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The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25
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THE First Annual Movie Ball of
4 the Film and Photo League to
be held at Webster Hall on the night
of the 9th Of April is intended pri-
marty to finance the production of
workers films over a six month
period. at least. This is the impor-
tant political aspect of this occasion
the publicity for which has thus far
confined itself to merely trumpet
ing the scheduled presence Of sew
ersl well-known sparklers of the
Hollywood armament.
Edward G. Robinson will be there.
Richard Barthelmess viii be there.
Jimmy Durante will bring his trunk.
Helen Chandler will lend her deli
cate charm to the festivities. Madge
Bellamy, whose sincere sympathy
with our aims and activities will
make her one the most welcome
guests Of the evening. will also be
present. But before this bhndingIy
brilliant array of Hollywood stars
will have stuck around very long
the character Of the organization
conducting the ball and its proIe-
tartan allegianees will have been
clearly impressed on their minds.
Let me make a little personal
confession. am looking forward
to observing Richard Bsrthelmess'
reactions to an appeal for funds to
equip camera crew to cover the
coal strike in Alabama, for instance.
Barthelmess, you know, returned
from a tourists jaunt TO the Soviet
Union about year ago and in
dulged in some rather cheap Islander
against the U. s. S. R. The obi
ferrous fumes Of his interviews with
the capitalist press at the time still
linger in the local atmosphere, no
less than his starring collaboration
in the most viciously snti-working-
class film ever turned out, Heroes
For Sale" Il can't at the moment
recall whether Mary Pickford has
promised TO come, but there's
little lady I'd like to cross-examine
on her diSgraeeful anti-labor con-
duct during the past year,
pUT while these glamorous folks
" will be present to lend to the
ball its unique character Eyes. I'm
trying hard to be sweet and politeD,
fl,e fact of Nttfeta lt,,,r ;,,,t~o,-+a,,o "a
is that at least one thousand dol
lars must be raised to enable the
young and growing Film and Photo
League to continue it's courageous
struggle against reactionary Holly
wood movies, against the release Of
Man films. against capitalist gov
eminent censorship and for the pro-
duction OF workers newsreel and
documentary films. Remember that
the dollar that you pay for admis-
sion to the Film and Photo League
Costume Ball will translated into
long celluloid ribbons carrying the
message of struggle against war,
hunger and fascism to tens of thou
sands Of workers throughout the
United States = into leaflets de-
nouncing Aims like Il Believe in
You" the N. r. A. shorts, ETC.
into cameras and projectors. Ours
is gigantic task, challenging the
most institutionalized Of all the
bourgeois arts with its monster
n1enopolies and gigantic network for
mass distribution.
Attend the First Annual Motion
Picture Costume Ball of the Film
and Photo League fully conscious
of the fact that you are doing your
share to support and build what
Lenin once called "the most impor-
tant of all the arts for us"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25
Chambers Farm Story
Is Feature at May First
Meeting in Louisville

LOUISVILLE, Ky.-The presenta-
ton of Whitaker Chambers drama
tized story of farm struggle, Can
You Hear Their Voiees9" will be
one Of the main features of united
front May Day celebration here, in
which the Pen and Hammer Club,
the Communist Party, the Socialist
Party, the international Labor De-
tense and the Friends of the Soviet
Union are planning to participate.
There will be an address by Phil
Zimmerman of the Pen and Ham
mer Club, and program Of revolt
tionary music.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25
FelloaV>TraVeIerS' to Be Discussed by
Speakers at Contention Symposium

NEW YORK. - The relation
of political fellow travellers to
the revolutionary movement and
the Communist Party will be dis
cussed by speakers at the sym
postum on THE Eighth Conven-
ton Of the Communist Party and
the Inteuectuals" to be held this
Friday night, April q, at Irving
Plaza hall, 18th st. and Irving
place.
Joseph North, eo-editor of the
New Masses; Harry Cannes, mem
Der of the Editorial Board of the
Daily Worker, and Marguerite
Young, Washington correspondent
Of the Daily Worker, will be the
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25

speakers. All three speakers re-
ported the historic Communist
convention for the revolutionary
press.
Granville Hicks, author Of THE
Great Tradition; An Interpreta-
ton of American Literature Since
the Civil War" and literary editor
of the New Masses, will act as
chairman.
The meeting, which is arousing
great interest among workers, in
tellectuals and students, is being
arranged jointly by the John Reed
Club Of New York and the New
Masses.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25
Significant Exhibition of Photographs at the
Nature Friends Group

joined with relation 10 each other
that they give much more politi-
cally developed idea than the
straight photograph could possibly
give. John Heartfield's work in
the "AIz" illustrates the complete
ness with which the montage can
express the photographers ideas.
There is another interesting
point in connection with this ex-
hibit; the photographs are the
product of collective effort. No
names are signed to them. They
are chosen for hanging by collec-
tive criticism. All of the work Is
done by the group as whole. The
result is excellent,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25
WHAT'S ON
Wednesday

