger on Thursday of last
week.
Thomas Platter, Of Jennings, was
here few days ago.
Daniel Green, of Meadow Mountain,
was in this community on business
last Saturday morning.
M. and Mrs. Oliver C. Buckle mo-
tored to Oakland on business one ev-
ening last week.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-04-14
THE MARYLAND BIBLE SOCIETY'S CORNER
''The Word of Our God Shall Stand Forever

A record found in the Third Annual
Report of the Maryland Bible Soci-
ETY. published in 1873, bears all the
marks of that solid piety and deep
devotion to evangelistic ideals char
acteristic of the church of the last
century. After noting the distribu-
ton of Bibles in the penitentiary, the
City and Marine hospitals and the
almshouse, this pious wish is ex-
pressed:
"This work has been done in the
hope that the Holy Scriptures may be
instrumental in bringing the unfor-
tunate inmates to reflection and re-
pentance, as we'll as to soothe their
distress and tighten the pressure of
their Affections"
A very beautiful thing occurred at
this period of the Society's history.
While war was being waged between
the United States and Great Britain,
the British and Foreign Bible Soci-
ETY. gave the Bible Society of Balti-
more 100 pounds sterling. Well might
the Board of Managers of the Balti-
more Society calculate: "The zeal
and the munifcence of this Society,
the Managers hardly know how to
mention in suitable terms"
At this juncture the Managers sug-
gested to the Society the propriety
of forming a fund in conjunction with
the other Bible Societies of America
for having the Holy Scriptures trans
lated into the language in most COM
mon use, among the American In
dams. Thus, as they expressed it, the