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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18
BY LYNN GARY

IF you are capitaistcaught poison
ing workers-if you violate the fed
eral pure food and drugs act-you
have SO and a half chances out of
a hundred of not being prosecuted
You even have 81 chances out of a
hundred of having your rotten eggs,
your putrid canned goods or yous
sub-standard medicine returned to
you to be reconditioned and replaced
on the market for sale to workers
These facts are revealed exclusively
by the Daily Worker.
In his report to President Hoover
last year on the failure of proper en-
forcement Of this vital law, Secretary
of Agriculture Hyde blamed the
trouble on the claim that the pen
alties provided by the law are not
heavy enough.
Educate" Poison Feeders
But Hyde didn't do good job of
fooling workers, for his claim fol-
lowed statements made to the capital
list press by himself and w. c. Camp
bell, director of regulatory work in
the department, saying that the pro-
per function of the pure food and
drug laws was not to punish, but to
educate. In other words, they should
not clap into Jail a man who feeds
workers poison-they should exert "a
corrective and guiding influence"
But, even If the law did provide
higher penalties, what good would it
be If the penalties were not enforced?
An analysis of the figures given by
Secretary Hyde in his report to the
president, amplified and compared
with other official reports of the de-
partment Of agriculture. which is in
charge of enforcing these laws, re-
veals the following situation:
More than six per cent Of all sam
Piles Of food and drugs inspected by
the department in one year-1,97 in
numbW-were so rotten that they re-
1uired court action.
BUT, of 1,150 court cases concern
ing impure food and drugs In that
time, as reported by the department
Of Agriculture notices OF Judgment,
Mly 64 cases were criminal prosecu-
ions.
Detailed analysis OF 500 specimen
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18
What An American Worker Saw: What Hap
pened in Chapel; Some Vital Conclusions

daybreak we could perceive more
accurately what was taking place.
Japanese planes were dropping two
types of bombs, incendiary and
explosive. Tons of debris rose into
the air.
We went closer to the lines. A
japanese soldier charged at us with
fixed bayonet to stop us from TAX
ing pictures. Many persons had
their cameras shot out of their
hands. We could see hundreds of
mangled bodies rising in the air
with every bomb. BY nightfall the
entire section was in flames. The
creek across to the international
settlement was a living mass of
refugees. We watched, surrounded
by an iron ring of imperialist SOL
diers.
After a few days, we entered the
lines in the company of two French
priests. Only by assuming CONVEX
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18

lack Of concreteness in the work.
Situation Improved.
That the situation in the National
Miners Union has improved re-
Gently is seen from the activity of
the Rank and File Opposition
groups, for whose impetus the N.
M. U. is largely responsible. These
groups are now waging a fight
against the attempts of the coal
operators and its Lewis machine
to put over $1.10 day wage-cut
in Illinois.
Some Problems of Agit- Prop
Work and Our Election Campaign"
is the subject Of an article by Sam
Don, who cites a number of Short
comings in the agitational work in
various districts. What strikes
one first of all in reading thru our
leaflets coming from all parts of
the country" says the writer, els
their conformity and similarity
They all might have been issued
in the national office for national
distribution"
Unemployed Work
Organization of the unemployed
on a much broader basis than
heretofore, involving elected rather
than organized" block committees,
ETC., and struggle for immediate
relief while bringing forward and
thus popularizing the slogan of
unemployment insurance at the
expense of the government and
the bosses" is the keynote SUCCESS
ton of proposal of the article
Unemployment Work-Our Weak
Point" A. Allen, the writed points
out that terror and demagogy are
now being used simultaneously by
the bourgeoisie in its effect to
smash the growing resistance Of
the workers and especially the
fight of the unemployed for i'm
mediate relief and for unemploy-
ment insurance.
Other significant articles include
Rapid Upsurge of the Revolutions
airy Peoples War in Manchuria":
1.-THE American Social Fascists," BY
M. H. Childs; Training of New
Cadres and Our School System:
and American Imperialisms
Growing Bureaucracy"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18
How the Bosses Government
Protects Prisoners of Food

