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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23

The following letter from the
Section Organizer in Bemidji, MINI.
proves to us that when the Open
Letter Is really studied by our COM
rades, and serious attempts are
made to put it into practise, good
results will be obtained for our
Party.
Gas Section Organizer of the Party
in Bemidji Section, District 8, being
new in the work, which was assigned
to me otter the District Plenum
where the Open Letter was discussed,
I have had the most varied expert
ence in Party activity. Although be-
ing involved in mass activity for q
period OF q year or more, prior to
coming here, this work was carried
on among farmers that were prac-
tically of one nationality, and with
organizations the majority of whose
members were farmers, and it was
quite a change to be suddenly thrown
among masses of a different nation
ality, and no organization to speak
Of. However, this change could have
been OF benefit to no one more than
it was to myself
Immediately upon my arrival in
this Section, the work of carrying
out the tasks OF the Open Letter
was begun. This did not mean that
I was thoroughly acquainted with,
and understood the Open Letter. In
stead, the Open Letter became the
subject Of the most persistent study
for several weeks. This study and
applying it to practice has proven
the correctness of the Open Letter.
By boldly bringing out the policy
Of the Party at all meetings and in
connection with actual struggles, es-
pecially at meetings where the N.
r. A. was explained (thanks to the
Labor Research Notes. we obtained
good results. BY bringing in the
Party in the correct manner in these
meetings, we succeeded In bringing
under our influence workers and
farmers that hitherto had no know
ledge or very vague understanding,
together with some partially pre-
JUDGED ideas, Of the Party. We were
able to develop q very favorable
situation for recruiting these work
ers into the Party, and many are
beginning to join.
My idea is that when the Party
members will forget the idea that the
masses are prejudiced about the
Party, then they will be able to bring
forward the Party in the correct way
To hide the face Of the Party, as
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23
An initiation
To Al Workers Kide

Strike Me Red" the oparetta
written by Harry Allan potaInRin,
(Our- Comrede HAP is going to be
shown for all the children In all
parts Of New YORK City. Guess who
is in the operetta. Seventy Negro
and White Pioneers. Boy! do they
sing! The songs are swell. Trey
ara al about everything VIC do: our
fight for free food and clothing, how
the Pioneers and kids en- the bloc.
step an eviction scene and lets more,
97ae kc-t surprise IS thst t'oFcts
are only Eve cents. kids Of the
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terrific gripping pains and bleeding
Should the Epson salt addict stop
the use Of this drastic cathartic, hs
will ind that his bowels ect rs II
they were paralyzed. There is no
natural evacuation for days, and IN
some instances for more than 2 week.
Other cathertics or laxatives have nc
effect, and in despair, the unhappy
victim must again resort to Epson
salt.
The Kruschen Salts Manufacture
ers, by their misleading advertise
rents and the instructions inside the
package, are constantly encouraging
the development of chronic spastic
constipation by insisting on the adj
visibility Of taking their nostrurn
daily: Get the Habit Every Morn
ing"
1t is needless to state that this
pernicious habit will not cure obesity.
After drastic bowel movement
which consists mainly OF water drawn
off by the salt from the body tissues,
the deluded patient tit is usually a
fenaalc) finds that she has 'lost"
couple Of pounds Gleefully, she i'm
mediatclv broadcasts the news to her
bosom friends and spends the rest
Of the morning reveling in the
thought that her husband will
abandon the slim huasy from the
chorus and return to her conjugal
arms.
But what sad awakening! Be-
fore the day Is over. our STAT mama"
realizes in disnlay That all the scales
have oonspircd to rob her Of her loss
A few glasses Of water, tea or coffee
(evcn without sugar. are sufficient
to re-cstaolish her original weight,
and her further attempts to lose Il
by increasing dosas Of Kruschen
Salts, might end, as we have 1ecn.
in disaster
Other obesity Cures will be dis
cu1ssd in this column from time to
time, in response to inquiries frogs,
our readers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23
PARTY LIFE
Good Results Obtained After
Studying the Open Letter
Letter from Comrade Criticizes New York
Membership for Lateness at Meetings

