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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-27
Dry Polishing Department
Lepse Electro-Motor Works,
Moscow, USSR.
March %, 1891.

Dear Comrades
Readers and Worker Correspondents OF the Daily
Worker:
We, workers OF the tool department OF Lepse
Electro-Motor Works and members OF dry
polish brigade, after reading letters of our Am
orican comrades in our factory newspaper, I'M
arinnously decided at our recent brigade meet
Ing to get into contact with the American
workers. We want to exchange impressions
about our lives and work, in capitalist America
and our socialist Soviet Union.
We will tell you about our brigade. 1t was
organized as brigade number ia in November
1881, including machines and 7 men. OF
these are members of the Communist Party.
We work on basis of cost accounting, keeping
careful check on all unnecessary waste and
damage, on amount Of raw material used and
studying how to reduce the costs of production
All the brigade members are subscribers to
the state loans, called give Year Plan in -Four"
and "The Third Decisive Year of the Five Year
Plan" Our fulfillment of our plan OF produc-
ton in November was 11496, in December 1850.
We have organized ourselves so that there are
no days or working hours when we are absent
from work, or idle and there are no delays.
During January we carried out our program and
Ia February we reached n the .seGQna Qeca6les
lsfs. .sssS4.s ssxsS o{
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-27
sugscRYrrYoN RATRR!

Just as guilty as the "boy-mayor." Bouma will
run for office this faI-let the workers remem-
Der that.
What is the real reason for this new split
among the leaders of the s. P. in Wisconsin
Swobodas graft and corruption? No. it is a
fight among the takers over the division OF
spoils-over the lions share of the graft and cor
ruption. The incident that led to the split, as
outlined in one Of the capitalist newspapers, was
the Squabble over who was to be appointed as
chief Of police in Racine The State Committee
wanted Sheriff Anderson Of Racine County to
have the job. Swoboda had Sherman appoint
Lutter who joined the s. p to get job Swo-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-27
Must Stop Arms shipments

Must Stop Arms Shipments
Let Us bring back to mind the valorous affair
Of Marty and his followers, let us remember
hundreds OF thousands Of transport workers wl1o
did not stop before any difficulties and came
out against armed intervention in the Soviet
Union; let us follow in their footsteps. The hour
Of struggle has come, we have no choice to
make. There is only one path-the path of ac-
tive struggle against the imperialists and in the
defense Of the Soviet Union, China and the
toilers Of the whole world
Against imperialist transportation of war sup
plies!
Against utilizing the merchant fleet for trans
porting troops and ammunition!
For the Standardization of labor Of the sea
men in the merchant fleet!
on May First the seamen, lockers, railway
men, will not only express their readiness to
fight against imperialist war and an attack
upon the U.SSR. and the Chinese Soviets but
during their demonstrations in the ports and
railway functions will come out in most de-
ternined fashion and not permit the transport
alton Of war supplies and ammunition
Ard ~ etSwss wsr have W ls gsaoe. 10 lgler
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-04-27
ASoviet Workers Shock Brigade Adopts the Name
of the Daily Worker

By the way there are shock brigadeS in LepSe
named for our brother papers, the British DAILY
Worker" and German "Rote Fahne,~ (sed Flag,
and there promises to be some lively competition
between them, as to who can set the best record
Our Brigade Grows
As present our brigade is composed OF seven
members from the dry polishing section of the
tool department. Eight workers from the wet
polishing section and twelve from the lathe Sec
ton have asked to be allowed to Join which
will bring the total to twenty
The Lepse factory has set a high standard,
fulfilling its part of the Five Year Plan in two
years and seven months. Naturally the workers
came back with their counter-plan, which they
are also overfulfilling. The works have grown,
since its foundation in 1927 from force of Ats
workers producing 1864 motors year valued at
2,058,400 ToubleS to a force of nearly 1000
workers producing 1852 motors valued at H.
630700 roubles. A rouble is equal to SO cents.
That is, while the working force doubled, the
output increased by nearly eight times. This
was accomplished by reducing the proportion of
damaged goods from the extremely high figures
of so per cent in 1927 to 1877 per cent in 1880,
by the better organization of the production
process and the workers enthusiasm for building
socialism, and improving their technical qualifi-
cations Wages have increased steadily, big
factory kitchen, club and new apartments have
gone up. Today about eighty three per cent of
the workers are members Of the Communist
Party or youth league and ninety-six per cent
are taking part in socialist competition
During these three years, about 1000 inven-
tons and proposals made by workers for i'm
proving methods of production have given an
economy of over 100000 roubles
Our Daily Worker" brigade, as you can see
by the following letter, has played its part in
the Lepse plants achievements.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
Save Howard University

Education suffers unjust discrimination in the
interior department appropriations bill, now before
the senate. Whether this injustice is deliberate
unntentional is unimportant at this late day. The
wrong should be corrected quickly.
Howard university in Washington, one of the few
real institutions for higher learning of the Negro
the United States is the chief victim Rapid progress
has been made by this university in recent years
Howard has high rating from national educa-
tional organizations and boards and has the conf
dence of federal authorities from President Hoover
and Secretary of Interior Wilbur down.
The pending senate bill reduces the Howard ap-
preparation to $675OOO for next year, compared with
the first budget estimate of 900 and the current
figure of 81 $4,000.
In times of depression and federal deficit, appro-
priatons must be out But federal OUTLAWS for social
services and education should be cut least because
they already are so pitifully small. At least they
should not be asked to take than their pro-
portionate share of the slash.
This rule has been violated in the of Howard.
The cut in the entire interior department appropra-
tons bill in the senate is only per cent, while the
Howard cut is So per cent.
This is not economy. 1t is close to murder. No
institution operating shoestring take blow
like that and survive as an effective school,
We appeal to the senate to save Howard university.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
Milk for Babies


While the whole world worries the question
Of whether the kidnapped baby obtains kind and
SUFFICIENT milk, some thought may be given to the
thousands of children under years of age in this city
A month ago, official surveys indicated that there
10000 children who we're not receiving milk or
at least enough milk.
promise made that this situation would
be corrected but since that time there has been a
very persistent drive to reduce the cost Of feeding
the needy.
1t is no answer to say that many children do not
like the taste of milk and will not drink it. The
best physicians say that a milk diet is absolutely
necessary for children and that if it be denied, there
will be a heavy bill for sickness few years later
The leadership Of this city must see that the food
given is sufficient both in quantity and in kind to
support life.
An immediate survey of the situation and an ac-
curate check Of homes into which trustee food l.
delivered to see how many children without milk
would be the finest tribute that could be paid to the
Lindberghs whose hearts have been open to the
cry of need and whose sympathies with the suffering
of others is no small factor in the universally OF
sympathy with them in their dark hour of tragic
worry
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
A Chance to Lead

The greatest industrial state in the Union, New
York, is considering, and apparently intends to ap-
prove unemployment insurance legislation
A bill following closely the recommendations of
the experts commission for six industrial states, sub
mitted last month to the Governors of New York,
Massachusetts, Pennsylvania New jersey Connecticut
and Ohio studied in committee this week,
promptly indorsed and has gone to the legislature
for action before it adjourns next week
If the bill becomes law, it will be of the most
constructive acts of government to grow out of the
depression. It's benefits to working men can not be
felt Immediately, but unemployment insurance if
adopted generally, probably do to prevent
future misery and suffering, such arc
enduring, than any other single policy.
The bill recommended, after months of study, has
the particular merit of providing specific incentive
10 industry to stabilize its operations and keep its
men at work to save payments it must make ether
wise
In this respect it appears to be more sound than
insurance plans tried in other countries No govern
ment dole" is attached in any to the plan.
1t is a cause for general rejoicing that New York
should pioneer in this important matter To Wiscon-
sin belongs the honor of being the first state to estah
lish compulsory insurance but New York, with its
wealth and power, can do more than another could
to convince all states that the principle of unemploy
ment insurance is sound. and is good for business
as we'll as good for men.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
Source of the kidnapping Racket

The New York Herald-Tribune is the chief news
paper of that party which has its head the expo
nent of the noble experiment. Here is what the
HeraId-Tribune has to say about the source of the
kidnapping racket:
kidnapping as a racket-that is to say, as pro-
fessona pursuit of underworld gangs-seems to have
had its origin as recently 1926 Like most of the
other rackets with which the American scene is cursed
it began as by-product of the illicit liquor traffic.
1.-THE explanation is simple enough. The liquor
traffic. with it's vast and its popular support,
has corrupted the official world. Those who engage
in it are the protected favores of their partners in
authority.
But this partnership does not and can not stop
with the Vostead violation. 1t is bound to any
activity which its benefciaries select, since, mat
ter what charge they may be arrested, they are
in position to expose the system.
"Once protected always protected. Hence, the pro-
liberation of rackets including that of murder, to say
nothing of kidnapping -.
Good citizens who grind their teeth at the hideous
menace to their homes and liberty involved in this
enforcement of crime will do we'll to consider it's
underlying cause.
''Kdnapngs nothing new, other out
RACES on the peace Of the community, but it is no
mere coincidence that, with the progressive failure
Of the prohibition experiment. their preparation has
become national scandal.
"The eighteenth amendment like rotten apple in
a BARREL has tainted our whole civic order It's re-
moval is prerequisite to the re-establishment Of
security"
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their protest in the most violent fashion yet called
forth by the present distress Meanwhile in Washing
ton house committee controlled by Democrats was
agreeing to slap federal general sales tax of 2K
cents on virtually all manufactured articles.
more dangerous folly hardly could be imagined
The men who sit in Washington, in congress- and
in the executive departments have their attention
fixed upon the coming presidential campaign. They
expect to get campaign contributions from the rich
and they are refusing to place this years heavy tax
burden on wealthy shoulders. They pretend extreme
suffering does not exist.
But if enough people grow angry in their privation
and misery neither the we-to-do nor the party poll
ticans can benefit from this solictude for wealth
If money and government misjudge the point at which
the poor consumers and small merchants will cease
to be patient and passive dire consequences may fol-
low
If they are able to judge this point accurately if
they impose new tax on the with barely enough
to live, and drive merchants out of business and no
trouble occurs, will the law-abidng American people
fail to show resentment at the polls?
Will citizens permit their decency their capacity to
endure suffering in the interest of orderly established
society," to be imposed on to this extent?
Congress should consider this matter we'll before
it levies revenues for the coming year.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
Butterflies MIGRATE

