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The Washington times., 1934-04-19
BETTER TIMES ARE AHEAD FOR BANNOCKBURN
MEMBERSHIP
INCREASED
BY DRIVE
BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON

BY GEORGE A. SIMPSON
Better times are ahead for the
Bannockburn Golf Club.
More than 70 members have
been obtained through the me
dium Of the membership drive
while others are joining daily.
Bannockburn h asn't expert
enced such good fortune since
1929. The members started q
gradual exodus when the great
drought of 1890 practically de-
stroyed the course.
Happy Golf Days Again
The clubs recovery has been
slow, and the few faithful, who
refused to quit when the tinan-
cial tempest threatened to throw
the club on the rocks, are singing
that Happy Golf Days Are Here
Again"
Several times, the clubhouse
and property were perilously close
to being placed on the auction
block for delinquent taxes, and
interest on the mortgages. Some
how, the handful Of surviving
members thwarted this action.
Although the membership rolls
now number more than one hun
dred. the course will remain semi
public, as it has been the past
few years. Any non-member can
play the course for a nominal
fee but will not have the privi-
leges of the club.
Will Arrange HandicapS
With sufficient members to ar
range handicaps, Tony Sylves-
ter, club pro, has asked that all
cards be turned in, starting with
Sunday. Sylvester says:
eyes, it looks like we'll have
the old times at BannOckburn
again. Several old members
are returning and the course
is in itS's best shape since 1929.
Furthermore, we have added
three workers to the green
force, which gives some indica-
ti0n to the clubs recovery.
The Maryland Open, a 36-hole
medal play event, will be contested
October 10 over the Indian Spring
course, it was decided at the meet
ing of the Maryland State Golf
Association in Baltimore last
night. A mixed two-ball tourney
has been assigned to Congress
sional Country Club for June %.
Stevens Shoots "
II know how to choose my
partners"
Thus shouted Bill Ullman as he
strode to the tenth tee at the
Congressional Country Club yester-
day. His partner, Claggett Stev-
ems, the clubs assistant pro, had
just finished the first nine in two
brides and a par to be out in SO.
Stevens covered the incoming nine
in SO for an even par 70. The
pair defeated Russ Hollebaugh
and Andy Walker, 4 and 3.
w. Lawson Little, Freddy NC
Leod and Walter C'Reds'') Gun.
ningham finished all even in their
18-hole match with Roland Mac
Kenzie and AL Houghton at Con-
gressional yesterday afternoon.
Little shot 80, 34-73: Houghton,
36, 37-73; Mackenzie, 38, 37-75;
Cunningham, 40, 36-76, and Nc
Leod. 40, 38-78. Earlier in the
day, Little shot a sub par 68 over
the Columbia course.
The Washington times., 1934-04-19
Sports Today
WRESTLING

At Washington Auditorium
Feature match, Jim Mcmillan vs.
Joe Dusek. First preliminary, $3.50
p. m.
At Temple Alleys-Holy Name
Duckpin League tournament, Z
p. m.
WATER POLO
At Ambassador Hotel Pool
George Washington University VS.,
Ambassador Club, 8 p. m.
HANDBALL
At Y.M.C.A., 1885 G st. N. w.
-Y.M.CA. championship doubles,
1880 p. m.
The Washington times., 1934-04-19
HUGHES, HARD|E.
SCARE LEADERS
IN TOURNEY

The Freschi-Nebel doubles team
is still leading IN the Holy Name
Duckpin tournament, but it re-
ceived scare last night when
Hughes and Hardie swept into
second place with a 729 set, five
pins behind the leaders. Cook and
Walsh, jr., finished with a 70S
which saw the latter roll a 136
game, which was high for the
night. Scores:
The Washington times., 1934-04-19
Hickman Is Dead:
PLaYed Ball Here
Weather, clear; track, slow
FIRST RACE

MORGANTOWN, w. Va, April
19.-Charles Hickman, sheriff of
Mongolia county, former Wash
ington infielder, died of a heart
attack this morning.
The Washington times., 1934-04-19

BLUE GOALS PRACTICE
Griffith-Blue Coal baseballers
will drill today on the South
EllipSe at 5 o'clock.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
MISS EVANS SPEECH