we'll as its role in our struggles, Ia
the seriousness of the present situa-
tion, will not deceive tie masses, but
ourselves.
BY putting into practice the state
ment from the Open Letter: AL
leading bodies, especially those in tbs
sections, must reorganize their work
on the basis Of carrying out revolu-
tionary mass work." we have suc-
ceeded in laying the basis for mass
organizations among the farmers az
well as among the unemployed. This
membership in our farm organiza~
tons has been doubled. The Un=
employed Council has been estab-
lished, with new members joining
continuously. The most militant
workers from these organizations ars
joining the Party.
B. S. Minnesota
This column has dealt MANY
times with the deadly sin of Begin
ming meetings late, as well as witt,
the question of proletarian dis
cipline at meetings. The bad situa-
tion continues to exist, as many
letters from CUR members indicate.
A New York example is once rlore
cited in the following letter, which
puts the blame squarely upon the
membership:
IT think that the last district menu
berShip meeting, Dec. 8th, should be
severely criticized for its bad be-
haviour and general unpromptness.
T think that it is about time for US
to become disciplined and to come
on time to meetings The comrades
will remember that non-party mem
Der made such g remark at the pre-
vious meeting. Another thing that
well deserves severe criticism is the
fact that when Comrade Hathaway
was answering the important ques-
ton of how to develop the Scots
boro case into mass action, severe!
comrades walked out. It is true that
the hour was q late one, but-whose
fault was it? Yours, comrades, and
yours alone, for had you come on
time, the meeting would have ended
long before it did.
Another point I'd like to call to
the comrades attention is the fact
that Cornrade Katayana's memorial
was poorly attended. Had more com
rades attended it, they would havs
learned many things that they did
ret know about Comrade Katayarna's
work in the revolutionary movement.
In general, the memorial meetings
Of all our leaders should be more seri-
ously taken"
p. c., Unit %, Section s.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23
BY an American Minsr in the
Soviet Union

DONBAS, Soviet Union. - I am
working as q cutting machinist to
helper in mine No. 4. We cut coal
in a semi bitunlinous mine. We cut
entries or places that are $50 to 200
ss5SIus vide. This cutting places wide
makes the roof squeeze the coal more,
making powder unnecessary. Every
thing is mechanical. Coal is some
times hundred tons a day. OF
course. Our mine is small, but as
said, everything is completely me-
ehanized with electricity.
Our safety is looked after much
more than in the United States. In
these big entries a gang Of about six
works with one fire boss all the time.
Then we have a special ventilation
engineer. We have no such thing as
shortages Of props or supplies. They
are things that contribute to the safe
ty Of the mine. If it is for our safety,
We get them first Of all Our places
must be tirlbered UP and propped
right.
get $50 rubles a day, but by good
work I sometimes make 20 and 30
z ~AoT- II yOu pAOAAIC 44lO4G GOAL
you get bonuses that increase with
every regular extra ton Of coal. If
I am sick my pay goes on just the
same. And not the regular days
pay either. They figure up the earn
ings for three months and give what
you made as an average.
Our local union is an integral part
Of the mine Not at all like the old
.. NJ w A. Here we have real
workers representation.
Many New Homes
live in g new house, one Of the
many new homes built here for the
miners The rent, light and coal are
free. Besides I get all the furniture
7 need free Of charge. My blankets
and sheets are changed every week
and it costs me not one kopeck.
7 eat in a restaurant if I do not
want to eat at horne. We have our
choice Of soup and three kinds Of
meat, then we have side dishes OF all
kinds Of eggs, pancakes, pudding, ETC.,
and al can say is that in Donbas
I am getting stouter. Bread is white
sometimes, like rye bread, being made
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Rank and File Of
Pocxetbook Union
Greet the DAILY"

CLEVELAND, Ohio-A mini
mum sale Of 1880 copies Of the
Worker, to be issued on Jan. 6th,
"A page tenth anniversary Daily
is planned by this district.
Sections i and 3 have mini
mum quota Of 1000 copies each; ;
section / pledges q minimum sale
OF 1000. Minimum quotas for SEC
tons II and "a are 500 copies for
each.
Cincinnati and Toledo plan a
minimum sale of 1000 copies each;
Youngstown. Akron, Canton,
Mansfield, Erie, and East Ohio, 500
each; Columbus and Dayton, $50
each.
Chicago, Pittsburgh, Seattle, San
Francisco, LOS Angeles, Boston,
rush your orders fer the biggest
and best Daily Worker in the his
Tory o2 our Bolshcvik paper!
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A perfectly splendid letter
which ably formulates a cor
rect attitude for workers rear
ing revolutionary kids, has
come from Chicago. It should
prove of great help to such
parents.
4 Natural Method
Conarade Luke:
Tbs recent articles on children have
been most interesting. I hope to see
more from time to time, and to hear
from other comrades in this respect.
There is point about the educa-
lion OF workers children that IS i'm
portant. Many working class parents,
thoroughly inlbued themselves with
the revolutionary spirit want
their youngsters to grow up young
revolutionists. Unfortunately, how
ever, these parents, because Of the
intensity Of their desire, often over
do the job, with the result that the
children either grow away from the
class struggle, or else acquire an in
rellectua1ized and superficial attitude
toward it.
This is because young children CUP
TO early adolescence are not yet IN
tellectualized and are incapable OF
grasping consciously adult concepts
and theories. II parents constantly
preach claSs-struggle and Counau-
sztSr 11,sTIv-s-
They are not enotionally ready for
such preaching, will build Up q de-
Tense against it.
Tfls most practical way TO properly
educate working -class kids is to have
the basic attitude you want them TO
acquire TO be almost unconscious. II
the parents are truly conscious.
II the conversation, songs, and gen
srsi life Of the home IS truly revolu-
aoslary. Il there are pictures Of our
leaders, and revolutionary literature
n the home, the child will be n IN
environment that viii become : part
IT him.
As all children 81 all environments
DO, he will ask questions, want 10
hear stories, TO be sung to, and sll
that. And the clear-cut answers 10
lis questions. the pointed stories. the
definite attitude that only revolu-
tionary parents can provide, will more
Than dc the trick.
Let the child grow naturally. The
whole environment will be constantly
at work. And don't be impatient,
and force intellectual concepts and
theories upon him. II you do, you
will be forcing upon the child some
thing that will be unpleasant to him
simply because he is not yet emo
tionally ready and capable Of taking
IL.
He will want to escape from this,
and may. once away from the home,
20 es far as possible and ape his
bourgeois school companions TO a
high degree. Let him first Of all be
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23

