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The daily worker., 1932-08-08
Trotskyism and theWorld
Congress Against War

E appeal Henry Babusse for the World
Congress August
response toier
all sincere fighters against meaist Undoubtedly those
supporting Congress by pachs illusions Many
pacsts Many
elements well will the Congress the aims Of
the initao but to sabotage the fight mperial
will be support Congress
which pacihs parcipateP
nsh against mpea war make the struggle against pacm one Of
their major tasks join Congress with such elements? The
The Communists participating this
gain access to new masses OF the g people who hate war and want
to fight against it, and to their sentiment into revolutionary
channels to turn the sentiment for peace into revolutionary struggle
against inperia participate Congress
the spirit of "a sentiment for often the
.ts to take adyantaq Of this sentiment he be Boseyiks,
every
that the
revolutionary movement it possible to Such decepons
play diplomacy begerent
countries and their plans Whoever wishes
democratic for civil against the
msnts and the bourgeoise"
This line of attempting to turn the desire for into militant
against mperiat applies with full force today the
attitude of the Communists towards this Congress
Communists the preparation the
thu Congress itself will unhtatng and boldly declare that only by
th @ psdest or masses for % trnge against the m ~ @ h
the
the proletara
win uneqvocay only through proetaran revolution
the overthrow capitalism can the war be done away with
the Congress well its preparation the will
and the face all those
deceiving the
renesade saboasers Of the fight against mpeial g
Among these saboa be included the renegades of the
States, the the Trotkyst
The American Trotes attack this Congress the cleft" They
like the believe that they the platform
Lenn in the fight against pacism But in reality the Trtes
because wish
pacist elements they sabotagers the
the Soviet This the
Militant which they attack the
this article they
demonstrations When the August First demonstrations first
the Comnten in 1929 they nged with the spirit
Of adventurism!"
gatherings proetar
exposed
attitude with the
peria against especially minimizing
1T attempts
Soviet
Trosky his ndicated interview with
action r. and that
that the
The apparent purism
revolutionary the Soviet Union the
bf the revolutionary against mperaist
Communists the struggle against mpeial
against pafm It's influences
which would
h,ss the for fight against the impest
49, da~kx
The daily worker., 1932-08-08
Capitalists Repeat Old Song That "Bosheviks
Abandon Socialism
Soviet Trade Methods Means Advance In Pro
duction and Distribution

created, and is extending. The
throwing open of marketing facil-
tiles, therefore. follows, not from
shortage of supplies and the fail
ure of collectiviZation, as the cap
italist press would have us believe,
but from increase in production
and the success of collectivization
Gives Socialist Trade Wider Basis
The decisions of this year ex-
tending market facilities are not
intended merely to enable the pea
SAINT more readily to dispose of his
surplus products. They have
much more fundamental import
ance. BY diverting large pro-
portion of the grain and meat sup
plies on to these markets, instead
of handling them by the state dis
tributing organizations, the Soviet
Government brings these markets
into play as essential factors in
the distribution of necessities. In
other words, socialist trade acquires
a much wider basis than dealing
in vegetables and other articles
whose sale is not regulated by the
state.
This is a clear development of
Bolshevik policy. 1t was in May,
1881, that the Central Committee
issued an appeal for an increase
in the number of state and CO.
operative shops. 1t was then stated
that the abolition of the private
trader did not mean the abolition
of all trading. On the contrary,
a general development of socialist
The daily worker., 1932-08-08

fund, the collective farms and
farmers have the right to sell grain
in shops and in their own collec-
tive trading groups.
Fourth, the original plan for the
supply of meat to the state fund"
has been reduced by one-half, as
far as the last three-quarters of
this year are concerned.
Follows From Success Of Collec-
tivization
Does this mean that the supplies
available or anticipated are less
than was provided for in the plan?
On the contrary, the decision re-
garding grain follows from the fact
that the collectivization of agri-
culture, the introduction of the
tractor and other machinery, the
use of fertilizers, and the general
application of agricultural science,
although still in relatively early
stages, have greatly increased the
quantity of grain available for the
market. Further, the production
of grain by the state farms, the
grain factories" is increasing year
by year, and giving the state more
and more supplies for the market.
On the other hand, the output of
manufactured goods for immediate
use is increasing. Thus, the basis
for development of exchange of
commodities between the collective
farms and the factories, and the
free sale of the surplus products,
both of collective farmers and of
individual peasants. has been
The daily worker., 1932-08-08

