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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-02
FEB. "LABOR DEFENDER"
RIPS ROMANTIC MASK
OFF "DIXIE.LAND"
BY Ii. KAMNfAN.

IN the February issue, just off the
press, the Labor Defender, rips
off the romantic mask of chivalry
and h o's pit alit which
for years admirers of the Southern
states in America have built up as
a show window front to conceal
the oppression and lynchings of
workers by the Southern white rul-
ing class.
The leading article, Dixie
Where a Nation Is Chained to the
Soil" by James S. Allen, makes one
realize that nothing less than war
now RACES between the workers and
exploiters of the South.
Illustrating this article is a pic
ture of a group of white-gowned
Klansmen surrounding blazing
cross, the epic symbol of bigotry
and barbarity. 1t is well chal-
lenged by another picture on the
same page Of Negro eX-service-
man calling on a crowd of Negro
and white workers for militant
fight against starvation and perse-
cution.
A joint statement by the Interna-
tionsl Labor Defense and the
League OF Struggle for Negro Rights
tells how the National Association
for the Advancement Of Colored
People, soft-pedaled the crimes OF
the white ruling class against the
Negro masses by actually over
looking &c lynchings.
WHILE centering its attack with
w pictures and words on the
South, the February issue of the
Labor Defender has its eyes also
focused on the International battle
front Of the working class. "We
Need Your Help" describes the
wave Of terror against workers in
Japan.
Face to Face With Tom Moo
ney," by Paul M. Callicotte, whose
evidence helped send Mooney to
prison for life, is one of the most
humanity interesting stories on the
Mooney case.
Other articles include. I'VE Cry
to You from t'lorida's Dungeons"
When Was on the Chain Gang
"s'cottSboro Our Next Tasks" by
VIM. l.. Patterson, Douglas Day
February 18th by Richard j.
Moore, "A Call to Stop the Depor~
tation Terror" from Edith Berk-
man, and THE Montevedeo Con-
gresS Against War"
A Labor Defender Conference to
be held February 5, at 10 g. m. in
Manhattan Lyceun, go t. 4tn stg
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-02
The Daily Worker in
the South

masses against the Negro agents
of the landlords and bosses. 1T
helped isolate the Negro takers
from the masses of workers and
farmers.
The Daily Worker acted as a big
stick for the working masses in the
whole great struggle. 1t brought
to the masses the correct line of
the Party, it brought out the truth,
it smashed the lies of the bosses
and landlords, stripped the Negro
takers, and exposed the press Of
the boss class. at the same time
1t acted as teacher and organizer
of the masses, deepened the strug-
gle, won the masses to support
the struggle, and further broadened
the unity Of Negro and white. This
was the role of the Daily Worker.
We must build bigger and big
ger circulation for the Daily" in
the South. The working masses
in the South, Negro and white,
despite their terribly impoverished
condition, must hear the call of
their fighting paper to keep it from
suspending and must respond
quickly and generously in the pres
ent financial drive.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-02
Neev York Landlords
Adopt Mass Blacklist

THE development Of
capitalists system
lcrds-whic
poverhed their the
The York Evening describing Of
families the fifty police
said:
Meanwhile representative of landlords told reporters that
rent strikes blacklist of
not be rented apartments of the landlords in the group"
The bakstng industry oppres-
is the
poitan
against eionS and high rents sinister forged in the
crisis and the capitalist offensive
1t is sharpening against
and working growing
the resistance of the working class
1t is clear that the this blacklist
nehborhoods the militant disrupt
others into submission to ecion the eXacons of landlords
This blacklist further wealthy parasites stop
nothing their privileged position living the Of
the
possible such nehodsed with the
backing of the and police
The Unemployed Unity
should to
publicly
OF that make
base of the fight evictons high being
broad
Against dabocaI applied
in the determined
landlord who those banded
and published that
ible parasites apartment
should be published
possible to affect these aOu gentlemen their pocketbook
Most of all
proceed to this blacklist
Such challenge to 11500O0
the world not unanswered.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-02
after this period:

