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The daily worker., 1933-12-23
BY vERN SMITH
special to the Daily Workerl

Before large audience at Paris,
come to hear his impressions of his
recent trip to the Soviet Union
Edouard Herriot, former Premier OF
France, declared that
"The law of the Soviet Union is
science. Science has become the
real idol of the new Russia"
HerTiot then gave detailed descrip-
ton of the great achievements of the
All-Union Academy of the Sciences,
and other leading Soviet science
groups, which are merging their sci
entific work with the practice of So
cialist construction, the re-construc-
tion of industry, and the collectiv-
ization of agriculture.
Continuing his address, which was
heard with the greatest interest and
attention, Herriot pointed out the
enormous achievements of education
in the U.S.SR. Particularly, he
stressed the present immensely i'm
proved position of the education sys-
TEN as compared with the 1922 period
when he first visited the U.S.S.R.
He singled out the Soviet Polytech-
nical School for high praise, COM
menting on its high degree of prac-
tical scientific culture. He emphasized
the great advantage Of the State cui-
ture of the U.S.S.R. compared with
The daily worker., 1933-12-23
What an absurdity!

What an absurdity!
Lenin advising Roosevelt how to
save capitalism from It's present crisis
and Roosevelt learning from Lenin's
writings how to build Socialism! Such
is the presentation given by Louis
Fisher in the December 40 issue Of
THE Nation" in an article with the
high sounding title, "Lenin to Frank
lin D. Roosevelt"
OF all Lenin's writing Fisher, as
did Professor Beard before him, Sc
lects Lenin's pamphlet, The Threat
ening Catastrophe and How to Fight
It" as guide" for Roosevelt's New
Deal swindle. -,
But there is logic to this absurdity,
this madness"
The Class Purpose of His Madness
What is the class purpose of this
"madness7"
American capitalism is threatened
with q catastrophe" and 1t is neces-
sary to fight it, and above all, It is
necessary to save the capitalist sys-
tenn, with the right OF handful Of
i,slai.ciai IN" inasilates 10 roo ana murder
tsle niaJo.aey Oh tne population and
yy1,o is ~ ~, -. v1e O1 woa nlIe oisos'
day who would OPENLY dare TO de-
fend Wall Street? How many learned
professors would, in the fifth year
Of the crisis, consider it wise OPEN
IY to defend the caktalist system?
The New Deal in ACTION is the
N. r. A. The N. r. A. is the favor
ite child Of Roosevelt. The N. r. A..
was conceived Of and lives for the
handful of financial plutocrats in the
country.
| The N. r. A., the instrument Of
monopoly capitalism, paves the way
Tor fascism.
The New Deal is the midwife of
fascisnl. The N.RA. is the instru-
ment, the forceps. for giving birth
to fascism. To be sure, we still. in
! the main, have with us bourgeois
democracy, the masked dictatorship
of finance capitalism of Wall Street.
But precisely because the threaten
The daily worker., 1933-12-23

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their left phrases and right deeds
the miners from finding the path OF
the class struggle which alone leads
to an improvement in the conditions
of the miners. Thus the Musteites
| (Allard and Coz have been the MAIN
stay of the present leadership OF the
P. M. A. and now that they are ex-
cluded from the top councils of the
P. M. A. are continuing to fool the
miners through their attacks on the
Communists and only help the
bureaucrats in keeping the miners
chained to the refornist policies.
LOVESTONEITES TOOLS OF A. f.
OF L. EUREAUCRATS
In the Anthracite the Lovestonites,
the renegade brigade of the A. F. l..
burocrats, through their policy of the
A. F. of l.. at any price, are exposing
themselves as the tools of the A. F.
L. bureaucrats and the enemies of
the miners. In the name of unity,
they wish the miners to accept the
policies of the bureaucrats. And they
declare that every attempt to organize
a genuine opposition is splitting the
miners, when in reality it is only
freeing the miners from the domina-
ton of the bosses agents, so that
they carry on an effective struggle.
FOR ONE NATIONAL MILITANT
UNION
The Communists must on the basis
OF the development of the oppositions
within the reformist miners unions,
on the basis of strengthening and
building the base OF the N. M. U.
among the unorganized, and it's in
fiuence among the miners generally
lay the basis for the fight for one
national militant miners union. We
must reject the theory that only
through the U. M. w. A. can the
miners form one organization. The
tens of thousands of miners who are
organized in the various other unions
do not wish to return to the domina-
ton Of Lewis. To do so would be
big step backwards and betrayal
OF the interests of the miners. Nor
can any of the other reformist unions
lay claim to being, or being able to
The daily worker., 1933-12-23
Lenin, the N. R. A. and the Historical
Fraud of A Liberal Journalist
BY SAM DON:

evitable catastrophe Hah
year of revolution shall we say
N. n. A. has passed. The cG.---
trophe has come still closer
Control, supervision, accounting
this is the first word In the fight
against catastrophe and famine.
This Is what arouses no objection
-. And 1t Is just this which is
NOT BEING DONE ont of fear of
encroaehing upon the onrnipotence
OF the landlords and capitalists,
upon their enormous, unheard-of,
scandalous profits !. profits which
everyone knows about, everyone OBJ
serves, everyone lsments and be-
means"
Liberal Frand
Here Mr.. Fischer very neatly, but
with The typical fraud of the liberal
Journalist, places the N. r. A. on the
same historical footing Gas Lenin did
when he discussed the 1917 March
revolution. Mote Mr. Fischer's
brackets in ths quotation) But the
source Of the unpardcnable deception
which Irfr. Fischer is out to spread
is TO confuse the CONCEPTION OF
control, supervision, and account
Ing which Lenin speaks Of in order
to curb famine and the profits Of
the bankers and the trust magnatss,
and the control, supervision. and ac-
counting" of the N. r. A. codes, which
precisely raise prices, create more
profits for finance capital, thus Great
ing more famEne in the country. Here
lies the orux of the discussion.
In justice to Mr.. Fischer we will say
that every distortion and historical
charlatanism has a certain collective
base And that is as put by Fischer.
1T cannot be repeated too often that
Lenin conceived of this program Of
state economic control within the
framework Of capitalism :"
But to understand the class mean
ing Of Lenin's proposal to be car
ried through, within the frame work
OF capitalism" one must grasp the
historical situation in which they
were made. 1t was the period fol-
loving directly upon the 1917 March
revolution, when alongside Of the
capitalist provisional government.
there existed Soviets. It was a time
when the masses were armed. 1t
was time when the bourgeois could
not rule openly. The Mensheviks
tcolleaGses OF Kautsky, Scheidenann,
EGllquit) social revolutionaries were
IN a coalition government with the
bourgeoisie. The Mensheviks and
Socialist Revolutionaries, in whom
the masses ct the time still had con-
f1dence, made endless promises, but
IN the name Of Socialism allowed the
bankers and trust magnates in Russia
to continue profiteering, and the
bourgeoisle to organize counter
revolution.
Keynote of Lsnin's Proposals
AS long ss the masses believed In
the socialist phrases Of the Men
sheyiks, the March 1917 bourgeois
democratic revolution could not de-
velop into the proletarian revolution.
The Mensheviks and Social Revolu-
tionaries paraded before the masses
The daily worker., 1933-12-23


The coming convention Of the u
M. w. A. must receive immediate
attention from all Party organjza.
tions. On the basis Of the following
issues and immediate local grievance.
we should everywhere stimulate th,
discussion in the locals of the U. NJ
w. A. and the selection of militant
workers as delegates on basis of fol-
lowing demands.
Cd Fight against the sell-out pro-
visions of the Lewis N. r. A. agree
rnent.
(a) Against arbitration and for un-
restricted right 10 strike (b) Against
ell forms Of check-off and for volun-
tary dues payments; Co Against ali
forms Of fines and penalizing the
miners for their resistance to t,s
agreement, etc.
CD For increases in wages cor
responding to the increase in prices:
payment for all forms of dead work !;
improved weights; delivery Of sup
plies; adequate safety measures: /:
against pushing OF cars; and other
numerous local demands.
CD United Front Of the u. M. w.
A., P. M. A., N. M. u, and other
local unions with the Unemployed
Councils and all other workers or
ganizations in struggles for immedi-
ate relief, against forced labor,
against eyictions and for Unemploy-
ment and Social Insurance.
90 For the right of the Negro
miners to work III all parts Of the
mine, Oh any Job, against esgrega-
ton in bad sections and houses, for
equal relief. equal rights and other
needs Of the Negro miners.
The daily worker., 1933-12-23
STRENGTHENING TIE PARTY-KEY TO CARRYING THROUGH
TASKS