ton when member of the local can't
propose something that's more than
promises.
Then some Of the workers realized
from what they heard from the call
that was read cut that that is the best
way out, to unite the employed and
unemployed and fight together against
the ever worsen;ng conditions with
which we are confronted.
Employed and Unemployed must
stick together because if you are en-
ployad today you might be unemployed
tomorrow, SO the workers must parti-
cipate more in the Unemployed Coun-
Gil meetings and propose something
better then promises and go out in
masses and demand from the opera
tors or the government to support us
or give us jobs, and one Of our main
struggles is for the unemployed and
social insurance to be paid by the
operators, the rich and the govern
ment.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23
BAD MANAGEMENT

New York.
Comrade Editor:
Will we learn that we must fulfill
our promises to the workers? Every
body knows the urgency OF raising
funds for the Daily Worker.
Our unit decided to do our snare.
We hired the Brighton Workers Cen
ter with 500 capx3ity for SO. The
city office Of the Daily Worker was
visited for aid in arranging suitable
entertainment. Murray booked two
films Gland Of Lenin" and fright for
Breed'D as well as the Adler Trio
(violintsts) and an artist from the
John Feed Club Comrade John
Adams was to speak and make the
appeal for funds. This was the min
inun program to get 2 large crowd
at q small cost. Signs, tickets and
leaflets were ordered. We expected
some publicity in the paper few days
before to acquaitlt our readers, but
not q word was printed in spite Of
personal visits to The office. A couple
Of days prior to the affair (Nov. 12}
Murray reported that everything will
take place as scheduled:
Over 800 people paid admission OF 10
cents, many being strangers, being at
tracted by the leaflets, etc. Only an
hour before commanding, we were no
titled that Comrade Adams was called
cut Of town, and q Chaplin comedy
was to be substituted for the Soviet
Film (Which We advertised at an ad-
ditional cost Of $3.50. Due to the en-
Urgency We had to acoopt the change,
but the rest Of the talent failed to
appear. A comrade volunteered to
give a few numbers, but this failed to
appease the workers present. The
Workers Center new headquartorS)
prestige was shaken and many en-
ernies made.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23
Chicago Pioneer NerOs

CHICAGO.-Gchool for leaders Of
Pioneer Troops on the south side
will open wednesday evening, Dec.
~, at the section headquarters of the
I. L. D., 1910 Langley.
The sec ion at its meeting this week
voted to build troop Of young de-
Tenders in connection With every
branch. Tires branches have these
troops already. Those who did not,
will appoint leader this week to at
tend the school and begin building
q troop.
January 6 has been set for the first
Of ell south SIDE children
in mass Seottsboro parade.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23
WITH OUR YOUNG READERS

unemployed, bootblacks and nawsies
It2EE.
Here are the places and dates
where the Operetta is going to be
held.
Downtown: Dec. %, 2 p. m, Man
haitian Lyc3ura, 66 E. 9TH St.
Bronx: Dec. e, 2 p. m, POTS Fulton
81.
Harlem: Dec. 81, 2 p. m, Finnish
Hall, 27 w. 125th st.
Brooklyn: Dec. rs, 2 p. m, Browns
vile Labor Lyceum, 219 Sackman St.
Don't forget to come. Brong your
school friends along. You'll have
a wonderful time.
YOUNG PIONEERS OF AMERICA,
District 2.
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to introduce It. They don't have a.
real organization in control and in
many locals the miners are in open
revolt. They are paying 80 cents a
ton for loading coal There is a lot
Of talk going on about new unicn,
but think the best thing would be
to build up strong opposition group
in every local just now, and take
them for the miners and not for
Lewis
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23
No One Paying Dues to
UMWA in Central City
By = Miner Correspondent

