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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
By SIDNEY BLOOMFIELD.

"The most important thing for
US all, both Russian comrades and
foreign comrades, after five years
of the Russian revolution" said
Lenin, in his address to the dele
gates assembled at the Fourth
World Congress of the Communist
International in 1922, SIS to learn.
-. every moment we have free
from military activities, from war,
we must devote to study"
In this spirit the Workers School
carried through a literature drive
during the last school year. TAX
ing into consideration that no mat
ter what our students were study
ing, or how much occupied they
may be, a little time must be
spared for special study, with the
coming of the Both anniversary of
the death of Karl Marx, the Work
ers School started the drive in all
classes to popularize Marxist-Len-
mist literature.
Sold 1904 Books
In less than two full terms, from
January 9 to June 30, 1888, the
school sold 1871 books, pamphlets,
etc. If we include the 1000 pam
phlets sold at the Sunday night
Forums conducted by the school,
the total number pieces of itera-
ture is 14,104. This does not in
clude periodicals, books and PAM
phlets given in the regular class
assignments. 1t does not include
quantities of books. pamphlets and
extracts that were mimeographed
and sold in the classes.
Every week during the school
term a special piece of literature
or combination of several was sold
in every classroom by the instruc-
tors. The Communist" monthly
theoretical organ of the Communist
Party, was read for the first time
by many new students who were
given a chance to buy it at re-
duced price. We placed into the
hands of students rare literature
that was no longer available, as
well as literature the importance
of which was not known to many.
Began Study of Theory
Some idea may be had when
we go over the record showing, for
example, that the Workers School
sold 1000 copies of the "Commu-
MIST" 1000 copies of ''The Marxist
Study Course" pamphlets, 800
"Wage Labor and Capital" by
Marx, 800 copies of "The Com
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5. Eight hour day for the Stewards
Department. Colonial workers to re-
ceive same wages and treatment as
others.
6. Improvements in the conditions
of the toilets and fo'castles.
7. The ships crew to do no dis
charging or loading of cargo, nor
cleaning of holds
8. No transport of munitions or war
materials against the Soviet Union.
8. Freedom of assemblage and
right to strike for ships crew. Adolf
ton of Naval Reserves in the mer-
chant marine.
CLIM looked up. II think that covers
" most of the points. If we win
these, that will do for first fight"
Shorty looked skeptical. Bill Has
kell also shook his head
Pretty strong tobacco therel"
Il don't know" answered Slim.
These demands cover the worst
complaints on board here. I've
thought them carefully over, and be-
lieve We'll get the crew to back them
Eyes, Slim" Eddie was excited and
couldn't conceal it, Eyes, everything
you have there, that's what we
wantm
Slim waited for further discussion.
Fritz remained neutral. The Filipino
didn't understand it all, but would
probably be in favor when it would
be explained. Bobby had gone into
the toilet for minute, but when he
came back he took one look at the
demands and expressed his agree
ment. Shorty looked at him.
You know what that means, don't
you?"
Eyes! Strike on the whole damn
wagon!"
They'll drive us all to hell off,
Wen stay on board as pickets.
We won't let no strikebreakers on"
They'll drive us, off with bay
onetsl" insisted Shorty.
They'll get me off here only in
coffin!" insisted Bobbie.
The second assistant interrupted
the dispute. well, let's come to a
decision. I've got to get some sleep. y
Slim asked if there was any further
discussion. None. Had someone con-
crete objections to the demands as
formulated? None. Slim suggested
that the ships committee accept
these demands temporarily, and put
1t before the crew the following eve
ming for their final decision. This
proposal was accepted and the ships
committee scattered.
CONTINUED Tomorrow
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
BY CHARLOTTE TODEs