after this period:
"ArounJ the close of 1917 the
service of many of the railroads,
especially those in the North and
East, was actually on the verge of
collapse. A breakdown was averted
by the federal governments action
in assuming control of all the rail-
roads as war measure"
The increase in traffic had the
following effect--not in country
emerging from the ruin of inva-
sion with working class deci-
mated by war and famine, as was
the case in the Soviet Union, but
i'll country with fully trained
personnel, with plenty of evoW-
thing with which 70 build:
THE enormous orders for sup
plies which were given to American
concerns by the Allies began to
strain the capacity of the railroads
in 1916. Traffic increasen enorm-
ously J.. it leaped dizzily to 366
billions (of ton-miles) in 1916, an
increase of 80 per cent goods
which would fill $4,000 freight
cars were ready for shipment
the cars were not to be had"
Much of the rouydhouse and
shop equipment was out of date
-. for years 1.-THE roads, had been
under maintained in the matter
Of equipment, yards and track
facilities"
For decades the railroads had
been plundered Systematically by
the railway capitalists. They broke
down under the demands placed
upon them by rapid expansion.
Yet no one carried on campaign
in the capitalist press TO prove
that matters were hopeless, as is
now the press attitude toward the
Soviet Union. The railroads needed
what the Soviet Union needs
mostly today--neW trackage, rolling
stock and equipment. They got it
because it was in the interests Of
capitalism to see that they got it.
Today the class interests of I'M.
perialism are against rapid i'm
provcment in Soviet trarxporta-
lion and all sorts Of obstacles are
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-02
SOME EXPERIENCES IN A
RAILROAD CENTER
By G. r.

BY q. X.
out Of this conference we can
v notice two important points that
are being particularly stressed by
all the comrades who are doing
work in the basic industries. I
think these two points have not re-
ceived much attention from the
Party, and I think that is one of
the reasons why we haven't made
as much progress as we could have
made in the basic Industries. The
first point is the question Of real
personal contact with the workers
in the shop.
In a railroad center we have
been putting out % bulletin for
about a year and half. The work
ers like that bulletin, they grab it
up; you will find them discussing
it for hours. When they see some
one is distributing something they
go out Of their way to get it. But
when you come to these workers,
they want to know who you are.
They know each ether, they want
to know who you are and unless
they know you, or unless they
know someone who knows you, you
won't get their confidence very
easily.
I will give another example. In
i one plant we concentrated for
quite a while. We sold the Daily
Worker for two weeks, at one time
reaching sale of II. The COM
pany got wise, and number Of
workers who bought the paper were
fired. We have never made any
real personal contact with these
workers. They didn't really know
us and we didn't really know them.
7 want to use one or two in
stances where, due to the fact that
we had been able to develop per-
sonal contact, we made the real
beginnings Of actually getting into
the shop. There is a point where
the railroad men come to work.
When I first joined the Party I
was sent to sell Daily Workers at
that point. Three years later when
I began to do work on the railroad
we still didn't have any connec-
lions with these workers. My unit
was assigned to I get connections
with them. About three blocks
away from where these yards are
there Is a Negro colony. we figured
if we would get into that territory
We would find large section Of
those workers living there. The
comrades went out for six months
with the Daily Worker and the
Liberator. Little by little we won
the confidence of a few Of these
workers. It took six months, not
a week or two. And then they
built up club around these work
ers. Today this club has grown.
Most of these workers are Negro
workers Some are still working
there. I klcT most of them. I
can go into any of the houses, talk
to their families, and now when we
have to go to do work with these
workers we can do it. For we have
the basis for establishing a real Or
ganization.
Ito Be Continued.)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-02
L ENIN'S Estate AND
REVOLUTION" IN
NEW EDITION

I ENNIS great classic, State and
IL Revolution, has just been pub
liShed in a new and accurate trans
lation by International Publishers.
This is a basic work of Marxism-
Leninism. Written by Lenin while
forced to remain in hiding during
the Russian Revolution Of 1917, it
restored Marxism to its own and
cleared it of all the rubbish with
which the revisionists of the Sec
ond International had attempted
to hide its real revolutionary con-
tent. In it Lenin showed the real
essence of the writings of Marx and
Engels especially on the question
of the nature of the state and the
dictatorship of the proletariat
which socialists" like Kautsky had
distorted in line with their own OPP
portunisnl.
The Sorely needed new transla-
ton of this basic work is published
III the Little Lenin Library and sells
at 80 cents. 1t may be obtained at
all workers book stores or direct
from International Publishers, 33l
Fourth Avenue, New York.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-02

