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Evening star., 1934-05-10
How 1t Started
BY JEAN NEWTON.
"No Laughing Matter" "

THAT a thing is mo laughing mat
= ter" is a statement that admits OF
no two interpretations! 1t means that
the matter in question is a serious
one and that taking it lightly may
have serious consequences.
The words may suggest modern
slang, but they go back more than
three centuries for their first recorded
use. This is in the History of the
Acts and Monuments of the Church"
the work which is popularity known as
the Book Of Martyrs" by John Fox.
Its original draft was published In
Strasburg in 1854, the first English
edition in 1868.
(Copyright 1934O
Evening star., 1934-05-10
The Old Gardener Says:
Garden makers

Garden makers need not be-
come alarmed over the ants they
find on their peony plants. The
ants are not attacking the foliage,
but are attracted by plant lice,
which secrete a nectar of which
the ants are fond. There is some
possibility, however, that the
ants will carry disease spores
from one plant to another. The
plant lice may be banished by
spraying with a nicotine prepa-
ration such as is sold at all seed
stores but they do mucn less
damage to peonies than to some
other plants. The lice will ruin
rasturtiums in a short time and
the under parts of the leaves,
where they gather. should be
sprayed the moment the pres
ence Of the insects is detected.
Copyright, 1934)
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Corn Fritters.

Mix two cupfuls Of canned corn with
two well beaten eggs, one teaspoonful
of brown sugar, one teaspoonful of salt
and little white pepper. Add to three
fourths cupful of sifted white -four
and one teaspoonful of baking powder.
Fry in one tablespoonful of melted
butter, in hot skillet, browning well
on both sides. Serve at once, either
plain or with maple sirup.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Tor a modern plane to make over such

for a modern plane to make over such
a short distance We may smile about
the pride he took in rising something
like $50 feet. but we must remember
that the flight took place way back
in 1908"
For Human Interest section Of your
scrapbook)
If you would like the new leaflet
Fifty five Riddles and Answers" send
stamped return envelope to me in
care of this newspaper
UNCLE RAY.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Sauerkraut Roast.

Mix Two cupfuls of drained sauer
kraut with one cupful of chopped.
shelled peanuts. one chopped onion,
one cuptul of tomato soup, one cupful
of grated cheese, one cupful of fine
bread crumbs, one tablespoonful of
butter. and salt and pepper to taste.
Shape into loaf and bake in moder-
ate oven for half an hour. Serve
with savory tomato sauce.
Evening star., 1934-05-10
Sardine Salad.

Remove the skin and bones from
some sardines, cut in half-inch pieces
Mix with French dressing and let
stand. Serve on shredded lettuce and
garnish with sliced stuffed olives,
hard-cooked egg whites cut in thin
slices lengthwise, and hard-cooked egg
yolks that have been forced through
a sieve. Place q teaspoonful of may
onnaise on each side.
Evening star., 1934-05-10

THIS name originated from the old
Cornish British words "chi,"
meaning house and "cairne," mean
ing rock. Evidently the first to use
the name as surname lived in a
stone house, and 50 assumed the
cognomen.
The earliest ancestor of the Amer
ican family was Henry Chickering,
who was for many years q resident
Evening star., 1934-05-10

the height at which I was soaring
I have been told that I was about $50
feet up in the air, but it did not bother
me-
steering the machine in straight line
and to keeping close watch on the
motor, which hung fire now and then
in a way to make me shiver. But
when the propeller kept purring
steadily and all was going well had
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-28
Demand OuSting Of
ALL Painters Head
az a WORKER Corresnondentl

10y d WOThSr correspondent
NEW YORX.-A move to GUST the
corrupt leadership of Local l02,
Painters Union, A. F.. of l.. was
started by the rank and file paint
ers at the last membership meeting
held two weeks ago in the Labor Ly-
ceum at Brownsville.
In hail packed with Jake the
Buns gorillas, who would allow no
one in who was behind three months
in dues, q committee of rank and
file members led by Kessler brought
- q ''0~"''-t'On. which was adopted
previously at a mass meeting held
>-.,Cu-uay, calling upon the present
administration to resign anc to hold
new elections.
"Sarkey" Sissleman, chairman of
the meeting, refused to put the reso-
luton up for a vote, saying, "You
can't rule through mob rule" The
rank and file started a violent pro-
test, but the resolution was not taken
up.
The meeting ended in an uproar
with the painters protesting and de-
manding that the Leadership resign.
Ninety-dve per cent of the local is
supporting the move to Gust the local
leadership.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-28
United Piece Dye Workers Preparing for
More LayOffs, Correspondent Reports
Said To Be Installing Machines to Replace Many
Men Now Employed

