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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-08

(Organizer of District 9-Minne-
sota,-COmmunist Party.
THE workers and farmers Of Min
1 nesota are preparing TO orga-
nize a State Hunger March this
month. Faced with this mass ac-
ton for unemployment insurance
and immediate relief, the Farmer
Labor Governor delivered an inau-
guration speech to the state legis-
Iature which outdid all previous
ones for demagogy and left
phrases. Warning the capitalists
that they were faced with 'im-
pending revolution unless some re-
lief measures were adopted. Gov
ernor Olsen went so far as to pro-
pose unemployment insurance at
the expense Of the employers, and
made a gesture toward the stop
ping of foreclosures and evictions
for farmers. The capitalist press
made much OF this inauguration
speech, which was intended to
strengthen the illusions Of the mas
ses in the Farmer-Labor admin
istration. The reams of publicity
succeeded in confusing many work
ers.
An examination OF the proposals
show their treacherous and dema-
gogic character. Governor Olson's
proposals to tax 3 percent of the
payrollS for an unemployment in
srance fund leaves completely out
of consideration the 100000 now
unemployed. His unemployment
insurance bill would not go into ef-
feet for more than year, and no
provisions are made for immediate
relief until then. There are other
"jokers" in his proposals, which
space does not permit to deal with.
DUT these facts are not known to
u the vast majority of workers in
Minnesota who read the Republican
and Farmer-Labor sheets. One of
the greatest shortcomings of the
revolutionary movement has been
our failure to combat the mislead-
ing propaganda Of the social-fas-
cists, and to build a mass circula-
ton for the revolutionary press,
particularly for our central organ,
the Daily Worker.
We do not realize sufficiently how
powerful a weapon it is in our
hands. Our enemies realize far
more than We do how important
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-08
By ANN BURLAK

THE state of Georgia came into the
1 limelight in the spring of 1880
through its first attempt at re-
vival of the century old slave law.
At that time the Unemployed Coun-
ellis and the Communist Party cleo
trified the entire country with the
tremendous unemployed demon
STATIONS of March 6. 1t was the
first time the unemployed workers
demonstrated on an international
scale and really forced the govern
ments to admit that unemployment
existed and was becoming a serious
problem. 1t was the first time that
unemployed Negro and white work
erS demonstrated together in At
lanta, Georgia.
1t was on March 6, 1880, that
the white rulers of Georgia opened
war on the unemployed workers of
Atlanta by breaking up the DEM
onstration and arresting the lead
ers, M. n. Powers and Joe Carr,
These workers were first charged
with "disorderly conduct" but that
was considered too mild a charge
for workers who refused to starve.
Then the ingenious Reverend Mr..
Hudson, the assistant prosecuting
attorney of Fulton County, brought
down the century-old statute books
and found the infamous slave law
that has never been used since the
Civil War. The law read, Who
ever shall incite an instruction or
revolt of slaves against their master
or state is to be punished by
DEATH" After chattel slavery was
abolished they left out the words
Slaves" and their masters
ONLY one month later the Atlanta
" police raided another mass
meeting of Negro and white work
ers and arrested four more militant
leaders of working class struggles,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-08
SPECIAL ANNIVERSARY
EDITIONS or WORKS
BY KARL NARY

q 0PECIAL anniversary editions oT
two pamphlets essential to the
understanding Of Marx and his
work, have been issued by Inter
national Publishers for the 50th
Anniversary Of the death of Marx.
The great working class classic,
the Communist Manifesto, has been
issued in a five cent edition to en-
able the widest possible distribu-
ton. Lenin's Teachings of Karl
Marx has been issued in a ten cent
edition.
During February and March when
many meetings viii be held in the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-08
(THE END,

50th Anniversary campaign Of edu-
cation Of the workers in the prin-
ciples Of the revolutionary move
ment, these pamphlets should play
an important part. They should be
gotten to workers on every pos
sible occasion, and be utilized to
win the workers for Communism.
They should be ordered in bun
ole lots Immediately from Workers
Library Publishers, Box i48, Sta,
D, y
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-08
SIGNIFICANT ARTICLES
IN FEB. COMMUNIST

