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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-02
Lenin and the Daily Worker

class. These masses of workers,
Lenin said, are on the other side of
the street. We are on this side. We
must cross the street to reach the
mcs~es. We must cross the street by
all means and under all conditions.
Comrade Lenin declared that to
argue that we should not cross the
street because we might get our feet
dirty is no proof Of radicalism and
revolutionary integrity, but might be
opportunism, which tries to escape
doing anything and find good ex-
cuse for this inactivity.
After this the discussion ran little
smoother. The problem of the for
nation Of the mass Party was dis
cusSed. In this connection Comrade
Lenin declared that the formation of
a mass Party necessitateS under all
conditions the establishment of a
daily mass paper. He pointed out
that without daily paper the Party
could not maintain the necessary
contact with the masses: the Party
could not speak to the masses rally
on every important question; the
Party could not utilize the mass re-
Spouse which a realistic revolution
airy activity would produce among
the workers; it could not crystalize
organizational gains out of this mass
response. The delegation was con-
WINGED by Comrade Lenin that the
formation of mass Party also
necessitated the establishment of a,
mass paper.
Thus, the conference with Com
rade Lenin resulted in firm deter
mination on the part Of the delegates
OF our Party after its return to
America to help mobilize every
ounce OF energy of the Party for the
formation of an open mass Party
and for the publication of a daily
mass organ of this Party. Thus this
conference with Lenin of the delega-
ton Of the American Party to the
Third Congress Of the Communist
International became the starting
point Of the campaign for the for
nation of the Workers Party and
also for the establishment of daily
organ in the English language. AL
though this daily organ, our Daily
Worker, was actually only published
in January, 1924, yet it really origin
ated in that conference with Com
rade Lenin in July, 1921.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-02

The miners of Kentucky
and the surrounding terri
tory have learned that the
Daily Worker to help keep
their ranks solid in the big
strike of $4,000 that is TO
start next week.
The following letter from
an Illinois miner shows how
the miners all over the
United States are realizing
how much they need the
Daily Worker.
81 am out of a job for IL
months" writes a miner
from Coello, Illinois, 'have
a big family, practically on
slow starvation now, and
still no hope for the mine
here to start up soon. We
all are in a hell Of a shane.
Please do all you can to send
me one copy a day, and l viii
pass it around to the COM
rades here. We just can't
be without the Daily. Il is
the only way we get any
working class news, and Il
gives us fighting spirit
which we need badly. VIII
also write more for the
Daily Worker in the future
so the workers will know
what is going on in Franklin
County, which is ruled by
the coal operators, like Har.
Ian, Kentucky. Best wishes
to all comrades"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-02
With Truck Column Marching to WASHINGTON

There is much excitement. A COM
mand by the column leader is given:
Clear the roads! In Philadelphia
thousand of workers are waiting to
greet us. We must proceed. The COM
rades Of the disabled trucks will re-
main here. We will send you a
truck from Philadelphia Immediately. J"
He blows the whistle. On they go.
Thirty-one comrades of Truck C
and eight from Trenton, who are
slightly hurt or shaken up, remain on
the dark road. 1t is cold and still
raining. Comrades are getting chilly.
L. S. U. members do their duty. Com
rades, it is easy to catch colds or
pneumonia standing or sitting on one
place in a weather like this labor
athlete speaks, Fall in, -Four abreast!
Forward march," After a little
marching, drill of physical exercise
Everybody enjoys it-but our appetite
increases. And we were pretty hun
cry before.
Three hours later the emergency
truck arrives. It was 1890 when we
arrived in Philadelphia. Sandwiches
and hot coffee. We flop" on the
floor.
10000 To Greet
At Chester, Pa, the workers
paraded in front of our caravan. On
the outskirts of Wilmington, Del, we
dismount the trucks and march
through the Du Pont owned city. The
10000 unemployed workers of the
city lined up the streets, cheering and
buying our literature. The police are
polite, they know what is good for
them.
Mass pressure Of the workers
against the administration forced the
city Of Baltimore to supply food and
lodging for the hunger marchers. We
marched through the city to the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-02
BY E. LEVIN

