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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Our Celebration

PIE WORKERS in the Soviet Union turn out in large
to celebrate their victories in the epocha
struggle to establish Socialism. There is mass re-
Joicing whenever important industrial plant COM
pleted which means strength to the revolution
ary proletariat
We workers in America also have victories to cee-
brate victories gained in face of hostile govern
ment in face of hostile armed forces victories that
are leading towards the establishment Of Soviet
America
The tenth anniversary Of the Daily Worker is such
victory. In this victory every revolutionary workers
has share. Daily Worker agents have been dubbed
and arrested for spreading the Daily" among the
masses Workers have given their last pennies to give
it the financial sinews Through the loyalty and devo
ton Of the workers. the Daily Worker central organ
OF the Communist Party, UISA, has grown from a
weekly publication into daily newspaper that is play
ing major role in undermining the hunger-giving
capitalist system.
This great victory, the tenth triumphant year of
our Daily Worker will be celebrated by New York work
ers this Saturday evening at the Bronx Coliseum
Attend this celebration Rejoice over your victory
and the victory Of your fellow revolutionary workers
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Jaban'S War Moves

EEvERISH proYocations by japanese imperialism
in the Far East, especially directed against the
Soviet Union, figure prominently in the news for the
past few weeks.
Yesterday the Daily Worker published the pointed
questions of the Communist Deputy Doriot directed
70 the French Ministry about the tremendous increase
10 arms and other supplies shipped by French
manufacturers to Japan. Today we print cable
received from Moscow telling of the heated provoca-
Mos disseminated by the Japanese official press agency
%Rengo" and the Japanese newspaper "Asahi" about
imagined alliance OF the Soviet Unon the United
states and China for war in Manchuria as well as the
cana<d about renting Shakalin Island to the United
States for war bases.
Japan is rapidly building strategic railway lines
n Manchria aimed specifically and directly against
ahe Soviet Union Japan's army constantly deploy-
ing towards Inner and Outer Mongolia These latest
provocative inventions advance lay the
for tustfying planned and premeditated Japanese
armed attack the Soviet Union
TIE JAPANESE miitarists from their very first blow
l in Manchurie have had their eyes on the Soviet
Union striving, building, provocating, preparing for
war.
The firm peace policy OF the Soviet Union plus
the rapid building Of socialism and the effective mill
tories on the diplomatic field have warded off this
war up to now.
But japanese imperialism, feeling its deepen
ing crisis, frustrated In its original plans for ddy
exploding war on the Eastern and westera fronts
against the Soviet Union, is now becoming ac-
tive than ever
The forcing Of recognition by tine United States
OF the Soviet Union particularly s the war mongers
in Japan They dread this pesce move of the Soviet
Union. Now with the 81 China moving against
Chang Kai-shek prostitute alternately Of American
and japanese mperialsns), the Japanese mitarists
becoming the resistance Of the Chinese
workers and peasants in Manchuria.
TO ROFf greater slices of territory and to insure their
purder of Manchuria, the japanese nilitsrists
seem tbent in deadly earnest to provoke against
the Workers fatherland
Here in the United States we must not forget that
a lerican imperialism Is supplying Japan with huge
4 ms supplies for this against the enemy
Of all imperialiSt powers. American Imperialism is
rapidly speeding its ornaments, against Japan on
the hand, but Just readily against the Soviet
Union the holy Of capitalism begins against
the victorious proletarian revolution.
We must increase our anti-war activities par
ticularly now exposing japanese imperiais machina-
tons and doing everything to stop shipment
of to Japan for its rapidly approaching war
against the Soviet Union.
Defend the Soviet Union
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Report ON UMWA Confab

0N SATURDAY, the Daily Worker printed the Com
munist Program of Action in the Mine Field
One Of the very important and immediate tasks
brought out in this program for the attention of all
districts In mine territories was the preparations for
the United Mine Workers Of America national conven-
ton set for the latter part of January.
The Daily Worker would like to hear promptly
from all districts what they doing in preparing for
this convention
IMMEDIATE reporting on this phase Of activity In
the mine fields will stimulate activity in prepa-
ration for this convention.
We urge all districts to cooperate with us in send
ing In reports of every phase of the work in connec-
ton with the U.MW.A. convention
we want news from U.MWA locals on the pre-
sentation Of the demands outlined in the Program of
Action. We would like reports on meetings for the
election OF delegations All such information should
b sent in for publication without delay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Ten Years of Worker Correspondence
In Anniversary Edition Of ''Daily"