"A New Victory OF the Peaceful
Policy Of the U.S.SR."-Editorial.
The Revolutionary Upsurge and
the Struggles of the Unemployed"
by I. Amter.
ION the End of Capitalist Sta
bilization in the U.S.A.," by H. M.
Wicks.
VThe Revisionism OF Sidney
Hook" by Earl Browder.
Prologue to the Libwation Of
the Negro People" by James S.
Alien.
"Technocracy - A Reactionary
Utopia" by v. j. Jerome.
Book Reviews.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-08
Background of Mass Struggle
Against Fascism in Germany

cisely on the basis of the growth of
the forces of revolution, and the re-
Sulting inevitability of a further
acceleration of the tempo of this
growth, as the result of the gen.
eral conditions.
TREACHEROUS international So
cial-democracy is trying to
poison the working masses with
defeatist Spinelessness and it's pes
simism, and kill the growing desire
Of the proletariat to enter the
revolutionary struggle. The double
dealing vileneSs of the new mano-
euvreS Of the left" leaders of
social-democracy consists precisely
in the fact that, while lin words.
Of course, praising the victories Of
the Soviet Union to the 18th Ami
versary of the Revolution, they sell
themselves to their own bourgeoisie
with all the greater cynicism and
attack, SANDER, and perjre Com
munism in their own country with
all the greater brutality, using the
police apparatus of the bourgeois
state against it.. The High Philis-
tine of the II International, Otto
Bauer, announces that if the Boil
shevikS succeed in solving the prob
lem of consumption, the U. S. S. R.
will solve the problem of the world
revolution. Not to mention the
despicable provisio ('if') which he
makes, when faced with the his
toric fact of the gigantic victories
of socialist construction in the U. S.
S. r., this most lucid" admission
Of Otto Bauer was needed by him,
above all, for the purpose of con-
trasting the victories of socialism
nj the U. S. S. r., to the statement
that in capitalist countries there
have been nothing but victories of
fasciSm, for the purpose of leading
the masses astray from a realiza-
ton Of the powerful growth of the
revolutionary upsllrge in capitalist
countries. Herr Bauer will prob
ably be prepared to recognize the
German revolution; when it is an
accomplished fact. "If the revolu-
ton has already started said Lenin
about the renegade Kautsky, The
also is prepared to become a revo-
lutionaryl But, we remark, every
swine will ronounce himself rev.
dictionary then"
Another PhiliStine and scoundrel,
who was thrown out of the Com
munist Party of Germany, the
''non-Party' renegade and rapscal-
lion Rosenberg, who is advertised
by the whole social-fascist press fol
his book "BolShevism, Bows down
before the great achievements and
victories of the working class in the
U. S. S. r., and simultaneously de-
clareS with sorrow" that a para
lei decline" of the Communist IN
ternational, and the national iso-
lation'' of the Soviet proletariat is
taking Mace
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-08
How the German C,P. Values
Workers Correspondence

Note: The following Article ap-
peared in the "Rote Fahne" RED
Flag, organ of the Communist
Party of Germany, under the title
The Worker Correspondent in
Berlin" and was translated by
Charles Blank. 1t shows what
importance the German Party
attaches to the letters of its
worker correspondents, and what
care it takes to develop the
worker correspondence movement.
EVER since the Worker Core
Ia spondence movement Of the
"Rote Fahne" began, it has always
looked upon the Worker Core
spondence movement of the Soviet
Union as its model. This means
to enroll into the service of the
revolutionary class struggle those
workers who complain OF their
conditions and exploitation, and
direct their letters to the only Or
gan of the working class, the only
organ which publishes such let
tiers; those workers who report to
the ''Rote Fahne" on the exploita-
tions and sufferings of their fellow
workers in the shops, at the I'M
employment relief bureaus, and
working-claSs neighborhoodS. The
Worker Correspondents were Or
ganized and trained to support the
struggles Of the workers and other
toilers, the Communist Party of
Germany and the Red Trade
Unions and other mass organiza-
tons, by reporting from every bat
tie front of the class struggle.
The Worker Correspondence
movement Of the "Rote Fahne"
has been in existence now for eight
years, but its development runs
parallel with the BolsheVization Of
the Party and its press. The move
nlent itself also contributed a great
deal TO this process of Bolsheviza-
ton. 1t met with many obstacles,
sometimes consciously placed in its
path. But it successfully removed
those obstacles, and alongside the
Worker Correspondence movement
of the "ROte Fahne." which, as the
shock brigade, developed the move
ment as a whole, and alongside the
great shop paper movement, worker
correspondence developed around all
mass papers, particularly around
the Red Trade Union Opposition
press, the sports press, the cultural
press, and especially there deYel-
oped great, extensive, politically
strong worker correspondence move
ment around the "Arbeiterin
f"The Working Woman'l
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-08
rIIAELMANN ON
WORKER CORRESPONDENCE