NATIONAL BASKETBALL CHAMPION
SHIP, LS.U., between Roseland Sparks Of
Chicago and Kay-Tee A. @. OF New York
at 7:30 pm. Kay-Tee Gym, T64-4Oth St.,
Brooklyn. Take West End B.M.T. TO
Ninth Ave, and walk two blocks. Tickets
in advance 25c-at door SOC, Tickets
sold at L.s.U., ia W. l4th St. Workers
Book Shop and Laisve, as Ten Eyek,
Brooklyn. Dancing follows game.
GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING Of
the Film and Photo League, IA +. 18th
St, pm sharp to discuss May Day,
Followed BY lecture on Creative ccrnpo-
sition." $40 pm. Open to all.
HISTORY and SIGNIFICANCE Of MAY
DAY at Fordham Prog. Club, 7 West
Burnside Ave. Bronx, p, m. Herman
Ehrlieh. speaker,
NEWS of the WEEK DISCUSSION group
at 14ol Jerome Ave, Bronx corner 17Oth
ST., Adm. free, Auspices-Mt, Eden Sr.
F. S. U,
OPEN FORTUNA Historical Survey of
American Courts and Workers" at Tom
Mooney Branch LID, 32s E. 18th St,
Speaker, D. Shriftman, Adm. free. Dis
cussion.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25
An Urgent Plea

FROM the coal front get the that Myeough
fighter the spending
months in Johnsown Pa organizing
workers for struggle is laid with floating cartilage"
old bullet wound Unless Immediately,
serious trouble. The
tenon of the workers through s75 but
hard to raise in hurry from the
workers and sympahzer everywhere
continue this
column!
any Horn the young dancer who
lied recently information they her sister
Aaucher, Loeb Ccnvaescent Home N. =.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25
A True Southern Gentleman

THUS speaks the Shareholder happens
cism the liberal"
IN that Negro workers framdup
sympat with the brutal white foreman play
deny the facts themselves
Brown
people get excited about yneng
make to your kind is the made "Stevedore,"
understand the
historic significance of the fact
luionary workers have united
horrible line being broken against
hunger That barricad the
OF hoklm to make Union
thoughtful and imprisoned promise
OF the end OF nightmare
the Negro Brown assume
little for Negroes and their
workers
SO ephemeral job fold one
poisoned typewriter break
Of New York and know what capitalism
the education present
merely another of the wel-fed intellectual
mortal soul to capitalist house
hot-dog
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25
An Interview With a
''Silver Shirt Chieftain

solution Of al economic, ply
steal and spiritual,
For instance, though attacks on
Jews and Communists may Swing
many people enotionally there are
still some left at their meetings
who ask: But what sort Of a gov
eminent vii you give us?"
So the Silver Shirts issued a "a
page pamphlet. written and COPY
righted by the national leader, wiz
liam Dudley PeHey: What Manner
of Government is the Christ to Set
Up?' In the center Of the pam
phlet is a vast, red L, the emblem
Of the Silver Shirter.
If it we're not that 7 knew Hitler
had originally drawn to his circle q
collection Of first grade nuts, that
his right hand man had been in
an insane asylum and that many
Maxi leaders had been and stiB
are nuts, I do not believe 1 would
devote one sentence to pellev's
Christ Government" But whether
We think it is utterly crazy or not.
the thing exists, is getting converts
and these luuatics and I don't
mean it hguratively) are at large
and preparing to do some damage.
When I first read this pamphlet
I was stretched out on nv bed in
hotel room in San Francisco. As
I read my eyes must have gotten
round as ssucers. 7 had heard
great deal about Silver Shirt ae-
tivities but this was the first time
I read the official scheme Of gov
eminent and I was amazed. In the
course Of my newspaper work I had
had several occasions to visit in
sane ssylums. I had talked with
the inmates. Some saw visions,
others heard voices-and for that
they were doomed to remain for the
rest Of their lives in padded cells.
Yet, here, in my hands, being sold
far and wide, was the official set-up
for the new Silver Shirt govern
ment and it was based upon visions
seen and voices heard from the
cloudless skies!
1t was insanity running rampant.
an insanity that could appeal only
to the insane, those who. by the
grace of not committing an overt
act, were still at large instead of in
asylum. I do not know anything
about this man Pelley, but I'm will
ing to bet a $40 hat that an in
vestigstion into his past and his
family will show that ne or some
one In his blood will show a syphil-
itic reaction. Otherwise the thing
is simply incredible,
As I continued reading and Won
dering how this sort of stuff ap-
pealed to people I could not help
but recollect statistics on insanity.
Insanity in this country is inereas-
ing at a tremendous rate. More
people are being committed annual
" to asylums than are being grade
uated annually from all our uni
Yersities and colleges. In New York
state alone, some 25, 1000 harmless"
lunatics are released annually as
"eured" because Of the overcrewded s
conditions in the state institutions.
When 1 remembered these figures
I began to see where Policy got his
following. e-rns
But to get down to Pelley's system
of government.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25