My mother went to q meeting one
day where lady from Indian County
was going to hold a speech. She was
the leader of the Relief. First, wheil
she came in she told all the ladies
to stay around her, but men were not
to come. There we're over three
hundred ladies who we're on relief.
Mother and the other women thought
Miss Evans (the lady who was going
to speak, would give them shoes or
dry goods. But she held a speech
instead. First she told the flremen to
take a good look at the fire in the
stove and then go out. Then she said
to the women, Don't tell nothing to
cur husbands about what am going
to talk to you" Then she said, MY
dear ladies, we must learn to save a
little better. Because our country is
going to be broke. The U. S. Treas
ury won't have any money to feed us.
Lots Of you people don't need relief
and you are pulling it anyway. Dent
think you won't pay that back be-
cause you will" The she said, MY
dear ladies, we must be satisfied with
what we have" She told them If
they had any children over weight
not to bother for milk. She said, "I
know, ladies, you give your husbands
coffee with milk. Don't do that. Save
the milk for Johnny and let Papa
drink black coffee. Please. ladies,
don't he lazy TO patch Johnny 5
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
Arson Attack on
Militant Miner
ROuSeS Protest

STAUNTON, IIl-On Friday. Jan.
10Th, two persons entered the home
II Jim Crorkin in Staunton, III. While
e and his family were away, these
1andals soaked their belongings with
orosine and set fire to them.
The following night. Saturday. Jan.
Goth, brick v"s hur'o1 THROUGH the
indow into the home Of Pete Molo-
hoWski, a Progrc-sive miner. At
Tackled to the brick was note stat
ING: "Communist-leave town in "a
hours"
Hundreds Of miners and their fami-
lies UPON visiting the Crorkin home
have expressed their high indigna-
ton, because it is plain to every
miner that this attack is an open
threot to all workers and danger
to them and their families.
The facts reveal that this brutal
and criminal deed follows directly
from those public threats made by
Mayor McBrien and deputy sheriffs
against the Crorkin family.
The Crorkins have remained in the
house, sending the kids out with
neighbors, making up a bed with
the few rags left in the house. They
are determined not to be scared out
Of town and will fight this terror
with all the energy at their disposal
A leaf1et on the affair has been
distributed In the towns and at the
mines, creating quite a sensation
down here, The Civil Liberties Union
sent out a resolution on free speech
condemning the officials for their re-
preston; last week the PIMA Local
adopted this resolution, but at the
last nights meeting of the local the
resolution was revoked by 90 votes
after a tremendous struggle on the
floor and wholesale SANDER by the
leaders. Staunton's woman auxiliary
adopted this same resolution.
The loss of bedding, clothes and
blankets is a pretty serious one fer
family on relief. I think that the
WIR should make some effort to
raise box of bedding and perhaps
some clothes.
The League members are leading
a struggle against the lack Of aca-
denic freedom in the high school.
Some petty rules, such as getting spe-
cial permission to go to the toilet
ETC., have been broken and finally
were repealed by the school authori-
ties.
In one class an instructor asked
for outstanding events Of 1888 in an
examination. A League member in
cluded in his answer, the frame up
of the nine Scottsboro boys in Ala
bama." Five points was taken from
his mark because of this answer and
ne was told by the instructor that
they don't want any Of the Com
munist business here" The kids are
organizing a fight against this. They
bring Dailies to school and openly
get students to read It.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17

welt to take the P. NJ. Of A. and use
it under his great national company
union scheme, just as he had done
the U.MW.A. and the whole Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
But the President evidently didn't
need them. Lewis had done the Job
too long and too we'll, so the two
boys from Illinois were left out in the
cod, cold world Of non-recognition.
The new tune of "The Progressive
Miner" is eve radicals" They now
even ask for the removal of Assistant
Secretary Of War Harry B. Woodring.
they talk about the danger of Fas-
cism, they condemn the C.W.A. pro-
gram, and compare Roosevelt to
woodrow Wilson who shouted peace
in 1916 while he was actually pre-
pairing for and advocating war.
From all this it would appear that
1.-THE Progressive Miner" had had a
great swing to the left and now
claims to occupy a position somewhere
near the Communists.
Nevertheless, THE Progressive
MlIler continues lCS attack upon the
Communists. Take the Feb. 2 issue.
They attack the Communists in H.
linois saying that they are agents of
10 National Miners Union, that they
try to get the Progressive miners to
return to work and scab with the
UM.WA. This is an obvious lie be-
cause the policy of the Communist
Party in Illinois Is to work for one
rank and file union.
Every Communist is deeply in SYM
pathy with the struggle of the rank
and file miners of Illinois, but the
Communists expose the reaction of
Pearcy and Keck, just the same as
they do John L. Lewis and his many
lieutenants.
Pearcy and Keck by their failure to
see through the deception of the
N.R-A. and expose it before the eyes
Of the miners have proven that they
are unfit to lead the militant miners
Of Illinois or any other field.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
in Record of Two Mine Union
Betrayers Outlined by Correspondent
Organization in Militant Groups, Regardless of
AffiliatiOn, urged to Fight Traitors Like
Maloney and Cappellini