An estimate of the extent of the
strike wave, the like of whic has
not been seen in the United States
since 1922, is the leading feature of
the october issue of Labor Unity"
This painstaking compilation of
strikes in all industries makes the
months number invaluable as a
handbook of facts for workers.
Strikes in every industry are re-
corded. The value OF this material
would have been enhanced if along
with the enumeration of the strikes
there had been included some inter
probation of the material.
In an editorial comment, strike
figures are summarized. The Trade
Union Unity League estimates the
number of workers. involved to be in
the neighborhood of 10000, with
100000 led by the T. U. U. L.. Here
again one looks for. an analysis of
the causes which found the T.U.UL
/ unprepared when the strike move
ment started its upward curve and
why it is still unable to recruit wider
sections of the workers to its ranks.
Increasing Use of Injunctions
Further strike discussion is con-
tanned in Andrew Overgaards article
on the many recent strikes in New
York City, in which he points out the
increasing use of injunctions against
the workers and urges the need for
placing greater emphasis on the role
of the state during strikes.
In his article on What the A. F
Of L. Drive Means. L. 10th tells
of the Importance of the coming
rank and file A. F: OF L. conference
to be held in Washington Oct. 2
when the corrupt A. F.. of L. machins
holds its annual convention. The
article points out that the main OBJ
jectives of the conference will be.
Current Struggles Reported
A fair share of Labor Unity's" 90
pages (it is now only. 5 cents a copy
is devoted to reports of current strug-
giles of the unemployed against cuts
in relief. Other features are a short
story by N. Honig. '"Labor Unitys
editor, reviews of recent books from
the SoYiet Union and articles dealing
with the Paterson silk strike, the sit
uation in Cuba and the effect of the
NRA code on the cotton textile
workers 45
The present issue lacks discussion
by active trade unionists on their
experiences in strike struggles which
could provide guidance in the appli-
cation of our strike strategy.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26

barTage of questions at Upton
Sinclair on the stage of the Rialto
Theatre in Times Square yesterday
morning in an effort to elicit a clear
answer to this central question about
which the Thunder Over Mexico"
controversy has revolved ever since
Sergei Esenstein, its director, left the
country.
The occasion of the questioning was
a meeting announced by Sinclair at
the premiere showing at which he
offered to answer all questions con-
corning the film.
In response to questions, Sinclair
declared that the agreement of all
parties concerned in the production
had been to produce a non-political
film, travelogue, and offered as
evidence the fact that every page of
the scenario written by Eisenstein,
bore the approval of the Mexican
government.
"Eisenstein could not have pro-
duced a revolutionary film in Mexico"
Sinclair declared. 1.-THE scenario
gave no evidence of such intention.
If, Eisenstein's intention, however,
was to fool the Mexican government,
it was not our intention. We gave
our word of honor to make a nom
political film, and we have kept our
word"
would it not be correct to call
the film as it is being shown, a
political film in the sense that it
&c a daI;barata ,,,;rrfo : s,,,a,,t oF ,oro
sent day conditions in Mexico and
conscious glorif1cation of the pre-
sent Mexican regimen" questioner
asked.
Sinclair replied by citing the Mexi-
can government censorship exercised
over the film and insisted that the
film would have been even more re-
dictionary had he used all of Eisen-
STEMS material. He denied that
Eisenstein had intended to satirize
the present-day rulers Of Mexico
Shouts Of contradiction arose and
Sinclair, nettled, halted long enough
to remind his audience that he was
as good a Socialist as any one of
his questioners. Il have spoken from
soapboxes for thirty years." he cried
"and you young radicals here cannot
rattle me by heckling and interrupt
! TONS"
AT this point, the veteran pub
licist's aspiration to the Democratic
nomination for Governor of Califor-
mia came into question.
us there not" shouted an uniden-
titled questioner, "the same relation
ship between the Brass Check and
Thunder Over Mexico as there is
between your record of 30 years Soci-
alist soap-boxing and your willing
ness to run for Office on the Demo
cratic ticket?" Sinclair's reply was
lost in a clatter of applause for the
| queStioner.
Several minutes later an impatient
questioner shouted another reference
to Sinclair's intention of running on
the Democratic ticket, and Sinclair
with ill-concealed anger turned to
him and shouted, "If I am elected
governor Of California I will know
how to deal with persons like you
Recovering, he added, ct will give
you Socialism and put you to work
SO that you will have no time for
idle heckling."
Yesterdays stormy question session
marked the climax of three days
protests against the showing of the
film by local workingclass organiza-
tons under the leadership of the
Workers Film and Photo League and
the Anti-Imperialist League of Amer
ic q.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
By BEN FIELD
SOVIET MAIN STREET, by Myra
Page. 1903 pages. international
Publishers, IS cents.

