The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1933-11-08

revolutionary realism, 1--WE shall builC
Socialism anyway; we shall build II
ANYHOW; one who had the vast poise
and humor to meet the innumerable
demands of his first-encountered
Americans, the news photographers
with. well, shall I be able now tc
go straight to Hollywood and get q
job?"
His re-~Neal triumph among those
who saw him today was commensu-
rate with that Of the 160,00o,oo0 Rus
slams he represents in negotiating
Americas final formal recognition;
that the government which Litvinoff
helped the revolutionary workers
farmers and soldiers to build on the
ruins Of q country freed from the
blight Of Czardom 16 years ago, Is
too important in this world to longer
hold at arms length. From cucum-
bers to the spelling of his name, Lit
yinoff's personal preferences and
characteristics were discussed all DAY
by a press whose imagination he cap
tured Immediately.
"Did you ever think" one capital
ist journalist queried, as the ConmlS-
sar came to the railing Of the Ber-
engaria's deck in the fog-hung bay
did you ever think this government
would be coming down the bay like
this to pick up a Bolshevik?-now
the proper climax would be for some
good capitalist agent to throw a
bomb"
Litvinov smiled broadly.
The horde of reporters and photog-
raphers found Litvinov on the top
deck and literally swept him forward,
through a small door and up the
steps into the smoking room, as
someone called, Easy, easy"
And another answered, "Oh, this is
Just his first dose; he'll get used to
it," Litvinoff moved into corner
and resolutely took a stance. u am
setting foot today" Litvinoff began
his speech.
Hey Commissioner, look this way, "
came above a barrage Of Look, this
is the A. P. Look here, Mr.. Lit
vinov."
ST shall look around" returned the
Commissar, and he did, his blue eyes
bright behind his rinless spectacles,
his greying red hair very touseled.
n-flash-flaSh-fla news
cameras. And Litvinoff's calm re-
turn: Tell me when you've had
enough"
AS the conference closed the broad
bsaming smile Of the old bolsheVik,
completely encircled from behind by
the arms of a plainclothes American
government guard, might have indi-
Gated that Litvinov properly appreci-
ated the situation. He allowed him.
self to be pressed down the stairs
again and around the deck, up the
steps to the battery Of movie
cameras between the ships funnel.
1t was here, when the movement
demanded that the cemmiSsar re-
peat parts Of his greeting for the
third time that Litvinov thought of
Here, too, Colonel Hugh L. Cooper,
the American engineer who designed
the Dnieprostroi Power Plant, pressed
in and asked his friend. Litvlpov to
save UP some time for big dinner
n New York, remember"
"I'll remember-certainly III re-
member" -Litvinov assured him.
Here, also, Joseph I. Frances, In
sugent Republican and former U. s.
Senator from Maryland, squeezed in
beside LitVinov to shake hands and
recall that at least this one American
had been de-? nding recognition Of
the Soviets-dcy siding it on the
senate fioor soon ate American SOL
d!ors had been ordered ITO the allies
offensive in fury and in vlin-against
the newborn Soviets.
A real Russian salute went up to
Litvinov as he stood on the Cutter
approaching the special
train at Jersey City. Once more Lit
vinov bowed jovially ard zestfully to
The endless demands CT the press, the
photograph 2rs. then disappeared into
his special train.
TIsre also are some of the journalists
who crowded three beats that put cut
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