tasks not only remain In full force.
but alone furnish the possibility of
making serious headway in the carry
ing through of our tasks among the
miners. Experience has shown that
where these tasks were partly under
taken with seriousness (sections of
illinois,, the Party was able to make
important headway among the min
erS.
CLARITY RESOLUTION TO
MINERS
All Party organizations in the first
place in the mining fields, the Dis
trict and Section Committees. must
undertake the carrying out Of dis
cussions in the mine units for clari-
fication on this resolution and the
mobilization Of the Party members
for the carrying through Of the tasks
in the mining fields
The daily worker., 1933-12-23

"
The present struggles Of the min
ers, the rise Of the militant opposi-
ton Of the miners, and the ability
Of the various reformists and left re-
fornists to misIead the militant min
ers was made possible to a large ex-
tent because Of the weakness of the
Party base among the miners and the
failure OF the Communists among the
miners to carry through effectively
the tasks laid down in the resolution
Of the 18th Plenum of the c. c. of
the Party and sharply called to our
attention in the open letter Of the
Extraordinary Party Conference.
In this connection especially must
we bear in mind the control tasks
for every District and the concentra-
ton tasks laid down This program
OF concentration and the control
The daily worker., 1933-12-23

become, the united union of the min
erS. Even if this would be possible
it would not be progress for the min
ers to be united under Pearcey or
Cappelini any more than under
Lewis. The N. M. U. in its program
and policy does represent the inter-
ests Of the miners. What is more
the N. M. U. has proven through its
heroic struggles that it is fighting
union of the miners. But 1t has not
been able yet to become the fighting
union OF the miners. 1t would be a
mistake If the comrades in the N.
M. U. would make as preconditions
for the formation of one militant
union Of miners that all the miners
must join the N. M. U. Rather the
N. M. U. must, while strengthening
and building its base among the un-
organized, develop the united front
with the rest of the miners, and take
the lead in the fight for one national
united miners union.
This must be the line OF the Party
which all Communists through the
fractions in all miners organizations
including the N. M. U. must bring
to the miners.
FIGHT FOR UNEMPLOYED AND
BLACKLISTED
In order to effectively put this
policy into effect the Communist
fraction in the N. M. U. together
with the Communist fraction in the
U. M. W. A. in the fields where there
exist only groups Of unemployed and
blacklisted miners affiliated to the N.
M. u, must mobilize the miners to
fight for the right Of these members
Of the N. M. U. to get jobs and be-
come full fledged members Of the u.
M. W. A. The unemployed miners
in these fields organized in the NJ
M. U. should take the lead to trans
form themselves into broad organi-
zations Of the unemployed miners
unemployed councils) to include the
U, M w. A. unemployed in these
and jointly with the
support Of the U. M. w. A. locals
fight for jobs, relief and unemploy-
ment relief.
The daily worker., 1933-12-23