The Eighth Anniversary of the
Daily Worker is significant chap
ter in the history of the class strug-
gle in the United States. For eight
years the masses of workers have
supported the Daily Worker and made
possible its existence. For eight years
the Daily Worker has been the guide
and mobilizer of the workers in their
struggles against the bosses.
The records in the Daily Worker
office are like a sensitive barometer.
They indicate the development and
rehabilitation of the workers. The
one hundred per cent increase in cir
culation last year and the splendid
response from tens of thousands of
workers who donated $4,000 to the
Daily Worker point clearly to the
fact that the Daily Worker is rapid
ly becoming the mass organ of the
workers and farmers in the United
States.
In one of the basic industries, a
worker has been able to obtain hun
dreds of subscribers. The Daily
Worker reaches 1900 cities. These
are simple figures that speak for
themselves. They indicate the pos
sibilities for the spreading of the
Daily Worker.
In the major strikes thruout the
country, such as Gastonia, Lawrence,
Western Pennsylvania and Ohio -
and Kentucky the workers look
upon the Daily Worker as their
paper. In Kentucky they wait at
the post office for its arrival. 1t is
passed from hand to hand. The Ne
gro workers and the war veterans use
the Daily Worker as their guide in
their struggles.
Groups Of Friends of the Daily
Worker" are being formed by Negro
and white workers in the heart of the
South. These are the concentration of
Lenin'S slogan-that the press is not
only mass agitator. but is also the
collective organizer of the workers.
However, as important as these
positive facts are, we must look very
sharply at our defects. In many ma
jor strikes there has not been left suf-
ficient organizational results such as
permanent readers, Daily Worker
representatives,, Friends of the Daily
Worker" groups, etc. The net gain ir
circulation also shows many readers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-02

@Aken from Vol ~, book 1, Lenfn'r
collected works. International Press.)
IN OUR opinion the starting point
Of all activities, the first practical
step to take towards creating the Or
ganization we desire, the factor
which will enable us constantly to
develop, broaden and deepen that
organization, is to establish a nation
al political newspaper.
a paper is what we need above all;
without it we cannot systematically
carry on. that extensive and theo-
retically sound propaganda and agi-
tation which is the principal and
constant duty OF the social-democrats
in general, ard the essential task
of the present moment in particular,
when interest in politics and in
questions cf Socialism has been
aroused among wide sections of the
population Never before has the
need been. so strongly felt for sup
plementing individual agitation in
the form of personal influence, To-
cal leaflets, pamphlets, etc. by a
general and regularly conducted agi-
tation, such as can be carried on
only with the assistance of a per-
iodical press. 1t would be hardly
an exaggeration to say that the fire.
quency and regularity of the publ
cation land distribution) of the pa
per would serve as an exact measure
Of the extent to which that primary
and most essential branch of our
militant activities has been firmly
established
Finally, it is political paper We
need. without political organ, a
political movement deserving that
name is Impossible in modern Eu-
rope. Unless we have such paper,
we shall be absolutely unable to full
fill our task, namely, to concentrate
all the elements Nof political unrest
and discomfort and with them en-
rich the revolutionary movement of
the proIetariat. The first steps we
have already accomplished. We have
aroused in the working class pas
sion for Economic" factory, expo
sure. We have now to take the Sec
ond step; To arouse in every section
of the population that is at all en-
lightened passion for political ex-
posure. We must not allow ourselves
to be discouraged by the fact that
the voice of political exposure is still
feeble, rare and timid. This is not
because of general submission to
political sdespotism; but because
those who. are able and ready to
expose have no tribune from which
to speak, because there is no audience
to listen eagerly to and approve of
what the orators say, and because
the latter can nowhere perceive
among the people forces to whom it
would be worth while directing their
complaint against the "omnipotert"
Russian government. But change
is now taking place, and a very rapid
one. Such a force now exists-the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-02
BY E. S.