the prelude TO die Meistersinger";
Scene 3, Act from Die Walkure",
Siegfried's Death and Funeral Mu-
sic and the Finale "Gotterdan-
merungs
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25
Thursdag

OPEN FORUM and Symposium at Pen
and Hammer, ia W, 2ist St., s3o pm
Symposium on "Stevedore" conducted By
Arts Committee
SOVIET CHTNA-Significane of the
Month OF May in Chinese Revolutionary
History by J. Hoat, Friends Of the Chinese
People, 1853 W. 2srd St, Room IL at $50
nm Adm 1hc
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25
PHILADELPHIA, Pa.

CONCERT and DANCE Friday night
April 9th at Garriek Hall, 5o7-0e N
Eighth St. $50 pm Excellent program
followed by dancing Auspices City
COMMITTEES and Jewish Workers Clubs Of
Phila.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-04-25

DElLlEY denies that he Is an econ-
emist and that he knows any
thing about economics or govern
ment. His idea for the Christ
state" came to him in a vision. And
please don't get the erroneous idea
that it was just little, trifling sort
Of vision, something new under
the sun. 1t was not a new idea. IT
was tried out 100000 years ago in
Atlantis, over untold generations IN
Peru before the coming of the
Spaniards, and for $500 years ir
China before the overthrow of the
Manehus-detsils of which are rig
orously suppressed and censored
by modern educational institutions
supported by endowments from the
present predatory element in the
modern barbaric state" page 2 Of
the pamphlet).
This Pelley person explains IN
some of his other writings that he
went up to Heaven and had a heart
to heart talk with God for 7 min
utes. In that space of time God
gave him the whole lineup since
time immemorial and sent him back
here to hurry up and do some
thing about Communism and the
Jews. I can't imagine what God
would have told him if Pelley had
spent 10 minutes there; but maybe
God was busy and 7 minutes was
all he could spare.
tie Re C0ntinHexll
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25
A PROCLAMATION

To adopt an official flower from the
Virgin Islands Of the United States.
WHEREAS: On the major exhibits in q
Centuryof Progress for 1884 will be the IN
TERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP GAR.
DEN to De made up Of the official flowers
of the various S ates, Territories. and in
sular possessions of the Union.
AND WHEREAS: the Worl Is
Fair Garden ExhiolJs has Fequ ested tn.
Governor of the Var gin Islands to state
the PANE of the official flower of tbs
Virgin Islands of the Unite 5 ates f1r
use in connection with the lnternation-.
al Friendship Garden .Exhloit at Cen
tury of Progress:
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25
PUERTO RICAN FIRED TWO SHOTS
AT PATROLMAN

David Soto. puerto Riean) IS now \
hospital and under arrest for emptyiUg his
revolver against patreman Matthias Of
Flederiksted.
Pat:olman Matthias was attracted to
a section of Pond bush at 1890 this moro
ing by an unusual noise. On approach
ing, he observed man Withdrawing
from the crowd He called TO the man
TO stop. to which-.lhe man replied
Don't stop me!' and at sabout 40 feet
away he put his hand in his shirt. drew
s 22-calibre automatic revolver and fired
two shots.
The patrolman drew his gun and
bIazed away. After one shot the pat.ol-
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25
Obituary


RevroId Anthony Frederick II, son
Of A. Frederick. assistant to tue
Colonial Council died at 10 O'Clock on
Friday Night at Grenada B. W |.
aud was interr4i at . m. on Satur ~
June 23rd
ReynoId attended tbs Public Grammar
School and the Roman Catholic School
in ChYistIansied, left here at the e4rlv
age of years, entered the puoic schDpl
in Grenada and later tn. Bly ! seen
Diary School in sid island. and pass al
the Cambridge Junier in 1892 and again
in 1888.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25
POLICEMAN SEIZED LIQUOR