The liquidation of the groupings
n the Party and the consolidation
of the BolsheYik line under the
leadership of Comrade Thaelmann,
who is known to place great weight
upon the Worker Correspondence
movement, which is expressed re-
peatedly i'll his speeches and ar.
ticles, not only created a broad
and favorable basis for the devel-
opnent of the Worker Core
spondence movement, but has
placed before ii greater and higher
tasks. The obstacles and mistakes
OF the past, not the least of which
were the shortcomings of the press
itself in this respect, greatly him
dered a deeper politicalization OF
the Worker Correspondence move
ment. The, present political lead
ership Of the "Rote Fahne" not only
makes it possible, but also demands
that the Worker Correspondence
movement in the coming year of
struggles, be put upon higher
level and that it completely full
ills its political role.
In this respect the worker CORE
spondents from the shops, who we're
modified through a campaign OF
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-08
SOCIALIST"
DEAIAGOGY

JUS as the sun is reflected even in
muddy drop of water, so in these
statements of the social hangers-on
of all types there is reflected the
revolutionary onslaught of the
working masses, the fear and fren-
lied hate of the proletarian revo-
luton in the minds of these gentle
men. The practical leaders of
German social democracy dnclud-
ing this same Bauer had good
reason, immediately after the cleo
lions to the German Beichstag, to
appeal with ever-increasing fire.
quency and urgency to the Commu-
mist International to limit it's activ-
ity, to give up its irreconcilability =
and some of its convictions" Gee
scllschaft," August-September 1882
in the name Of the united Marxist
front" for the salvation of the
German Republic" These Marx
lists confused when faced with the
Evening star., 1933-04-09
FARMERS CHEERED
BY GAIN IN PRICES
Advancing Commodities
Have Aroused Hopes of Re-
covery in West.
BY OWEN L. SCOTT.

special Dispatch to The Star.
CHICAGO. April "a real hard
CASH in-the-pocket gain is being real
lied by farmers as the result of ad-
vancing markets that today send a
thrill OF expectancy through the
Middle West.
Several times in the past four years
fiurries that looked like the present
have petered out only to leave the
agriculturalists worse of than before.
But this time, for some as yet in
tangible reason, the countryside be-
heves that the present price gains in
commodities are going to stick and
probab be extended.
They base this belief on the fact that
cash markets, representing the actual
sales of commodities, have advanced
prior to the speculative futures, and in
some instances have moved faster than
the speculative markets.
Whatever the reason, farmers feel
$3.50, ,000, 900 richer than they did prior
to March 4. For some weeks they have
been commenting on the fact that sales
have brought larger returns than for
Is per cent from their low point of late
last year, corn is rs to 100 per cent
higher, and wheat IS per cent up.
The farmer today is getting 4 cents
a pound for his best hogs. he is receiv-
ing about 20 cents for his corn if he
lives in Illinois or Indiana and is get
ting over 40 cents for his wheat. One
car of No. 2 hard wheat this week sold
in Chicago at So cents, the highest since
last May. No. 2 white corn sold at
36la cents a bushel on the local cash
market and No. white oats at 81
cents
Those prices represent enough of an
improvement to change the feeling In
farm districts.
(Copyrieht 1Q331
Evening star., 1933-04-09
ADVANCE IN GRAIN
PRICES Is STEADY
Trade Believes Gains This Week
Were Due to Cessation of Gov
ernment Activities.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, April 8.-In awarding Of
honers for higher prices on grain, Lead
ing trade authorities now assert first
place is due to confidence In freedom
from Government competition.
Assurance that the United States
Government Is practically out of the
business OF grain marketing, together
with definite knowledge that the new
agricultural legislative measures In
Washington contemplate no administra-
tion marketing activity, are chiefly
cited to explain this weeks big lump
in values. and 1t Is urged that money
imitation talk has been a subordinate
though conspicuous factor. Sensation
ally hullish Winter wheat crop news. tt
Is pointed out by prominent traders,
took effect on prices only after removal
Of fear of Farm Board liquidation Of
wheat holdings.
Compared with a week ago, wheat
this morning was 3% AK cents buslnel
higher, corn 3k-41s up, oats showing
11s-1% gain and provisions 2 to IS
cents advanced.
An interesting development Is that
under existing conditions the professor
tax TO be authorized by the new farm
relief measure will be much smaller
than would have been the case q
month ago. Then there appeared to be
nothing In sight to start the grain
market upward. Now the situation has
been reversed with wheat bears on the
defensive and season high price records
outdone almost daily.
Evening star., 1933-04-09
Carloadings Gain
1873 During Week
Ending April First