Correspondence" will be one Of
special Tenth Anniversary Edition q the
Daily Worker,
article Haessr and Charles Blank
development OF Workers Correspondence
its existence and shows how
vital factor in strike struggles IN ex
baoo the capitalist and IN revealing
preparations
2page Anniversary Of which will be in maya
articles the SOCIALIST
Communist newspapers out
the role Of the Daily Worker in fighting
and fascism.
Reproductions Of the Daily Worker including
will also in the Ami
Minor Fred Ellis and Jacob Burck
will effective featuD
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Syrian Masses Hit
French Slave Pact

DAMASCUS, Syria, Dec. 26-One
woman was killed and scores injured
when French police attacked an anti
imperialist demonstration by spraying
the crowd with hot water from fire
hose.
The demonstration protested the
terms of a treaty proposed by the
French rulers of Independent Syria, =
calling for 25-year erlslavement of
the Syrian people in exchange for q
doubtful independence at the end OF
that period. Workers throughout
Syria have answered the French de-
mands with protest strikes and many
other militant actions.
Under pressure of the mass anti
inperialist sentiments, the Nationalist
Deputies in the Syrian Chamber OPP
posed the treaty and were promptly
sent home ito think it over" by the
French High Commissioner Damien
de Martel.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
u. S. Congress Is
Expected tO0ppOse
Intervention Pact
Montevideo Decisions
Seen as Empty
Gestures :

MONTEVIDEO Dec. z8.-SkeA
ticism that the U. S. Congress Will
abide by the non-intervention reso-
luton, signed With reservations by
U. s. Secretary of State Hull, or the
tariff measures adopted by the Pan
American Conference is widespread
among the delegates to the parley.
For that matter, none Of the dele
gates sariously believe that their re-
spective governments will ratify those
decisions of the conference considered
inimical to the interests of the
ruling class of the respective coun-
tries.
The U. S. Congress is expected to
oppose the resolution condemning In
tervention by one State in the affairs
of another-a resolution aimed d.
rectly at the United States and pre-
sented by the Haitian and Cuban
delegations under pressure of the
strong nti-irnperialist sentiments Of
the masses in those countries. Nor
is the U. S. Congress expected to
carry out the tariff promises Of Mr..
Hull. In this connection, the U. 8.
bluff was called today by a delega-
ton of Uruguayan cattlemen which
visited him with a demand that the
U. s. government reduce its high tar
ifs and modify its restrictions
against Uruguayan cattle.
Hull intends to stop off at San
tiago, Chile, and other South Amer
lean capitals on his way home in or
der to continue through personal
talks with the heads of South Ameri-
can governments his drive against
British trade in South America.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
The Soviet Factory Is A Cultural, Living Center
prominent place.

prominent place.
On this top floor there are many
lavatories and change rooms; work
ers have each his own locker for
clothes. In the buffets are palm trees
growing in big tubs, big palm trees,
ten feet high Some of the tables
have white table clothes at meal times.
In the Red Corners are libraries. In
the department trade union commit
tee and department. Communist Party
Offices are other libraries, candelabra,
wall papers. Plenty of light, plenty
of ventilation throughout the mill,
and the air is heated in winter time
right in the ventilators.
Factory A Spacious City
The mill and its auxiliary depart
ments cover 10000 square meters of
ground space, or little more than
that many square yards. That does
not include the dwelling houses, kit
chens, main dining roms, schools, ETC.,
which are attached to the mill and
which must be left for other articles,
like many other things about this
plant. 1t does, however, include
whole section of Offices for admins
tration, Party, union, etc., in front of
the building. A noble staircase wider
than two city streets runs from the
entrance past these offices and to the
upper floor Of the mill. This staircase
has also its fringe of ported plants,
it's slogans on the walls, and busts Of
Doropou;nb Cf Ord iOpiEidZp the
head of heavy industry, of Stain and
of Lenin.
Now, remember that all. this plant
came from nothing. In 1880 there
was only q swamp here, hiding
memories of the wars Of Ivan the
Terrible, hiding rotting bones Of
political exiles. Merely building the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27