the new rulers shO2ld bind them
selves to as many concessions and
| pledges as possible. The sGrest way
is TO force them to compromise
themselves o.. -
In the March, 1917 bourgeois -deu1-
| ocratic revolution Lenin made the
proposals for decentralization coupled
with issuing Of DEGREES for the con-
nscation Of property "a point which
MIR. Fisher misses) because this was
the 'sure5t way to force them (the
Mensheviks and Social revolution
aItes) to compromise themselves"
Social Support Of Imperialism
To free the Russian proletariat
from the influence Of monopoly c.
pitalism within its own ranks de.
the Mensheviks and Social Revolu-
tionaries) was the main task in mo-
bilizing the forces for the preletaIfan
revolution. This Is the purpose and
meaning OF Lenin's program made to
the Menshivks within the frame
work Of capitalism"
Stain brilliantly expressed this
main Ler6nist- -Bolshevik strategy in
the following words:
'In this period (the period Of fhe
preparation for the October Revolu-
tom the most dangerous social
support OF imperialism were the
petty bourgeosie democratic parties,
the Menshevik and Social Reyolu-
fiona yffae VThug
parties were the parties OF concilia-
tion, the parties OF class under
standing between imperialism and
the toiIeTr. Naturally that the Boil
sheviks directed their main blows
against these parties, because with
out iSOLATING these parties, we
could not count on the break OF the
tciling masses with imperialigts, and
without securing this break we
could not count on the victory Of
the Soviet Revolution"
The revolutionary meaning OF
Lenin's proposals within the frame
work Of capitalism" was to isolate the
parties which we're ''the most dan
gerouS social support Of imperialism.
A philistine has laid his hands on
Lenin's pamphlet and soiled its revc-
lutionary soul! But the whole pur-
pose Of Lenin in his pamphlet "The
Threatening Catastrophe and How to
Fight IT. was to convince the masses
that:
'TT rs THE CONQUEST or
POWER BY THE PRoLETARIAT,
WITH THE PARTY OF THE
BOLSHEvIKS AT ITS HEAD,
THAT ALONE WOULD BE CAP
ABLE OF PUTTING AN END 70
THE MISCHIEF DONE BY
KERENsKY AND Co"
Mr.. Fisher Is doing signal serF-
ice TO monopoly capitalism and to
Roosevelt, its faithful representative
He, as Professor Beard before him,
took as their text Lenin's pamphlet.
They tore it from its historic setting.
from the storm of the revolutionary
days in which it was written. The
professor in his academic tone, the
journalist, with bis clever superfic al
tiles, have caricatured history, have
slandered the greatest revolutionary
Of the Doth century-alI in order to
cast halo on the N. r. A. and its
creator.
In the first part OF our article We
attempted to clear up the historical
charlatanism Of the honorable gen
tlemen and to point to their class
purpose in doing so. In the second
part of our article we shall take up
concretely the workings Of the N. r.
A., and how Lenin, in the very pam
phlet under discussion, analyzed and
predicted the functions Of monopoly
capitalism as it operates through the
N. r. A.
The daily worker., 1933-12-23
NY. Party Section
Orders 2,W0 Copies
Of 24-Page Number

NEW YORK.-Section 2, of this
city, placed a cash initial order
yesterday for 1000 copies of the
24-page tenth anniversary issue OF
the Daily Worker to be published
on Jan. 8. Section 1, paid for 500
copies.
Unit %, Section Is, accepts the
challenge by Unit 8 of the same
section to sell 200 copies of the
anniversary edition by pledging to
sell not 200 but $50.
Every Party Unit should have its
revolutionary greetings in the his
torical "a page, tenth anniversary
of our Daily"
The daily worker., 1933-12-23
U.S.S.R. Building Great
Culture, Herriot Finds
the capitalist countries.

the capitalist countries.
lie also paid tribute TO the great
achievements of Soviet literature, in
dicating the leading part played by
Maxim Cork, and he spoke in terms
Of the highest praise Of the achieve
ments of the Soviet theatre.
Herriot is considered to be lead
ing representative of French bour-
geois politics and culture.
The daily worker., 1933-12-23
Communist Program of Action in the Mine Fields

Continued from page ~
The daily worker., 1933-12-23
Relations with Old PART,

When asked about appointments,
Ehen interviewed. McIeyy said TO the
Evening star., 1933-10-31
Where and When
Current Theater Attractions
and Time Of Showing