/ cases reported in the notices of judg-
ment show that only 80 we're Grim
inal prosecution. That is 6.4 per cent.
What happened to the vast remain
der of the court actions?
"U. S. VS.. Putrid Fish"
Further examination of the 500
specimen cases shows that 486 which
we're not criminal prosecutions were
what is called libel actions"
Two of the 486 we're dismissed by
the court. In 295 cases, or So per cent
the offending merchandise was de-
stroyed. But in Ill cases, 81 per cent,
the merchandise was returned to the
owners to be reconditioned, reweighed
or relabelled, and sold to workers!
Imagine Sheffield Worrying
OF the 500 cases, most involved
dairy products received fines, which
ranged from $25 to 5000. Imagine
Sheffield Farms worrying about a
fine of 5000! And in So cases out
of lot, consumers eat reconditioned
butter and eggs.
If capitalist is prosecuted for
handling rotten canned goods, he has
five out of rs chances of not being
fined, the same cases show-and If
he is fined, the penalty will not aver
age more than $119 He also has 40
chances out of the 10 of getting back
his rotten goods.
But the greatest risk to capitalists
who sell impure food or drugs has
not yet been revealed. A little closer
examination of the specimen cases
shows that the most danger Is in
CURED by those who monkey with
animal food!
Nine out Of So cases concerning an
imal food were criminal prosecutions
twenty-five per cent. Fines In
these cases were higher, too, than In
cases involving human food or drugs.
In other words, 1t Is four times as
dangerous to adulterate animal food
as 1t is to adulterate human food or
drugs!
The law doesn't recommend any
such discrimination against human
beings. And Hyde and Campbell are
silent on the subject.
Here is the beauty of the capitalist
systemI =
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18
BY WIN. PATTERSON

Not legal defense alone, but mass
pressure, into which the legal de-
Tense is merged, has forced the
capitalist courts of Maryland to
grant new trial to Fuel Lee
Orphan jones'.
The united voice of tens of thou
sands Of plundered, outraged and
determined Negro and white work.
erS gave warning to the bosses that
the lynch decision OF the boss court
was under review in the forums Of
the working class-the streets. The
bosses paused, they retreated, but
they will try to find new methods.
The Fuel Lee case is not unusual.
Every day Negro workers are framed
up on rape charges. The prison
agents of the bosses hold for lynch
ing by rnobs or protect" them only
for legal lynching. The bosses
provoke and incite the mob lynch
ing outbursts against defenseless
Negro workers.
OVER 5000 LYNCHED
The Fuel Lee case is part and
parcel Of the sharpening attempt
to smash the growing solidarity of
the working class. More than 5000
have been legally or illegally"
lynched by the bosses.
But turn is taking place. White
workers are beginning to see in the
defense Of the rights of the Negro
workers defense of their own
working masses. They are begin
ming to realize that blow to one
section of the working class weak
ems the class as a whole. Their
participation in the struggles of the
Negro masses breaks down the dis
gust of the Negro workers for all
whites, and forms the basis for in
ternationsl working class solidarity.
CONFIRMED BY /. L. D.
A program of mass defense insti-
tuted and led by the International
Labor Defense is now making this
historic fact more clear. Legal de-
tense has won no victories for Negro
rights or for the working class gen.
orally in America. Legal defense
linked up with mass pressure has
won many victories (three stays of
execution In Scottsboro, the release
of four of the Imperial Valley pris-
oners, etc..
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18