"DIRD migrations,' Clark reports,
- ARE movements of a very def
mite nature from the breeding
grounds to another region more or
less remote, and back again by the
same route.
THE round trip is completed sew
eral or many times during the life
of the individual, and the move
ment usually involves all the nor
NAL and healthy individuals of a
species in a given area.
Butterfly migration rarely in
wolves more than a portion, and
often a relatively small portion, of
the individuals in any region.
80 far as the individuals are
concerned, the migrations are in
one direction only and, so far as
the species is concerned, there is
seldom any indication of a definite
return movement.
I'm some butterflies, migration is
a regularly recu1Tent annual phe-
nomenon. In others it takes place
frequently, but at irregular intervals,
while in many it is observed only
OccaSiOnallV"
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
Just Every Day Sense
BY MRS. WALTER FERGUSON
T was encouraging to find out how many readers

7 was encouraging to find out how many readers
Il resented the idea set forth in an earlier column
that Women'S friendships often turn to enmitv
Inc implication was a little too general perhaps.
ana certainly out of date. But nothing ever has
pleased me more than the protests that followed be-
cause it proves that women are at last alert 10 their
own decent qualities.
The most irritating old-fashioned feminine char
acterlstic was our readiness to accept without
all the charges hurled against US For generations
women have been the most spineless cravens about
defending themselves and each other
They have sat in churches and lecture halls and
heard their sex roundly denounced They have read
the most absurd criticisms with equanimity They
even have Joined in the general chorus of vitupera
ton against themselves every time anything went
wrong.
But the old lies swallowed no more 1t has
taken us long time to learn that we are no worse.
and no better. than men; but we know our lesson.
THERE is growing up today among women feel
ing of solidarity and friendliness that auelrs well
Tor the future. 1t forecasts just social order
and more splendid cooperation between sexes.
To attain this state. however we have had to fight
prejudice ignorance and religious bgotry as well as
ourselves.
The old theory which taught that women were
created by God virtuous than men and yet that
they must be kept in inferior and service positions
was not only inconsistent but unreasonable
we heard, for instance that only were loyal
honorable, broadminded and capable of the larger
ideaSms Yet in the breath it was explained
that humanityS fate rested in womans hand, since
mothers alone could influence, improve and uplift.
It's high time we women looked at ourselves
without favor but also without prejudice Lets give
ourselves a pat on the back now and then.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
Says

We Must Not Forget That the
Lindbergh Case Is Still
only One Among Hun
dreds; That Kidnapping Is
ONLY One Phase of a Crime
Epidemic.
NEW YORK, March Eight
' column heads: bulletins over
the radio each hour or so; police,
constables and deputy sheriffs rae
ing up and down the road; and
when it's all over, the best we can
do is step aside while the distracted
parents offer cash and immunity
to the kidnapers if they will only
restore baby Lindbergh.
You can't quarrel with Einstein
for saying that the crime proves
lack of social sanity, though he
might have added that the general
reaction TO it offers still more vivid
proof.
Millions of people have exhausted
themselves with futile speculation
and still more futile worry. We
glorify the performance because Of
the obviously good intentions back
of it. If it comes to happy end
ing within a few days, well and
good; but if not, we will be worn
out by the excessive excitement
and turn to something else.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
typical Example