By the Associated Press.
The American Railway Association
announced yesterday that loadings Of
revenue freight for the week ended
April we're 494,588 cars, an increase
Of 1878 over the preceding week but
50,373 under the same week in 1882
Miscellaneous freight loadings during
the week Of April was 175,234 cars,
an increase Of 1871 over the preceding
week but 17,211 under 1882; less than
car lot merchandise, 159,236, increase
4,260 over the preceding week but IT.
253 below last year; grain and grain
products, 34,119, increase 2,919 and
4,943; forest products, 17,059, increase
1912 over the preceding week but 2,127
under last year; ore. 2,654, increase
405 and All; coal, 87,650, decrease 2,9O8
and 7,l31; coke, ana, decrease 450 and
SOS; live stock, 1888. decrease 20l and
1870.
Evening star., 1933-04-09
ANNAPOLIS BANKS
MAY REOPEN SOON
State Commissioners Working
on Plans to Reorganize
Three Institutions.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, April 8.-Progress
was being made In easing the local
banking situation, due to three of the
city's four banks being on per cent
restricted payment basis. The Farmers
National Bank, the fourth institution,
opened on u 100 per cent basis, in ac-
cordance with the Federal reopening
plan.
John J. Ghingher, State bank COM
missioner, announced that the reorgan-
ization plan of the Eastern Shore Trust
Co., which operated the local State
capital bank, had been approved by
two-thirds of the depositors and would
become effective. Under this plan the
trust company will give depositors
shares of $40 par value common stock
selling at 1888 per share to the extent
Of onethird Of the deposit. A new issue
of 6 per cent cumulative preferred stock
Is to be sold to the Reconstruction
Finance Corporation Application has
been made to join the Federal Reserve
system. This plan, 1t is believed, will
restore the company and local bank to
the 100 per cent basis.
The Annapolis Banking & Trust Co.
plans to resume on 100 per cent basis
by voluntary subscription of q new issue
of $4,000 shares of $40 par value COM
mon stock at $27 per share. The de-
mand for the stock has exceeded the
expectations of the officials.
The Annapolis Savings Institution,
the other local restricted bank, Is also
moving to reopen on its usual basis.
Evening star., 1933-04-09
DORMANT u. S. GOLD
PUT AT $5OO,OOO,OOO
Bullion Broker Estimates Stock Of
Metal Which Is Now Useless
for Trade Purposes.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, April 8.-Fully q half
billion dollars in gold lies dormant
throughout the country. according to
an estimate made today by G. H.
Niemeyer, vice president Of Handy g.
Harman. leading bullion brokers in the
United States.
Commenting on President Roosevelt's s
drive against gold boarding. Mr.. Me
meyer said that by the simple process
Of melting and refining, the metal be-
comes just as valuable to the Govern
ment as the gold coins and bullion
which have recently been drawn out Of
boarding."
Mr.. Niemeyer prominent for years
In the jewelry and metallurgical fields,
pointed out that the hidden away and
often forgotten or discarded gold trim
kets and outdated jewelry exceed by ten
times the amount of gold mined in the
United States last year and are valued
at slightly more than the total 1882
world production of the yellow metal.
American gold produced In 1882
amounted to $40 100000, while world
production Appropriated $459 900, 900.
"A moments thought" declared Mr.,
Niemeyer. will serve to convince any
one of the pressing importance of this
campaign for the return of gold"
(Copyright. 1933D
Evening star., 1933-04-09
SALE TAX PROGRAM
IS GAINING GROUND
Various State Legislatures
Have Adopted New Method
of Raising Revenue.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
State Legislatures throughout the
country are turning toward a general
sales tax with broad base and a low
rate as the solution to their unbalanced
budgets.
Reports from the various State cap
ftols indicate some are coming to the
general sales tax rather reluctantly and
as last resort, while others have taken
it as the most effective and equitable
method of meeting the financial ex-
igencies facing them.
In at least nine States Legislatures
have adopted a sales tax already
this year, In one form or an
other, general in scope and carrying
rates graduating from a minimum of
one-eighth Of per cent to q maximum
OF 4 per cent. In practically every
other State whose Legislature Is still in
session a sales levy has been projected.
with excellent prospects that at least
similar number of States will write
such a measure on their statute books
The States that have adopted a gen.
era3 sales tax are Arizona, Illinois, In
diana, New Mexico. North Dakota, Ore
gon, Utah. Vermont and Washington.
In four Of this group-Indiana North
Dakota, Utah and Washington-the tax
was enacted after the Legislatures had
discarded as impractical and inadequate
schemes for specil commodity taxes.
summary Of the States which have
enacted a general sales tax, the rates
and other available data on them fol-
lows: ''-'''>'
Arizona: Tax is Y of l per cent on
manufacturers and wholesalers and 2
per cent on retailers.
Illinois: General tax Of per cent on
retail sales.
Indiana: Tax is u of per cent on
manufacturers and wholesalers, and
per cent on retailers
New Mexico: Tax on retailers varying
In rate from $40 on gross sales of $4,000
or less. up to 81 $50 on gross sales to-
falling 100000. and an additional tax
OF S25 for each $1,000 over 100000.
North Dakota: Tax is on manufac-
turers. wholesalers and retailers at
varying rates. Law effective from date
of approval until June 80, 1885.
Oregon: Privilege tax based on gross
income; per cent on retailers and $40
OF per cent on wholesalers To expire
July l, 1885. but law must be ratified
first by people
Utah: General retail tax Of y Of /
per cent on all sales of tangible prop
erty. Effective on approval Expires
April l. 1885.
Vermont: General retail sales tax Of
from 4 Of per cent to per cent, ac-
cording to gross sales.
Washington: Tax of 25-1OO of l per
cent on all articles manufactured, COM
pounded or prepared for sale; articles
grown or raised, lilo of per cent; $40
of per cent on gross sales of wholesal-
ers and jobbers; 6-10 of l per cent on
retailers, deduction of 81 900 allowed.
Evening star., 1933-04-09
ASSETS UP $105,780
IN LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
Many New Accounts Opened and
Loans Made in March, Sec
retary Quinter Reports.

