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The Omaha guide., 1933-10-07

EGYPT II NOT ALL PYRAMIDS
~ II. L. Harris

The President Of the local branch Of the Nat
ionl AssocaAaon for the Advancement colored
People, Mr. z c. Price on the Air last week svsr
Station WOW made an appeal FOX membership
which should strike = responsive chord In the
hearts Of the Negroes Of Omaha There Is no gain
saying TIE fact, that this organization has did, u
doing more rood in a National way than any or
ganization up 70 this date which has yet been con-
ceived BY the mind Of men, predicated on the lines
Of an unselfish and q courageous defense Of the
rights of all the Negroes Of America. II is worthy
Of the support Of the Negroes Of Omaha who have
had a taste Of its activities. He sounded the key
note when he said: The white people should read
more from the pen of Negro authors, as well as
Negro newspapers" Were a stranger visiting in
Egypt only shown the Pyramids on returning to
his native land, the only thing he could intelli-
gently describe would be the Pyramids, to him
Egypt is all Pyramids, but this is not true Of the
stranger who has been shown the beautiful seen
cry on the river Nile, and the wonderful city Of
Cairo. On returning to his native home he can de-
scribe all Of the wonders his eyes beheld. To him
Egypt is not all Pyramids. This is in agreat
measure analogous to the position of our white
neighbors who only see through the eyes of the
white (and most cases ~rejudice) press. They,
like the first stranger has only been shown the
Pyramids. (The Police court eriminally inclined
Negro.) They can see nothing only the Pyramids
to them Egypt is all Pyramids.
MIR. Price not only appealed to the Negroes
in his address before the Mike but to the
whites as well. His address was both timely and
diplonatical, in that he had the courage and lack
to branch out into new seas heretofore not,
traversed especially in these parts, he displayed
broad vision Of and deep insight into the re-
q~uisetes Of the essential factors from which to
build a strong organization supported 1909
by the citizens of Omaha by existing under its
banner members Of the white race who has from
time to time assumed q friendly attitude and
has shown a disposition of friendship and SYM
athy in helping solve our problems, Mr.. Price
has shown an understanding Of the racial needs
and has exhibited the wisdom and courage, in
outlining his methods of attaining them. But If
they, instead of using the white press for
their Guide, would read more from Negro auth
ers from such books as: What the Negro Thinks
by r. 3. Moten, Race Adjustment" by Kelly
Miller, THE Guide to Racial Greatness, Sutton
I. Griggs and other books Of Negro authors which
may be easily procured at the Public Library, and
if you are interested in what the Negroes are
doing in other parts Of America, read the Pitts
burg Courier, The Chicago Defender, The New
York Age and the Kansas City Call and if you
care what the intelligent, progressive Negroes in
Omaha are doing and thinking, read your own
Omaha Guide you will then readily conclude
that "Egyt is not all Pyramids"
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-07

affording full protection to the whole
working class and putting the bur
den of providing insurance where it
belongs-at the door of the employ
ers and the government. The Cleve-
land conference unanimously endorsed
the bill and now the workers must be
mobilized on the basis of the broad
est united front to fight for it. In
this fight, the Unemployed Councils
must take the lead. This is our central
task.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-07
Observations
by NJ. L. HARRIS

We are happy to note the favorable
trend towards the establishment Of
business enterprises by the Negroes
of Omaha since u s~ojourn in this
city eleven years ago. Chief among
them n the Square Deal Stores
Operated at 9th and Grant Streets,
Carey's Naborhood Grocery, Webster
eo89; 2754 Lake Street, CoIquitt
Grocery, Webster S091; 1851 Frank.
lin Street, Hayden's Market, Allan
tic 1872; 2531 Lake STREET Mont
gomery Grocery, Webster O22e; 2I14
North Path Street, Voner and Hou-
ston, Jackson 3543; 1913 North 26th
Adams Grocery, Atlantic 2s4S.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-07
WELL, WE GO TO WAR