our chairs around one
IL end of a long reading table on
which were spread numerous ma
gazines and papers Soviet Union
in Construction" Our Truth" the
plants daily paper, Mastery of
Technique" and the popular hui
morous sheet, Crocodile e"-Feodor
and Andree continue their stories.
Around us. in this Red Corner
young workers are playing chess
and reading. Some come over to
listen in, for what do they know
of the old days of want, oppression
and terror?
In the summer of 1918, Andree
tells us, there was big strike at
the Singer plant, against the fresh
wage-cut that Dixon was trying to
put through. They also demanded
the eight hour day minimum wages
of one rouble day for men and
women, and that "the administra-
tion and foremen act more civil
toward the workers" "All who had
been fired for taking part in the
First of May strike must be re-
employed, and any worker who lost
time through fault of the plant
must receive his full pay. 1t was
strike, led by Party members
and lasting full month. The
Moscow Governor, from whom
Dixon demanded troops, sent a full
force to the little town. Spies and
provocateurs were active. Finally
hunger broke the strike. Seventy
two workers we're blacklisted, and
many exiled, as earlier Feodor had
been.
Sighin, Andree pushes his fur
cap toward his long nose. $50
Dixon and the foremen treated us
almost as hard as ever. But not
quite. They didn't dare seeing our
rising spirit Then came the inn
perialist war, and Andree was
drafted and sent to the front. The
Singer plant began producing mu-
nitions for the Czar,-a very prof
liable business Likewise, In Eliza
beth, New Jersey, Singer converted
his plant into nunition factory
Is this bow fundedor his New York
The daily worker., 1932-08-08
RED. PODOLSK
The Former Singer Sewing Machine
Plant Near MoscoaV

yesterdays installment intro
duced Feodor TrefanOv and An
drew Boudnikov--two old workers
who told of the old days and how
Singers man, Dixon, ran both plant
and town. They began telling us
of their development as revolution
ary workers and we continue with
this today.-Ed.)
The daily worker., 1932-08-08
PART III.
BY MYRA PAGE
Our Correspondent in the Soviet
Union.

Union.
Feodor and his small group of
comrades would meet in different
workers homes, secretly, studying,
preparing themselves. They or
ganized small library. In the
plant among the workers they we're
agitating, raising their bread-and-
butter issues, and all the while
enlightening them on political
questions. Much work was like
wise done among the peasantry in
the villages close by. Small tea
shops were opened up, where lit
erature as we'll as tea was dis
tributed and much propaganda
carried on.
Dixon, getting reports from his
spies on Feodor, called him in and
fired him. You've always group
of workmen around you," he told
him, And F'eodor felt lucky to get
off so lightly, and not to Be sent
to Siberia as well. For three
months he was unemployed, and
his fellow workers slipped food and
help to him and his family, on the
side. The police, discovering them,
gave him "a hours to leave town.
"And where'll I go?" What of my
family?" Feodor demanded.
Finding work in Moscow, he
Travelled back on his free days,
when he could afford it, to see his
family, and keep contact with local
comrades. Each time he came he
had to report to the police, stating
when he arrived, for how long and
on what train he would leave. His
wife, who at first had fully agreed
with his revolutionary activities,
The daily worker., 1932-08-08
Shoav Need for Jobless Struggle

paid months rent or we would
have been put out,
The investigator brought $375.
Why did you cut off quarter? I
haven't enough to support my chill
dren. You took off the electric and
sxxslt, 1t would come out that I
should take gas with my children?
I would write you more but do you
think can get through a week on
$3.75? Please help. "A Mother
(By Worker Correspondent
MADISON, Wis.-Approval Of the
Unemployed Councils activities here
was voiced by $50 workers at an
open air meeting held at Regent and
Park Streets, in the center of the
working class district. Isabel Wal
ters explained the need for solidarity
among the workers in order to force
from the government even minimum
relief. Elmer Lochner, candidate for
| Oll JllS
Party ticket, explained that the
Communist Party is the only Party
whose platform calls for unemploy-
ment insurance at the expense of
the bosses and government
Meetings have been held the re-
mainder Of the week in the working
class sections.
tBy Worker Correspondent
ST. LOUIS, Mo.-One thousand
hickory sticks were purchased for
the ST. Louis cops to increase their
effectiveness in beating unemployed
workers who demand bread. The
sticks we're bought from William
Hahn & Son Co., of 213 SO. Bird ST.
Also 100 Remington "Whippet"
guns we're given to the cops These
guns fire size three shot, which in
flicts minor wounds on large group
II q short time. ~----------------'-''S
The daily worker., 1932-08-08
tBy a worker Corresponding