Publishers, is cents.
IN "Soviet Main Street" we get a
picture of life in a Russian in
dustrial town fifteen years after
the Revolution by an American
journalist who is close to the
workers. This town is Red Podolsk
Myra Page interviews the Sec
rotary of the Young Communist
League. She spends four hours
with two of the oldest workers of
the great sewing machine factory.
She gets their stories of the great
strikes in 1918 and 1915 and how
finally the manager of the fac
tory was driven out and the whole
city daken lover by the workers.
She lives in the Youth Commune
of Red Podolsk the better to reach
the very heart of Soviet life. She
describes a factory election, and
spans Red Podolsk from one end
= tn other to show us the new
life emerging in a typical Soviet
town.
What a tremendous difference
between this town before the Re-
volution and as we..ssee it now.
How startling the contrast between
American Main Street and Soviet
Main Street. Not the Main Street
Of Sinclair Lewis and his middle
class men and women, hoppled
like hens to 7. be brought to the
slaughter house, but the Main
Street that struggling American
workers and farmers know too well.
Red Podolsk
Red Podolsk is less than two
hours ride from Moscow. In the
days of the Gar, Singer had his
sewing machine factory there. In
1914 the output of individual ma
chimes was 100000. The total
number of workers was 4,49O. The
working day was 10 and II hours,
and the average wage per month
was IS to 45 rubles. In 1881 in the
Podolsk factory there, were 1000
workers. The average working
day is seven hours, q Wages range
from 76 rubles per-, month for
unShHiSu inbOI W AOO uDlCS lOI
skilled labor and $50 rubles for
engineers and technicians. The
output was 5f8,945 individual sew
ing machine, 2,465 industrial ma
chimes, and 30,000,000 needles.
Whereas in the old days Singer
hired 10000 statesmen to sell his
machines in Russia, now there isn't
a single one. And there is a
shortage Of machines!
In the meantime, in the AM
erican town, Elizabeth, N. j., there
is a Singer plant where the work
ers are losing the little they ever
had. For the last three years the
workers have beer. laid off. In
1881 as many as 200 were laid off
every week until only about 5000
were left. They are getting only
about two or three days work a
week. Speed-up has increased.
One wage-cut has been followed
by another. Workers are getting
80 cents an hour. Pay envelopes
49, Sc So and $40. This is also
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745-Dog Chat-Don Carney
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FLAS HE'S
CLOSE-UPS
Thunder OUer The Rialto
By LENS