Condemning the government for
dispatching war ships into Cuban
waters and charging the Roosevelt
administration with preparing for
large scale intervention in Cuba" to
protect the financial interests who
have approximately 1880, 600, 900
invested in Cuba" The United States
Congress Against War with affiliates
of 100 organizations representing ov
err 100000 people including Robert
Morss Lovet of the League for In
dustrial Democracy: Dorothy Deter,
Woman's League for Peace and Free
dom; DR.. Israel Goldstein, Social
Justice Committee, Rabbinical AS
sembly of America; Roger Baldwin,
American Civil Liberties Union; J.
b. MATHEWS, Fellowship Of Recon
Citation; j. B. S. Hartman, Editor
Advance" official organ Amalga-
mated Clothing Workers of America;
Annie E. Gray, Women's Peace So
-cieyt; Jack Stachei, Assistant Secre-
tary Trade Union Unity League; A.
j. Music, Chairman Conference for
progressive Labor Action; Lem Har-
ris. Farmers National Committee for
Independent Political Action, called
upon "all workers and farmers to
picket and demonstrate before all
governmental offices demanding the
withdrawal of United States war
ships from Cuban waters.
United States Congress Against
War which win onven in New York
City September 2eth with at least
1000 delegates from every section Of
the country to deliberate on a united
front program against war pointed
out that economic nationalism,
which aims at the maximum degree
of self sufficiency, requires that the
United States control the rich trop-
ical of Cuba"
The statement proceeds to condemn
the Platt Amendment (which gives
the United States Government the
legal right to intervene and emu
merates the various financial inter
ests in the United States" who de-
mand protection from the United
l ~
States Navy" After pointing out
that American financial interests
have ST., 800, 900 900 invested in Cuba,
the statement goes on to say that
more than half of the present in
vestment IS in the islands sugar in
dustry The National City Bank con-
trolls the sugar industry and the rail
roads. Two Morgan corporations,
General Electric and the Information
al Telephone and Telegraph Company
control the public utilities. The man
ganese deposits are controlled BY the
Bethlehem Steel Company The
chase National Bank is tho .oon4
TOT cuban government loans from tbiq
country amounting to $215.OOO.0oO
american imperialism has its largest
stake IN Cuba The right of the ova.
wneimlng majority of the Cuban neo
ple-workers and peasants-to detor
NINE their form Of government i be-
Ing usurped by Washington and the
american financial interests
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-07

"A'1ittle ~leaven, leaveneth the whole
lump" Had not DR.. Ross e the
light, and had the nerve to stand to
his guns, there would have been no
Colored Drug Stores in Omaha. DR..
Johnson could not have been employ
ed; from the fact that he was furnish
ed employment in Ross drug store he
was industrious and thrifty enough to
Q establish . store. of his. own, as
that was true of DR.. Johnson, 50 was
1t true OF DR.. Owens, and just as we
sustain them others will be encouraged
to venture into legitimate business
which will necessitate the employing
OF more boys and girls OF our group
which will furnish more material to
create within our group a greater
degree Of collective efficiency with
out which no race or people can rise
mo chain is stronger than it's
weakest link" Is a truthful saving
The temporal salvation Of any group
or nation depends not only upon the
directing genius who molds and dir
Gets the destiny of a nation but it
depends upon the willingness of the
people to carry out the principles
which r from time to time en-
inundated by those who have the
ability and honesty to carry to a sue
cessful conclusion a program which
has for its purpose the establishing
OF such laws and conditions that will
guarantee a full measure of life. lib
erty, and the pursuit of happiness.
"A sad spectacle vas presented at a
meeting held at the Omaha Urban
League last Friday night called in the
interest of two local young men Of
tnis city receiving a position of Oper-
ators at the Ritz Picture house on
24th and Patrick Avenue by the mem
oers OF u group practically begging
representatives of the Motion Picture
Operators Union to permit two Ne
groes who had passed the city ex-
! aiming board and had otherwise
qualified themselves for the positions
for which they had applied to permit
them to work on a job where SO per
cent OF the patrons are Colored
The time has arrived in the indus
trial an economic development of our
group when the Negro must learn
that If he would hold that which he
holds dear, the blessings of freedom.
b~equeathed us by our fathers bought
and paid for by their years of travail
and suffering during the dark days of
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-07

The whole Of America is crying for
work. And As our group from time
memorial have always been the last
hired and the first fired, we have
been and is the hardest hit Of all the
other races. The time for talking is
past. Now is the time for action. We
must band together to establish an
outlet for the boys and girls. whom
we are grinding out Of. the colleges
and universities each year. 1t is up
to Us to e that they at least have a
chance before condemning them, as
is done too often.
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-07

Evidently the Negroes have begun
to e the light: 1t is a good indica-
ton that they at last realizes, that it
is not where you arr your money but
where you spend it that makes the
wheels Of progress 60 around. Not
only "The Square Deal Stores are to
be commended for having the vision
to Cast out their Net" in the sea Of
commerce but quite q number Of in
dependent business enterprises has
been launched which deserves our
consideration, chief among them are:
Drug Stores which are operated by
Ross Drugs, 2122 North 24th Street:
Jehnson's Drug Company. 1904 North
24th; and Owens Pharmacy at 2sos
North Path Street, either Of which
compares f~avorably with other drug
stores on Path Street and should be
supported by members Of our group
The Omaha guide., 1933-10-07