Plan Of Socialist Constructions.
Resolution Of the XVII Party Con4
ference
The Second Fivc-Year Plan, by Y,
Molotov
The Natural Wealth Of the Soviet
Union and Its Exploitation, by L
M. Gubkin
All Of the above pamphlets sell for
10 cents except the last two which
sell for 20 cents.
All workers should make every ef-l
fort to get these pamphlets in the
hands of their friends and shop.
mates. Mobilize the workers in de-I
Tense of the Soviet Union! One Of
the best ways is to acquaint the
workers with what is going on in
the Soviet Union.
All these pamphlets are available
at Workers Bookshop, SO East 18th
ST., New YORK.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18
Workers, the Courts
and "Orphan Jones"
What Forced Maryland Boss Court to Retreat
In Case of Framed Negro Worker

The decision Of the Maryland
Court of Appeals in the Lee case
would have meant as little for the
Negro masses as this courts many
earlier paper decisions, if 1t weu
not for the fact that this was vic.
tory of mass pressure. A ruling
class court decision in a workers
case has no value in itself.
N. A. A. C. p. VICTORIES
The National Association for ths
Advancement of Colored People IN.
A. A. G. P) has won" several
victories" in the bosses courts (the
Louisville segregation case, the
Texas Democratic Primary Law,
etc.. These victories" create and
strengthen the illusion of success
full struggle in the courts alone.
The desperate positions Of the
Negro masses today in the face of
these glorious victories" OF the
N. A. A. G. P. is proof of their
emptiness. The breaking of prom.
Uses granted through pleading, tears
and groveling presents no problem
to the ruling class.
BY force the ruling class Of
America has reduced the Negro
masses to slavery. They seek to
cover this by the 18th, 14th and
18th Amendments to the Federal
constitution. These amendments
have long been repealed in action,
REAL ROAD NOW CLEAR
The lies of the leadership of the
N. A. A. G. P. concerning it's "vic-
tories" have blinded the ewes of
the Negro masses to the real road
to victories. The International
Labor Defense is opening up the
eyes of those who were blind and
knew it not.
The victories of the T. L. D. In
the Lee case are an inspiration and
guide. Victories can still be won
in thebosses' courts, but only after
the workers in the streets have
spoken. Let there be no illusions,
this victory can only be completed
through the application of more
mass pressure, more and greater
demonstrations of protest, a greater
struggle around the demands of the
Negro masses for equal rights,
strengthening of international
working-class solidarity, a building
of the I. L. D. into a mass organi-
cation of defense.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18
Ann Arbor, Mich.

Ann Arbor, Mich.
Daily Worker:
Your policy of writing editorials
exposing current moves of the CAPT
talist "magicians" is an excellent
one. The article on manufactured
optimism is a case in point. The
article exposing Waters, in the Daily
Worker of August 8, is another
good example. 1t seems to me that
this exposure of the move of the
rulers is very necessary if we are
to guide the workers along the gen.
eral line of the Party. .
AS election nears, why not an
article concerning the way the big
parties get their campaign funds?
This would tend to show tina work
ers the strong link between big
business and the Democratic, Re-
publican and Socialist parties.
&C. N.
We will publish the source of the
campaign funds of the capitalist
parties in early issues of the Daily
Worker. Eds. Note.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18
Letters from Our Readers

ings tolerate this conduct. At such
meetings resolutions demanding that
inquiry be made to fix responsibility
and action taken, be adopted.
Speakers who fail to show up with
out proper excuse or warning, or
where in the case of illness or other
uncontrolled circumstances, make no
effort to have another speaker sub
stituted, show an impermissible con-
ceit and contempt for the masses,
which the Party is determined to
overcome Editor.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18
SPEAKING OF-SPEAKERS
Washington, Pa,

washington, Pa.s
To the Daily Worker:
The National Miners Union and
the International Workers Relief
asked us comrades of Washington,
Pa, to make arrangements for
mass meeting and the showing of
strike pictures as we'll as pictures of
socialist construction in the Soviet
Union.
We got busy and modified over
two thousand workers for this meet
ing. We had a large turn out, such
as we never had in the city of Wash
ington, but the comrades who were
to be the speakers at the meeting
failed to show up with the pictures.
A WORKER
We do not know whether the
speaker or the district is responsible
for the failure of the speaker to
show up at this meeting which &C.
Cured the end of July. The prac-
tice of speakers from time to time
not showing up at meetings is in
tolerable and can under no circum-
stances be excused. Speakers who
fail to show up must be held strictly
accountable and the utmost disci-
plinary measures taken against them
and where they are not responsible,
the greatest pressure must be brought
to see that this practice is termi-
mated. At one time it was wide
spread. 1t is becoming less SO only
because it has been held up for con-
tempt before the Party membership.
Under no circumstances must meet
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18
BY M. WORTH