NationaI-"Dinner at Eight" at 2:45
and 8:45 pm.
Gayety-"Fandango Girls" at 2:l5
and 3:15 pm.
Palace-"I'm No Angel" at 1875
am, 1:40, 3:45, $50, 7:55, 10 pm. and
1920 am.
Rialto-"Love. Honor and Oh Baby,
at II am, 1880, 2:40, 4:25, Sis. sos
and 10 pm.
Loew's Fox-"Meet the Baron" at
i1:l5 am, 1:55, 4:35, 7:30. 1910 pm.
and 12:45 am. Stage shows at los,
$50, GAO, 9:20 and 11:55 pm.
Columbia Shooter at
II am, 1890, 2:l0, $50, $50, ITO,
$50, 1890 pm. and 1910 am.
Metropolitan-"The Kennel Murder
Case" at 11:40 am, 1:40, $40, $40.
TAO and 40 pm.
R-K-O Keiths-"Private Life Of
Henry VIII" at 11:43 am, 1:44. 3:45.
5:46, TAT, 9:48 pm. and II midnight.
Earle-"Ever in My Heart" at ITO
am. lao. 4;3o, 7:25 and 10 pm. Stage
shows at 1880. $40, 6:35 and 9:o5 pm.
Tivoli-"Too Much Harmony" at 2:30,
4:20, sos, 7:50 and $40 pm.
Ambassador-"Ever in My Heart" at
6:15, sos and 9:55 pm.
Evening star., 1933-10-31
WEEK OF MUSIC RALLIES
OPENS IN WASHINGTON
To Encourage Music in the Homes,
in Communities, Schools
and Churches.

Tie first ot a succession of music
-&-.4es feaJI-n5 community sings and
Cerlols.raCons of what masic will do
- t lie nav leisure" was held last n:eat
al Roosevelt Community Center. un -,er
me auspices OF the Washington Council
OF Social Agencies, with the Community
Center Department as host and Au-
gustus d. Lanzig. music director of the
National Recreation Association of New
York, as leader and speaker.
An audience of several hundred Der
sons, all deeply interested in the Capital
Guys music, assembled for this opening
event In the two weeks program ar
ranged by the committee for Mr.. Zan-
Ag,S work at this time. Included in the
auoience were choir leaders, club and
recreation leaders, choral and instru-
mental conductors, teachers, singers and
the public in general
songs were sung under Mr.. Zanzip's
leadership. the audience Joining with
eAtruSlasn. Prior to and following the
cn1.n3 MI Zan1g spc . on tho Talue
ci S-ncl12 o. OF making music together,
c-tlc1 VorSl o. instrumental His pro-
'f~m last n GIT vas desi2ned primarily
70 encourage music in the home and in
small groups in the communitv sch~'s
social nature
Elizabeth X. Peoples, director of the
Community Center Department intro
duced Louise Roberts. executive secre-
tary Of the Council of social Agencies;
Mrs. Wilson Compton, chairman of the
Recreation Committee Of the council.
Miss Coulson, secretary of the Family
Recreation Committee of the council. and
Gertruoe Lyons, president of the D. c.
feoeratlon of Music Clubs. who is
chairman OF the committee which has
arranged the musical institute program
here
heavy schedule of ENGAGEMENTS has
been arranged for Mr.. Zanzig while in
the city. Three public meetings will be
held this week, the opening rallv for
Negro groups being arranged for Thurs
ray evening at o'clock in Banneker
recreation Center. Eighth and Euclid
streets nONhwest, sponsored by the
d. c. Playground Department. FRIDAY
evening at 8 o'clock in Roosevelt Com
munity Center, under the auspices of
the Junior department of the D. G.
Federation of Music Clubs, with Mrs.
NCharles Brooks Smith in charge. a
meeting and Sing" will be held for
children and their parents. There are
20 junior music clubs in the federation,
ior Wnom anOtner special program has
been prepared by Mr.. Zanzig.
On Saturday night of this week in
East Washington Community Center
Eastern High SCHOOL,, Seventeenth
and East Capitol streets, juvenile night
will be held, especially for children and
their parents in this section of the city.
Other organizations which will have
meetings by this song leader and musi-
cal authority of America are the Boy
Scouts, Fairgrounds, Toe H Glee Club,
Community Center Department, Council
Of Social Agencies, Friendship House,
Community Chest, B. and p Womens
Clubs. Christ Child Society, Federation
Of Choirs, Girl Reserves of the
Y. W. c. A., Arts Club, Jewish Com
munity Center, etc.
Evening star., 1933-10-31