but only roars OF TOW, Now" came
in return. Traffic was completely
stopped. Students mounted the win
dow stills and spoke.
Wound Striker
A Woolworth striker told how q
fellow striker had been. severely
wounded in the chest by the police.
She pointed out that Grau was the
enemy of the masses of Cuba. One
girl member of Ala stood on top Of
new Packard parked in front Of
the office OF the Department of the
Interior and stated that workers and
students had common enemy,
Yankee imperialism and the Cuban
bourgeoisie. All this time students
were chalking walls and autos with
slogans. The demonstrators had
hardly been in front of the Guiteras
office for a half hour when soldiers
began to fire on the students. Some
students ran into nearby cafes and
made barricades of the tables. Some
ducked under a train car and others
sought shelter in the garage of the
Department of the Interior.
Most, however, were exposed to the
shooting, which continued intensely
for about seven minutes. There were
no casualties because the firing was
intended only to disrupt the demon
stration. Immediately as the firing
ceased the demonstrators reformed,
with the participants shouting for a
stop to the Grau terror.
The soldiers and sailors who had
been shooting left the scene. Two
sailors, however, had been standing
by, waving to the students, with guns
resting on the ground. Several stu
dents rushed to the sailors and raised
them on their shoulders, while the
rest shouted: Long live the soldiers
and sailors who do not serve the ex-
ploiters," Long live the Agrarian
Anti Imperialist Revolution" The
two sailors took bullets from their
belts and distributed them among
the students.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Libraries, Red Corners:
Palm Trees Cover
Upper Floor

factory was an enormous undertak-
ing carried through with insufficient
and inexperienced labor. Harry
Eisman, whom New York workers
will remember as the Pioneer who
was sent to Hawthorne reformatofy
for joining in the March 6 unem-
ployment demonstration and who
was afterwards deported, told me
how his school here made up brig
AIDES and came out on holidays to
help in the construction Of Shark
opodshipnik. Workers marched In
long columns from all over Moscow,
with red flags and brass bands to
give volunteer labor, ON this con-
struction Job ("subotnik").
How the Gypsies Helped
It was mostly one grind Of hard
labor, but it had its colorful moments
too. Once when there was a shortage
of teamsters, the management cast
its eye on a tribe Of gypsies. Gypsies
here, as elsewhere are supposedly
people who never worked and never
will" But the management and the
Party sent agents to make up to the
gypsies. They built the gypsies bar
racks out of old broken down Ford
bodies. They provided moving pic
lures, and special sales of supplies.
They brought radios, music and
friendship to that tribe, passing strict
rules that no one should insult or
reproach them. Finally they per-
suaded the whole tribe to 60 to work
as teamsters. Only one gypsy de-
serted the job, he was q drunkard an
hardly missed, and when he final
came back, the tribe expelled hin
Some Of these gypsies remained az
work in the plant after it was opened
for production.
At another time there was short
age of sand for concrete. This was
at the heig It Of the First Five Year
Plan, and lot Of concrete was being
poured in Moscow those days land
still is, for that matter). Sand had
been brought from some far-off point
and was coming in slowly. Workers
discovered nearby deposit Of sand.
hidden under other dirt, and that was
used instead, and found quite salts
factory.
So, the plant was built and opened.
not finished, although producing at IN
ever increasing tempo; you can see,
right alongside the departments rum
ming, other similar departments whore
the machines are just being set up
and this process Of duplicating the
plant can go on indefinitely. How
ever, the 1884 program OF $1,000 work.
ers, 5000 machines and 1900 900
bearings production yearly = within
s&0bt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
For Schools and for War

