The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-04
BY ROBERT KENT

The Pioneer movement draws work.
erS' children into the ranks Of the
revolutionary working class.
The Workers Child" and the New
Pioneer" are two powerful arms of
this movement. They are our means
for making the child Of today the
class conscious young worker of to-
morrow; they are the forces that
build the children of today to be-
come tomorrow's leaders of the revo-
lutiorary workers. AS such they c.
cupy major position among our
working class publications.
The workers Child" resumes pub
LEGATION after O. forced cessation OF
six months. It is a most needed
manual for Pioneer troop leaders, for
working class parents, for cIass-con-
scious teachers, for any adult in
tereSted in working with children. It
is the theoretical guide, yet very
simply and clearly written, for carry
\ ing on revolutionary work among our
young comrades. This new first issue
does not contain quite enough con-
crete lessons from actual struggle,
but even so it is a publication that
commands attention and interest.
The December New Pioneer con-
tains humor, satire and revolutionary
force. The front cover shows stout,
ernline coated lady handing a Christ
mas piece of candy to raggedly
dressed boy. The boy leads a DEM
onStration of children, and carries a
placard, 1--WE Want Clothes" Does the
boy drop the placard to grab the
piece of candy? Please buy the
Pioneer and see for yourself His
answering gesture is delightful
The contents Of this issue mark a
high level even for the Pioneer, which
is invariably Of a high quality.
"Santa's Toy Shop" is a true ac-
count of how a Pioneer girl blasted q
teachers Christmas propaganda in a
school class. So effective was this
Pioneer girls work that Nathan Hur-
witch, author of this story, became
a Pioneer, and he tells why. journal
Of German Pioneer" by Ben Blake
trips the reader with an account of
the courage of two German children
in carrying on underground revolu-
! tionarv activities amidst HitIer-terror.
How Leftsry Got His Lunch" shows
how the Pioneers, their parents and
the Unemployed Councils of Brooklyn
| forced school authorities to rescind
an order withdrawing free lunches
from starving working class boy.
The CAPITALIST press carried rose
| tinted version Of this event; Cenia
Siegel gives a direct interview with
the boys iob1ess father, and it is a
MIGHTY good Job.
Vivian Dahl, In "Don't Cry Over
Split MIX" gives another actual &C
count of how two farmers children
outwitted National Guardsmen dur
ing a recent strike Of their farmer
parents. The catching satrical
Christmas scene from Harry Alan
Potamkin's ooeretta. Strike Ne Red"
in front of the r. H. Mercy Depart
ment Store, appears in this issue OF
the Pioneer.
There is a brief but sparkling
sketch Of Hitler on visit in Ger
many's schools. He asks the children
to what parties they belong. One
answers, The Communist Party"
Hitler asks why. Because in my
house everybody is a Communist"
says the child. what reasonl What
would you be If all your family were
murderers and robbers?" asks Hitler.
"a Nazi, sir" answers the workers
boy But to get the full humor of
this sketch and Of the other stories
and drawings in this issue, don't de-
pend on this review. Take out
nickel, beg one, get it any old way.