CENTRAL CITY, Pa.-Here in the
mines around Central City a fight is
going on among the miners for pay
ment for dead work, and no one is
paying dues to the United Mine
workers. We have organized some
opposition groups, because the min
ers are now seeing that they must
control the local unions if they want
to put up q real fight.
In Cairnbrook three new miners
Joined the Communist Party, which
will help us organize the opposition
stronger and faster.
In Central City most Of the miners
are Polish and are reading some
copies Of Trybuna Robotniczy. We
are also selling the Daily Worker,
and will DO more to spread the Daily
Worker. We are organizing tea
party for the Daily Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23

What you your plans for helping
the New Pioneer reach it's goal of
$1,000 by January 152 The progress
Of the drive and the plans OF the
troops Will appear in the Daily Work
or and other papers. Who will follow
the example of the Green, Michigan,
Pioneers, whose letter was in last
week? The Ontonagon Troop, whom
they challenged, sent in rs cents on
their quota already.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23
A True Story

Harriet's teacher was Complaining.
@Chicago has money enough to print
pamphlets about why they cut the
school budget, but they have no
money to pay school teachers" she
was saying. "And they are putting
teachers on the street because they
can't pay the remit"
''Why don't you join the Interna-
tional Labor Defen5e?" Harriet asked.
II think all the teachers will have
to join come organization like that, "
replied the teacher.
So rev Harriot is bringing her a
COPY Of the Labor Defender.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23
W. Va. Miners
Revolt Against
Check-Off Plan
(By a Miner Correspondant)

WHITMAN, w. Va There are
about $4,000 to $1,000 miners in Logan
Valley, but the UNI. w. A. district,
with Jurisdiction over Southwest
Virginia and Tennessee, claims to
have 10000 members, although they
had only IS before the NRA.
There is no check of as yet, al
though the officials are trying hard
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23
Dust So Bad, Miner
Can't See Light That
Is Ten Feet Away
Rv a. Miner Corresnondert

LUTRELL, Tenn.-I am now work
ing in the mines. I had to go there
to try to pay off =, mortgage on my
farm Times are awful. In my place
the dust is so bad you can't see q,
light 10 feet away. One man got his
eye cut out on the account OF dust
Men make hardly anything. am
slipping the Daily in on every corner
to the men.
AS 7 co~@r l2cG.o and go back to
my work at Alva, XIV. nick y, =
Of men, women, and kids in rags vor-
rIod a4LlC5V c4-.-J ,----~- rs
New Deal. Everybody here says they
are tired Of the Democratic and Re-
publican parties
Hoping the Scottsboro boys the
best Of luck. Will send some money
Tor the Daily in a few days.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23

Coming home from the ScoStsboro
ION, On the street car, one
troop WIS talking about low to sell
the magazine. They elacted one Of
the troop to make q speech right there
in the car about why everyone should
buy the New Pioneer. Before they
were through, the troop sold 10.
--CTTICAGC.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23

q child. II he is truly that, he can
not possibly live in 9 revolutionary
environment without becoming, in
his time, an even better revolution
ist than his parents.
Conira6ely yours,
Al Lewis.
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Send FIFTEEN CENTS (15c) In
coins or stamps (coins preferred) for
this AIMS Adams pattern. Write
plainly name, address and style num-
Der. BE SURE TO STATE SIZE.
Address orders to Daily Worker
Pattern Department, 243 West 18th
ST.. New York City.
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NOTE

We publish letters fron ccal and
c-e miners, AMI from oil field
workers, every Saturday. We urge
workers in these fields to write US
&C their conditions CT work and Of
their struggles to organize. Please
get yozr letters to US by Wednes-
day o. each week.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23

Try this: Put a letter in the cen
ter box, which will make words
whichever way you try it diagonally.
If you try for instance, it will make
BIG, but it won't make any other
word. The letter makes four words.
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Can You Make 'ern
Yourself?

Pattern 1928 IS available in sizes
s, 8, 10, II and IA. Size takes
1Es yards Sc inch fabric and 4 yard
contrasting.
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NOTE:

NOTE:
Some comrades have asked for
suggestions on how to arrange
WORKING class affairs that are novel
and intere-ting. We urge comrades
who have had experience in this to
write in tn rs 20 ", can publish
their experiences for the benefit Of
all cur readers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-12-23

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