At eight o'clock, a half hour be-
fore the opening, the Rialto Theatre
at And st. and Broadway looked like
the scene of a strike or an impend-
ing demonstration with cops lining
the block almost shoulder to Shout
der.
The Rialto is the only house on
Broadway displaying the name of a
movie director in huge letters on the
marquis. But that is only an attempt
to cash in on the name of a great
Soviet director. Inside Upton Sinclair
gets up on the stage and presents
Eisensetin as hopeless dreamer
whose main contribution to the max
ing of the film was the wasting of
time and celluloid.
1--WE are not living under Commun-
ism. :. promised the Mexican For
eign Minister, whom I met in Los
Angeles, that the film will not create
the impression that the Mexican
people are either unhappy or mis-
treated" Yes, from Sinclair's own
mouth!
Upton Sinclair walked out of the
Rialto arm in arm with Madame
Richard BoleslavSky, ultra reaction
airy Tzarist emigre whose husband
produced "Rasputin and the En-
press" in Hollywood.
After the premiere screening a
spectator shouted to Sinclair's face:
For shame, Upton Sinclair The
Mexican masses today are bleeding
under the heel Of a ruthless Wall
Street-controlled tyranny and you
dare present film that tells us of
Mexico's 'rebirthi' For shamel'' Not
a word from Sinclair. The indignant
intruder is forcibly elected from the
theatre by dick.
A detective in every other row
Nervous ushers. Mayer, the manager
| gnaws his nails in fear of "Reo
uprising" Photographers scanning
the audience, fingers on their flash
guns.
Walter Winchell had announced
that day that people entering the
Rialto would be closely inspected and
all packages taken at the door.
The kissing and booing that
greeted the shameful epilogue OF
Thunder was the answer to the
cutters" sponsors" and "presenters'
whom Sinclair had eulogized earlier
in the evening.
Commenting on the godawful mu-
steal score by Hugo Riesenfeld, spec
tator, said the film ought to be re-
titled, La Paloma Over Mexico"
The film actually bored everybody
to tears and even beefy cop on
guard inside the theatre expressed
the candid opinion that 'It stinks"
Leaflets signed by the Workers
Film and Photo League and the
Anti-Imperialist League were distrib-
uted and met with the full approval
OF those who had but time to notice
the first line: Thunder Over Mexico
LIES!" Right you are!" booms some
one who is handed leaflet, and the
cops close in and shunt the gathering
crowd off the sidewalk
The following morning, Richard
Watts, of the Herald Tribune will
come out with bitingly sarcastic
review of Thunder Over Mexico
hailing Eisenstein and attacking Sin
clair and his version of the film
Bravo, Watts!
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-09-26
Mexican Movie Euokes
Thunder Over Sinclair
Workers Press Protest Against Hollywood
Version Of Eisenstein's Work

as Mexico
out political implications
American imperialism"
ORGANIZATIONS hurled ueiDo
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WHAT'S ON
Tuesday

Tuesday
HARLEM WORKERS. SCHOOL, last week
of Registration, 400 W. lsSth St., Room
2l2B
COURSE in History OF the American
Working Class" led by NJ. HONG. editor
OF Labor Unity, every Tuesday at Man
haitian Youth Club, liz Ludlow 81. Adj
mission free 10 workers living in lower
East Side.
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Chicago, Ul.

HANDS OFF CUBA MEETING at Temple
Hall, Marshfield and Van Buren, ct. We'd
nesday, Sept. n at pm.
FAREWELL BANQUET for John william
son on Saturday, September 20. ut Psspies
Auditorium, 2457 W. Chicago Ave. at pm.
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R&A a novel
lS&d kyGsl NnteaicGn Aensss0st
MICHAEL pELL

the S. Utah, deeply impressed
the Soviet of Lenin
organize against working Sunday their Off
Workers Industrial
Pitts after joining
Leningad resolution for the defense of the Soviet Union
world of the H.
against the hash and apioca
marching together kitchen
manding ships
Now dom
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WEDNESDAY

REHEARSAL OF the Balslsika Orchestra
Of the F.S.U. under direction Of Mark Sail
vanon at Chernishevsky Club, Iz2 Second
Ave. Beginners and advanced players as
well as singers will be enrolled. II you
play another instrument want 10 learn
to play you can enroll nov.
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Ralph Dumke Comedians: Ralio in
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Hartford, Conn.

CELEBRATION OF the O. p. 1+sh Ami
versary on Friday, Sept. 70, at pm. At
Lyric Hall, SIS Park st. Admission 15c.
Evening star., 1933-04-23