TREE education" - this has always been the boast
of the capitalist rulers Of bourgeois democracy.
But what the capitalist rulers, and their Roosevelt
Government at Washington really think about educa-
ton is glaringly visible in the latest report Of the
National Education Association, which reveals the
following
/. Over 1000 country schools have been forced to
shut down for lack Of funds from their local gov
ernments. Hundreds more will have to shut down by
March l.
q The countrys school teachers have been robbed
of over s4O,O00,00O in back pay owing to them
and probably gone for good.
3. More than $4,000 teachers have been dropped
"for lack of funds" at the time that 100000
more children have been added to the school rolls
adding to the already scandalous overcrowding and
heavy teacher load.
4. In many cases the school terms less than
they were rs and 100 years ago.
Governments mean when they rob the children of
the workers of the elementary rights of educa-
ton, "for lack Of funds"
The local, State and National Governments have
plenty of funds But when it is choice of paying
the loans Of the bankers when it is choice of pay
ing the interest to the bond holders and the coupon
clippers time, else of closing the schools the
capitalist governments, from the smallest village to
the Roosevelt government at Washington always takes
one choicehey pay the bankers and close the
The Roosevelt government is strangling the most
elementary progress in education 1t is going back to
the conditions Of rs to 100 years ago. It is growing
and more cuturally barbarous
Closed schools, unpaid teachers-BUT ONE Bill
LION DOLLARS FOR WAR PREPARATIONS FROM
THE PUBLIC WORKS FUND!
Here is the reactionary heart Of the Roosevelt gov
eminent laid bare.
Unlimited funds for the banks for war prepara-
tions Hunger, cultural degradation of the masses
This is the program of Roosevelt.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27

glass windows. 1t is low, two stories
and basement, without need for ele-
vators since all the machinery is on
the one main ground floor. The base
ment below contains piping and some
store rooms and has corridors wide
enough for trucks to drive through.
The main work room is one series
after another OF huge rooms with
electrically driven machinery in or
derby rows, nearly 5000 pieces of ma
chinery, SO arranged that bar of
steel hits the hot or cold stamping
department at one end, is cut up and
the pieces roughly shaped into rings,
balls, rollers, or some other parts of
a ball bearing, then these pieces never
retrace their steps, but go from lathe
to grinder to polishing and measur-
ing and tempering, and finally, each
part along its own route through the
plant, meet in the assembly room and
become one Of the fifty different types
of ball bearings.
What No Capitalists Factory Has
Above this main workshop is a
whole floor devoted to meeting
rooms, Red Corners, Bullets Qunch
and breakfast rooms), ETC., all
branching off corridor $50 meters
NEARLY a quarter Of mile long),
and as wide as an ordinary city
street. Charts and slogans and bull
letin boards look down on you from
walls and blackboards. They are
not all on production. International
politics and workers struggle abroad
have also their place here. ]. Louis
Engdahl's name stares the American
In the face-that bulletin is saved
from one Of his meetings here,
shortly before his death. Drawings
and enlarged photos Of class war
against Hitler's fascists occupy
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
u. 8. Consulates to
Open Soon in U.S.S.R.

WASHINGTON, Dec. rs. - q. S.
consulates to expedite trade with the
Soviet Union will be opened shortly
in Moscow, Leningrad, Vladivostok,
William G. Bullitt, q. S. Ambas-
sador to the Soviet Union, is on his
way home to report on his survey
for U. 8. Embassy in Moscow.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
BY vERN SMITH
Daily Worker Moscow Correspondent