(By a Young Miner Correspondent
WILKES BARRE, Pa.-The stu
alton of the miners here in the an
thracite is very bad. About 10000
miners are totally unemployed in Dis
trict One alone, and the miners who
are getting few days work are
being robbed more and more every
day by the coal operators. The oper-
ators have for years with the help
of the .. NJ. w. Of A. and the Anthrs-
cite Cancellation Board been able to
put it over on the miners.
And now We have new union the
United Anthracite Miners Of Penn
sylvania" headed by Cappeliini, who
was at one time District One presi-
dent Of the U. M. ". Of A. and was
forced to get out by the miners. He
has admitted that he got his graft
while he was in. He is now in jail
for breaking his parole from SEN
tence he received for setting his house
on fire to get the insurance, and while
he is in Jail Thomas Maloney, presi-
dent Of District UA.M.P. is the
leader.
Maloney is a justice Of the peace
in Georgetown, Pa, and as such has
signed notices to have unemployed
miners thrown out Of their houses
and their furniture sold for back rent.
Must Face Facts
know lots Of miners will not like
to hear anything said about the lead
ers Of the new union as they have
suffered so much and they want to
have an organization which they can
use to better their conditions and
fight against the attacks of the coal
companies on their living standards.
But want to say to these miners
that we will never get anywhere by
hiding the character of these takers
and racketeers who pose as leaders
# the miners. We must fight every
wrong move Of all these so-called
leaders, Bc'lan and Lewis as well
as Cappelini and Maloney.
Last summer when the rank and
file opposition led march on the
U. NJ. w. of A. District No. con-
vention in Scranton and forced Boy
Ian to adjourn, about 5000 marched
and about an equal number were at
the mass meeting. This was the
time Maloney and Cappellini started
their new union movement, just when
the miners were following the mill
ant leadership of the rank and file
led by Joe Douger of Scranton.
When Joe Douger was arrested and
thrown in Jail for being on the picket
line, Maloney and Cappellini got to-
gether with the authorities and made
an agreement to allow 80 pickets, and
the strike was broken.
In November, 1888, the delegates to
the convention called strike Of Dis
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17

called for submission to the hand OF
God, the rresent-day sociaI-demo-
Gratis instill into the masses the idea
Of patience with the greatest social
evil Of our eDoch-capitalism.
Austria Suffers Most
But of all caritaist countries OF
Central Europe, Austria suffers most
from the crisis. Its toiling masses
starved even before the world crisis
began. And now in Vienna alone
there are over 200 0On ra9'eteroS WV
employed, Of whom $4,000 have lost
their riTht to receive relief. his
means 100000 workers TRAGEDIES. Of
which onlv dry summaries find their
way into the capita1ist press report
ing the increase Of suicides among
the unemployed.
Towns like Steyr, Donauwitz, etc.
have persisted. Systematic malnutri-
ton among the great masses Of the
pcpulotion OF Vienna is a thing which
hits the children particularly hard
The maTazine Wiener Klinische
Woch anschrift" gives terrible facts
reg2rdirg the plight Of the children,
b2sing its account on the observa-
ticns Of DR.. Abels, the head of a
clinic. In Vienna during the last
three wears, the proportion Of newly
born infants with defective skulls
and bones increased from 10 to IS
per cent. And what fate awaits the
generation of working class children
who ore now, in the crisis years. COM
mencing an independent life?
Austria is starving more than any
other country in Central Europe, be-
cause Austria was defeated IN +''e
world war, because it was dismem-
bered. Austria is starving because its
workng masses trusted the Austrian
sOcial-democret is, led by Victor Adler,
Otto Bauer. Renner, etc. Do the
the Austrian workers remember what
the Arheiter Zsitung wrote in de-
fenea Of the robher imperialist war?
"Never did PARTY act SO nobly
and nOwerfu,lv rs German social
democracy, which has shown itself
50 worthy Of frs nrof9und'y seri-
Gus moraent," wr0te the Arbeiter
Teitv~" in ar article entitled ''The
Great Dav Of the German Notion"
Thus, the German pe0ple are
marching sclidly into the war to
preeerve their existence as state
and as a nation"
What did the Austrian workers get
out Of this great day" Of the Ger
man nation? An ocean Of blood at
the front, terrible staration in the
rear. The war not only led to TIE
bankruptcy Of the ruling classes Of
Austria Hungary; it also exposed the
Bankruptcy Of the war policy Of
Austrian social-democracy. Austria is
starving because in 1918, when the
hre+~9- Hun 70 rian monarchy was
overthrown, the working masses be-
1ieved the social-democrats when
they told them that they must only
aim at BOURGEOIS democracy in the
form Of a canitalist republic, without
touchin9 the foundations Of capital
ism. At the end of the world i'm
perialist war, history provided eX-
ceptionally favorable conditions for
the overthrow of capitalism. Millions
Of the toilers had weapons in their
hands. In Europe, there were no less
than twenty millions under arms,
mostly workers and peasants. They
had access to field-guns, machine
guns, tanks, srmored cars. The bour-
geoisie were in fear ard trembling,
expecting an eruption Of the volcano
at any moment.
TO Be Continued
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
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- a5f8#AN HELEN LUXE 4EI A
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HELEN LUKE