The II members of the Building
Association Council of the District of
Columbia reported a combined gain In
assets for the month of March of
s105, ,780, according to the secretary,
William S. Quinter.
During the same month 554 new ac-
counts were opened and 202 new loans,
aggregating $699;476. were made.
In view Of the fact that all build
ing associations were limited in the
scope Of their operations by the Presi-
dents proclamation of the bank holi-
day. this substantial growth in assets
and new accounts is an indication of
the steady growth of building and loan
organizations in the District of Co
lumbia." Secretary Quinter said.
Evening star., 1933-04-09
POTATO MARKET.

CHICAGO. April R.-United
States Department of Agriculture) =
Potatoes, receipts, SO cars; on track,
287 cars; total U. S. shipments, 600
cars; steady. trading slow; supplies
moderate; Idaho Rusets mostly 1.40a
LAS; few lower; Wisconsin Round
Whites, 721ha75; Minnesota, North Da-
kota, Red River Ohios, 70a75.
Evening star., 1933-04-09
KENSINGTON TRADE
LEADERS BACK BANK
Plans for Reopening of Institution
Are Adopted at Meeting Of
Leading Citizens.
By q Stan CORRESPONDENT Of The Star.

By Stan Correspondent Of The Star.
KENSINGTON. Md, April 8.-The
plan drafted for reopening the local
branch Of the Farmers Banking q
Trust Co. was indorsed by the Ken
sington Board of Trade at its monthly
meeting last night with the adoption
Of q resolution pledging the members
moral and financial support to the in
stitution.
1t Is provided in the plan. made
public this week, that bank patrons
may withdraw IS per cent Of their
funds on deposit prior to the banking
holiday when the institution reopens
and receive . deposit certificate for
the remAtnder.
Evening star., 1933-04-09
INCREASE IN ANTHRACITE
MINING IS REPORTED

BY the Associated Press.
HARRISBURG, Pa, April "a
squirt in anthracite mining was noted
for March. with production totaling
4,503, 900 tons as compared with 4,275,-
600 tons in February.
The Department Of Mines said, how
ever. that the production was below
March. 1882, when the State turned out
4, ,7e9. 900 tons.
Bituminous production was s.57s,oo0
tons.
Evening star., 1933-04-09
GAIN IN AUTOMOBILE
PRODUCTION is SCORED

Special Dispatch to The Star.
DETROIT, April 8-Automobile pro-
duction for the week ending today
showed an increase of 7,101 units.
The output Of passenger cars and
trucks In the United States and Can
ada was estimated by Grams Auto
motive Reports at 81 ,629 units COM
pared with 24,528 for the week ending
April /. Ten companies increased their
production schedules. Accelerated out
put at the Ford. Plymouth and Chev-
rolet factories was most pronounced.