How many districts, sections and
units make real use of our Daily?
How much help can the Daily Worker
really be in our every day activities?
Many comrades will think that this
Is a too abstract question to ask;
a too obvious thing to talk about.
But still we see that our Daily is not
being made real use of, is not being
sufficiently utilized to direct our
every day struggles.
The comrades in the sections, dis
tricts and units read the Daily
Worker when there is time, of
course) read it and throw it away.
On very few districts, units or Sec
tons would we find a file of the
Daily Worker to which the COM
rades could refer back and use the
many important articles, statements
and resolutions as a basis for the
various activities that the Party Sec
lions and districts are to carry on.
Still this is very important.
Oftentimes comrades have to sit
down and work for hours on slogans
for demonstration, mass meetings,
etc. Many times comrades have to
spend hours in looking for material
on the S. u; on unemployment,
on wage cuts, etc. Still we know
that almost every day the Daily
Worker carries stories on all these
points. These stories, calls and state
ments are absolutely lost to our COM
rades when they are not kept in
order, not preserved.
Furthermore. Sometimes comrades
from the field write In and say: please
give me such and such material.
When we look back we find that
just the material the comrades ask
for appeared day or two ago in the
Daily. Many times we find that
comrades make serious deviations
from the general lines of the Party
largely because they don't pay suf-
ficient attention to our Party's CEN
trail organ. And if they do pay at
tention to what the Daily says while
reading the article, they forget it
pretty soon, and have no back num-
bers to refer back for information
and guidance, when this is necessary.
We find, for example, that the last
outline for the six weeks Circle for
New Members uses the Daily Worker
frequently as reference material. And
many comrades from the field are al
ready writing in saying: why didn't
you Monograph the material for us?
Do you expect us to have files Of the
Daily Worker2"
The Daily Worker must become,
not only our collective agitator,
propaganda and organizer in Or
ganizing the masses, but also our
daily instructor, guide and help in
the every day work of our Party
organizations. In fact there is too
little of a margin between using our
Daily as an agitator, propaganda
and organizer and using it as a con-
slant guide in our every day work,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-02

gress to present the Unemployment
Insurance Bill is elected. The stadium
is packed with workers, police and
dicks. We march back to the Sal
walton Army for lodging. Dirty floors,
lousy straw mattresses, no water in
the building. The misery of Saliva
ton Army putrid damned souls all
about us-we are a host unwelcome.
Dec. It'll, 10 A. M. The Army of
Hunger is lined up for the last lap.
Determined faces, serious, stern. Ex-
servicemen carrying placards and
the uniformed band in front. The
whistle, and we storm the Capitol.
Traffic stops. The twelve million
unemployed starving workers demand
a clear way. Tunes of struggle,
slogans for unemployment insurance,
roar over Washington. The bosses
are hidden and quake before the
storm. The toilers are on the streets
cheering the Hunger Marchers.
We are on the Capitol Hill before
the Congress. Machine guns, gas
bombs, riot guns, a policeman and
detective for each Hunger Marcher.
The Army and Marines are held
ready in barracks for emergencies.
They take no chances.
Our band plays the international"
The hymn of struggle and unity of
the workers of the world roars over
the Congress from thousands of
threats. A committee of "a Hunger
Marchers are escorted by strong
police force to Congress. They re-
turn. Silence! One held shoulder
high by husky ex-servicemen reports
through megaphone: Your Com
mittee was not admitted We will
now elect committee of three. The
new committee is being taken to
Congress. 1870 Hunger Marchers
shout the cadence: Eve want Unem-
ployment insurance." repeating this
for two minutes. The voice of the
million hungry workers thunder the
ears of the ruling class. The three
return. Dead silence Policemen
fidget. They hold their clubs tighter.
Again ave want Unemployment In
surance!" roars over the Congress.
Once more the international" and
on to the White House.
Down With Hoover
About an hour marching and we
are at the White House. Hoover
refuses to see our committee. Down
with the Hoover starvation program!'
thunders from the Threats of the
Hunger Marchers.
"A. F. Of L. members in the 'front.'"
command is given. Two hundred of
them step forward. We march to the
headquarters of the American Fed
Grafton Of Labor. The building is
surrounded by q wall of police. A
committee Of A. F. of L. members is
admitted into the building. They
interview Green.
1.-THE workers don't want unem-
ployment insurance" says Green.
There are a handful of Communists
who are causing all the noise"
The commute. in the name of the
working-class of America, tells Green
TO go to hell, Down with the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor, the be-
trayer Of the working class!" roars
from the Threats of the indignant
Hunger Marchers and the workers of
Washington.
We march once more to Washing
ton Stadium. The march is over but
hunger is still on. The fight for
Unemployment Insurance now starts
In earnest.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-02
BY SOL FISHER