about the workers, except when they
need them. That is why all the work.
ers should stick together and fight
for their rights, and keep the little
rains that they fought for during the
-trike.
There will be a big protest meeting
against Hitler's Bloody Regime, and
FaSciSn, sponsored by the United
Labor and F'raternal Organizations Of
Paterson. Speakers are: Martin
Plattl, president, German Garment
Workers Federation; Roger Baldwin,
chairman Of the American Civil Lib
critics Union; Charles Alexander, Ne
gro speaker and field organizer for
the League Of Struggle for Negro
Rights; Arturo Giovanitti, noted
Italian writer and speaker, prominent
in fight against Italian fascism;
Frank Schweit2er will be there.
Chairman for this meeting is presi-
dent Of the American Federation Of
Silk Workers: Place: Central Hiyh
School. Time: Wednesday, Feb. 20,
1884, at 7:30 pm. Music by Bergen
Symphony Orchestra and massed
choirs under the auspices Of the
United Conference Against Fascism.
Admission: Free. Ali the workers are
welcome to come.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-28
s~Asn 8
lgl1 fIR<. Ra,zllssb
zsaas6#aA HELEN rs4s u - IA
1 V4sASNs,4sD BY
HELEN LUKE

tessediy inferior to his wife, may
take over those negligible Jobs asso-
ciated with Kinder, Kuche, Kirche.
which he has patronized for many
years"
This is feminism gone crazy:
these are wild, futile dreams of the
dominance Of women, brcu4ht about
by the sna5ching of jobs by women
hallucinations comparable to he
Socie 'ist dreams Of peaceful revo!u-
ton"
Though stating in the above article
that working women Cannot with
a shadow OF justification demand
that the employer show her any signs
Of chiva-ry or special consideration
thac he would not show her brother"
in a tract written two days pre-
Viously, Miss Palmer had declared.
Next War viii Find Women Taking
Part Socialist women Tough t
grirnly throughout the night beside
their men against an overwhelming
wave Of government troops. OF
course they did. OF course they will,
in any war, anywhere in the world,
from this point on. For the old divi-
sion Of labor between the sexes which
prevailed for SO many centuries, has
broken down. :" And SO on. But
near the end Of the article, this:
"Will they (men-HL) be quite as
immune to sanity if there are women
in the opposite trench? Chivalry is
all emotion which runs pretty Deep"
Contradiction after contradiction.
Women can't expect chivalry from
the boss, but they can from the
enemy army in the opposite trench.
In paragraph one the Austrian
women Socialists were slaughtered by
the Austrian government troops, and
in paragraph the last, Miss Palmer
wonders if men really will shoot at
women!
Then, while some bourgeois papers
adopt a gay "Isn't-It- Great-to-Be-
Free, -Girls?" tone, others, like the
N Y. Evening Post, tell you bluntly
what's what in case you think you
can defy the system of domination by
men. Don't Let a Man Persuade
You That Goodness Is Out of Date"
writes Anne Hirst. "a Girl Need Not
Be Prude, But the Code Men Made
Is the Only Code That's Safe to Live
BY"
AS the situation Of the workers
grows worse under capitalism, 1t is
necessary to examine the writings Of
all misleaders Of women in the light
Of the class struggle, to show the role
they play in the capitalist effort to
keep the women in leading strings"
and, by breaking down any illusions
they may be able to foster, arouse
proletarian women to consciousness
and struggle for immediate concrete
gains even within capitalism and
eventual complete liberty through the
overthrow Of capitalism.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-28
Letters from Our Readers