TAKING as a typical example Of
Il a migrating species the COM
mon milkweed butterfly, Clark ex-
plains the migration as follows:
"A very large number emerge
from the pupa at the same time,
engorge themselves together, and
reach the travelling and tree perch
ing stage of their adult life sinful
taneouSly.
80 we find in the air large num-
bers instead of isolated individuals.
The appearance of this insect IN
swarms means, I believe, not that
they have gathered Intentionally
for the purpose of travelling, but
simply that something has occurred
in their place of origin to cause
great numbers to emerge simultane-
ously.
Most of the migrations of this
butterfly that have been reported
have been southerly. It is likely
that this will be found to be a func-
ton of the prevailing winds, plus
certain geographical features, such
as rivers and seacoast.
"The migrationS appear to be
simply a mass expression of the
normal habits of each individual in
a migrating swarm, and the COM
monty observed direction of these
flights to the south seems to rest
solely upon the mechanics of
autumnal meteorology and to have
no other relation to the procession
of the seasons"
Quite different phenomenon. he
believes, is involved in the migra-
lions of another family of butter
flies, the pierids, in which the mi
grating f1ocks are composed almost
entirely of males.
In this case, he says, 1t seems to
be only an extension of the puddle
club phenomenon.
Some of the exiled males are
unable to get back to the fields
when there is intense pressure of
population. Then they simply wan
der away, flying in a straight line
against the wind.
They are highly gregarious.
Other exiled males join in the flight
and the result is the exodus in
loose swarm Of all the bachelor
misfits."
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
What EffiCienCyI

WALL the boys in to handle q
~ kidnapping, or a murder case
and they are usually about as be-
wildered as the rest of us.
The law enforcement machine has
simply broken down under a load OF
petty offenses and picayunnish
duties.
Nine tenths of the so-called ar
rests represent nothing but nag
cling, which makes the public sore
and Indifferent.
When something important hap
pens we have to reshape the whole
operation of our police power, call
out the reserves, call in special in
vestigators and in the final analysis
bet on popular sentiment to get the
job done right.
This is ridiculous in a country
which pretends to be efficient and
which boasts of its capacity to meet
the unexpected.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05

Editor Times-I am an ex-patient
of Sunnyside Sanatorium and am
trying to finish the cure at home.
My husband has had no work for a
year. We were evicted from our
home for payment of months
rent. I was informed that the
Sunnyside Guild was supposed to
help ex-patients, so 7 called the
president of the guild, explaining
the situation to her.
She said she would send some one
to see me, but she wouldn't say
when. So we have spent the time
waiting by living from the trustees
and the family welfare.
The guild gives a party once a
month at Sunnyside, lasting two
hours. This is very nice, but where
does all the money go, from card
parties and various entertainments.
the proceeds of which are supposed
to help eX-patients? They have
thousands of dollars drawing inter-
est in the bank, and good charitable
people attend these dances and
parties, thinking their money is 60
ing to help some unfortunate T. B.
We get SO a week for four people
to live on, but if we had waited for
the guild we wouldn't have that.
Beans and jowl isn't such a good
diet. either, and if we buy a quart
of milk day that takes off Sc cents
of our precious So worth of
groceries.
I hope this letter reaches some
one where it will do some good.
AN EXT. B.'r.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
SERVICE
Hot Baths Help to Combat Disease
DAILY HEALTH SERVICE

malaria attack acts by raising the
temperature of the body to such
extent that the germs were killed.
1t generally is accepted that a
hot bath has definite effects in
speeding up the chemistry of the
body. This is shown by the in
crease Of non-protein nitrogen and
carbon dioxide in the blood.
1t also is established that white
blood cells are increased following
hot bath, and particularly the
form of white blood cell that is i'm
portant in attacking infection.
This result is brought about by
the hot bath itself, and is not in
fluenced by adding salts, oils, ONT
ments, muds or anything else to
the bath.
Physicians have advised the use
of hot baths for patients with govt,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-03-05
Times Readers Voice Their Views

, Spond with some of your readers.
However. that may be best, as we
need competition in all things.
I want to compliment The Times
for it's fight against graft, high rates
and crime, and hope the good work
may go ahead.
If it is unemployment that is the
matter with this country. think as
the one who sent Mr.. Hoover the
suggestion that we do away with
some of the man-saving machinery.
It is my belief that the worst ma
chine is the mammoth political ma
chine
Instead of the government being
ruled by the people, the masses are
ruled by the classes. and, right at
this point, as another great political
campaign is approaching, is good
time for the masses to get busy. 1t
will be no trouble for those offices
to select good honorable men and
women to pledge themselves to cut
out one-half of the boards, bureaus,
and commissions and other I'M
called for nuiSanceS.
DILAPIDATED FARMER.
Editor Times-While there is
much discussion concerning the
passing of an old age pension law,
I think it would be well to consider
just how this will work, and the
exact amount of good it will do for
those for whom it is intended.
No one has any greater pity and
love for the welfare of our aged
than I, and I, for one, would not lay
straw in the way of any method
which can be worked out for their
good.
Suppose they received a pension of
$40 or $25 or even more a month
and lived possibly with their rela-
tives, usually daughter or son.
How many really are wanted in
the home? How much would they
get of it? Would they be any more
welcome after the first few dollars
were paid in? And if they had to
live by themselves, how far would
this amount go?
Consider also that they have to
have some one to care for them
when they are i'll and ought not be
left alone. AS a rule they have to
do Just exactly as their relatives