At the national headquarters of the
Workers International Relief at IL
p. m. on Dec. Third. The role call is
over. Everybody present. Division
leader, captains, their assistants and
squad leaders are elected. Last in
structions are given. Those who are
physically unfit, nervous or those not
ready to fight are asked to remain in
New York, for the sake OF the Hun
ger March.
Nov make yourself comfortable
anywhere IN the building and go to
sleep. You must be ready to go to-
morrow at $780,
Not an inch space left on any on
the fourth floor. Many are without a
place to sleep. The Labor Sports
Union, new in the building, on the
third floor, left the keys with their
Hunger March representatives to use
the office for sleeping place. A few
arc invited to stretch out on desks
on floor, Boxing gloves and medicine
balls are pillows, Bang goes the door
and three more l.. s. u. members
march In. Magazines become mat
treses, banners are blankets.
Two in the morning, bang! Hello
We went to join the L. S. q. We are
interested in boxing" and the eyes
Of the wiseacres seek a place to lie
down.
"Do you want to learn boxing
now?"--a sore comrade.
1--WE would rather go to sleep"
appealingly.
Hunger Marchers?"
eyes" Proudly.
SHOW your cards. skeptic.
We represent the John Reed Club"
with pride.
20. K. Go over that desk. But don't
swipe any pencils or stencils" Hay,
get off my feetl"
The Labor Sports Union office be-
comes an intellectual hangout. A
John Reed guy is drawing a picture
Of comrade who Is lying with his
face down. Another is reciting re-
volutionary poetry. One Is telling the
Travelling Statesmen" series. No one
wants to sleep. No one can. Finally
the light goes out. We try to fall
asleep. Bang at the door. Get UP.
It is $50.
n 1t Is still dark. Cold and raining.
We are lined up for sandwiches and
coffee. The trucks are loaded with
working class literature. dangerous
ammunition for the boss class. We
march to Union Square. Hunders of
workers await us In the rain cheering
us; 8 a.. m; we mount the trucks.
We are off to Washington.
We ferry to New Jersey. The
mounted police in full force hold
parade for us. We give them three
rousing Bronx cheers In appreciation.
Solidarity Forever" and Hold the
Fort re-echoes throughout New Jer-
sey. One p. m. We stop at Rosel, N. j.
Local workers prepared plenty Of
fruit. sandwiches and hot coffee. 1t
hits the spot. A blow Of the whistle.
We mount the trucks and on we go.
8P. M. IS miles from Philadelphia.
zarnl Our truck is nearly turned over.
Don't get excited. Stay where you
arel" A squad leader commands. He
alone dismounts. A Philadelphia bus
going 40 miles an hour hit q small
truck carrying ten Trenton Hunger
Marchers. Two comrades seriously
hurt. Truck G nearly turned over.
Our nurse administers first aid. Taken
to hospital The road lis blocked.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-02
GREETINGS FROM THE BRITISH DAILY
WORKER TO THE AMERICAN DAILY
WORKER ON IT'S EIGHTH
ANNIVERSARY

LONDON reengs elder brother fight
inspires work Your fight against American imperialism
employment Insurance
confident will achieve bigger your fight leading
American workers Daily Workers OF both
countries will forge unity between the workers
against the warning mpeiaIss.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1932-01-02
The Federal Governments
SldVe Traffic

work is being furnished by the U. 8.
Forest Service" My emphasis. r.
In this single paragraph, in an Of
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
|. Y. HARDWARE
OFFERS PRIZES
TO HOUSEWIVES

An aluminium Wearever waterless
cooker set, a glass cake tray with
aluminium cover and a cake dec
Grating set are three prizes offered
by the I. V. Hardware Co. for the
winners in the recipe contests be-
ing conducted in connection with
the free gas cooking school in ses-
sion at the Ten Thousand club.
Two contests are being conduct
ed. one is for recipes which have
as their chief ingredients dairy
products such as milk, eggs and
cheese. The other contest is for
recipes featuring graefruit
Any woman is eligible to enter
this contest and is asked to turn
her recipes in at the cooking school.
Five judges will select the winning
recipes and as many attractive
prizes are offered, the contest is
we'll worth while.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
Oven Cooking To
Be Demonstrated