SO, before Co., Wy EYES, the great
free education" that has long been
Wanted a special feature Of this
magnificent democratic land Of OPP
portunity for all, is being gradually
liquidated along with the material
phases Of the famous American
Standard of Living" We agree with
Comrade Sara that it is high time
something be done about it.
At a Party Section meeting re-
Gently for discussion Of the applica-
ton of the 18th Plenum Resolution,
a woman comrade touched on the
necessity Of rallying the women and
parents. Now Comrade Sara has
given us a good concrete issue around
which to mobilize them. Add to this
wholesale skipping and crowding Of
pupils the war propaganda which is
being deluged upon them now, and
the parents have great and good
reason to demand that the schools
be used-and properly used-for the
purpose for which they are osten-
sibly intended - the instruction Of
children in sciences, crafts, and cul-
tllre.
But of course the schools are in
the hands Of the capitalist class and
their only concern is to bring up a
set Of loyal, 100 per cent slaves
docile machine fodder in the factory
and willing cannon fodder on the
battlefield.
We invite more letters from par
ents on this subject, and discussion
rs to steps to be taken Immediately.
I think organized protests drown up
at Women's Councils or parents as
sociations and presented to the City
Administration or the Board Of
Education, are in order.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17
PARTY LIFE
HO1U Can 3 Communists Start
York in An Industrial TOtUn?
The Group of Three or FiUe Communists Must
Study Conditions of Workers in Factories

listed comrades. For time the come
rades working in certin factory or
mill should abstain from making
speeches. leaving it to those Of the
oor,-odes OF the 0roup. of three or
five who work elsewhere. This is
necessary in order that the comrades
should not be exposed before they
have time to create Party organi-
zatien. Every one of the comrades
who works at the factory or mill viii
serve as the eyes and the ears Of tn
organization. Through them the OF
Tanization will distribute leaflets and
carry out everything required by the
Party organization.
"These are the first steps. Now tbs
next action. If in that city there is
some labor organization, a trade
union, a cooperative, sport club,
educational or some other organiza-
ton, the comrades should join it, and
see what is going on there. They
should get acquainted with people,
talk with them, issue a leaf1et, pub
lish small paper, legally II possible,
since 1t will be easier to distribute
such paper. In general, people who
are not acquainted with ille9al meth
eds will find it easier to publish such
paper, but should this prove I'M
possible, you should publish it lie
legally.
THUS, the circle OF comrades who
may be drawn into the revolutionary
movement will be widened. It is ne
cessary to work energetically in the
trade unions, in the workers organi-
cations, where our people should
chow alertness and initiative. Our
comrades should prove that they are
able to work, to express their ideas
accurately, to bring up proposals
without at first disclosing who they
are, without showing that they are
Communists or that they speak on
behalf Of the Communist organiza-
ton. However, If they raise questions
in proper manner, they are sure
to gain adherets.
These are the organizations
methods Of work"
@AS NOOFC 4oCcbAVu anu A4A8NNt
Ii an excerpt from = very impOr.
tant Organizational pamphlet Tao
teal and Organizational Questions
Of the Communist Parties Of Yndis
and Indo- China" based on queS-
lions asked Conlrade OrgwaId by
workers from these countries. Com.
munist activity In these countries Is
carried on under conditions Of IL
legality, accompanied by the most
severe terror and oppression. The
material In this pamphlet, while
not applicable in every instance to
he work in the U.S.A., is, neverthe.
less, an important organizationaI
handbook, which should be in the
possession of every District, Section
and Unit funetionary. The Org. De-
partment has made arrangements
to sell these 92-page pamphlets for
10c postage prepaid. Section and
Districts should send in their orders
Immediately, together with the
money. They will also be supplied
to individuals.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17