Guillermo Dam was arrested early
Sunday morning. later tried by he
Police Court and fined 800 90 in liquor
case. u6 49,. :
Dam Iandedrat Judith's Fan,v on
Wednesday afternoon with som liquor
from sIoop and Jeff again with =. the
sioop.
On Thursday morning the Caribe'
from 81. Martin came to Chrisiansted
with 18 casss of liz Tor on VIII ch cu )
was paid. the liquor being co nslgned 10
severiro Dam Perez, licensed liquor
dealer.
saAfter the police sezsl 'Tho~vald
Slater's truck with so cases of liquor
early on Sunday morning Guilermo
Dam was arrested and later search
warrant led TO the discovery of 8 demi-
johns of liquor at Ju1ith's Fancy. which
were also confiscated
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25
Monday. June 25th 1884.
Random Notes

The yellow elder or yellow cedar.
known to potanists as "Tecoma stans"
has been designated by Governor Paul
M. Pearson as the official flower ofirhe
Virgin islands. -
Governor Pearson named an official
flower for the Virgin Islands at the re-
ouest OF officials at the Worlds Fair at
Chicago. 1t will be displayed ini the
international Friendship Garden fea-
tured exhibit of the fair
The choice of tecoma stans" to serve
as the Official flower of the Virgin Islands
was approved by groups of citizens in
ST. Thomas and ST.. Croix. The flower
is indigenous to all the islands, blooms
most of the year and has been praised
widely for its beauty.
: Judge D. H. Jackson, chairman of
the Program Committee for the recep.
ton of President Roosevelt met with
representatives of civic organizations at
which time it was thought that IN ere
would be no big arade for the Presl-
dent.
: A grand parade in st. Croix is always
something to be appreciated but, on this
occasion it is believed that so much en-
phasis would be laid on propaganda In
favor of and against the local admins
tration as would tend to make the si-
tuation unpleasant for the President.
If there should not be grand parade
the school children will be in the Park
tossing the N R A for the President and
thousands of citizens will be there TO
see him.
1.-The visit of President Roosevelt will
be a Red Letter Day for st. Croix.
Let every citizen do his Dart to make 10
a'happy day for the President.
The Colonial Council will meet today
and elect officers and standing commits
sions for the year.
There are several bills on the Order
of the Day which, according to the old
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25
Petersen.

Hugo Petersen, disappeared
from his home Monday las wsek. A
search party was organized and on Sa'-
urday his body was found on Cistern
Bay. in the east eod of che island,
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25

The US S. Houston" which is bringing
President Roosevelt 10 the VIrgln is
lands, PAnan.a ID laval has unlr
gone th0roIyn overnauling At B rook
lyn Navy Yard.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25
ST.CROIX TRIBUNE

Published iaily except Sundays Ho
days at 81 3 Company st. Christiansted
St. Croix. ". U. S. A. by St. Croix
Cooperative Society
Enteredas econd class matter On July
lst 1922 at the Post Office at Chris tian
sted. ST Croix, vi, u 5 A. under t he
Act of March 3rd. 1879
R De CHABERT. editor
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25

His E<:sli4l:f ;,tarpr Pearson re-
turned 81 rI,na>o1 Saturday on
the IS. Catherine
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mans gun would nor function. Ike
flash he resorte1 to his night sticz Anl
subdued the gunman, who was takec to
the ospital much broken up.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25

TheDiamond DisuIlery made ship nent
of rum TO the States On the IS. Ormes
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25

AnDag The cargo landed from the
Cath crime" on Saturday, were over z0J
empty barrels Tor the st. Croix DIS
filling Co. These will soon be filled VIA
rum
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25

The VI unicipal Bard will
concert III the Park tonight. u
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25

Counca AMI W ,uld have to be reinrro.
duced for being listed on the Cnun-
ell 8 calendar. 2r -
Some Of tn csc bills are of inn: late
imp prtapce ard the right TO deviate
from the Rules Of Business will have
TO be exe:cls 10 order to secure their
passage today.
St. Croix tribune. [volume] (Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I.) 1922-1937, 1934-06-25