(By Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-The following let
ters are typical of the type received
by the Emergency Relief Buros and
demonstrate the need Of greater
struggles for immediate relief and
unemployment insurance. Names and
location are left out.-Editor.
Dear Miss
1t is with tears that I make this
last appeal to you, not in my name
but for my family.
I have been waiting patiently for
the slightest ray of hope and nothing
more than mere bread and butter for
my family. I can't stand it any
longer.
The grocers overcharge for every
thing and tell us: you're getting
charity, what are you hollering
about?" have pride and am man.
I am leaving my family in yours and
Gods hands. I must go away and
try. to find some means of work. !
am leaving without a penny. If !
don't get work, I'll end it all, but
I'll try until I can go on no longer
I am enclosing the electric bill for
the month. In Gods name help
them. am bound to get something
in a few weeks. I must. have ap-
piled and received nothing as yet
from you.
hope that you will do something
The wife and family are left des-
titute.
(The writer is a young married
worker)
ANOTHER LETTER
CThis letter is by a housewife with
q large family
Dear Miisis.--
The investigator ..,..., was here
Friday. She SAID my husband has
to go to the hos fital. The doctors
lsay they have q, beds. A friend
The daily worker., 1932-08-08

unable to see the children suffering,
now changed altogether. There
were many bitter arguments, but
Feodor never gave in.
(By now, we've finished our
meal. So we'll go over to che of
the factory's reading rooms, known
as Red Corners" and hear the
rest of the story.
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ers and other farmers in this vicinity
to load car of potatoes to send out
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Pennison went
to NfckersOn Sunday.
Loran Hollis came back from Super
iOr last Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Thompson went
to Superior Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Jacobson and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Winkler
were in Harris Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacobson at one time lived in Harris,
so old friends are glad to see them
come back.
Bill SOrenson visited with his broth
err, AL and family, Sunday in Wiscon-
sin.
Chas. Stafford and Roy Trester
were in Harris one day last week.
Louis Pryor went to see his father
in Wisconsin Sunday.
Violet Sorenson spent Monday eve
ming with Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Benton
at HolyOke.
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STURGEON LAKE

Dan Misukanis is visiting at his
home here for a few days
Mrs. Walter Sanders and children
of LAGRANGE, Ill.,, arrived last week
to spend the summer at the home of
her mother, Mrs. Hannah Blooms ren.
A. w. Carlson spent last Thursday
at Two Harbors. Mrs. Carlson and
Ruth Upgren went along to Duluth
and spent the day.
The Pasek building on Highway No.
1 will probably be the location of a
hamburger stand as Mr. Phares of
Pine City, is seeking a lease on that
building for that purpose.
A group of friends gave a surprise
party for Mrs. William Jurek in the
village hall Saturday night. The
party was sponsored by Mrs. Rufus
McHale. Dancing was the entertain
ment feature and a lunch was served
The Sturgeon Lake baseball team
will have their opening game on the
local grounds Sunday, when they
meet Pine City. 1t is said that Pine
City has a strong aggregation this
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MCPHERSON


Mrs. Champagne assisted by her
daughter, Mrs. J. Harvey, will enter
tain the Friendly Neighbors club at
Mrs. Harvey's home at Duquette the
first of June.
Miss Thelma Stevens visited at her
home over the weekend.
c. H. Boostrom of Center City, and
r. Lindstrom of Harris, visited at
Gust BOhlin's while trying out some
trout streams in this neighborhood.
The COncordia Ladies' Aid had their
annual meeting last Thursday. Mrs.
John Edin and Mrs. Johnson were re-
elected president and treasurer, while
Thora Bohlin was elected to serve as
secretary.
Mrs. S. Wiggin is back in her home
for the summer months.
A few friends and neighbors called
on Mrs. l.. Casadont last Thursday
afternoon, the occasion being her
birthday.
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ARTHYDE

Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Ellison an
nounce the birth of a baby boy born
May 9, at the Moose Lake hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Coolidge, Carol
and Calvin, spent Saturday at the Bur-
ton home.
The Misses Elsie Nortrup and Perle
Hansen of Balm, spent the weekend
here.
Fred Olson of Willow River, was
a business caller here Friday.
Clifford Thomson, Mrs. A. E. Ova,
Gene and Gordon, were Rat Lake
visitors Friday. Miss Dorothy Keat-
ing returned with them for week
end visit.
Dewey Fenstermaker of Aitkin
spent Sunday here with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Adams and fam
lily spent Sunday with her parents at
Mora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Ellison and chill
dren visited at ]. G. Emmer's Sunday
Mrs. Annie Thomson, and Mr.. and
Mrs. H. S. Wood visited at Clyde
Hutchins' Sunday afternoon.
Miss Ethel Erickson spent the
weekend in McGrath with friends.
Mrs. j. G. Emmer and children Wis
tied at e. c. Ellson's Saturday.
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MCPHERSON