nut in the way-lack OF credits,
sabotage, etc.
The boasted efficiency of Ameri-
can capitalism certainly is no
guarantee against a breakdown Of
its transportation system.
TODAY also it is useful. especially
for railroad workers, to read
McAdoo's description of how an
other problem was settled-that Of
the eight-hour day on the rail-
ways-during this period. He
says:
After the case had been for
several months without decision,
the railroad labor organizations
gave notice of their intention 10
call a strike unless the eight hour
day was established at once with
out waiting for a judicial rtt,ing on
its constitutionality. The railroads
yielded TO these demands early in
the morning of March 10, 1917.
Some few hours later, during tn:
same day, the Supreme Court mp
held the constitutionality Of the
Adamson Law.
The question Of the impending
railway wage-cut can be decided In
favor of the workers in the same
way-organized mass strength and
determination.
There are many other important
events OF the war period which
McAdoo could remind us of with
less danger Of reviving precedent
for railway workers whose tempers
are getting short as result Of the
continual attack on their living
standards.
TT is too bad that McAdoo's book
costs SIS. Read WITH the UNDER
standing that only the Communist
Party and its Marxist- feminist
teaching can give, 1t Is one of the
most valuable documents extant
for giving the factuai basis Of the
exposure of capitalism by revolu-
tionary. workers.
CROWDED YEARS, by VII
liam Gibbs McAdcc. Houghtcn
Miffifn Co. I
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-02
By sgd BENSON,

IN the growing mass struggles IN
the South the Daily Worker is
serving as q. powerful force in
arousing and organizing the mas
ses. The Daily is showing itself
as a great weapon in winning the
workers of the cities in struggle in
the shops, and for unemployed re-
lief. In the countryside the Daily"
arouses the masses for struggle
against the landlords. The Daily
Worker brings to the masses of
Negro and White toilers the mes
sage of united revolutionary Strug-
gle for better conditions, for Ne
gro liberation and for a workers
and farmers government. For this
reason the Daily is becoming more
and more popular.
Despite the poverty of the mas
ses, the Daily" is sought for. Each
Daily passes thru many hands,
it is read and passed on. The role
Of the Daily" in fighting against
the boss and landlord press, as well
as the press Of the Negro REFORM
lists can be brought out in the re-
cent great struggle in the Black
Belt.
POWERFUL
SLEDGEHAMMER"
On December 10 the boss press
was screaming race riot, trying
to inflame the white masses against
the Negro troopers in Alabama in
their fight for the right to live.
The Negro bourgeois press took up
the cry Both screamed ISLANDERS
against the Communist Party. On
December q the Daily Worker
same out with the story. This won
derful issue OF the Daily" acted
as a powerful sledgehammer
against the lies Of the boss press.
Tt exposed their lies and brought
to the masses the true nature of
the struggle.
The Daily reacted swiftly and
correctly to the brave fight of the
troopers, pointing out that it was
not a 'race riot, that the white
poor farmers were supporting the
Negro farmers. The Daily called
upon the masses OF city workers,
especially the white workers, to
give support to the struggle. The
masses Of the whole country re-
S;ponded with q flood of protests
which caused the landlords to call
or their armed murder gangs, and
made the boss press admit that it
was by no means race riot, but
that 1t was a struggle of the poor
Negro and white farmers against
the landlords and their govern
ment.
IN bringing out to the masses the
] treacherous role of the Negro
reforrnist press, the Negro preach
ers, and Tuskegee Institute, the
Daily" delivered hammer blows.
Cliff James was turned over to the
sheriffs by q Negro Doctor Of Tus-
kegee Hospital. On the day before
he died in jail the daily had a
cartoon which told the story in
way which struck deep among the
masses. The cartoon showed Ne
gro doctor, pushing stretcher with
Gilt James on it out OF Tuskegee
Institute into the arms of a group
Of deputies With guns and ropes.
MUST AID ,.,.,,.........
OUR PAPER.
This cartoon reached the South
The same day that the news of the
death OF Cliff James was published
in the capitalist press. Its effect
was tremendous. IT erraEed ths
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-02
.'EUeryFactOry
Fortress
Establish Intimate, Per-
n1GneRt Contacts With the
Workers.

'The successful accomplishment
Of this task winning the major
ity of the working CLASSY requires
that every Communist Party shall
establish, extend and strengthen
permanent and intimate contacts
with the majority of the work.
ers, wherever workers may be
found."-From the 18th PIenum
Resolution, E. C. C. 1.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-02-02
hdtDOes ItMean
to You?

WHAT does the ally
W Worker mean to your
How is it helping to lead you
in your struggles? What are
your experiences in raising
funds in the financial drive?
Workers, write to the
Daily about these ques-
tons. Wednesdays paper
carried on. page | a letter
from q worker correspondent
m Chester, Pa, telling how
indispensable the Daily
Worker is in the struggles of
the Chester unemployed. The
Daily" would like to get more
such letters, giving concrete
facts and experiences. Lets
hear from youl
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-27
YANKS SPLIT
DOUBLE BILL
Senators Hold One Game
Lead; Giants Now In
Front By 4 Games

NEW YORK, July 27. (UP)-
The New Yankees yesterday lost
a chance to tic the idle Washing
ton Senators for first place in
the American league when they
split a twin bill with the Boston
Red Sox in the opening contest
of their new road campaign.
twenty-five thousand Red Sox
fans came out to see if Marty
McManus' outfit could stop the
Yanks again as they did in June
with four wins out Of five, start
ing the New Workers on their
worst slump in three years.
The Yanks started off auspici-
ousiy. trimming the Sox, 2 to 0,
a. Lefty Gomez emerged trump
hant over Bob Wciland in five
hit pitching duel. With the bases
filled in the eighth, Frank Cros-
ctti came home on Joey Sewell's
long fly for the first Yankee
tally, enabling the Yanks to ex-
tend their record to 302 games
without being blanked. In the
ninth, singles by Gchrig and
azzcri and an outfield fly by
Eli Dickcy accounted for the
second run.
Boston's winning streak was
broken at five straight, but the
Sox started another streak in the
second game by trouncing Joe
Mccarthy. champions, Q to 4.
Lloyd Brown allowed the Yanks
TO scattered hits. two less than
the Rostonians collected off Wal
ter Brown and Wiley Moore. The
SoX punched six Of their hits in
the fourth for five runs, clinch-
ing the game. Lou Gehrig, Yam
kcc firsc bascman was banishcd
from the game in this frame for
riding" Umpire Summers.
This split enabled the Senators
to go into their "cruciaP' series
with the Yanks at Washington
today with a one-game advantage.
Willis Hudlin pitched Cleveland
to 4 7 to | victory over Chicago.
He held the White Sox to six
hits, while the Indians hammered
Joe HcXing for II. The Indians
clicked off three runs in the
fourth and three more in the
eighth, their big innings, aided
by three Chicago errCrs.
In spite Of the Browns five
run squirt in the eighth, the De-
troit Tigers downed st. Louis, 0
to 7, collecting IA hits off Stiles
and Hebert. while Bridges and
HoGsctt allowed one less to the
Browns. Gchringer and Fox led
the Tiger attack with three hits
each.
WASHINGTON Mt Philadelphia
was postponed because Of wet
grounds.
The New York Giants incrcas-
ed their National league lead to
four games over the idle second
place Chicago Cubs by winning
twice from Brooklyn. dropping
the Dodgers into a tie for last
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Mast with the idle Phillies. The
scores were 5 to 3 and . to g..
A home run by Mel OFT IN the
ninth with one aboard gave the
Giants the opener. Home runs
bv George Davis in the second and
Johnny Vergez in the seventh &C
counted for two other Giant tai
lies, and d double sacrifice and
single, gave another marker in
the eighth. Schumacher and Bell
held the Dodgers to four hits,
some of which were punched for
three runs in the sixth. New
York collected eight safeties off
Benge and Shaute.
In the second game, hit bats
man, a single and a tumble al
lowed Blondy Ryan to scamper
home in the fourth with the run
that proved tn winning tally.
Johnny Verges was knocked un-
conscious by a pitched ball and
Byrne James ran for him. me
lIldlIS 1ldue L"O iuilS III viz
and other in the third as they
collected seven hits off Carroll
and Beck. while Leroy Parmelee
held the Flatbushers to six. Big
Joe Hutchinson made a homer IN
each game for Brooklyn. =.
TIL st. Louis Cardinals made II
two in a row over Cincinnati,
beating the Reds, 8 to 2, and
replacing the idle Boston braves
at fourth place. The Cards bunch
ed three of their nine hits IN inc
fourth for a run that proved the
winning tally, after scoring twice
in the second. Dcrringer went
tho route for the Rds, while
HaIlahan and Mooney held the
Reds to four hits.
Only one other game was
scheduled, Chicago at Pittsburgh,
which was washed out.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-27
Co. League Stars
Star No. l
WILBUR PlITnLO
B. E. II. CASE

b Z. III. MN
! The spectacular success OF inc
Fletcher tam in the Henderson
County Baseball League this year
NAV be attributd to several
thiHrs-hard hitting, scnastlona!
f;niJ;nr teamwork and the great
n;tcbinr of Bruce Banks. Eac3
member of the team has piaycu
sbarc of honor. But there IS one
yonnester on the team whose
yrori, has contributed much more
I tban spectators have seen to the
success of the club. He IS VIII
hmr PittilIo. the dark and hand
some young fellow who performs
behind the plate for Fletcher
In analyzing great ball teams
in the major leagues, past ana
nresent, one will always find an
outstanding catcher doing the
receiving. There was little
muddy" Ruel Of the 1924 World
Champion Senators" "Hank'
SEVERED Of the st. Louis Browns
and Ray Schalk the Chicago
White Sox. Today there are sew
oral great catchcrs in the majors
-Dickey of the New Yorl;
Yanks. Wilson of the st. Louis
Cards" Mickey Cochranc of the
Philadelphia Athletics and Gabby
Hartnett of the Chicago CUBS:
Wilbur pittillo IS to Fletcher
lust what "Gabby' Hartnctt IS
to the Chicago Cubs. He is just
twenty years old and has been
catching four years. He caught
for Fletcher high school two
wears and last year he began
catching for Fletcher in the Hen
dcrson County league. After
thc season was over he went to
Weaver collGc where he won q
letter for his work behind the
plate.
This year he was good enough
to he picked as catcher on the
all-2tar county league team. And
that he is an outstanding catcher
has been proven in the last games
Fletcher has played i'll the county
league.
Receiving the sharp slants and
speedy shoots OF his star battery
mate, Bruce Banks, he has work
ed three successive shut-outs
against hard hitting teams. lie
has that rare ability to work
batters which any pitcher toiline'
out there on the mound knows IS
a catchcr's. most valuable asset,
Besides, Wilbur is "baseball
sharp, y quick thinker and has
a nice throwing arm. He also
carries on a line OF "chattcr'
behind the plate which helps keep
his teammates pcpcd MP and on
their toes. At bat he is hitting
over 300 and is a good baserun-
nor. He is full Of confidence
and determination and has base
ball poisc, which any player must
possess to be popular with the
fans.
But perhaps the most COM
mendablc thing about Wilbur IS.
he is clean sportsman and =.
llikeahle young fellow. He should
climb high in baseball or any 9th
or profession he chooses to fol-
low, He has talent, nerve. ambi-
ton and ability. What other
weapons does youth need to at
tain success?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-27
Sign Hornsby AS
Browns Manager
b. WILLIAM F. SULLIVAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

ST. LOUIS, july 81. UP)-
Rogers Hornsby, who has had q
minor role in baseball this sea
sno. stepped back into the spot,
light Wednesday when he was
signed to manage the St. Louis
Browns.
True TO the Hornbsy character
istics. the colorful Rajah, a
stormy figure Of the diamond for
several years, became his old
self Immediately and announced
he would be "tWO-fisted' man.
acer Of the club which now occu-
pics the cellar position in the
American league.
His contract is for the remand
or Of this season. for 1884 and
1898. The financial terms were
not disclosed, He leaves the
Cardinals. with whom he has
served twice, once as manager
and this season as a bench warm
CT and occasional pinch hitter.
wpm going to he a driver-a
t'vo listed guy with my players, "
EToru%bY said yesterday visibly
pleased at the "new deal" given
him in baseball's chameleon
changes. Tndccd | am"
Il started that way in this
game and that's the way I'll fin
ish."
It was the Raiah Of old speak
ing. It was the man, who,
though one of the greatest hit
ter9 ever seen in the major
leagues, was booted out by tho
Cardinals, Giants. Braves and
Cubs for his diCtatorial and arhi-
trarial tactics on and off the
playing field.
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TO REINSTATE PRIMO

PHILADELPHIA, July 27 CUP
Camera, heavyweight
boxing champion. and his man
ager. Bill Duffy, will be rcinStat-
ed in Pennsylvania, the State
Athletic Commission ruled yes
tcrday. Camera was suspended
two years ago.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-27
MADE OF 12,5O5 PIECES

LYNN, Mass. UP).-A check
erboard Of white maple and black
walnut, containing 12,505 pieces
of wood, has been fashioned by
8O-ycar-old A. D. lie Blanc, using
only a hammer. screw driver, file,
and DOcketknifc.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-07-27
AMERICAN LEAGUE

New York "a. Boston 90.
Cleveland 7. Chicago l..
Detroit .. st. Louis 7.
Observation-Disclosures, W c