I URED by tales of high wages
Ia paid for civil aviation experts,
the writer and a friend went to
Marking, China, last year seeking
employment. Work was not found,
but circumstances caught us staying
in Shanghai during the japanese
attack. Later we proceeded to
Hankow and then returned to
Shanghai, then went through Man
churia, and finally, after months
of slow travel, reached the Soviet
Union.
In Hankow we saw the first
fruits of the Kuomintang reign of
terror. Placed against the curbing
in a row were six headless bodies
Of men and women. The heads
were placed between the legs. The
stencil from the bodies was terrible.
These had been Communist work
ers caught in their propaganda
among their shopmates in some
factory.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18
arrests are carried out.

arrests are carried out.
In January, the Japanese mill
tarists with the consent of the
other imperialists began their
Shanghai war which was to end
with the destruction of the densely
poulated proletarian section of
Chapel and give us all taste of
the horror of the next war. In the
evening of January % or 20 we
had gone to bed after reading the
newspaper extras that the Japan
csc had accepted the Chinese ans
Wer to their demands.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18
RAIN OF
DEATH

Before daybreak we were awak-
ened by a terrific blast that shook
our building. 1t was only a few
blocks from the Chapel settlement.
We went up on the roof. With
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18
TONGUES
MISSING

A peculiar feature of all the
bodies was that the tongues were
missing. Questioning brought out
the meaning of this. Communist
workers being led to their death
usually took advantages of the &C.
casion to shout as they marched,
Eve are dying for Communism"
The authorities cut out their ton
CUES to stop this last minute prop
uganda.
Other tortures also precede the
execution.
Back in Shanghai we spent our
time observing the living conditions
Of the masses. We saw thousands
of workers taking the place of
dray animals, hauling huge carts
with logs, stone, etc. For this they
received five cents day. Rick
shaw coolies earn about five cents
a day and many sleep with their
rickshaws. A common feature of
all the workers is that even in the
cold weather months they go
around barefooted.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-08-18
10 OR IL IN A
ROOM

The workers are forced to live
ten and twelve to a room. Girl
workers in the textile mills cannot
afford to pay carfare, and gorups
OF them hire wheelbarrowman
to carry them to work and "home"
at night. For this they pay him
five or six cents to every 10 or so
OF them per day.
One proud owner of textile
mill explained to us that his girl
workers could not leave the mill
except for two days a month and
only with plea from their pa
rents. The girls work 1914 hours
day for a few cents and sleep in
the factory. They have basket
ball court for recreation!
UNEMPLOYMENT
Terrific unemployment is adding
to the misery of the bitterly ex-
plotted workers. Official statistics
state that 140 children on the ave-
rage are picked up every day dead
from starvation. They are not
counted in the natural deaths"
The dead belong to employed as
well as unemployed. The official
statistics are in reality a gross
underestimation.
Under the protection of British
police, young Chinese girls are en-
shaved as prostitutes in the inter-
national settlement. They receive
nothing but a bed and food from
their owners. They are the chill
dren Of peasants who have been
forced to sell them In order to raise
cash to pay the tax demands of
the Marking militarists.
FOREIGN POLICE
STRUGGLES
The puppet role of the Marking
government was noticeable on
every hand. When the workers
called demonstrations, police and
soldiers of foreign nations would
arrest them and hand them over to
the native police. Foreign gov
ernInents erect machine gun nests
and har71cades to prevent the dem
or1Srations OF the workers. Mass
Evening star., 1932-10-14