and shot down like one playfully
sho It's down pigeons, makes my blood
boil and I, for one, rebel, against
these hidsous atrocities and sooner
or later, or right now, shall let the
world know of hese monstrous do
ings ard fight for the righteousness
Of the worker regardless of how hard
the struggle is going to be.
pick up the Daily Worker day
after day and what do my eyes see
first? Cruelty, lynches, framed-up
murder cases, injunctions against
strikers, suppression of speech, mas
sacres, not only in the United S ates,
but all over Europe, and it certainly
did my heart good when read today
of the uprising Of the workers in
France and not so good when I had
to read Of the butchery Of these poor
innocent workers.
could go on and on and give vent
to my feelings, but 1t would take
more than two pages. I, for one,
shall recruit as many workers as
possible and organize them.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-28
BlOckers' Local ~ Acts
To Throw Out Misleader

for different reasons than the rank
and file has. The election is to take
place Monday, Feb. rs, from IL noon
to 8 p. m, by secret ballot.
The blockers are not only beginning
to fight their open enemies, Zaritzky
and Goldman, but are beginning to
know the concealed ones as well, such
as the so-called progressive Marcus
Main, FiSher, Rose, and Engels, who
are ofllowino the respective traitors
Trotzky and Lovestone. They do their
utmost to describe the left wing
workers as masquerading as left
wingerS.
At the two meetings conducted by
the rank and file they provoked ar
rangements to undermine the prestige
of the provisional committee, espe-
cially the five left wingerS who are
only minority on it out of the 81.
One Of the main arguments was that
the provisional committee is leading
towards dual unionism. Not satisfied
with provocation they did their
damnest to discourage the workers
from struggling against zaritzky on
the ground that we are all alone in
this fight. therefore We should not
undertake the initiative of indepen-
dent acton until we have the opera
'ors and the trimmers on our side.
The workers immediately saw that
their demagogic speeches, which we're
very general and without any cen
crete proposals fer real class struggle
action were leading them back into
the arms OF the open betrayer zarit-
zky and company. One of these pro-
gressives was SO openly trying to pre-
pare the minds of workers that he
was booed and ordered to leave the
platform. We the blockerS will do
everything In our power, as explained
by Brother Walman, to get the opera
tors and trimmers to effect a real
united struggle against the entire
zaritzky machine with his appointed
officials. "A BLOCKER.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-28
ALL. Heads Seek
to Cut Chicago
Millinery Wages
By Millinery worker Correspondent

By a Millinery Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK.-Unrle Sam, as you
know, has set a minimum wage for
nlilliners, through the Code Of Fair
Competition for the millinery indus
try, Of S14 a week in Area B (Chi-
ca~o) where I work. But this star
walton wage permits the workers to
starve slowl~, according to the Md
Western Millinery Association Of En-
p,oye-s and the A. F. Of L. Milliners'
Union officials. They are countering
the N. R. A. code with another.
Whereas the code sets hourly rates
for crafts in the industry (see Code,
page y, the union rate is based on a
piece price system, and for mtlliners
and trimmers is supposed to be so
cents an hour. But in spite Of speed
up and efficiency engineers, many
workers cannot make this hourly rate.
The piece work rate, infallible A. F.
Of L. officials and socially minded
manufa 1turers agree, cannot be too
low. Thus an appeal to save these
workers from discharge is made to the
Pope Of the MIRA. who hes the power
to grant disre1sation in the case of
these "sub-standard" workers.
do let these workers remain on
the job; let us exploit them as much
as we can. Set no minimum for
them. Really. we don't want to dis
charge them" Such is our manu-
lecturers pea, not only supported
by, but egged en- by A. F. Of L. officials.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-28
Wom ems Work in
Needle Trades
BY Needle worker Correspondent