Some friends gathered at Mrs. Val
Barber's to help her celebrate her
birthday Monday.
Mrs. Berger visited Sunday with her
sister, Mrs. Peter Virgins.
Mrs. ]. d. Johnson entertained rel
atives and friends from st. Paul and
Minneapolis Sunday.
Mrs. Floyd Van Guilder called OF.
Mrs. Edw. Beaudry Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Burke OF Du-
luth. spent Sunday with her folks
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacobsen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Winkler visited in Patzau Sat
urday.
A few friends gathered at Mrs. L.
Casadont's last Thursday to help her
celebrate her birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A Douglas and
Sonnie went to Deer River Saturday
for a weekend visit with relatives,
returning Sunday evening.
Miss Katherine Goggin left Sunday
for Bagley to work.
lily of Hinckley. spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Beaudry.
Mr. Passalt and Mr.. Gray spent Sun
day fishing at Sam Croft's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Val Barber and son,
Jackie, and Mr.. and Mrs. Edw. Beau
dry were in Moose Lake Saturday eve
ming.
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EAST OF KINGSDALE

Elmo Lillehaugen and friends of st.
Paul, visited with his parents over
Sunday.
Services will be held at the Mission
church Sunday, May %. services be-
ing conducted by the Rev. Olson OF
Duluth.
Mrs. H. Erickson and son, Roy,
made business trip to Superior Mon
day.
Stanley Nelson drove to Ferron
Park Saturday evening, returning
Sunday.
Ruby Profit spent Sunday with
Florence and Louise Nelson.
The basket social given by the base
ball boys Saturday night was we'll at
tended.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ayner Nordstrom and
family visited at the Oscar Sandahl
home Sunday.
Mrs. Simon Hedin visited with her
sister, Mrs. Anton Brogren and fam
lily of Pine City, a few days last week.
Violet Sandahl visited with the
Abrahamson girls Sunday.
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CLOVERDALE

The Cloverdale Ladies' Aid met at
the Paul Wolter home Thursday,
May ~.
Mrs. Roy Powers and Mrs. Olaf
Pearson visited at Fairview school
Friday afternoon.
The Helping Hand society of the
Presbyterian church gave social
Saturday evening in the Chas. Peter
son barn for the benefit of the
Crippled Children's hospital in St.
Paul. A program of home talent was
presented. Dancing was enjoyed
until late hour. Lunch was served
at midnight. Noreens Melody Boys
furnished the music.
The Misses Susan Kelroy, Evelyn
Petsko and Loretta Wolfe of Hinck-
ley, and Clarence Hemming of Sand
stone, visited over the weekend at
their respective homes.
Oscar Gilmore of Pine City, spent
Sunday with his family here.
There will be Sunday school at 1
O'Clock Sunday instead of at 10
o'clock. Church will begin at 200.
All are welcome.
The Luther League program Sun
day evening was enjoyed by an i'm
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WINDEMERE TOWNSHIP

Mr.. and Mrs. Oman. Harriet and
Laverne of Kingsdale, spent Sunday at
the Nystrom home.
Mrs. Gerda Olson visited at the
Overland home Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John johnson and
family, and Mr.. and Mrs. Tracy Street
called at the Pulling home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Anderson and
sons, and Helmer Brink were Sunday
visitors at the Nyberg home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Storm and Patsy
motored to Duluth Sunday to take
Mrs. Kaufman home. Mr.. Kaufman
will remain for a visit at the S orm
home.
Several neighbOrs and friends en-
joyed party at the Ing. Void home
Saturday evening.
The Blomskog choir gave pro-
gram in Brookston Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Johnson and
father and Dorothy Skog of Duluth,
spent Sunday with relatives here.
The Chas. Swanson family visited
in Willow River recently.
oC'cid al VI lHe iiuieo spent rliuds
afternoon at the John Legion home
the occasion being Mrs. Leydons 18th
birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Wells and Ruth
called at the Clickner and Pulling
homes Sunday.
Mrs. c. S. Pulling spent Saturday
and Sunday at the Clickner home.
Mrs. Brandt spent Monday and
Tuesday of last week in Duluth.
The juniors and seniors of the Will
low River high school enjoyed ban
quet at the Sand Lake Inn Saturday
evening.
CHURCH NOTES
There will be program and sup
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SOLANA