The Eon. H. Delemos has an organic.
ed group who will take care OF the decora.
ton of ne CITY pf Frejarkstei wlers
Presiden: Roosevelt will land. Mr. Dele
mos would welcome suggestions from he
citizens of FIederiks ted.
The Washington times., 1934-02-13

the Nazis proclaimed in fly-leaves:
'"The struggle to return Dan
zig to the German Fatherland
Is near its end. Victory Is in
our hands"
In power, running the city, the
Nazi leader sped to Warsaw and
promised the Poles that Danzig
wanted above everything peace
and permanently good relations
with Poland. Dr.. Rauschning
said:
'T consider agreement, and I
mean final, permanent agree
ment, between Danzig and PO-
land absolutely possible. War ID
I. no longer inevitable, as 1t once
seemed to be. We Nazis know
that war is unprOfitable."
eyes, but that was known in
1914, too"
"True, but only . few persons
knew it, and today everyone in
. position Of authority knows 1t.
can imagine that political and
economical relations between
Germany and Poland, between
Danzig and Poland, could be-
come 50 close, 50 friendly that
the question Of territory and Of
frontiers would no longer be
interesting
TEN-YEAR WATT
II do not mean that we could
renounce the corridor or give
up our hope Of returning Dan
zig to the Reich, but I can
readily imagine that II these
questions were postponed and
no longer discussed for . period
Of years, it would be very posi-
BILE that at the end Of that time
they would no longer be queS-
tiOns for dispute"
"What period Of years are
you thinking Of? Would You
consider 10 years as . possible
period for such o truce?"
eyes, 10 years"
The senate presidents figure
corresponds exactly with the term
The Washington times., 1934-02-13
Continued From Page -

NS0HEtuu90 0kS ~
tionS and swept into power in a
tornado of brown shirts that
drove fear through the hearts Of
every Pole and Jew in the city
and made Europe hold its
breath?
One Pole was beaten by errant
storm troops. In Germany hum
dreds Of Poles, mostly Jews, were
beaten and none received so
much as an apology.
The Danzig Pole received the
apologies Of the Nazi authorities,
and an indemnity.
What happened after the NaziS
consolidated their power, threw
their political opponents out Of
office, Nazified the police, and in
general brought DanZig into that
strict conformity" which char.
acterizes all Germany today and
means 100 per cent, utter obedi,
ence to Hitler?
A Hitler Province
What happened when, in other
words, Danzig became one Of
Hitler's provinces?
Today, DR.. Hermann Rausch'
ming, president Of the DanZig
Senate, and Hitler's envoy, told
the story.
DR.. Rauschning is q convincing
friend Of peace.
He and his young assistant
Herr Georg Streiter, were cred
ible advocates for Nazi pacifism,
and If Hitler's real intentions In
Europe as q whole could be
Judged by these .lieutenants, the
outlook for peace would be hope
full indeed. =.
In his quarters in the huge old
government house, and again II
the solid, dignified home Of the
president Of the Senate, DR.
Rauschning outlined the story. II
checked with Polish and neutral
accounts.
A Political SensatiOn
These were the events that pu
a brand new face on Germany
eastern acquisition:
The NaziS won the election o
May %, 1898. They took powe'
June 20. DR.. RauSchning visitet
Warsaw, July 4, and paid his re-
spects to the Poles.
/ nSIaSn eih Hxyoc - VNNIitiNov 0AYS0,
ton Of the first order: A Hitle
Nazi head of Danzig going to War
saw, proffering his hand to tn
Poles!
In August, Danzig signed agree
ments with Poland granting tn
Poles in Danzig virtually all tn
rights Of DanZig citizens, whil
Poland promised to give DanziI
more trade and send As Sper cen
Of Polish exports and imports owe
Danzig. These agreements virtuall'
wiped out the main points Of Dan
ig-Polish differences.
10 Cases Settled
The Poles were amazed, suspi
ciouS, but pleased.
DR.. RauSchning proposed bette
social relations, and for the frs
time Poles began to meet German'
on friendly basis.
DR.. RauSchning dedicated {
silver cup for football between
Danzig and Warsaw. The incred
ible happened, and Poles met Dan
zig Germans on the playing field
Danzig won but the Pole!
cheered. The Polish minister tx
Danzig, Casimir Papee. dedicated
a cup for boxing contests between
DanZig and Warsaw. WARSAW
won but the DanzigerS cheered.
Promises are cheap, but th'
Nazi record in Danzig is impres'
sive. Since Danzig became a fre'
city it's quarrelS with Poland hav'
occupied the Council of tn
League Of Nations 259 times
When the Nazis took power Their
were "a unsettled disputes be
tween the city and Poland. Th'
10 most important Of these quar-
rels have already been settled.
Rauschning Speaks
Out Of power, electioneering