BY Needle Worker Correspondent
/ NEW YORK. - I'm a woman
worker Of the needle trades, and I
| should like to speak about The i'm
portance OF the work among the
women, particularly since this is
lust few days before International
| Women's Day
We women Of the needle trades,
although active and militant dur
ing the strikes in cur shop or trades,
do not per5icirate actively in the
building Of cur union and its vital
functions. Very few women are
leaders in their trade committees or
general union committee. al51c'-~ll
We make Up almost 50 per cent of its
membership Why is II So?
In my opinion, it is because Of the
following reo scrs, we wcmcn were a.
was more backward than tie men
mot because we wanted it so. Since
v'cEen became sI3h factcr in in
dustriss and were compelled because
Of poverty to work in the shops, we
did not, as yet get rid CT the r.spon-
sib.lities Of caring for the children
and the home. 1t is necessary to
teach the women workers how to di-
vide their time, how to lessen and to
make easier the responsibilities in the
home, and interest the women work
ers in the class struggle.
1t is necessary to approach the wo-
man workers differently than the
men workers, because of their special
and different conditions. Women's
committees in the unions and mass
organizations are especially necessary.
In the needle trades we made q good
beginning. We organized a Women's
Action Committee whose aim is to
draw in and develop women workers
in our union and involve them in the
struggles of the union.
We also aim to draw in the wives
Of our union members into the life Of
cur union. We began with an extern
sive agitation among all our mem
bers en- the Importance of doing work
among the women workers. Our open
forums grew from so to 200 women
workers, while the Action Committee
itself has already a standing member
ship of 100.
In connection with the furriers'
struggles, several very important
mass actions that brought direct re-
suits were carried out by our Wo-
mems Action Committee; such as
the mass delegation to Mayor La
Guardia, the MIRA, and active
participation in neighborhood dem
onstrations.
On Saturday, March 8, the Wo-
mems Action Committee of the
Needle Trades is organizing a con-
cert and dance welcoming our
leader, Ben Gold, who helped us
establish our committee. 1t will
also be mobilization for Interna-
tional Women's Day.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-28
MGWU Chairman
Did Nothing for
Rally at Garden
CBy Needle worker Correspondent

by Needle Worker Correspondent
NEW YORK CITY.-How the bu-
reaucrats Of the LL.G.W.U. n,obil-zed
the workers for the Madison Square
Garden meeting, Friday, Feb. 6.
On Thursday and Friday they is
sued leaflets in the street. The chair
man Of my shop when told about it
said he knew nothing about it. This
chairman is one Of the college boys
IN local 10.
When thres o'clock came, on that
Friday, the entire shop stoppad work
and most Of us marched down to the
meeting. One of those who did not
go to the meeting was the chairman,
the supporter Of the bureaucracy
which had supposedly called the
meeting to express support Of the
Austrian workers. This shows how
little the union leadership cared about
the success Of the meeting.
If it had not been for the left
wingers in our shop, the workers
would not have stopped work at
ON. on Friday, and that includes the
chairman.
Member of Local 10, LL.G.W.U.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-28

BY a Millinery Worker Correspondent
BROOKLYN, N. Y.-Please publish
this letter as soon as possible so that
the labor movement, and in particular
the millinery workers in the other
branches of the industry, may know
the misleader Earthly and the sen
timent Of the blockers Of local AZ.
For a considerable time Zaritzky
succeeded in deceiving and intini-
dating the b,ockers. Now sensing the
discomfort of the blockers, he has de-
prived than of all democratic rights.
which eliminated in preventing the
workers from electing chairman to
conduct the local meeting which was
called Feb II, 1884. zaritzky in
sisted on acting as chairman. The
members objected to that They
stood up as one mass and refused to
listen to his deragogic report about
the merging of the two unions, the
United Hatters with the Hat and Cap
Millinery Union unless he would all
low them to elect their own chair
man. zaritzky would not grant this
demand, but stood for an hour with
a mallet in his hand and kicked on
the table until he was compelled to
leave the meeting through the pres
sure of the members.
The b,ockers proceeded to conduct
the meeting themselves, and elected
their own chairman. At this meeting
provisional committee of 20 was
elected to take the place Of the
executive until the election of a new
executive and paid officials. This
committee was given the authority
to take care of grievances that may
arise between the members and the
bosses, also to supervise the election.
It was instructed to call member
ship meeting for the nomination Of
officers the following week, Feb. 49,.
In accordance with the decision of
the previous meeting, a meeting for
the nominations of officers was al
ready called and the members nom
mated rank and file and some former
officials who are fighting Zaritzky
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-28
S. P. Candidates
in Amesbury, Mass.
(By a worker Correspondent

(BY a worker correspondent
ANfE5BURY, Mass.-There will be
no Communist Party candidates in
the field here next month. However,
The so-caled socialists will have can
didatcs. The Socialist Party has a
group Of reactionary leaders within
their ranks who are ignorant of the
class struggle. Pres. Bill Wilson of
the local SIP. club has been a S.P.
member for IS years and never came
in contact with any of Marks writ
ings. He warned some Of the younger
members of the S.P. not to read any
more of my books after seeing me
with Wage, Labour and Capital" and
the Manifesto at an open meeting of
the S.P. He stated that he would not
pay 20 cents to see Karl Marx rise
from the dead. He agitated against
both q hatters' union and shoe
union which we were attempting to
organize last spring.
He is noted pace-maker IN every
shop he ever worked in and is des-
pissed by his fellow workers. He is a
non union mouider, having had
trouble with the moulders' union in
NeWburyport, Mass. At that time he
was suspended and fined $25 for be-
ing unfair to labor by trying to out
work his shop comrades, thereby kill
ing the job.
To show how red he is he wears a
bright red necktie and refused to re-
move his hat upon entering the local
relief Office.
This monkey is the Socialist can
didate for the board of selectmen,
which is our form of government.
Tom McGinnis, the president of the
SIP. club, is running for town moder-
ator. If elected he will conduct our
town meetings. We are a township
of $4,000 and he is not smart enough
to preside over the business meetings
of the S.P. without getting bawled up
The SIP. meetings have an average
an adance of IS. They have not
worked out any workers platform.
The fact that they are socialists is
going to put them in Office, as we
are supposed to be drifting into So
cialism under Roosevelt. Yes, Roose-
welt is often heard in their club.
Editors Note: - Those workers
who see that there is no benefit to
be gotten from any Of the can
didates in this election should get
together In united front election
committee, draw up an election
platform on concrete working class
issues, choose candidates, and con-
duct campaign for writing in the
names of the candidates at voting
time.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-28
AN ESTIMATE OF THE DAILY
WORKER

Bellingham, Wash.
Dear Editor:
VIC cers express their opinions in
regard to the Daily Worker as fol-
lows:
Michael Colds column praised very
highly. One worker said Mike gets
more life, more tragedy and good
common sense in his column in the
Daily Worker then you could get out
Of any big capitalist daily.
Another worker, a Bible student,
said that in his opinion that the
Daily Worker was the only news
paper that dealt with the religious
question without in any way being
offensive.
Another worker thought the sports
column for here on the west coast
was not SO good as the sports news
was old here when the Daily Worker
arrived. However, he said if the
Daily Worker will expose all the
graft and racketeering in the sports
game, it is worth while.
The ladies think the in the Home"
column has improved wonderfully
well since 1t first started in the
Daily They think the adulteration
cS food stuff for the purpose Of MAX
ing it keep for long periods and thus
greater profits for the capitalist class
should be exposed to the limit.
DR.. Luttinger's column was thought
to be quite an assistance to the
workers, but that he should give lots
Of home remedies and advice on how
to keep well, and the value and use
Of herbs
A column Of questions and answers
should be established for the use Of
all workers, was the opinion OF some
other workers.
Editorials and news items espe-
cially foreign news, was wonderful to
enlighten the workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-02-28
Otto Bauer AIa0ays mUented
4 Theory to Stop Struggle
Confused Austrian Workers With Theory of
''COunter-ReuoIutiOnar Situation

antry, scared by the magnitude Of the
revolution, flock over to the side Of
the big bowgeoi5ie and form a united
national front" against the working
class, which has been defeated in the
fight. It is precisely this circum-
stance which creates consolidation in
the bourgeois counter-revolutionary
camp, when there is a certain amount
CT confusion in the camp Of revolu-
ton.
Thirdly, the proletariat, which is
'sclated from other classes deserted
by all its temporary allies, is so
weakened, that for a number Of years
it is incapable Of any further great
class struggles. In the period of
counter-reyolution, it is not radicali-
cation which takes place in the ranks
CT the working class, not the growth
Ct new revolutionary wave, but the
ebb Of the wave, a certain swing of
the masses to the right.
If we examine the situation in
Austria from this point Of view, it is
quite clear that there cannot be any
question OF a counter revolutionary
situation. Things in Austria are NOV
ing, effectively speaking. towards the
maturing Of a revolutionary crisis.
The legend Of a "counter-revolution-
airy situation" was invented by Otto
Bauer so as to demobilize the Aus
TRAN workers. to hinder their radicali-
cation. What kind Of struggle can
there be, anyway, if the Austrian
proletsriat finds itself faced with a
counter-revolutionary situation?
In the arsenal Of Austrian social
democracy, the sca-e-crow Of the
counter-revolutionary situation is in
tended for the same part as the
legend Of the hand Of god" at the
time OF the Black Death in the Mid
die Ages.
Ito Be Continued.)