Continued from page ,, section u
shaped one. about an inch high and
striking under the kettle. If the
flame is turned high enough to
curl around the sides, it wastes
gas and does not speed the cook
ing. A yellow flame is an indica-
ton that the gas is being incor-
rectly mixed with air to give best
results. and when this is noticed,
the attention of the service depart
ment of the gas company should be
called to the matter. so it may be
properly adjusted.
"A high flame does not speed up
cooking and does cause a loss Of
flavor and evaporation Of the
liquid. There is no advantage in
rapid boiling, except in cases where
you wish to separate the particles
Of the food
Another point to which Miss
Martin has called attention is the
time and labor to be saved through
advance planning of work. For
instance" she continues, "a full
oven uses no more gas than one
with a single dish. So plan to use
it to capacity. Vegetables and other
foods will cook in the oven while
the meat is roasting.
Then you can conserve heat by
using aluminium. enamel, glass or
tin utensils, rather than porcelain
or iron pans. 1t is also well to plan
to use the broiler rack while the
baking oven is going. Dutch ovens,
steamers. WaterleSS. Wholemeal and
sectional cookers permit an entire
meal to be cooked on one burner
at the same time.
While cooking on the front
burners. utilize the back part of the
stove for warming dishes or slow
cooking. Then, cook or bake in
sufficient quantities at one time to
last for the coming meal or the
following day"
Those who have not been at
tending the sessions of this big
free cooking school are cordially
invited to attend the closing ses-
sion which is unanimously de-
clared one of the most successful
ever held in Ell Centro. The new
gas appliances supplied by the Nat
ural Gas Corporation Of California
and the Imperial Valley Hardware
company are open to inspection
and the afternoon will be most
interesting and profitable.
Those who attended this morn
ing's school were greatly enthused
over the interesting demonstra-
tions of salads and frozen desserts
learning many valuable hints and
suggestions which they are plan
ming TO put in practice in their
CWn homes.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
Prize Winners I'm
Recipe Contest

Door prizes are being awarded
at each day of the free gas cook
ing school at the Ten Thousand
club and have been donated by
the Valley Drug store, Cramer Bak-
ing company and Ben-Hur Coffee
company and the Natural Gas
corporation.
Yesterdays prize winners were:
Mrs. E. S. Strickler. Mrs. o. G.
Horne. Mrs. Phil knights. Mrs.
c. c. Jenkins. Mrs. c. w. Whistler
Mrs. Mamie Summers, Mrs. G. II.
knights and Mrs. II. c. Sampson
Those who received door prizes
today were: Mesdames j. S. Snuf-
fin. S. L. Brockman. Vera FoSs,
r. H. Maddox. Helen Bright, f. S.
Strickler, w. D. Carey, Cora Will
loughby. F. R. Brouem and Ella
Simmons.
Prizes will be given tomorrow and
a fine gas heater, the grand prize,
will also be given.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
new DISCOVERIES
CONF IRM VIRTUES
OF BRAN IN DIET
Supplies Bulk" and Vitamin
B for Constipation; Also
Iron for Blood

For ter years, now, millions have
found Ke'logg's ALI bran safe
pleasant nay to owe reome common
constipation with the headaches.
loss of appetite and energy that SO
often result from this condition.
Recent lah1ratory tests show that
fLLBRAN Supplies bulk to eX-
ercise the intestines, and Nltamin
b to help tone the iu3 estinal tract.
In addition, ALL-BRAN contains
twice as much blood-h uilGing iron,
by weight, as beef livel.
This "bulk" in ALL-B RAN is much
like the bulk" in letuce. Inside
the body, it absorbs II DISTURB and
forms a SOY mass, which gently
clears the in sestines Of wastes.
Special coo king processes make
.ALL-BRAN finer, softer, more pal
atable. 1t is rot habit-forr ing.
Think how much better It is to
enjoy this delic ious cereal than to
take endless pills and drugs which
often lead to har nlful habiui.
Two tablespoonfuls da ily-in
serious cases with every npal-are
usually sufficient. If your intestinal
trouble is not relieved this way, see
your doctor.
Serve ALL-BRAN as a cereal with
milk or cream, or use in cooking.
Appetizing recipes on the red-and-
green package. At all grocers.
Made by Kellogg in Battle Greek.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21

Oroville. Butte county, shipped
800 cars of oranges this season and
Orland, Glenn county, shipped 95
cars.
Imperial Valley press., 1932-01-21
Spinach with Minced CLAIMS

Remove the crust from one loaf
CT bread. Cut out center leaving
sides and base l. inch thickness.
Brush over case both inside and
out with melted butter and place
in hot 400 degrees F. oven to
brown
Spinach with Minced Clans: