The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-27

WILLIANA j. BURROUGHS isn't
w running for Comptroller on the
Communist ticket to catch the
"women's vote" She is running for
that office because, in common with
the other leading candidates Of the
Party, she has proved that she has
the attributes of Communist lead
ership-an understanding Of Com
munist theory, an understanding OF
the local issues involved in the cleo
ton, and the willingness and ability to
work unsparingly to put into effect
the local Communist Party program
should she be elected.
The proof of her qualifications, es-
pecially in the matter OF willingness
and ability to work, lies in the fact
that she was on the job long before
the campaign started. Now immersed
in harrassing schedule of speaking
dates, committee meetings and cam
paign conferences, she has unhesi-
tatingly assumed the responsibility
of guiding the New Harlem Workers
School through the first shoals and
rapids in which any new venture
sets sail Only she doesn't look on her
new responsibility as an added burden.
She glows with enthusiasm as she
speaks of it.
"Unbecoming to a Teacher"
st was expelled from the New York
school system, you know, for conduct
unbecoming to a teacher. I was an
cry of course, because the expulsion
was the usual cowardly punishment
for radicl activity. But I'm not sorry
now. This" she said, indicating her
office and the class room beyond 1t
with gentle sweep of her arm, this
is really teaching"
Then, still seated sedately before
her orderly desk, she swivelled from
small pile of letters, campaign lit
erature and mimeographed oddments,
to talk about the election campaign
and her particular part in it.
what makes me think I could
handle the job of comptroller" she
laughed in reply to brazenly pro-
vocative question. Listen, anyone
who has run household for four
persons on $40 a month and has
worked her way through college on
SIS a month should be able to man
age the financial affairs of great
city which has plenty of credit and
resources" Then, in a more serious
vein, THAT is, anyone who is in Of
flee under the control and in CO.
operation with a l-disciplined po-
litical party which has the interests
of New Yorks working class at heart
because it is made up of New York's
working class"
Discusses City Finances
Mrs. Burroughs Strengthened the
little pile of papers on her desk with
gentle but effective taps and
launched into a discussion of city
finances.
You know, there's been so much
confusion deliberately created by the
present administration on the ques-
ton that it's hard to make people
see that it really is rather simple.
The city's most important financial
problem is to find funds for adequate
unemployment relief Even Tammany
is beginning to admit that now Well,
when family hasn't enough money
for all it's needs, what do they spend
their money on? Why, the necessi-
ties Of life, food, rent, gas, etc. They
don't pay off debts and they don't
go to the country for vacation.
They cut down on nom essentials.
And that's just what the city of New
York would be doing if it were run
by the workers instead of by Wall
Street bankers through Tammany
Hall"
Mrs. Burroughs, who recently had
a taste of Tammany management
when she was dismissed from the
city schools because of activity in de-
Tense of the Scottsboro boys and her
Craftsmanship Of the Blun1berg De-
Tense Committee, turned down an
offer of cigarette and continued.
But that's not the real problem.