Harold Trip of Motley, spent last
Thursday and Friday with the Ron
hovde and Trip families.
The Rev. S. A. Blair of Duluth,
was an overnight guest Friday at the
NJ. K. Granaas home.
Johnny ChristiansOn, the assessor.
made his rounds this week and last.
Mrs. Granaas and daughter, Carol,
attended the club meeting at Mrs
Harold Bullen's near McGrath last
Thursday afternoon.
George OttersOn called Saturday
evening at the Fred Thomson home
Fred Thomson, who recently pur-
chased the old ROsby farm, moved
his family in Saturday. Oscar Erick-
son and family, who recently occupied
the place. moved to his mothers, Mrs.
Anna Erickson, near McGrath Olaf
Otterson moved his family this week
onto the former Edw. Czikell place
and Howard Williams moved into the
Bert Layman buildings.
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DUXBURY

Mrs. Wegworth spent the past week
visiting relatives and friends in Min
neapOlis.
Norman Matson went to Minneapo-
lis last Thursday returning home
Friday.
Mrs. Max Lampson had a slight OPP
Grafton performed on her foot Friday.
She is spending few days at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nels Matson.
Nels Matson, Jr., and brother, Sid
ney, and Lennard Wegworth attended
the play in Cloverton Friday night.
Anna and Celia Glienke of Sand
stone, spent the weekend at home.
A big bear helped himself to one of
Dad Galvin's sheep last week.
w. F.. Hammargren of Hinckley,
was a caller at the r. Shute home
Saturday.
Mrs. R. Shute called on Mrs. Hess
Ter at Sand Creek Monday.
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EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTICES

EV. LUTHERAN CHURCH NOTICES
Emanuel, Bruno.
Choir practice Thursday evenings
at p. m. Sunday school next Sum
day. May %, at 10 a. m. and services
at 10:45 a. m.
VflStad Church.
Choir practice Tuesday evenings at
p. M; Sunday school next Sunday
at 1920 a. m, and services at p. m.
Remember the L. A. at John Lund-
green's this Thursday, May 10Th, at
p. m.
Oak Lake.
The Luther League meets at the
church Friday, May 20, at 8 p. m.
Confirmation class meets Saturday at
the Sunny Hill school at p. m.
Emmanuel, NickersOn.
Sunday school meets at the church
next Sunday at p. m.
CHARLES S. RYDELL, pastor.
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OCEMA

Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Wood and brother,
Dennis Wood, DR.. Woods daughter
and son-in-law of Minneapolis, called
at T. ]. Ryan's home Sunday after
noon.
The Benson girls and the Swan girls
gave a dance in the hall Saturday
night and all enjoyed the dance.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Ryan and Clyde
Daley went to Duluth and Superior
Saturday morning on business.
Davy and Johnny Schaefer re-
turned to their home in Hinckley Fri
day, after spending two weeks at T. J.
Ryan's home
Mrs. Mossberg and friends and Miss
Nellie Benson of Sturgeon Lake, spent
Saturday evening and Sunday at Ted
Benson's home.
Mrs. Frank Ramsdell and son, Roll
lin Wise, went to Hinckley Monday
for visit.
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SCHOOL NOTES SO "a"
Glover Township

Glover Township
Miss La Rue Neuhring, Little Helen
Thorn, and Merle Brown were visi-
tors at school last Thursday.
The following pupils had one hun
dred in spelling every day last week:
Marie Alderman, Peggy Brown, Shir.
ley Brown, Jack Brown, Kelsey Ras-
mussen, and Margie Neuhring.
The eighth grade girls are work
ing for their final Palmer Method
writing certificates.
The Misses Frances Irons, Lucille
Berger of DanfOrth, and Thora Roland
of Sandstone, were visitors at school
Friday.
The first graders made booklets
called, 'The Days of the Week." last
week
The fifth graders made health pos
ters this week.
The pupils in the third grade n.y.
giene class are making "All for
Health" booklets this week.
We are having a "Clean Hands
health campaign, and nearly all
earned a gold star on the honor roll
for last week. This contest will con-
tinue until school is closed.
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meet at the church Sunday evening,
May 20. A program will be rem
dered together with Bible study by
Miss Sard. AS this is her last Bible
study here, everybody is invited to
come.
A reception was held by the Blom-
skog and Bethlehem congregations
Monday night for their pastor, the
Rev. Burman and family. A program
was held and purse presented to
the pastor. Lunch was served and a
social hour was enjoyed until late.
All are very glad to have the new
pastor and his beloved family among
them.