The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-25

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CPEAKER RAINEY of the House
y has announced that the Roosevelt
administration is definitely commit
ted to a policy of currency initiation.
we will see it in thirty days" says
the Democratic whip of the House.
Since currency initiation means in
direct wage cuts and higher cost of
living, the workers will have to get
ready for Rainey day.
IN 1914, the Socialist leaders Of the
L Second International told the
workers that they must forget the
class struggle for a while, and that
they must fight for their country.
Today, the leaders OF the German
| Socialist Party tell the workers that
they must fight for the unity OF their
country"
Here is what certain revolutionist,
Karl Marx, has to say about the CUB
| 1ect;
wanting to do away with country,
| with nationality. The workers have
no country. You cannot take from
them what they have not got"
A NEWSPAPER headline rea d
n Manufactures Optimistic, But
Withhold Orders"
T1xrsS ~ 1o{t INnfr
optimism get the better of their judg
nent
A WORKER from Washington, D. C.
n writes:
"You correctly bring out that these
| so-called economies are only to i'm
prove the efficiency for war and in no
way indicate desire for peace. How
ever, in my opinion, the most i'm
portant thing about the sweeping re-
| auctions of the Roosevelt adminiStra-
ton insofar as the army, navy and
/ marines are concerned is the effects
| Of these economies on the economic
! conditions of the masses of soldiers,
| sailors and marines. 1t is terrific.
/
cent on the base pa. Thus, whereas
soldiers and mariNps previously drew
/ $21 per month, nos they will only get
/ $1760 q month. simultaneously there
is no tnwAer a re-enlistment bonus Of
SIS The clothing allowance has been
reduced 80 per cent, the food rattons
have gone from SOC per day 1880 to
19c, etc. Altogether, about 80 per
cent reduction, while expenses re-
main the same"
esHERTAINLY Lars Hall a m a n
v writes: There must be some
meaning to the fact that the rockies
of the Roosevelt re-forestation camps
are being concentrated in points ad-
| iacent to large industrial centers. And
it is not accidental either that the
Herald Tribune carried this on1inous
sentence: Firm in the belief that a
/ little army training hurts no one,
officers have managed to mix in quite
a bit of regular army drill this week
under the official designation of
physical exercise and walking"
THE emergency convention of Life
L Insurance Commissioners has de-
cided that workers can no longer bor-
row on their policies, or get their
turn-in value back. Thus, all the
savings of the workers in insurance
policies are frozen.
Meanwhile, the workers will be de-
lighted to hear that the salaries OF
four leading insurance companies
presidents have been raised to $25, 900
year.
MAYOR OBRIEN OF New York, the
wi bull-necked Tammsny hack who
now takes orders from Curry at City
Hall, threatens the critics Of the New
York city financial policy With GRIM
inal prosecution
There must be something very sour
in the financial position of New York.
WORKERS who still have enough
w dough to go to the movies must
have noticed that the country is being
flooded with anti-Soviet films.
We saw one the other night that
was crude description of Soviet
workers as wild animals with whiskers
who have nothing to do in the world
but chase after coy blondes.
The Williams in this movie called
one another "Comrade." Their lead
er's name was "Voroshilov,' the same
name as the leader OF the Red Army.
This sort of stuff has no trouble
getting by the Censor. AS matter
of fact, the Censor is probably de-
lighted with it.
If you keep your eyes open, you can
see signs Of very definite Anti
Soviet provocation campaign all
around. The movies, the radio, the
| magazines, are all full of insidious
noiSon against the Workers Renuhlic.