Omaha is to be congratulated on
having men Of the race who aside
from having the vision to see the
possibilities in establishing such bust.
nesses but had the confidence in tkem-
selves to feel that they could sue.
c~essfully serve the people and had
the quits" to back it up by spending
their money for that purpose.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
British Wool Firms
Wreck Machines, Cut
Down On Production

LONDON, April K.-Twepty-six
leading firms In the wool conbing
industry have formed the Wool
Combers' Mutual Association, the OBJ
ject % which Is 10 buy ans: break
mp mills. plants and machinery.
English capitalism, with ito back
against the wall in the worwt teDres-
sion in English history can only
amash and destroy in its efforts to
find way out for itself The ms
chine in the Soviet Union is used 10
make goods for the workers-in CAPT
talist countries they destroy ma
cl1inery so as to grind g bigger profit
out Of tA1s worrying rsass WITH what's
tsSt
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
MASS MEET FOR
RECOGNITION OF
SOVIET UNION
Friends of Soviet Union
.. Leading Broad
Campaign

The Patriotic order or Women Of
Philadelphia issued the slogan, "War
Against Recognition OF the Soviet
Union. This is new addition to
the ranks Of the enemies against the
Soviet Union who set themselves the
task to fight against recognition by
the United States, which imposes a
greater duty upon workers and all
friends of the Soviet Union to rally
behind the recognition campaign and
try to counterfeit the vicious anti
Soviet activity now disseminating in
such thoroughly organized manner
by all the enemies of the working
class.
The mass meeting for recognition
arranged by the Friends of the Soviet
Union, for Sunday, April 16, at 2 p.
m. at Webster Hall, 119 e. 18th St.,
should rally many thousands Of work
ers and other friends of the Soviet
Union
Some Of the speakers al this meet
ing are Prof. H. w. L. Dana, Nal
colin Cowley, associate editor Of THE
New Republic" and James w. Ford,
head OF the Workers Ex-Servicemen's
League.
The following will also speak Har-
ry F. Ward, Carl Brodsky, Donald
Henderson, Louis Hynan, and Mrs
Susan H. Woodruff.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
Indictment of British Spies in Moscow Includes
Confessions of Damaging to Aid Invasion

been deliberately organized by the
British engineer, Cushny. Olenik re-
peated this when brought face to
face with Cushny. In addition to
sabotage activity, Cushny was also
engaged in espionage. Macdonald
stated: '"T'he espionage work was
guided by Thornton. Monkhouse,
one of the heads of Metro Vicker3'
branch in Moscow, also participated
in this illegal activity Of Thornton's,
Cushny was Thorntons travelling
agent, and was simultaneously tax
ing part in the espionage work"
Thornton and Cushny stated that
the information that they transmit
ted to England was of interest to
Metro Vickers not merely in direct
business sense, but that it could be
used for definite political purposes.
Workers Spoiled One Plan.
The indictment further establishes
that the wrecking work carried on in
the Moscow Electric Plants by engi-
neers Sukhoruehkin, Krasheninnikoy,
and zorin, was done with the COM
phcity of the Metro-Vickers en-
ployeeS. Thornton gave instructions
to Sukhoruchkin personally for con-
Meeting cables by iron bars with the
purpose Of creating O. failure which
would have led to absolute damage
Of the generator, and only failed to
do so owing to the vigilance OF the
workers.
Preparing For War.
Suishoruchkin and Thornton re-
peatedly discussed wrecking schemes
which they intended to bring about
in the event Of war. Together with
Sukhoruchkin, sabotage activity in
the Moscow First Electric Plant was
carried On by Krasteninnikov, who
came into contact with Olenik
senior erector for Metropolitan Wick
err, in 1929. The latter paid him, OH
behalf Of Thornton, 500 rubles for his
work; pointing out that Thornton
expected him to continue his activity
Senior Engineer Srin gave intorma-
ton on the development program OF
the Mosenergo Plants, and concealed
defects in equipment supplied by
Netro-Vickers, which later resulted
In a number Of failures in the plants
He also received money from Thorn
ton
Secretary Confesses.
The indictment dwells on the part
played in this affair by Kutuzova
who was secretary of the Moscow
branch of Metro-Vickers. Kutuzova
stated: Even in 1880 I began to no.
tice that Thornton, Macdonald
Monkhouse and others, we're engaged
in some Illicit work. They carried on
secret conversations, and had secret
correspondence"
Thornton said that Kutuzova told
him that some of the engineers were
collecting espionage information of a
political and economic nature and
paying Russian engineers for it. Also
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
Czech Munitions Co.
Profits From Shells
Sold to Kill Chinese

PRAGUE, CSechoslovakia, April IL.
The SELLER and Bellot Munition Co.
announced yesterday the payment OF
20 per cent dividend. This hand
some return to the investors is be-
ing paid for by japanese and other
workers The munitions themselves
will be ultimately used against work
ers, whatever capitalist government
decides the direction in which they
will be shot. Finally, the Seller and
Be1lot Company affords q brilliant
contrast to the rest of the Czecho-
slovae economy. which 70 PLUNGED In
Ne aserest depression
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
NBC BR0ADCASTS
AGAINST USSR
Protest Their Vicious
SANDER of Soviets

NEW YORK-The National Broad
casting Company has given over its
nationwide network next Tuesday
for anti-Soviet speeches by notorious
enemies of the Soviet Union.
Hamilton Fish, red-baiter; William
Green, labor misleader; Louis john
son, national commander of the
American Legion; Senator King of
Utah, and Senator Copeland are ex-
pected to present facts about Rus
sia.''
This is in line with the campaign
OF SANDER against the Soviet Union
and part Of the war preparations.
Workers and all Sympathizers of
the y. S. S. r. are urged to send
protests to the National Broadcasting
Company, protesting this slanderous
campaign.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14
WAR FEELING IN
POLAND RISES
Angry Crowds Storm
German Embassy

BERLIN. April 12,-Polish crowds
stormed the German Embassy in
Warsaw, stoning and smashing the
windows, in angry protest against the
arrest of three Polish students i'll
Breslsu. Turbulent crowds attacked
the German consulate, two German
newspaper buildings and German
school. The Typographical machines
OF the LODI Frcie Prcsse were smashed
TO pieces by crowds armed with ham
mers. In several Polish cities. all
German newspap ers we're taken from
the news stands and publicly burned
a report Is current in Poland to the
effect that TN Germany, the entire
Polish press has been suppressed,
Polish schools closed, and Poli1h
citizens murdered and imprisoned 3"
The situation Is approaching the
point of open attacks on Polish citi-
zens in Germany and German ma
tionals in Poland.
The war feeling reaches high ten
sion as the Danzig elections approach.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14

He confirmed having given MacDon-
aid sums Of money for the remunera-
ton of men who had done espionage
for him.
Thornton Was Wrecker, Too.
The indictment also establishes
Thorntons participation in various
wrecking acts in the Cheliabinsk
Electric Plant, aiding the counter
revolutionary CHIEF Engineer Vitvit-
sky. Thornton suggested that WHIT
SKY should operate the equipment in
such a way as to accelerate its wear
ing out. He promised whisky good
paynent-Vitvitsky received $500
rubles Thornton also instructed
Vitvitsky to send information through
Macdonald. This vitvitsky did
sending a developed plan for sabo-
tage and diversions for use in the
event Of war. The main object of the
Cheliabinsk group of wreckers was
to dtorganize the station, arrange
failures of current, and operate the
equipment badly. These activities
were actually realized.
Systematic Failures"
In working the zueyka Electric
Plant, Macdonald, according to his
own statement, made his object the
creation Of conditions of failure over
long periods" Engineer Eotliarevsky,
head Of the turbine department and
one Of the accused, confessed to hay
ing committed acts Of sabotage Jointly
with Macdonald The latter admit
ted paying about 900 rubles to Kot-
hareysky for his wrecking activities
Inquiries established that wreckine
acts at the 1vsnovsxy Electric Plants
were psrfor1ned by counter-revolu-
tionary wrecking group consisting OF
representatives Of the engineering
technical staff, with the completely
Of Engineer NordWall, an employee
Of the Metro-VickerS Company.
Nordwall Hired Sabotagers.
Lobanov, an engineer at the Ivan
oVSky Plant, and a man Of anti
Soviet views, was promised good pay
ment by NordWau for organizing de-
hberate damage to the plants equip
ment. Nordwall demanded system
attic damage of the equipment for the
purpose Of creating Interruptions in
tho supply Of power % industry, par
ticular care being taken that oil
equIpmenJ be damaged except that
coming from the Metropolitan Wick
ers Company. Practical measures to
damage turbines were outlined. Ac-
tually, at the Ivanovsky Plants, mo-
tors were Systematically put out OF
order, valuable machinery clogged
poor insulation transformer winding
was furnished, telephone nason was
broken down, etc. All this inflicted
great losses on The enterprises.
Cushny Damaged Turbine.
The Bsku engineer Olenik stated
that Thornton had told him that 8
turbine failure in the Baku Electric
Plant which occurred in 1923 had
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14