1912 9Th ST NW.-9-ROOM DETACHED
brick dwelling; bed rooms. finished attic.
doSn ~ eieG.rcity s puitn BATH Sno%er.
cabinet in cellar perpetual INV. heater. front
and back porches. beautiful yard. garage
side and rear improved alleys. Must be
seen to be appreciated. Price. s13.500; easy
terms.
P. j. wALSHE. INC,
11n7 Eve St w
Evening star., 1932-10-14
HOUSES-UNFURNISEED.
Continued
CLEVELAND PARK.
3504 Conr. ave Brick: 6 rooms ana patl
most convenient. Call Clev 0936.

cLEvEfHNp iSIEo' PARK.
most t convenient Cali Clev. osss.
NEAR WALTER REED.
12l1 sth st. xesent ean6tion EeasonSbs
$500 e7th ST. n.w-s rooms and bath. 2-car
Near Eastern High, corner property. TIT
c St. ne; thoroughly modern; reasonable
1884 3sth st. n.w.-Semi- detached brick.
rp9ms and .6s bath; excellent location: reason
i52s Monroe st. n.w.-Detached frame con-
snd sath
i2ls Oates n.e.we-room and bath brick:
'''' BEAUTIFUL DETACHED HOME.
eso4 Arlington rd:, Edgemoor.S rooms rooms
ayatory taths garage excellent cond'
10 Sth It: n.e-s rooms and bath; h:-w.h.
$50 s7o2 s3th st. nw-s rooms ard bath. ga
rage. ssmirdesaehed 5s brick; excellent condi
s2o2 ssth st. nv.N8 looms. 2 baths. built
!" 1919 w I 81 H. SAUNDERS Co. blss' Mc.' ,o,,.
NEAR 18th AND COLORADO AVE:
/ of . rooms and baths; modernly equipped
and in perfect %EssTsR s4asssIqn; i1fo 81
Eight large rooms. baths. 2-car garage:
| MT PLEASANT
Lovely home in convenient neighborhood;
rooms. baths. garage; $85.
] MARIETTA PARK.
| Semi rooms and bath and
| garage; S67 so.
MADISON ST. NV
| Large bungalow. attractively planned; in
| convenient neighborhood; $63 so.
142l MONTELLO AVE. NE
| Corner home. rooms and bath: $3.50
TRINIDAD.
| Six rooms and BATH modern; perfect con-
| dition; built-in garage: s55.
| SOUTHEAST.
| Six rooms and bath. redecorated; $31 so.
| ROBERT w. SAVAGE.
| TIT Union Trust Bldg. Nat. 6799
| IN PETWORTH
| AS DECATUR ST. N.W.-s75.
| Beautiful home. consisting OF large, bright
living room. dining room. three bed rooms:
bright kitchen. tiled bath. screened
| LARGE HOME.
| AT DECATUR ST. N.W.-s85
! Lovely home. in splendid condition con-
sisting Of reception hall. living room. dining
room, four bed rooms. 2 enclosed porches.
| bright kitchen and tiled bath. Garage.
i CAFRTTZ,
| 1Ath and K District q080
Evening star., 1932-10-14

FOR RENT-FURNITURE.
Evening star., 1932-10-14

TO COLORED-l24l goth ST. N.W-6
rooms and bath; new plumbing. new kitch-
en- range. electric light, yard and alley.
Rent; s2S per month mont wv See JOSEpHf I,I,fd,ra a.
Nat. 1912
COLORED-OPEN DAILY.
1927 18th NV T., e.. g., bath. .s3o %
1921 Sherman ave- r, e.. g., bath,
616 2Oth ne-6 r. e. g. h. -wh IS 90
I12e 8th nv-e r. e. large yard . q. so
l0I8 7th se.-S r. e. G., bath. 27.50
Also several desirable flats in NV. and
ne: rent from SIS to s35 E. M AIKEN.
927 18th st. NV. Nat. 1856; ewes. Wis. 3293.
CoLORED-c269 9th ST NW-5 ROOMS.
s2250, 633 58th st. ne, s22.50. Met. 43oo;
En-. 0216
Evening star., 1932-10-14