Daily worker MOSCOW Correspondent
II
Before the First State Ball Bearing
Plant was built, SO per cent of the
bearings used, though not nearly as
many were needed then as now, had
to be imported. There was in all the
Soviet Union only one little ball bear
ing plant, a Swedish concession
known as ski" Chat firm has also
a plant In America.) The ski in
Moscow made bearings by what was
almost a handicraft process.
Naturally, from the Swedish con-
cession and from more particularly
the Swedish and other foreign MAX
ers Of such bearings, there was Bit
ter opposition to the Soviet venture
into this field. Soviet engineers made
the plans for Sharikopodshipnik, but
since the whole idea and all machin-
cry was new, foreign consultation was
needed The Swedish firms positively
refused all help. Not only that, but
an international intrigue began,
which involved American engineering
companies also. to prevent any such
technical assistance from anywhere.
This particular blockade was finally
broken through the italian firm of
RIFF, which is an offshoot Of the
famous motor and automobile firm
of FIAT. Afterwards other engineer
ing services were secured in other
countries.
Only the most modern and high
grade machinery was bought, mostly
German and American, and American
methods Of straight-line production
we're used. A railroad track runs along
one side Of the huge mill bringing
raw material which goes straight
through the mill, being worked in
one process after another; finally all
parts are assembled at the other side
Of the mill, and another railroad track
is waiting there to carry away the
finished product.
Mill Cost 100, 900, 900 Rubles
That mill between the two tracks
cost 100,000,000 rubles to build and
fill with machinery, but when fully
operating on two shifts 1t can pro-
duce bearings worth, 100, 100000 ruble.
a year, which Is 20 million ruble,
more year than the original cost
Of building the plant.
The factory building is an enormous
thing Of concrete with plenty Of BIZ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Ecuador Students Win Strike

GUAYAQUIL, Ecuador, Dec. 49,
Striking students of Rocafuerte Col
lege who barricaded themselves in
preparation to defy threatened police
attacks, today won their strike when
several professors to whom they OBJ
jected, handed in their designations.
The students held possession of the
college and grounds for over a month.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Foreign News
Briefs
Rush Troops to Leticia

PARA, Brazil. Dec 26.-The gov
ernments of Colombia and Peru are
again rushing troops into the dis
puted Leticia region in preparation
to reopen the armed conflict follow
ing the collapse of the peace" nego-
tiations. Ecuador is also modifying
troops on the border.
Departure of three Peruvian de-
stroyers for Iquitos was followed to-
day with the arrival of Colombian
transport carrying 400 soldiers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Soviet Balloon To Soar Again

MOSCOW, Dec. 2s.-Soviet avia-
ton officials plan to send the Soviet
shakespeare balloon ~. s. s. r." up
in January to beat its own world rec
ord of 63,3o4 feet, and to add to the
mass of valuable scientific data gained
by the previous fight.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Japan Seeks Trade In Turkey

ISTAMBUL, Dec. 26.-Japan has
concluded an agreement with Turkey,
aiming to increase the sale of Japan
csc goods in that country, at the ex-
pense of their British rivals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Burck

their seats in the National Parlia-
ment, the provisional diets and the
various municipal and community
councils.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Resign Political Posts

VIENNA, Dec. 26-Catholic priests,
elected on the Christian Social Cath
ole Centre) Party, have resigned
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-27
Ball Bearing PA n t
Has IA Mile Rest,
Eating Room

Editors Note-This is the sec
ond of series OF articles by vern
Smith, Daily Worker Moscow cor
respondent, on the "Soviet Factory
Center of Socialist Life" The
first article appeared in Mondays
Daily Worker.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-12-22
Headline Shooter
Dramatizes C0lorful
Life of Newsreel Men

Thrills run rampant and romance
progresses at a mile-a-minute pace in
Headline Shooter" RKO-Radio Pic
lures realistic melodrama Of a dar-
ing newsreel cameraman, which comes
70 the Capitol theater tomorrow Sat-
urday only, with William Gargan
and Frances Dee heading q commend
able cast.
The film moves at breakneck speed
embracing some Of the most remark.
able action shots ever caught by the
camera. Spectacular episodes dur
ing an earthquake. disastrous fire
and great flood highlight the story.
bili Allen, ace cameraman, ana Jane
Mallory. newspaper sob sister, meet
after broken romance while he Is
shooting" the Mississippi floods near
her home.
Her last assignment, to cover .
notorious gang murder, results Ia
James being held prisoner BY the gun
men. Bill and Hal hurry to the res
cue. only to endanger their own lives.
During 9 police battle with the gang
sters on roof tops, Jane sends her
newspaper bulletins Of the proceed
ings while Bill "shoots" the action. 4
climax chock full Of gripping drama.
William 0argan makes . deserved
bid Tor starring houors with his ex-
cellent performance Of the uewsreel
cameraman In Headline Shooter
Frances De scores nightly - thu
Newspaper girl, and Ralph 0ollamy
evokss sympa&ty With his restrained
portrayal q IL faithful liaucs.