that Kutuzova took direct part in
paying money to spies and Saboteurs.
According to KutuZova, Thornton
and the others sent secret informa-
ton to Richards, the manager of the
Metro-VickerS Export Department,
During Richards stay in the US.S.R.
secret conferences were held. She
said also that the espionage in the
U. S. 6. r. vas directed by Thorn
ton.
Monkhouse Makes Admission.
Monkhouse confirmed that he was
receiving information to be relayed
to Richards, which was not connected
only with Metro Vickers business &C
tiVity, but which was concerned with
the general situation in the US.S.R.
as to large construction jobs. lie
admitted serious defects in the equip
ment supplied by his firm, but de-
MED taking part in the collecting of
any information of military or state
importance, denied having bribed
anyone, and would not admit COM
plcity in any plots to damage equip
mant or cause failures.
For Political Purposes.
Thornton himself gives an idea Of
the kind of information which was
collected, since he states: "At Rich
ards suggestion we collected from
various points in the U.S.SR. data
on the political situation, which
Monklouse and myself then ralayed
to Richards. Espionage activity in
the U.SS.R. guided myself and Monk
house"
Monkhouse's denial OF bribery is
contradicted by one Of his own ad-
missions, namely, that he bribed
Dolgov in order to obtain orders for
equipment, and also for assistance in
the event Of the Soviet government
claiming compensation from his firm
in connection with defects discovered
in machinery supplied.
Monkhouse Fought BolsheViks.
The indictment also sheds some
light on the personalities involved in
the trial. Monkhouse, prior to the
revolution, lived in Russia for a long
time as an engineer to British firm
In 1918 he was an engineering cap
tain in the British interventionist
force at Archangel which fought
against the BolsheYiks.
Richards An Army Spy.
The Richards referred to above
also participated in the same inter-
yentionist adventure as a captain in
the Intelligence Service. Monkhouse
and Richards have been friends fol-
many years. In 1928 Richards be-
came the Director of the Export De
partment of Metropolitan ickers
and himself appointed Monkhouse
Manager of the Moscow branch
Thornton is the son of well-known
manufacturer, born in Russia. Rich
ards selected him for employment
especially in the U.S.S.R
On the basis Of all of The above
testimony and facts. the defendants
have been brought to trial under
various paragraphs of Article Sc OF
the Criminal Code for orga nization
Of, and completely in, q counte- -revo-
lutionsry group, having as its pur
pose espionage, sabotage and wreck
ing by means Of actively carrying out
failures in machinery, concealing de-
fects in equipment furnished by
Metro-Vickers, undermining the
power of Soviet industry, and weak
ening the might Of the Soviet state
by means of disorganizing electric
power installations, and plotting to
execute extensive industrial wreck
age in the event of war.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14

NEW YORK, April 1.-the grow
ing demand for unity in the struggle
against German fascism has led 10
the formation Of the COMMITTEES for
Action Against Fascisn. This Com
mittee includes representatives OF the
Communist Party, Conference for
Progressive Labor Action, and their
papers. in the German language, as
well as the National Executive Com
mittce Of the Workmen's Sick and
Death Benefit Fund, with 10000
members. 1t is calling a broad anti
fascist conference OF all German
working Giasa organizations M Great
er New York OH APRIL Dc
The Committee hiss ealte1 En asssl-
tasc4st ssss.-ssssasssAr. s-~ s.,sssAs ~
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-04-14

8 p. m. in the heart OF YorkviIle, La
Dor Temple, 2ss x. 81 st. 1t will rally
New York'5 German speaking work
ers Ia Support OF the German pro-
letaxist, heroically struggling against
fasc:1n and anti-Senitis1n, as well
as against the attempt Of Hitler's
brown-shirted followers in America
to gain foot-hold among the Ger
man population here.
Speakers Of the newspaper "Arbeit-
err (C.P0, 'Karnpfsignal55 (CPL.AD
and OF Solidarity t'.SDB.F) and
representatives of German mass Or
ganisstiosas win address, the meeting.
Ths German Workers singing go
essty as.d 8hs rroiethrs.re arc sv~
eseesx ~ scst.ssrs*es