TWO-FAMILY HOUSE
s9,c50-Located in that convenient sec
tion near 18TH and Spring I'd. Two COM
rlete fve-room and bath apartments with
separate entrances and heating plants; two
car garage. very good rental neighbor-
hood. This will make an ideal home and
investment.
SHANNON & LUCHS CO.,
1905 ST NV. NAT 2345
Evening star., 1932-10-14

co,LoREp-lsl7 2nd ST. NV ROOMS
-, ,,,,F FLoYR + DAVIS CO..; cSot o,s,
SPECIAL BARGAIN FOR coLoRED:. :
la'se E4R%f KR%r bath CO.. liz ffdsfed s f
1COLOREDl 633 5Sth ST. NE. INTER
section 58th and Eastern ave. l-6-rm:
frame; elec: $50 so. NE. 1890; EN-. 0216 16'
COLORED.
22Gt Xa awe nx " water
s1o St. NV ~ National 22ss.
s45 50--CoLORED.
Centrally, located. s nice rooms. bath
Ee1s Conc a90a
1925 18th st. s.e.-Near the Navy Yard: s
rooms and water; $3.50. LINKINS CO..
1888 De Sales st.
CoLoEED. 80,
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52s 2lst st. n.w..-S rms. bath elec.. s.. So
945 st; n;w.-9 rms. bath. elec. go. $3.50
645 Florence st. ne rms, bath. gas. 81. so
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2S5 0akdale st. n.w-6 rms, bath. gas. go. SO
iss sss 2f'n st. s. Sms lms bash 9h. gas
1890 Duncan st. n.e-6 rms, bath. gas. IS. so
1923 nth st. nw.--6 rms, bath. elec. IS 90
5o2 5o2 2lst st. n:w.-s rms, bath. cleo. $3.50
6ll N! H. ave. n.w.-5 r.. water. elec. % so
5l5Ia 2srd st. n.w-5 rms. water. 2o5o
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Evening star., 1932-10-14
1IUO IUCII OG. N. w.
National 9453.
Evenings: District 4786.
Wisconsin 3159.

A FINE RESIDENCE.
Brown stone and brick front. in a fash
ionable neighborhood. Just of 18th St.. close
to Scott Circle; Available for colored. Just
By naS oce Must
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modern improvements INCLUDING oil burner.
2-car garage. Beautifully decorated CELL
ings: silk tapestry covered side walls. with
solid oak wainscoting. Fireplace mantels
and most expensive homes. Crystal electric
fixtures that canont be reproduced.
If you want really fine and outstanding
home. this is your opportunity.
Phone Nat. also at once for appointment
ROBERT L. McKEEvER CO.. NO.
AGENTS.
SHCREEAM BLDG.
Evening star., 1932-10-14

BUNGALOW BARGAINS
S6,500-NORTHWEST D. c.
S rooms and small reception hail. large
doored attic. open fireplace hardwood
floors throughout, hot-water heat, extra
large yard. Small cash payment, $50
monthly, One block to bus. is minutes
to downtown.
CHEVY CHASE-SS.000.
rooms. open fireplace, hot-water heat
hardwood floors throughout lot 60x180
Shrubbery and flowers; two-car garage
one block to stores. cars, busses; waking
distance to graded and high schools
Small cash payment.
BROOKLAND-s5,450.
$500 CASH. S42. so MONTHLY.
pleasant rooms and inclosed sleeping
porch; hot-water heat. hardwood floors.
built-in tub with shower. large yard with
forest trees; u blocks to bus. blocks
to Rhode Island ave. cars, blocks to
public and Catholic schools. Don't over
MORGAN E. MORGAN,
1l08 18th st. NV
National 9453.
Evenings: District 4786.