N The Star Of May 9, 1929 appeared the
following notice: The Senate passed q
resolution yesterday afternoon acknowl-
edging the offer Of John Gellatly to
turn over to the Government his art
collection for eventual exhibition in the
National Gallery Of Art, under the Smith
sonan Institution. The resolution directs the
Smitshonian officials to convey a suitable ac-
acknowledgement to the donor" The House con-
Cured in this action just q week later.
At the time that announcement was made of
Mr.. Gelatlys gift and its acceptance 1t was
stated that it would be at least four SsaZs be-
fore these works were removed to Washington.
The four years are gone, the donor has passed
away and at the present time the collection is
being packed in New York for shipment to
Washington. It will arrive here before the end
of the month and be placed ON exhibition in
the National Museum as soon as suitable ar
Tangements can be made-probably early in
June. When the gift was made the late Carl
Melchers was chairman of the National GAL
ley Of Art Commission and was quoted al say-
Evening star., 1933-04-23

last of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
It is essentially . one-man collection, and that
one man . connoisseur.
Mr.. Gellatly was . close friend Of the paint
ers whose works are represented in this collec-
ton, especially Of the Dewings. Despite his
wealth, he lived in exceptional retirement and
was especially individuaistic. His portrait, full
length painted by irving r. Wiles. has been
added comparatively lately to the National Gall
lery collection and is a valuable acquisition.
Significant Of his interest in jewelry is large,
handsome ring on the forefinger Of his right
hand Indicative of his keen appreciation of
beauty are his sensitive features, most SYM
pathetically interpreted by the painter.
Mr.. Gellatly died poor man, having spent
the greater part Of his fortune on this col
lection which he decided to the Nation. But
he was rich in experience and in pleasurable
memories The collection which will now so
shortly be shown here was a great gift and
should lend, even in these times, impetus to
the development of a national gallery Of art
which would be commensurate in importance with
the size and standing of our Nation-an honor
and . perennial benefit.
Evening star., 1933-04-23

ing that the collection was comparable in value
to the collection given by Charles L. Freer Of
Detroit, now housed in the Freer Gallery.
This collection, which, it is said took 50 years
to assemble and cost the donor several million
dollars, comprises about 100 paintings, repre-
senting some Of our leading American paint
ers, such as Whistler, Sargent Abbott Thayer,
Ryder, Dewing, Melchers, Hassam, Twachtman
and others. In addition to these works, which
are in oil, there are approximately IS water
colors and pastels by distinguished artists
Besides the paintings there is, however, q
unique and valuable collection of jewelry-ex-
amples Of the finest, wrought in gold, silver and
precious stones. Among the last are said to be
some crown jewels from European countries.
Especially fine are the examples Of sixteenth
century jewelry, which rival in importance the
collection Of this period in the Louvre. Mr..
Gellatly also collected jewelry in the Near and
Far East It was his particular enthusiasm.
But he did not limit himself to any one
branch of art. He was an ardent collector.
Wherever he saw thing that was rare and
beautiful, he procured it. Thus year by year
his collection was enriched and built up. There
are some excellent tapestries, rare pieces OF fur
niture, unusual examples Of stained glass-the
Evening star., 1933-12-12
Everyday Psychology,
BY DIR. JESSE W. sPRoWLs,

The psychology Of childhood is fast
becoming a subject of scientific investi-
cation. And well it should. There is
difference between the mental make
up of boy of 4 years and a girl of the
same age, which challenges the in
genulty OF the most analytical of minds
II we knew more about boys and girls
before and during the teens, v Id
know more about the adults OF D.. III
sexes. The child is father of the man."
And the poet might have added that
the child is mother of the woman. He
probably meant as much, anyway. For
he was speaking POLITICALLY
We take up but one point today. Any
school teacher will tell you that the
average girl is brighter, more intelligent,
than the average boy. Teachers come
to this conclusion in very matter-of-
fact manner. They measure brightness
and dullneSs in terms of conformity to
scholastic rules and general industry.
This observation is the logical con-
cluSion to be drawn from what might
be called instructive tendencies On the
average, boys are more aggressive than
girls. In other words, the male is
active, while the female is passive.
This activity on the part of boys often
runs afoul the regulations and decorum
OF the school. On the other hand. the
paSsivity of girls accounts for their &C
ceptance of the rules and regulations of
the school. They naturally make better
progress in these matters, and are. ac-
cordingly, adjudged brighter or more
Intelligent.
(Copvripht 1o33D