Question: %HOw is 3 group OF
three or FIVE Communists to COM
mence work In an industrial town."
ANSWER: "If three or five Com
munists happen to be in an industrial
town, what are they to do? First of
| all, they must find work, preferably
in a large factory or mill, get &C
1uainted with the locality where they
are going to work. find out how the
workers live there, what wages they
get, the situation in that industry;
draw I'D an outline Of demands, pub
Fish (illcgally) a leafiet addressed to
the workers and try to distribute it.
If every one Of the three or four COM
rades works in this way and assists
the others, they will not fail to get
results. They will hear the workers
taIk about the leaf1et, they will know
how the workers responded to 1t. thew
will hear their opinions, and it will
not be difficult for them to find out
who is really in agreement with them,
and who, is able to do some work
which they may propose. They will
soon notice how circle Of people will
Rave formed around them with whom
hey can conduct talks and chats.
when such an atmosphere is
created around them, 1t will then be
question Of getting in closer touch
with these people. The comrades
tfrom the group Of three or f1ve) will
be able to invite few people to a
chat, conference, or mass meeting;
however, the invitation to these chats
or meetings should not come from
the comrade who works with them in
the same factory, but from COM
rade Of the group Of three or five
who works in another factory or mill,
1t is necessary that the workers
should not know that the comrade
who supplied the data, wrote and
distributed the lee fiet, works in their
factory or mill. The workers of a
Tiven factory or mill who attend the
chats or meetings should not know
in the first stage that the organizer
Of this conference is actually among
them, and that he works together
with them in the same factory. It is
therefore, necessary that at these
meetings some other comrades Of the
group of three or five should speak
and not the one who works at that
factory, 50 that the latter comrade
may not become prominent among
lis factory mates attending the meet
ing.
This we call preparing the ground
for the formation Of nucleus at
factories and mills and Of a party or
Tanization in big or small town.
Every one of the three or five COM
~ades will gain adherents. When they
find that there are people who have
Trasped Their principles, they should
nush them forward, giving them GER
tain tasks, such as the organization
Of trade union, Of a workers CO.
operative society, etc, and the best
Of the new comrades should be en-
listed in the nucleus. However, the
initiators from among the three Or
five Communists must remain incon-
spicuous in the eyes of the newly en-
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-17

miners to accept the promise of the
MIRA. that If the miners went back
to work they would, send in an in
vestigation committee and that there
would not be any discrimination
against the miners for strike activity.
They said we can trust our govern
ment.
1000 Fired
The rank and file called on the
miners at that time not to accept
this proposal, that it was a lie, and
that they just wanted to get the
miners back to work. Well they put
it across with the help of Father
Curran and Judge Mclean, coal
operator. Then 1000 miners were
thrown out Of their Jobs.
Now in the present strike Maloney
agrees through his lawyers with the
lawyers Of the coal companies to
issue an injunction prohibiting the
miners from picketing.
The miners are now split up In
two unions and neither Of the lead
ers, Lewis and Boylan or Maloney
and Cappellini, want to carry on a
militant fight to better the working
conditions Of the miners. They both
want to hand the miners grievances
over to arbitration and the MIRA.
National Labor Board. They have
tried to demand a new arbitration
board for their new union, and rec
ignition of their new union.
We should not depend on these
miSleaders but organize ourselves in
to groups in each mine regardless Of
union utilization and fight the at
tacks Of the coal companies and fight
for the right to strike, which is being
taken away from us by the MIRA.
and the misleaders.
The rank and file opposition calls
on the miners to fight for unenlploy-
ment insurance for the thousands Of
unemployed miners here in the an
thracite, and for our grievances and
working conditions in the mines, to
fight against the no-strike program Of
the MIRA.