which has had its ups and downs.
decree yesterday morning Immediately
after Albuquerque
has awaiting her Cabot left here Saturday after
Jacques Kerr
uncle of the bridegroom will be witnesses Linda March
Ames sister will be there They will Hollywood
will the
Evening star., 1933-10-31

open py 1relanQ ana strauss "Sa-
lome," danced by Miss Chase, and
THE Song of Sinbad,'' to music by
George Cornwen and Strickland's "As
In Angkor." danced by Mr.. Shafer. The
willowy grace of Miss Chase was deli
Spell" while the sensuous drama of
Salome was developed with fine CO.
ordination Of bodily movement and ia
were emphasized with artistic under.
standing, passing with careful accen.
tuatton through the various phases
symbolized by the seven wells, to the
final climax where Miss Chase sank
beneath the red veil of passion. Miss
Chase was recalled repeatedly by the
warm applause of the audience.
The Song of Sinbad," as Mr.. Shafer
interpreted 1t, was full Of roguery and
sion. His admirable muscular control
was a delight to see, small gestures
counting for much and artistic restrain
providing proper frame for a con-
censed story of Sinbad's exploits. His
presentation of Strickland's LAS in
AngKor was an unusual study of fig
ureS tnat adorn the lost temple, and
Mr.. Shafer's costuming, as well as the
angular movements and somber ex-
preston carried a perturbation Of high
artistic value.
The sincere and solid art of both
dancers was well expressed in the two
ouet numbers, Soro's "Andante Appas-
sionate," one Of the lovliest numbers
OF their repertoire, and the ''ValSeS
Mobiles ct Sentimentalles, No. I, II, III
and VII" by Ravel. Their sure tech
lllcal equipment and power Of visualiza-
ton was splendidly demonstrated in
this ensemble dancing. Their success
with the audience was immediate and
they were forced to respond several
time to the applause.
Excellent Accomplishments we're pro-
vided by Arthur Carr and George
CornWeI. who played for his own
composition The Song of Sinbad."
Evening star., 1933-10-31

And Lupe and Johnny WeiSsmuller
admit now that they were secretly wed
a month ago. They kept it a secret to
oblige friend who had written fan
magazine story and wanted it exclusive
for time. That's friendship. But the
funniest part of it all is that nobody
seemed to be terribly anxious about
it . especially the local papers which
finally printed Lupe's admission on an
inside page. Way inside. That. and
the astounding fact that this bride was
wed in two-dollar-ffty bargain dress.
How would you like the Wizard of
Cz" all made in technicolor. with muse
by Irving Berlin and lyrics by Moss
Hart? Come, come, YOU know that
would be very cute. What Irving Ber-
lin could do with such charming things
as a Kansas cyclone set to harmony,
and what Moss Hart could do with a
lyric about the tin heart Of tin wood
man would be nobody's business.
And, of course, it will be Sam Gold
wyn who will do with the finances Of
it After all, talent aside, somebody
has to swallow that terrible fish.
Sam Jaffe, Broadway actor who has
experienced a good deal Of reclame for
his role of Kringelein in Grand Hotel" :"
Is to be found on the sets of Catherine
the Great" waiting for his big moment.
It will be his first experience with the
cameras. He has seen Director Won
Sternberg sitting on the camera. direct
ing in his UNIQUE way the opening
scenes of what is destined to be a col
orful End expensive pageant Of Russia.
Said Jaffe: L know l should plunge
directly into my new environment and
quit thinking about Broadway But
somehow can't help making compari-
sons with the stage, where all that is
necessary for background is the essence
of the play"